ebola article questions

1. Betsy McCauhey suggest the problem is that the CDC should be more prepared to fight against Ebola.

2. The solution McCauhey offers to expand the capacity of the four bio-containment hospitals and having more precautions.

3. Sean Kaufman views the CDC's guidelines for protective gear to be incorrect because some skin is not covered making them irresponsible.

4. Michael Burgess points out that Thomas Frieden's  suit was covering up and protecting the whole body , meanwhile the clothing for nurses and doctors was unsafe.

5. I agree with McCauhey's statement that they should transport the Ebola patients to the containment hospitals because they are meant to contain dangerous diseases. This would allow the patients to have a better recovery.

article summary

 

           

 

"I went to school until the fifth grade. I was 14 when I was married. My husband is 21. It’s a girl. I want to give her everything. I want her to study. — Soyla, 15

 

The article, "Child, Bride, Mother", by Stephanie Sinclair is about how teenage girls in Guatemala get married at a young age to older men and get pregnant, which then severely affects their lives. For example, in the villages of Guatemala, around 53 percent of women aged 20 to 24 were married before age eighteen, and 13 percent before age fifteen, according to the Population Council. Many of the young ladies give up their education, were subject to physical and sexual violence, and risked dangerous pregnancies and went without medical care. Their lives are basically controlled by older men. The legal age marriage is 14 with parental consent in Guatemala.


http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/02/08/opinion/sunday/exposures-child-bride-mother-stephanie-sinclair.html?_r=0

Latin Roots #8

Roots and Derivatives
1. flu(x), fluct: flow, flowing
2. fort, forc: strong
3. frater(n), fratr: brother
4. fus, fund, found: pour, melt

Word List
1. affluent-flowing with wealth and riches, prosperous; a flowing stream, as a tributary
      Affluence doesn't necessarily lead to a happier life.
2. confluence-a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas; a place of joining
      The confluence of blue and purple made the night sky dazzling.
3. confound-to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder
      My teacher was so confound; she couldn't find her way back home.
4. effusive-pouring fourth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative
      She was so effusive in describing her husband, that I felt drowned in words.
5. forte-one's special area of accomplishment or performance; one's strong point
      He is good in academics and athletics, but his forte is drama.
6. fortify-to make stronger, to strengthen; to establish defenses
      In preparation for a German attack; the allies decided to fortify the town.
7. fortitude-strength of character, patient courage
      Students showed fortitude to persevere through a difficult situation.
8. fraternize-to associate or socialize in a brotherly fashion; to be friendly with
      Bill likes to fraternize with his friends on the weekend.
9. fratricide-the killing of one's own brother, someone who commits such an act
      A girl who commits fratricide should be executed.
10. mellifluous-as if flowing with honey or sweetness, like the tones of a honeyed voice
      The mellifluous sound of the clarinet lulled me into a state of relaxation.
11. profusion-a pouring fourth, as of great numbers; plentifulness, an abundance
      There was a profusion of babies in the delivery room.
12. superfluous-(flowing) beyond what is needed; in excess of a sufficiency
      It is superfluous to have 36 pairs of shoes when you always wear the same five pairs.