Essays on Donating

Organ donation and transplantation are notable hallmarks in medicine. Medical advancements are significantly confronting complicated conditions through organ transplantation and related practices such as grafting. Over the years, the procedures have grown and developed. However, organ donation and transplantation are surrounded by various ethical and legal issues. This paper discusses these issues in detail and elicits the relationship between them. The analysis is in line with both the support and opposition of organ donation and transplantation, particularly in Australia. The paper will also provide my personal stance and the final ethical decision by leveraging several theoretical perspectives – deontology, consequentialism, ...

A Case Study of Coca Cola Inc.

Coca Cola Inc. is a multinational beverage company with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. It has many managed and private bottlers globally. As the largest beverage producer in the world, Coca-Cola sells to more than one billion consumers every day. Its well-defined distribution has been the cornerstone for its global positioning. The head factory produces the concentrated syrup, which is transported to its local distributors. The syrup and the production process intellectually protected by the intellectual property laws. As such, the head office controls all its products, including safety concerns. The organization produces a variety of carbonated drinks among ...

Organ transplants have become a crucial life-saving issue since the first successful one in 1954. Many people have had their organs donated to other people. For instance, some donate a kidney and function with one. In most cases, donation of all other vital organs is made on a dead individual if the organs are viable. In this case, a touching story of a man from Georgia, Garry Phebus, who has made an offer of donating his organs has hit the headlines. He has battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since 2008, and he came to a decision that he wanted to ...

The law in most of the countries has prohibited the sale of body organs. Although the organs are considered the property of an individual, the government still control and determine if they can sell their organs at choice (Atkinson & Sargent, 2007). The US government allows hospitals to harvest organs of dead individuals if their family does not claim them. However, in countries such as Spain, the government has allowed hospitals to harvest organs from the dead by enacting a law that allows hospitals to harvest organs from the dead unless the person had left a will prohibiting the harvest. ...

The case regarding making a choice between accepting expensive gifts and allowing for the gift money to be donated to feed starving children is a practical example of moral conundrums solved through the application of moral theories. The utilitarian moral theory, just like other moral theories has the potential of helping to decide on which route of action to take (Vaughn 68). The utilitarian point of view notes that what defines a moral act is the level of happiness it brings. In making this choice, therefore, it will be essential to weigh the happiness the chosen action brings. Ideally, ...

Discuss how each of the following generational groups might react to TOMS Shoes: the baby boomers, generation X, and the Millennials. Answer. As explained in the video, TOMS Shoes have a unique marketing approach where the brand image is positioned around the notion of philanthropy rather than value or price based differentiation (Pearson, 2014). The probable response from the three generational groups is given below: The baby boomers might respond positively to the brand because they generally behave with respect to their age and wisdom. Since TOMS Shoes have the core concept of donating a shoe for the unprivileged ...

Research Essay

As we live our lives, we tend to encounter various challenges every day. Our own thinking brings some of these challenges while other challenges are brought by the paradigms created by the society. Since the world has all kinds of people, we are likely to encounter the rich, poor, unhealthy, and healthy people in our daily interactions. These interactions are sometimes challenging, as we tend to question ourselves on how much we can do to help the world’s poor and the unhealthy people. This challenge presents itself in two ways. In one way, we personally feel that it ...

overty is one of the major problems facing many people and it is as a result of several factors which are independent of each other. In many countries, there is a big gap that exists between the poor and the rich. There is the tendency that the poor will become poorer while the rich get richer. This is a result of the differentiated social classes that are in existence. Even though there are rich people around the world, those that are poor are seen to be many. A small proportion of individuals around the world may be considered to ...

Chasing Life is a TV show about a young woman who has a great life, but who is diagnosed with cancer. The questions that this show arouses are: What will you do if you find out that you are diagnosed with cancer? What would you do if the doctor told you that you had only six more months to live? How would you live the last days of your life? What kind of future would you plan and? What would you try to accomplish for such a short period of time? This show is a drama and it is ...

Often times, we see advertisements of known celebrities such as Angelina Jolie encouraging people to help Africa. How severe is poverty in Africa? Many literatures would mention that Africa is the poorest continent on the planet. The graver reality is that majority of the world’s population is not aware of the devastating effects of this poverty such as disease, hunger and lack of basic necessities. Donating to Africa is not only a call for civic mercy but more of a humanitarian aid to the people who are victims of poverty. There are many ways wherein people can help ...

What is organ donation?

Organ donation is the voluntary giving of an organ or tissue so as to help someone who needs them or whose organs have failed. Organ donation is normally done to save or enhance other people’s lives. Donating one’s organ is an act of generosity and any willing donor will be informed about the procedure and will be thanked for their actions to save humanity.

History of organ donation

Organ transplant experiments on humans and animals can be traced back to the 18th century. Scientists tried to transplant body organs on both animals and humans, but the experiments failed terribly. But not ...

Peter Singer is an Australian Philosopher and is perhaps one of the world’s most controversial literally ethicist. Many people who read his book “Animal Liberation” were in great numbers moved to accept or actually embrace his vegetarianism theory while others were repugnant about Peter Singer’s “most retrogressive” attempt to place the human population and the animal population in the same even moral plane. Similarly, Peter Singer argued that severely disabled little children should in some occasions, receive euthanasia. His idea has attracted both praise as one of the most courageous idealism and denunciation as a pro-abortion idea ...

Poverty and economic inequality are a global threat towards economic development of a given country and often result in poor living conditions among the workforce in the region. Poor people cannot afford basic commodities like proper shelter, a balanced diet and enough money to feed their children (Ehrenreich, Arlie and Henry 282). Poverty comprises of two areas that are relative and absolute poverty. Relative poverty results from having income values lower than the average country's income values. On the other hand, absolute poverty involves having an income value that cannot maintain a minimum standard of living. Economic inequality is ...

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am in a very happy mood to express my sincere concern on children’s health care status. Children are gift from God and such grants us the opportunity to show compassion to them as a way of thanking Almighty. Moreover, every child is entitled to receive quality medical attention with or without money. It is the right of every child to receive the best and advanced healthcare services across the world. This reason led to the foundation and establishment of the Lebonheur Children’s Hospital a non-profit organization interested in offering healthcare to children. However, since the hospital is a non-profit organization, ...

Specific purpose

Thesis Statement Introduction Body Conclusion Specific Purpose: To encourage the audience to donate blood to the blood bank donors. Thesis Statement: The blood need is increasingly growing among the population; therefore, it is significant to donate blood as it goes into helping thousands of needy people.

I. INTRODUCTION A. Material for attention: How does it feel when someone is in need of something? How can the longing be if it is something that one cannot live without for a long time? Okay, that is exactly what happens when someone is in need of ...

It all started during 2006 when the US Justice Department came up with discovery of meeting of JP Morgan Executives where despite of red flag signals from US department, the officials continued selling shoody mortgage securities. JP Morgan- one of the largest banks in US, came to mutual agreement with US Government Officials to pay $13 billion as part of civil settlement against charges over JP Morgan. . The record penalty was the result of investigation held by Securities and Exchange Council and US Justice Department where they found that the big national banks were responsible for fueling the financial ...

Life is a boon to every living kind. It has been the system of nature that one depends upon others for their survival. The dependency can be in different format. It can be either for the food, support, and different other variables. Humans being the social creature are dependent upon one another for their survival. The dependencies are upon the biological and physical needs of people. One helps other upon their survival fulfilling their needs at various different levels.

Human body is composed of different organs sharing common features with other bodies. Unlike some organs, different biological units are classified ...

Introduction

Peter Singer in his article “Famine, Affluence and Morality” gives a seemingly devastating critic on our ordinary way of thinking about famine, relief, charity, and morality in general. Despite his arguments, only a few people have accepted, or rather responded on the conclusions he derives. In line with these facts one might say of Singer’s arguments, as Hume claimed of Berkeley’s arguments on immaterialism, the “they admit of no answer and produce no conviction” (Hume, 1999). While my view on considerations presented by Singer shows that people should actually do more than other people do, they do ...

In the recent years, there has been a need to increase advertisements on blood donation. These advertisements have been done through posters, radio stations and even the television stations. The aim is to reach as many people as possible so that the problem of blood shortage in hospitals can be addressed once and for all. Blood shortage has been caused by various factors that will be addressed by this research. In addition, these advertisements have some impacts on society. The aim of this research paper is to evaluate the causes of advertisements encouraging blood donations. The paper will also evaluate ...

Discussion Board

Chapter 4 The BCOS factors are comprehensive, but I think they encourage paternalistic thinking on the part of the marketers, which may alienate the audience. The audience’s perception of the costs, benefits, others and self-efficacy potential varies according to highly personal factors that often come into play at the market segmentation/product positioning/targeting stages (e.g. socialization, culture, and values). Effectively, I believe more concern for cognitive/affective dimensions of how the audience conceptualizes the BCOS factors for greater effectiveness in creating “mutually beneficial want-satisfying products”. I recently read about the Chinese dog meat festival, which has cultural and other ...

In a quick span of time, American Apparel has emerged as one of the leading Apparel companies in the US with a unique business strategy of appealing to consumers who look for natural beauty. Over the years since it was founded, American Apparel has earned reputation for its policies like sweatshop-free environment, and environmentally friendly business practices. These policies have made it one of the most respected apparel manufacturer in USA. It continually implemented social welfare programs for its employees like English language training, medical care, and job security. But the company has been facing an allegation regarding some its business practices ...

A Growing Concern in Today's EnvironmentThe article Electronic Waste: A Growing concern in Today’s Environment starts by showing stating how, there has been major developments observed in the sphere technology improvement and production over the years. As a result, the scale of electronics market has become wider and wider and spins up from day to day. According to Consumer Electronic Association, consumers purchased 800 million units of consumer electronics in 2012 "in the United States". Households in US spends approximately $1506 per year on hardware alone. Accordingly, there to improve on the efficiencies of their products in order to ...

Introduction

The issue with blood donation in Canada, as well as around the world, is that the supply of blood peaks during times of crisis when the need for blood is at the forefront of the public’s attention. This often outpaces the demand and goes to waste due to the small shelf life of blood. There is a steady demand for blood donation year-round and is often under-supplied. Should Canada use a monetary incentive to improve the supply and demand imbalance for blood donation?Blood Donation In Canada Canadian Blood Services (CBS) looks after the blood donation efforts within all Canadian provinces. ...

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A lot of questions have been raised if it will be wise if the government makes the black market of organ transplant legal. The law of the land at the present makes selling of any part of the human body illegal. Black market organ transplant is a way of buying organs illegally from the willing donor to help the suffering recipient. It has gained fame due to the parity between the recipient and the donor. There are many people who are in the high need of organs, but there are few people who are willing to donate such organs. It ...

Located outside Target store location

The observation is a study of altruistic behavior of adults toward strangers. One goal in the study is to determine if the presence of an audience motivates a person to be charitable. Hudson and Bruckman (2004) theorized an individual of a particular personality will respond more to the opportunity to participate in a charitable contribution if others are aware of the donation. This may be evidenced in a donation when the plate is passed n church when a person feels others are watching. Some religious organizations include an envelope to conceal the amount of the donation. In this way, the individual is acknowledged as donating ...

“Let us put your company in the spotlight”

Cheyenne YMCA Ways to increase Donations Executive Summary Current Situation: As it stands now the Cheyenne YMCA is in a period of rebuilding. They are making improvements to their facilities as money allow. The top people appear to be holly committed to the principles and ideas of the organization. However, there is a problem from top to bottom with turnover and burnout due to both overworking and lack of benefits. Their top issues at the moment are lack of donations and membership units. On top of that they are in a heavily competitive environment.

Competitive Environment:

The population of density ...

Introduction

Organ trade is a term used to describe a process or operation that involves two individuals, the first one being the donor of the organ and the second one being the receiver of the donated organ, or the one who needs it. There can be many reason why a person would want or need to undergo an organ transplantation surgery and one of the most common reasons are those that are related to medical health and safety. An individual who has been suffering from chronic diabetes, among other individuals whose kidneys are at high risks of failing, for example, may be ...

Organ transplantation as a scientific and medical method in treating patients have become successful and popular over the years. However, repositories of human organs have faced shortage while demand for organ replacement becomes mandatory for some families dealing with patients diagnosed with an organ-related disease. Such trend also has increased over time. It is a common problem for immediate family members looking to keep the concerned patient alive and to survive the effects of organ diseases. For some family members and health beneficiaries, finding a generous and wholehearted organ donor can be both tedious and time-consuming. It may take months/years, to have ...

The buying and selling of human organs is among the many contemporary issues that have garnered both media and public attention in recent years. Civilians, medical professionals, and governments have had diverging opinions regarding the trade. Trafficking human organs occurs in three distinct methods. The most common occurrence is when victims agree to sell organs (either formally or informally), but are not paid or are paid less than the promised amount. In other cases, traffickers deceive or force victims to give up their organs; in the final instance, the organs are removed without the victim’s knowledge. Trading human ...

In the United States alone, thousands of people each year die waiting for organ transplants. According to the State Department of Health and Human Services there are over 70,000 people waiting for vital organs such as kidneys, hearts, lungs, and pancreases. Each year the waiting lists increases by almost twenty percent each year, as the number of organ donors increases only at minimal ten percent at the same time. This illustrates not only nationally but globally that there is a dire need for more organ donors. Organ transplantation can be good out of tragedy, so that more people should ...

Organizations have different sizes and forms. An organization is refers to a body that has a mission that it must achieve. The organization must achieve the mission it has for the society and the community at large. Charity organizations, schools, businesses, hospitals and many others are different types of organizations. The community and the society in America and all the other parts of the world depend on organizations for the provision of goods and services required to preserve and sustain lives of the citizens. In the current society, the nations of the world are becoming connected because of much advancement in ...

Amongst the innumerable columns and works written and published by the renowned National sportswriter Rick Reilly, “Nothing but Nets” is an unconventional article written by this veteran sportswriter that was first published in Sports Illustrated in 2006. In this article, Reilly throws light upon the severity of the disease malaria and the number of children in Africa who are victims to this deadly disease. The usage of mosquito nets acts as a source of prevention of this disease. Reilly targets an intended audience who are passionate about sports in specific but his article also appeals to any person who wants ...

Every religion advocates philanthropy and looks at it as an essential aspect for the welfare of mankind. Islam is no exception and we find that Islamic rulings make charity obligatory. The western world does not associate the philanthropy with Islam and rather look at the Muslim community as propagators of violence and terrorism. The West looks at Islam as authoritarian and domination of women. Their unawareness of the Quran and the conducts of the Prophet keep them away from the reality that Islam is all about compassion, mercy and generosity. It is perhaps the irresponsible attitude of certain Muslims ...

Today, society allows people to donate organs, place their organ donor status on their driver’s license and at hospitals when signing in, but the government and FDA are against the selling of human organs. This legislation has been in place since 1984, when the National Organ Transplant Act banned any type of financial compensation for organ donation ("Financial incentives for organ donation," 2010). The question arises if there is a difference. I believe that just like paying your taxes, one should indeed have the rights to do as they please with their bodies. It should be within one’s ...

Among the many contemporary issues that have garnered both media and public attention is the trade in human organs. Civilians, professions, and governments have had diverging opinions regarding the trade and most believe that the trade should be legalized. Noteworthy, it is important to indicate that trading in human organs has become prevalent and has had far-reaching effects, both negative and positive, on the society. Remarkably, trafficking in human organs takes three distinct forms. The most common case is where victims formally/informally agree to sell organs, but are cheated since they are not paid or are paid less than ...

Peter singer argues that it would be morally right to ensure that people consider their spending habits so that they can choose between spending luxuriously and helping a needy child somewhere. Essentially, peter has a point. The world we live in has challenging occurrences, which affect the way in which people live. Notably, it would indeed be wise and quite appropriate to save the lives of a starving child or an individual by donating the extra property that people have (Singer, 1999). If one has extra money so that he provides for his basic and luxurious needs, it is just as important ...

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Since the company has been founded in 2002, it has experienced substantial growth, and notoriety in the book world. It has gone from selling books in mainly stores to branching out to sell books online, competing with online sites such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble. In the past decade the aims of the company have been to make a profit, the goals were fundamental to the overall success of the company. However, Better World Books embarked on social entrepreneurship where we have developed social objectives to promote literacy all around the world. Better World Books thrives on social responsibility ...

Foreign Aid: Nature and Consequences of Foreign Aid in Kenya

The Nature and Consequences of Foreign Aid in Kenya Introduction Kenya in Focus Kenya is known to be one Africa’s struggling economy and severely challenged with poverty and widespread hunger attributed from several domestic factors. However, the international community particularly the wealthy countries including the United States have enacted economic policies ascertaining the aforementioned problems through assistance programs. After gaining independence in 1963, the country became the most economically successful country in East Africa (World Bank, 2003). However, the past two decades of the country’s stability and performance dwindled and resulted to large-scale poverty ...

Introduction

The process of decision making faces ethical dilemmas that require the application of relevant theoretical foundations. The most common theoretical foundations of ethics include utilitarianism, Kant’s categorical imperative, justice as fairness and altruism. Utilitarianism theories require decisions to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people (Johnson, 1952, p.154). Kant based his theory of categorical imperative on the premise that decision makers should focus on right decisions regardless of their costs (Johnson, 1952, p.158). The proponents of the theory of justice as fairness propose that decision makers should guarantee equal rights and opportunities even in the ...

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There have been controversial issues surrounding donations of organs to be used specifically for transplantation. Current statistics have revealed that the ethical dilemma confounding organ donation and transplantation stems from the evident shortage of donors who are willing to donate their organs for patients who had been waiting in earnest. A website which monitor the transplant trends reveals that there are currently 118,731 waiting list candidates as of the date of this research; while only 4,534 donors were recorded for the period January to April 2013 . To address this shortage, some patients or relatives apparently resort to ...

I have chosen to analyze the advert on Radio Free Europe that encourages people to support the radio programs by donating some money. I was mostly interested in the advert considering the fact that it chose an area that affected United States and the whole world during the 1950’s. Communism was not only a big issue but addressing the issue was even more complex. Despite the fact that it negatively impacted on the citizens, most of whom cited manipulation by the government, condemning it could cost a person’s life or land them to jail. It was hence during this ...

In every Non-Profit Organization, there are policies and management strategies that are needed to be followed accordingly. Given that almost all areas in which charitable institutions operate have gone through major policy changes over the last years, it becomes clear that different form composition and form diversity are function of changes in the environment (Anheier, 2005). The American National Red Cross which is also known as American Red Cross is a relief organization that provides assistance in emergency cases, catastrophe relief and education inside the United States. The Red Cross will work according to all appropriate rules. Conformity with the ...

Ethical issues in organ transplants

Introduction In order to know the ethical issues in organ transplant then one has to know the definition of organ transplant. There are also the causes of organ transplant and risks of having organ transplant. Due to the risks of organ transplant, many people have different views of it. This is what sometimes influences peoples' decisions on whether to have organ transplant or not. There are various organs in the body that are transplanted and they include the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, thymus, pancreas, and the intestines. There are also tissues that are transplanted such as the heart ...

U.S. American Health Issues, Health care system

Summary

"My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult is a novel about the family of Fitzgerald. At a tender age of two, Kate is diagnosed with leukemia and she urgently requires a donor in order to save her life. However, there are many attempts to find her a suitable donor, but all this is in vain. The novel is set in a span of two weeks where the author divides the scenes according to the day of the week. The story that happens within the two weeks gives a flashback from the points of views of the main characters in the ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in 1816 by Rev. Richard Allen. This was derived from the original Methodist church that was dominated by the whites. It was during a time when racial segregation had hit all sectors of the nation and hence minimizing on the ability of the church to deliver its purpose. From the few blacks that attended the church, they decided to have their own congregation that will ensure their internal issues are effectively handled without the hindrance of white dominance. Being formed by people who understood the needs of the minority and more especially he ...

And the Media

Political campaigns, particularly at the federal level require a great deal of money to be executed effectively and this can be seen throughout the political history of the United States. Political financing of campaigns has been viewed as a somewhat necessary evil that is a critical factor in ensuring the success of a particular candidate and political donations are considered to be a means through which individuals and organizations can support their chosen candidate in accordance with the democratic system. However, the undue advantage that a candidate may derive from exorbitant contributions from individual entities has been recognized by various institutions throughout the history of ...

I consider myself to be honest, strong-willed, and moral. I always try to live an ethical life by helping others whenever I can, like giving money to homeless who deserve it or donating to food drives. I think this is the best way to help people, on an individual basis, rather than through government handouts. My primary values are hard work, honesty, and being fair to others. I express these values by donating money worked hard for to charitable organizations, like the American Red Cross. I believe that we all have to interact in a way that is fair to ...

Introduction

Oprah Winfrey could easily be considered the "Queen of Change." Before even entering onto her web site at Oprah.Com a pop-up invites you to "Dream Big" which is just what she did when she was a little girl growing up in an impoverished neighborhood. Since that time, she employed change as a noun and a verb in every aspect of her life and business. A large part of her leadership style relates to transformation, for herself, her staff, her businesses and most of all as a product for her following. To maintain this type of fluid change requires strong leadership and vision.

Who is Oprah?

Oprah changed people, ...

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Introduction

It has often been said that sharing is good. Sharing not only benefits the recipient of the act of goodness, but the giver or contributor of goodness as well. Feelings of happiness and contentment are often associated with people who share what they have. It may be in the form of money, goods, services, time, or anything that can be of help to another person. As a result, more people are now open to doing charitable work without expecting anything in return. The best consolation that one gets out of being charitable is the knowledge and feeling that someone else ...

Values Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Chapter 16: An Unlikely Donor

Background This case study that is “An Unlikely Donor” is regarding the problem of organ selling that is widespread amongst the poor people. Organ selling is a prevalent practice in which an individual sells his or her organ in exchange of the money or other reasons. Due to poverty and other financial and economic issues the practice of organ selling is quite common in developing and under developed countries This case study deals with the issue of organ selling. The nurse, Carole Bennet who was working in a private hospital in London while going ...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE: COMMUNITY PROJECT- GROUP 1. BRAINSTORM 3 2. MINUTES OF THE MEETING 3 3. PROJECT PLAN 4

PART TWO: REVIEW LOG AND REPORT-INDIVIDUAL

1. WEEKLY DIARY 6 2. POSITIVE EXPERIENCES 9 3. NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES 9 4. OUTCOME OF THE PROJECT 11

REFERENCES 11

POSTER 11

PART ONE: COMMUNITY PROJECT- GROUP 1. BRAINSTORM Help and be of service to the community (Kassmena, 2010). SMART goals must be specific and measureable so ideas must be such that they can be measured like donation of money. Must be completed within the time limit. Must be ...

Outline 1. The purpose of this speech is to persuade people to donate blood and show why this is important. 2. There are many people in the hospitals who need blood transfusion services:

Post-accident traumatized people

Women with pregnancy complications (Caesarean operation) Baby born with a heart defect Cancer and surgical patients a. People who need organ and bone marrow transferring b. People who have blood diseases such as leukaemia (blood cancer), angiostaxis, anemotrophy. 3. There is expectation that more people will need blood transfusion services

Increased surgeries in the U.S.

Growing of the elderly group Increased procedures during surgery ...

Outline: 1. The purpose of this speech is to persuade people to donate blood and show why this is important. 2. There are many people in the hospitals who need blood transfusion services: a. Women with pregnancy complications b. Anemic children c. Post-accident traumatized people d. Cancer and surgical patients 3. There is expectation that more people will need blood transfusion services a. Increased surgeries in the U.S. b. Many people are joining the elderly group c. Increased procedures during surgery calls for more blood. 4. The need ...

Introduction

With the proliferation of computer technology in every sector of life, disposal of old and unused computers is increasingly becoming an issue of great concern. There are various options of disposing computers. Companies have to really look into various options for disposal rather than dumping computers into landfills because of the adverse effects on the environment. It is also expensive as there are potential liabilities and disposal costs by the government that arise when the company uses this option. The federal and state governments have put environmental laws. Several states have banned computer landfilling. Secondly, there is the risk ...

Jodi Picoult’s novel, My Sister’s Keeper, introduces many complex themes such as ethical dilemmas, medical autonomy and justice. The story introduces Anna Fitzgerald, a thirteen year old girl, as the protagonist. Anna wishes to sue her parents for medical emancipation as Anna’s parents expect her to give up one of her kidneys for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from Leukaemia. Picoult tackles her subject with skill and sensitivity, and not only raises the themes into public consciousness, but makes them accessible to a wide audience. The book reveals, early on, that Anna was conceived because Kate ...

As an act of altruism, I donated a sum of money to Commit2Africa. This is a charity which helps children in Africa to access education (Clover, 2010). However, I gained pleasure from knowing that my money was going to help other people. I also knew that I would feel this before I made the donation and, therefore, it was not a truly selfless act. “Altruism is helping behaviour that is motivated by a selfless concern for the welfare of another person” (altruism). Altruism differs from personal and social responsibility as both of the latter are motivated by a sense of duty. Altruism focuses ...

Blood Transfusion

Blood transfusion is the safe process of transferring blood from a donor to a recipient. Blood recipients are patients of various diseases and injuries who require blood to save their lives. The process is done to replace the lost blood during surgery, due to injuries or due to other complications and diseases, which render the body mechanism unable to make blood cells. In fact, about 90 million people around the world are in need of blood every year, while only about less than 12 million people are willing to donate blood each year (Pan American Health Organization, 2009). In the United ...

Dear All,

It has come to my notice that the University Medical Center is facing an adverse shortage of blood and is appealing to community members to come forward during their Weekend Blood Donation Drives. I believe it is the duty of the management as well as each and every employee of our organization to participate in this form of social service. Donating blood is completely safe and has several benefits:

1. Donating blood is excellent for detoxifying your system and helps in the renewal of blood in your body. 2. You body takes a maximum of 3 days ...