In 1971‚ a small group of doctors in Paris formed an organization. Their goal was to provide emergency medical aid‚ no matter where it is needed or who needs it. This was the beginning of Medecins Sans Frontieres‚ (MSF) or‚ in English‚ Doctors Without Borders. The philosophy of MSF is that all people have the right to medical care‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ or nationality. Today‚ according to MSF‚ the world needs medical doctors who can provide aid to any nation quickly‚ efficiently‚ and without
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“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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Doctors Without Borders‚ also known as MSF (Medecins sans frontieres)‚ is a multinational humanitarian organization that focuses on giving medical aid to those suffering from injuries during war‚ natural disasters‚ and those suffering from diseases. Its mission is "to deliver aid to victims of armed conflict‚ epidemics‚ and natural and manmade disasters‚ and to others who lack healthcare due to social or geographical isolation." MSF has had operations in about 70 countries in 2015. In addition‚ MSF
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30 degree curve‚ when the doctor told me I had scoliosis I thought my whole life was over. The doctor started talking about surgery and if I did have to have it‚ I couldn’t do competition cheerleading. Cheerleading is my everything‚ and when he said I couldn’t do it anymore I cried my heart out. My mom and my sister was being very supportive‚ they stood by me every step of the way. My mom sent me to chiropractors to help the pain of my back‚ and she sent me to different doctors but they all said
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on the left are about Doctor Manhattan and those on the left are about Daniel Dreiberg and Laurel Jane. The panels containing Doctor Manhattan are tinted blue and the panels containing Daniel and Laurie are tinted purple. The blue could indicate loneliness and exile‚ for Doctor Manhattan has been bombarded with accusations of causing cancer to those close to him. He felt as if no one is able to understand him‚ for he is so different from the general society. This led to Doctor Manhattan feeling blue
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Agent of Change I believe that Doctors without Borders should win the first annual Agent of change award because their goal was to provide emergency medical aid‚ no matter where it is needed or who needs it. In 1971‚ a small group of doctors in Paris formed this organization. This was the beginning of Medecins Sans Frontieres‚ (MSF) or‚ in English‚ Doctors Without Borders. The idea that MSF had is that all people have the right to medical care‚ regardless of race‚ religion‚ or nationality while
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Doctor Doctor is a word which has more than one meaning. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word doctor as a noun – someone who is qualified to practise Medicine‚ as a title - someone who holds the highest academic degree from a university‚ or as a verb – to doctor something by treating or altering it. It is of course used in numerous sub contexts but the three main ones are as a noun‚ title and verb. Doctor comes from the Latin doctoris. The English took it from the Old French‚ who
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Doctor Sleep is a sequel to the well-known horror novel‚ The Shining. It follows Jack Torrance’s son‚ Dan‚ who is continuing to live with his mother after their experience at the Overlook. Dan has an ability called ‘the shining’‚ which allows his to see and connect with ghosts and angry spirits‚ who follow and haunt him until he learns how to deal with them. Doctor Sleep follows Dan as he grows up and deals with his problems‚ his father’s problems‚ and his traumatic childhood experiences. The book
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Andrew Tyler Gibson 2-15-12 Rough Draft My Biggest Mistake So it was a cool February night just like any other. I was on my way home from hanging out with my girlfriend‚ and I decided to call up a friend. I stopped at the ATM in Poca and scrolled through my phone looking for his name‚ and finally found it tapped it and asked him‚ “Do you want to go bowling?” “Pick me up in fifteen minutes‚” Anthony replied. I went and picked him up after getting money from the bank‚ and away we went. Meanwhile
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Pointless Topic: Both Nurses and Doctors are part of the medical field. Points about this topic: A. Doctors are tasked with examining B. Doctors obtain a PhD C. Nurses are tasked with hands on work Possible topic Sentence: Doctors and nurses may work in the same field‚ but there is a big difference between the tasks that they perform. Differences And Similarities Nurses Doctors Nurses and doctors Tasked with “dirty work” Tasked with
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