WRITING
a MORAL question
If a person can stick to their principles and values, those are very admirable and commendable. Sometimes,values like a rapier,it also can hurt people. This society is built by principles and values. But, if people always stand on values and principles and ignore the situations, it might hurt other people and this society.
Nowadays, most people have health insurance. But, it does not mean that you do not need to pay other fees for health care. According to “Prologue A Moral Question”, Nikki White caught cyctemic lupus erythematosus, but she could not get standard treatment in the richest country – America. She had too little money to pay for the drugs and doctors. Although she spent her last months asking for help, it did not work. When she died, she was only 32 years old.
Ms. White’s death could be explained by two American values. Self-Help means that people help or improve themselves without relying on anyone else. In a positive way, Self-Help makes people become independent and stronger, for example, some successful people would stay for a lonely time before they passed a challenge. However, in this case, Self-Help does not work. Although Nikki White tried her best to search for standard treatment and search for help, nobody offered help for her. If someone could give a hand, this independent girl may get treatment. Self-Help is important for humans, but if you can help yourself, and also can help other people. Maybe those people’s life will be changed.
Another American value is materialism. This means Americans believe that material goods are seen as the just rewards of hard work. Again, this value has two sides. In a positive way, material goods can motivate more work efforts. On the other hand, if people always associate with the profit or material goods, the meaning will be changed. In this case, Nikki White spent too much money for her health insurance, but when she got cyctemic lupus erythematosus, she did not get the treatment. She did not have money to pay for doctors and drugs. If her insurance company did not focus on her treatment charge, she might have made a recovery. Nobody does not need money, but we still have something which is more valuable than money. The thing is our life.
In my opinion, everybody has his or her own values or sticks to their own principles. But, these values should depend on the situation. Although Nikki White tried her best to search for help, it did not change her death. Although Nikki White spent a lot of money for her health care, it did not mean her treatment charge would be approved by her health insurance company. If some organizations could offer help to Nikki White or the insurance company could approve her treatment, her life could have changed.
Although values and principles can build a person’s morality and a diversified society, it also shows people’s attitude when they face other people, other things, and challenges. Values and principles should depend on the situation that you face. That can make this world or other people’s life better.
Nowadays, most people have health insurance. But, it does not mean that you do not need to pay other fees for health care. According to “Prologue A Moral Question”, Nikki White caught cyctemic lupus erythematosus, but she could not get standard treatment in the richest country – America. She had too little money to pay for the drugs and doctors. Although she spent her last months asking for help, it did not work. When she died, she was only 32 years old.
Ms. White’s death could be explained by two American values. Self-Help means that people help or improve themselves without relying on anyone else. In a positive way, Self-Help makes people become independent and stronger, for example, some successful people would stay for a lonely time before they passed a challenge. However, in this case, Self-Help does not work. Although Nikki White tried her best to search for standard treatment and search for help, nobody offered help for her. If someone could give a hand, this independent girl may get treatment. Self-Help is important for humans, but if you can help yourself, and also can help other people. Maybe those people’s life will be changed.
Another American value is materialism. This means Americans believe that material goods are seen as the just rewards of hard work. Again, this value has two sides. In a positive way, material goods can motivate more work efforts. On the other hand, if people always associate with the profit or material goods, the meaning will be changed. In this case, Nikki White spent too much money for her health insurance, but when she got cyctemic lupus erythematosus, she did not get the treatment. She did not have money to pay for doctors and drugs. If her insurance company did not focus on her treatment charge, she might have made a recovery. Nobody does not need money, but we still have something which is more valuable than money. The thing is our life.
In my opinion, everybody has his or her own values or sticks to their own principles. But, these values should depend on the situation. Although Nikki White tried her best to search for help, it did not change her death. Although Nikki White spent a lot of money for her health care, it did not mean her treatment charge would be approved by her health insurance company. If some organizations could offer help to Nikki White or the insurance company could approve her treatment, her life could have changed.
Although values and principles can build a person’s morality and a diversified society, it also shows people’s attitude when they face other people, other things, and challenges. Values and principles should depend on the situation that you face. That can make this world or other people’s life better.
Learning Method
Everyone will learn something in every brand-new day. What is your learning method? Do you know choosing your preferred learning method that can help your learning a lot? Nowadays, there are three popular ways of learning: face to face learning, online learning, hybrid learning.
The most common learning method is face to face learning. Face to face learning is the traditional learning method. This means that students sit in the classroom, listen to the instructor, and discuss with classmates and instructors. This reminds me of a lecture that I attended. The lecture is called “Gender and the future of Genocide Studies” by Dr. Elisa. When I attended this lecture, I had to pay attention to Dr. Elisa and focus on what she said. After the lecture, there was question time. Students could ask Dr. Elisa questions and discuss with her. Sometimes our instructors or the speaker would speak too fast that we could not understand what they said. What should we do? First, we should preview the lesson or the lecture, for instance, we can do some research about the topic and the speaker. Second, if the speaker speaks so fast that you cannot catch up with the topic, You can raise your hand and ask your questions or ask your classmates.
Another modern learning style is online learning. Online learning is an alternative to sitting in the classroom. Students can sit at home, or anywhere with a laptop and internet, and they can have access to the knowledge. According to my classmate Suraiya’s opinions, online learning can save time. For example, she does not need to spend time to wait for the bus to get to the school. When she watched the online video, she could stop the video anytime if she felt tired. When she had some words that she could not understand, she could stop the video immediately and check the word. She also could review the video again and again. Although she enjoyed the online learning, she also had some problems. First, she could not ask questions immediately. She could only search the answer on the internet. Second, she could not discuss or work with her classmates. For this case, she only could discuss with her classmates and instructor when she went back to school.
Finally, there is Hybrid learning. Hybrid learning is the combination of online learning and face to face to face learning. Most time the online learning also can connect to our face to face learning’s topic. When we learn something from an online video or the internet, we can share our opinions with our instructor and classmates or ask them questions after we are back to school. This can relate to one of my online assignments. The online assignment is called “ Human Guinea Pigs: Involuntary Medical Experimentation- A Global Perspective.” When I watched this online video, I would take some notes and write my questions. When I was back to school, some classmates would share some information or their opinions with me, and during the class, our instructor would discuss this online video with us.
All the aforementioned learning methods can help students to improve their information literacy and lifelong skills. We can choose our preferred learning method that can make learning more fun and more effective.
VOLUNTEERISM
Nowadays, volunteering is widespread. There are many different kinds of volunteering, and more and more people like to volunteer. But, why do people volunteer? Volunteering can help others and make us connect to society. Volunteering can also increase people’s motivation, and make new friends and teach people to view a problem from different perspectives.
First of all, volunteering encourages people to take care of others, and become a part of this society. This can relate to a volunteering fair that I attended. This volunteering fair introduced a lot of local volunteering options, for example, there is an animal care program in Smithtown. This program is called “Guide Dog Foundation.” People can raise and help a puppy become an assistance dog. There is another program in Fifth Avenue. This program is about environmental protection which called “Partnerships for parks.” This program is helping New Yorkers work together and make neighborhood parks thrive. There are a lot of local volunteering options around us. Instead of sitting at home, volunteering will be more meaningful.
Second, doing is better than saying. Volunteering can stimulate people’s motivation. According to my classmate Heithen’s experience, he helped people who lost their eyes in Egypt. These people could not work anymore and could not pay for their treatment, so he joined the revolution to ask the government to support those people with disabilities. Asking the government to support disabled people is not an easy job. Some people will try to give up, but a lot of people will keep doing it. When you really enjoy volunteering, helping others will become your motivation that encourages you to keep going.
Finally, volunteering can improve people’s social skills and allow them to develop new views. People will make a lot of new friends during the volunteering. When I was in secondary school, my aunt took my cousin and me to the welfare institutions for disabled people. I did not like to help other people, but when I saw those disabled people, I felt very sad. Most of them were disabled people, and some people were orphans. There were only a few people who would visit them. Even when people wanted to take photos with them, they would say, “People like us should not appear on the photos.” These things changed my mind. I would feel sad for them and I really wanted to help them, so I started volunteering. During that volunteering, I also made a lot of new friends. Most of them were university’ students. They helped my cousin and me a lot in our learning or volunteering. We would hang out all the time for the volunteering, so I started to help others and learned how to stand on other people’s side and put myself in their shoes. I love to volunteer because volunteering not only helps me to make a lot of friends, but also makes me acquire a lot of new things such as, experiences, new lifestyles, and viewing a problem from different perspectives. When you are volunteering, you also can find your weakness and strength of your own.
The aforementioned benefits show us that volunteering is very helpful. When you help others, you are also helping yourself.
First of all, volunteering encourages people to take care of others, and become a part of this society. This can relate to a volunteering fair that I attended. This volunteering fair introduced a lot of local volunteering options, for example, there is an animal care program in Smithtown. This program is called “Guide Dog Foundation.” People can raise and help a puppy become an assistance dog. There is another program in Fifth Avenue. This program is about environmental protection which called “Partnerships for parks.” This program is helping New Yorkers work together and make neighborhood parks thrive. There are a lot of local volunteering options around us. Instead of sitting at home, volunteering will be more meaningful.
Second, doing is better than saying. Volunteering can stimulate people’s motivation. According to my classmate Heithen’s experience, he helped people who lost their eyes in Egypt. These people could not work anymore and could not pay for their treatment, so he joined the revolution to ask the government to support those people with disabilities. Asking the government to support disabled people is not an easy job. Some people will try to give up, but a lot of people will keep doing it. When you really enjoy volunteering, helping others will become your motivation that encourages you to keep going.
Finally, volunteering can improve people’s social skills and allow them to develop new views. People will make a lot of new friends during the volunteering. When I was in secondary school, my aunt took my cousin and me to the welfare institutions for disabled people. I did not like to help other people, but when I saw those disabled people, I felt very sad. Most of them were disabled people, and some people were orphans. There were only a few people who would visit them. Even when people wanted to take photos with them, they would say, “People like us should not appear on the photos.” These things changed my mind. I would feel sad for them and I really wanted to help them, so I started volunteering. During that volunteering, I also made a lot of new friends. Most of them were university’ students. They helped my cousin and me a lot in our learning or volunteering. We would hang out all the time for the volunteering, so I started to help others and learned how to stand on other people’s side and put myself in their shoes. I love to volunteer because volunteering not only helps me to make a lot of friends, but also makes me acquire a lot of new things such as, experiences, new lifestyles, and viewing a problem from different perspectives. When you are volunteering, you also can find your weakness and strength of your own.
The aforementioned benefits show us that volunteering is very helpful. When you help others, you are also helping yourself.
Miss Evers’ Boys
Do you know that a lot of medical research use human instead of animals as research subjects without asking their consent? According to “Miss Evers Boys” by Joseph Sargent, researchers at the Tuskegee Institute started a medical study called Tuskegee Syphilis Study in 1932. There were 412 black men with syphilis who were recruited for this study. Those black men would receive hot meals, free physical exam, and if they died, their family would acquire fifty dollars. The story is told from the perspective of Nurse Eunice Evers. She is the one who asked those black men to come to the hospital and take the blood test. Those black men would receive hot meals, free physical exam, and if they died, their family would receive fifty dollars. They thought they would get the treatment, but what they get was placebos and faked long term treatment. In this study, only few people survived, and they receive real treatment and financial compensation. The premise of the actions was to determine if they were not black, did they get the real treatment during the test? Would those researchers ask the patients’ permission before they started the experiment?
Using human as research subjects not only happen in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. This can relate to another historic example – Unit 731. Unit 731 is a Japanese Army which based at the Pingfang district of Harbin, China. Unit 731 conducted lethal experiments on Chinese prisoners because they wanted to develop weapons of mass destruction. There were 10000 people were murdered by this research. Just because those people were prisoners and Chinese, Unit 731 could make this cruel behavior. Without asking the patient’s consent can also relate to a book that I read. The book called “The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks.” Doctors took out some cancer cells from Henrietta Lacks during her treatment. Although she signed the informed consent, she had no idea what the form was talking about and no one explained it for her. Even after the researchers found out that HeLa cells were immortal, they did not tell Henrietta and her family. Just because people are poor and uneducated, researchers can do anything without asking their permission. That action is immoral. Researchers should think about what are they doing before they start the experiment.
This movie saddens me because it makes me think of human’s terrible behavior. Those researchers did not care about those black patients’ life because they only care about their achievement in the research. I also felt sad for Miss Evers. She is a benevolent person. She would enjoy the activities with those men. She really wanted to help them, so she tried her best to persuade them to attend the blood test. Even after she knew the truth that if they would not get the treatment, she would still believe that if they continued syphilis test, they would still get the treatment. She did not go to other places and start a new life with her boyfriend. She chose to stay in Tuskegee with those men and took care of them. I cannot forget that in the court room, Miss Evers cried out and said that she loved those men, and she gave them all that she had.
All men are equal. Scientists should not use people who are poor, uneducated, or are different genders, different race. They should learn to cherish patients’ life and protect them. If they cannot do this, does the Hippocratic Oath that they make still have any meaning?
Using human as research subjects not only happen in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. This can relate to another historic example – Unit 731. Unit 731 is a Japanese Army which based at the Pingfang district of Harbin, China. Unit 731 conducted lethal experiments on Chinese prisoners because they wanted to develop weapons of mass destruction. There were 10000 people were murdered by this research. Just because those people were prisoners and Chinese, Unit 731 could make this cruel behavior. Without asking the patient’s consent can also relate to a book that I read. The book called “The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks.” Doctors took out some cancer cells from Henrietta Lacks during her treatment. Although she signed the informed consent, she had no idea what the form was talking about and no one explained it for her. Even after the researchers found out that HeLa cells were immortal, they did not tell Henrietta and her family. Just because people are poor and uneducated, researchers can do anything without asking their permission. That action is immoral. Researchers should think about what are they doing before they start the experiment.
This movie saddens me because it makes me think of human’s terrible behavior. Those researchers did not care about those black patients’ life because they only care about their achievement in the research. I also felt sad for Miss Evers. She is a benevolent person. She would enjoy the activities with those men. She really wanted to help them, so she tried her best to persuade them to attend the blood test. Even after she knew the truth that if they would not get the treatment, she would still believe that if they continued syphilis test, they would still get the treatment. She did not go to other places and start a new life with her boyfriend. She chose to stay in Tuskegee with those men and took care of them. I cannot forget that in the court room, Miss Evers cried out and said that she loved those men, and she gave them all that she had.
All men are equal. Scientists should not use people who are poor, uneducated, or are different genders, different race. They should learn to cherish patients’ life and protect them. If they cannot do this, does the Hippocratic Oath that they make still have any meaning?
Better Education Makes Teenagers Healthier
There is a well-known saying in China, "Even children who get the worst result in good schools, that still be better than getting the best result in bad schools." Most parents will choose high-performing schools for their child because they think that high performing schools will be more helpful for their kids' result, health, and thinking. According to "Good Schools Can Make Low-Income Teenagers Healthier" by The Journal of the American Academy of Pediatricians, better education which means good schools can help students become healthier. There was a study that compared 1000 students who attend high-performing schools to students who attend normal schools in grades 10 to 12. The result showed that 36% of the students in good schools had at least one of 11 very bad behaviors, such as, consuming, alcoholic, having unsafe sex, or using drugs. But, 42% of the students in normal schools had these bad behaviors. The Lead author Dr. Michael Wong mentioned, "Better education will lead to better health." This is why parents try their best to send their children to good schools.
Education and teenagers' health have become problems that most people focus on. The most interesting idea that I found in this passage is "Better education will lead to better health." This reminds me of a lecture that I attended. The lecture was on the first day that I went to middle school in China. Our principal talked to us. He said our school did not only focus on our result and the rate of students who could go to college, bust also focused on our health, our idea, and our mind. At that time, I could not understand what he was talking about. I thought every school was the same, but I found that we did not just stay in the classroom and listen to the teacher. We also had a lot of outside activities. Teachers would use these activities to explain what our responsibilities are, what we should do, and what we should not do. I would explain these activities to my parents, and what I usually heard from them was, “that is why your school is no.2 in Guangzhou.” At the same time, I heard a lot of news from my primary school’s classmate who went to different school. Those stories were about students who dropped out of school and a group of students who fought with another group, etc. She said those kind of new were very normal in her school. At that time, I thought about this question, “Can good schools and bad schools really help students become healthier?”
The aforementioned idea can also relate to a global problem. The global problem is kids’ education. Parents always hope that their kids can get into a good school. This kind of question did not only happen in secondary school. Nowadays, even kindergartens are also separated into two kinds of schools. This means parents want to get a better education for their kids even if they are only 3 years old. A 2000 study pointed out that good schools included better instruments, better teachers, and better teaching styles. These things could help children to get good results, and these could also help students to build a mature thinking because teenagers had immature mind, and they were excited to do bad things. Sometimes, they did bad behaviors because they want someone to pay attention to them. Good teachers and good learning style will take care of students’ thinking, and let them know people focus on you and care about you. That can make them feel comfortable instead of do bad things to make people keep their eyes on them.
Although better education could help teenagers become healthier, some people say that not everyone can get into good schools, so teenagers’ good health should not only depend on good schools. In my opinion, teenagers need someone to lead them. Getting into a good school is a better choice, but if some teenagers cannot get into good schools, it does not mean that they can give up on themselves.
Better education can help teenagers in building a good health but student also need to try their best to build it.
Education and teenagers' health have become problems that most people focus on. The most interesting idea that I found in this passage is "Better education will lead to better health." This reminds me of a lecture that I attended. The lecture was on the first day that I went to middle school in China. Our principal talked to us. He said our school did not only focus on our result and the rate of students who could go to college, bust also focused on our health, our idea, and our mind. At that time, I could not understand what he was talking about. I thought every school was the same, but I found that we did not just stay in the classroom and listen to the teacher. We also had a lot of outside activities. Teachers would use these activities to explain what our responsibilities are, what we should do, and what we should not do. I would explain these activities to my parents, and what I usually heard from them was, “that is why your school is no.2 in Guangzhou.” At the same time, I heard a lot of news from my primary school’s classmate who went to different school. Those stories were about students who dropped out of school and a group of students who fought with another group, etc. She said those kind of new were very normal in her school. At that time, I thought about this question, “Can good schools and bad schools really help students become healthier?”
The aforementioned idea can also relate to a global problem. The global problem is kids’ education. Parents always hope that their kids can get into a good school. This kind of question did not only happen in secondary school. Nowadays, even kindergartens are also separated into two kinds of schools. This means parents want to get a better education for their kids even if they are only 3 years old. A 2000 study pointed out that good schools included better instruments, better teachers, and better teaching styles. These things could help children to get good results, and these could also help students to build a mature thinking because teenagers had immature mind, and they were excited to do bad things. Sometimes, they did bad behaviors because they want someone to pay attention to them. Good teachers and good learning style will take care of students’ thinking, and let them know people focus on you and care about you. That can make them feel comfortable instead of do bad things to make people keep their eyes on them.
Although better education could help teenagers become healthier, some people say that not everyone can get into good schools, so teenagers’ good health should not only depend on good schools. In my opinion, teenagers need someone to lead them. Getting into a good school is a better choice, but if some teenagers cannot get into good schools, it does not mean that they can give up on themselves.
Better education can help teenagers in building a good health but student also need to try their best to build it.
Informed Consent
Before the medical treatment or examination, doctors may ask patients to sign an informed consent form that asks their permission for some medical research. But, some people do not know exactly what they sign. According to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, Henrietta Lacks found out that she had cervical cancer. Before her first treatment, she signed a consent form. As Skloot pointed out, “Walking into Hopkins was like entering a foreign country where she didn’t speak the language.” That means she had no idea what the informed consent talked about. But, doctors did not explain to her. They took out her cells and sent them to Dr. TeLinde and Dr. Gey, and they used these cells to grow the first immortal cell called HeLa. But, Henrietta had no idea about these things. Even though scientists discovered HeLa cells, sold them, bought them, and used them in research, they did not tell Henrietta and her family. These actions bring a lot of questions.
Firstly, did Dr. TeLinde and Dr. Gey have the right to use Henrietta’s cells from her cervix in their research? Although they gave a consent form to Henrietta, and she signed it, it did not mean Henrietta understood what this form was talking about. That means they took advantage of Henrietta without her knowledge. All men are equal. They should not have ignored Henrietta and her family because they were black, they had no knowledge and they were low-income. This can relate to a lot of medical cases in China. Sometimes, you can see that someone kneels down in front of the hospital with a written complaint. The complaint writes some doctors use them in their research. For example, some doctors use new medicine to treat them, and that makes them become deaf or blind. The most terrible thing is that some of these doctors will not tell them that they use new medicine because they thought that these patients lack knowledge about medicine. Everyone has the right to know everything about themselves. If doctors and scientists do not tell them everything about their research and result, they do not have the right to use patients’ sample in their research.
Secondly, since Henrietta did not understand the true meaning, doctors should have explained the informed consent to her, so what information would they have had to give her for Henrietta to give informed consent? Explaining the informed consent form, medical diagnosis and treatments are doctors’ responsibility, so Dr. TeLinde and Dr. Gey should have had to give the information about why they needed to use Henrietta’s cells in their research, what is their research’s topic, and they should have had to promise that they would inform progress truthfully. Doctors or scientists should respect patients’ rights of consent and selection.
Thirdly, consent and selection are patients’ rights and some people may reject, but Henrietta is a kind-hearted and passionate person. i believe, if doctors had given all the information of informed consent to her, she would have given explicit consent. According to the book, Sadie mentioned that even though Henrietta had cervix cancer, she still helped a lot of people and took care of them, so if Henrietta had clear information, she would be happy to help their medical research.
Finally, a lot of people will have this kind of experience. I have this experience, too. When I went to see a dentist to fill a tooth, she told me that she would use some medicine. She explained what that medicine is to me, and promised that if I had any problem, I could go back anytime, and she would help me. That treatment was free. After that, she gave me a form to sign. I read the form and checked that it was the same as what the doctor said or not. Helping others is a great thing, but the premise is that people cannot hurt his or her own body and life. So, everyone should read consent forms thoroughly before signing them.
All men are equal. Nobody can do something that hurts other people’s rights and lives, especially doctors. Doctors should put themselves in patients’ shoes and respect their patients.
Firstly, did Dr. TeLinde and Dr. Gey have the right to use Henrietta’s cells from her cervix in their research? Although they gave a consent form to Henrietta, and she signed it, it did not mean Henrietta understood what this form was talking about. That means they took advantage of Henrietta without her knowledge. All men are equal. They should not have ignored Henrietta and her family because they were black, they had no knowledge and they were low-income. This can relate to a lot of medical cases in China. Sometimes, you can see that someone kneels down in front of the hospital with a written complaint. The complaint writes some doctors use them in their research. For example, some doctors use new medicine to treat them, and that makes them become deaf or blind. The most terrible thing is that some of these doctors will not tell them that they use new medicine because they thought that these patients lack knowledge about medicine. Everyone has the right to know everything about themselves. If doctors and scientists do not tell them everything about their research and result, they do not have the right to use patients’ sample in their research.
Secondly, since Henrietta did not understand the true meaning, doctors should have explained the informed consent to her, so what information would they have had to give her for Henrietta to give informed consent? Explaining the informed consent form, medical diagnosis and treatments are doctors’ responsibility, so Dr. TeLinde and Dr. Gey should have had to give the information about why they needed to use Henrietta’s cells in their research, what is their research’s topic, and they should have had to promise that they would inform progress truthfully. Doctors or scientists should respect patients’ rights of consent and selection.
Thirdly, consent and selection are patients’ rights and some people may reject, but Henrietta is a kind-hearted and passionate person. i believe, if doctors had given all the information of informed consent to her, she would have given explicit consent. According to the book, Sadie mentioned that even though Henrietta had cervix cancer, she still helped a lot of people and took care of them, so if Henrietta had clear information, she would be happy to help their medical research.
Finally, a lot of people will have this kind of experience. I have this experience, too. When I went to see a dentist to fill a tooth, she told me that she would use some medicine. She explained what that medicine is to me, and promised that if I had any problem, I could go back anytime, and she would help me. That treatment was free. After that, she gave me a form to sign. I read the form and checked that it was the same as what the doctor said or not. Helping others is a great thing, but the premise is that people cannot hurt his or her own body and life. So, everyone should read consent forms thoroughly before signing them.
All men are equal. Nobody can do something that hurts other people’s rights and lives, especially doctors. Doctors should put themselves in patients’ shoes and respect their patients.
should people become vegetarian?
Do you prefer to eat meat or vegetables? Which kind of food is better for our health? These questions have been asked so many times. Some people say that if people keep eating vegetables instead of eating meat, it will still cause health problems. But, in fact, becoming a vegetarian will be healthier for us.
Firstly, becoming a vegetarian van lower the risk of heart disease. According to a peer-reviewed 1999 study of 76,000 people who are vegetarians and meat eaters, the result showed that vegetarians had 42% lower morality from heart disease than meat eaters. It is well known that hypertension is a major risk for heart disease, but vegetarian diets have higher fiber and lower fat content than carnivorous diets.
Secondly, eating meat increases the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. A 2002 study and a 2004 study found that a vegetarian diets reduces the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. This is because a vegetarian diet rich in whole grains, legumes, nuts, and soy proteins help to improve hypoglycemic control in people.
Thirdly, many animals raised for food are not slaughtered humanely. The HMSA mandates that livestock be stunned unconscious before slaughter to minimize suffering. Birds such as chickens and turkey are exempted form the HMSA, and many US slaughterhouses routinely ignore the HMSA. A 2010 report by the US Government Accountability Organization found the USDA was not “taking consistent to enforce the HMSA.”
Although a vegetarian diet can bring us a lot of benefits, some people said, “Meat is also very helpful.” They said meat provides all the essential amino acids as well as essential nutrients such as iron, zinc, B vitamins, and most plant foods do not produce adequate levels of all the essential amino acids in a single serving.
Although a lot of people prefer to eat meat, becoming a vegetarian is really good for us. It can help you stay far away from a lot of disease, so people should become vegetarians.
Firstly, becoming a vegetarian van lower the risk of heart disease. According to a peer-reviewed 1999 study of 76,000 people who are vegetarians and meat eaters, the result showed that vegetarians had 42% lower morality from heart disease than meat eaters. It is well known that hypertension is a major risk for heart disease, but vegetarian diets have higher fiber and lower fat content than carnivorous diets.
Secondly, eating meat increases the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. A 2002 study and a 2004 study found that a vegetarian diets reduces the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. This is because a vegetarian diet rich in whole grains, legumes, nuts, and soy proteins help to improve hypoglycemic control in people.
Thirdly, many animals raised for food are not slaughtered humanely. The HMSA mandates that livestock be stunned unconscious before slaughter to minimize suffering. Birds such as chickens and turkey are exempted form the HMSA, and many US slaughterhouses routinely ignore the HMSA. A 2010 report by the US Government Accountability Organization found the USDA was not “taking consistent to enforce the HMSA.”
Although a vegetarian diet can bring us a lot of benefits, some people said, “Meat is also very helpful.” They said meat provides all the essential amino acids as well as essential nutrients such as iron, zinc, B vitamins, and most plant foods do not produce adequate levels of all the essential amino acids in a single serving.
Although a lot of people prefer to eat meat, becoming a vegetarian is really good for us. It can help you stay far away from a lot of disease, so people should become vegetarians.
Immigration
Do you know that there are approximately 15 million immigrants who come to America every year? Nowadays, more and more people choose to move to developed countries, but immigration brings both benefits and drawbacks. Historically, there has been ambivalence towards immigration.
On one hand, a lot of Americans support immigration. These Americans explained many immigrants work in high-tech companies, such as Google, Intel, eBay. Some of these companies are established by people who come from other countries. They point out the government should invite high education people immigrate to the United States. This can consolidate America's position in the world and improve society. Supporters also point out immigrants do not violate laws. They are more hardworking, pay taxes, buy houses, and immigrants make America become a multicultural and multiracial country. As a Chinese immigrant, I am so excited to come to America even though I have language challenge, culture challenge, and thinking challenge. I also need to give up my old life and try my best to participate in this new society. For example, when I firstly come to America, I would not be afraid to speak English to American even I know I might said it wrong. I would travel this country when I have free time to know this country's history. If immigrants try their best to become a part of new country, they may become a bridge of two countries, no matter their languages, cultures, or values.
Although a lot of citizens support immigration, there are a lot of Americans that have a negative attitude about immigration. Firstly, they mention that immigrants take their job opportunities, and keep wages low. According to a study by the economist George J. Borjas and others found that immigration reduces the employment of less-educated black men. Another study had the same result. A recent analysis by Federal Reserve economist Christopher Smith found that immigration reduces the employment of U.S. teenagers. These citizens also point out that immigrants waste their republic resources, such as education and medical resources. These immigrants only come for government benefits, they even never learn or speak English.
In my opinion, I support people immigrate to America, but this situation only base on people who really want to become a part of the United States because if you make a decision to move to a new country you should try your best to learn this new country's culture, tradition, language, and values. If people come to America for benefits or earn more money, i guess they still have a lot of opportunities in their own countries. Most immigrants come to America for a better life, earn more money, but they should think about this question, “what can make you live better?” If people really want to have a better life, they should make friends with American and let themselves connect more to Americans. For example, they can become volunteers, so immigrants can spend more time in their communities and work with Americans. They can also travel this country, and make themselves know this country well. If you want to become a part of America, I guess you can find a way to connect yourself to the United States.
If immigrants hope that they can be accepted by the Americans. They should try their best to participate in this society, and must not waste resources.
On one hand, a lot of Americans support immigration. These Americans explained many immigrants work in high-tech companies, such as Google, Intel, eBay. Some of these companies are established by people who come from other countries. They point out the government should invite high education people immigrate to the United States. This can consolidate America's position in the world and improve society. Supporters also point out immigrants do not violate laws. They are more hardworking, pay taxes, buy houses, and immigrants make America become a multicultural and multiracial country. As a Chinese immigrant, I am so excited to come to America even though I have language challenge, culture challenge, and thinking challenge. I also need to give up my old life and try my best to participate in this new society. For example, when I firstly come to America, I would not be afraid to speak English to American even I know I might said it wrong. I would travel this country when I have free time to know this country's history. If immigrants try their best to become a part of new country, they may become a bridge of two countries, no matter their languages, cultures, or values.
Although a lot of citizens support immigration, there are a lot of Americans that have a negative attitude about immigration. Firstly, they mention that immigrants take their job opportunities, and keep wages low. According to a study by the economist George J. Borjas and others found that immigration reduces the employment of less-educated black men. Another study had the same result. A recent analysis by Federal Reserve economist Christopher Smith found that immigration reduces the employment of U.S. teenagers. These citizens also point out that immigrants waste their republic resources, such as education and medical resources. These immigrants only come for government benefits, they even never learn or speak English.
In my opinion, I support people immigrate to America, but this situation only base on people who really want to become a part of the United States because if you make a decision to move to a new country you should try your best to learn this new country's culture, tradition, language, and values. If people come to America for benefits or earn more money, i guess they still have a lot of opportunities in their own countries. Most immigrants come to America for a better life, earn more money, but they should think about this question, “what can make you live better?” If people really want to have a better life, they should make friends with American and let themselves connect more to Americans. For example, they can become volunteers, so immigrants can spend more time in their communities and work with Americans. They can also travel this country, and make themselves know this country well. If you want to become a part of America, I guess you can find a way to connect yourself to the United States.
If immigrants hope that they can be accepted by the Americans. They should try their best to participate in this society, and must not waste resources.