More opposing viewpoints!

This article, in my opinion, uses a lot of big numbers in attempt to scare his article, but rarely cites his resources and he also does not explain why these numbers are relevant to what he is saying. This helps me because I know that when I write my article about the homosexual gene, I will need to cite my sources and explain why I decided to put that piece of information in my article. This article, though it does not do both of the things that the last two article failed to do, it does do a good job at explaining the relevance and importance of this information. This third article does give explanations and also cites his work. It is a good example of a article that gives good information and explains it well. It argues that health care is not too expensive and it compares the amount of money being spend in the United States to other countries. This last article does the best job. It have lists and gives it a more informative article feel. It gives good background information so that you know why they believe what they believe.

Personally, I never thought that this topic could be argued. I did not know why people would be against it. I only thought about the fact that there were people getting health care and they would have to worry less about having to pay a ridiculously large hospital bill when an unexpected tragedy happens to them or a family member. It is interesting to learn about other people's ideas. I didn't know that people thought that this would make the country loose so much money, and the idea of not giving people the security of health insurance simply because they feel they are unfairly loosing their money to pay for other people was frightening, yet it is did not surprise me very much.

Opposing viewpoints & your topic for Life: The Book

Many topics can relate to these articles because mostly all deal with economics and in most cases, medical attention is very expensive. It was interesting to learn how much money is being spent on health care. In my case, not only would it take a lot of money to get more research done and more information on the homosexual gene, but if a child's parents were willing to pay a psychologist to "cure" their kid from his homosexual tendencies, then we would be talking about more money being spent that deals with medical attention. This article mentions that we are spending twice as much for other people to have health care than other countries. This worries many citizens because they do not feel the need to pay for other people who cant afford health insurance's health care. The money aspect in this is probably the most important part of this debate that is being argued. People are mainly getting mad because their income is being cut so that other people can be insured. On the other hand, This article argues that health care is a fundamental right and, unlike this article by Bryan Young, she gives actual fact based information. She focuses on telling us why it is that it is necessary for people to have access to these rights. She talks about the mentally ill and why they especially need special treatment.

One thing I do not completely understand is what is mentioned in This article by Jacob Hornberger. He states in his article " ...force doctors to provide health care services to others would be akin to slavery, especially if it's for free. I think that doctors deserve to be paid for their services." What I do not understand is why he is saying that the doctors will not get paid. The way I have understood this idea of health care is that people pay taxes, which then go to the government, which is then spent on people's medical needs. If the government is paying for a person's medical treatments, then we should not worry about doctors not getting paid.

Life: The Book & American History

Describe the types of health care problems Americans face, and the government's role in seeking solutions.

One of the main problems that are going on with health care is that over 40 million Americans do not have access to health care and this number keeps growing. American workers are also struggling to pay higher premiums, deductibles and co-payments. Another problem America faces is that among these people without health care, over 8 million are children. The cost of insurance is also raising forcing people to have to pay money from out of their pocket to get medical attention. Since many people cannot pay money from out of their pocket, they may end up not getting medical attention at all.

I think a compelling character needs to have a conflict, set goals, and they need to be someone that anybody can relate to, whether it were in age, personality, or problems. Problems is a really good part of the story because if the character keeps showing different problems and personality traits, the reader is bound to relate to some of them. Another thing that the character could have is contradictions. One example of this is an article from the New Yorker written about Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook. The reason why this character was so contradicting is that he mentions that his goal is to make the world a more open place, but he himself is very quiet and mostly keeps to himself.

An example of a good plot for a nonfiction story would be like the plot in the article Open Channels. It informed the reader about cystic fibrosis while telling a compelling story of a seven year old girl who was struggling to live a normal life with this disease. We could incorporate this into our book, Life: The Book, by focusing on a specific story or character that relates to our topic to make our article more attractive to the reader.

The first thing that writers do to write non-jargon- based scientific writing is to first familiarize the reader with some medical or scientific terms that aren't commonly used. After introducing the reader to some terms that aren't as common words, the writer might start writing about the disease in a way that makes sense. He could start by writing specifics about this disease. For example, anybody could understand the if you get cystic fibrosis. you you will have trouble breathing due to fluids in your lungs. This sentence makes sense, but by telling you this, I am also informing you about this disease.

One good method that authors have to keep the reader interested due to the fact that they feel they relate to the story is that they give the character many qualities and many problems. Sooner or later the reader will find himself connecting to the character in one way or another. One example of this is in the book Twilight. This main character has many problems, desires, and thoughts, that millions of American teenage girls can relate to. The writer of this book is very smart because she knew that she could write a book about a typical American teenage girl and make an extraordinary love story out of this with a happy ending and make millions of dollars.

Life: The Book & Humanities

There is a lot going on in the world of humanities that relates to what is going on today in the world of humanities. The topic that I chose was the relationship between ones sexual orientation, and one's genetic structure. This is a very controversial topic nowadays because homosexuals are becoming more and more accepted by society. This relates to the world of humanities because in class we have been learning about the constitution and the rights of Americans and people in America. Gays are not given the same rights in American and are seen as a minority group. This is interesting because if being gay is a genetic "disability" it would be wrong for the government to treat them this way.

The Stage of life that I think I will be focusing on is childhood. The reason why I have chosen to do this one is because homosexuality is believed to be curable. The thing is, if you do not treat a homosexual child quickly, it may become too late. There is also supposed treatment that needs to be taken if you want your child to be "cured." Though there is a lot of psychology that is involved with this topic, there have been studies conducted by researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, that can confirm from a study they did on rams that "The oSDN, the ovine sexually dimorphic nucleus, in rams that preferred females was "significantly" larger and contained more neurons than in male-oriented rams and ewes."

One big issue that has occurred in our current society is Prop 8. This bill that was passed forbade gay couples in California to be married. This was an injustice to them and was declared unconstitutional because they felt their rights were being violated. In this article, it is argued the fight that gays are fighting for equal rights is just "fine marketing and brain washing techniques used to sell a toxic product."

According to this article about the acceptance of homosexuality in American nowadays, the acceptance is higher than it has ever been before claiming that "young people from ages 18-34 years old are 75% in favor." It is interesting how times have changes so quickly because this same article also mentions that "only 45% of people of over 55 years of age support 'homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle.'" The reason why this is interesting is that these people are the generation before us, and the percentage has gone up so much in just one generation. Another article I found interesting was this one that talked about the percentage of the population in America that considered themselves either Homosexual or Bisexual. This article was also very interesting because it showed a drastic change in numbers like the last article. This article mentioned that a book written in the late 40's proved that the percentage of gay men in America was of about 10%, whereas nowadays, the percentage in the yearly 2000's a survey showed that "the average estimates were that 21% of men are gay and 22% of women are lesbians."

Life - The Book

A topic that I believe is very interesting is the donation of blood. I think it is interesting that studies have supposedly been done on how you could get many different types of diseases from receiving blood from somebody
when you are in an emergency and need the blood to survive. I have heard that in some cases, because of the need for blood, hospitals do not always do everything that is necessary for a patient to be one hundred percent secure of any malfunctions in the transfusion of blood. It is also something that can be widely researched in a biological point of view. One thing that could be researched is the genetic information in the blood and whether or not it is healthy for someone to live off of somebody's blood. The problems with AIDS found in blood could also be researched and other things, for there are many things, that relate to genetics in the blood.


One very contravention and informative topic would be abortion. There is always new information found on abortion and there will always be that argument between sides on whether or not abortion should be legal. It is a never-ending dilemma and the information will be abundant. The genetic side of this topic could be looked at from many different perspectives and the topic could be talked about in many different ways. The focus could be on the genetics of the baby, the parents, the process. The heated arguments that people get into because of topic like this will always be around, for parenting in general is probably the most controversial topics there is. It is currently legal in the state of California for a teenager to have an abortion without her parents needing to ever find out about the pregnancy, so research could also be done on the differences and similarities between the laws on abortion here and the laws on abortion in other states.




One topic I wanted to research was the genetics in homosexuality. I have heard both that homosexuals are born that way, and that they choose to be that way. If I am able to find enough research that has already been found on this topic, I think this would be a great article to write. It is pretty silly to think about the fact that if this is a genetic trait, that would mean you get it from your parents, but not many homosexuals like to come together with someone of their same sex and have children. Another reason why this would be interesting would be because it would be a very interesting topic in the sense that it is very controversial when it comes to politics. Homosexuals are seen as minorities, and if they are choosing to be this way, then they should just accept that in society, things are not going to be the same for them, however if homosexuality could be a part of their genetic traits, and it were something that could be considered a disease, or something of that sort, it would be unconstitutional not to give these people the same rights that everybody else gets. This topic would go under the "Adulthood."

Beginning the Internship Brainstorm

The type of environment in which I would like to work is not one of the most important things on my mind, though I would like it if it were a place full of close people. I like the way the high tech high schools work because everybody knows everybody and it is kind of like a neighborhood, or maybe even a big family. I guess the size of the building doesn't really matter that much because it's more about the amount of people there. For example, the High Tech High Media Arts school is in a pretty big building, but the school is only on the third floor. I am not a big fan of technology so the amount of computers doesn't really concern me. I would prefer to work outdoors though I would not mind if I had to work indoors. Also, if I were to end up working with kids, I'm not so sure I want to work outdoors and have to keep making sure none of them wander off. The picture I have for my workplace is a small elementary school where I am happy to attend every day and am determined to help kids out.

Idea # 2 should be the type of skills you'd like to use at work. Do you want to use computer skills? Interpersonal skills? Creative abilities? Specific academic skills? Describe the types of activities you see yourself doing and the types of skills these activities require. Post a cool picture that shows these skills and abilities in action.

I am not the most patient person in the world when it comes to unexpected circumstances, but when I have time to prepare for things, I can be very patient. I am also not a big fan of computers, but I would not mind working with them once in a while.

Dying For Dixie

It is human nature for people to always want to be more powerful and they will never be at ease. Though the civil war occurred over a hundred years ago, the dispute continues. People do not seem to want the disagreements to end, for they keep contributing to the hate and the separation of people based on their race. It seems as if it were literally part of their nature as humans to want to live a life that is not at ease with it's surroundings. It seems that people are naturally drawn to having disagreements because the people of Guthrie, Tennessee cannot seem to get over their ancestors disagreements and move on with their lives. Though everyone tried to seem like they were the victim in this situation, this is not a black and white situation, and everyone is at fault.

People went about town not teaching their children about morals and respect. They had all been brainwashed by their parents and nobody was brave enough to break the cycle. These kids were not informed about what they were doing, but for some reason, someone ended up dead. They were fighting over something ridiculous because they did not even know why they were fighting. Freddy, the African-American boy who shot and killed a Caucasian boy, Michael, saw that he had a confederate flag and the only thing he knew about this flag was that he had seen it before in The Dukes of Hazard. Michael was driving in a black neighborhood on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a confederate flag on his car, which his wife had mentioned, he only had on there because it matched his red truck.

It is obvious that these kids simply got into a nonsense fight because of their slight differences and the issue simply got out of hand. In the part where the murder happens, Freddie tells his friends that he has a gun. "No you don't" they tainted. It really seemed like none of these kids were taking any of this seriously. After this happened Freddy shot Michael and everything from there went downhill, and everybody in town was began to argue that they were the victims in the case because they "wanted justice for their people."