Should all Americans have the right to free health care?
I think and "We believe that health care is a right, not a privilege or a commodity.
everyone in the United States has the human right to health care. Reform measures should ensure that every person has access to comprehensive, quality health care. No one should be discriminated against on the basis of income, health status, gender, race, age, immigration status or other factors...
Health care is a public good, not a commodity. Gaps in the health care system should be eliminated so that all communities, rich and poor, have access to comprehensive, quality treatment and services.":)
Health care is an 1) _ISSUE_that continues to be debated. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, millions of people in the U.S. do not have health insurance. In 2007, Americans spent more than two trillion dollars on health care. Health care is the largest industry in the U.S., employing more than 14 million people.
Supporters of the right to health care, believe that health care reform would stop medical bankruptcies (when people go broke because someone in the family gets sick), improve public health, and reduce overall health care spending.
2) 0R suggests that 2.1% of all U.S. bankruptcies in 2007 were related to medical expenses. They say that no one in the richest nation on earth should go without health care. A June 2009 report 3) _AND_the results of a poll that showed 64% of Americans believe health care is an important
4) ISSUE_and should be a right.
People who are against using taxes to provide health care for all Americans argue that it is socialism (a government run society). They also feel that there is
5) _____and_____ to suggest that it would decrease the quality and availability of health care for those who already have medical coverage. In 6) __issue________, opponents say it is not the government's responsibility to guarantee health coverage.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Week 10 Vocab Cloze Reading & Paragraph Practice
criteria, emphasis, and consent
Should doctors be allowed to help critically ill patients commit suicide?
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate focus word and/or its word form.
The word euthanasia was coined in the 17th century by Francis Bacon who defined it as “an easy, painless, and happy death.” Today, it refers to when a doctor 1) emphasis to help a critically ill patient commit suicide by injecting him or her with a drug that causes death; critically ill means that they have a disease or illness which will result in death.
Supporters of doctors who assist critically ill patients to die say that people have the right to end their lives in a painless and dignified way. One could say that a person’s right “to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” includes the right to decide to free oneself from a painful disease or illness. Doctors who support euthanasia 2) consent that the 3) criteria for 4) emphasis to help a patient die is that the patient is suffering from a terminal illness, has a poor quality of life, and has made a conscious decision to end his/her life.
Critics of euthanasia say that doctors take an oath to protect patients. Assisting them to end their lives goes against that promise. Opponents also 5) consent
the possibility of doctors taking this too far by helping the poor and disabled end their lives. Religious critics say that doctor-assisted suicide goes against God’s will. Others fear that a patient's age and inability to pay medical bills may be used as 6) emphasis to determine who lives and who dies.
As of 2011, the Supreme Court has ruled against euthanasia, but many patients are still asking doctors for assistance.
Should doctors be allowed to help critically ill patients commit suicide?
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate focus word and/or its word form.
The word euthanasia was coined in the 17th century by Francis Bacon who defined it as “an easy, painless, and happy death.” Today, it refers to when a doctor 1) emphasis to help a critically ill patient commit suicide by injecting him or her with a drug that causes death; critically ill means that they have a disease or illness which will result in death.
Supporters of doctors who assist critically ill patients to die say that people have the right to end their lives in a painless and dignified way. One could say that a person’s right “to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” includes the right to decide to free oneself from a painful disease or illness. Doctors who support euthanasia 2) consent that the 3) criteria for 4) emphasis to help a patient die is that the patient is suffering from a terminal illness, has a poor quality of life, and has made a conscious decision to end his/her life.
Critics of euthanasia say that doctors take an oath to protect patients. Assisting them to end their lives goes against that promise. Opponents also 5) consent
the possibility of doctors taking this too far by helping the poor and disabled end their lives. Religious critics say that doctor-assisted suicide goes against God’s will. Others fear that a patient's age and inability to pay medical bills may be used as 6) emphasis to determine who lives and who dies.
As of 2011, the Supreme Court has ruled against euthanasia, but many patients are still asking doctors for assistance.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Week 10 Definitions and Critical Reading Passage
difintions!!!
consent - Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
criteria - A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
emphasis - Importance, value, or prominence given to something.
Stress laid on a word or words to indicate special meaning or particular importance.
Do you think that euthanasia should be an individual right or should it be determined by the courts? Is there a chance that physician-assisted suicide could go too far?
i think that euthanasia or assisted suicide is needed so patients won’t be forced to remain alive by being connected to machines. But the law already permits patients or their surrogates to withhold or withdraw unwanted medical treatment even if that increases the likelihood that the patient will die. i also think that Neither the law nor medical ethics requires that “everything be done”! to keep a person alive!. Insistence, against the patients wishes,! that dearth be postponed by every means available is contrary to law and practice. It is also cruel and inhumane.!!
consent - Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
criteria - A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
emphasis - Importance, value, or prominence given to something.
Stress laid on a word or words to indicate special meaning or particular importance.
Do you think that euthanasia should be an individual right or should it be determined by the courts? Is there a chance that physician-assisted suicide could go too far?
i think that euthanasia or assisted suicide is needed so patients won’t be forced to remain alive by being connected to machines. But the law already permits patients or their surrogates to withhold or withdraw unwanted medical treatment even if that increases the likelihood that the patient will die. i also think that Neither the law nor medical ethics requires that “everything be done”! to keep a person alive!. Insistence, against the patients wishes,! that dearth be postponed by every means available is contrary to law and practice. It is also cruel and inhumane.!!
Friday, October 14, 2011
T-Chart and Practice Paragraph Quarter 1
Should junk food be banned from school vending machines?
yes beacause is not healthy for you. a good healthy strategy would be selling nutrious food. previously before we had vending machines there was less kids with obesity. Another alternative is that kids in high school are most obesity beacause of the vending machines. previously before when we had the vennding machines i gaind a lot of weight. thats why i decided to use excersise as a strategy to maintain myself healthy. U
yes beacause is not healthy for you. a good healthy strategy would be selling nutrious food. previously before we had vending machines there was less kids with obesity. Another alternative is that kids in high school are most obesity beacause of the vending machines. previously before when we had the vennding machines i gaind a lot of weight. thats why i decided to use excersise as a strategy to maintain myself healthy. U
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Week 9 Vocab Defintions and Close Reading Passage
diffintions!!
alternative - The choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities.
synonyms - choice - option - selection - pick
previous - Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior: children by a previous marriage.
synonyms - former - prior - antecedent - preceding - foregoing
strategy - A method or plan chosen to bring about a desired future, such as achievement of a goal or solution to a prolem
synonyms -
Is it the schools' job to decide what students should or should not eat? no beacuse that is not their reponsibility to decided what kids should eat.
Are school vending machines really full of junk food? yes beacuse the majority is all junk food. like chacolates, ships, bread and candy thats all there is.
Does keeping junk food out of vending machines really teach kids to eat better? yes beacuse it is limmiting kids fat food to eat. during school beacuse out of school is on them.
alternative - The choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities.
synonyms - choice - option - selection - pick
previous - Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior: children by a previous marriage.
synonyms - former - prior - antecedent - preceding - foregoing
strategy - A method or plan chosen to bring about a desired future, such as achievement of a goal or solution to a prolem
synonyms -
Is it the schools' job to decide what students should or should not eat? no beacuse that is not their reponsibility to decided what kids should eat.
Are school vending machines really full of junk food? yes beacuse the majority is all junk food. like chacolates, ships, bread and candy thats all there is.
Does keeping junk food out of vending machines really teach kids to eat better? yes beacuse it is limmiting kids fat food to eat. during school beacuse out of school is on them.
strategics - tactics
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