catw practice #2

 Esmin Green, the woman who died in the waiting room of kings county hospital. ''The woman who died in the waiting room'' by Jeneen Interlandi writes about the horrific event that took place in brooklyn's largest psychiatric hospital. Esmin Green collapsed in the waiting room and it took about an hour for any of the staff to realize she was in trouble. the passage says that Esmin Green's death and no one coming to her aid right away is not a surprise and I as well agree with that statement.

 Esmin Green probably did not have any health insurance. In hospitals if you have no insurance you will get no aid it is that simple. A couple of months ago I fractured my ankle, and surgery was required. So when I got to the hospital, I didnt have no insurance. I was not able to get no aid for my fracture, in the E.R room I was told I need insurance just to get a hospital bed. Luckily Brookdale hospital has heath insurance programs so I applied for it and in the same dat I recieved a note saying I have pending health insurance and just for that little piece of paper I was able to receive assistance and a bed.

 It was said that the cause of death was blood clots in her legs. A lot of people have minor conditions that can be easily be treated with medication but cannot afford it. Hopital bills are very expensive, hospitals charge you for the room as well. Only thousands of beds for millions of people. In Esmin Green's case she had to be one of the million with no insurance.

 So we see that reading this passage showed me that her death possibly could have been avioded. It is obvious that she was not insured. Nurses and doctors would have came to her aid immediatly if she was insured.Knowing that their going to get paid for this patient. Its a shame that their is a price on health in this country.

ATW practice 1

   112-4 was the final tally mark on a vote in illinois that will allow young students who are in the U.S illegally to pay instate tuition rates at illinois colleges and universities. ''An education in citizenship" edited from the Chicago Tribune in march 31,2003 it  talks mainly about the landslide of a vote that was passed and the unfairness it brings to the legal citizens around the U.S. But I disagree with the story , I feel that it is good for the U.S to give illegal studentsa cheaper education.
   One reason that i disagree is because immigrants deserve chances that they don't have like american citizens do. Plus there hardworking people . Today if you were to look in most hospitals the majority of employers are born outside of the U.S with degrees and phd's. Plus the state of New York test scores show that asians have the highest percentage of passing grades. Giving people who are not born here the benefit of a cheaper education is good for the U.S Most likely if they are illegal their parents cannot afford tens of thousands of dollars every semester for there child . Not to mention that they are hardworkers and show more dedication ,its only fair to give the harder worker a chance that they deserve.

   Another reason why i disagree is because comming from an immigrant background i know personally how it feels to not be able to pay for an education because of where your from. My family is from jamaica and when i was younger my mother wasnt legal at the time. She worked at a daycare at home and because she was illegal she couldnt put my sister through college because she didnt have a social security number . Now if this bill passed at the time my mother would have been able to afford to send my sister to school . She was trying to attend virgina tech. Illegal students are not eligible for pell grants or federal loans. Just because there from a different background and is illegal doesnt give us the right to take away there education.

  So we see that chicago illinois recently passed a bill allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. Even if illinois is charging legal citizens form other states more, the senetors know that immigrants will work harder for less money.