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This is the first Action Project of the winter term in the class Disease. In this class, we have been observing different types of cancer and body systems. We have also talked about how disease can happen. We defined the sciences of the body and organ systems along with the causes of disease which are anatomy, physiology, pathology, epidemiology, and etiology. For this Action Project, we had to pick a disease and interview someone with that disease. I chose to work with Type 1 Diabetes. In this post, you will see what Type 1 Diabetes is and how it affects the body including the patient’s story and life based on the interview. My interviewee has lived with Type 1 Diabetes since she was nine years old and had to grow up with the disease.  Glucose, which is a very important energy source for the body’s cells, needs to leave the bloodstream and go into the cells to provide energy to them. Insulin which is made by the pancreas binds to the cell and signals them to take up glucose. After thi

Welcome to my blog. This is the first Action Project for the winter term class Forbidden Books. In this unit we read the book, Fahrenheit 451  by Ray Bradbury. This book was banned because of its description of burning literature, mentioning abortions, suicide, murder, and drugs. In many schools this book has been prohibited from the curriculum due to its story. After reading this book myself I can understand why some schools or people would not want children to read it. We have also observed other censored books such as Green Eggs and Ham  by Dr. Seuss. In these short assignments we tried finding why people would censor these children's books. In this unit we talked about Socrates and his suicide as a result of being charged for corrupting the youth in the teachings he believed and followed. For this Action Project we had to create a Socratic Dialogue about any topic. During Socrates' trial he questioned his accuser, Meletus. Socrates tried getting Meletus to come to a realiza