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In-Class Exercise (ICE) Unfair Summary MW Introduction to the Op-Ed

How to Quarantine Against Ebola By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE OCT. 12, 2014 Illustration: Jasper Rietman ONE feature of the tragic case of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first traveler known to have carried the Ebola virus into the United States, rankles me … Continue reading →

Very Simple Agenda Today Fair and Unfair Summary Article for Study in Prep for THU Exercise.

Very Simple Agenda Today Fair and Unfair Summary Article for Study in Prep for WED Exercise.

In-class Editorial For too long, we have acted as if patients have only two end-of-life choices: experiment with treatments, or quit and die. Health care must reward doctors for learning their patients’ priorities. We should be ashamed of ourselves if … Continue reading →

Writing is not a spectator sport; it’s participatory. Editorialists come to us looking their best, engage us in eye contact, make us feel important, and ask us to dance. On the floor they lead, and if they’re good, we follow, … Continue reading →

Uncategorized Mechanics Eliminate Tags A04: Editorial Rewrite Assignment Dance Partners Writing Workshop: Cookies, Bread, and Beer The Best Possible Day

Willpower as Medicine The doctor’s goal in end-of-life care should be to facilitate the patient’s end-of-life goals. For too long, we’ve phrased the question as one with only two answers: fight a losing battle, or quit. If neither choice is … Continue reading →

They say beer is liquid bread. I don’t know who they are; after enough beer they all look alike. But they have a point. The same ingredients that make good beer—water, grain, sugar, and yeast—make good bread, or cookies, except … Continue reading →

Your fourth writing assignment is the rewrite of your third: an Editorial Rewrite that responds to feedback from your instructor, your classmates, your trusted advisers, or the free student tutors at the Writing Center. Here’s the schedule: TUE-THU class: Deadline … Continue reading →