Interdisciplinary fields

After I graduated last summer with a bachelor of science in anthropology I took a year off to work while I applied to nursing programs. To get myself some experience in the field I began volunteering in the Doernbecher Neonatal Care Clinic at the Oregon Health and Science University, where I helped the nurses by doing everything from soothing crying infants to folding laundry. I loved volunteering, but instead of reinforcing my goal to become a nurse I found that I was asking new questions and…

Maily T. Ly TIAS 491 - Dr. Rose Monday, February 19, 2018 Assignment #5 - Personal Statement/About Me Page My name is Maily Thi Ly. I was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Growing up as the middle amongst my siblings and cousins, I was always expected to be adept at any tasks that were given to me. I was always being compared to my older siblings and cousins, like how I need to study harder like them, or how I need to graduate with a good career in hand. I was also enrolled in many…

Examining perspectives of women from countries other than the United States allows us to find feminists whose nationality plays an intrinsic role in developing their feminist ideology; Gloria Anzaldua’s, “The New Mestiza Nation” is one of these feminists whose worth examining. She describes how a multicultural feminist struggle can be fought by: “educating ourselves and younger generations in this Mestiza nation to change how students and teachers think and read by deconstructing Euro-Anglo ways…

Educating students with autism is the epitome of a success to me. The opportunity to cultivate and excavate genius form the minds of exceptional individuals is the most rewarding and challenging thing I have done thus far in my life. With the exponential growth of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis, it is paramount I become an informed, empowered, and exceptional educator to better support individuals with ASD. By obtaining a Master’s degree from Georgia State University in Multiple and…

Martineau stated that women have the ability to give more to society rather than just holding the occupation of a house wife. An easy example of this is in the field of Sociology, as feminist, Rhonda Reddock, referred to classical feminist, Ann Oakley, in the fourth chapter of the book, “The International Handbook of Sociology”, in which she made the statement, “Until recently sociology was to a large extent a…

My first tryst with architecture was back in 2000; I was about 10 years old and my parents had started the construction of our new house. We took weekly trips to the construction site and I remember being so fascinated with how a few walls and ceilings, an entity so basic, could create spaces so vastly varying and yet so personal. This had now opened up a whole new spectrum of the built form for me, I was suddenly more conscious of its presence, something I hadn’t even noticed until that time.…

Ten years ago I emigrated from my county of birth to the United States to continue my life here. I chose the medical field because I was always fascinated with it, primarily because my nature was always been to help people. I have had a long journey that has led me to this exiting point in my career which has included full time work and full time school, learning English language and adjusting to a new culture. This journey has made me who I am now; a very dedicated health care provider caring…

The theory of speech act was originally proposed by British philosopher J.L. Austin, and later American philosopher Searle made further improvements to this theory. The theory of speech act begins by studying the functions of everyday language. Austin believes that the unit of verbal communication is not a sentence, but a verbal behavior through sentences, such as thanks, warnings, promises, and so on. Austin divides speech acts into three categories: intra-behavioral behavior, illocutionary…

“A Deaf Person’s Ethical Perspective why forcing Cochlear Implantation is Wrong” Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies Extra Credit Paper Dr. Mark Packer Eric G. Shuping April 1, 2015 “A Deaf Person’s Ethical Perspective why forcing Cochlear Implantation is Wrong” As a deaf person, I look at our deaf society to be something of value and cherished for such a long time because we are such a small society. Being deaf while growing up in a hearing society, people treat us as if we are…

Bionics as we should precive it “Adjective; 1. Utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material. 2. Informal. Having superhuman strength or capacity. Noun, ( used with a singular verb) 1. The study of how humans and animals perform certain tasks and solve certain problems, and of the application of the…