Clotel by William Wells Brown: Slavery, Race, and Identity
The paper is a literary criticism drawing literature from the works of the Afro-American author, William Wells Brown. The writings, the President's Daughter (1853) and A Tale of the Southern States (1864) provides relevant information for completion of the paper. In addition, the paper offers an overview of William Browns Biography.
Clinical Assessment of Learners: Tools, Validity, and Competence
Extensive clinical assessment tools are available for evaluating clinical knowledge and skills (Murray, et al., 2000). What are less available, likely because the difficulty of measurement is greater, are tools that assess professional behaviors and attitudes such as cross-cultural competency, scholarship, multidisciplinary teamwork, integrity, responsibility, honesty, empathy, altruism, confidentiality, ethics, and respect for colleagues and patients. It is important for a mentor with clinical assessment responsibilities to be aware of these deficiencies. Since assessment will drive the learning of students, there will be very little effort put forth to develop these broader competencies and outcomes that are desired by the larger society and the discipline unless assessment tools are developed and used as part of the clinical assessment process.
Genetic Influence on MDMA Neurotoxicity and Metabolism
Ecstasy (MDMA) is a popular drug that produces significant adverse effects, including neurotoxicity. The mechanisms underlying MDMA-induced neurotoxicity have been suggested to be due to the genetic variability in how well the drug is metabolized in the liver. Accordingly, loss of function cytochrome P450 (CYP2D6) alleles contribute to elevated serum levels of MDMA. Locally, MDMA probably increases the release of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, the sustained exposure of nerve endings to these catecholamines, and in the presence of the met/met variant of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) could contribute to the accumulation of catechol reactive oxygen species. Whether this represents the mechanism for MDMA-induced neurotoxicity will have to await the findings of future research studies.
Native American Family Life: Culture, Parenting, and Traditions
¶ … family life with a focus on the Native American community. The writer explores child rearing, parenting, moral training, infant care and other aspects of the Native American culture and presents it here in a…