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- - - - "When we see practices that put profits ahead of patient needs, we need to call foul publicly and not look the other away. We need to move away from gimmicks that raise only the price of drugs, not their value." More, Bob. "Drug executives should take a Hippocratic oath." Nature, vol. 555, no. 7698, 2018. Gale Academic OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A532684457/AONE?u=temple_main&sid=AONE&xid=8579e26b. Accessed 11 Sept. 2020.
        
        This quote summarizes the article which echoes my belief about pharmaceutical products; patient needs should always come before profit. In order to sustain a business, companies must make money, but the price of medicines should not well exceed the price of research, development, and manufacturing.
      - I chose this quote because as someone who wants to become a doctor, I strive to understand all aspects of people's lives that may affect their health. I take multiple medications for various health issues, but I am on fewer medications than I was a few years ago because my new doctor understands the different aspects of my health and how they interact, so he is better able to treat me.
  - - - "If there is an all knowing, incomprehensible god, natural sciences are simply an expression of that, not a contradiction?... to pursue science is to pursue a truth of the universe, which should be the goal of religion as well, to understand the ultimate reality of this world" Disalvo, Elisabetta L. “Module 1 Discussion: Hippocrates, Maimonides, Galileo.” Canvas, Richard Orodenker, 9 Sept. 2020.
        
        I am a Christian and a scientist and I strongly believe that science is a beautiful way to explain and explore God's creation.
      - God is beyond anything the human mind can comprehend. I find it important to remember that although they may be divinely inspired, all religious texts were written by human beings and are therefore fallable.
    - - Louie Giglio has a devotional for kids called How Great is Our God. I often read it to my little sister or my students. In one of the devotionals, titled "So Much to See!", Giglio writes "The thing is, we'll never discover everything there is to know about space or the universe or all the galaxies and planets it contains...because this unlimited universe was created by the unlimited God". Giglio, Louie, et al. How Great Is Our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions about God and Science. Tommy Nelson, an Imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2019.
        
        The universe is so expansive, so intricate and incredible, it never ceases to amaze me. I love that after millions of years of research and discovery, there is still so much more to find out about the universe.
      - I need to remember not to take frivolous debates so seriously. The correct way to pronounce "gif" will not affect my faith, just as believing in evolution vs. pure creationism will not affect my faith.
  - - - "il vaut mieux hasarder de
        sauver un coupable que de condamner un innocent." Voltaire. Zadig Et Autres Contes. Folio, 1999. Internet Archive, archive.org/details/zadigetautrescon0000volt/page/102/mode/2up.
        
        Translation: It is better to risk saving the guilty than condemn the innocent.
        
        This is one of my biggest arguments against the death penalty. The risk of putting an innocent person to death completely outweighs any perceived "justice" of executing a guilty person.
      - If war cannot be avoided, we should at least try to minimize the damage.
    - - "Detailed protocols are given for how an HCW team, with appropriate training and required supplies, can safely perform a focused assessment and collection of screening samples outside the healthcare setting. This approach avoids unnecessary exposures and resource utilization for those who otherwise are safe to remain at home. Their explicit protocols provide a framework for other healthcare and public health systems to weigh along with cost-effectiveness and scalability." Maxwell, Daniel N, et al. “‘The Art of War’ in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).” Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 71, no. 16, 15 Oct. 2020, pp. 2215–2217. Oxford Academic, academic-oup-com.libproxy.temple.edu/cid/article/71/16/2215/5800048.
        
        Fighting infectious diseases is just like fighting a war. Harm reduction is important in both.
      - Unity almost always beats out destruction. Even one of the most important war texts in history states that.
  - - - This stuck out to me because a lot of people overwork themselves which is actually unhelpful in the long run. Medical students and doctors tend to be overworked too which is harmful to patients.
      - If the statues erected to kings in the theaters and circuses are washed and scrubbed by those in charge of them…how much more should I, who have been created in God’s image and likeness, [wash and scrub my body], as it is written: “For in the image of God he made man [Genesis 9:6].” by Midrash Rabbah Vayikra 34:3, found in Herber, Jacob. “Walking with Life.” Edited by Bradley Shavit Artson and Deborah Silver, Wizevents.com, The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, 2009, www.wizevents.com/clientfiles/client_1124/mailings/WALKING%20WITH%20LIFE%20Health%20and%20Self%20Care%20DEC%202014.pdf.
        
        This goes along with the idea that our bodies are temples and we should treat them as such. We should take care of our bodies as if they were a place of worship. This is one of the aspects of my faith that I forget most often. I like ice cream a little too much.
    - - Everything in moderation. Balance between sleep and wakefulness, balance between work and play, balance between excited and calm, our lives are all about balance.
      - “My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.” DeGeneres, Ellen. Seriously...I'm Kidding. Running Press, 2013.
        
        One of my favourite quotes from one of my favourite books. Ellen Degeneres is a great example of someone who knows how to create a good balance. She makes you laugh and cry, all in one sitting.
  - - - I'm not a puritan but it does frustrate me that some people will call themselves a Christian while barely dabbling in Christian faith. Although I also need to learn not to judge people for that.
      - "15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth." English Standard Version. Bible Gateway, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A15-16&version=ESV, Accessed 10 Nov. 2020. Revelation 3:15-16
        
        Jesus couldn't stand lukewarm believers and Paul was even more vocal about his dislike for tepid faith. Go big or go home.
    - - I tried to skip church all the time as a kid! Some sermons were just so boring. I also hated school assemblies which were similar but much more empty than church services.
  - - - “You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.”
        Lennon, John. “IMAGINE. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) HD.” YouTube, 18 Dec. 2016, youtu.be/YkgkThdzX-8.
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgkThdzX-8&list=OLAK5uy_lm9bwhxzhr6tvInIqltdtWhX3rwRhzoZ4
        
        John Lennon's Imagine is one of my favourite songs and it is a great reminder of what the world could be. Towards the end of his life, Lincoln had the same dream.
      - This is such a contrast from the Lincoln that first ran for public office. The civil war has given him a new perspective on unity, peace, and caring for one another. It's interesting that such a violent event can have that effect.
  - - - "Je mentirai quand il faudra et je ne méprise personne. Le mensonge, ce n’est pas moi qui l’ai inventé : il est né dans une société divisée en classes et chacun de nous l’a hérité en naissant. Ce n’est pas en refusant de mentir que nous abolirons le mensonge : c’est en usant de tous les moyens pour supprimer les classes." Sartre, Jean Paul. Les Mains Sales. Gallimard, 1972.
        
        Translation: I will lie when it is necessary and I don't despise anyone. The lie, it is not me that invented it : it was born in a society divided into classes and each of us inherited it at birth. It is not in refusing to lie that we will abolish the lie: it is in the use of all the ways to eliminate classes
        
        This is an interesting way to look at lying. Would the elimination of classes actually abolish lies?
      - Even if you hate communism, you have to admit that this is a powerful way to end a manifesto.
  - - - "it's important...that we remember change is possible, change is probable, and that there's hope." NPR. “'What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?': Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech: NPR.” YouTube, NPR, 3 July 2020, youtu.be/NBe5qbnkqoM.
        
        Isidore Dharma Douglass Skinner, a 15 year old descendant of Frederick Douglass, read his speech with such tenacity and power it gave me chills. This was part of his closing remarks.
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBe5qbnkqoM
      - This simple message of hope stood out in Douglass' speech. We may not have total equality yet, but we get a little closer every generation.
    - - This is so true. People who believe that their God wants them to be selfish are a burden on humanity.
      - “If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.”
        Comedy Central. “Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat - The Colbert Report (Video Clip).” Comedy Central, 16 Dec. 2010, www.cc.com/video-clips/m38gcf/the-colbert-report-jesus-is-a-liberal-democrat.
        
        Video: Jesus is a Liberal Democrat
        
        Some people may believe that their Christianity is rooted in selfishness, but those people are not reading the bible correctly. Anyone who claims to be a Christian but does not help those in need is really missing the point.
  - - - "(15) See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone." English Standard Version. Bible Gateway, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%205:15&version=ESV, Accessed 10 Nov. 2020. Thessalonians 5:15
        
        Christianity is based on the totally opposite principal of turning the other cheek. It is hard but it is definitely a better way to live.
      - This is where the idea "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" comes from. I personally disagree with this view of justice.
    - - "Person A: If she weighs the same as a duck... she's made of wood! Person B: And therefore... All: a witch!" Gilliam, Terry and Terry Jones, directors. Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, 2002.
        
        This is one of my favourite Monty Python scenes so I had to include it somewhere. It seems rather similar to Hammurabi's witchcraft test.
      - This one made me laugh a little bit. For a society that was so advanced and civilized, a procedure like this seems absolutely bonkers. But we have things like that in modern US too such as Groundhog Day.
  - - - I could not agree with a statement more than this. Good will can reach over all kinds of divisions in society and compassion can override any disagreement.
      - “This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
        Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, and Sidney D. Piburn. The Dalai Lama, a Policy of Kindness: an Anthology of Writings by and about the Dalai Lama. Snow Lion, 1998.
        
        Although I am a Christian by faith, the most important part of my faith is love and kindness, just the the Dalai Lama says of his faith.
  - - - "Of course it has always been the one great ideal of my life to be of the greatest good to the greatest number of "my people" possible and to this end I have been preparing myself for these many years; feeling as I do that this line of education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom to our people." Washington Carver, George. Received by Booker T. Washington, 12 Apr. 1896.
        
        I wholeheartedly believe that education is the key to s peaceful, integrated society based on mutual compassion and respect. Also George Washington Carver was a total badass.
      - True integration and equality can only be achieved through delicate dedication from a huge number of people. DuBois points out how hard it will be to achieve a society without oppression. We can't just wait and hope for the best, we have to fight for freedom and equality for all.
    - - "I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood." History.com Editors, and Martin Luther King. “'I Have a Dream' Speech.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 30 Nov. 2017, www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/i-have-a-dream-speech.
        
        I look forward to the day when former oppressors no longer treat the formerly oppressed as lesser and the formerly oppressed no longer resent the former oppressor. It will take work from all parties though.
      - This is such a beautiful way to describe a world without prejudice.
- - - - MLK chose the perfect biblical reference here to emphasize the power and importance of the civil rights movement. He had a talent for choosing the perfect biblical references for any situation.