This is a summary of information about organ donation found in the extracts of articles by Boyle (2006) and Wilkinson (2008). It is an overview of facts and opinions of people who support and who oppose organ donation. Boyle (2006) outlines firstly‚ on her article the positive side of organ donation. She tells that you can always find a life saving experience out of thousands of people because an organ was donated. She says that people take these experiences as a very strong reason to donate.
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Organ Donation Speech by: Jason Caldwell Good morning‚ my presentation is going to be on the positive aspects of organ donation. First‚ I will explain the background and history of organ donation. Second‚ I will explain the importance of being an organ donor‚ and finally I will talk about the scientific importance of organ donation in our future. Back in the 1950’s‚ the very idea that an organ could be transplanted from one human being to another must have seemed like science fiction. It became
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Importance of Organ Donation Each day approximately 6‚300 people die and what makes this haunting is that presently there are 83‚513 people waiting for organs to be donated‚ yet each day 17 people die because they do not receive a transplant (http://www.donatelife.net/facts_stats.html). These statistics show that people who are waiting for organ transplants have a good chance at being saved and get what they need. The sad truth is though‚ because of the lack of people willing to donate organs‚ many people
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Each day about 70 people receive an organ transplant. However‚ 16 people die each day waiting for transplants that cannot take place because of the shortage of donated organs‚ according to organdonor.gov. In New York alone‚ only 350 people are organ donors where 7‚000 New Yorkers are currently awaiting organ transplants. One organ donor can save up to 8 lives by donating their heart‚ lungs‚ liver‚ kidney‚ pancreas‚ and intestines. Anyone can become an organ donor‚ and everyone should consider
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rapidly than the number of willing donors. The law as it stands condemns many‚ some of them children‚ to an unnecessary death‚ simply because of the shortage of willing donors while‚ as the BMA puts it‚ ’bodies are buried or cremated complete with organs that could have been used to save lives’. Doctors and surgeons can be trusted not to abuse the licence which a change of the law would grant them. Objections to a change in the law are sheer sentimentality. A dead body is an inanimate object‚ incapable
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The image by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services asking people to become organ donors sends a powerful message and tells viewers that they can potentially save lives by donating their organs. It accomplishes this by using a serious and somber tone to convey its message as well as using logos and ethos to appeal to the viewer. The tone used to convey the message is a very serious one‚ as made evident by the stern expression on the male modeling for the picture‚ as well as the lack of color
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Topic- Organ Donation Audience Analysis Situational Characteristics: 8-12 minute speech 14 people in the audience Projector ready for use Time of day – 12:40 Audience Demographics: Age: late teens-early twenties (except Professor Bernhardt) One French student One Korean student 7 males 5 african-American females 1 professor Common Ground: Common ground is that no one in the class knows of someone who has needed in organ transplant. Prior Exposure: My audience survey results
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Section 2.1: Becoming Familiar with Relevant Aspects of Students’ Backgrounds Knowledge and Experiences This section talks about becoming familiar with students’ background knowledge and their experiences. Describes how to locate learner background information and experiences; explains how it can be used in planning lessons Locating learner background information and experiences is important. I could locate my students’ background information by looking at their transcripts‚ interviewing
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Olivia Seeney COMM 255 2/6/17 This article explores the persuasive technique needed to attract the attention of potential organ donors in order to encourage the process of organ donation. The authors used a variety of methods of persuasion such as‚ educational and narrative campaigns. Surveys found that people seemed less willing to participate in organ donation due to a lack of information about the process itself. In order to increase the willingness of possible donors to participate it is important
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The Consequences of Organ Donation The patient may either wait 3.7 years on dialysis before receiving a kidney‚ or be one of 229 Canadians that died waiting for an organ donation in 2010 (Ogilvie). Organ donation‚ through surgery‚ helps to save the lives of individuals with organ failure. With a high demand and low supply of organs‚ there are a considerable number of people on the waiting list. Even with different consent policies on organ donations‚ such as opt-out (where it is assumed one is willing
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