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and used her own body as a main focus of her art. Her first major performance piece was Hannah Wilke Super-t-Art in 1974, which also became one of her most iconic photographic works. Her use of her body in her art also took off in 1974 with her nude photographic collection S.O.S — Starification Object Series. This work introduced her signature use of chewing gum vulva mini-sculptures stuck to her body and reflects her frequent use of the self-portrait. Wilke coined the term “performalist…

Inclusion criteria were female with primary breast cancer who underwent mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery or lumpectomy and axillary node dissection. Patients were excluded if staging investigations at the time of diagnosis reveal evidence of disease progress such as distant metastases. Patients with primary breast cancer were treated with either modified radical mastectomy or lumpectomy and axillary node dissection. Also they were treated Chemotherapy in node positive…

However, his biggest accomplishments in this field were done to ensure that patients felt comfortable during the procedure and they were getting the best care possible. For example, Al Zahrawi was one of the first to perform tonsillectomies and mastectomies, as well as choosing to use concealed knives in order to keep patients calm. Also, he wrote about healing broken bones and operating while the client was under anesthesia. In fact, he was also one the first people to perform an amputation.…

Every day 18-22 people die waiting for an organ, and “there are now more than 105,000 people on the waiting list for solid organ transplants (womenshealth)”. The organ crisis only continues to grow as the population increases. In fact, a new name is added to the waiting list about every 10 minutes (facts). The use of 3D organ cloning is an ethical alternate to full body cloning to aid in the organ shortage crisis in this country. Cloning Cloning involves taking DNA from a cell, and implanting…

Moral Reasoning The purpose of this essay is to provide an analysis of an ethical dilemma faced by the author in her personal life. To begin, a description of the dilemma is provided, followed by an ethical discovery based on the author’s application of her personal values within the context of the situation. A synopsis of the moral judgment is provided, and to conclude, four frames of ethics – justice, critique, care, and profession – are used to assess the decision made. Because of the…

"What was the point of being scared? The only thing they could do to me was kill me and it seemed like they'd been trying to do that to do that a little bit at a time ever since I could remember."("Fannie Lou Hamer." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015).This famous quote was said by Fannie Lou Hamer who was a civil rights activist and philanthropist .Hamer was threatened, arrested, beaten, and shot at because of her job but continued to fight the segregation struggle even if…

In synopsis of President Ford's life, he was born on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska, he was a great college football player, and during WWII, he served in the Navy. For almost 25 years Ford represented Michigan's 5th District after being Elected House of Representatives in 1948, Ford then found himself at the crossroads of history. After such time he was made vice president, only to then be made the 38th U.S. president due to Richard Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal which caused…

Cancer is a polyp from benign to malignant involving with cells growing at an uncontrollable rate. Most neoplasms can be either benign or malignant depending on what stage and can be cured if treatments are done in time. Breast neoplasm is an obstruction where polyps are developed, obstructing the normal pathways of one or both nipples, the areola, and the ducts within the vicinity surrounds the breast. There are many forms neoplasms in the breast varying from IDC, which is short for Invasive…

From ancient Mesopotamian code of laws, to Hamlet, to the Declaration of Independence, works of literature have helped construct our happiness, both literally and mentally. Works of fiction grant us a window into the lives of those who have never lived and allow us to laugh, cry, feel defeat, and achieve victory with them. These works can act as either a distraction from our problems or create parallels to them allowing us to view them from a new light. In her essay “Because she’s a woman”: Myth…

Within recent years, multiple celebrities advocated for and identified as part of the transgender community. In 2014, Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy award of “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” for her portrayal of Sophia Burset in the Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black. In April 2015, Caitlyn Jenner, the American Olympian formerly known as Bruce Jenner, came out and announced her status as a transgender…