- For Ben, Your most beautiful line was " Overall though, the National Health Service in Britain is a much more effective and honorable system than whatever system we practice in America, and the idea of socialized health care is benefiting a much larger portion of England then the percentage of people in America that benefit from health care, which might have something to do with the fact that about 50 million people in America are not covered by heatlh insurance at all." Your presentation really made me want to examine and check out your blog. I wanted to check out some of your sources that you used for the NHS, and see how America measured up to them. You did a really god job of explaining both the negatives and the positives briefly in your presentation, which really made me want to read in depth more about this in your post later. Overall good job, and very interesting post.
- I too had the same question after watching Sicko. It seemed odd that there could be such a perfect system out there that the United States refused to utilize - there had to be some catch. I can understand that there might be long wait times for care, but that definitely seems better in the long run compared to having to pay thousands of dollars. I think you did a good job of displaying the negatives but also the positives, reminding the reader why such a system would be worth having.
- January 18, 2011 1:46 PM
- TIM said...
- I really liked the way that you were able to show both sides of the argument about the National Health Service. My favorite aspect of this project was probably how you pulled the scenario from the NHS website as well as all the information about the woman in the New York Times to counter Michael Moore's strong argument. Good Job!
- January 18, 2011 3:22 PM
- Jim Harker said...
- "These kind of stories make you wonder if the Pharmacist from Sicko was telling the truth when Michael Moore (questioning the price for amount and type of drugs being purchased) asked, "What if it's like an HIV drug, or a cancer drug?" and the pharmacist responded, "Six pounds 65." I'm sure that Debbie Hirst would not agree with this 'standard price'." This quote is a perfect example of my favorite part of your project. You questioned both the argument that Michael Moore made in Sicko while also explaining that in the long run he was pretty much correct. Good work
- Wow, it's great how you were able to include so much detail in this account; it really makes the whole thing feel more personal. "At some points in the conversation, it almost seemed liked she wanted to die, wanted it to be over, so that she could live in heaven with her faith." I thought this sentence did a great job of summing up what the woman you were speaking with had said, and also made clear the way that many Christians might feel about dying. Great job!
- I really loved how personal your presentation felt, and the written part of your project was the same way. I feel like it played a big part in making your research so strong. "Death is such a foreign and distance concept to us. We do not know when it happens or how it happens, and not knowing is the scariest part." This was probably my favorite line, because it explains why humans have come up with all these different theories to try to explain what happens after death; because we are really just afraid of the unknown.
- I really liked the way that you used certain statistics to get the reader interested and draw them in, such as "According to the World Health Organization, the US ranks 37th in the world for it's healthcare system." In my opinion, your most beautiful line was "This means we are paying to help people after they get sick rather then taking effective cautionary steps to try to prevent sickness." This represents a key problem with our health care system that people might overlook the most, and really sums up a huge chunk of your project. Good job!
- "The significance of my findings could be that since people are living longer and longer, they are more interested in not dragging out a painful dying experience or a dying when they have lost control of body functions or their minds." I think this is an extremely valuable insight, because it also brings up the idea that all human's desire eternal existence, and yet your studies indicate that most people would be willing to give that up just because they are in pain. My favorite part of your project is the amount of evidence you used and how thorough your analysis was. Great job!
- Wow, it's great how you were able to include so much detail in this account; it really makes the whole thing feel more personal. "At some points in the conversation, it almost seemed liked she wanted to die, wanted it to be over, so that she could live in heaven with her faith." I thought this sentence did a great job of summing up what the woman you were speaking with had said, and also made clear the way that many Christians might feel about dying. Great job!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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