Blog Post #6

“Company denies drugs to dying child”.

Every since Josh was 9 months old he began his journey with a rare form of kidney cancer. Now at  7- years old boy Josh has heart and kidney failure in an intensive care unit in Memphis is refusing to give him the proper drug that he needs. The president of the drug company, Kenneth Moch denies to give Josh the drug  because he says that it will slow down the efforts to get the drug on the market and helping Josh will mean hurting others. This event relates to my little brother  because at a 4- years old  he was diagnosed with ADHD and the doctors said that there was not anything that they could do for him at a young age.

I think that it was real messed up how Kenneth Moch did not want to give Josh the drug just because it would set his company back a little. I feel that if he helped Josh and he lived that would send his company a lot more customers. This event affects me in a personal way because if that was my little brother I would have tried to take some legal action.

The structure of the text is laid out by the subject of each section.  The subject is the main ideas of the selection/section.

Evidence:

'We're begging them' - "Our son will die without this drug," said Todd Hardy, Josh's father. "We're begging them to give it to us."

Beat cancer four times- Josh's journey began when he was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer at 9 months old. Over the years, cancer turned up in his thymus, lung, and bone marrow, and each time Josh beat it.

'He holds our son's life in his hands'- "He holds our son's life in his hands," Todd Hardy said. "This is just beyond belief to me."

Cohen, Elizabeth. “ Company denied drugs to dying child”. CNN. 11 Mar. 2014. Web. 25 Mar. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/10/health/cohen-josh/>

Cohen, Elizabeth. “ Company denied drugs to dying child”. CNN. 11 Mar. 2014. Media. 25 Mar. 2014. <http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/140309205609-nr-parents-plea-for-sons-drug-00000210-story-top.jpg>

Blog post #5

“CBO report: Minimum Wage hike could cost 500,000 jobs”

Davis, Susan. “CBO report: Minimum Wage hike could cost 500,000 jobs.” USA Today. 18 Feb. 2014. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. <http://ux-origin.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/02/18/cbo-minimum-wage-jobs/5582779/>

President Obama wants to raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10. The nonpartisan congressional budget office feels that if minimum wage is hike up them 500,000 people will be out of a job but, 900,000 people will be lifted out of poverty. There will be an election in March.

This reminds of my business 110 class. In business we are talking about what will happen to people that are already making $10.10 an hour. If the minimum wage is raised to $10.10 so; the people who already make that should also get a higher wage.

Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 is a great idea. It is great because when I start working I would love to be making $10.10 an hour. This affects me in many different ways because when I grow up I want to make enough money for the work that I am doing.

The author’s point of view is 3rd person. It affects the overall effect of the story because it gives both sides of the story. By the author giving both sides of the story it lets the readers know what is happening on both sides.

Evidence:

“Obama initially called on Congress to raise the $7.25 hourly minimum wage to $9, but he has since rallied with leading Senate Democrats who are pushing for a $10.10 increase. The Democratic-controlled Senate is expected to vote on a wage increase in March, but it is unlikely to get a vote in the GOP-controlled House.”

“CBO examined the budget impacts of raising the minimum wage to $9 and $10.10. The report concluded that a $9 increase would lift 300,000 workers above the poverty line, but cost 100,000 new jobs as employers are expected to reduce workforce's to make up for higher wages. A $10.10 increase would lift 900,000 workers above the poverty line, but cost 500,000 jobs.”

Souza, Peter. "Barack Obama." Wikipedia. 24 Feb. 2009. Media. 10 Mar. 2014. 

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