I was shocked by the article to see how poorly the mentally ill are treated and how little governments invest into funding crucial mental health services. I'm glad that the Guatemalan government is taking strides to fix issues such as neglecting and abusing patients however most other nations now need to play catch up and make changes to their health system so that they provide properly for the mentally ill. Personally I think that the lack of funding is a reflection of how people feel about the mentally ill. Mental illness has many negative connotations and is often misunderstood and therefore they are not given the proper treatment that they need in order to function in society. I think that governments should give more attention to the mentally ill and offer them programs that would allow them to be a more integral part of their communities while providing them with essential treatment and medications.

Do you think that the government is doing enough to create equality for all or do you think that the government should do more? If so, what should the government do to create a more equal society for people of different races, sexual orientation, etc.?
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/05/us/politics/bill-on-workplace-bias-appears-set-to-clear-senate-hurdle.html?hp"

In the article Bill Keller and Glenn Greenwald discussed their opinions about journalistic writing and debated if writing could be entirely unbiased. Personally, I believe that it is hard to entirely remove one's bias from writing because selection of quotes, sources, and even the formatting of the writing can leave clues about the writer's bias. It seems that at least some bias appears in every piece of writing, often in a very small amount that can only be detected by thoroughly looking. Even though I think that it is incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to remove all opinions from writing I do not agree with Glenn Greenwald's idea that we should admit our opinions to our readers prior to the article. If journalists were to tell their readers prior to the article what his/her opinion is then the readers may be influenced and see the article differently which would dramatically affect the whole purpose of journalistic writing, which is to provide the facts and allow the readers to draw their own conclusions and opinions. Overall, I believe that as journalistic writers we should at least attempt to remove our opinion from news stories as much as possible, because the writing is more effective when the readers are able to form their own opinions, especially when reporting on controversial topics like the NSA tracking and American torture on prisoners.