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Barbie still looks great for being 57. The one thing most people know about Ruth Handler and Mattel Inc. is that they created Barbie. Ruth Handler married the Mattel Inc. founder, Elliot Handler, together the Handlers worked on turning a garage furniture shop into an ongoing successful company. They had two children, Barbara and Kenneth Handler and in the 1970’s Ruth was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She later died in 2002 from complications from colon surgery. Ruth Handler has changed the way…

Introduction Southern Comfort is a documentary about Robert Eads, a transgender man. The film documents the final year of Robert’s life, as he was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Robert was turned down for treatment by a dozen doctors out of fear that treating such a patient would hurt their reputations or embarrass their patients. By the time Robert received treatment, the cancer was too advanced to save his life and he passed away in 1999, surrounded by his chosen family. Case History Robert…

Gender roles in historic literature are aspects that are often talked about, but very rarely argued, particularly in conversation–but also in academic articles and scholarly discussions. Too often we see injustice concerning women in plays and novels, but instead of criticizing those stereotypes, the majority of readers tend to simply dismiss them as results of another time. In Macbeth, it is easy to see why the woman do not hold positions of power and have many negative associations, mostly due…

Yesterday I received a letter of dismissal from DePaul school of nursing. I am aware that my grades have been low for the last two semesters in which I take full responsibility. I write this appeal letter to explain the cause and ask you to please consider reinstating me. I wish to state that my poor grades are not due to low ability or not being able to retain the material. Neither was it procrastination to study. Instead, my grades have suffered because I have been trying to juggle between…

want to be tested. With genetic diseases, a person is already subject and/or at a higher risk for the disease regardless of what they do, such as seen with the BRAC1 and/or BRAC2 mutation. People that carry that specific gene undergo prophylactic mastectomy to lower their risk for breast cancer. Additionally, knowing your genetic future can lead to eugenics since science is advancing it is improving the human population. With eugenics, couples can take certain steps to prevent having a baby with…

In society almost every facet of a person’s day is grounded in gender identity and the norms that cultures have placed on individuals. It begins at birth. Parent place an expectation on their child as early as in the womb. The expectations and norms are placed on a child based on their child’s biological sex. The biological sex is determined by the anatomical part of the body that involves the sexual reproduction. Males and females are categorized in categories of masculine and famine roles.…

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have”(Bob Marley). Throughout my years, Randie Cunningham, the woman who gave agonizing birth to my brothers and I, has always been the backbone for the family. No matter the situation: broken bones, flu season, bloody noses, broken hearts, hunger, and so much more she has always been the calm, reliable parent. Although she has constantly taken care of everyone else; however, the table soon turned. The singular moment…

Nursing as an art and a science in the health care setting , It main focus is to provide medical assistant and healing toward persons who are in need. To execute these practices a nurse must have great scientific knowledge, intrapersonal and intellectual skills and abilities. Therapeutic communication is another essential component in the nursing practice, having good interpersonal communication skills would help build or establish a good rapport or relationship between the patient -nurse and…

to understand how to treat and even prevent genetic disease. Many individuals have undergone genetic testing to determinate if they carry the gene for certain genetic mutations. A high profile example of this is when Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA 1 gene hence decreasing here chance of developing cancer. There are ever increasing treatments for genetic disease which include gene therapy. Severe combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) or more commonly…

constantly shuffled back and forth by practitioners, practices, and often limit the control they have over their reproductive organs. Not even mentioning the amount of trouble that these people have to face when attempting to get an abortion, a mastectomy, or tubal ligation—medicalization often enforces certain political platforms and is used as social control over people’s bodies. While it is considered relatively simple and easy to get approval for cosmetic surgery such as breast augmentation…