World music traditions and cultural perspectives
The gamelan is a traditional musical ensemble from Java and Bali, islands in the Indonesian chain. In the Javanese language, the word meaning bronze instrument. The word gamelan includes several different types of instruments, and has come to mean more of a traditional style and use of instrumentation, including at times vocals. The traditional gamelan orchestra includes instruments like xylophones, kendang drums, gongs, metallophones, bamboo flutes, and bowed and plucked strings. The term also refers more to the set of instruments that are used in the orchestra, as opposed to the players. In the concept of Indonesian culture, a gamelan is a district set of instruments meant to be built, tuned and played together. Unlike Western musicians, the gamelan stays together as a unit and the players are replaced, instead of the instruments travelling with players (Prikosusilo).
Moral Questions and Moral Theory: Organ Donation
Organ donation is not just a physical issue. It is also a mental, emotional, and moral issue. If people have concerns about organ donation, they need to have all the facts so they can decide what to do next. Some people think it is important to donate organs, and other people think it is never the right choice. Others are ambiguous and the situation may effect what they decide. Having all the facts will help these people with their decisions.