Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis Pigmentosa is a disorder that detroiates vision over a certain period of time. This disease is ,in fact, heriditary;and young Louis and his two other brothers are diagnosed with it. Louis and his family decided to begin an international sight seeing tour to give him many beautiful images to remember.

Louis mostly desired something rather different than a sight or place. His mother explained, "For some reason he really got hooked on American Basketball"(Corbett). His favorite team is the Celtics, and in order to see them before all vision was lost, the trip had to be planned soon. Then, the CEO of Boston-based software, Warren Casey gave a generous donation. He claims it be "a random coincidence";between Casey and other partners more than enough money was raised for this trip. Although Louie's odds of having complete vision are low, he has a lot of supporters out there. Throughout this article Conlan includes multiple quotes to emphasize the effects of this disease on Louie. For example, the mother Catherine elucidated how Louie feels by saying,"Last year was a hard one for poor Louie...his case was accelerated"(Corbett). I related this to my life to the memoir Night I'm currently reading in English 10. Determination can be described by many as the willingness to acheive a goal. In Night,Elie represents this by wanting to survive. Louie shows this characterisitic because not only himself, but numerous others, are determined he keeps partial eyesight. What is the purpose for using [statistics/quotations/headings/bullets/personal experience] (choose one of the options and write only on it.) If you have another element that you would like to discuss on this question, get the okay from me before proceeding. Use evidence from the selection to support your answer Conlon, Kevin. "Child Goes on 'bucket List' Trip before He Goes Blind." CNN. Cable News Network, 03 Mar. 2014. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. .