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Would you rather die in order to save a 10,000 people but no one will know you did it or be know for not saving a 10,000 people?

Sarcarizmo @_Koko_ (347) • United Kingdom 17 Jan 17

I would rather die for the people because i would't be able to live with the guilt. Plus I'll feel like a hero by doing the "right thing". This is one of my daily would you rathers! So what will you choose? There is no "right" or...

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How I became a hero today

The Horse @TheHorse (238306) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Oct 16

Forget about working with troubled kids. Or being first on the scene when some dude had a heart attack while driving a couple of years ago. I became a hero today because I moved a big spider outside at work. The thing really was...

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Providing More Training for Law Enforcement Officers Could be Very Beneficial

Teep11 @Teep11 (7673) • United States 10 Jul 16

We're living in a fast paced society but all things shouldn't be rushed. The police academy training shouldn't be a rushed training. There needs to be more investment in proper training for law enforcement. For instance: A rookie...

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Underestimate Kids

Kewkumber @Ladypeace (2028) • Singapore 22 Feb 16

I’ve seen parents who stifle their kids because they’ve underestimated what they’re capable of. For instance, over protective parents who refuse to let their 5 year old handle a fork and knife. Unbeknownst to the adults, kids are...

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Humans Have Nothing On Animals

Kewkumber @Ladypeace (2028) • Singapore 21 Feb 16

One of these days, we're learning that animals can be better than us. 2015: Golden Retriever guide dog Figo threw himself in front of an oncoming bus to save his blind owner Audrey Stone. Figo took most of the blow and sustained...

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They want my bloooood....

allyoftherain @allyoftherain (7208) • United States 14 May 12

The local blood-bank charity has been calling me again and again the past week trying to get me to come in for a donation. I'm not certain I want to go out and try in the next month. The last (and only) time I tried to give blood,...

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Blood donation in your country?

Biomechanoid @Biomechanoid (2922) • Estonia 30 Jul 11

Hi fellow myLotters! I recently donated blood (it was my 8th time). Once again, I had a chance to pick a reward for myself - there was a pot of honey, a large chocolate bar, a large box of candies and many other sweets, some mugs...

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Something worthed dying for

katie0 @katie0 (5203) • Japan 3 Apr 11

I was reading a lot of beautiful stories about people that adopted stray animals, some being rejected many times and I was really moved cause those stories were beautiful and it's so good to know that there are compassionated...

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blood drives

sender621 @sender621 (14889) • United States 28 Sep 10

We never know when an accident will occur and we will need to be given blood by a hospital. Giving blood donations can mean the difference between saving a life and letting one slip away. When there are blood drives in your...

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Can bad luck actually be good?

Bella75 @nixxi76 (3191) • Canada 3 May 10

They say things happen for a reason and I truely believe that. Say you miss a flight because traffic being so slow then you find out that your plane you missed crashes? Or how about this one... your vehicle doesn't start or you...

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Do you think it should be mandatory that people donate blood and organs?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 25 Mar 10

america is so low on blood and the transplant list for anyone needing an organ donor is a mile long which makes me wonder if they were to pass a law that once a year you (health willing) its mandatory for you to give blood and...

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BLOOD: Do you donate your blood?

mobhomeir @mobhomeir (7558) • Philippines 13 Jul 09

Blood donation or blood letting an act of saving lives. By your blood more people can benefit from it. But there are people that they keep this as one of their source of income since nowadays blood plasma is so...

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Yesterday I donated blood for the very first time, and I am glad I did!

schulzie @schulzie (4061) • United States 1 May 09

Yesterday, I had free passes to a screening of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. As I was entering the theatre they had a Bloodmobile outside asking people to donate blood. They were offering a free movie ticket if you donated. Well, I...

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New Sign of Stroke-You can save a life

agrant10 @agrant10 (1476) • United States 8 Jan 09

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions: S * Ask the individual to SMILE. T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out...

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Water Shortage Pyramids?

CraftyCorner @CraftyCorner (5600) • United States 2 Nov 08

Two students from Israel have discovered a cost effective water catchment system that is shaped like an inverted pyramid. The model is so effective that it can obtain a minimum of 48 liters of fresh water from simple dew drops....

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Are you an organ donor?

Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 8 Oct 08

My stepson died this past weekend. He was 25 and an organ donor. I did some reading about organ donations - one person who donates their organs can help up to 50 people!!! If a person is an organ donor, they can still be...

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Is there a good reason for my best friend dying at 21 years old?

handsomeitaliano @handsomeitaliano (1050) • United States 5 Sep 08

I had a best friend I grew up with from pre-k, we were tight for 15 years, something stupid I did in Junior High, kid nonsense, messed things up, and we weren't the same after that, it was on/off. Eventually we made up or...

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National EMT Week

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 21 May 08

I would like to take the time to commend all the emt's, paramedics and firefighters who put their lives on the line everyday. I am the proud mom of a daughter who is a paramedic and firefighter. I worry when she's working but it's...

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Who is your hero and why?

keelymcilwain @keelymcilwain (797) • Canada 4 Apr 08

I have a few people who I would call hero's. They don't wear capes and fly around cities saving lives, but they change some peoples lives in such great ways. So I want to know who your hero is and what they've taught you. When did...

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How does one choose between his wife or his baby?

smints8985 @smints8985 (1594) • United States 10 Jul 07

it is a given fact that as a woman goes into labor for childbirth, her life is put into a 50-50 risk in case any complication happens during the labor. There are also cases where the mother have complications that would make it...

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