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Even though there are no legal issues with transgendered pregnancy, Thomas Beatie should not have given birth because of the potential emotional, social, and psychological effects to the child. **Paraphrasing:** -No attempt to shorten -In your own words **Summarizing:** -Shortening -Nutshell

In 1314, Charles Dickens wrote a novel about vampires on Halloween night, because he felt he had seen one the night before. Dickens said he had seen a vampire swoop down from the treetops grabbing a small kitten in his fangs. Next the evil creature tossed aside the bloodless feline.

Paraphrasing: In the year of 1314, Charles Dickens decided to write a novel on Halloween night after his encounter with a vampire that had swung down from the treetops with a small kitten in it’s mouth, and then tossed the dead feline aside.

Summarizing: Charles Dickens wrote a novel on vampires on Halloween night, 1314. He had seen the vampire the night before when it swung down from the treetops with a small kitten in it’s mouth.

OUTLINE. Kimberly Hutchinson Mr. Rowley Historical Research and Writing December 1, 2009

I. Introduction: Imagine this: Your water has just broken. You instantly know it’s time to get to the Hospital, and quickly. You wake your partner up, and she immediately goes into panic mode. She quickly grabs all of the supplies you had packed specifically for this moment. You both get in the car and she drives you to the hospital. Your bearded face begins to sweat, the pain is just beginning. Does this sound a little different than what you expected? Thesis: Even though there are no legal issues with transgender pregnancy, Thomas Beatie should not have given birth because of the potential emotional, social, and psychological effects to the child. II. Early Life: Thomas Beatie was once Tracy Lagondino, but had a sex reassignment surgery because she thought she was always supposed to be a man. She got her breasts removed and took testosterone injections, but decided to keep her reproductive parts. After the surgery, she legally became a man and met his wife, Nancy. They wanted to have a family and buy a home, but Nancy had a hysterectomy years ago. So Thomas decided he would have the baby. III. Many doctors refused to help them so they got semen from a local sperm bank, and resorted to artificial insemination. The very first attempt ended in a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy with triplets that required surgery, resulting in the loss of all his embryos and his right Fallopian tube.