Ebola the Enemy: How the U.S. Media Militarized the 2014 Ebola Epidemic

The 2014 Ebola outbreak shocked the world. In western Africa, the scale of the tragedy was surprising. But equally surprising was the excessively fearful response of the international public to a disease that most public health experts agreed was unlikely to significantly impact countries with strong healthcare infrastructures. This included the United States, where the intensity of fear with which the American public responded was disproportionate to the actual threat. Because the outbreak is still recent, most research into America’s response to Ebola has focused on trying to characterize or quantify the extreme reaction that the epidemic produced, with only speculation as to what caused the fear. This paper will demonstrate that the public’s fear of Ebola had at least one specific cause: the distinctly militarized language that the media used to describe the disease. Because of the media’s use of military terms, the American people were inclined to view Ebola more as a military enemy than a medical one, and they largely reacted with three responses associated with the threat of war: fear, isolationism, and aggression. The public became reluctant to send the aid to Africa that many public health officials agreed was necessary to stop the epidemic. This paper argues that the media’s irresponsible use of military language when discussing the epidemic helped cause the unhelpful mass panic among American citizens, when a humanitarian response characterized by increased aid to the affected countries would have been more effective in controlling the Ebola outbreak and keeping America safe

The Necessary Right of Choice for Physician-Assisted Suicide

Research-based paper on the importance of the right for terminally ill patients facing a painful death to be able to choose how they end their lif

Life, Death, and Somewhere in Between

Life support creates a vague, artificial state of being that lies somewhere between life and death, complicating situations that would have otherwise been natural

Misspent Youth: An Analysis of the Youth Vote in America

In 1971 the voting franchise in America was extended to cover all citizens aged eighteen and older. Politicians often cite young people as being the future of the nation and an example of what the promise of America has to offer the next generation. Rep. Richard Gephardt once declared that, “The most important thing we have to do is invest in the mental capacity of young people.”^ However, the stigma surrounding the notion that youth cannot be counted on to cast their votes on Election Day has created an uneasy disconnect between elected officials and the youngest sector of the American populace. The notion that young Americans fail to turnout the vote in elections has been a long standing facet of American politics

November 21, 1970 Football Program, UOP vs. University of Hawaii

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Newspaper of the university of alaska southeast juneau campus

Curriculum changes sought for business, ed students -- New student paper on campus -- Spookhouse boogie draws kids -- Tickets still available for Tuxedo Junction dance -- Editorial: Stop tuition hikes -- Letters: Eckankar program -- Pieces of Eight, treasure of style -- A begger's claim to alms is too often ignored -- Personals -- Peacemaker Coffin to speak -- BRIEFL