Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Ebola editorial questions

1) Betsy McCaughey identifies a problem that there is not enough room for Ebola patients to be properly taken care of.

2) She offers the solution that the four bio- containment centers should be expanded instead of outfitting hundreds of hospitals to treat Ebola.

3) Infection expert Sean Kaufman views the CDC's guidelines for protective gear I'm treating Ebola patients as "dead wrong."

4) Rep. Michael Burgess made a point about CDC head Thomas Frieden by holding up a photo showing him wearing a protective suit that covered him head to to and compared it to the guideline that CDC had issued.

5) A) Yes, I agree with Ms. McCaughey's commentary.

B) My dad also agrees with her commentary

Monday, February 9, 2015

Summary Assignment

In the news article titled Oklahoma considers gas chamber to execute death row inmates, the author focuses on Oklahoma being the first state in the nation to allow nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates. First, the author explains that republican legislators are pushing to make this happen. Next, the author states that a bill is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday to make death by "nitrogen hypoxia" a backup method of execution. Finally, the author concludes by using Rep. Mike Christian's statement that using this method to cut off an inmate's supply of oxygen would be a low-cost

http://www.ksby.com/news/oklahoma-considers-gas-chamber-to-execute-death-row-inmates/