CATW Practice 2

   Staying healthy may not always be easy.Unexpected tragedies may occur to an individual, and when you need help you go to the hospital and the first thing they will ask is "Do you have Insurance?" In "The woman who died in the waiting Room" by Jeenen Interland, it talks about a woman who feel out of her chair, and no one helped her while she perished. I agree with the statement "Public hospitals across the country have struggled to provide acute psychiatric care to the poor and uninsured since the early 1960's."
   I have heard about people fainting in the emergency room in hospitals a couple of times. Esmin Green, a woman who collapsed in Brooklyn's largest psychiatric hospital died shortly after. This woman needed medical attention, but probably didn't have insurance so she was asked to wait. Hospitals don't have enough resources to keep up with the amount of sick and uninsured patients who come seeking assistance.
   I read an article in the New York Times about a man in construction who had an accident. His arm was severed and he was losing a lot of blood. His crew member rushed him to the hospital,but he didn't have insurance so he needed to persevere his anguish until he would be treated. An hour had passed when he finally got called. He had his arm infected and they had to amputate more to prevent it from spreading. Had he been treated sooner the damages could have been minimal, now he cant work in construction anymore bringing turmoil on what he can do to support his family.
   Hospitals need to treat patients as soon as possible regardless whether or not they have Insurance. Esmin Green died and the construction worker was left handicapped. There should be more funding for hospitals and more aware staff members to be aware of those in great need.

Blog 4: CATW Practice 1

   Education is something a lot of people strive for because it can bring forth many opportunities in one's life. America has in-state and out-of-state tuition, out-of-state tuition being more expensive. In "An Education In Citizenship" an excerpt from Chicago Tribune. It explains an ordeal of Illegal Immigrants able to go to college and only having to pay in-state tuition. A lot of people disagree of this privilege to an expensive and valuable benefit while having no Legal right to be in the country. But I think Illegal Immigrants should be allowed this privilege.
   My aunt came to this country around 7 years ago, she had a son and a Low-income job. She started attending LaGuardia Community College to obtain a good career in her life. Looking back I remember how hard she studied and how committed she was. Thanks to some financial-aid she graduated and has a career as an assistant teacher now. She persevered and accomplished her goals because she was able to take classes without being a citizen.
   I believe one's determination should tell how much help someone receives financially. I read an article in the "New York Times" discussing how it was taking longer times to accomplish their degrees due to laziness and failing, Thus spending more government money. Why shouldn't determined Immigrants receive education while others waste their money and not gain any knowledge?
   People's problem with this is that Immigrants pay the same money. Out-of-state might be too expensive for them though. Education should never be something denied just because someone isn't a citizen. Everyone deserves the same treatment and opportunities.