Choose a fellow student’s post and provide an example (i.e. create a “story” that applies the concept). For example, if a students discussed the rules of searching a vehicle trunk, you are to provide an example (i.e. a little story) of a police office conducting either an illegal or a legal search of a vehicle trunk. This learning process is called “application” and will enhance your critical thinking skills

Choose a fellow student’s post and provide an example (i.e. create a “story” that applies the concept). For example, if a students discussed the rules of searching a vehicle trunk, you are to provide an example (i.e. a little story) of a police office conducting either an illegal or a legal search of a vehicle trunk. This learning process is called “application” and will enhance your critical thinking skills. This forces you to “think”, not just to memorize and regurgitate material, which any circus-trained monkey can do. The goal is to prepare you for the real world, which will expect you to think independently. If you are ready to submit your second post, but there are insufficient initial posts for you to choose one, then you can pick a topic from the reading assignments and simply provide an example (i.e. an example/story) for that topic. There is no word count for these posts. These posts are due by Sundays of weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8 (Week 8 ends on a Wednesday, not on Sunday)

* The topic of organ trafficking is not one that is commonly heard of. That does not mean, that there is intensive underground black market operation for the cultivating, selling and trafficking of human organs. Organ trafficking is without a doubt one of the most gruesome and morally wrong crimes. However, a recent study has shown that this “business” is made possible and even easier legitimate organizations.

The first successful transplant was of the cornea in 1906. That was then followed by the kidneys in 1954. The kidneys were followed by the liver, heart, pancreas, lung, intestines, and the hand. The most recent successful surgery as of 2010 was a face transplant. It is estimated that in the United States alone 79 people are recipients of organ transplant each day.

There is a discrepancy when it comes to organs being donated to the organs that are being transplanted. In 2013 there was 121,272 Americans on the transplant list waiting for organs. Out of those people waiting, 28,954 of them received organs. The problem comes when only 14,257 organs had been donated. There is a chance that multiple donors gave multiple organs, but that still leaves with 14,697 recipients who must have acquired their organs illegally.

Scutti, S. (2014, September 26). Illegal Organ Transplants Are On The Rise Around The World. Retrieved October 15, 2016, from http://www.medicaldaily.com/organ-trafficking-rise-transplant-surgeries-increase-around-globe-305230