Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal and the corresponding Frontline Program described many examples of individuals being diagnosed with terminal illnesses and how they and the medical professionals responded to their diagnoses (2014). I was surprised to learn that Gawande‚ who is an oncologist‚ and many of his colleagues did not want to tell their terminally ill patients that they are dying. Informing someone that they are dying would not be a pleasant task to undertake‚ however I thought that doctors
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conditions‚ approaches to challenging task and communication style when collaboration with colleagues are obligatory‚ thus are similar key components in the medical and teaching profession. However‚ according to the article‚ “The Bell Curve” by Atul Gawande‚ accountability for the results‚ which considered “average work”‚ does not hold prominence as do in the teaching profession. Like the attributes of Dr. Warren Warwick‚ director of Fairview University Children’s Hospital‚ an exemplary teacher has
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Evaluating aspects from a scientific perspective is not limited to only people who are pursuing science as a career or major. Atul Gawande‚ respected surgeon and author‚ understands this concept well and works to encourage the public to trust in testing a hypothesis no matter how profound. Through utilizing the strategies of incorporating personal experience‚ rhetorical questions‚ and a motivational tone‚ Gawande’s article‚ The Mistrust of Science‚ pushes readers to face challenges without a doubt
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I agreed with Gawande approached who addresses the condition of aging. He raises the issues on the quality of life in the last day. In the book Being Mortal‚ as the bestselling author Atul Gawande he tackled the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life‚ but correspondingly the process of it ending. Medicine has triumphed in modern time‚ transforming birth‚ injury‚ and infectious disease from upsetting to manageable. But in the foreseeable condition of aging and
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Being Mortal is a book written by surgeon Atul Gawande about the limitations of current healthcare in handling patients who are declining toward death‚ something that he feels is not taught properly to those caring for them. In the book‚ Gawande (2014) wrote‚ “…When I came to experience surgical training and practice‚ I encountered patients forced to confront the realities of decline and mortality‚ and it did not take long to realize how unready I was to help them” (p. 3). His sentiments describe
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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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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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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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