Legalizing the Organ Trade
Legalizing the Organ Trade
Read “Legalizing the Organ Trade?” by Ritter, located on the Time website (copy and paste the link into the URL).
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833858,00.html
As noted in Peter Ritter’s (2008), “Legalizing the Organ Trade?”, Singapore’s health minister, Khaw Boon Wan, argued that, “We may be able to find an acceptable way to allow a meaningful compensation for some living, unrelated kidney donors, without breaching ethical principles or hurting the sensitivities of others” (para. 2). In the definition essay assignment, you are asked to select a term, define the term, and offer evidence to support your definition of the term.
In this case, imagine you have selected the term meaningful compensation to define. You might ask yourself: What constitutes meaningful compensation for an organ donor, especially if the donor is poor and the recipient is wealthy? What examples of human organ sales can I find that match or do not match your definition of meaningful compensation? What other terms related to organ sales and donation would be suitable for an argument of definition?
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Discussion of the Cold War
Discussion of the Cold War
How did the Cold War affect cultural life in the United States? What areas were the most affected? Did our cultural values give rise to a “other than American” group? How did we manage this group in previous discussions and in our history? What did Whitfield perceive to be Americans’ birthrights in his article? (even today what do we consider our birthrights and how do we defend them). Do you agree with Whitfield’s assessment, and if not, what do you believe are American birthrights?
Today’s popular “pop” culture has an impact on our lives. What are some examples of how pop culture influences how we perceive the world? What do we see on screen (story) and hear on the radio (lyrics)? And where do you go?
