Sperm donation

My peers and friends donated and entered the drawing. I received donations from the college and one church. The Factory Connection donated zeroed out and damaged clothing to WRH, and some peers and friends did, too. I chose the 17th of November to pick up the items that were donated. On the 18th of November, Kristy Patrick…

In the book, The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically, by Peter Singer, the author introduces readers to a new movement called “Effective Altruism”. As stated in his book, effective altruism is “a philosophy and social movement which applies evidence and reason to working out the most effective ways to improve the world.” (Singer, 4-5) To be able to practice effective altruism, the book offers several ideas to become an effective altruist such as…

Is Charity the Answer to World Poverty? In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” Peter Singer discusses multiple scenarios where individuals are put in situations where they must decide between their needs and others. He believes individuals can save the life of another by sacrificing some wealth or material possessions. This simplistic solution to a problem that has present for decades fails to address certain issues. One such problem with his solution is the variability between the…

This study also stated that 21 percent of adults in the U.S. read below a 5th-grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates cannot read. To help combat this, one Edgewood High School junior has set up a book drive at his school to collect donations for the Wisconsin Literacy Network. Casey Lazar was searching for a service to do for his Eagle Scout project when his former troop leader, Jason Mascitti, reached out to him about the Wisconsin Literacy Network. A nonprofit organization,…

Introduction Many have been in a situation where they were asked if they would like to donate to a foundation of some sort. We have all had an opportunity to help or ignore. Which is the main problem in the article “The Solution to World Poverty.” Peter Singer, the author of this article gives various examples on how people act in a situation relating to poverty. He uses examples from a movie called Central Station and a book by Peter Unger called Living High and Letting Die. These examples…

public donors. The private donors are the primary givers of physical clothing, often giving their own, old clothing. Public donors give a majority of the monetary donations that Dress for Success receives, but public donors also donate apparel. Detailing the Private and Public Donors of Dress for Success Dress for Success runs on the donations of clothing and money. Most of the clothing donated is in small amounts from multiple private donors. The clothes can be donated either individually…

food bank operates strictly on donations from the community and the state, which provides grant money to buy needed items that are not donated by the public. The donations they accept are non perishable items such as canned goods, peanut butter, noodles,…

Have you ever wondered what adaptations allow deep-sea creatures to survive in extreme environments? There is no simple answer due to the fact that all creatures adapt to their environment in different ways. Although sea creatures live together in the same ocean, the condition in different areas varies. The different characteristics of these four sea creatures make them unique, therefore giving them various ways to adapt to extreme oceanic environments in order to survive. Despite living in…

In Herman Melville’s timeless novel, Moby Dick, Captain Ahab of the ship Pequod convinces his crew to join him on a quest for revenge against Moby Dick, the whale that devoured his leg, which ends in the death of every crew member but one. To Ahab’s chief mate, Starbuck, this quest seems dangerous and impossible, but the rest of the crew enthusiastically takes part due to Ahab’s mastery of persuasive tactics. In chapter 36, “The Quarter-Deck,” from pages 232-235, Captain Ahab uses a combination…

Ongoing territorial disputes between the US and Canada in the Gulf of Maine 1. Summary After the series of International Court Decisions in 1979 and 1984 in the case concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary in the gulf of Maine area, the United Sates and Canada were left with a problem of a disputed territory that has still not been solved. The disputed territory which is often called the “gray zone” includes two islands - Machias Seal Island and North Rock (Collins & Rogoff, 1986).…