Bioengineered tissue‚ brain-powered prosthetic limbs‚ three-dimensional printed body parts: what used to be considered science fiction has now become our genuine reality. Mae Jemison describes science fiction as something that “helps us look at our society from a different perspective. It lets us look at our mores‚ using science as the backdrop‚ as the gamechanger.” With continuous advancements in medical technology‚ ideas that were strictly fantasy are blending into actuality. Personally‚ I have
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As a sociology major‚ my interests lie in how society is created‚ maintained and played out by social actors. Understanding the roles‚ symbols and meanings that society assigns to not only its participants but also the environment‚ is something I am fascinated by and enjoy researching and understanding. I am also interested in the interdisciplinary studying of the roles and interactions that our environment has on individuals who make up society‚ and how the two interplay with each other over space
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After I graduated from Temple University ten years ago‚ like everyone else‚ I set out to find a job in my field. During my time at the university I found an internship that gave me the experience needed to start my desired career. I always dreamed of having a six-figure salary and becoming high-class straight out of college‚ but after graduation day I started my career as a basic accountant. At this time‚ I felt that my career was in a stale and stagnant position. Only once I sought higher education
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Not only is this a part of my life but it has taken control of my life. As a child at the age of eight‚ I had not experienced many things nor had I the knowledge to know of all the great opportunities life has to offer. Things come at you when they’re not expected; that’s life. Actions that you may do in the present could affect you in the future. Noises‚ shouts and grunts could be overheard from a distance and my curiosity grew as they increased intriguing me to peek into the door of the burgundy
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The Future of Nursing: Dynamically Impacting a Community The importance of maintaining ones health is a common perspective when viewing our aging population. It is said that a person has achieved “good health” when they are generally free from illness‚ injury‚ or pain. Yet‚ when we lack in meeting the criteria for “good health‚” doctors‚ nurses‚ and other medical professionals are at the first line of defense for the rescue. It is also important that when face with discrepancy‚ we have good
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My exposure to being a patient‚ my experiences‚ and the desire to help others are the attributes that drive me to be an osteopathic physician. Specifically‚ I am inspired to pursue emergency medicine focused on rural areas. At the end of my military deployment to Iraq in 2011‚ I started developing a variety of unexplained symptoms. The military sent me to an assortment of doctors in different specialties‚ but no real explanation was found. Since the etiology was unknown‚ my doctors focused on
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I have spent the majority of my life watching my father’s garment business grow from a small shop in Santee Alley to a large warehouse on Broadway Street. Over the years‚ I have learned a lot about the culture of the inner city; I have had the opportunity to see the differences between my life growing up in Santa Monica and the life of the struggling families and homeless people who live downtown. Motivated by this to devote the majority of my high-school career to community service‚ I realize that
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Through studying the natural sciences in high school‚ my interest in science has deeply increased; recently I was under pressure to choose a course of study at the undergraduate level‚ but I knew I wanted to do something in the scientific field‚ particularly along the lines of biology and chemistry. While researching various courses‚ I came across genetics‚ which was of great interest to me‚ finding out that the course included aspects such as cell mutation‚ the studying of chromosomes‚ and the behavior
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As a child‚ I’ve been told I was quite inquisitive and creative. My imagination was just like any other child‚ but my pretend world was vast and extended throughout my youth‚ as a whole. I guess one could say that I’ve never stopped imagining. As I get closer and closer to my academic goals‚ I can now imagine myself as that English teacher in South Korea‚ or that social worker who gave a child a better life‚ or even a content creator who makes art films. These are all my dreams‚ and with some help
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Through vaporized solder the diode flashed red. Lub-Dub‚ Lub-Dub. It works! After weeks‚ my digital stethoscope was finally functioning as I had designed. The project started with the simple ambition of listening in on my preceptor’s stethoscope while he performed a heart exam‚ but ended up answering an imperative question about my medical future. In that moment I realized that my varied interests‚ individual strengths‚ and desire to be challenged converged into a single medical field; radiology
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