Nagourney, Adam, and Abby Goodnough. "Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.
This New York Times article by Adam Nagourney discusses the increase in cases of measles linked to Disneyland. This disease was said to have been eliminated in the United States in 2000, but with the recent outbreak it is causing concerns about childhood vaccinations. Over 59 cases of measles have been linked to Disneyland and the disease has moved beyond California and into other states too. Five of those cases include workers at Disneyland where this started. This has been recorded as the largest number of measles cases in the U.S. after 2000, since the “termination” of the disease. Before the vaccine for measles was created in 1963, about three to four million Americans developed the disease and 400-500 died from it each year. This matter is especially concerning in California. “I am asking unvaccinated Californians to consider getting vaccinated against measles,” said Dr. Gilberto F. Chávez, the deputy director of the California Center for Infectious Diseases. In Orange County, if a student could not prove they had gotten a measles shot, they could be barred from their class. Over 20 students were sent home because of this precaution.
This find of the outbreak of measles has helped health officials become more aware of childhood vaccines and bacteria and germs at public places such as Disneyland. Areas like this are particularly dangerous when it comes to this because it attracts many people from all over the world that will be in the same place, very close together. This allows the disease to spread with the people who have it. I have become more aware of my surroundings and others near me. This should be a warning to people that vaccines are very important and staying healthy and clean is also very important.
This article was very well written and very informative of the outbreak of this dangerous disease. Although I learned many interesting things about measles, I would have liked it if the author had included more facts and statistics to back up his argument. It would have been very helpful if he had made his point of view on the subject clearer. I would have liked to know how to prevent catching an illness at a public place such as Disneyland and the risks of possible illnesses when you take your family there. This would have emphasized the importance of your health.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/us/measles-cases-linked-to-disneyland-rise-and-debate-over-vaccinations-intensifies.html?ref=us&_r=1
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After reading the critique by Sally on the article, "Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies", I thought that there were many things that were well presented. First of all, her reasons for its importance were really effective because she explained that an outbreak at Disneyland should be taken seriously because many people from all over the world come to Disneyland and can take the disease back with them. By giving good logical thinking, she made her critique much stronger. Also, putting in a quote was a good idea because quotes, especially from experts in that field, help make the argument clearer and more supported.
Even though her article was already pretty well written, there are a few suggestions I might make to make it even better. For her summary on the article (the first paragraph), it was a little repetitive so it didn’t seem like the article building much on the topic. For example, in the beginning she related how the disease’s supposed “elimination” was in 2000, but then a few sentences later she talked about it again. By taking out some unneeded sentences, her review will be much clearer. Another suggestion is for the critique part of the review. While the questions asked were good, I felt like they were actually already answered in the article, from what I heard of her summary. I think many of her comments could be answered if she read it again.
Overall, it was a really well written critique and I was particularly impressed by the second paragraph. I thought it made a lot of sense and it made me more interested in learning more about this topic, now that I really knew its importance.
Core Chem
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Current Event #4
March 15, 2015
After reading Sally’s review on the article Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies by Adam Nagourney, I was very impressed by how well written and informative it was. There were several things that I think Sally did exceptionally well. For instance, she summarized the article in very good detail, which allowed me to understand what she was talking about. Also, she threw in many good statistics. This contributed to the overall success of the review because it really backed up the points she was talking about. Lastly, I really liked Sally’s critique because she praised the article’s importance, but also stated that there were some flaws. For example, she stated that she wished there were even more facts and statistics because she felt as though it would have backed up the author’s argument even more. There were a few things, however, that Sally could have done that would have helped her make the review even better. Something that stood out to me was that she really didn’t go into depth and talk about the article’s significance to our personal lives or humanity as a whole. Also, I’m not sure if the article referred to this or not, but it would have been nice to know what scientists and researchers are doing to tend to this cause. The spread of measles isn’t something that should be taken lightly and I would have liked to know what steps are being taken to fix this issue. Lastly, something that surprised me while reading this was that 59 cases have all been linked directly to Disneyland. All in all, Sally’s review was very well written and informative.
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Nagourney, Adam, and Abby Goodnough. "Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.
Shannon Hendrick
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Current Event Response: Sally Reynolds
I was very impressed after reading Sally’s review on the article, “Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies,” by Adam Nagourney. There were quite a few things that I think Sally did very well on. For example, I like how she used many statistics, because it allowed me to better understand what the author was trying to say. An example of when she did this is in the beginning of the article when she states, “over 59 cases of measles have been linked to Disneyland”. Another thing that I think Sally did a very good job on is explaining how this information is helping health officials. She said that places it is likely for places like Disneyland to carry germs and from this new information, health officials are more aware. One last thing that I think Sally did very well on is summarizing the article, and explaining where all of this is taking place, and she gave background of measles which is helpful to know so the reader can fully understand what point the author is trying to get across. Sally did an extremely good job on reviewing this article, however there is room for improvement. One thing that I think Sally could of done better on is explaining what people are doing now to prevent the measles from spreading. I think that this would be helpful because it would allow the reader to understand how serious this is. One more thing that I think Sally could improve on is talking more about how much this is affecting people’s lives, because measles is a serious case. Something that surprised me while reading the article is that in 1963 400+ people were dying from measles every year, but luckily the vaccine fixed this problem. Overall, I think that Sally did a good job on her review.
Nagourney, Adam, and Abby Goodnough. "Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.
Nagourney, Adam, and Abby Goodnough. "Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.
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Sally's review of the article, "Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Ride, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies" by Adam Nagourney, was very thoughtful and well-written. There were a few things that really stood out when reading her review. One of them was that she was able to summarize the article very well in her first paragraph, giving a lot of detail with specific examples and statistics from the text. Another thing I thought Sally did very well was giving examples of things the author of the original article could have added to expand on the issue. For example, she said,"I would have liked to know how to prevent catching an illness at a public place such as Disneyland and the risks of possible illnesses when you take your family there" (Para. 3). Finally, I thought that Sally's second paragraph, relating the article to world and how people will be affected, was very thoughtful and was able to tell how important this issue really is. Though this response was very well-written there were a few mistakes I would improve. It was said that in Orange County some students were blocked from going to class if they didn't have the measles vaccination, but it would have made the response better if she added other things that are being done to prevent the spread and get rid of the disease. Another thing I would criticize is that in her second paragraph, though she had good points, Sally's sentence structure needed to be refined. For example, she said, "This should be a warning to people that vaccines are very important and staying healthy and clean is also very important" (Para. 2). She could have cut this sentence down to make more sense instead of repeating 'important' twice. This article was very surprising because you would think that measles has been completely eradicated, but it's resurfacing which is frightening. There are already over 59 cases in California and it could easily spread.
This title of this article caught my eye. I thought we had terminated the disease in 2000, I guess not. Sally did a great job at reviewing this article. She used expert quotes to enhance her review. This helped because it showed us that these people aren’t aware of what's going on. She made a good part about schools and how if you can’t prove you have a measles shot you will be barred from class. This point is important because we are all in school and have to deal with the vaccines in order to go to class. The final thing Sally did well was she didn’t make it to short or too long. It didn’t drag on it got right to the point. Sally didn’t use advanced vocabulary though. This made the review less attractive to advanced readers like me and some of my classmates. Also, Sally didn’t really explain how this affects her and it would have been nice to read about that. It makes the review more personal. Overall the article was great though. The author brought up something that could destroy our country if not stopped. I now am going to check my mother got my the measles shot.
ReplyDeleteNagourney, Adam, and Abby Goodnough. "Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2015.
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Ryan Alberghine March 18, 2015
ReplyDeleteCurrent Event 5 Comment Mr. Ippolito
Nagourney, Adam, and Abby Goodnough. "Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2015. Web. 15 Mar. 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/22/us/measles-cases-linked-to-disneyland-rise-and-debate-over-vaccinations-intensifies.html?ref=us&_r=1
Sally did a good job of presenting her topic in the beginning of her critique. I was able to discover her opinion of the article and what the purpose of the article was without getting too much information which I liked. Sally also did a great job presenting the information from the article in a clear and thoughtful style. After I had finished reading the first paragraph, I had an excellent understanding of the subject discussed and wanted discover what other opinions she had on the topic as well. Lastly, I really liked how he gave the reader background information on the disease going back to 1963 when the vaccine for measles was created and going all the way up to 2000 when the disease was said to be “terminated” along with outbreaks of measles. Not knowing a whole lot of the important details of measles and how fatal it is, it was very helpful that he gave me the information so I could understand the topic better. It is a scary topic and he did a good job explaining the seriousness of the issue. However, I did not like how she rarely cited anything in her paragraphs. This made it difficult for the reader to be convinced of anything that she is saying due to the fact that she has no citations from any important people that she was able to find in his article. Another suggestion I would give Sally would be to give an example words that he did not understand and he had to look up. I’m curious as to what kind of vocabulary she learned. After reading Sally’s response to the article, I was able to learn a lot about measles and the effect it has it had on kids everywhere, especially at Disneyland. The recent outbreaks at Disneyland and other cities has caused scientists to take a different approach to try and terminate the disease as they did back in 2000. To conclude, I believe Sally did a fantastic job on teaching us about the issue of measles and how the disease affects kids and families everywhere and that a new approach is needed to find a cure for measles that is effective once again and what can happen if this problem is not taken very seriously.