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“A Time to Save a Life”

Newspaper article from The News & Record, November 21, 2010.

Summary:

Steve Hatcher, a Greensboro dentist, registered to be a bone marrow donor while he was a college student in Chapel Hill fourteen years ago. He was finally called to donate November 8, 2010. Doctors say that donating marrow is like running two marathons.

ATimetoSaveaLife

Howthesourcerelatestothetheme:Steve Hatcher said, “I’m glad I did it. I’d do it again. Whenever you

do something like that for someone else, it feels so good inside. That feeling…is kind of addictive.”

It isn’t easy to donate blood marrow. Hatcher had to undergo many medical tests, four shots that cause many, many stem cells to be produced, and pain and soreness in his chest and back. His marrow would go to a cancer patient who had leukemia, but that’s the extent of the information he will know about her. Hatcher volunteered his time and healthy blood marrow to help someone who he will never meet. Many people avoid donating blood or marrow because of the pain and difficulties involved. Hatcher did not shy away from what he signed up to do.

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Movie:HotelRwanda2 Source

HotelRwanda

Summary:

Themovieisbasedonrealeventsthattookplacein1994.Thehotelmanager,PaulRusesabagina,takesinrefugeesandprotectsthemfromtheviolenceoftheRwandancivilwarbetweentheHutuandtheTutsi.HeisabletosaveathousandrefugeesfromtheHutusoldiersun;ltheyareabletoescapewithUNpeacekeepers.

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HotelRwanda

Howthesourcerelatestotheme:Thehotelmanagersacrificeshisownsafetyandthatofhisfamilyinordertoprotectthewell‐beingofmanyotherrefugees.Themovieportraystheinnerstruggleheexperiencesasheputshimselfindanger.Heul;matelypersuadestheRwandanGeneraltoassisthimandlettherefugeesescapethehotel.Hetakesac;ontosavetherefugeeswhenothers,includingUNsoldiers,arenotabletorescuethemrightaway.ThehotelmanagerissimilartoBooRadley,astheybothworktokeepotherssafe,disregardingtheriskstotheirownlives.

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SongLyrics

“Hero”byMariahCarey

There'saheroIfyoulookinsideyourheartYoudon'thavetobeafraidOfwhatyouare

There'sananswerIfyoureachintoyoursoulAndthesorrowthatyouknowWillmeltaway

Chorus:AndthenaherocomesalongWiththestrengthtocarryonAndyoucastyourfearsasideAndyouknowyoucansurvive

So when you feel like hope is gone Look inside you and be strong And you'll finally see the truth That a hero lies in you

It's a long road And you face the world alone No one reaches out a hand For you to hold

You can find love If you search within yourself And the emptiness you felt Will disappear

Chorus

Oh ho, Lord knows Dreams are hard to follow But don't let anyone Tear them away, hey yea

Hold on There will be tomorrow In time, you find the way, hey

Then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on

http://www.elyrics.net/read/m/mariah-carey-lyrics/hero-lyrics.html

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“Hero”byMariahCarey

Summary:Thesong“Hero”byMariahCareyencouragespeopletolookinsidethemselvestofindthestrengthandthecouragetofollowtheirdreams.Thelines“Ifyoulookinsideyourheart/youdon’thavetobeafraid/Ofwhatyouare”remindmestronglyofpeoplewhofindthestrengthtobetheirtrueselvesregardlessoftheopinionsofthepeoplearoundthem.Thesongdescribeshoweveryonehasaheroinsidehimselforherself.

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“Hero”byMariahCarey

Howthesourcerelatestotheme:Wheretheothersourcesshowcourageouspeoplewhohavesteppedforwardtoprotestinjus;ce,thissongreflectsmoreofthesearchforinnerstrengththatanindividualgoesthroughbeforetakingastand.Itdescribesthedifficul;esthatsomeonemightfaceanditseekstoinspirepeopletoembracetheirtruenaturesandtheirinnerheroes.

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Photograph:Protests4 Source

Photograph:Protests4 Source

Ashtiani, whose sentence of execution by stoning for adultery provoked a worldwide outcry, will instead be hanged for the murder of her husband, a human rights group said.” (REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin)

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/11/in_protest.html

Caption: “An activist from the women rights organization "Femen" shouts at an Interior Ministry officer as she takes part in a rally to support Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, by the Iranian embassy in Kiev, November 3, 2010.

Photograph:Protests4 Source

Her son brought her case to international light and her situation has been protested by human rights groups around the world. Iranian officials have called her a murderer but are also now saying that her sentence might be lessened.

Summary: The previous photograph shows one woman protesting the sentence of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.

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There has been a lot of international support, which came about because Sajad Ghaderzadeh, her 22-year-old son, spread the word about the case to German journalists. He came forward to draw attention.

How source relates to theme: The protestors are confronting the Iranian government over what they see as a human rights violation. Advocacy groups like Avaaz.org set up an online petition to stop her execution.

Cartoon:Whistleblower5 Source

Cartoon:Whistleblower5 Source

Summary:

The cartoon shows a whistleblower, or an insider who calls attention to unethical behavior in the government or in a corporation. The cartoon portrays other people who are ignoring the problem and pretending that it does not exist. The whistleblower is doing the opposite and doing all he can to reveal the problem.

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How the source relates to theme:

Whistleblowers exhibit extraordinary strength by putting their jobs and reputations at risk in order to set things right. Famous whistleblowers include Jeffrey Wigand who appeared on 60 Minutes in 1996 to reveal that his company Brown & Williamson increased nicotine amounts in their cigarettes on purpose to further hook their smokers.

“An individual can take a stand and make a difference” –Jeffrey Wigand

Importanceofthemetobook

ThethemeofonecourageouspersonstandingupwhenothershesitateisshownthroughthecharactersofA\cusandBooRadley.A\cusdefendstheblackmanTomRobinsoninspiteoftheprevailingprejudiceinMaycomb.HetellsScoutthatifhedidnotdefendTom,hecouldnolongerrespecthimselforaskScouttorespecthim.Healsoknowsthateventhoughhewillnotwinthecase,hes;llhastotry.A\custellsScout,“Simplybecausewearelickedahundredyearsbeforewestartedisnoreasonforusnottotrytowin”(76).

Importanceofthemetobook

BooRadleyisanothercourageouscharacterinthenovel.HesavesScoutandJemfromBobEwellwhenothersdonotrecognizethedangerthattheyarein.Herushestosavethemwithoutregardtohisownpersonalsafetyandhebreakshislong‐heldseclusiontocometotheirrescue.

Whythemeiss;llrelevanttoday

Thethemeofonestrongpersonsteppingforwardwhileothersarehesitantiss;llveryrelevanttoday.Wes;llneedwhistleblowersandpeoplewhostandupfortheirconvic;onsasexamplestoothers.Peopleneedtospeakoutagainstinjus;ce,discrimina;on,andcorrup;onandnotfeelhelplessintheircircumstances.Theygiveinspira;ontoothersthroughtheirac;ons.Onepersonreallycanmakeadifference.AsGandhisaid,“Youmustbethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld.”

WorksCitedCarey,Mariah.“Hero.”MusicBox.Columbia,1993.CD.

Chernichkin,Konstan;n.Photograph.“TheBigPicture:InProtest.”BostonGlobe.17November2010.Web.28November2010.

HotelRwanda.Dir.TerryGeorge.Perf.DonCheadle.UnitedAr;sts,2004.DVD.

Johnson,RobertaAnn.Whistleblowing:Whenitworksandwhy.Boulder:LynneRienner,2003.Print.

Kernels,Mike.“ATimeToSaveaLife.”TheNews&Record.21November2010:1A.Print.