5 comments
-jean Rhys was born at Roseau, Dominica
-Her father was a Welsh doctor
- Her mother was a Creole- a white west indian
-Jean came to England at the age of 16
-She married a Dutch poet
4 questions
-What did her aprents think of her marrieing a dutch poet?
-Why did she leave England?
-Why did she return to england?
-Why did Jean 'disapper' after writing Good Morning, Midnight?
3 vocabulary
immensely-vast; huge; very great
emancipated-not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition
patronizing-to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
2 literary terms
-'.... and then she falls passionately in love with him...' over exageration
-' What strucked me was....' over exageration
1 over view sentence
Basically an overview about Jean's life and her work that has been published
Friday, March 6, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
last post #10
5 comments
-Basically the first sentence of this chapter says that a doctor that makes house calls is a mythic figure today
-Medical school had no stethoscopes or microscopes until after the civil war and did not reiqure a four year course
-Abraham Flexner was a former highschool teacher
-The first school for women doctors in American opened in 1850
- the first nursing schools were established in the 1870s
4 questions
-Who was the first nurse?
-Where was mount moriah hospital located?
- Who was Dr. Mayo ?
- Why did the name a clinic after Dr. Mayo?
3 vocabulary
diagnosis-the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition
malpractice-any improper, negligent practice; misconduct or misuse.
soared-To climb swiftly or powerfully.
2 literary terms
'.... Honk Kong, Korea, India' aliteration
'in the late-nineteenth-century counterpart....' aliteration
1 over view sentence
So the last few chapters were about how nurses becamee what they are and how women were able to be in the operation room
-Basically the first sentence of this chapter says that a doctor that makes house calls is a mythic figure today
-Medical school had no stethoscopes or microscopes until after the civil war and did not reiqure a four year course
-Abraham Flexner was a former highschool teacher
-The first school for women doctors in American opened in 1850
- the first nursing schools were established in the 1870s
4 questions
-Who was the first nurse?
-Where was mount moriah hospital located?
- Who was Dr. Mayo ?
- Why did the name a clinic after Dr. Mayo?
3 vocabulary
diagnosis-the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition
malpractice-any improper, negligent practice; misconduct or misuse.
soared-To climb swiftly or powerfully.
2 literary terms
'.... Honk Kong, Korea, India' aliteration
'in the late-nineteenth-century counterpart....' aliteration
1 over view sentence
So the last few chapters were about how nurses becamee what they are and how women were able to be in the operation room
post # 9
5 comments
- The medicine show is part of American History
-By 1950 Hadacol was grossing at least $20 million throughout twenty-two states
-Hadacol was sold for $3.50 a bottle
-Hadacol contained a number of vitamins and minerals
-In 1950 hundreds of thousands of Americas were puttinq down good money
4 questions
-Who is Senator Dudley?
-Who was Mickey Rooney?
-Who was Roy Acuff?
-Who was Gracie Allen?
3 vocabulary
-tedious-marked by tedium; long and tiresome
-eradicate-to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent
gullible-easily deceived or cheated
2 literary terms
'....Hadacol Heart attack....' aliteration
'...many of the medicines...' aliteration
1 overvies sentence
This chapter was about the medicine show
- The medicine show is part of American History
-By 1950 Hadacol was grossing at least $20 million throughout twenty-two states
-Hadacol was sold for $3.50 a bottle
-Hadacol contained a number of vitamins and minerals
-In 1950 hundreds of thousands of Americas were puttinq down good money
4 questions
-Who is Senator Dudley?
-Who was Mickey Rooney?
-Who was Roy Acuff?
-Who was Gracie Allen?
3 vocabulary
-tedious-marked by tedium; long and tiresome
-eradicate-to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent
gullible-easily deceived or cheated
2 literary terms
'....Hadacol Heart attack....' aliteration
'...many of the medicines...' aliteration
1 overvies sentence
This chapter was about the medicine show
Monday, February 9, 2009
post # 8
5 comments
-The writer Robert Louis Stevenson was a victim of tuberculosis
-He traveled all over the world in search of a climate in which his frail health might improve
-on january 20 1890 he wrote a long-delayed letter to his doctor back in Europe
-In 1884 physicians first began using cocaine injections as a local anesthetic
- In 1900s there were 200,000 addicts in the United States
4 questions
-Who was Robert Stevenson?
-What did the climate have to do with his disease?
-Why werent doctors able to prescribe narcotics to addicts?
-When was opium discovered?
3 vocabulary
obstinate-firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
influenza-an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration
scrunity-a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry
2 literary terms
'filthy habit' metaphor
'why had the ortisone test, and th test of many....' repitition
1 over view sentence
This chapter was about dangerous drugs
-The writer Robert Louis Stevenson was a victim of tuberculosis
-He traveled all over the world in search of a climate in which his frail health might improve
-on january 20 1890 he wrote a long-delayed letter to his doctor back in Europe
-In 1884 physicians first began using cocaine injections as a local anesthetic
- In 1900s there were 200,000 addicts in the United States
4 questions
-Who was Robert Stevenson?
-What did the climate have to do with his disease?
-Why werent doctors able to prescribe narcotics to addicts?
-When was opium discovered?
3 vocabulary
obstinate-firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
influenza-an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration
scrunity-a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry
2 literary terms
'filthy habit' metaphor
'why had the ortisone test, and th test of many....' repitition
1 over view sentence
This chapter was about dangerous drugs
post # 7
5 comments
-Asprine has a rather curious history
-In1883 a german chemist put together a compound called antipyrine
-In 1935 French investigators were not only able to reproduce the German discovery
-In 1936 use of the new drug in the US got an enormous boost
-There was a brief investigation of Fleming's discovery in the US
4 questions
-Why does this chapter start of talking about asprine?
-What does asprine have to do with anything?
-Why was salicylic acid so deadly?
-What was antipyrine good for?
3vocabulary
sulfanlamide-a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C6H8N2O2S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics
stride-to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
retardant-any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction.
2 literary terms
'one of he cultures had become contaminated' aliteration
Fleming began o test is bacteria cleanser on various types of bacteria' repititon
1 over view seentence
This chapter is basically about asprine and bacteria
-Asprine has a rather curious history
-In1883 a german chemist put together a compound called antipyrine
-In 1935 French investigators were not only able to reproduce the German discovery
-In 1936 use of the new drug in the US got an enormous boost
-There was a brief investigation of Fleming's discovery in the US
4 questions
-Why does this chapter start of talking about asprine?
-What does asprine have to do with anything?
-Why was salicylic acid so deadly?
-What was antipyrine good for?
3vocabulary
sulfanlamide-a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C6H8N2O2S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics
stride-to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
retardant-any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction.
2 literary terms
'one of he cultures had become contaminated' aliteration
Fleming began o test is bacteria cleanser on various types of bacteria' repititon
1 over view seentence
This chapter is basically about asprine and bacteria
Sunday, February 8, 2009
post #5
5 comments
-100 years ago people didnt know about the relationship between food and health
-In he 1800s scurvy had virtually ceased to be a problem in the british navy
-captain James cook insisted that his sailors drink lemon or lime juice during long voyages
-out of 96,500 prisoners fed on the cheaper brown rice only 9 hd the disease
-in 1924 iodine had been added to salt to prevent the development of goiter
4 questions
-Why was the rice so bad?
-Why did only 9 people get the disease?
-who was Eijkman?
-Why was the dutch east indian company haveing trouble with beriberi?
3 vocabulary
gotesque-a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
eradication-to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent
nonimmune-likely to be affected with;
2 literary terms
-100 years ago people didnt know about the relationship between food and health
-In he 1800s scurvy had virtually ceased to be a problem in the british navy
-captain James cook insisted that his sailors drink lemon or lime juice during long voyages
-out of 96,500 prisoners fed on the cheaper brown rice only 9 hd the disease
-in 1924 iodine had been added to salt to prevent the development of goiter
4 questions
-Why was the rice so bad?
-Why did only 9 people get the disease?
-who was Eijkman?
-Why was the dutch east indian company haveing trouble with beriberi?
3 vocabulary
gotesque-a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
eradication-to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent
nonimmune-likely to be affected with;
2 literary terms
'... natural foods, that is,foods that are grown...' repitition
' when the U.S entered World War II...' repitition
1 overview sentence
This chapter was basically about how 100 years ago people made cruel jokes about disabled people.
post # 6
5 comments
-Cholera was a terribledisease that reularly ravaged London and other cities during the 19th century
-One of the worst outbreaks ever took place in Broad Street in London in 1854
-John Snow suspected that the disease was spread by water taken from a popular street pump
-Prince Albert died of typhoid
-The relationship between dirty air and disease was difficult to establish
4 questions
-Who is prince albert?
- How did the pump become so durty that it made people become infected with some disease ?
- Who came up with the word swong?
-What does Holmes have to do with medicine?
3 vocabulary
brewery-a building or establishment for brewing beer or other malt liquors, esp. the building where the brewing is done.
prominent-standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable
evocative-tending to evoke
2 literary terms
'public health problems are far from solved ' aliteration
'Smoking, particularly cigarette smoking....' repitition
1 overview sentence
This chapter is basically about how alot of people got a disease from drinking polluted water
-Cholera was a terribledisease that reularly ravaged London and other cities during the 19th century
-One of the worst outbreaks ever took place in Broad Street in London in 1854
-John Snow suspected that the disease was spread by water taken from a popular street pump
-Prince Albert died of typhoid
-The relationship between dirty air and disease was difficult to establish
4 questions
-Who is prince albert?
- How did the pump become so durty that it made people become infected with some disease ?
- Who came up with the word swong?
-What does Holmes have to do with medicine?
3 vocabulary
brewery-a building or establishment for brewing beer or other malt liquors, esp. the building where the brewing is done.
prominent-standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable
evocative-tending to evoke
2 literary terms
'public health problems are far from solved ' aliteration
'Smoking, particularly cigarette smoking....' repitition
1 overview sentence
This chapter is basically about how alot of people got a disease from drinking polluted water
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