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    Did you know that 121,678 people are currently on lifesaving organ transplant lists and of that 121,678 people, 100,791 of them await kidney transplants? Stated in the Organ Donation and Transplantation statistics, thirteen people every day die waiting for that lifesaving kidney transplant. Thirteen people. While waiting for a kidney transplant, there were 4,761 patients that passed in 2014. Another 3,668 became too sick to be eligible for the transplant surgery. Prune Belly Syndrome, is a serious

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    This culture reacts to sickness differently than other cultures. It is traditional to have a long list of natural remedies and herbs that can cure illness versus going to the doctor and taking medications. They believe there are specific causes that lead to catching certain illnesses such as if you sit on the cold concrete as a woman, it will freeze your ovaries, and that will result in infertility (Wells 2014). Patients can be fearful of being diagnosed with a disease and problems associated with

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    an organ donor after death is not only an important decision for yourself, but it is also an important decision for numerous other people you may have the power to save. Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to others; if people just say “yes” to donate, then you’ll be saving more lives than you can count on your fingers. Advertisement is a tremendous contender, which involves not telling people everything they need to know when it comes to donating. The number of people waiting for organs

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    Personal Estate Planning

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    belongings will go to, which is a challenge in and of itself since you must consider the feelings of others. The nature of estate planning can even cause you to forget key things that you should be doing. Be sure to ask these 3 questions to make sure you’re covered. What Are Your Current Debts? Many people do not realize that their debts are what causes families to go to probate court to settle an estate. A prime example is allocating a high value item that you own to an individual in your will, but

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    4 in source list: https://www.ipl.org/essay/Friar-Lawrence-Blame-1E5DA296B06B5F1EJuliet

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    just the country that is transforming as the revolution goes on, but the people who are living through it and fighting for what they believe in. Madame Defarge is by far the best representation as she steadily turns from a kind women who knit to a cold ruthless killer and one of the main contributors to the revolution. This transformation can first be seen when it is revealed that Madam Defarge has been knitting a kill list, “‘She has knitted it herself in her own code, and it will always be as clear

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    replacing the organs that have failed in their functions. The lives of many people, including children, has been prolonged when organ transplantation was performed successfully. Organ transplantation has become a major public health issue in the United States due to its attributable death rate and to its excessive cost. The number of organs which are offered for transplantation is limited. Hence, there is a waiting list for receiving the organs. For example, during the last decade in the United States

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    Altruism over Incentives for Organ Donation Organ donations have encountered organ donor, and as a result, organ supply decreases. Over the years, organ donation challenges and demands increase inversely in proportion to the organ shortages. The primary mission of donor’s organizations is to save as many terminally ill recipients at the end stages of their lives as possible with an end goal of giving these recipients a normal a life span. The significance of organ donation is to restore an ailing

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    Even though evidence proves otherwise, many people claim the large quantity of guns in the United States are culpable for the country’s murder rates. While the United States population and number of guns have steadily gone up since 1994, the rates of all different crime types have drastically gone down (Planty). Over the last nineteen years, almost fifty million guns have been added to the US, yet firearm violence has been reduced by more than two thirds (Federal Bureau). This completely contradicts

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    Regulated Ocean Pollution

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    the ocean causing it to be polluted. Some substances end up in the big bodies of water by accident but more times than not it is a purposeful act done by people. However it may get there is leads to ocean pollution; which, is an issue that the world has dealt with for many years. The origin of ocean pollution is widespread, one of the largest causes is unregulated ocean dumping. Having harsher enforcement, and regulation of what is dumped, are two solutions, amongst others, that can bring an end to

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