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When Worm Weather Prevails
When Worm Weather Prevails
Worms are amazing creatures, often forgotten about until they reveal themselves by meandering all over the sidewalks on rainy days. Why do they do this, many kids wonder?
I’ve heard various explanations for why worms wander when it rains, but not all of them are true. In fact, I’ve even read false facts about worms in informational text. To avoid “fake news” about worms, share a…
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Concluding Douglass (Almost) and More Project Work
Concluding Douglass (Almost) and More Project Work
English 8 students worked on the comprehension questions for the third part of the Frederick Douglass text that has been challenging us this quarter.
English I Honors student had another day to conference about and work on their Romeo and Juliet projects.
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Bad Habits and Queen Mab
Bad Habits and Queen Mab
English 8 students began their new unit, which will be a non-fiction unit on The Seven Habits of Highly-Effective Teens. We began today with a Pear Deck session on bad habits some teens might have:
Habit 1: Blame and React
Habit 2: Begin With No End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things Last
Habit 4: Think Win-Lose
Habit 5: Talk First, Listen Later
We’ll finish the last two habits tomorrow.
English I…
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Mab Habits
English I students worked on the Queen Mab passage in Romeo and Juliet. “O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the fore-finger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies Athwart men’s noses as they lies asleep; Her wagon-spokes made of long spinners’ legs, The cover of the wings of grasshoppers,…
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Brief History of Cosmetic Surgery
Article: History of Cosmetic Surgery
The history of cosmetic rhinoplasty started with plastic repair of the nose as early as the Edwin Smith Papyrus that is thought to be from 1501 BC
In 30 AD, Aulus Cornelius Celsus in De Medicina referred to repair of mutilated ears
Gaspari Tagliacozzi was considered by some to be the “Father of Plastic Surgery.” 47 pages of illustrations and guidelines for reconstructive surgery were published in 1597
Plastic surgery of the breast has been documented as early as 1669
The first American plastic surgeon was John Peter Mettauer, who, in 1827, performed the first cleft palate operation with instruments that he designed himself
E. Hollander, in 1932, claimed that he carried out the first surgical facelift in 1901.
In World War I, Harold Gillies developed many of the techniques of modern surgery in caring for soldiers suffering from facial injuries
Giorgio Fischer in 1974 first reported his technique of liposuction
Body Image and Cosmetic Medical Treatments
Article: Body image and cosmetic medical treatments
Medical and mental health professionals are interested in understanding both the motivations and psychological outcomes of these treatments.
Ideas:
For many, surgeries appear to address body image dissatisfaction.
Cosmetic surgery may be related to some form of psychopathology, which may be treated by psychotherapy than cosmetic surgery.
Patients with BDD can experience such high levels of emotional distress that they may take desperate measures to correct their perceived defect.
Use of harsh household chemicals or sharp objects to pick at defects are not uncommon.
76% of 289 Body Dysmorphic Disorder patients had sought and 66% received nonpsychiatric medical treatment
Eating disorders also may occur in persons interested in liposuction and abdominoplasty
While patients typically report satisfaction with their postoperative result, based on newer studies, it may be too early to conclude that all procedures lead to positive psychological outcomes
The Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Female Sexuality
Article: “The Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Female Sexuality: A Review.”
Study: The article focuses on studying if hormonal contraceptives can have an influence on female sexuality and what can be the effects of taking them. The primary research question is how can Combined Oral Contraceptives (COCs) effect a woman sexually?
Results:
Pros:
COCs eliminate the fear of unwanted pregnancies and gave a more relaxed and happier sexual experience overall. It was also found that there are three different birth control pills that are focused on reducing acne. Effects like reducing acne can boost a women’s self-esteem which could help how she sees herself and her sexuality.
Cons:
The authors also found that women using COCs were more likely to report decreased vaginal lubrication. Several studies have also found that COCs increase the risk of developing pain in the vulvar vestibule, the part of the vulva between the labia minora where the urethral opening and the vagina open.
After researching articles, the authors did not find a consistent relationship between libido and COCs. Due to every women’s body being different, the article could not state if there was a correlation or not.
Image from: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
History of the Pill
Article: “History of oral contraceptive drugs and their use worldwide”
The first hormonal pill was called Enovid. It was approved by the FDA in 1960. Over the years, the pill has had a lowering of Ethinyl estradiol and many different progestins.
The standard pill pack is for twenty-one days and seven days without the drugs, usually, sugar pills or they have iron to help with the blood loss.
Due to estrogen creating a high cardiovascular risk of the pill, the amount of estrogen in the pill had fifty to thirty milligrams in the sixties to an average of seventeen milligrams now. Progestin is different combined pills available nowadays, the progestin component decreases estradiol production, which thickens cervical mucus.
The initial pill was monophasic but biphasic and triphasic pills were introduced in the 1980s. They were created to decrease side effects, nausea, headaches and to mimic a women's natural cycle.
COC were first used as emergency contraception, as advised by Dr. Albert Yuzpe, obstetrician/gynecologist in 1974. In 1999 it was replaced by progestin-only emergency contraception.
Progestin-only pills been available since 1973 and are currently proposed to women who do not react well from estrogen.
In 2009, COC represented about nine percent of contraceptive use. More than 100 million women used COCs.
