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Both stories share the key characteristics of a personal narratives, however Rachel Riederers “Patient” provides a more in depth look into darker time in her life, “Simone, with her sensible shoe suggestions-this is all her fault” (Patient, 163), this form of comedic relief lessens some of the tension and makes the essay easy to get enthralled in ; Whereas David Owens “Scars” first two pages really only give a brief background into his personal story and uses a more jovial position as well as some comedic relief “.. I told her that some of my happiest memories involved accidents.” (Scars, 2) Owens brand of comedic relief made for an interesting essay by seeing scars as memory books, something to look back on fondly .Rachel Riederers diction
These two essays are about two dissimilar disabilities. Nancy Mairs and David Sedaris act as examples of how an author’s writing can change the tone and meaning of a narrative. Mairs message was educational and encouraging as she explained her life with MS and how society sees her. Sedaris use of experience and memories portrays his life with obsessive-compulsive disorder; what he calls “tics”. These two writers take similar topics and pitch them in ways so the reader can see the illustration behind them.
Both these stories have many similarities, since they are both about Dr.Daniel Hale Williams. Both books include telling us what Dr.Daniel is most known for. He is most known for conducting an open heart surgery in 1893. They also mention his hospital, “Freedman’s Hospital”. His hospital was established for all races, even former slaves. A key fact is that Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was an African American.This is important because there were not a lot of African American doctors back then. Though both these stories have similarities they also have a lot of differences.
Diane Urban, for instance, was one of the many people who were trapped inside this horror. She “was comforting a woman propped against a wall, her legs virtually amputated” (96). Flynn and Dwyer appeal to the reader’s ethical conscience and emotions by providing a story of a victim who went through many tragedies. Causing readers to feel empathy for the victims. In addition, you began to put yourself in their shoes and wonder what you would do.
The piece “The Old Man Isn 't There Anymore” by Kellie Schmitt is a passage showing that nobody really knows any other culture. In the passage Schmitt response to not seeing the old man anymore is to call the cleaning-lady to see what has happened to him and why all the neighbors were sobbing. “The old man isn 't there anymore” she replied, which I guessed it was her baby Chinese way of telling me he died” (Schmitt 107). Ceremonies can be very informational about the family member and their traditions, people should get more information about who the ceremony is for. The piece uses description, style, and support through out.
One of the most complex, ever-changing careers is the medical field. Physicians are not only faced with medical challenges, but also with ethical ones. In “Respect for Patients, Physicians, and the Truth”, by Susan Cullen and Margaret Klein, they discuss to great extent the complicated dilemmas physicians encounter during their practice. In their publication, Cullen and Klein discuss the pros and cons of disclosing the medical diagnosis (identifying the nature or cause of the disease), and the prognosis (the end result after treating the condition). But this subject is not easily regulated nor are there guidelines to follow. One example that clearly illustrates the ambiguity of the subject is when a patient is diagnosed with a serious, life-threatening
Disease is considered an horrid word; by definition it is a disorder within an organism which implies it is unwanted and needs to be fixed. However in, Dr. Sharon Moalem and Jonathan Prince’s book, Survival of the Sickest the authors discuss a topic one does not often hear, the benefits of sickness. Diabetes, hemochromatosis, and sickle cell anemia are just a few problems that in the past helped us survive long enough to reproduce.
In the healthcare system many times patients are just patients and appointments are just appointments. The outlook on the patients and appointments all depends on the area of practice and the health professional themselves. Working in the emergency department, the nurses and doctors there typically do not see the same patient more than once and if they do the chance of them remembering them is slim to none just for the simple fact of the pace of the department. When it comes down to Physicians in the hospital setting, the care is not just quick and done. Great patient to healthcare professional relationships are formed and for some it may feel as if they are taking a “journey”(209) with their patients as they receive their medical care. This essay will be based off the book Medicine in Translation: Journeys with My Patients by Danielle Ofri, in which Ofri herself gives us the stories of the journeys she went on with several of her patients. Patients are more than just an appointment to some people, and when it comes to Ofri she tends to treat her patients as if they are her own family.
To understand what Couser refers to as “particular way of writing one’s life” a close examination of the origin and the meaning of the word ‘memoir’ is necessary. The word has its origins in French and it derives from ‘mémoire’ meaning ‘memory’. Coulter elaborates that “ … being based on memory rather than research, a memoir will necessarily be very different from a formal biography. It will be, or resemble, a reminiscence, consisting of personal recollections" (Coulter 19). Because of this aspect of the memoir he then explains, “In turn, this creates the expectation that the narrative may be impressionistic and subjective rather than authoritatively fact based” (Coulter 19).
First, in the ?Eye of the Beholder? we see the bandaged woman?s craving for normality. She is constantly haunted by the memory of a child screaming because of her physical deformed appearance. We are also reminded that those who look ?different? will be sent of to an isolated place with others of the same ?disability.? With that being said a sense of Nazism idealistic society comes to mind. For example, the Nazi?s sent those who looks different than the normal beautiful blued eyed, blond Germans, to a concentration camp.
In the fieldwork ‘Our Patients” written by Elise Wu. This project is about an unfamiliar illness called factitious disorder. We learn that factitious disorder is a serious mental disorder in which someone deceives others by appearing sick. Elise Wu also suffered from this illness a couple years ago before doing her research. She uses both her memories and an online community to conduct her research. She shows an excellent way to gather both primary and secondary research to make her writing very informative. She uses two websites to gather more information about FD. She gets her information for Dr.Fieldman’s Website. I noticed how she describes exactly what she sees on the page. Wu states” I recognize the message-board format, posts sorted
Deborah Ross cleverly writes the article in a first person narrative; this enables readers to actively engage with the topic since first person narratives form personal and emotional connections between the author and the reader. Through the use of first person narrative, Deborah creatively pens the gruesome moment of her life when she turned forty. The reader, expected to a female near...
In the featured article, “Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy,” the author, Judith Butler, writes about her views on what it means to be considered human in society. Butler describes to us the importance of connecting with others helps us obtain the faculties to feel, and become intimate through our will to become vulnerable. Butler contends that with the power of vulnerability, the rolls pertaining to humanity, grief, and violence, are what allows us to be acknowledged as worthy.
The past experiences in my life has created the person I to this day. There are multiple challenges throughout life, but one I overcame constructed the forthcoming future. Susan Cain, the author of Quiet, is a great example how my life is today, quiet. She talks about the power of being an introvert. Which I believe that is the type of person I am after reading her book. Beforehand I had envisioned a completely different life. In grade school I revolved around talking, pretending to be someone I was not, and indefinitely a trouble maker. Although the disciplinary actions I received, a 5th grade teacher recognized my potential.
In the summer between third and fourth grade my mother and father sat my sister and I down and informed us that my mom had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. My mom’s experience of MS emulates narrative concepts detailed in Arthur W. Frank’s The Wounded Storyteller. In his work, Frank describes different kinds of illness narratives ranging from the morbid chaos narrative to the more inspiring restitution narrative. In accordance with Frank’s definitions, my mother has responded to the situation by using her body didactically and communicatively by proactively reaching out to an active community of MS sufferers, including recently diagnosed friends and family. She has used her body with discipline as well, through her commitment to a prescription of nightly injections. However, the dynamic nature of my mother’s experience with MS complicates Frank’s classification of body types because she embodies multiple body types at various stages of her disease. Her illness narrative most closely matches that of the quest narrative, drawing elements from both the automythology and memoir facets.
Everyone wants to have a connection with someone out of convenience or as a pass time. Even to the point of being discreet with one another enjoying the vulnerability it contains. For some a piece of writing is a fair and equal representation of human beings. It gives of definitive theme like reading body language by accompanying a College Professor who knows his own craftsmanship. Depending on who is reading “The English Patient” by Michael Ondaatje it causes the reader to stumble into the mind of war-torn camaraderie. Ondaatje uses a category of events to engage the reader to put two and two together to see the repeating factor of histories and real life. He shows the readers and thinkers alike that no man can be perfect that each path is