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Persuasive Essay On Recycling

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We live in a world that has become increasingly conscious of the environment and as a result many have become conscientious of recycling, using natural resources more efficiently and even propagating this in schools. We are not only educated about what, where and how to recycle but also actively participate in the process. Then why does recycling a person’s organs become such a tension and even taboo in some cases? Are we doing enough to propagate this desperate need especially at a time when the number of patients waiting in 2016 for an organ was 116,000 and the number of donations made that year was 41,335. The disparity is staggering and something needs to be done quickly. I can’t help but think of all the time and effort made by the emergency doctors and other physicians to save and maintain a life only to lose it to an unavailable organ, that has been cremated with its host who has no more need for it or buried in the ground only to return to the dust. 20 people die each day waiting for an organ, that is 20 families affected by death after an exhaustive and stressful waiting for an organ. Do we need to have a personal experience of the death of a loved one for lack of an organ, to take notice? 1 The article in The Atlantic, by Tiffanie Wen,2 was an eye opener for me because I did not fully understand the implications of our laxity, skepticism, superstitions and lack of aggressive promotions in donating organs. In fact, media seems to contribute to this fallacy as mentioned in the article about the medical mistrust brought on by avid viewers of the medical drama, “Grey’s Anatomy”. This only proves that if the media has such a profound effect on viewers then why not create fiction based on fact and change the mindset of viewers. I am more optimistic about humanity because I feel that with aggressive propaganda this situation can improve. I understand the discomfort of people avoiding this subject because it is associated with death but the silver lining is it is also dealing with life. The donor gets the opportunity to live on in another person and have a kind of temporary immortality while the receiver gets to live on. Another issue that can be resolved is the illegal donation of organs especially in

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