Latin Roots 9

Aggregation- There was an aggregation of math teachers who needed to decide what curriculum they'd teach next year.

Agressive- Since the basketball player was so agressive on offense he was often the teams leading scorer.

Degradation- The man was surprised when he saw how much the value of his car, that he bought six years ago, had degraded.

Digress- Our conversation on politics gradually digressed to religion.

Egregious- Due to him fouling out every game the basketball player was egregious. 

Gracious- The teacher was feeling rather gracious when she decides to extend the deadline of the project.

Gratuity- Since they came in such a large party the family gave the waiter a generous gratuity.

Gregarious- Sheeps are gregarious.

Hospice- The elderly woman with no living kin had to live in a hospice home when she eventually couldn't live independently.

Hostel- The newlywed couple who had been driving for hours were relieved when they finally spotted a hostel.

Ingratiate- The prom queen candidate ingratiated herself by handing out candy.

Inhospitiable- The disapproving father was inhospitiable to his daughter's boyfriend. 

Ebola Questions

1. Hospitals not being able to handle an Ebola patient and doctors and nurses not properly protecting themselves from contracting the virus is the problem according to author, Betsy McCaughey.

2. She offers the solution of moving Ebola patients to bio-containment centers instead of trying to equip hospitals to handle and treat Ebola without it infecting others.

3. Infection expert, Sean Kaufman, called the CDC guidelines "absolutely irresponsible and dead wrong." 

4. Rep. Michael Burgess makes the point that people like CDC head Thonas Frieden are underestimating how deadly this virus is. He made that point by talking about how Frieden claimed any hospital could handle Ebola and irronically he later died from Ebola when he visited Texas Health Presbyterian where he was infected.

5. Yes I do agree with McCaugheys opinion to rely on bio-containment facilities because from the evidence she provided in her article hospitals are not capable of handling Ebola while bio-containment facilities on the other hand seem like a better bet. 

Article Summary

In the National Geographic article titled, "Cute Killers?" Traci Watson explains why grey seals who are often viewed as adorable and cuddly are actually vicious killers. First Watson gives us an example of this by including a story from a professional marine biologist, Sebastian Fuhrmann, that talks about how a grey seal tore apart a young harbor seal. Next the author includes facts about large numbers of mangled harbor porpoise carcasses beginning to wash up along the southeastern region of the North Sea about a decade ago. She then gives convincing statements on why grey seals may be the cause for all the harbor porpoises death. She also includes many stories of people actually seeing grey seals attacking a harbor porpoise by locking its jaws onto the porpoise's head.  In addition to all these examples the author also explains how scientists have been able to find actual grey deal DNA in the carcasses of harbor porpoises. Finally the author explains the theory that maybe the grey seals we thought were adorable aren't so adorable and instead commit gruesome attacks on mammals much larger than them like the harbor porpoise.

Latin Roots 8

Affluent- The United States is very affluent compared to other countries.
Confluence- If you hike down far enough you can see the confluence of the adjacent streams
Confound- The fact that they did not give the ball to Marshan Lynch on the one yard line to score the game winning touchdown confounded sports fans everywhere.
Effusive- After years of domestic abuse the women finally became effusive.
Forte- Generally math is not most females forte.
Fortify- The team fortified their chemistry by spending large amounts of time together.
Fortitude- The young cancer patient endured chemotherapy with great fortitude.
Fraternize- The two grown men who had been college roommates fraternized.
Fratricide- The power hungry son fratricides his elder brother who was next in line for the throne.
Mellifluous- The sweet voice of the young singer was mellifluous.
Profusion- There was a profusion of angry Seahawk fans.
Superfluous- Kobe Bryant's contract of 24 million dollars is superfluous.