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I chose to evaluate "Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting"
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * All of the information in the article was related to what occurred during the shooting. One thing I did find distracting, however, was when they were discussing the political reactions to the shooting because I felt it went off on a tangent about gun politics rather than the actual event of the shooting.

"Stoneman Douglas High School shooting". Wikipedia. 2018-02-21.
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * This article is neutral because it states all of the facts that were relevant to the shooting. No claims were made and any opinions were cited as quotations from students at the school. This article was not biased.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented
 * I do not think there were any viewpoints underrepresented. The writers provided facts and solid information from both the victim and the suspect's side.
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * After checking several citations, I found that the links did, indeed, work and that the sources did support the claims in the article.
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?*
 * Yes, all of the sources that were cited were credible news sources. The information that was cited was neutral and pure facts and quotes from people involved in the event.
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * No information is out of date. One thing that could be added to this article is information about his lawyers and the judge working on his case. He has already been issued no bond by the judge, but this article did not discuss that.
 * Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Many of the first conversations I saw were discussion about the specific gun that Nikolas Cruz used in this shooting. Another conversation I found interesting was a suggestion to change the name of the article from "Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting" to "Majory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting" since that is the full name of the high school. Most interesting however was the discussion of this theory of a second shooter. I had not heard that theory at all, but the person discussing this provided multiple sources that showed students in the high school stating in interviews that they believe there was a second shooter.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * There is no rating published for this article. On the top of the Talk page, it says this article is of interest of many WikiProjects.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Wikipedia just presents facts and does not allow personal bias whereas in class opinions are the prevalent drive of the entire discussion.

= Jessie Sleet Scales = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Sleet Scales (1865–1956) was the first black public health nurse in the United States. Scales contributed to the development and growth of public health nursing in New York City by employing community health nursing principles to the tenements around 1900. She is considered by many to be a health nurse pioneer.

Biography
Jessie Sleet Scales was born in Stratford, Canada. As an adult, she attended Provident Hospital, a hospital exclusively for "colored people", located in Chicago. Scales graduated as a nurse in 1895. She then took a half-year course at the Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C. She subsequently worked at a winter health resort in Lakewood, New Jersey for two years and then decided to become a district nurse.

Such a feat was unheard of at the time for a black woman but Scales was undeterred from her goal. Scales first applied to the St. Phoebe's Mission in Brooklyn, New York and, although they showed interest, Scales was told that there were no openings. However, they directed her to the Charity Organization Society (COS) where she was interviewed by their general secretary, Dr. Devine. Dr. Devine is accredited with noting the high incidence of tuberculosis within the African American population in New York City and decided a Black district nurse should be hired due to the time period where there were many racial barriers.

Two months later on October 3, 1900, despite opposition from the committee Scales became the first black district nurse at the COS on the recommendation of Dr. Devine. Her job was to persuade the African American community of New York City to accept treatment for tuberculosis, a major health problem during this time period. She was hired on a trial basis and entered the contract knowing that her salary may be discontinued after a two-month experimental period. She did so well at her job however, one year later she was fully accepted as an employee by the committee and was published by The American Journal of Nursing. Her report was titled "A Successful Experiment" and read:

"I beg to render to you a report of the work done by me as a district nurse among the colored people of New York City during the months of October and November. I have visited forty-one families and made 156 calls in connection with these families caring for nine cases of consumption, four cases of peritonitis, two cases of chickenpox, two cases of cancer, one case of diphtheria, two cases of heart disease, two cases of tumor, one case of gastric catarrh, two cases of pneumonia, four cases of rheumatism, and two cases of scalp wound. I have given baths, applied poultices, dressed wounds, washed and dressed newborn babies, cared for mothers" (Sleet, 1901, p. 729).

In addition to her work with the Charity Organization Society, Scales also worked in collaboration with a lady by the name of Elizabeth Tyler. Together, they successfully established a branch of the Henry Settlement known as the Stillman House. The Stillman functioned to improve health conditions in the black community. This branch functioned to serve Black persons. Scales and Tyler then went on to be successful in providing outstanding nursing care to underprivileged families.

Outside of her professional career, Scales was married to John R. Scales. The two of them lived in New York and had one daughter, Edna Scales.

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