tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post3623292192797783493..comments2023-09-30T04:42:51.846-07:00Comments on English 110: Writing and Research: "Malaria: Stopping a Global Killer"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-16813099665032719482009-04-26T19:38:00.000-07:002009-04-26T19:38:00.000-07:00Allison Hunsaker
"Fifty thousand of them could sw...Allison Hunsaker<br /><br />"Fifty thousand of them could swim in a pool the size of the period at the end of this sentence." <br /><br />I think it is crazy for creatures this small can infect such a huge society. We know they are tiny when thousands of them can fit into a period. I just dont understand why something so small can kill thousands of people...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-54893945966043979372009-04-22T11:12:00.000-07:002009-04-22T11:12:00.000-07:00Jennifer Portillo
"In a single feeding ,which las...Jennifer Portillo<br /><br />"In a single feeding ,which lasts as long as ten minutes, she can ingest about two and a half times her pre-mealweight- in human terms, the equivalent of downning a bathtub-size milk shake" <br /><br />Mosquitoes eat more than a human they eat as twice or more than humans they eat up to the amount of a bathtub for the whole they because they only last for as long as ten minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-64649662360591127032009-04-22T11:07:00.000-07:002009-04-22T11:07:00.000-07:00Sylvia Ahumada
"These are the one-celled malaria ...Sylvia Ahumada<br /><br />"These are the one-celled malaria parasites known as plasmodia. Fifty thousand of them could swim in a pool the size of the period at the end of this sentence. Typically, a couple of dozen slip into the bloodstream. But it just takes one. A single plasmodium is enough to kill a person."(Pg. 93)<br /><br />I think this passage works effectively well on letting us know how dangerous it is to have malaria, but also on letting us know how easy it is to contract it. I think it is mainly effective when it mentions that it just takes one plasmodium and that, that is enough to kill a person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-71540163861561897282009-04-20T14:08:00.000-07:002009-04-20T14:08:00.000-07:00veronica l
"Fifty thousand of them could swim in...veronica l <br /><br />"Fifty thousand of them could swim in a pool the size of the period at the end of this sentence." <br /><br />I think that it is insane that these little creaters can cause so much harm to thousands of people through out the years. we can till that they are tiny because of how many can fit into a pool its crazy that something so small hurts and kills thousands of peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-734562850011547072009-04-20T13:20:00.000-07:002009-04-20T13:20:00.000-07:00Joana Esquivel
"There are even Boy Scout merit ba...Joana Esquivel<br /><br />"There are even Boy Scout merit badges for knowledge about malaria."<br /><br />I picked this passage because it had a good point. Children are being educated about Malaria. I feel that it is good for children know about all the diseases that there is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-69950303918307221052009-04-20T12:09:00.000-07:002009-04-20T12:09:00.000-07:00carolina castro
"the alarm has sounded,but the th...carolina castro<br /><br />"the alarm has sounded,but the thieve are already under the bed."<br />finkel use's this statement as a metaphor comparing," the alarm has sounded" to the immune system being triggered by invaders. also comparing "but the invader are already under the bed" to the disease going to hide in red blood cells.<br /><br />i think finkel did an excellent job with the alarm sounding the invaders runing to hide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-8649309228869238762009-04-20T12:08:00.001-07:002009-04-20T12:08:00.001-07:00carolina castro
"the alarm has sounded,but the th...carolina castro<br /><br />"the alarm has sounded,but the thieves are already under the bed."<br />finkel use's this statement as a metaphor comparing," the alarm has sounded" to the immune system being triggered by invaders. also comparing "but the invader are already under the bed" to the disease going to hide in red blood cells.<br /><br />think finkel did an excellent job with the alarm sounding the invaders hidingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-88263489875212642052009-04-20T12:08:00.000-07:002009-04-20T12:08:00.000-07:00carolina castro
"the alarm has sounded,but the th...carolina castro<br /><br />"the alarm has sounded,but the thieve are already under the bed."<br />finkel use's this statement as a metaphor comparing," the alarm has sounded" to the immune system being triggered by invaders. also comparing "but the invader are already under the bed" to the disease going to hide in red blood cells.<br /><br />think finkel did an excellent job with the alarm sounding the invaders hidingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-90712780811620446842009-04-20T12:01:00.000-07:002009-04-20T12:01:00.000-07:00Rubi Ocampo
"It begins with a bite, a painless bit...Rubi Ocampo<br />"It begins with a bite, a painless bite. The mosquito comes in the night, alights on an exposed patch of flesh, and assumes the hunched, head-lowered posture of a sprinter in the starting blocks. then she plunges her stiletto mouthparts into the skin........"<br /><br />This is the beginning paragraph and it is describing how a malaria starts to take action. I thought it worked really well because it was very detailed giving us a visual image of what was going on. It describes how a mosquito bite causes malaria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-27892663738429432272009-04-20T10:43:00.000-07:002009-04-20T10:43:00.000-07:00"It's only in those few rooms whose locks have bee..."It's only in those few rooms whose locks have been picked by falciparum where all is pandemonium."<br /><br />The mosquitos didn't pick locks, nor do these locks really exist. The writer wants to illustrate that the white blood cells finally stop resisting the infection and gave-in to the invador, like a lock that has been picked. When the falciparum takes effect it is unstoppable, irreverseable, and chaotic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-2137435641287880712009-04-20T10:33:00.000-07:002009-04-20T10:33:00.000-07:00the comment above is from Natalia A. Ornelasthe comment above is from Natalia A. OrnelasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-82548244037534973562009-04-20T10:32:00.000-07:002009-04-20T10:32:00.000-07:00"The story of malaria is currently being written -..."The story of malaria is currently being written - by the hands, in ball point pen - by the staff of Zambia's Kalene Mission Hospital."<br /><br /><br />This passage made me realize that Malaria is still something people are infected with. This sentence really sets a tone for the reader to realize that there is nothing more to do to patients since there is no cure for it. The doctors are still in search for the cure, thus "the story of malaria is still being written".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-11423649390668527652009-04-20T10:31:00.000-07:002009-04-20T10:31:00.000-07:00Vanessa Cruz
After arriving in South America, the...Vanessa Cruz<br /><br />After arriving in South America, the quinine hunters endured a brutal trek through the snow-choked passes of the andes and down into the cloud forest where the elusive tree grew.<br /><br />I like how this passage uses personification to describe the space between andes and how the hunters have a hard time going through the andes with bruta trek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-19761987653493020692009-04-20T10:02:00.000-07:002009-04-20T10:02:00.000-07:00Erika Gutierrez
"In 1962 Rachel Carson published ...Erika Gutierrez<br /><br />"In 1962 Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, documenting this abuse and painting the damning a picture that the chemical was eventually outlawed by most of the world for agricultural use."<br /><br />This passage reminded me of a metaphor when he referred to Carson's book to painting a picutre. It is clear that the book can not paint a picture, but the figurative description lets us know that with her book published many were able to see the effects DDT had when it wasn't used properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-5575165207105015102009-04-20T09:42:00.000-07:002009-04-20T09:42:00.000-07:00Kayla Casimiro
"The cells explode. A riot of par...Kayla Casimiro<br /><br />"The cells explode. A riot of parasites is set loose in the bloodstream. WIthin 30 seconds, though, the parasites have again entered the safe houses of cells-this time, each has drilled into a red blood cell flowing through the circulatory system. Over the next two days, the parasites continue to devour and proliferate stealthily...and once more there is bedlam."<br /><br />In this excerpt Michael Finkel establishes the parasites of malaria to be personified as being of an invading army "proliferate steathily" in their goal of destroying all the cells in the body. Finkel makes a clear description of the dangerous and scary reality that the disease of malaria not only is threatening but also dangerous to the human race because of its ferocity and frequent cause throughout the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-43408082125986896252009-04-20T09:23:00.000-07:002009-04-20T09:23:00.000-07:00Alfredo Moreno
"They pour out of the bush,exhaus...Alfredo Moreno <br /><br />"They pour out of the bush,exhausted and dirty and panicked. they come to the hospital. and the battle begins." <br /><br /> I think Micheal Finkel is very discriptive in this sentence for the same reason that he makes it sound as if its terrifying and also gives very clear dicription on how they are coming as fast as they can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-10289332916515530092009-04-20T09:02:00.000-07:002009-04-20T09:02:00.000-07:00Justin Dial
"The alarm has sounded, but the thiev...Justin Dial<br /><br />"The alarm has sounded, but the thieves are already uder the bed: the parasites swiftly invade a new set of blood cells, and the sewuence of reproduction and release continues."f<br /><br />This passage in the essay describes what the mosquitos do once they get ahold of their prey. The host on the victims blood and there is not one thing the host can do about it. The author describes the mosquitos as being thieves and taking something that is not theirs. It also states that once you notice that the mosquito has done something, it is too late. The process of malaria has already begun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-21448110558241295842009-04-20T07:43:00.000-07:002009-04-20T07:43:00.000-07:00"Fifty thousand of them could swim in a pool the s..."Fifty thousand of them could swim in a pool the size of the period at the end of this sentence."<br /><br /><br />Finkel provides a visual descriptive sentence. This sentence makes the reader think and picture how these parasites look. It is shocking how just one small parasite is so powerful it can kill a child in a couple of days.KMarquez.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-64904901277835767142009-04-20T06:49:00.000-07:002009-04-20T06:49:00.000-07:00Randy Davenport
"In a single feeding, which lasts ...Randy Davenport<br />"In a single feeding, which lasts as long as ten minutes, she can ingest about two and half times her pre-meal weight-in human terms, the equivalent of dowing a bathtub-size of milkshake" <br /><br />Finkel description of Anopheles diet amazes me. It clearly shows that they can eat a large amount at one time. The part where he compares Anopheles to humans is the most effective part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-77160301286904551932009-04-20T02:11:00.000-07:002009-04-20T02:11:00.000-07:00Jomarie Apas
" Now the internal temperature begin...Jomarie Apas<br /><br />" Now the internal temperature begins to rise as the body attempts to cook away the invaders. Shivering sets in--muscle vibrations generate warmth. "<br /><br />Finkel does an effective job of describing the conditions of the body being attack by the parasite. WIth every description he gives is in a very detailed structure. Especially "as the body attempts to cook away the invaders". It gives us the reader a vivid image of the condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-39797915236558785852009-04-19T23:34:00.000-07:002009-04-19T23:34:00.000-07:00Jose Ruesga
"They come through the heat and the r...Jose Ruesga<br /><br />"They come through the heat and the rain and the dead dark of the cloudy night. Purity, watson, Miniva. Some unconscious, some screaming, some locked in seizure. Nelson, Japhious, Kukena. A few families with bicycles, chinese-made one-speeds, the father at the pedals, the mother on the seat, the child propped between. Delifia, Fideli, Sylvester. They filled up the courtyart. Methyline, Milton, Christine. They pour out of the bush, exhausted and dirty and panicked. They come to the hospital. And the battle for survival begins."<br /><br />i think this discription show us the power of malaria. Connecting us with the adrenaline rush of a loving father and mother trying to hold on to there love one, paddling with all his might. It is a scarey to even imagen it. As the reader you feel a since of sadness and painful stop to your heart, as if you were suffocating. Even now after reading this story i think to myself how many children die from malaria giving me a sickfull feeling and tear to my eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-42793399706314984862009-04-19T23:29:00.000-07:002009-04-19T23:29:00.000-07:00Danielle Socorro
"The alarm has sounded, but the t...Danielle Socorro<br />"The alarm has sounded, but the theives are already under the bed: the parasites swiftly invade a new set of blood cells, and the sequence of reproduction and release continues." <br /><br />This is an example of an effective description because it describes what the parasites are doing.Danielle Socorronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-69935187740859117852009-04-19T23:26:00.000-07:002009-04-19T23:26:00.000-07:00Tesiah Carrillo
"Its only in those few rooms whos...Tesiah Carrillo<br /><br />"Its only in those few rooms whose locks have been picked by falciparum where all is pandemonium. " <br /><br />I think Finkel used this passage to show how unnoticed Malaria can get. It displays the fact that Malaria just overtakes your body before the vicim has time to reacte. It gives the image that the rooms are cells are involuntarily ovetaken causing chaos (death/sickness) to occurTeesh Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658240770263849610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-64009194192648212302009-04-19T22:50:00.000-07:002009-04-19T22:50:00.000-07:00manuel moreno 110.10
"the cells explode. A riot o...manuel moreno 110.10<br /><br />"the cells explode. A riot of parasites is set loose in the bloodstream. Within 30 seconds, though, the parasites have again entered the safe houses of cells- this time, each has drilled into a red blood cell flowing through the circulatory system." <br /><br />In this passage, Finkel talks about how the parasites get into the blood cells very quick and make their way around the circulatory system. Finkel is trying to say that these parasites travel quickly and can do a lot of damage to a person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2793040357739817597.post-19233032731261971562009-04-19T21:53:00.000-07:002009-04-19T21:53:00.000-07:00Denise Gonzalez
"Now the internal temperature b...Denise Gonzalez <br /><br /><br />"Now the internal temperature begins to rise as the body attempts to cook away the invaders" "The body is practically boiling itself to death-anything to halt the attack-but to no avail" (PG.97) <br /><br /><br />I believe Finkel demonstrates great simile description by comparing the body temperature rising to cooking away the invaders. He explains how the body is trying at a great extent to rise the internal temperature to halt the attack, but no advantage comes forth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com