"Dont Panic, It's no Big Deal"

I am sure by now we all know about Ebola in Dallas and the seriousness of this virus. On October 16^th 2014, Heather Willhelm wrote an article in the Dallas News called "Heather Wilhelm: Government under-reaction to Ebola is condescending and dangerous," commenting on how the officials of the CDC and the President say we should not panic about Ebola and how it really is ‘no big deal.’ At first it was said that Ebola could only be caught from “close contact” with exotic “bodily fluids” like blood. But as of today we are aware that the virus can survive on dried surfaces for hours and could potentially be passed through a sneeze. Her article is informing us Americans that we should be concerned she says “Literal irrational panic, of course, is a bad thing. A bit of healthy fear and caution is not.” I agree with her statement. Of course we should not be running around her like maniacs about the virus but we should be cautious and take proper care. Them saying, “Don’t panic! It’s no big deal!” actually makes it a even bigger deal considering the fact that Ebola has be contracted in a Dallas nurse who was told by experts that she had absolutely nothing to worry about. Heather says that “this is a serious problem, and it is being handled by profound unserious people.” She is absolutely right the government not being too concerned about this virus can led to a sudden panic because they are so chill about it and mistrust within Americans. This article is very informing both on how the government sees things and how people will react. She is trying to let people know that acting like this is no big deal is condescending and it could turn out to be deadly. She has some very strong points in this article. In the beginning she actually talks about how when the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened people were told not to panic and its no big deal.

            

QUIT DEFENDING ABUSE

             In a opinion paper posted on the Texas Insider September 25,2014 called, "Quit Defending Abuse". Linda Chavez talks about how people are constantly defending Adrian Peterson and his case he has about him whooping his four-year-old son. She feels like there should be a line drawn between spanking and beating your child. She is surprised at how many Americans believe its necessary to discipline a child with a good spanking. She says there should be clear rules and disciplining a child should never include hitting bare flesh. Linda is targeting everyone as a society who believes spanking your child is ok.

             I do not agree with some of the things she has stated in this editorial nor do I condone child abuse. She is saying that he abused his four-year-old child by whooping him with a switch but I would like to think differently. To me, child abuse would be more like him constantly beating on his child every day or doing something sexual to him. In this case he is disciplining his son. Apparently the son did something unpleasing and got an old southern butt whooping for it. I remember growing up as a child and having to go get my own switch off of a tree to get a whooping, and I bet not get a small one or a skinny little branch because I would really be in trouble then! She talks about how corporal punishment is not effective in discouraging future bad behavior, and is likely to increase the child’s own aggressiveness but I believe that if you discipline your child your child will be well off in the future. I am not saying,because you whoop your child they wont do the same thing again but when you whoop them for their wrong doings they often times learn from their mistakes. It’s like teaching them a lesson. If you put a child in the corner for “time out” exactly what do you think they are going to get from that? Not much. She goes to say that he is an “angry thug” for disciplining his child. According to Dictionary References the definition of a thug is a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber or murderer.  Linda should have chose better words; it was ignorant of her to say he is a thug. I am a mother of a two-year-old little girl and I do not condone any type of abuse but if I need to discipline my daughter I will.