Richard Gordon DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE Richard Gordon DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE First published in 1952 ’A parcel of lazy‚ idle fellars‚ that are always smoking and drinking‚ and lounging…a parcel of young cutters and carvers of live people’s bodies‚ that disgraces the lodgings.’ _Bob Sawyer’s landlady in_ PICKWICK PAPERS To Jo Note St. Swithin’s Hospital does not exist; neither do its staff‚ students‚ nor patients. 1 The large and completely unused set of surgical instruments
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The three doctors have fought influences like drugs‚ gangs‚ and people who only want to bring them down‚ so they can be successful. The three doctors are Dr. Sampson Davis‚ Dr. Rameck Hunt‚ and Dr. George Jenkins. They grew up in Newark‚ New Jersey and came up from a harmful neighborhood to go to one of the best schools in Newark and then being the first person in their families to go to college. The three doctors have overcome many obstacles and unpleasant events‚ but also good events that shaped
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Analysis Of The Text «Doctor In The House» By Richard Gordon This text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a famous English writer‚ who was born in 1921. He has been an anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital‚ a ship’s surgeon and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal. He left medical practice in 1952 and started writing his "Doctor" series. "Doctor in the House" is one of Gordon’s twelve "Doctor" books and is noted for witty description of a medical
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Under our study the passage of the story ’Doctor in the house’ written by a famous British writer and an assistant editor of the British Medical Journal of the 20 th century Richard Gordon who worked also as a ship’s surgeon‚ but left his medical practice in 1952. The story ’Doctor in the house’ is one of Gordon’s twelve ’Doctor’ books and is noted for witty description of a medical student’s years of professional training. ’Doctor in the house’ is not really intriguing title for the story‚ but
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At the center of the euthanasia debate are doctors. In their hands is the authority to act with regard to the early termination of human life. When doctors graduate from medical school‚ who should decide if they live or die? The parents? The patients? The government? In a perfect world‚ such a cruel question would never be asked. Not long ago‚ doctors were seen as an integral part of the community where they practiced. Today‚ unable to make house calls‚ relying on exorbitant fees‚ often able to
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medical resident overwhelmed by his newfound responsibility and power. The premise of The Good Doctor‚ a phrase/theme reiterated ad nauseam throughout the script‚ is disturbing (and purposely so)‚ but unfortunately too hard to swallow to elicit the sympathetic response the filmmakers are going for. Reactions instead range from disbelief to disgust. Orlando Bloom stars as Dr. Martin Blake‚ a British doctor with a dowdy haircut just arrived at a Los Angeles-area hospital with an obsessive eye toward
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works. Furthermore‚ his use of humor and wit in this extract from Act II enhances the demonstration of the serious philosophical dilemma. The dilemma consists of Dr. Ridgeon having to decide whether to give the cure to Blenkinsop‚ an honest but feeble doctor‚ or Dubedat‚ “a charming sociopath who happens to be an extraordinary artist”. Whoever doesn’t get the cure will die and Shaw uses wit and humor to make serious issues such as this “trolley dilemma” easier to digest. Shaw calls it a tragedy and very
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most well known of his plays are Tamburlaine‚ The Jew of Malta‚ and Doctor Faustus. Marlowe was a great innovator of blank verse‚ unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter. The richness of his dramatic verse anticipates Shakespeare‚ and some argue that Shakespeare’s achievements owed considerable debt to Marlowe’s influence. Doctor Faustus was probably written in 1592‚ although the exact date of its composition is uncertain. Doctor Faustus is a play of deep questions concerning morality‚ religion‚ and
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The Analysis of “Doctor in the House” The analyzed text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer. His own life was closely connected with medicine and he had also gone through such examinations that is why the characters and the situation are true to life. The author has selected the first person narrative‚ but it is combined with several lines of dialogues. Despite the fact that we see the story through the eyes of the main character‚ we
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start with some words about the author. As I’ve learned Richard Gordon is an English writer of the 20th century. He is most famous for his “Doctor” series‚ where he describes different things concerning with the medicine. It is necessary to mention that such things are close to him because he took up the medicine. His literary contribution is great because his “Doctor” series are very popular. They are even screened. As for me I have already heard about this author but haven’t read his works before/
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