Playing Doctor: Preventing Prostate Cancer

In this final unit of our Cure class, we discussed prevention of diseases. This unit was also very interesting, it made everything we had learned in the two classes (Cure and Disease) feel connected. We cannot talk about curing diseases if we don't talk about how to avoid them first. I found it amazing that there are also so many ways of preventing diseases from a healthy lifestyle to going into surgery. In this case, we have a worrying patient named Joseph who is worried about his risk of getting prostate cancer. This is a fake scenario with fake facts with a fake person, this is necessary to ensure nobody's personal information is exposed. This action project is particularly interesting because we discuss how we can help the patient feel safer from diseases by recommending specific habits to a specific character. First, we analyzed the patient and their demographics, then I go on to explain why the best prevention methods are going to help Joseph. This action project was a delight to create, and I hope you enjoy!


Overall, I thought this unit was very special, it seemed different from the other action projects. I was able to complete a lot of the work in a short amount of time. This action project was definitely a success for me; I'm proud of the work that I'm putting out there. This was a positive working experience for me, I was also able to get tons of feedback from classmates, so I hope this goes well in terms of grades. The class was interesting and relevant, and I'm not sure I can say that about a lot of classes. Thankyou.

Treating Joint Pain: The Options

In this absolutely amazing unit for our STEAM class, Cure, we focused on drugs that can help cure or treat illnesses. From looking at medicament boxes and deciphering the intricacies of common drugs, to researching drugs through history. One of my favorite parts if this unit were the many discussions we had about the controversy around drugs; which brought up many ideas and individual perspectives on how drugs should be used. This later brought us to the investigation of certain drugs, which applied to this action project: researching the treatments of a symptom/ailment. For this action project, I wanted to pinpoint some treatments for joint pain. So, I hope you enjoy and end up feeling informed by the end of viewing this project.


To begin, the front cover of the box needs to be attractive to the eye and and get it's point across easily. The orange, blue, and white and font are synonymous with other pain killers.

"Joint Pain"  IF 2018

The first treatment for helping/numbing joint pain is consuming turmeric. Turmeric can help relax muscles which should help put less stress on the joint, causing less pain. This is a home remedy that isn't scientifically proven to help in all cases, but it is definitely worth a try.

Celecoxib is a chemical that needs to be prescribed by a medical professional, and is used to help people with intense pain. This drug helps with numbing pain and is typically used for patients with arthritis.

"Celecoxib" IF 2018

The next medication on the list is Ibuprofen, a drug that helps with pain relief. This can help with headaches and other pains, but in this scenario it's good for joint pain also.

"Ibuprofen" IF 2018

On this side of the medicine box I created a table that would compare all three methods of medicine from costs, accessibility, effectiveness, and the side effects of use. In order to help people with joint pain, I thought it would be important to include other information that would help with obtaining and use of the medicament.

"Compare" IF 2018

This is a citations list of sources that helped me put this action project together.

"Citations list" IF 2018

Cystectomy: A Bladder Surgery

The First unit of our new Sophomore class, Cure, we explored the ups and downs of surgery throughout history. This unit was very detailed and exciting for me, the diversity of subjects learned in this unit was something magnificent enough to catch anybody's eye. From the Hippocratic dialogue to cell division, this unit was jam-packed with info that would further our knowledge in surgery and the cure of people. My peers and I also had a unique visit to the International Museum of Surgical Science to study the history of surgeries and the sometimes strange evolution behind it. Along with the trip, we started our journies into researching some specific types surgeries. This would become the final product, my research action project, bladder cystectomy. I hope you find this surgery just as interesting I did, and I would be delighted if you enjoyed this action project as well. Thank you.