I reviewed and explored both other The
Atlantic and The Economist for
this week’s blog. Since I’m a nursing major, I had to explore the pages for
science based stories. I found my stories in the science section of The Economist called “Why Are So Many
Middle-Aged White Americans Dying?” and “Schizophrenia Brian Gains” in The Atlantic.
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The Atlantic
1. What is
the debate, disagreement or argument in the story about? Explain concisely, but
with specificity and precision. Name specific people, places, things, events,
dates, times and/or other identifying details.
This article was more informative rather than
argumentative. It discussed the causes
of schizophrenia.
2. Who is
the most sympathetic character in the story? Who are
they? How are they involved? Why do they evoke feelings of sympathy from you?
The researchers involved in the study of the causes
of schizophrenia are the most sympathetic.
Big contributors to this research include Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Steven McCaroll, and David Goldstein. I
was interested in this article because finding the root of the disease is
fascinating to me.
3. Who is
the least sympathetic character in the story? Who are
they? How are they involved? Why can't you easily sympathize with them?
No one is unsympathetic it was not an argumentative
story.
The Economist
1. What is
the debate, disagreement or argument in the story about? Explain concisely, but
with specificity and precision. Name specific people, places, things, events,
dates, times and/or other identifying details.
This article was more of a study regarding why
despite the numerous improvements in technology, the death rates of middle-aged
Americans is not decreasing. However, towards
the end of the article Olga Khazan, the author, writes that the states that
seem to be affiliated with the highest death rates because of the afflictions like
heart disease and diabetes.
2. Who is
the most sympathetic character in the story? Who are
they? How are they involved? Why do they evoke feelings of sympathy from you?
It seems that at the end of the article the author
is trying to insinuate that Medicaid should be expanded to the states that have
the higher death rates for theses middle-aged Americans.
3. Who is the least sympathetic character
in the story? Who are they? How are they involved? Why can't you easily
sympathize with them?
No one is unsympathetic. The article was a study about the cause of so
many deaths in middle–aged white Americans
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