ESSENTIAL COURSE Unit One text 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
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I witnessed my family reach their highest goals‚ with a recipe of passion‚ dedication‚ and integrity. I plan on using these invaluable lessons through my everyday challenges‚ to hopefully aid in becoming a physician. My aspirations of becoming a doctor dated back to my elementary
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“The Story of An Hour” In the story “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin the dominant theme is that women can not live their life to the fullest while married. Throughout the story this idea is reinforced by the use of symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and a dynamic character‚ Louise Mallard. When Louise is informed of her husbands death her immediate emotion is sadness. But not long after‚ that changes drastically. She becomes freed‚ and feels like her life is just now beginning. This is implied many
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Dyanna Thompson ENG-123-X6485 Leah Tewell 08/10/2014 Research Shows How Patient Portals Impact Patient Care Patient portals‚ which are secure web based applications‚ provide patients the ease of access to their health care records at any time. Some portals include features such as‚ obtaining prescription refills and lab results‚ and communicating with their provider. With close to 80% of the population in North America using the internet to seek out health information‚ portals continue to
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“The story on an hour”‚ A short story published by Kate Chopin In 1894. From the beginning‚ we as the readers are introduced to the protagonist’s health problem with her heart. Subsequently‚ her husband has just “passed away” in a railroad accident‚ and her sister wants to break to her the news as gently they can. So then‚ right after hearing that‚ Mrs. Mallard proceeds to feel “wild abandonment” (Chopin 428). That feeling quickly changed as she now began to feel a sense of relief and freedom because
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Theme of story of an hour In “The Story of an Hour‚” independence is a forbidden pleasure that can be imagined only privately. When Louise hears from Josephine and Richards of Brently’s death‚ she reacts with obvious grief‚ and although her reaction is perhaps more violent than other women’s‚ it is an appropriate one. Alone‚ however‚ Louise begins to realize that she is now an independent woman‚ a realization that enlivens and excites her. Even though these are her private thoughts‚ she at first
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“Doctor” Julius Erving Julius Winfield Erving II‚ more commonly known as Dr. J‚ revolutionized the game of basketball with his ability to jump and play above the rim. During his career‚ he won three NBA championships and is the fifth highest scorer in NBA history with just over thirty thousand points. Julius Erving was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and was also named to the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time team. Over the course of his life‚ Dr. J loved to play the game of basketball
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Irony in "The Story of the Hour" Summary: Dark irony plays a major role in "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. A long-suffering wife who celebrates her husbands’ death dies from the shock of discovering he is still alive. In "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin‚ there are many moments when Chopin’s craft of writing feeds the irony of the story. One perfect example‚ "assure himself of its truth by a second telegram" (772). This sentence subdued me into believing that Mrs. Mallard’s husband
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[1] Christopher Marlowe’ s Doctor faustus Doctor Faustus is probably Christopher Marlowe’s most famous work. A contemporary of William Shakespeare‚ and author of nondramatic poetry as well‚ Marlowe wrote only seven plays. If Shakespeare had died at an equally young age—twenty-nine rather than fifty-two—Marlowe might be the more famous of the pair. Marlowe was one of the first English writers to perfect black verse—unrhymed iambic pentameter—and to use it with flexibility and poetic effect in drama
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evolved into the individuals ones sees today in public office‚ law firms or even the five o’ clock news. However this evolution did not occur over night‚ it took time and can be made apparent in places one might not think to look. The roles of women in short stories have changed from a typical voiceless human being to one that dominates a story. In the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ the character Mrs. Mallard demonstrates a transformation that is necessary for
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