The passage adapted from, "The Woman Who Died in the Waiting Room", by Jeen Interlandi explains how a 49-year old woman(Esmin Green) died in just 20 minutes later, after the nurse checked on her in 40 minutes. Jeneen explains how patients with psychiatric problems get less attention than others. I agree with the statement that, "Public hospitals across the country have struggled to provide acute psychiatric cqare to the uninsurwed since the early 1960's, when large mental hospitals began closing theor doors en masse."
There are times when many patients are ignored, due to health ionsurance, or wealth of class. I find the death of Esmin Green disturbing, the more I think about it. It happens almost all of the time, when you sign in, and sits you aside to wait nearly forever in the waiting room, whether mental problem or not. I remember when I was rushed to the emergency room from rash. It was from eating a fillet-o-fish from the school cafeteria. I was in fifith grade in elemantary school at the time, in the Upper West Side. I was ten years old at the time. I remember that I had to be diosmissed early from the LEAP afterschool program, because the condition became worse. At home, my parents tried to soak me in an oatmeal bathtub, so that probably, the rash can heakl. Instead, the rash worsened even more, and my parents rushed me to the emergency room, at a hospital in the Upper East Side. My mother checked me in at nine o' clock at night. A nurse did not come in untill three o' clock in the morning. At that time, the rash nearly spread my body. the only part that the rash did not spread was my face. What the doctor gave me was Benadrill, a medicine used for allergic reactions. my parents were angry about this, because what they waited six hours for was something in which my parents would of buyed for me at the pharmacy, and I would be cured in twenty minutes. This is why I find the death of Esmin Green disturbing, because why have hospitals, if you would not be treated the same way as the wealthy would? It is just wrong and unfair. My situatiopn is not a mental sickness, but I can understand how it feels like compared to Esmin Green.
People who are not wealthy would have to go through the waiting room in hospitals. Not only that, at times, for those who may not have health care insurance, it would be more difficult for them to be treated. For hospitals in America, it's, no insurance, no good treatment. Even for the mentally ill and poor, it's bad how treatment is judged by how much money you have in your account. Not only is it bad, but very sad as well.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Revision of CATW 1
In, "An Education in Citizenship", distrubuted in Chicago Tribune, the author explains how citizens are illegally paying in-state tuition, that of those who are born outside of the United States. The author argues how citizens can pay for in-state, while the law states that it is for those who are born outside of the United States that are able to pay in-state tuition. I agree with the statement that, "The notion that someone can have no legal right to a country, but be entitiled to a very expensive and valuable benefit of citizenship is absurd on its face."
Paying for college isn't easy. Especially for being in a community college, it is not easy to pay college bills. Even if one has financial aid, one would have to pay in return. If you have not known, paying for college outside the state costs double for when paying in-state.To pay double for a college out of the state and born here would be unfair. It's part of the law, but for other people to pay less, and born outside of the country is not right. I am friends with many people who are in the povery line. A close friend of mine, Naiyima, had to use Pell Grants. Pell Grants is when the college pays for your tuition, due to the low income tax. The reason why she had to pay Pell Grants is because she cannot afford paying tuition, even though she is going to a cheap CUNY Community College. A huge population of citizens are in the poverty line. As a matter a fact, the number of minorities in the United States is a very huge number.
Some people cannot afford paying tuition, and yet, would do everything in their power to go to college, improve their eductaion, and improve their skills. In this generation, life is becoming more difficult everyday. At the same time, prices rise everyday. For the wealthy I would understand, but what about the working class? The working class works for hours, trying to pay bills. . Especially for me, I am a working class person. I find it very hard to pay bills. I do not work in a job which pays me maximum wage. I wish I could get a job like that, but I clearly know that in reality, it is impossible. Paying out-state tuition when you are a citizen of U.S. is illegal, but compare moving to a different state, from moving to a different country. The rules and laws would be different, same thing as another country.
I do approve that illegal students paying out-state tuition is wrong. I find it as another way to pay off tuition, easier, because every state has different laws, same for countries. So why can't the law of paying out-state tuition be changed?
Paying for college isn't easy. Especially for being in a community college, it is not easy to pay college bills. Even if one has financial aid, one would have to pay in return. If you have not known, paying for college outside the state costs double for when paying in-state.To pay double for a college out of the state and born here would be unfair. It's part of the law, but for other people to pay less, and born outside of the country is not right. I am friends with many people who are in the povery line. A close friend of mine, Naiyima, had to use Pell Grants. Pell Grants is when the college pays for your tuition, due to the low income tax. The reason why she had to pay Pell Grants is because she cannot afford paying tuition, even though she is going to a cheap CUNY Community College. A huge population of citizens are in the poverty line. As a matter a fact, the number of minorities in the United States is a very huge number.
Some people cannot afford paying tuition, and yet, would do everything in their power to go to college, improve their eductaion, and improve their skills. In this generation, life is becoming more difficult everyday. At the same time, prices rise everyday. For the wealthy I would understand, but what about the working class? The working class works for hours, trying to pay bills. . Especially for me, I am a working class person. I find it very hard to pay bills. I do not work in a job which pays me maximum wage. I wish I could get a job like that, but I clearly know that in reality, it is impossible. Paying out-state tuition when you are a citizen of U.S. is illegal, but compare moving to a different state, from moving to a different country. The rules and laws would be different, same thing as another country.
I do approve that illegal students paying out-state tuition is wrong. I find it as another way to pay off tuition, easier, because every state has different laws, same for countries. So why can't the law of paying out-state tuition be changed?
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Blog 4: CATW Practice 1
In, "An Education in Citizenship", the author explains how citizens are illegally paying in-state tuition, that of those who are born outside of the United States. The author argues how citizens can pay for in-state, while immigration law states that it is for those who are born outside of the United States that are able to pay in-state tuition. I disagree with the statement that the author makes, because there could be various reasons as to why citizens pay in-state tuition illegally.
Paying for college isn't easy. Especially for being in a community college, it is not easy to pay college bills. Even if you have financial aid, it would still be difficult, because it would vary on classes, whether you have passed or fail. This could be one reason why students born in the United States pay for in-state tuition. If you have not known, paying for college outside the state costs double for when paying in-state. By paying in-state, students born in the U.S. would of paid twice as less, and save more money to help themselves. For citizens to pay double the price of college outside the state, than for those who were born in another country to pay in-state. Wouldn't that be unfair? Just to think about it; how can it be that I am born in the United States, and yet I have to pay double, than for those who were not born in the U.S? Not that I'm being racist, but to think about it, wouldn't going to college in another state be similiar than going to college in another country? I disagree with the author, simply because, the minority of people of the AUnited States are not wealthy. As a matter a fact, the number of minorities in the United States is a very huge number. And for the author to argue about citizens breaking the law...well, unreasonable.
Laws are meant to be broken. The author mentions something in the passage. The author says, " The notion that someone can have no legal right to be present in the country but be entitled to a very expensive and valuable benefit of citizenship is absurd on its face." Meaning, the right that someone can pay in-state illegally and get away with it is ridiculous. I find this topic significant because the author points out explicitly how wrong and illegal it is to pay in-state tuition, when born a citizen of the United States. First thing, I don't know about other colleges, but definitely for SUNY, I believe that you would have to pay $4,000 extra for out-state tuition. Another thing is, some people cannot afford payin that much money, and yet, would do everything in their power to go to college, improve their eductaion, and improve their skills. In this generation, life is becoming more difficult everyday. At the same time, prices rise everyday. For the wealthy I would understand, but what about the working class? The working class works for hours, trying to pay bills. Tuition these days are not cheap. Especially for me, I am a working class person. I find it very hard to pay bills. I don't work in a job, in which I work for five hours and is paid $10 million. I wish I could get a job like that, but I clearly know that in reality, it is impossible. Therefore, laws are meant to be broken because the laws can be unfair. Paying in-state tuition when you are a citizen of U.S. is illegal, but compare moving to a different state , from moving to a different country. The rules and laws would be different, same thing as another country.
I do not approve that paying in-state tuition illegally is wrong. I find it as another way to pay off tuition, easier, because every state has different laws, same for countries. So why can't the law of paying out-state tuition be changed?
Paying for college isn't easy. Especially for being in a community college, it is not easy to pay college bills. Even if you have financial aid, it would still be difficult, because it would vary on classes, whether you have passed or fail. This could be one reason why students born in the United States pay for in-state tuition. If you have not known, paying for college outside the state costs double for when paying in-state. By paying in-state, students born in the U.S. would of paid twice as less, and save more money to help themselves. For citizens to pay double the price of college outside the state, than for those who were born in another country to pay in-state. Wouldn't that be unfair? Just to think about it; how can it be that I am born in the United States, and yet I have to pay double, than for those who were not born in the U.S? Not that I'm being racist, but to think about it, wouldn't going to college in another state be similiar than going to college in another country? I disagree with the author, simply because, the minority of people of the AUnited States are not wealthy. As a matter a fact, the number of minorities in the United States is a very huge number. And for the author to argue about citizens breaking the law...well, unreasonable.
Laws are meant to be broken. The author mentions something in the passage. The author says, " The notion that someone can have no legal right to be present in the country but be entitled to a very expensive and valuable benefit of citizenship is absurd on its face." Meaning, the right that someone can pay in-state illegally and get away with it is ridiculous. I find this topic significant because the author points out explicitly how wrong and illegal it is to pay in-state tuition, when born a citizen of the United States. First thing, I don't know about other colleges, but definitely for SUNY, I believe that you would have to pay $4,000 extra for out-state tuition. Another thing is, some people cannot afford payin that much money, and yet, would do everything in their power to go to college, improve their eductaion, and improve their skills. In this generation, life is becoming more difficult everyday. At the same time, prices rise everyday. For the wealthy I would understand, but what about the working class? The working class works for hours, trying to pay bills. Tuition these days are not cheap. Especially for me, I am a working class person. I find it very hard to pay bills. I don't work in a job, in which I work for five hours and is paid $10 million. I wish I could get a job like that, but I clearly know that in reality, it is impossible. Therefore, laws are meant to be broken because the laws can be unfair. Paying in-state tuition when you are a citizen of U.S. is illegal, but compare moving to a different state , from moving to a different country. The rules and laws would be different, same thing as another country.
I do not approve that paying in-state tuition illegally is wrong. I find it as another way to pay off tuition, easier, because every state has different laws, same for countries. So why can't the law of paying out-state tuition be changed?
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