Sunday, January 24, 2010

What do you think?

The Straits Times

Mr Feliciano lost part of his left leg when he was six, but he still played high school sports and takes part in Paralympic games.

An amputee who lost half of one leg as a child is fighting to realise his dream of becoming a firefighter.Mr Isaac Feliciano's fight hit a road bump when city officials in Paterson, New Jersey, declared him to be not 'physically capable'. He finished 103rd among more than 600 candidates in a recent arduous physical test for the job, which included pulling a hose and carrying a life-size dummy while wearing a weighted vest.However, a medical consultant later ruled that he was 'not physically capable of sustaining the labours and exposure' of firefighting work.Mr Feliciano, 33, works at Cingular Wireless, training other sales representatives. He says his titanium-carbon fibre prosthetic leg is more resistant to heat and flame.He has dreamed of taking on the job since he was three, when a firefighter pulled him from a closet during a fire.
But when he was six, gangrene from spinal meningitis claimed his left leg below the knee.Despite his disability, he played high school football and baseball and participates in Paralympic competitions. Three doctors will make a recommendation to the state authorities in his case.

Do you think Mr Feliciano should be allowed to be a fire fighter? Why?

What do you think? Yes or No?

36 comments:

gin yen said...

I think Mr Feliciano should not be the fire fighter because it is a dangerous job.The moment when he is putting out fire,maybe the fire would get him and let him die or let him become zaoda.The best idea is to be a doctor.Everybody like doctor because they help people from getting sick.Even murderer will please you to cure his illness.Then,he will find a way to thank you.Exsample,like protect you from another worst murderer.Some people will give you present for free.So I think Mr feliciano should be a doctor.Be the doctor is the best!

emily lim said...

i think yes i think no i think i don't know... but i wish is yes lar cause i wish all the people in the people in the world have a job including my family i wish he is in his favorite job

michellelaw said...

I think Mr Felicion cannot be a firefighter because his left leg is broken.

lee joey said...

I think Mr Feliciano cannot be a fire fighter because his leg cannot walk

chang chu feng said...

yes
because he got A metal leg

Anonymous said...

if mr lsaac feliciano. but how he finished 103rd among more than 600 candidates.

leetingfang said...

yes, i think Mr Fliciano can be a fighting because I have Confidence with Mr Feliciano

wendy li said...

yes because he can run very fast and he have passion

stanley ong said...

I think MR FELICIANO should be a fire fighter.MR FELICIANO should be a FIRE FIGHTER because he HAS passion

bi ling said...

no.beacause it leg is broken .

Tan Lii Wen said...

Yes,I think Mr Feliciano can to be a fire fighter.I wish it can be true.

li hui said...

yes because he has passion

chu feng said...

yes
because his leg was a mettal

huang jing wen said...

yes,bevcause an amputee who lost half of one leg as a child is fighting to realise his dream of becoming a firefighter.

sheilaho said...

yes becase his leg was a mettal

Ervin chua JUN KANG said...

I thing that he can be a fireman because his left leg is broken he still never give up I thing he should be a fireman

Ang Wei Sheng said...

yes because your leg can not be a firefighter

carlson said...

heno! he shoud not be a firefighter because his leg was bad. I thick shoud go home and rest

gin yen said...

I think its wrong to be a fire fighter because later the cabon doxoside from the fire will kill him.

huang jing wen said...

i wish is yes, because he have a metal leg.

mei sin said...

i think mr feliciano cannot be fire fighter.beacause mr feliciano leg has lost his left leg if mr feliciano be fire fighter his leg will be danger and what if got fire.and mr feliciano trap inside and nobody heip him.why reason

ang ing zi said...

Mr.felician can't be a firefighter because,a firefighter needs to run a lot,he might fall down and get burned by the fire

Mendel said...

Yes because I know I can fill that Mr Feliano will have passion to be firefighter! So I will let Mr Feliano to be firefighter.

travis said...

No because his leg is broken

Ryan Er said...

I thing he could be a firefighter, because he could run very fast to save people inside a burning buiding.

Lee Yao said...

I think that Mr.Feliciano deserves to be a fire fighter because he works hard to fulfill his dream.

seow hui en said...

Yes, because he is good .

Po-Han said...

Mr. Feliciano can not be a firefighter. Becaue his leg are broke. No.

tan shi ling said...

mr Feliciano no a firefighter.
because his left leg.

gin yen said...

I don`t think Mr Feliciano cannot be a fire fighter because it is a dangerous job.Please do not be a fire fighter please,Mr Feliciano!

gin yen said...

Now I not sure to choose.Some pupils choose yes and some pupils choose no.Now I am confused so I don`t know what to choose.

gin yen said...

I relised be a fire fighter is wrong because it is dangerous job.The smoke from the fire is too poisonous to go into the building to rescue people.And it`s too heavy too carry the oxyen tank.So I think be a fire fighter is wrong.

tingfang said...

I think that Mr Feliciano cannot be a fire fighter because he cannot run very fast so he need to wolfed down from the fire fighter car.

Kelven Low said...

maybe cannot eeerrr...i don't think he could to be a firefighter because he may fall from the tall ladder when he is melting the fire. so i don't think he should be a firefighter.

Mr Kok said...

Dear Ting Fang

I think you have used the phrase, 'Wolfed down' wrongly. It means to eat your food in a hurry. Would you please resubmit your comment again?

Cheers,
Mr Kok

gin yen said...

Dear Ting Fang, Are you saying that you let Mr Feliciano eat the fire fighter car in a hurry?