letters.Health-Care Injustice "It is an injustice that someone can walk into an emergency room with a chronic illness and be denied treatment because they don't have insurance coverage ("Without a Net," 11/15/99). I believe that medical care should be similar to public schooling--provided by the government and paid for by taxpayers. As with schools, people who have the financial option should be able to choose a private practitioner to suit their medical needs. The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. needs to follow the example of other countries and make health care not just an option, but a public service. ZACH POHOLEK Bayonet Point, Fla. In Defense of Microsoft How can people say Judge Jackson found the facts ("Microsoft = Monopoly?" 12/13/99)? His facts are wrong! Without Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. , we wouldn't have as much ingenuity. Can the government really put a cap on capitalism? ROBERT ARSHONSKY Cincinnati, Ohio Teen Pressure Cooker I read your article on "Japan's Teen Crime Wave" (11/15/99). Until two years ago, I lived in Japan and went to Japanese schools Japanese School may mean
n. A Japanese school that prepares students for entrance exams, as for admission to a university, and is attended in addition to public school. [Japanese, from Middle Chinese dzhuwk.] , an evening cram school cram school n. A school especially in Japan that prepares its students for university entrance examinations by way of an accelerated curriculum. . I did not come home until 9 o'clock! RYO HAJIKANO Acton, Mass. The unique trends and fashions that young people in Japan are displaying ("Tokyo's Cool Central," 11/15/99) fascinate me. The tradition of kids wearing dramatic makeup and designs made by themselves every Sunday is very cool. I wish we did something similar here in Connecticut. ELAINE PICKUS West Hartford, Conn. Don't Forget the Now "The American Century This article is about the term used for American power in the 20th century. For the investment company, see American Century Investments. "American Century" is a term coined by Time " (11/29/99) was great, but it should have had more stuff in it about things that are happening now. You could put President Bill Clinton's picture next to those of Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan to compare--and maybe Olivia Newton-John next to Marilyn Monroe, and Mark McGwire EMILY SCHUSKO Lancaster, Pa. The entire concept was extremely nationalistic--propaganda to further convince us as Americans that we are the righteous force in the world. While international wars against communism and fascism were mentioned, no critique was offered on the American trend of world domination “World conquest” redirects here. For other uses, see World domination (disambiguation). The concept of world domination (sometimes world conquest) has long been a popular theme in both history and fiction. . I am not convinced that America is in any way superior culturally to any other nation. CARISA HAMEL Altamonte Springs, Fla. Downside of Pop Trend In "Are We Running Out of Room?" (10/18/99), you applaud the fact that birthrates are going down, and don't report that one of the reasons is that some babies are dying before birth due to poverty and disease and to rampant abortion. BRITTINY C. BELMONTE Albany, N.Y. Addiction's Not Cool I started smoking when I was in 6th grade at 11 because I thought it was cool ("UPFRONT Readers: Smoking Is Uncool," 11/29/99). After a few years, I've begun to realize that the reason I smoke now is not to be cool, but because I'm addicted. It's really easy to buy cigarettes in Indonesia. But now I'm 17, and my mom has caught me so many times smoking I've decided to stop. It's pretty hard, but I'm doing it so far. When I go out to party it makes me smoke, so I stay home with my sisters. CATHARINE PALMIRA SARI OPRANDI Surabaya, Indonesia |
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