England during the early 17th century”, pharmacy has become a important service for the people (Zebroski). Pharmacists were first known as “apothecaries” (Zebroski). Apothecaries did the same thing as today’s pharmacists. For example, they prepared their own medicine, distributed to the people, and gave their customers guidance. Eventually, the customs of apothecaries traveled all the way to the New World were it succeeded for centuries and became very popular for “one hundred fifty years, thanks to Edward
GAP ESSAY In most cases, when you ask a kid about what he wants to be when he grows up, he would probably answer a doctor, a lawyer, or an engineer. It is very rare that you would hear a little kid saying that he wants to be a pharmacist. I have to be honest pharmacy wasn’t really something that I dreamed about as a child; it was only in recently that I have developed an appreciation to my chosen field. Like doctors, pharmacists also save lives by providing proper medication to people who are in
In order to become a pharmacist one must go through years of schooling to learn the required skills and protocols. Many things have been know during the research, but more has been learned. All of this contributes to a future in a career of a pharmacist. There are a couple things that are known about a pharmacist. Certain things could be assumed because of this knowledge. Pharmacists handle a variety of medications used to treat different diseases. A registered pharmacist can prescribe a person
My decision to pursue a career in pharmacy began with the job shadowing of pharmacists and family members involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Having witness their professional commitment, persistence, and willingness to work with the general public made me believe I would be an excellent fit for pharmacy school. As a dedicated student, I continuously abide by the standards of academic excellence, research, and service in order to succeed. I am seeking a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree program
There are a lot of reasons why I chose to pursue pharmacy as my career and they all point to the most important reason: pharmacy is a great fit for my life and is something I have become increasingly passionate about. It started when I was researching careers with my parents and my dad suggested pharmacy and, simply put, it sparked my interest because at the time it was one of the few things I thought I would not hate doing. A healthcare career has always been where I put myself in the future, mainly
"Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine". This is one of my favorite quotes from Jack Ma; it reminds me when I was down. It also motivates me to develop the patience and preservice to achieve success in life, as well as bring me closer to pharmacy. Pharmacy comes to me as a fate, I still remember the day me and my family traveled to another city in Vietnam. Due to the changes in weather, my body could not adapt to it. Therefore, I got a fever
The entirety of my middle and high school years revolved around the idea that I would help people in a health profession, but I was never sure what that meant; so I always aimed high. I finally realized I wanted to be a pharmacist in my second year of college. I knew what pharmacists could do since I watched my dad while he worked in a small pharmacy in Queens all my life. As a teenager, my dad would bring me to work with him and I would help and shadow the pharmacist. I never thought much of the
while Janie attends St. Beden’s School where she meets Benjamin Burrows. Together Janie and Benjamin create a little romance of their own and combine their courage, wits, and a little bit of magic to try to save the world with Benjamin’s father, the Apothecary. If Janie Scott were a real person I would like to get to know her for the following reasons. First because she lived and went to school in California, before she moved to London, just like I do today. My second reason is she’s very brave throughout
In the 18th century, the medical field was made up of mostly men. There were three jobs in this field: Physicians, Surgeons, and Apothecaries. Physicians were the most elite of the three. Physicians in the 18th century had no knowledge of anything. Nobody knew that disease was spread by bacteria, germs, and viruses. Because they didn’t know this, nobody practiced sterilization or hygiene, hospital and personal. In the 18th century, scientists were strongly influenced by theories. In 350 B.C., Aristotle
Medieval Apothecaries An Apothecary was a pharmacist in the Middle Ages. Apothecaries kept a shop or store of such nonperishable resources as spices, drugs, and preserves. Apothecaries prepared and sold what we would call today, drugs, but it was not until the end of the eighteenth century that the profession of apothecary was clearly recognized. Apothecaries, mostly men, were the first ones believed to trade in the Middle East. The knowledge of apothecaries gradually transmitted into Europe from
this course work I will be seeing how Shakespeare shows Romeo's change of mood in Act 5, Scene 1. I will include what Romeo says and does as well as the audience reaction. I will also talk about Romeo's character in this scene, his visit to the apothecary and what happened to Juliet. By the time this scene is performed, Romeo has been banished from Verona and Juliet. The scene starts with Romeo in Mantua, where he hears the news of Juliet's death. Before he hears the news he is reminiscing
a vicious cycle of unnecess... ... middle of paper ... ...ay, and eventually senselessly ends in the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, and Romeo and Juliet. Society’s lack of laws helping the apothecary leads to his destitution, which in turn leads him to agree to sell Romeo poison because the apothecary needed the money desperately, which then led to Romeo’s death by poison and Juliet’s suicide by stabbing when she saw him dead. Society also labels the characters with specific roles, Friar Lawrence
Romeo & Juliet essay Imagine yourself, dear reader, transported to Shakespearian Verona, a bustling, peaceful city (aside from the occasional death or two), with its obligatory social classes going about agreeably. Or so it seems? The Verona in which Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet takes place in is made much more sinister by the consequences than ensue from its strict, unbending society. Romeo and Juliet paints a tale about two young lovers, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, whose attempts
nineteenth-century medicine and medical education into a focused and coherent essay that provides information about aspects of this topic especially relevant to understanding Lydgate's position in Middlemarch: the differences among physicians, apothecaries, and surgeons, both in terms of training and duties on the one hand, social status on the other; the processes by which someone obtained a medical education and became a licensed practitioner; and the differences in English, Scottish, and French
The doctor would prescribe medicine for his patients and send them to an apothecary, whom he was working with. “All his apothecaries in a tribe were ready with the drugs he would prescribe and each made money from the other’s guile,” (p. 17). The Doctor would prescribe medicine that may not have been needed, just to make money. The patient would buy the medicine from an apothecary and the apothecary would give a cut to the doctor in return for the business. It is said at the end of
When Romeo hears about Juliet’s supposed death from Bathalzar, he goes to a poor apothecary and persuades him to break a Mantua law punishable by death. Romeo asked for a strong poison that he will take, and he will drink it next to Juliet’s “dead body” in the Capulet tomb. Romeo swiftly persuades the Apothecary when he says, “Art thou so bare and full of wretchedness,/And fear’st to die? famine is in thy cheeks,/Need and oppression starveth in
choices throughout the play. After Romeo hears about Juliet’s “death,” he visits an apothecary to ask for a deadly poison that he can drink. Romeo wants to die because he can’t bear the thought of continuing life without Juliet. The apothecary says to Romeo, “Put this in any liquid thing you will/ And drink it off, and if you had the strength/ Of twenty men, it would dispatch you straight” (V.i.77-79). The apothecary tells Romeo what the poison will do to him and how to use it. This quote shows free-will
most well known of the Shakespearean tragedies. But who is at fault for the tragedy? Although many characters had roles in the events leading to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, ranging from their respective parents forbidding their love, to the apothecary who supplied Romeo with his means of suicide, only one person is truly responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The one character whose actions could have guaranteed Romeo’s and Juliet’s survival was none other than Romeo himself, the protagonist
tragedy might be the fault of other people involving in this event, specifically the adults around the lovers. There are three adults around the lovers that might have influenced them and lead them to their death: Friar Lawrence, the nurse, and the apothecary. In the story, Romeo’s only trusted advisor is Friar Lawrence, the person who agrees to marry the lovers, leading to their death later on. At first, Romeo’s heart belongs to Rosaline, a relative of the Capulet family. Her rejection deeply saddens
In a society, social classes are always present – whether it was five hundred years ago or in present time. Social classes have always existed and will probably always exist. The question is whether social classes have an impact on the society of a little Italian town called Verona in the fifteenth century. Because one thing is for sure, compared to today norms, social classes and gender rolls in the story about Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet differs a lot. Romeo & Juliet is a play written by