Essays on Aish

In the United States alone, thousands of people each year die waiting for organ transplants. According to the State Department of Health and Human Services there are over 70,000 people waiting for vital organs such as kidneys, hearts, lungs, and pancreases. Each year the waiting lists increases by almost twenty percent each year, as the number of organ donors increases only at minimal ten percent at the same time. This illustrates not only nationally but globally that there is a dire need for more organ donors. Organ transplantation can be good out of tragedy, so that more people should ...

The quest for improving the quality of life of man is not one that is up or will be up anytime soon. Rather, it continues to intensify and broaden by the day. For diseases that do not have known cure for now, new research breakthroughs are raising beacons of hope in the treatment of such diseases as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease etc. Stem cell technology involves the use of embryonic stem cells to produce specialized tissues for use in research and medicine. Embryonic stem cells are used because they are not yet differentiated and can be ...

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The New Testament highlights the story of King Herod through the gospel of Matthew (Bromiley 1998, Vol. 2). In one remarkable event known as the Massacre of the Innocents, King Herod was placed in biblical history as the murderers of children. According to this story, Herod ordered the deaths of all the young males, aged two years old and below, in Bethlehem and nearby vicinities (Bromiley 1998, Vol. 2). This was after the Magi who inquired to King Herod about the Messiah or the Annointed One did not return to him. Herod was illustrated in this story as one ...