Annotation Assignment: The Legend Of The Kidney Heist

The Legend of the Kidney Heist
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The legend of the Kidney Heist
In the "Legend of the Kidney Heist", Jonathan who is a pseudonym goes for a business vacation to Las Vegas or Sin City. After a long day's work, he goes to a lounge to rest. Before he could order a drink, a brunette walks up to him and begins to flirt (Mikkelson B, & Mikkelson D 1998). She buys Jonathan a drink and after a few moments, he could not recall anything. He wakes up next day in a hotel with his body submerged in a bathtub full of ice. He rushes for a phone on the wall to call 911 besides seeing a notice warning him of making the call. As he makes the emergency call, he realizes that the receiver is aware of such case. She advises Jonathan to feel if there is a tube protruding from his lower back of which he confirms. She tells Jonathan that his kidney has been stolen and advises him not to move as she sends for assistance to the hotel (Mikkelson B., & Mikkelson D. 1998).
The legend runs as follows
The stolen kidney organs or kidney business is what most performers and folklore categorize under the urban legends. These stories are usually fictions. However, the majority of the audience to such stories concentrates on the dramatic portions which they later transform to facts in their own stories. These people usually quote friends of their friends and have no original source. Even though these legends are normally untrue with a fifth-hand account, they become popular and acted on media, movies, television shows, and even novels.
How the legend was interpreted by the students
“The Legend of the Kidney Heist” is one of the American’s urban legends about kidney market whereby young children such as girls are kidnapped for their vital organs which are then sold to rich people especially in developed nations. It is unbearable to believe that such activities can happen in the real setting.
The imaginable part is when the victim wakes up and is frightened of the lost kidney. Therefore, the folklore presented can be linked to numerous rumors that have been spreading concerning well-financed gangs that go around the different states in the USA drugging people especially travelers and cutting their kidneys for black-market. Henceforth, the legend supports such crime notions which people believe to be true.
Parallel versions
“Kidney Heist” legend is unique and varies from other urban legends with almost same plot. However, it has numerous variations and versions (Brunvard, 2001). One of the version is that of a man who decided to have some a fine moment in a street bar. The man decides to pick a young beautiful woman which he accompanies himself with to a nearby hotel. The two spend the night together but in the next morning, the man woke up feeling some headache and notices blood all over the bed and sheets while the woman is nowhere to be seen. At the same very moment, the gentleman notices some freshly stitched wound on his side. He rushes to the nearby hospital and realizes that one of his kidneys has been stolen. Furthermore, the doctor informs him that the person who performed the operation did it professionally ...