Anthropology Observation Report

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Anthropology was just another class I decided to take to complete the required scholars units. I didn't expect that after the first day of class I would be changing my major.
During my high school graduation day, one of my teachers asked me "Have you decided on your major?"
"Yes, it's Biology!" I answered without any hesitation.
I had always been intrigued by the numerous diseases that exist in the world. How were the diseases contracted and how could they be cure?. Those were some of the questions that I want to help answer.
Having being raised in a small village where the most medical attention our people received were vaccinations, I saw many children get sick. Most of these children were treat with home remedies. However, those treatments

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