Demonstration Speech: Josh teaches us how to make Kool Aid

Demonstration Speech: Josh teaches us how to make Kool Aid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KguwE3KSdz0

I watched a demonstration speech on YouTube, which was called “ Josh teaches us how to make Kool Aid”.  Although I already know how to make Kool Aid, it seemed like an interesting video to watch. Watching this video, I noticed some positive points and a few negative drawbacks.           

There were many positive points to this demonstration speech. For one, he was very engaging to his audience.  He got them involved and from my understanding they could easily relate to him. Another positive attribute to the presenter’s speech was that it was pretty organized. He came prepared with all the materials that were needed to make his Kool Aid and he thoroughly explained how to use the materials. One of the biggest positives that I noticed from the speech was that he was very confident. He rarely stumbled with words, and I could tell he knew how to make Kool Aid. The positive points in this demonstration speech helped enhance it a lot.

Even though there were positive points to this speech, there were also a couple drawbacks, which affected the speech. One drawback that I noticed was that the presenter was constantly looking at his note cards. Although it is fine to look a couple times throughout a speech, this presenter was looking constantly. Another drawback that I noticed was that he didn’t give good eye contact. Most of the time, he was looking down at his materials. It is good to give eye contact throughout the whole speech. One last downfall that I saw was he got off topic a couple times, and made some jokes that weren’t really necessary in the speech.

Overall, I thought this speech wasn’t bad. The presenter was enthusiastic about the speech and he did a fairly good job of demonstrating it. He just needs to work on a couple things to enhance his speech even more.

Response to Joey Tennyson's, "Organs for Sale?"

I disagree with Joey Tennyson's post, "Organs for Sale", found at http://jtennysonlsc100f09.blogspot.com/. His opinion on the topic is that people should be able to sell there organs. One of his main points on the issue is that people own their own organs, and they should have the right what to do with them. Obviously, I agree that people own their body parts, but there are just to many negatives to selling them. If people got the right to sell their organs, many would take it to an extreme, and overall could hurt themselves severely. Many poor people would start selling their organs just to receive money. It seems way to unethical to me, and would be looked at as a downfall to our country.

Another point on the issue that he stated, was that it would allow for more organs to be available. Yes, I agree that more would be available, but the issue of them not all being sufficient could lead to many problems. For example, if a person buys a organ for a lot of money and then it ends up not working, a huge lawsuit could happen, especially if the person dies from the surgery. This would cause a lot of issues that our country doesn't need right now. Overall, I disagree with Joey's opinion completely. In my opinion there are just to many downfalls of selling organs, and if we decided to, it would lead to many consequences that we just don't need.

2nd Post: Organs For Sale

I think that an individual should not have the right to sell their organs. It doesn't seem right to me that people can make money off their organs. Honestly, this would cause a lot of chaos in our society. First, I think it would create problems between the wealthy and the poor. Assuming organs would cost a lot of money, it would be difficult for poor people to buy them. This would create a market that would just be for wealthier people. Essentially, it could cause large problems with the poor people. Also, poor people would be selling more organs because they need the money compared to the middle and upper class.

Another big issue with allowing to sell organs is that people may severely hurt themselves after the specific surgery. Saying this, people will have a long recovering process, which would increase medical assistances in a lot of fields. Also, some people might rely on selling organs so much that it could possibly end up killing them in the long run.

Lastly, in my opinion, the market of selling organs would cause a lot of havoc. Organs would be for sale in many places and overall could create a lot of fraud, in which the law enforcement would get involved. For example, if people are selling organs that aren't healthy and won't benefit the buyer, there could be big lawsuits.

After reading the article, my opinion has not changed. My opinion hasn't changed because the author's points just don't really sway my decision. I believe that the negatives of selling organs still outweigh the positives. The negatives of causing problems with the poor, severely hurting the sellers, and the fraud are just not worth it.

Obstacles in writing/reading TILOHL

     I think The Immortal LIfe Of Henrietta Lacks is an important story to be heard by the public because it  lets people know how African Americans were treated unfairly, specifically Henrietta Lacks. It will allow readers to see how doctors treated their patients with a lot of disrespect regarding personal rights. After reading this book, readers will become more aware of situations similar to Henrietta lacks and, therefore won't happen again to people in the future. The public will also be able to see how special of a person Henrietta was and how poorly her family is being treated now for it. Although the Lack's family is not getting any compensation for Henrietta's cells, this book gives Henrietta and her family some well deserved credit.
     I think Rebecca Skloot faced many challenges in writing this book for such a broad audience. For one, many people most likely don't care about Henrietta's cells and what they have done for our advancement in the medical field today. Rebecca also had to deal with gathering legit information to satisfy both medical experts along with ordinary people. Lastly, it must had been a challenge for Rebecca to deal with the negative media that disagreed with many of her facts. This most likely gave many medical experts a bad name.
     I anticipate on some challenges while reading TILOHL. It will be difficult for me to accept some of the facts about Henrietta Lack's story. Even though I thought it was a good thing the doctor's took cells from Henrietta because it has helped advance our medical field so much, It will be a challenge for me to read why they didn't ask for Henrietta's permission. I don't like the fact that just because she was an African American and slave, that she didn't have any say in her personal rights. Overall, some parts of this book will be challenging for me to read and others will be very interesting.