Welcome! Professor Susan White, Biochemistry @ Bryn Mawr College
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Welcome University of Ghana Biochemistry Courses

Here's an article that reports a study on bat (perhaps the Ebola reservoir species) hunting/eating in Ghana

Sun. 10/5:

(SOWK) By 5pm on 10/5: post to the following Challenge Question;

Review the American College Health Association survey results, and using some of the developmental concepts in the Kroger text, offer some interpretation of the survey results in regards to mental health (beginning on page 13).

To discover oneself is to discover ones identify. The importance of finding oneself is greatly exhibited in Eli Clare’s Exile and Pride. In this work, Clare takes the reader on a journey through time. He opens up about his insecurities, doubts, and clarity in his being. The only word that comes to mind, in the case of what Clare was telling the reader and looking for in his life, is identity.The word “identity” came about in the English language in the late 1600’s, around the time of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. It comes from the Latin word “idem,” which translates to “same” and corresponds in use to how one relates to that the world around them. The finding of definition by relating to the surrounding environment is exactly what Eli Clare made out to do.

The survey results overall seem to indicate that students are feeling a fairly high level of stress, and feel overwhelmed at how much they have to do. In terms of mental health, anxiety and depression seem to be the biggest problems. Everyone seems to have a few nights each week that they do not sleep well. In Kroger’s book, there is a description of identity statuses created by Marcia which are interesting because they are directly modeled on university students who he observed. Four statuses are described: identity achievement, moratorium, foreclosure, and diffusion. It seems to be that the “identity achieved” people are the most put-together types, and the “diffusion” people the least. In terms of feeling overwhelmed and stressed, I think everyone can be affected.

I left class today feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. This wasn't the usual stress of the semester. This was a direct response to the absence of space I felt in today's class. Not necessarily for myself, but more generally.

I want us to return to some of the ground rules we agreed to at the beginning of the semester:

– making space for one another 

– stepping back

– remembering to avoid speaking as though one's truth is the only truth

– allowing some silence in our classroom

I started this post looking for other artisits who have done representations or "portraits" of disability and kept feeling pulled back to Riva's work. The piece I looked at is "Neil Marcus: a Menorah for Gene Kelly":

(Riva Lehrer, 2007)