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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Girl Lives for 118 Days Without a Heart!
It was supposed to be a great day for 14-year-old D’Zhana Simmons, who received a transplant to replace her enlarged heart. However, her dream turned into a nightmare when the new heart failed to function properly. Doctors had to remove … Continue reading
The Right to Bear Arms
While my civic issues blog is about the notion of a so-called “post-racial America”, I thought that it would be a nice to present a new topic for the upcoming project. The newest internet sensation seems to be about gun … Continue reading
This I Believe Evaluation
In my opinion, the “This I Believe” assignment was a very enjoyable project. It was nice to be able to write about something that pertained to my own life. Most of the time, I feel like English projects expect me … Continue reading
Don’t Complain About One Little Wrinkle….
We all dread the symptoms of aging – baldness, wrinkles, losing our teeth. But sometimes, they come all too early. Children with the extremely rare disorder known as Progeria begin to look elderly before they’re even two years old, while … Continue reading
WE ARE….NOT living in a “Post-Racial America”
Presumably, a post-racial, beyond-race America will be one in which no one thinks about race anymore; an America in which we all just see each other as individuals. With the election of President Barack Obama in 2008, many have claimed … Continue reading
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Ouch! Pain Saves Lives…
Eight-year-old Gabby Gingras suffers from Hereditary Sensory Autonomic Neuropathy. Essentially, she is insensitive to pain. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Not being able to feel that cut on your knee and being able to handle extreme situations….WRONG. This illness is thought … Continue reading
I Believe In Believing
I Believe In Believing I believe that faith guides us through life: faith in ourselves, faith in others, and faith in God. I was raised in a very conservative Methodist church. As in most religious institutions, as I grew … Continue reading
This I Believe: Jackie Robinson
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“This I Believe”
For the “This I Believe” project I am considering two possible topics: “Faith guides you through life” and/or “Everything happens for a reason.” I whole-heartedly believe in both of these statements. The first statement, “Faith guides you through life”, is … Continue reading
Passion Blog
I think that I am going to stick with the same passion blog this semester! There are so many medical phenomena to research and blog about. I never had any trouble finding something to blog about and it was so … Continue reading