Johns Hopkins

A man consumed by the war he fought. That’s the phrase that comes to mind when reflecting upon the genius that was Gil Scott Heron. Often the appellation of “revolutionist and pioneer is is affixed to this man from the Bronx, whose quavering voice brought realization to the minds of masses the plight that they were in. Punctuating the passing years, Scott heroin with scathing releases, denouncing the systems that subjugate and forward the doctrine of the All Mighty Dollar. Transcending…

one of the founders of biogerontology, studying the aging process of drosophila to offset her financial difficulties. Carson lost interest in the lab very quickly but was lucky enough to be offered a summer fellowship in marine biology through John Hopkins University’s Master’s Program. During her time at JHU, she began focusing on the conservation of marine life. This focus soon became her career upon graduation when she took a job with the Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife (Mahoney 2007).…

As I entered college, I knew I wanted to be an Occupational Therapist. I also knew that I must have a job while going to school because college tuition is expensive and my extra circular activity requires me to pay dues. I feel like my stress level nearly double since being in college. I remember my high school teacher telling my class that college is much harder. I think that they partially correct. I do not think college is academically harder, yes they are challenging, but I am taking courses…

I've been reading the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. This book is about a black woman who died of a cervical cancer in 1951 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Doctors took a cell from her cervix without any consent of her or her family. Her cells are still alive today, growing and multiplying. After this event her family will never be the same. The family discovered it more than two decades later that part of Henrietta was still alive and has been…

research question for this project was How does music helps expand our interaction in society by being taught in our school system? The first thing I looked at in doing my research was Johns Hopkins School of Education website. The title of their article was “Music and Learning: Integrating Music in the Classroom” (John Hopkins University School of Educatio). The author of the article was Chris Boyd Brewer. The article starts with a quote from Ludwig van Beethoven “Music…

Vivien Thomas is a brilliant hero recognized for his groundbreaking research regarding the illness called the “Blue baby syndrome”. Due to Thomas’ unfaltering determination and passion for pursuing a career in the medical field, his innovative ideas and inventions have immensely advanced our medical technology. With hands blessed by the Almighty, he saved countless numbers of infants diagnosed with the Tetralogy of Fallot. The Great Depression that plagued America in the 1930’s is held…

When I was 5, I fell into a bag of glass and gashed my leg open. Crazy, right! Well, the accident ended in being carried to the hospital with a blood soaked towel wrapped around my knee. It was eight at night when I entered the emergency room and was placed into a wheel chair. The pain in my leg was great, but my curiosity to peek under the reddening towel was greater. I waited patiently for the nurse to unwrap my leg. I had not seen my leg since it was initially sliced. She pulled back the…

At a young age, children are exposed to different environments which can ultimately affect their character. Where and who they live with might determine how one grows up. For example, Amy Tan was embarrassed of the lack of English her mother knew because of how people treated her. She faced discrimination since everyone taught she should’ve majored in Math and not in English or creative writing. Ben Carson encountered racism and self-doubt. When he was young he felt stupid compared to other…

Human beings are designed to cooperate and collaborate with systems, their bodies are organisms that work in cooperation. In fact, every aspect of biology is interdependent of each other. Interdisciplinary curriculums with an integrated learning approach (I-I), constitutes an exterior representation of our interior-natural functionality and consequently, a natural way of learning. An overall implementation of an (I-I) methodology in the American educational system will ensure students into…

In Rebecca Skloot’s book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the author reveals a real-life story about the life of Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman who was diagnosed with a fast-growing cervical cancer at a very young age. The cells retrieved from her cervical tumor, later termed “HeLa”, became the first immortal cell that could survive in the lab and replicate continuously without dying. These cells later became key components to the development of many…