3/29 Blog

The study of sports medicine relates to the application of medical principals to sport, exercise, and physical performance. Obtaining a Sports Medicine degree is extremely difficult and requires much dedication to school and commitment to achieving set goals. A main goal set by most choosing to pursue this major would be achieving your M.D. and eventually starting your own practice. Although the goal may sound easy, there are many risks that follow along with this discipline such as becoming buried in debt, inability to find a job, and having to much to pay back to begin your own practice. Even though these risks may be intimidating and scare some away, attacking this task head-on is the best way to achieve your set goal. Not backing down from this challenge with ultimately lead you to success in this field.
1.What are some of the continuing debates in your field?
2.What is your point of view on these debates?
3.Can you give me an example of how your ideas are different than your collegues?
4.What is your discipline concerned with knowing or doing?
5.What data have you came about to support your ideas?
6. What kind of evidence does your field accept?
7.What is most convincing evidence in your field?
8. Is quantitative or qualitative data more effective in supporting data?
9. What methods do you use to explore a problem?
10.Can you provide some examples of previous problems you have faced and you you came to find a solution?

Blog 3/25

First off, I would like to inform you that the second reading, Walden, was way to choppy for to get anything out of it and I writing about it because I will sound like a babbling idiot. I read the text several times and have given up on trying to locate where Walden addresses any of the essential questions. A side from that, I would like to speak on the first reading, Our Picture of The Universe. This paper addresses the nature of the universe, how the use of scientific theory affects views, and how to construct specific theories in regard to the study. In this paper, Hawking clearly states his view of the scientific theory and the two necessities a theory must obtain to be an actual theory, in his eyes. This would be known as "accurately describing a large class of observations on the basis of a model that contains on a few arbitrary elements, and it must make definite predictions about the result of future observations." In this instance, Hawking provides us with what he believes to be the scientific theory. Although, instead of disregarding other views, he directly addresses them, thus showing the audience different points of view that can be taken. For example, Hawking addresses one of Aristotle's theory that everything is made of four elements: earth, fire, water, and air, but does not make any predictions. Therefore, Hawking shows us what he believes to be an unsubstantial theory and goes us to provide examples of well constructed theories. Later, he speaks on the goal of his discipline and addresses how he and other scientist alike can reach that goal. By doing so, he helps the reader understand what his discipline involves and how he goes about coming upon collectible data. This is also done throughout the paper, The Individual and the Pattern of Culture, speaks on a woman by the name of Ruth Benedict who's discipline is Cultural Anthropology. She believed that cultures should be studied without the prejudices that most people experience when they encounter lifestyles different from their own. Throughout the writing she provides how she comes about collectible data which is cultural relativism. Along with providing the strategy taken to come about data, she provides goals in mind and how she can reach those goals. When settling questions in her discipline she goes about it a different way than Hawking did, specifically "She examines the conventions of several historical and contemporary societies and uses her conclusions as the basis for an argument about the human nature in general." In this reading the audience is provided with a very good idea of the questions are asked, how they come upon their answers, their beliefs, values, judgements made, and the reasoning behind their beliefs. Moreover in these two readings, Hawking and Benedict do a fantastic job at answering the complex questions of the audience through examples, past experiences, and by providing different view points to provide the audience with a good understanding of their discipline.