Judge DeSalvo

If I was the Judge DeSalvo and I was ruling on Anna's case I think it would be a very hard decision but I think I would rule in Anna's favor based on the information presented. I would rule this way because of the recommendation of Julia and seeing Anna as an adult. Throughout the case I think Anna handled it very maturely with an adult point of view even when she was doing this for her sister. She went through all the pain and hardships that came with the case for her sister because she asked her to. If she was able to do that then she would be able to make her own decisions about her medical needs. Throughout the case I understood where Sara was coming from as both a lawyer and a mom. she was trying to separate the to roles but it was impossible. This was a battle she could never imagine having to fight, she had to think of her family and what was best for it. She saw Anna making sacrifices but couldn't see that Anna was being take over as a person. Before the trial Sara didn't see the effects Anna was experiencing but once she made the connection she finally understood. When that happened Sara as a mother came to the courtroom, a mother begging for her child to save her sister's life. Now when looking at Campbell as a judge I would see a big ego, until he had that seizure. Originally I would have viewed him as any other lawyer, trying to get publicity and win the case. I think Campbell goes through a change from being Anna's lawyer to truly caring about her and her life. He changes and people finally understand why he has secrets and why he acts the way he does.

Designer Baby: Right or Wrong?

With the new age of science and technology comes issues with controversy and opinions about all the new advances happening. One of the big issues is test tube babies or the nickname, designer babies. Scientists can now match up a parents sperm and egg cell to see what the DNA would be. Now why is would we even need this? Well in many cases an older sibling has a disease where they need an exact donor, which can be filled by these test tube babies to exactly match their older sibling to save their life. Now the argument is whether or not this scientific method of choosing you baby's DNA is ethical, moral, even natural. In my opinion I think that in the cases where this child can save their siblings life then it is completely ethical. Neither of the children are being hurt and they are actually saving a life. In the face of whether or not the child was born from love I think it all starts and comes from love and in turn when the child is saving it's older sibling the parent will love them even more. I know for certain I would do anything to save my sister if she needed it no matter what so even though some say these kid's don't have a choice when saving their sibling they would probably volunteer if given the chance.

Denying the Holocaust. Really?

How can you deny the fact that the Holocaust was a real and terrible event that happened in history when there is sources upon sources of information that proved it happened? There are a number of survivors that lived through this horrific event that can assure you that it happened. There are an endless amount of historical books that describe the devastating things that happened in the concentration camps. There are camps and gas chambers still standing today holding the memories of the human lives lost  in those places, hard proof that what the Germans did to these people were very much real. How can someone say it never happened? The fact that people can and would believe this scares me for the future. If we try to cover-up something like this it will happen again. We need to acknowledge our mistakes as a human race and to learn from them, not make up lies and conspiracies trying to cover them up. There is a colossal number of sources and proof that shows that this event happened in history and that it should never be forgotten, there is no reason for someone to believe the Holocaust never happened if you just did your research.

Where has Humanity Gone?

When I look back at the Holocaust and the terrible things that happened I see an scary example of what human beings are capable of. The Holocaust shows how people can be truly evil, that they can throw away human life so easily. We see how racism, hatred and a need for revenge against something or someone can drive people to do things that are almost not human. Slaughtering hundreds of people just because of their race? It makes me wonder how a person can change so much that drives them to do that. Did they feel remorse? Did they question their actions? Did they think about the children they were killing or the orphans they were creating? The fact that the Holocaust and atrocities like that can happen make me wonder where has humanity gone during this time. If these genocides can happen where human beings are turned into monsters then what hope is there for peace in the world? If people that start these things still exist then how can we stop them? How can we as a human race call ourselves human and say we have humanity when things like this happen and the rest of the world stands by to watch. So easily these days human life is lost. What has brought us to this and how can we stop it? Truly while these inhumane things happen around the world we don't deserve to claim that humans are full of humanity.

Saving the Day

When I was eight years old I got my first pygmy goat and was totally and completely in love with her. I spoiled her rotten and loved her more then anything and the next year we bred her to have a baby but there was complications. Now I knew my parents were vets and I had watched their surgeries many times before but this was different. At that age I didn't realize how much of a miracle it actually was. My parents performed an emergency c-section in a barn on a cold February night on a pygmy goat with me and my siblings looking over their shoulder the entire time, and they saved not only my Minnie but also the baby. At that age I assumed that this would be no problem and that it was easy for my parents, but now I realize how complicated and nerve-racking that must have been and now I see how much skill it took save her. They knew how crushed I would be if she died and at that age I wouldn't have understood the odds, and now looking back on that night I see determination in my parents and a great deal of patience with all of us kids.

Hmmmm.... Just a Thought

What if you grew up with your favorite character as a best friend? Well what if you grew up with Scout living in your neighborhood. Would you be friends with her and join in with Jem and Dill. How would you react with the other kids in your neighborhood? How would they react to Scout? Well I don't really live in a neighbor hood but when I little I had two  best friends and we would image stories as superheros and act these out so I think I would be great friends with Scout. I also grew up with four siblings and we would constantly be imaging stories for us to act out both inside and out. I think me and my siblings would welcome Scout, Jem and Dill with open arms into our own imaginations. I was also a tomboy growing up on a farm and always wanting to be outside just like Scout, we were curious little kids and I think a lot of the things that happen in the actual story would be the same. We used to love sneaking around and "spying" on anyone, and we even had scary places to explore and image especially at our grandparents old barns. Ultimately Scout's story reminds me of my childhood so I think we would get along great. 

The How To: For Life

"Instructions for living a life. Pay Attention. Be astonished. Tell about it."
                                                        ~ Mary Oliver
When you are born you don't get an instruction manual. You are thrown into a world that's face-paced and scary where everyone wants to do everything fast and one wrong step can send you tumbling down a road to your worst fears. People get caught up in wanting success and material things that life ends up passing you by faster then you can blink and you end up hollow and sad. I think these "instructions" Mary Oliver provides are helpful in finding happiness. No one can tell you how to live your life, only you can bring about your own happiness through your passion. Pay Attention. Stop, slow down and let it all sink in. Don't go about your life so fast that you miss all the meaningful and wonderful things that come along with it. Pay attention to the tiny details and stop to smell the roses. Experience all that you can and don't become bored with life, pay attention to how you live and decide if it's really the way you want to live. Be Astonished by life and everything that comes with it. Allow the simplest things to make you smile. Don't go through life wanting everything to be big and incredible but soak in the simple things that if you open your heart can be astonishing. Finally tell about it. Share your story with everyone and anyone who stops to listen. Teach others about your successes and mistakes, tell them the lessons you learned, what made you happy and tell them that there is no simple meaning to life. That everyone has their own meaning and that they need to go out and live it.