Globalization of Nursing.

My major is nursing. If I were to plan a lesson plan for my class it would go as follows:

Week 1: Introduction to the nursing basics. Global ties for fun- Pick a common misdiagnosed illness amongst the world and explain why it is one of the most misdiagnosed illnesses.

Week 2: Begin the axial skeleton. Global tie- Research why people from different parts of the world have different heights.

Week 3: Begin appendicular skeleton. Global tie- Explain why some people stretch their neck out.

Week 4: Discuss different types of cells and what they are made up of and what they make up.

Week 5: Test 1 and begin the skin and muscles of the body. Global tie- Fact or myth, African-Americans have an extra muscle in their legs? If a myth, explain how and why the myth was started.

Week 6: Finish the musculature system and begin the nervous system.

Week 7: Review for Midterm. For extra credit you can choose any country, but America and describe what distinguishes them physically from other countries.

Week 8: Take the midterm. Now we are going to start with the basics of being an RN. We get to learn about how to take and read blood pressure results. Global ties- Compare at least 7 countries average blood pressure and explain why their blood pressure would be that way.

Week 9: We are going to focus on taking a pulse and reading the heart rate. We will decide if a person has a normal heart or if something is wrong and if something is wrong what could it be?

Week 10: I want you to pick a global health issue sweeping the world and explain what is and does, if it can be prevented and what we can do to lower our chances of getting it. Then I want you to write a 2-3 page paper on the topic. Due Week 13.

Week 11: Test 2. We are going to look at common diseases that affect thousands a people a year. I want you to pick one of these then look up where it started, why it started there, when it started, why is it so common, and how do we treat it.

Week 12: Today I want you all to split up into groups and make a little presentation on from anything we have learned up to this point, but do remember to challenge yourself. Pick a topic you do not already know everything about when you have to read to inform us you learn, keep that in mind.

Week 13: Turn in your paper. Also for extra credit, if you can name the entire skeletal system and muscle system I will give 200 extra credit points and if you know what are common variations of the skeleton that are perfectly naturally I will give you two points for each one you name.

Week 14: Review for Final.

Week 15: Review for Final.

Week 16: Final day. I hope you studied :)

I know this is probably not how an actual class works, but I am making it a very basic class and since I am the “teacher” of this “class” I am going to do what I want. I do know that as a student I would like to know more about who is more likely to be affected by a disease. For instance I think its good to know that African-Americans are more likely to have a heart attack, but my teachers never told me why they are more likely. My best guess is that they eat soul food, which is not that good for you, tastes good though. Haha. I know crappy guess, I bet there is something about their hormones that causes it or something. I am definitely going to google it now. :)

Stronger and Wiser

The writer that made the biggest lasting impression was John Leo and his essay “On Good Writing”. When you read something and it leaves a lasting impression, you know it has affected you. When you can think back and you understand a piece of writing then you find yourself using the tips in yourself becoming more like the writer that was described.

Leo says, “All of us weary writers who dance around their subject, protecting friends, bending facts to push a cause.” (p. 117) When I read this I knew that I was one of the writers who is guilty of dancing around the subject at hand. I am now going to make a conscious effort to get straight to the point in my writing, but it is a work in progress and besides when we beat around the bush we make something appear longer... Of course I am kidding about beating around the bush to make something longer on purpose. It happens on accident, but I am going to try and correct myself.

Leo comments, “Many of us come under the spell of a great writer and imagine our job is to sound like him or her. Or we try on different prose styles like articles of clothing.” (p. 119) I know I am guilty of this all time, like right now I am trying to be more straight forward because I agree that when you are more straight forward your writing is stronger. When I think of writing I think how much I dread it because I do not know how I want to write it. It is definitely like trying on articles of clothing. I bet I try on shirts 4 times before I even decide that is the shirt that I want to wear. I will wear it for a little while but then I get a change of heart and change real quick. For me I have noticed that my paragraphs can be like articles of clothing, some times each paragraph's style is different than the other.

Leo's last paragraph I feel is the most direct, he tells you exactly what writing is. Leo says, “But writing isn't a personal or private enterprise. It's an attempt to change consciousness and change the world.” (p. 120) When I write my goal is always to convince someone to see the world as I see it, we are always trying to persuade someone to have an understanding from our eyes. Leo's finals words are “Writing is power. A force in the world. If you write well, you can have an impact.” (p.120) This hit me the hardest it made me realize that no matter how unimportant something is in my views, it has the potential to have an impact on the world.

I think this one impacted me the most because I found myself guilty of everything he said. I also thought his method of being a better writer was the most fitting for my views on how writing should be. When he said to write how we speak, it made so much sense to me. We have to write the way we speak otherwise our writing really is not our writing. We focus too hard on sounding like great writers instead of learning what our own writing style is. We all begin to adopt someone else's writing instead of blending all the styles into our own.

Times are Changing, better or for worse?

This picture is of students who are illegal immigrates students in America. I feel that this picture says everything that the speeches said. These students broke their silence and after they felt unlawful immigration laws had been passed. They instead of remaining silent, they spoke out against the government even though they could be removed from the country.

I feel that this compares most with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. I feel this way because Martin Luther King, Jr. and other blacks were considered as immigrants in a country that they were born, but still were not accepted as American citizens even though they had been born in America. They were always judged and stereotyped based on their skin color not by the character that each of them possessed.

Today anyone who is stopped for a legitimate reason can be asked to show proof that they legally can be in America. I feel that this is not something that is fair, but I also do not like the fact that people are here that are not supposed to be here, but also America makes it extremely difficult to become a citizen here and I understand why many people are here illegally.

I think that these students standing up to the government and breaking their silence is what is going to change the world. If Martin Luther King, Jr. had remained silent who knows what would have happened, maybe we would been segregated even longer than it was. If people do not speak up no one will know what is bothering some one. When you say nothing, nothing can be done. Yes, you can speak with your actions, but that can only go so far. These students are risking their life here in America because they have been taught what is just and what is unjust and are willing to fight in what they believe, which has been the American way since the beginning.

I think in a few years that the actions that these students have done will pay off. I feel that the world is going to accept Mexicans more and not always stereotype them as illegal immigrants. We all know we are guilty of stereotyping. When they cannot speak English we all assume they are illegal immigrants or were once illegal immigrants. I just think it is funny how people here have such a huge problem with immigrants when all of us in some point of our ancestry were immigrants legal or illegal. Many people have a problem with illegal immigrants because they say they take jobs away from people here that are supposed to be here, but lets be honest the illegal immigrants are willing to work harder and for less than most Americans will. I could never imagine in working in the conditions that many of the workers work in. I never thought the law would allow for people to just ask for their green card, but I think with the students speaking up and fighting against this law would allow for the times to change as they did once before for African Americans, but now it will change for Mexican Americans.

The Power of Language

I first realized how strong any language can be at a young age. As I have gotten older, I have noticed how amazing language can truly be, a person can change a way a person looks at something with a few words sewn perfectly together.
The day I truly understood the power of language was my sophomore year when I had to write a paper on Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech “I Have a Dream.” I remember reading it and thinking to myself “wow”. He had such a way with words that his dream had become my dream and that I too had wanted to make America a better place. He wanted everyone to be equals and not be judged by the color of their skin but be judged by the character of a man.
A major question popped into my head after I finished the speech, what if Martin Luther King Jr. had not written “I Have a Dream”? Would I be sitting next to an African American right now in class? Would I be able to say that I am proud to be someone who is not racist and accepts people of all races? His words were so strong that it changed a nation, his words were loud and full of passion, when you actually listen to recordings of his speech you hear the conviction that he posses and you cannot help, but be drawn in. You feel every emotion that he had felt in his life, when he wrote the speech, and the emotion he had when he gave it.
I realized when you master language, you can do anything. When you put powerful words together you make sentences that move people. Then you make powerful paragraphs then it turns into an essay or something else, but it becomes a thing bigger than itself. It is like a quilt you take bits and pieces from everywhere and put them together and it forms a beautiful work of art like language has for me.
I do not possess the power to move people with my words, but I can appreciate the people who can because they have a true talent. Martin Luther King Jr. was able to use four simple words and used them over and over and it changed the way people think.
One day I wish to possess the power to change the world, well at someone's mind, by saying something that is powerful. For instance when I am feeling sort of down, I always read some of my favorite quotes to pick me back. The words are so strong that the pull back up from ever how low I go that they pull me from my lowest depths and give me hope.
My favorite quote from his speech is “Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: / we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”- Martin Luther King Jr.” Say it out loud to yourself, to me it is powerful because he could have just said that African Americans should be considered equal, but he does not and now we have this beautiful, eye opening speech.