Persuasive Outline Topic: Becoming an organ donor General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: | want the the audience to change their minds about considering becoming a organ donar. Central Idea (Thesis): By becoming an organ danar you are giving the git af hope, hope for the paople who are waiting to receive a donation and hope for tha milions of people whose lives have and could be enhanced through an organ donation, Jovelyn Rodriguez Introduction 1 lieerEhrure Chattea - dhe uit Farms preenmng inaaren lea clés wna! samen Sede tre cer San wesiilirers Bertain ee ea eeeeeeseg ee eee ie ee ee eee for an organ? IL By becoming an organ donor you are giving the gift of hope, hope for the people ‘who ara waiting to receive a donation and hepa far tha milions af pecple whosa lives have and could be enhanced through an organ donation. Body |. Show Need |A, Statement of the problem: Many individuals aran’ as fortunate opposed to others. Many people are on the waiting list, receiving an organ, but others wont get one in time and die loosing that sense of hope ef having a life altering expariance. 1. According to organdonor.gov the amount of people who received a transplant and the most popular organ to be donated 1. In 2013 28,983 people received argan transplants bb, most popular organ donated are the kidneys at 84.3% 2. From the American Transplant Foundation the amount of people on the waist is steadily increasing as the days go by: 8, Currently mora than 122,344 people are on a waiting list bb Another name is addad to the lis about every 12 minutes 3. The amount of people who have passed from waiting on a organ or whose bady rejected the transplant. 12. 18 people dis each day 1b More than 6,500 people die before receiving a transplant B. Ilistration of the problem: Fred Knawstub and Kathy Reimer were in need af a transplant but, Katia Maiellano had a different story. a Fred knewstub, inneed of a heart b Kathy Reimer, in need of a kidney ¢. Katia Maiellane, passed in an accident but donated organs ae and) C. Ramification of the oroblem- The reason why 0 many pecnle are weee EE DE cn i eee dying for an argan donation is because nat enaugh people are organ doners, 1. Statistics of people whe donate: fa. only about 40% of Americans are donors according to psychcentral.com 2. Statistics on number of people wha don't donate: 1. About 64% of Americas population are nat organ donors. 3. reasons why pagple dont danate: 2. According to greatestgiftine.org many people dant danate because of myths rich and famous peaple get attention frst c. only hearts, livers, and kidneys can ba transplanted dit agree to donate hospital stall won’ work as hard to save my fi . Pointing: Many people, young and old are facing a life or death situation because of the increasing rate of people whe are need af a donation and nat enough organs being distributed ‘Transition: Now that we cavered statistics, facts, and stories, lets take a lock on what we can do te minimize the amount of people on the waiting lst Il Satisfaction of the need ‘A. Statement of solution: The primary solution isto increase the amount of donations by gatiing mora people to become argan donors. B. Explain the solution: People shauld really take becoming an organ donor into ‘consideration, but before that can take place its important to: 11. Raise awaronass to the situation 2. De research on becoming adonar 9. Held conventions are seminars so that people can share their stories. (©. Theoretical demanstratian of the solution: If you attend thase conventions and. help raise awareness to the situation more people could potentially ragister to bbe a doneeFred Knewstub, was a heavy runner. Running five marathons and several half marathons. Ha started fealing light headed and had a butterfly feeling. Aer talking to his doctor they discovered that he had heart failure. Aiter waiting more than 19 months far a new heart, he finally received ane saving his ile . Some of you might think you don't need te denate because will never happen to-you or a loved one, but chances are it can happen to just about anyone. Even to the fittest people: such as Fred Knewstub. F, Imagine a fev years from now, you ate living alte that you've always wanted {or yourself and all of a sudden one day you ara diagnosed with congestive heart failure and now in need of a naw heart. You are put on bed rest andon a enormous waiting fist. You don't know if yau will receive a donation on time and start to think if you are going to make it because of the lack of donors organs available. think about that. How wauld you fael? Imagine being in shoes of someone going through this at this very moment. 4G. I's up to yau it you chose to be a donor ar nat, Becoming a donar ean save many lives and who knows your organs can save ae of a loved one. Conclusion: Lun Glesing. By choosing to become an ergan you are chocsing to save vas and be someone's miracia.Nat only giving sameone hope and the gift of fifa a kind gesture, itis heroic action Il, Short videoChoose Yes: A PSA on Organ Donation. Youtube. N.o_,n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2014. chitps /www.yautube. comhvatch7v=7Fizs-hGO2a>. Donate Life." Donor Recover Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2014 chttp:/iuww. donorreeavery-orgistoriaeifrad-knowstub-heart-transplanv>."Facts about Organ Donations.” National Faundation for Transplants. N.p.,.n.d. Web, 2 Dee. 2014. . Facts and Myths." American Transplant Foundation. N.p.. n.d. Wab. 2 Dec. 2044. _ "The Need is real: Data." Danaie the Gif of Life. U.S Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web, 2 Dec. 2074, "Why Dan't More People Register As Organ Denars?” Psych Central. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dac. 2044.