3D printer Helps 9 yearold Matthew Live a Better Life
There is a nine year old boy named Matthew who was born with only his palm of his hand. Matthew did not have any fingers, therefore couldn't do hardly anything until Mason Wilde showed up. Mason has always had a passion for building things. When he found out about Matthew and his disability he had to do something. Mason went to the library and printed 3D blueprints of a mechanical hand. He then built the hand, and by doing this he changed the little boys life forever.
In class we always talk about changing the world. Inventing new things or even studying on how to build new things has always been a topic in my class. My teacher in eighth grade talked about how doing something for someone else will not only change your life but also the person you're building it for too.
I think that this is an awesome idea. There is so many people in the world that are born with some sort of disability. Inventing a new way to change a person life is a kind thing to do. As humans without a disability, we think nothing of our hands or legs. There just there and we’re used to it. The thing is that what if someone took your hand, you wouldn't be able to do much would you? Well that's what these people think. We all need to help to make this world a better place. The article talked about how other kids were dealing with it “Every day, kids were asking him, ‘What happened to your hand, what happened to your hand,’ and I noticed it was wrecking his spirit,”(Mara). Now this isn’t right. I know that kids are going to be kids and that they really don’t know better but still. I’m really glad that this little boy is now happy and living a normal life.
I think that this is an awesome idea. There is so many people in the world that are born with some sort of disability. Inventing a new way to change a person life is a kind thing to do. As humans without a disability, we think nothing of our hands or legs. There just there and we’re used to it. The thing is that what if someone took your hand, you wouldn't be able to do much would you? Well that's what these people think. We all need to help to make this world a better place. The article talked about how other kids were dealing with it “Every day, kids were asking him, ‘What happened to your hand, what happened to your hand,’ and I noticed it was wrecking his spirit,”(Mara). Now this isn’t right. I know that kids are going to be kids and that they really don’t know better but still. I’m really glad that this little boy is now happy and living a normal life.
"Mason Wilde aand Matthew." Photograph. Impact Lab. Impact Lab, n.d. Web. 22 Feb 2014. <http://www.impactlab.net/2014/02/20/kansas-teen-makes-hand-for-a-friend-using-3d-printer/>
Williams, Mara. "Kansas teen uses 3-D printer to make hand for boy." Wichita Eagle. Mara Williams, 31 Jan. 2014. Web. 22 Feb. 2014. <http://www.kansas.com/2014/01/31/3261314/kansas-teen-uses-3-d-printer-to.html>
