My story this week comes from the BBC news, and tells the
story of a remarkable man named Darek Fidyka who, in 2010, was involved in a
brutal knife attack that left him paralysed from the chest downwards. In 2014,
surgeons in Poland announced
they had reversed Darek Fidyka's paralysis using cells taken from his nose to
repair his spinal cord, and since his life changing operation, things have
started to change.
The former fireman says that he
began to notice a gradual feeling of feeling and sensations in his body that
was once of no feeling at all, since his operation, Darek has stated he wants
to be able to ride a bike again, and that is exactly what he went on to do. Mr
Fidyka told a BBC correspondent “: "I can tell that sensation is coming
back and I am getting stronger. A year ago I would not have been able to ride a
tricycle. Now I can feel each muscle and each press of the foot on the
pedals."
The surgical team that performed this life
changing operation on Darek, are now launching a search for two more paralysed
patients who they are hoping to help to try and walk again. Dr Pawel Tabakow,
this main surgeon in hope of this goal has said “If we succeed, we will have
found a cure for paralysis”.
Scientists have been researching this life
changing process for 40 years, and it seems now that a breakthrough may be just
around the corner.
I found this story really interesting because
paralysis is such a major health problem which takes people of their movement
and their freedom, so for a breakthrough to cure this problem to possibly be
round the corner, it is a really exciting time for medics. The fact it came
from the BBC allows the audience to believe the story as this is a reliable
source, but it doesn’t emphasise and spread across the news the hope of a cure,
it just states that it may be possible.
Your analysis is very well developed, including an opinion based answer as well as factual information from the article itself. You also discussed how the origins of the article affect the story reliability and information.
ReplyDeletePerhaps try to discuss the standing of the BBC, how this may affect the writing that took place. You could try using quotes and comparing them to other sources and seeing how they vary on the same story.
You picked a good news article to analyse as I think it links to the representation of disability and issues. You also included quotes and included your opinion at the end which shows your understanding of the article.
ReplyDeleteYou picked a good news article to analyse as I think it links to the representation of disability and issues. You also included quotes and included your opinion at the end which shows your understanding of the article.
ReplyDeleteYou clearly discussed the details of the news article and it is clear that it was carefully considered to relate to one or more of the areas of representation - in this case, disability. Likewise, you stated the source of the article and explained why you chose it.
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