Sharon Lan
ENG 104
Terry Bening
22 May 2012
The Anatomy of Grey When times get tough and the only way to survive is to keep fighting, there are two choices: either you sink or you swim. At least that’s the mentality that belongs to the young, soon-to-be medical doctors in the 2005 TV series Grey’s Anatomy. Already having 8 seasons of surgical miracles, everlasting camaraderies, problematic love triangles, and life-threatening decisions, Grey’s Anatomy portrays a “dramedy” which focuses on a highly intellectual group of interns, residents, and attendings that strive to one-up each other in order to rank as the best, save the lives of patients, and keep the reputation of Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital. Nonetheless, many of the characters
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Izzie Stevens follows her instincts and cuts Denny Duquette’s (a patient she fell in love with) LVAD wire with intent to move him up the heart donor list. At first with his condition, Denny is moved up the list; however, his condition quickly begins to worsen which causes him to die. Ultimately regretting what she had done, Izzie blames herself for what had happened to the man she loved. In addition, another example representing that mistakes are a part of life is shown when Dr. Derek Shepard made an honest mistake in surgery resulting in the death of a man’s wife. In the episode “An Honest Mistake” the husband snaps at Derek quoting, “Stop saying you’re sorry, you killed her, you’re a murderer...” Being accused for an accidental mistake, Derek ultimately decides to take a leave from being a doctor because he discovers that the number of the patients he’s saved was significantly lower than the lives he killed unintentionally. Grey’s Anatomy displays that no matter how hard we try to avoid them, mistakes are simply just a part of life. “We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wondering… And that even the biggest failure, even the worst most intractable mistake, beats the hell out of not trying” (Meredith Grey in “If
“If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.” I agree with this statement, because everyone makes a mistake at least once in their life. All a mistake does is show that you are human. What matters is what you do with your mistake.
There is always new life lesions integrated into each storyline. There is also a perspective of life and personality placed with each character. Behind each and every scene there is a greater purpose that the producer embedded into it. This subconsciously has the watcher learn a lesson while watching the series and having them more attached to the show. This is all within the production Grey’s Anatomy. Incorporating that there is a way for one to be successful in whatever they dream whether they are male or female, young or old, rich or poor. The message that any person no matter who they are can do what they put their mind too even if it is a high status career. Explaining the work that it takes to get there and obstacles they will have to overcome. With this accomplishment of a great career due to their hard work it is also possible for them to have great relationships and family life outside of work. Grey’s just as any other well created series can help sculpt the minds of this generation. Television is an adequate way enforce much needed societal messages to the population, trying to help change the wrong doings present in this
The Walking Dead is a televised American drama series about a group of people trying to survive a zombie apocalypse developed by Frank Darabont. The series stars Andrew Lincoln as sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes, who awakens from a coma after the world yields to a zombie plague (Griffiths, 2011). Dazed and confused from months in the hospital he wanders out to figure out why he cannot find anyone alive. He makes his way home only to find his wife and son missing. He sets out to locate his family and finds many other survivors on his journey (Tucker, 2010). The Walking Dead coordinates with many social themes such as
When it comes to television and movie films there are many of the same elements that may only be different by the slightest of things, but one thing that will always stay constant is when the show and/or film is created, the time period of the world is intertwined through the characters gender roles. When comparing a 1950’s show to today’s favorites, gender roles would be very different challenging and reinforcing stereotypes due to how women and men were portrayed in the world in the past and the present. Women especially, have been challenged in the working field for time and time again and in the show Grey’s Anatomy (season 12 episode 7), it is clear how the creators not only reinforced typical male and female stereotypes but challenged them in the same few moments of a scene as well. Grey’s Anatomy reinforces how women are thought to be, challenge the position a women holds, reinforces a dominant male stereotype, and challenges male stereotypes of emotion.
Throughout my experience as a surgical patient, I always noticed three things my medical team never failed to perform: inform, educate, and care for me. Through my frequent visits to the hospital I began to notice that these ideals were essential in every successful physician-patient relationship. As I progressed in my career as a student, I came to realize that the academic and extracurricular activities I was involved in were helping me perform those very qualities.
New medical interns are picked each year to work at Seattle Grace Hospital and at the beginning of the series Meredith Grey was chosen along with a few other eager new surgical doctors. Throughout the many years of learning, growing, and helping the save lives of many people, they faced the many hardships that really questioned some of their morals. During the 13 seasons Meredith and her colleagues made many personal life decisions along with important medical decisions that affected not only their lives, but the lives of many other people as well. In this paper I am going to be talking about some of the more serious patients that these doctors have helped over the years and also some of their personal problems and how their ethical beliefs led them to make the decisions that they did.
Moreover, viewers enjoy actively controlling what they want to watch as well as to skip over the parts they find uninteresting without being confused about the whole story. In soap operas, any key information which might have been missed is mentioned many times in the following episodes. So, viewers can even miss weeks and still have a general sense of what is going on.
The topic “McDreamy” is one that is discussed by females across the nation. Patrick Dempsey’s leading role in Grey’s Anatomy has every woman rushing to the E.R over a headache! But the show itself has enchanted not only women but men from every part of the country with its adrenaline filled surgeries, steamy forbidden romances, and unbelievably attractive doctors. Grey’s Anatomy is one of the most intense medical shows to watch that keeps you guessing. If anyone has seen Grey’s Anatomy and has wanted to become a surgeon, please reconsider your decision because Grey’s Anatomy is nothing like real life.
“Grey’s Anatomy” is a medical drama show that takes you inside life at a hospital. This show is all about the experiences that doctors of Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital go through on a daily basis. Grey’s Anatomy is a show that is easy to get hooked on. It is jaw dropping at times, you laugh and often cry. The show has been airing for an outstanding fourteen seasons. Grey’s starts out with five students who are fresh out of medical school trying to learn right from wrong; when it comes to being a doctor or surgeon. Throughout each season Shonda Rhimes, the producer, keeps the viewer hooked during the whole show. She stops at places that makes you wonder what is going to happen next, so you have to wait for the commercials to end, just to see if the patient pulls
Grey’s Anatomy is a medical drama television series on ABC that is about a group of surgical interns working at Seattle Grace Hospital. Many people watch the show for the entertainment and drama, but the series portrays more than just that. The series not only creates a negative stereotype of doctors in today’s society, but also shows different topics and themes of diversity, such as gender, ethnicity, and gender identity.
The television show Fuller House is a spinoff the original 90s show Full House, which is the story of the Danny Tanner (the father), who after the sudden loss his wife brings on board the help of his brother-in-law and friend to raise three young girls. In Fuller House, the original female child actors, Dj, Kimmy and Stephanie continue the show living as three single women in the same San Francisco home all together raising Dj’s set of three boys who have just lost their firefighter father in a bad fire. Barring the exact same plot of the show and its bad jokes, Fuller House adds Kimmy’s tween daughter Ramona as a new character to add some female diversity to raising children in the modern day.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer hush is one of the unique episodes from the series because instead of having dialogue theres more musical cues. Theres an unpleasant evil presence its claimed to be “The Gentlemen” it has almost everyones voice in the town. One of the character named Giles find that the only way for this creature can be stopped is if a woman screams. But the group has to fight the monster voiceless which is Ironic because its the only way it can be stopped so no one else looses their voice. In the story we can see how Buffy Summer seems to be taking the leader role throughout the series. For example in the particular episode we can see how Buffy always seems to have full control of what she really wants to do. One scene really stood
Grey’s Anatomy has a realistic feel. The series indicates actual circumstances. For instance the main setting takes place in a hospital were surgeons spend the majority of their time. Throughout all thirteen seasons you are watching doctors treat and diagnose patients. Doctors are going through the steps of running tests, coming up with treatments plans and performing all kinds of surgeries from an Appendectomy to a heart transplant. The television series shows when running tests or the doctors common knowledge with medicine doesn’t seem to work or treat the patient properly they research the symptom’s, the causes, and why something would work for one patient and not another then they find the best way to treat each patient just as you would see or experience if you were an actual patient being seen in your town hospital. The viewer can get a sense of what it takes to become a surgeon. Starting fresh out of medical
Mistakes are normal. Everyone makes mistakes; there are no exceptions. Mistakes help us to evolve and to grow both personally and professionally. We can learn from our mistakes, therefore allowing continuous improvements. Mistakes are learning experiences that can drives innovations and successes.
Humans’ natural tendency to execute faults are ultimately the path to their accomplishments. In The Medusa and the Snail, Lewis Thomas claims that mistakes are the highest of human endowments and in which the response to a mistake is what ultimately shapes progress. Although mistakes can be detrimental in certain circumstances, it is through these errors that humans are capable to experience that they can eventually learn and progress forward.