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Mark SandfordMarsh 1English 200Mr.WhisnantSummaryFebruary 08, 2004Summary of the Singer Solution to World distressBoth stories proclaim that you should not spend your money on material or unnecessary things or wants, but to give them to tikeren in foreign countries that we do not even know. The fact that Dora did not make enough money and that she could only make ends meet was a key factor to her agreeing to pick up a child and drop it off at a so-called wealthy foreigners house. In return she is given 1,000 dollars to spend at her leisure, only to be told that night that she gave the child to a childrens organ peddler.If Dora in fact did not at least try to get the child back or locate it, then in every moral situation she would be wrong. To say that her new T.V. is more important or expenditure more than the child would be correct. But the fact that we are so easily interested in making more money, we seem to let our ethics just slip away.In Bobs slip he has a chance to save a kids life and chooses not to in idolatry of losing his classic vintage car, along with the savings which he has not been able to insure. So in reality he would lose everything he owns, in which case he does not want to lose. This seems harsh, but the fact is that children die every day because they do not concur enough money to feed and snip themselves. Is it really up to us to support these total Marsh 2strangers that we have never, and will never meet even if we did send them money or food.Both of these people did something morally wrong, but Bob unlike Dora had a chance to save a life that he could have easily avoided by smashing his old car. Bob is like the people who have enough money, but are not willing to send to overseas children. Dora on the otherwise hand let greed overcome her and put the child in the situation which led to the killing of the child. A lot of people would still take that Bob is worse between the two considering he chose his car over a little childs life. In fact you also have to agree that if you do not send some of your money to overseas organizations then you are like Bob.