The art of persuasion is important in the courtroom. People appeal to emotions and using emotions to support your claims will make it more effective.

I completely agree, healthcare providers should be compassionate and care for their patients. As a prospective healthcare provider, I hope my generation would serve the public not for monetary gain, but the satisfaction of being able to help those in need the most. Some doctors I've had appointments with just diagnose me, or say there isn't anything wrong and leave the room. Doctors and nurses should have the ability to empathize their patients. Patients are people too, not a lab subject.

Today, healthcare providers seem to want to benefit for monetary gain. As a prospective healthcare provider, I hope my generation will treat their patients with respect and do the best of their ability to treat them. From personal experience, I went through many doctor's appointments with different doctors and I saw a repeating pattern. It's rare to find that good doctor who empathizes their patients and cares about their well-being; not a checklist off a number. Not only a professional relationship, but there should be a personal level too.

Dennet's TED Talk about comparing developing memes to viruses are interesting. However, I disagree because people today are exposed to media information and this creates new cultures and ideas. Sure they "retire" old customs, but life changes and with today's technology,

(cont.) ...the pace is much faster and more accesible than ever before.

The graph on the right has more emotional appeal to the suicides. Especially indicating where they have jumped from. It's saddening to know that most of these people jump towards the city and the center. I agree that there should be safety regulations to end this tragic statistic.

This last section of the article best sums up the drastic contrast between the maternity care in Sweden and Niger.