Western Medicine Quiz

3. The Tea Act made the East India Company’s tea less expensive than Dutch tea, which encouraged Americans to pay the Townshend duty. 4. Radical Patriots accused the ministry of bribing

Britain shipments carried many different kinds of tea into the harbor it is evident that. “The shipment of the British East India company tea three ships delivered a total of 240 chests of Bohea, 60 chests of Singlo, 15 chests of Congou, Hyson, and 10 chests of Souchong”(Morris). One kind tea was on board was specifically for the king himself called Souchong. This was the time for Samuel Adams to prove his trustworthiness to the sons of liberty therefore. “On the night of Dec 16, 1773 342 chest of tea was dumped into the waters of Boston equaling 92,000lbs in today's money that's about $1,700,000”(Thomas).

A lack of government regulation, formally educated doctors and overall specialized knowledge contributed to insufficient medical care (Breslaw). Common treatments were aggressive and designed to achieve balance within one’s body. Popular techniques encouraged physicians to induce bleeding, vomiting, and other conditions in hopes of curing a patient (Jones). Although most practices were horrific by today’s standards, progress was slowly taking place in the medical field. On October 16, 1846, Harvard Professor of Surgery John Collin prompted a patient to inhale an anesthetic substance prior to an operation.

When asked to recall a noticeable martial artist of African descent born in the Americas, the ordinary person is expected to mention a twentieth-century boxer such as Jack Johnson, or a more recent exponent of the Asian martial arts, such as Jim Kelly. Or one might name the modern mixed martial arts competitor Anderson Silva, considered by some as the greatest pound-for-pound combatant of all time. What many do not know is that in centuries past, some of the greatest practitioners of European martial arts were of African descent.

Actor Joel Edgerton has been making the acting rounds for quite some time - so if you feel as though you've seen him in a bunch of other films throughout the years, you're not mistaken. Sci-fi junkies will likely pick him out as the guy that played a young Owen Lars in the Star Wars prequels, while more recent moviegoers will likely recognize him from the Biblical drama, Exodus: Gods and Kings. Undeniably, the fueled-up Joel Edgerton stock locomotive is gaining steam - and doing so with great haste. While he's noticeably devoted to enhancing his acting career, he's now officially taking the semi--risky leap behind the camera for the very first time, as well - serving as writer, director, and producer on-board his new film, The Gift. That's right, dear reader, it would appear Mr. Edgerton is a true jack-of-all-trades.

Antonio and Felix, thank you for joining us today. Rumor has it that the two of you have been friends and training partners since childhood. Although you have trained together, critics say that you have two very different fighting styles. Can you tell our viewers the difference between your two styles?

In the end of the film, Vivien receives an honorary degree for his work, achieving the recognition and gaining his long overdue respect. When he stares at his portraits that hung besides Dr. Blalock’s portrait, his eyes are filled with tears. Regarded as one of hip-hop 's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def has shaped a successful career that transcends music. For his portrayal of Vivien Thomas, he was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe, and won the Image Award. In this film, Vivian has to be played in a understated manner, while still having the determination and self-respect that keep him going, and Mos Def does a nice job.

This person is known as the fighter because every time you hear about

Consequently, religious officials became the persons who had the knowledge to heal, however, they relied more on spiritual and religious rituals than drugs. Additionally, the Ebers Papyrus, is a 65-foot-long scroll from 1500 B.C. that is scribed with over eight hundred prescriptions for almost every ailment suffered by man. Importantly, the prescriptions are remedies that we would imagine a Shaman would use. An example is the use of animal feces to scare off evil spirits to something very common today or the use of castor oil as a laxative (Levinthal,

Moreover, for thousands of years, medicine and witchcraft are closely linked. Although the history of medicine dates back to ancient time, but before the development of modern science, health has been stagnant in infant stages. People do not understand the cause of the disease, only by virtue of instinct, intuition, imagination and superstition, the use of plants, animals and minerals and other natural substances to treat pain. Before the 17th century, most of the accidental diseases or natural disasters, would be considered as the attribution from older people or poorer women, means they use witchcraft, also, due to the civil courts, several people testify were enough to incriminate these people. Thus, for centuries this kind of injustice

Naturalistic systems emphasizes the use of remedies like herbs, cupping, massage, enemas to bring the body back into balance (bodily equilibrium). Personalistic systems emphasizes the dependence on a shaman or witch doctor to heal the patient and to do rituals to please the spirits. According to Chapter 26: Disease Etiologies in Non-Western Medical Systems, “…in personalistic systems the primary role of the shaman or witch doctor is diagnostic, while in naturalistic systems it is therapeutic. (Foster, 240). In personalistic systems, the patient tries to find out who inflicted the pain and why.

Medieval medicine was used to increase the health of others in the medieval times, and used to try and help the infected get rid of the Black Death. The most common illnesses that would occur with people were toothaches, headaches, aching joints, stomach pains, trouble breathing, wounds, evil spirits in someone’s head, general illnesses, sickness, and the Black Death in the 1340’s. With the help of certain medicines, the people in Europe thought they could cure all of their illnesses. Although, most of the medicine or techniques they used took some extreme measures. The most deadly illness that has fallen upon the Europeans in this time was the Black Death.

During the Renaissance, the treatment of diseases and advancements is surgical procedures increased. The impact of technology also affected the way people were treated, medically, as well as how the survival rate of injured or sick people. The earliest “doctors” studied at the universities of northern Italy. Epidemic diseases became more common during this time period, diseases such as, the Bubonic Plague, smallpox, the pneumonic plague, and measles. The Renaissance was a time of discovery in the medical field and continues to grow today.

Oscar Wilde’s satirical play The Importance of Being Earnest, set in the late Victorian era, London, is a portrayal of British upper class society and its conventions surrounded by a strict code of conduct. In 1890’s class society, earnestness was desired; to follow the moral code and social obligations in order to keep up one’s appearance. Besides, there was a huge gender disparity between men and women. In the play, Wilde criticizes the social inequality and Victorian upper class standards. He characterizes Victorian personae making fun of their qualities; hypocrisy, arrogance and absurdism, ultimately the very vital state and lifeline of not being earnest at all in Victorian society.

The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde is an excellent play which has many underlying themes and suggestions especially with regards to the Victorian era, during which this was written. Many themes within the play are reflective of Wilde and his life, including his secrecy and supposed “double life,” his interest in aestheticism, his life pertaining the mannerisms and social etiquette during his lifetime. Today, Oscar Wilde is often remembered in part due to his well known homosexuality trial of 1895 (Linderd, 1), but his “second life” per se had been speculated on for years prior to it, in fact many of his plays contain subtle yet effective implications towards a possible piece of his life kept hidden from the public eye. The Importance of Being Earnest mirrored this double life through the utilization of Jack and Algernon's “Bunburying,” and their motives for lying to the ones whom they love.