The Author Atul Gawande is a surgeon‚ staff writer for The New Yorker and a professor at the Harvard Medical School. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End was an inspiring book that unwrap people’s mind for discussion and question our current practice of medicine and care. It is easy for audiences of all ages to relate to this book even if the young do not think about the process of death. It has a comprehensive coverage of medical sociology‚ where it deliberates on the evolution‚ controversial
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Case 1 A cafeteria at GDGWI has one special dish it serves like clockwork every Thursday at noon. This supposedly tasty dish is a casserole that contains sautéed onions‚ boiled sliced potatoes‚ green beans‚ and cream of mushroom soup. Unfortunately‚ students fail to see the special quality of this dish‚ and they loathingly refer to it as the Killer Casserole. The students reluctantly eat the casserole‚ however‚ because the cafeteria provides only a limited selection of dishes for Thursday’s lunch
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Together Specter and Gawande both touch upon science‚ journalism and public policies in their own style. Gawande writes about science that has already been proven to be beneficial but slow at implementation. Antisepsis‚ anesthesia‚ kangaroo care and oral rehydration were all researched‚ experimented and proven to be the best solution for each pressing problem. Although people doubted the actual use of each treatment‚ they could not argue with scientific facts of benefits. On the contrary‚ Specter
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SPOTTER CHAIR Description The spotter chair was a simple design but with multiple uses like‚ a mini table‚ adjustable arm rest‚ and for those who want to rest their heads there was a leather head rest that was also adjustable. The arm rest had built in wooden cradles for holding binoculars. It was a steel famed canvas chair‚ which laid horizontal for more comfort. The canvas body for the chair rested tight onto four medium green spiked feet that rested on the floor. Like the supporting legs the
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though we can have a long duration of steady pleasure‚ our remembering self will render the whole experience ruined if the ending is a bad one. Gawande understands that we see ourselves in our own stories‚ in that we strive for goals that are much larger than we are. That said‚ there are many ways that we can achieve such an ending. In the novel‚ Gawande talks about the introduction of animals in the hospital setting (dogs‚ cats‚ parakeets‚ etc.) and how they make the patients feel purposed. The
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Hot or Not By: Jeane Khang Elegant - This word‚ once used to describe ladies with great refinement and taste in style‚ has been erased. Instead‚ our era’s boys have replaced it with words like “hot”‚ “sexy”‚ and the list goes on. The definition of “hot” has become universally known to translate as a nice “rack”‚ long legs‚ and flat stomachs. As a guy’s common vocabulary changes to express his attractions‚ a girl’s clothing choices will evolve to suit a guy’s attractions just the same. Therefore
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DEPENDENCE 0N NEW MEDIA BY YOUTH SYNOPSIS Introduction New media is an on-demand access to content anytime‚ anywhere‚ on any digital device. Another aspect of new media is the real-time generation of new‚ unregulated content. The rise of new media has increased communication between people all over the world and the Internet. It has allowed people to express themselves through blogs‚ websites‚ pictures‚ and other user-generated media. New media "radically break the connection between physical
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Biology Enriched Extra Credit Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance Chapter 1: On Washing Hands Mr. Gawande starts his literature on washing hands. He introduces two friends a microbiologist and an infectious disease specialist. Both work hard and diligently against the spread of diseases just like Semmelweis who is mentioned in the chapter. Something I learned‚ that not many realize‚ is that each year two million people acquire an infection while they are in the hospital
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The documentary Hot Coffee by Susan Saladoff was exceptionally inspiring to contemplate the commonly accepted ideas on the United States legal system. Hot Coffee begins by clarifying the truth behind the lawsuit of Liebeck v. McDonalds Restaurants. After presenting what really happened to Stella Liebeck‚ the documentary leads into the tort reform movement that has been confining civil rights since the beginning. Showing how dissembled the tort reform has been‚ Hot Coffee presents the spilled coffee
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Boneless Hot Wings Dusty Butler Topic: Boneless hot wings General Function: To inform Specific Purpose: To show my audience how to prepare and serve boneless hot wings. Organizational Design: Sequential Introduction Attention Arousing and Orienting Material: Buffalo wild wings!! Makes me hungry just thinking about their boneless hot wings. Not being lucky enough to live anywhere near my favorite place to eat‚ I still have had the chance to learn to make boneless hot wings in my current
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