Thursday, February 12, 2015

Still wrong Ebola Rx Questions



1. What does Betsy McCaughey identify as a problem in her commentary?
-Betsy McCaughey's problem in the commentary is the safety of the hospitals and people getting Ebola.

2. What solutions does she offer?
-Betsy suggests that hospitals should be prepared to recognize possible cases, isolate them-- and then call them for help. Also that the best Ebola strategy is to protect our local hospitals, health care-workers and patients by relying on the nation's bio containment facilities.

3. How does infection expert Sean Kaufman view the CDC's guidelines for protective gear in treating Ebola patients?
-Sean Kaufman called the guideline "absolutely irresponsible and dead wrong."

4. What point did Rep. Michael Burgess make about CDC head Thomas Frieden?
-Rep. Michael Burgess held up a photo of chief Freiden wearing a protective suit and compared it to the filmsy guidline that the CDC had issued for nurses and doctors here

5. a) I agree and disagree with her recommendation. I agree with it because the bio-containment facilities know more about what to do with Ebola than the local hospitals. I disagree because we shouldn't wait for worse things to happen.

Monday, February 9, 2015

Gay Marriage in Alabama

In the Huffington Post titled "Clarence Thomas: Supreme Court's Decision Suggests Justices' Minds Are Made Up On Gay Marriage", Lawrence Hurley discusses the U.S Supreme Court's response of proceeding gay marriage in Alabama. First, Hurley explains how two out of nine justices, Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia, disagree with allowing gay weddings to start in Alabama. Next, he points out that gay marriage is now legal in 37 states.

He explains Clarence Thomas's dissenting opinions and his thoughts on how things will turn out if the state approves gay marriage. In addition, Hurley mentions Scalia's dissenting in 2013 and how Thomas's words echoed upon them. Finally, the writer concludes by stating that Alabama's case with gay marriage is being solved differently and the court will take cases to settle them as well.

The author's tone throughout the article is serious and formal.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/09/supreme-court-gay-marriage-clarence-thomas_n_6646404.html