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Tag Archives: Education
The Decline and Fall of Cursive
Remember starting school and being taught cursive handwriting, carefully spacing your letters between the lines of the paper? Though the beauty my handwriting has deteriorated quite a bit over the years (almost a requirement of being a physician), I still … Continue reading
Posted in America, Books and Literature, History, School, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Education, Philosophy, Writing
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Hope Returns
In order to appreciate the following, you have to have to be familiar with the story of Dr. Paul Farmer, best told by Pulitzer winning writer Tracy Kidder in his book, “Mountains Beyond Mountains”. If you read one book in … Continue reading
Posted in America, Health and wellness, Hope, Medicine, Organizations, Relatioships, Science, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Charity, Dr. Paul Farmer, Education, Haiti, Rwanda, Water
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What is “Good Enough” to be a Doctor or a Nurse?
What is “Good Enough” to be a Doctor or a Nurse? Most parts of our country are experiencing major shortages in the number of doctors and nurses required to serve the medical needs of the community. This problem has been … Continue reading
Posted in America, Ethics, Health and wellness, Medicine, Politics, School, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Doctors, Education, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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The Role Of Luck In Our Lives
It’s interesting to see how people view the role of luck in their lives, and how these perceptions reflect on their own views of themselves. Recent research has shown that chance plays a far larger role in our lives than … Continue reading
Posted in America, Beauty, Family, Medicine, Organizations, School, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged College Admissions, Education, Ivy League Schools, Luck
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A Better Question
It’s Poetry Monday, so here is another offering from one of my personal favorites, Peter Ferenczi. Since the years he wrote his poetry, Peter has found happiness, which is great for him and his family, but drove away, at least … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Growing up, Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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Honor Is Not Just A Word
I had a lot of time for contemplation yesterday during the four hour drive to and from San Diego, and in the many hours waiting for my step-brother to get out of his long surgery. (Happily, it went well.) He … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, Honor, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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Book Recommendations
Since many of us are in social isolation mode, I have found myself doing a lot more reading recently than I usually do, and wanted to share with my readers a couple of my recent favorites. If you enjoy non-fiction, … Continue reading
Posted in America, Books and Literature, Communism, friendship, Medicine, Revolution, Russians, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Beauty, Ecology, Education, Environment, Kids, Life, Lifestyle
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How Did We Become Extremists?
As I look around me, the conclusion seems inevitable – we are all becoming extremists. In prior years, politics were able to function based on the ability of our representatives to reach a compromise regarding important issues. No one got … Continue reading
Posted in America, News and politics, Politics, Religion, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Education, Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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An Investing Tragedy
Alexander Kearns, a 20 year old sophomore management student at the University of Nebraska committed suicide after his account at Robinhood, an online financial app, showed him with a negative balance of over $700,000. The app, targeted at young people, … Continue reading
Posted in America, Finance and Investing, Lies, News and politics, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Disasters, Education, Life, Stocks
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