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Overall, the second semester articles consist of many more hands-on projects, such as dissections and slide shows. I was really excited to be "doing" more than "observing" because I felt that it helped me learn the material much better than if I only took notes on the nervous or cardiac system. I really liked the projects Mr. Orr picked out, such as the Anatomy Apprentice slide show demonstration, because I was able to take an everyday subject and apply it to my anatomy class. The blogs this semester were also fun to write about. I really enjoyed the "Right vs. Left" brain story and learning more about steroids and their effects. The dissections were the most helpful by far in helping me identify the structures we had been talking about all year long because I now had the chance to view them in person rather than in a book or on a slideshow. Although at times I frustrated, particularly with the computers (since they wouldn't let me put the pictures in my portfolio!) this class was definitely worthwhile. Even if a person is not considering taking a path in the medical field, I find this class important to take, just to know how the body works. I learned about many different diseases as well that I can look out for, and methods of prevention. So many other valuable pieces of information can be taken from this class other than how the body works, but proper health and diet are also components too. The blogs allowed me to not just learn about the information, but take it a step further and give my own personal opinions and organize my thoughts, which I find to be crucial to learning. I am sure that Faith Lutheran students will not find any other classes such as this at school based on its cirriculum (which consists of many hands-on activities), and that is why I suggest taking anatomy!