Act 4 Connection

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2254698/A-world-British-banker-donates-TWO-vital-organs--lung-kidney--save-life-childhood-sweetheart.html

This article is about a 39 year-old man named David Whaymand who donated part of his lung and a kidney to his 42 year-old wife,Carolyn,to save her life. Carolyn was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and was told that the only chance for her to live was to receive a successful lung transplant. David was willing to do anything for her survival and donated part of his lung to her. Carolyn lived without any serious health issues for 13 more years, and after doctors told her that she needed a kidney to survive David gave her that too. David says that he is prepared to donate to her again if he needs to (he does have limits- the only thing he has left to give her as a live donor is his liver). He says that he loves  her and is willing to do anything for her to live, and Carolyn is very gracious for what he has done for her.  

People will risk death in the name of love, as shown through David's donations to Carolyn.  For example, when the writer explains the risk that David took to give Carolyn part of his lung he writes, "The pioneering surgery, carried out by Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, one of the world's leading  transplant surgeons, was hugely controversial because so many patients had died during previous procedures" (Macfarlane). This shows that people will risk death in the name of love because David knew that he or Carolyn could die if the procedure did not work, but he risked his life to save Carolyn with the hope that they would be able to live the rest of their lives with each other. He wanted Carolyn to be able to live a healthy and happy life because he loves her so much, and was willing to risk death because of this love. Also, when the author writes about the kidney transplant that David gave Carolyn he explains, "Doctors and transplant experts say there are no known cases in which a living donor has given up two organs. This is due to the serious risks of such surgery" (Macfarlane). This proves that people will risk death in the name of love because this time David had an even higher risk of death because it was his second time donating to his wife, but he did it anyway because he loves Carolyn so much that he would die for her to live through her disease. David and Carolyn's story shows that people are willing to die for love. 

Juliet's Soliloquy Takeaway

People are willing to make huge sacrifices for love. 

Parental Conflict

Last summer I decided to play softball for the first time, but after a little while into the season I realized that I didn't enjoy it very much because the schedule was interfering with other obligations I had already made before softball began. It was making my summer very hectic and I didn't get to relax- which is the point of summer because my school year is so busy and stressful. I asked my parents if I could quit and offered to pay them back with the some of my pay check from my summer job. My parents were not happy and wanted me to keep playing and follow through with the commitment I made to the team. I knew it would be okay to quit becuase I was a new player and without me they would still have enough players, but my parents insisted that I keep playing after  practicing so much and playing a few games. Finally, they let me quit after realizing that the games did interfere with family obligations and vacations that we had already planned before the softball season, and they also understood that I was stressed out with the busy schedule I had.

Decisions...

In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, love causes people to make the decisions they do. For example, when Juliet is talking to Romeo from her balcony she says, "Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed. If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose of marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one that I'll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite, And all my fortunes at thy foot I'll lay And follow thee my [lord] throughout the world" (2.2.149-155). This displays that love causes people to make the decisions they do because Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight, and this strong love made them decide to get married to express their love for each other. Even though they know that they will get in trouble for marrying each other becuase of their families, they still make the decision to do it becuase they are so in love. Also, when Romeo tries to stop Mercutio and Tybult from fighting in the streets of Verona he yells, "Gentlemen, for shame forbear this outrage! Tybult! Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath Forbid this bandying in Verona streets. Hold, Tybult! Good Mercutio!" (3.1.88-91). This proves that love drives people to make decisions because the love that Romeo has for Juliet gives him the courage to try to stop the fighting between their families. He does this because he cares about Juliet and this makes him want to stop the rivalry so that they can be together. People make the decisions they do because of love.

According to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, peer pressure causes people to make the decisions they do. For instance, when Lady Capulet and Juliet are getting ready for the party she asks Juliet, "What say you? Can you love the gentleman? This night you shall behold him at our feast. Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face, And find delight writ there with beauty's pen" (1.3.85-88). This justifies that peer pressure causes people to make the decisions they do because Juliet's family pressures her to at least try to fall in love with Paris, and this drives her to fall in love with Romeo because she does not think it is right of her family to decide who she should love. The pressure they put on her makes her feel as though she should go against what they want her to do. Next, when Mercutio and Benvolio are in the streets of Verona and Benvolio wants to leave to get away from the Capulets, Mercutio responds, "Thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking nuts, having no other reason but because thou hast hazel eyes" (3.1.20-22). This shows that peer pressure causes people to make the decisions they do because Mercutio is trying to provoke Benvolio to stay with him and fight with Tybult and his men. When Benvolio decides to stay because of the pressure Mercutio is putting on him, both Mercutio and Tybult are killed. Peer pressure causes people to make certain decisions.

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