Mural.ly Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Death for a New Man's Life Narrative Poem

Hannah Cleary

English 2-2

Ms. McKoy

9 October, 2013

Death for a New Man’s Life

Sitting with my palms pressing my burning eyes,

seeing the unwanted future take root.

The man who did this did not care,

took me,

used me,

did not protect me.

A baby needs a mother.

Not a woman who can't provide .

Not a woman who breathes confusion.

Destroying both of our lives isn’t needed,

is not a must,

Is not a gift,

I can control this.

The doctor is in

asking me to sign,

to freeze,

to protect,

to give a rebirth of a...

New

Man’s

Life.

A reborn is what I want.

What I see.

What I need.

My own body is out of my control.

I have no balance.

Muscle rigidity,

tremors,

unclear speech.

Parkinsons Disease is possessing me.

The doctor is in,

telling me there is no cure.

My life is over anyways.

Why should I care?

but wait…

Research!

Research the doctors says.

If I sign these papers I could be cured!

No more muscle rigidity,

uncontrolled tremors.

People could hear my words.

Parkinsons is not going to be the death of me.

The doctor hands me the papers and explains my cure,

“Embryonic Stem Cell Research is a major possibility sir,

signing these papers gives us the permission to

unfreeze your new life,

protect your life,

produce your life.”

Sitting with my palms pressing my burning eyes.

Seeing the wanted future take root.

The embryo giving me this

is my new life.

Is my new health.

This embryo will be a part of me.

The death of one is a life for another.

This will be the rebirth of a...

New

 Man’s

Life.

Letter to The Editor

Early College High School

2050 Hwy. 501 E.

Conway, SC 29526

September 19, 2013

The Sun News,

Letter to the Editor,

P.O. Box 406,

Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

Dear Editor and Chief;

My name is Hannah Cleary. I am a sophomore at Early College High School in Myrtle Beach.

I am writing to address the politically-infused debate on embryonic stem cell research. Since the 2000s when President Bush vetoed government funding on this stem cell research, scientists have been at a standstill for crucial research for many cures. The Obama Administration passed government funning to pick the research back up. However, many people see stem cell research as a crime. These people see it as the death of a human life.

The pros to further research in this are cures to many diseases that millions of people suffer from. Examples of these diseases are Diabetes, Parkinson’s and Arthritis; these are just a few curable diseases. While the opposing side sees this as death, I see it as a medical advancement that can change millions of lives. If we, as America, push this research to its full potential we can use the tools we have to create a brighter future.

Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate your help and hope to hear from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,

Hannah Cleary

Why Research?

Hannah Cleary

Ms. McKoy

English 2-2

11 September 2013

Stem Cell Research

            In 2011, my grandmother was hospitalized for ailments induced by diabetes. She had a high fever and unexplained tingling in her legs. She has had diabetes since she was a small girl and throughout her life she has been checking her blood sugar and maintaining her life with insulin. Millions of people experience loss of eyesight or extremities due to complications of this disease. My grandmother and the millions of others like her do not need to continue their battle with this debilitating disease. Embryonic stem cell research should be funded because it can aid the discovery of cures for many fatal diseases.

            Controversy over using embryonic stem cells continues after a decade of politically-infused debate. Some believe that the use of an embryo is unethical because they consider it to be the destruction of human life. However, I believe since the embryo does not have a heartbeat until it becomes a fetus at eight weeks that this is not the destruction of life but the possibility of saving one. According to the National Institutes of Health, “Stem cells, directed to differentiate into specific cell types, offer the possibility of a renewable source of replacement cells and tissues to treat diseases including Alzheimer's diseases, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.”(National Institutes of Health).What this statement is saying is, stem cells have the ability to replace damaged cells in the human body, no matter what part of the body it is. With continued research millions of people, including my grandmother, could enjoy a healthy and disease free lifestyle.

            I want to research this issue further because I have the risk of having diabetes. If America has the ability to research something that could change and save millions of lives, why not participate and fund stem cell research? While stem cell research can be seen as unethical to some people, I see it as a medical advancement that can bring a brighter future for many people. If we fund this research once again and bring politics out of the question, we as America can discover something advance and bring millions of lives to full heath once again.   

 Works Cited

What are the potential uses of human stem cells and the obstacles that must be overcome before these potential uses will be realized? . In Stem Cell Information [World Wide Web site]. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009 [cited Wednesday, September 11, 2013