Josie Lesinski General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech, my audience will know the history of transplants/organ transplants and its medical advancements over the years. Introduction I. Attention: A week and a half ago, there was an article reporting that Dr. Bud Frazier had been honored for performing the most heart transplants nationwide. Specifically, it has performed 1,500 heart transplants and implanted 1,000 left ventricular assist devices. He is also the man who invented the device. Where did the extraordinary advances and research in the field of organ transplantation in humans begin, and how did they occur?II. Personal Credibility: I have always had a curiosity about the anatomy and physiology of the body and all the parts that work together to keep us alive. Likewise, it is remarkable that medical advances have made it possible to undergo surgery to replace a weakened organ with a thriving new organ, further saving a life. According to statistics from the United Network for Organ Sharing: Every 10 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list. At some point in your life, you will know someone who needs a transplant.III. Thesis: I will explain the history of organ transplants, starting from ancient ideas before modern science to the 21st century.[Transition:] Let's start with ideas from ancient folklore.BodyI. Ancient folk stories inspired exchanges between animal body parts and human body parts.A. Dr. Tilney, professor of surgery and director of the Surgical Research Laboratory at Harvard Medical School, says, “the concept has been largely fueled over the centuries by the vision of adding or replacing bodily features… middle of the paper. .....a transplant recipient has been successfully transplanted.1. The first successful cornea transplant was performed by Dr. Edward Zirm.2. This was a day laborer named Alois Gloger who had lost his sight by accidentally burning his eyes while working. Austrian surgeon Dr. Eduard Zirm g[Transition]III. Third main point: A. Subpoint:1. Subpoint:2. Sub-subpoints. sub-sub-point:b. sub-sub-subpoint:i. sub-subpoint: ii. sub-subpoint:B. Subpoint:1. Subpoint:2. Sub-subpoints. sub-sub-point:b. sub-sub-subpoint:i. sub-subpoint: ii. sub-sub-subpoint:[Transition]ConclusionSummary:Clincher: The man who honored Dr. Bud Frazier, was Dr. Denton A. Cooley, who was actually the man who performed the first successful transplant heartily in the United States.