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The [|blog] that I chose to put into my portfolio is entitled __The Views of the Dead__. For this blog the class got to go onto the internet and choose an article about anatomy and physiology that we wanted to write about. We had to write a brief summary about the article that we chose. We also had to had to state whether we agree with the author's opinion, what we learned from the article, whether it has an impact on not only you, but others as well, and if the knowledge gained from the article was important. This was actually the blog I enjoyed doing most (hence why I chose it). I got to almost go into the footsteps of the author and feel how and what she was feeling. I got to decide whether I agreed with her viewpoint or if I thought she was way out of line. It was a cool way to learn about doctors, or future doctors, and the stress that they undergo. It was really cool at the time for the fact that I had decided I was going to become a doctor.

This blog was a great way not only to teach us how to use the blogs, but to be able to research well. I believe the intent of this assignment was to not only put a grade in the grade book but to allow us to read an article that caught our eye and write about it. Being able to read an article of my choice drew me in. Being able to state my opinion on the article and the views of the author made me actually want to do the assignment which is hard for a teacher to do. I was excited that others would be reading what I wrote and learning about the experience of a doctor in training because of me. Little did I know that while reading this article I would grow sympathy for the doctors. Little did I know that this article would make me think about our society and make me sad about the views that most have about cadavers and doctors.

I am so glad that I was assigned this blog. At the time I thought it was just more busywork for me to do. But after reading the article some of my views changed. It was amazing how big of an impact this article had on me. I loved knowing how this woman felt as she went through medical school. I was shocked yet intrigued by how she got to dissect a cadaver (dead human body). I love knowing that there are doctors out there that have actual feelings and care about all of their patients. I know that they can't get very emotionally attached, but it's still not good to be completely heartless and not care if you hurt your patient or if they die for that matter. I enjoyed knowing that I was able to spread this womans article around. It was great sitting there typing it trying to make it as interesting as possible (title and all) so people would want to read it and not be able to stop once they started. I liked being able to hear others opinions and share mine with them. I do agree that it's better for students to work on their own example instead of learning out of a book. I learn better when I use my senses rather than reading a boring textbook thats a million years old. By going into an actual human the students are able to feel around and see where everything is. They are able to feel all of the body parts such as the body part. That is a cool experience to endure. At the same time they have in the back of their minds that it is an actual human that they are working so they wonder what the persons story is and who they were a mother or a father to and so on. This whole assignment was yet another great learning opportunity that was provided to me instead of having to cram for a quiz the night before.