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English studies center around the human condition.
All about medicine for the soul.
As a future health profesional, you will face humanity at its most vulnerable.

THIS PAGE IS ABOUT KEEPING A DAILY JOURNAL.   Make sure you read the links (below right, in red ink) on this page. They are meant to inform you. Also read the top news stories in the country on a daily basis. You are required to read two news items a day, one on medical science and one top story about politics, the economy, and.or education. I expect to find these entries in your journals, in addition to the journal entries assigned in class.

Write Your Story...
Feather Fountain Pen
Keep a Journal...

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD? I may use this area to post an especially excellent or thought-provoking student essay.

What is the condition of your heart? Your pulse?
Stethoscope
Is it inextricably linked to the good? To mankind?

Science: biological sciences news
Headlines provided by Moreover

"In the News" Responses. Have you responded to the above linked news articles about science and medicine in your journals? This is a requirement of the course. It just may save your life! Your career! Perhaps even your research grade! It will make you wiser, more astute, and keenly in tune with the profession you have chosen. Reading and responding is a lifestyle that directly impacts the quality of your experiences here on earth. READ!

I might use this area to post some of the answers I received to the "In the News" question on the home page. I might use a format similar to this one:

TJ: I think I'd be the butler, because he's the one who got to see everything but didn't get caught up in it all. Something bad happened to everyone else but him, so I guess he's the one who came out all right.

Class Comments

I might use this area to post comments people have sent me on how they feel class is going and topics they'd like to see covered in more (or less!) detail.

To encourage frank discussion, I may make the comments in this area anonymous.

You may e-mail me at Espree4@aol.com after school or on weekends.