My Sister's Keeper

If I was in Judge DeSalvo's shoes I would have ruled in Anna's favor, because it's her life, yes it affects her sister but in the end it's her body and she should be able to control it a little bit. I know Sara is just trying to keep her family all together the best she can but just isn't good enough anymore. The thing about Sara being a lawyer she is too close to the case to be able to do a great job of defending herself. Campbell Alexander he was a good lawyer but the reason why was unclear so people thought he was doing it for selfish reasons when he was really doing for Anna was what he couldn't do for himself.

Designer Babies

This is a baby who is chosen out of a couple different embryos to the healthiest or the one that might save a sibling. After they are born they are just like any other baby only some of them have some DNA taking from them in order to help another sibling. If I was the parent I would do it because not only would I have another kid but I would also help one of my other children. So it would be a good thing. Especially if there is a hereditary disease in your family, you can make sure that you have a somewhat healthy child. If  I was the child that was helped by the designer baby, I would feel like I could never repay them for saving my life. If I was the child I would feel important to my sibling that I helped, but I wouldn't know for sure about why my parents did it. So it would be difficult being a designer baby because it would raise a lot of questions. It would make you wonder why you are really here.

Holocaust Denial

If someone tried to tell me that the Holocaust wasn't real, that it didn't happen, I would tell them if that's their opinion that's okay but they need to know that it was real, that it did happen. People spreading the rumor that it didn't happen are lying to themselves because there are so many facts that clearly show what happened. They are offensive to all of those who died during it, and they are calling the people who did get through it liars. Those people went through a lot and everything about the Holocaust explains what happened, how terrible it was for anyone who was rounded up, put in cattle cars, were either starved to death or very close to it. Who could possibly make up something so horrible? That's just my thoughts though, many other people have their own thought or feelings.

Holocaust

The Holocaust was a terrible time in the world, and the worst part was not many people knew about it. Why would it matter what religion someone could be? Why were they treated the way they were? Why didn't anyone even try to stop it? How could no one notice what was going on? Those people who helped the Jewish people had courage, if more people were like them then the world would probably be a better place. Was the war really all about Germany and Japan, or was  it also about religion? While the soldiers were fighting for their lives, there was civilians fighting for theirs. Those 6 million people didn't deserve what happened to them, and no one ever should. 

Things you don't realize

I've been riding horses since I was three years old. I was used to it, it was something I did all the time. One day I was riding my horse, Prince, and he decided that he wasn't going to move. So I was trying to get him to walk. All of a sudden he started galloping around the pasture I was in. I was so surprised that my one hand slipped off, so I was only hanging on with one hand on the saddle. I dropped the rains and was trying not to fall off. During all of this my Dad had hurdled the fence to get into the pasture and stop Prince. I found out that my Dad could hurdle a fence and that was pretty cool for me at the time.

Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.

"Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." -Mary Oliver
I'm astonished about how quickly someone's life can change. One minute you could just be walking around and in the next ten minutes you could be in the hospital in ICU. You could have fought with someone then you go to see them again then find out that they have been hit by a car, and when you want to tell them how sorry you are, you can't. You should treat everyone you meet as if it's the last time you'll ever see them, then you well never have to regret not telling that person something, because who knows it might just be the last time you see them.