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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"What is a doctor? What exactly do they do and why is there so much prestige associated with that profession? Well‚ according to the American Heritage Dictionary‚ a doctor is "a person‚ especially a physician‚ dentist‚ or veterinarian‚ trained in the healing arts and licensed to practice". According to me‚ a doctor is much more than that. Nice intro. Ever since I can remember‚ I have always dreamt of a career in medicine and the reason is not for something small like money or prestige. The reason
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Read the following passage from Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. Discuss Marlowe’s use of language in this passage and how it contributes to the characterization of Faustus. FAUSTUS This word ‘damnation’ terrifies not him‚ For he confounds hell in Elysium. His ghost be with the old philosophers! But leaving these vain trifles of men’s souls‚ Tell me what is that Lucifer thy lord? MEPHISTOPHELES Arch-regent and commander of all spirits. FAUSTUS Was not that Lucifer an angel once
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showed how Jannette was independent at such a young age and got things done even with no help form others. It reads on page 14 “He pushed open an emergency exit door and sprinted down the stairs and out to the street…’You don’t have to worry anymore baby‚ ‘dad said ‘you’re safe now’.” By Rex doing this‚ taking her away from the hospital‚ is showing that the Wall don’t need help and handouts form anyone will they will do everything to help themselves. It also shows the protectiveness of Rex towards
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Becoming a doctor…well‚ that is no easy task. Metaphorically‚ it’s a love or hate situation. Before you decide to enter the field‚ you need to make sure you have the qualities of being a doctor‚ which are to be very personable‚ willing to help other people‚ passionate‚ determined‚ hard worker‚ and devoted to your job. One thing that immediately eliminates a lot of people from considering this field is the sight of blood. You have to make sure you can be able to see that‚ in order to even think about
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“Can You Hear Me Now” by Sherry Turkles is an examination of increasing technology use in everyday life and how it has become a crutch for daily human life. Turkles‚ who is a professor of social studies of science and technology at MIT‚ elaborates immensely on her views of what technology is doing and has done to society since its arrival. She states‚ people have begun to be caught up completely in technology and social media. The goal of social media was to initially connect individuals across long
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Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus. What does this scene tell us about Faustus’s state of mind? Pay particular attention to Marlowe’s use of language. The passage is written in blank verse throughout using iambic pentameter.– The most typical form of writing from the 16th Century poets. In the passage Act 2 Scene 1‚ Marlowe gives the impression of Faustus feeling isolated and trapped almost between the good and evil angels. His lack of self-confidence is apparent from the first two lines ‘Now‚ Faustus‚
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From: DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE By R. Gordon Richard Gordon was born in 1921. He has been an anaesthetist at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital‚1 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 student’s years of professional training. To a medical student the final examinations are
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People See What They Want to See If we ask someone how she or he sees world‚ almost everyone will answer that by eyes. Yes‚ it is true‚ but eyes deliver only deceptive view of what we see. They will have never shown view on person’s inside. Different thing is when we use our heart for see what is hidden inside that person. It shows us character of this person‚ and how he or she is in life. I think that seeing by heart means to understand other people feelings. There is commandment
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