“Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon. This text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” written by Richard Gordon. He 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. The novels were very successful in Britain during the 1960s and 1970s. "Doctor in the House" is one of Gordon’s twelve "Doctor" books and is noted
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Ambition is the desire to achieve something for example the determination to achieve success. Ambition can clearly be seen as a corrupting force in the play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. Macbeth is a brave and loyal Thane of King Duncan but after a chance meeting with the Three Witches becomes cruel and develops and insatiable thirst for power. On the other hand in the film ‘Gattaca’ directed by Andrew Niccol ambition is a chance for the main character Vincent to develop and overcome barriers
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Euthanasia is clearly against the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors have to fulfil. This oath basically states that doctors must never be involved in the killing of people because after all‚ they have been trained to ensure that people are able to recover from their diseases and injuries. Doctors are the ones whom people entrust their lives whenever there is something wrong with their health. Thus‚ it is the responsibility of the doctors to always do the best they can to help people live and enjoy
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health; he could have been get hurt while he is processing and making the medicine‚ yet he didn’t care. Adding to that he was in his first year‚ so having fun and enjoying his time might been his main activity. But his passion‚ his commitment and his ambition were the things led him to accomplish what he was aiming to. I think that his intelligence as well as his geniality participated in his succession. Other example‚ when Jeri Ellsworth taught herself how to make chips without even studying and learning
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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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For the purpose of this essay the author will be comparing and contrasting the regulations between Nurses and Doctors. The author researched both of these professions to help write this essay. The author will include points discussing the registration and education of each profession‚ the continuous professional development that nurses and doctors take part in‚ ethical issues and professional boundaries within the health care setting. Also accountability and responsibility will be discussed along
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Life Ambitions Statement I feel like throughout my scouting life‚ I have learned leadership skills I would not have learned from traditional “team leadership” courses. I have used my leadership skills actively in my church and family life. For example‚ I have regularly been an assisting minister at my church‚ a feat which a lot of the churchgoers seem to be impressed with as this sets an example for other youth in my church community. Additionally‚ I have led group projects in school before‚ but
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The tale of Macbeth is fitting example of what happens you put your selfish and evil ambition above your country. Macbeth I don’t think was ever a morale man. This clear by how easy he fell into the trap of damaging ambition. He is a man completely concerned with himself only and his goal was to be king and stay there‚ this is where we see the real Macbeth a blood thirst tarquin like tyrant. But we cannot but the full blame on Macbeth‚ his wife‚ that depraved women who was malignant influence on
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MacBeth vs. Ruthless Ambition Everyone wants to be on top. People all want respect‚ many want fame‚ more want fortune. But this lust for power is the drive for several changes in people‚ both good and bad. Many times this desire can overtake a person. They become selfish‚ greedy‚ cold‚ obsessed with power. Some will do whatever it takes to get to the top‚ no matter how steep the climb. In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of MacBeth‚ the desire that fills MacBeth’s character corrupts his once
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necessary and possible to become successful and leaders to younger children in their community. They all knew that jail was not a part of their lifestyle and immediately realized that they wanted a change. So together‚ they all encouraged each other to accomplish things that they found were once out of their reach. As soon as they got down to business and worked hard‚ they eventually were entitled as qualified‚ extraordinary doctors. Reading this story put a lot of things in my life into perspective
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