Sample Essay About Myself and My Family

“You’re not going to feel anything,” the nurse with the fake lips exclaimed. “Yeah, right,” I murmured under my breath as I thought about how many people she had said that to today. Since when do nurses wear more makeup than clowns? Her lips were as thick as my broken, swollen thumb; her eyebrows looked like squirrels above her eyes; she looked worse than a clown. I couldn’t understand how frustrating it might be to mess up and have to start her makeup routine all over; it probably takes her at…

young physician but also as a human being. When my ‘romance’ with Pediatrics started some odd years ago, quite a number of my medical school classmates had something to say about my choice. Whilst most of my close friends and family were supportive, there were more than a few that just couldn't fathom why I would opt for a specialty of howling infants and runny noses. When I gained admission into medical school, I couldn't at the time picture myself caring for sick children. As I rotated through…

It was a day like any other. I was finishing up some paperwork on my most recent skin graph when a call came in from the front desk, my next patient was here. I had yet to physically see the patient myself, but I had already made a prediction based on what was already known: Melanoma. The most dangerous form of skin cancer. Over 200,000 documented cases around the world each year, killing roughly 2% of those effected. [1] Despite the seemingly high survival rate, Melanoma is very deadly when not…

My research topic involves a critical analysis of the historiography of the Amerasians living in Asian countries. In May 2013, the U. S. Senate Judiciary approved the Immigration Reform bill that would deliberately make citizenship possible for as many as eleven million undocumented immigrants. Such humanitarian-inspired legislation, defined as “sweeping in scope”; however, in my opinion, is not entirely sweeping enough, as it leaves the plight of the Amerasians in Asian countries unaddressed.…

brother, two younger brothers and a younger sister. We lived in an average home, in an average neighborhood, and we made do with what we had. In a family of seven, space was a premium commodity and I pleaded with my parents for a space of my own. They relented and allowed me to make a bedroom of an unfinished space in the basement. I was excited to create my own haven and used cardboard boxes and blankets to provide privacy…

medical environment leading to lower morality in your colleagues, substandard quality of care and poor outcomes. Through my analysis and review of the topic, I am forced to look inside myself and consider my past behavior, re-evaluate my goals and explore the implications of my actions in this reflection. In acting unprofessionally during my medical school, I have put myself at risk for a serious disciplinary violation if I do not address these flaws effectively. These flaws are explored in…

beginning, there was very limited collected knowledge about the perspectives of the patients when it comes to the topic of Total Knee Replacements. The subject has conjured various sentiments and emotions among chronic knee pain sufferers, their families, friends and the public in general. Most of these sentiments were fear, anxiety, denial, loss, limitation and doom. This in turn has resulted in a negative view of the procedure and avoidance of it by patients as a realistic option. In Hawker’s…

Lacks was unknown and her family never knew these cells existed. This book tells two stories; the first is the story of the development of the HeLa cell line and of Henrietta Lacks and her descendants. Critique Henrietta Lacks was lying unconscious on the operating table. When she signed her consent form before her operation it only stated that she gives the John Hopkins staff permission to perform any operative procedures. With that being said Dr. Wharton removed two samples of her tissue from…

It is in place to keep people from wanting to commit this crime again. David B. Muhlhausen states...“Indeed, other recent investigations, using a variety of samples and statistical methods, consistently demonstrate a strong link between executions and reduced murder rates... In short, capital punishment does, in fact, save lives” (“Top 10 Pro and Con Arguments; Should the Death Penalty be Allowed?”). This shows…

person depending on my results. I know that I am not an inherently bad person based on any test results, but the idea of having concrete results made me a bit nervous even though I know I am situationally biased. After the test, I was disappointed by my results. The first time I took it, my results showed that I had no automatic preference between…