Soc 490, Week 6!

WOW! I can not believe I am typing the last blog for this class. This adventure is really coming to an end. Hm.


To begin I will quote; William Hoar, "The current healthcare system in this country has plenty of faults, but it's been proven time and again that there is no problem so grave that more government intervention cant make it even worse." Do you agree? I certainly do. History, if you haven't noticed, repeats its self. Yes, our economy is in a horrible state right now. Something needs to be done but, are we willing to take such a huge risk? The possibility of a new healthcare system is not certain to work. It may bring us out of debt now, but who is to say we will not end up like Spain? Why would we want to create a worse health care system then we do now?

After doing our interviews at the market, I do not want to end up like Italians and feel the way they do about their healthcare and hospitals. I reviewed my interview papers and almost everyone rated their doctors and hospitals low. Why would we want to make a similar problem in America? During our interviews I had a tough time finding real Italian citizens to fill out my surveys. When I finally spotted someone who appeared to be one, I was often turned down. At first, I was nervous to even ask someone the questions but was soon stalking people so they would fill out the paper! Half way through our alotted time, I ventured over to the university and was able to get my papers filled out very quickly and had the opportunity to meet some really interesting people! The interview activity was a great way to gather information but, it was also a terrific experience!

In class we discussed the power of prayer. I am currently trying to discover my own faith and it was interesting to hear about my peers beliefs in opinions. It is hard for me to pick one side or the other whether prayer works or not. If prayer does work, then why aren't all little kids with cancer still living after months of praying? Then again, what is a miracle? See my dilema? I like to believe that prayer does work and thats what miracles are. I will continue saying a prayer for the sick and hopefully, someone will get  a miracle out of it.


Soc 490 has made me a more open minded person. Coming into this class I knew what I believed and did not even bother learning about the other side of the argument. Now, I feel like for every argument that arises I will learn about the other side and then base me decision off facts and not just what I believe. I still believe healthcare is a privelge but, I am open minded to the idea of it also being a right in some cases.