I found this video while researching about my topic. In this video, Dr. Andrew Wakefield is a gastrointestinal surgeon. He also likes to study about vaccines in general. He discovered that autism was linked with the three combination vaccine; which includes, measles, mumps and rubella. They call it the MMR vaccine. Dr. Andrew Wakefield lost his career and name for "following the truth his research led him to." There is absolutely no link between any type of vaccine and autism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4PeLtH6RWY
Monday, December 29, 2014
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Intramuscular and Subcutaneous Injections
During my week of thanksgiving vacation I volunteered at the pediatric clinic that I do my mentorship at. I talked with my mentor, Dr. Chen. She was explaining to me the different types of ways you have to inject a vaccine to a patient. If you are giving a subcutaneous injection, you will inject directly into the fatty tissue; meaning under the skin and overlying the muscle. If you are giving an intramuscular injection, you will inject directly into the deltoid muscle; meaning below the shoulder on the upper arm. I found these two type of ways very interesting because I knew of no such thing.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Blog 11: EQ
1. I reviewed the rule of three for writing an essential question.
2. What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question isn't a yes or no question and it's easy to have three different kinds of answers for it. This question could also be broken down into sections. First, the person could talk about what it takes to be considered as eating healthy. Then they can talk about what is weight loss and after, they can talk about the several answers for this question.
What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question is an open minded question and gets a person to wonder what could be the right answer to this question. There could be several answers to this question, which is why I agree that it fits under the rule of three. The question doesn't send out any confusion, at least it doesn't to me. It's well written and well understanding.
What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This is question is very broad and doesn't confuse me at all. I know from the beginning of reading this question that they're trying to ask or answer what is important their customers. I believe this question is well written. It could also be written down into sections to when the person presents on this topic.
How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question could really make a presentation entertaining because first the person could talk about what an anesthesiologist is. Then the person presenting could have several answers to this question because it's quite broad and when a question is broad, it's easier to answer. This question would be perfect to have three answers then a best answer at the end.
3. After assessing these four essential questions, I still believe that my EQ meets the criteria as "the rule of three." My essential question, "What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?" could be broken down easily into three different sections. The first section would be on pediatrics. The second section of this EQ would be autism. The third section would be the links, this section would include my three answers and my final best answer. My question could and does have several answers to it. It's not a yes or no question and it is very broad which i state again, is a good thing. I believe my essential question meets the rule of three.
2. What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question isn't a yes or no question and it's easy to have three different kinds of answers for it. This question could also be broken down into sections. First, the person could talk about what it takes to be considered as eating healthy. Then they can talk about what is weight loss and after, they can talk about the several answers for this question.
What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question is an open minded question and gets a person to wonder what could be the right answer to this question. There could be several answers to this question, which is why I agree that it fits under the rule of three. The question doesn't send out any confusion, at least it doesn't to me. It's well written and well understanding.
What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This is question is very broad and doesn't confuse me at all. I know from the beginning of reading this question that they're trying to ask or answer what is important their customers. I believe this question is well written. It could also be written down into sections to when the person presents on this topic.
How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question could really make a presentation entertaining because first the person could talk about what an anesthesiologist is. Then the person presenting could have several answers to this question because it's quite broad and when a question is broad, it's easier to answer. This question would be perfect to have three answers then a best answer at the end.
3. After assessing these four essential questions, I still believe that my EQ meets the criteria as "the rule of three." My essential question, "What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?" could be broken down easily into three different sections. The first section would be on pediatrics. The second section of this EQ would be autism. The third section would be the links, this section would include my three answers and my final best answer. My question could and does have several answers to it. It's not a yes or no question and it is very broad which i state again, is a good thing. I believe my essential question meets the rule of three.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Blog 9: Lesson 1 Reflection
1. What I'm most proud of in my lesson 1 presentation was that I didn't rely on any technology throughout presenting. I went up there and presented everything I knew and discovered because of the research checks we have a week. I felt like I talked about everything I could under the 10 minutes we had. My favorite part of my presentation was my hook activity because I'm so amused by this little girl name Iris Grace. I'm amused of the art she can paint for the age she has. I feel like I did really good on presenting my topic and essential question.
2. The assessment I would give myself would be a solid P. The reason why I think so is because I did everything that was required. My stores and events was backed up with references from my research. I also broke down my essential questions into three different parts (autism, vaccines and links.) I had great stories that I told throughout my presentation. I also met the time requirement. I wouldn't give myself an AE because I don't believe I went above and beyond and the reason for that was because I only did what was required for the P requirement.
3. What worked for me in my lesson 1 presentation was how I broke down my essential question. I feel like the way I broke it down helped me a lot with reaching my time minimum. My essential question is "What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?" I broke it down by first talking about my topic, pediatrics, then I talked about autism then vaccines and then to my conclusion, the links; which is not true because there are no links between vaccines and autism whatsoever. What I think also worked was the way my presentation flowed. I feel like I said everything I needed to say for the class to understand my topic, my essential question and my answers.
4. I can't really say nothing "didn't work" because I met my time and did not go over 10 minutes. I know that when I present I tend to talk really fast; that's one thing I would like to change. Now that I feel more confident talking about my topic to the class I feel more prepared for lesson 2 presentation. The reason why I talk too fast is because I feel anxiety and want to talk about my topic all at once but I know now that all I need to do is slow down and feel calm; and if I keep telling myself that then I'll do better for the next time.
2. The assessment I would give myself would be a solid P. The reason why I think so is because I did everything that was required. My stores and events was backed up with references from my research. I also broke down my essential questions into three different parts (autism, vaccines and links.) I had great stories that I told throughout my presentation. I also met the time requirement. I wouldn't give myself an AE because I don't believe I went above and beyond and the reason for that was because I only did what was required for the P requirement.
3. What worked for me in my lesson 1 presentation was how I broke down my essential question. I feel like the way I broke it down helped me a lot with reaching my time minimum. My essential question is "What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?" I broke it down by first talking about my topic, pediatrics, then I talked about autism then vaccines and then to my conclusion, the links; which is not true because there are no links between vaccines and autism whatsoever. What I think also worked was the way my presentation flowed. I feel like I said everything I needed to say for the class to understand my topic, my essential question and my answers.
4. I can't really say nothing "didn't work" because I met my time and did not go over 10 minutes. I know that when I present I tend to talk really fast; that's one thing I would like to change. Now that I feel more confident talking about my topic to the class I feel more prepared for lesson 2 presentation. The reason why I talk too fast is because I feel anxiety and want to talk about my topic all at once but I know now that all I need to do is slow down and feel calm; and if I keep telling myself that then I'll do better for the next time.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Iris Grace
Iris Grace is a five year old girl who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. She's just starting to talk but she has one of the most beautiful talents anybody has ever seen. Iris can paint! Her art is so amazing that it came out in the newspaper. Her parents were happy and ok with that because it raised awareness of her condition and inspired other families in similar situations. This story was published globally in 207 different countries in the year of 2013.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Blog 8: Research and Working EQ
1. What is your working EQ?
What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?
2. What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?
What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?
2. What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?
- Children who delay vaccines do no better than children who receive vaccines; delaying vaccines cause children to be more at risks for diseases.
- Safety is constantly evaluated and re-evaluated in a system operating independently from the pharmaceutical companies that make vaccines.
- There is no link between vaccines and autism in children. One of the reasons for Autism could be the kinds of chemical that are spread throughout the air that are known as neurodevelopment toxicants.
3. What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?
The most important sources I have used that have helped me come up with an answer to my working EQ are articles that are published through the Scientific American website. The articles published there are always recent and filled with so much detailed about everything that is going on with today. The link between vaccines and autism in children is still happening as of right now. Scientists have yet found absolutely no link whatsoever.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/
4. Who is your mentor, or where are you doing mentorship, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?
My mentor is Dr. Chen. She's a pediatrician at the pediatric clinic that I do my mentorship at. Autism is nearly seen when the patient is a child. That's when parents start realizing that their child isn't like any other; they start realizing really bad behavioral problems. Working on my mentorship at the pediatric clinic relates to my working EQ because I get to talk to doctors who have either diagnosed Autism or treated a patient with Autism. These doctors have been around children with Autism and can talk to me about the topic.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval
1. What I plan to do for my 30 hours of Independent Component is to keep doing the same thing I was doing for mentorship, only this time I will work more with my mentor, Dr. Chen. By that I mean that I will shadow with her more often rather than how much I did for mentorship. I will shadow Dr. Chen and see how she treats her patients, as I'm shadowing her I will write down some questions that I'll have for her to answer by the time she's done seeing patients. After I'm done shadowing with her I will ask her if she could take some time to answer the questions I have for that day.
2. To meet the expectations of showing 30 hours of evidence for my Independent Component I will type out the questions and answers I asked my mentor. That way I have my evidence but I also have answers that will help me for my senior topic.
3. What I will be doing for my Independent Component will help me explore my topic in more depth by, helping me understand and answer my senior topic and essential question. The answers I will receive from my mentor will help me with my senior topic because the questions I will be asking are ones that I knew nothing about and find interest in.
2. To meet the expectations of showing 30 hours of evidence for my Independent Component I will type out the questions and answers I asked my mentor. That way I have my evidence but I also have answers that will help me for my senior topic.
3. What I will be doing for my Independent Component will help me explore my topic in more depth by, helping me understand and answer my senior topic and essential question. The answers I will receive from my mentor will help me with my senior topic because the questions I will be asking are ones that I knew nothing about and find interest in.
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