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Admission Essay: Scientific Medical Translation.
This paper is an admission essay to an advanced program for scientific and medical translation.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 0 sources, £ 27.95
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The paper explains that the author?s university degree thesis focused on technical and scientific matters and utilized a wide vocabulary from the medical and biological disciplines, which enabled the applicant to gain a strong grounding and preparation for technical vocabulary and an understanding medical and scientific matters. The author points out that her work for a company translating agricultural, scientific, and medical texts highlighted the delicate balance between subjectivity and objectivity in the art of translating another?s words and thoughts into another language and cultural system of ideas. The paper stresses that medical and scientific words often have a different meaning in the technical lexicon of the profession or a discipline than they do in more colloquial usage; therefore, the most gratifying aspect of her work was having a part in making the often difficult and frightening world of medicine and the sciences comprehensible.
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"I obtained my university degree this summer, in July of 2004. I received a degree in translation and interpreting, the ?Mediazione Linguistica? (Final Mark 105/110) from la Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici Gregorio VII, Rome. Previously, in July 2000 I received my Diploma di Liceo Linguistico (95/100), Liceo Linguistico N.S. della Mercede in Rome as well. Thus, my education has revolved around this diverse and exciting European city, filled with the languages of many foreign-speaking individuals, tourists and professionals."
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Medical School Admissions Essay, 2005.
Personal statement from the paper's author explaining why he is a good candidate for medical school.
1,042 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper describes the author's background and adolescent years and how they influenced his decision to pursue a career in medicine. The paper also describes the author's successful college career, the type of doctor he hopes to become, and reasons why he feels he would be an asset to medical school and the medical community.
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"As a Mexican immigrant, who moved to the United States four years ago from a farming community, I have seen my share of poverty and illness. I knew from a young age that becoming an American citizen would open up many doors of opportunity for me, and I also knew that I would fully engage my developing passions for medicine and human service as soon as I got the chance. Witnessing the ailments of some of Mexico's poorest citizens, I came to realize that selfless service is what a physician provides on a daily basis, and I knew that I was destined to provide this service."
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Admission Essay.
This paper is a personal admission essay for medical school.
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, £ 23.95
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This paper explains that in contrast to many fellow students, the author entered college with no intention of ever pursuing a medical career because her true aspirations were based more in the humanities, such as literature and art. The author states that, as time progressed, she became increasingly interested in medicine. The paper affirms that the practice of medicine involves not only scientific principles but also a real understanding of the human condition; the author has sought to place most of her interest in science within a broad humanistic perspective.
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"However, not all of this dedication alone is sufficient to becoming a physician or some other type of medical professional, for I realize that special skills and knowledge are necessary in order to achieve my professional goals. During my years in college, I concentrated on obtaining a well-rounded, liberal education, for I believe that one must first become a well-rounded human being before one becomes a competent worker in any field of endeavor. True knowledge is based on the ability to think creatively and analytically, the power of observation and problem solving and the infinite curiosity to discover the unknown. Thus, I wish to become the type of doctor who will expand the horizons of current medical knowledge, due to the never-ending and at times mysterious circumstances of new and more contagious diseases worldwide. I firmly believe that dedication and knowledge are indispensable elements in the making of a warm and caring physician, and in order to become a complete doctor, one must be able to have compassion for all humankind."
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Medical School Personal Statement, 2008.
An admission essay to the University of Toronto's Medical School.
1,037 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper presents a personal statement and admission essay to the Medical School of the University of Toronto. It describes the writer's choice to pursue a career in medicine and how it was shaped by a combination of family history, his lifelong fascination with human biology, and his knowledge of how profoundly emotionally rewarding it can be for medical practitioners to make a positive difference in the lives of their patients. The paper discusses each of these aspects in detail.
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"Finally, it must be said that my decision to apply to study medicine at the University of Toronto has been influenced by the renown and reputation of its faculty, and its success in producing medical practitioners of the highest calibre. My determination to meet the high standards of your institution led me to retake my MCAT so that I was satisfied with every aspect of my performance, and feel that it accurately reflects my knowledge and skill set. I also believe that my lifelong interest in human biology and physiology, and the knowledge gained as a consequence of these years of interest and study, also render me a strong candidate for medical studies at your institution. To all of these factors must also be added the invaluable life experience and insights into the challenges and emotional rewards of medical practice that I have acquired through learning from my grandfather's and my father's examples. Their dedication and commitment to their patients and their work have inspired me to continue their legacy of care through pursuing my own career in medicine."
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Machine Translation and the Future, 2002.
An in-depth study into the use of computers for the purpose of translation and how this could affect the translating profession.
7,258 words (approx. 29.0 pages), 28 sources, MLA, £ 111.95
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This paper begins by explaining that as the world moves toward a global economy, machine translation is the growing wave of the future; with these machines translating passages into another language almost instantaneously. The paper addresses the fears of the translation profession, that it will become obsolete in the near future. However, this paper argues that though machine translators will undoubtedly prove to be a useful tool and time-saving device, they will still need human intervention in order to maintain the quality of translation needed in businesses today.
Introduction
Rationale
Thesis
Literature Review
Machine translation: History and Current Issues
Future Research Trends and Projects
Discussion and Conclusions
Works Cited
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"Since the earliest beginnings of human civilization, one of the key problems facing human beings has been how to communicate. We are a small planet of millions of people, all speaking hundreds of different languages. In the age of technology, it is not surprising that someone would conceive of the idea that a machine could fulfill this basic need for us. Science fiction writers introduced the idea years ago, with multi-language translators on Star Trek. These were amazing devices, they could translate hundreds of intergalactic languages from one to another with ease. This may sound like the far-fetched dreams of a mad person, but this idea is not as far away as one might think."
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Undergraduate Admission Essay to UCLA, 2008.
An admission essay to an undergraduate program at UCLA for English-Chinese translation.
1,156 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 0 sources, £ 27.95
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This paper presents an admission essay for an undergraduate program at UCLA. The writer discusses his desire to become a English-Chinese translator and describes the skills and personal experience that he has in this field. He provides a brief background of himself and also details the potential contributions that he feels that he can make to this area of study.
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Academic Preparation
Potential to Contribute
Personal Experiences
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"I feel that my work as a translator has prepared me to achieve my dream. I enjoy working with words, bringing understanding to people on both sides of a discussion, a contract, or a legal issue. There is a challenge that comes with simultaneous language interpretation and translation of language that makes it appealing to me. I welcome that challenge and feel that I rise to meet it with enthusiasm, accuracy, and professionalism. I feel that a degree from UCLA will help me meet the challenges that I have set for myself in an effort to meet my dream and will help me make that dream a reality."
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Ezra Pound: Translation, Theory and Language, 2005.
An investigation into translation theories with a focus on Ezra Pound's translation of Chinese poetry.
4,022 words (approx. 16.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 75.95
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Everybody has problems in translation. This paper attempts to clarify concepts and theories in translation theory - from Walter Benjamin to Ezra Pound - and focuses on Ezra Pound's translation of Chinese poetry and how Pound became a successful translator in modern poetry. It looks at how Pound's attention to detail and foreignizing technique made him a very vivid and innovative translator of the 20th century. The paper discusses some of Pound's translation strategies as well as explaining them by giving specific examples from his best known work "Cathay".
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"First of all, it is worthwhile to define 'translation'. In dictionary, to translate has several meanings. To translate is "to express or be capable of being expressed in another language or dialect", or "to express or explain in simple or less technical language", or "to interpret or infer the significance of (gestures, symbols, etc.)", or "to transform or convert", or "to move or carry from one place or position to another". Within the limits of these definitions, one can easily understand that the practice of translation is not simple as it seems. Rather, it is a sophisticated matter since it involves number of things, when translating something to something else-this can be a word, a gesture, a movement, or something else. Interestingly, translation can be seen as an "interpretation"; generally, the word interpretation is used in literary circles for an attempt to clarify and explain literary works. "
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Russian Formalism and Translation Studies Scholars, 2004.
Examines and compares two translation methodologies, Russian Formalism and the Translation Studies Scholars.
1,091 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper provides a contrast study of these two translation theories and focuses on their fundamental theoretical assumptions in regard to translations. The contrast also includes a critical analysis of the translation theories. This paper shows that both the Russian Formalist Movement and the Translation Studies Scholars concurred that an ideal translation was supposed to be accurate and consistent as to the receptor language.
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"These formalists attempted to isolate and define what they called literariness. They focused upon the things they saw as literary facts. They simply separated literary artifacts from other disciplines like psychology, sociology and cultural history. They literally treated books as being human and in a sense having a life of its own and from that aimed to distinguish what was different. In a new text for example, they worked to see the things that made the text new, creative or innovative."
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Tchnical Tanslation Admission Essay, 2004.
An admissions essay in application to the technical translation masters program at Imperial College.
1,193 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, £ 27.95
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This paper is an application for the technical translation masters program at Imperial College. The writer presents his background in the field, his previous undergraduate studies and his translating experiences. He discusses his linguistic strengths and expresses his desire to further his knowledge.
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"That marked the beginning of my successful career as a technical translator. Already a lover of languages and proficient in several, I wanted badly to become a professional translator so that I could channel my talents toward a viable goal. While at the university, I worked hard in related coursework and finally earned internship and professional positions as a translator. Because many people in my family work within the medical field I was somewhat familiar with the terminology and wording of technical documents. However, I had never worked as closely with medical or scientific jargon as I did during my stint at the university."
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The Scientific Method, 2004.
A look at the steps involved in the scientific method for verifying a scientific fact.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 16.95
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This paper describes the steps involved in the scientific method and gives some examples of the concepts involved in the idea. It describes some experiments which used scientific method, and defines what is needed to make a hypothesis.
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"The scientific method consists of a number of logical steps that are taken to verify a process situation or scientific fact. It begins by the development of axioms and assumptions which are usually made on the basis of observations by the scientists, e.g., Vesalius made the first accurate description of the arterial and venous systems of the human body based on first-hand observations he gained from dissection of a number of human bodies. "The accuracy of observations gains..."
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Scientific Method and the Earthworm, 2002.
This paper explains the scientific method, the role of Rene Descartes in science and scientific information about the earthworm and then concludes with an elementary school project.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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The paper commences by discussing, in detail and in a style that is easy to understand, the six steps of the scientific method. The next section of the paper presents Rene Descartes, mathematician and author of a text on physiology and psychology. Next, the author presents a detailed discussion of the earthworm. He designs an elementary education experiment project that uses the scientific method on earthworm segmentation. The author concludes that the earthworm is fascinating to watch as it moves and wiggles.
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"Rene Descartes was a believer in the scientific method. His works often disagreed with the Catholic churches. He had a commitment to the scientific method with a vast array of other subjects. Mathematics was his greatest interest. Descartes wrote a text on physiology and psychology. He said that emotion was finally the physiological base and argued that the control of the physical expression of emotions controlled the emotions "
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The Father of Scientific Management ? Frederick Winslow Taylor, 2006.
An analysis of Frederick Winslow Taylor's seminal work detailing his philosophy on scientific management, "The Principles of Scientific Management".
2,600 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 12 sources, APA, £ 54.95
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This paper studies "The Principles of Scientific Management," the definitive philosophical work of Frederick Winslow Taylor, published in 1911. The author assesses Taylor's philosophy, which is based on four principles: (1) developing the best work method for every job; (2) scientifically selecting and developing workers; (3) combining the best work method and the best workers to complete the task according to that method; and (4) co-operation of managers and non-managers. The paper concludes by looking at modern day examples of Taylor's philosophy in action, particularly in the franchise industry.
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"Frederick Taylor was depicted as the "father of scientific management". Taylor believed it was the management of an organization that was the key to solving any industrial problem. He was one man that recognized that there was no incentive for workers to increase their productivity rate because they might just work themselves out of a job. He also believed that hourly or daily wages were also no incentive to increasing productivity. Most of the ideas in scientific management were already known before Taylor's time. Taylor's contribution was to combine them into one, all-inclusive philosophy. His definitive work was The Principles of Scientific Management, first published in 1911."
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"The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"--A Review, 2007.
A review of Thomas Kuhn's influential book, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions."
2,744 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 57.95
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This paper reviews Thomas Kuhn's book about scientific advances entitled "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions." The paper focuses on several key elements and definitions in the work, with an emphasis on the concept of the scientific paradigm. The reviewer then discusses the role of paradigms in scientific revolutions, citing Kuhn's theory that revolutions appear when an old paradigm is substituted by a new one. Finally, the paper presents Kuhn's view of the past, present, evolution and future of science. The reviewer further describes Kuhn's view of the importance of crises in facilitating the evolution of science. The review concludes that Kuhn 's theory of paradigm and paradigm shifts gives a revolutionary description of scientific progress.
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Thomas Kuhn's Concept of Paradigm
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Past, Present, Evolution and Future of Science
Reference List
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" First of all, Kuhn (1996) introduces the notion of "normal science", that is, according to him, the science that bases its research on previous research which is recognized as valid by a scientific community. (p.10) It is the structure of normal science that the book proposes to investigate. Furthermore, Kuhn (1996) argues that the most salient aspect of scientific evolution in time is the fact that science does not progress through leaps or through unrelated sets of investigations. On the contrary, scientific research is always conducted under a paradigm, or, to put it differently, all research is based on previous scientific data. The scientific paradigm can be defined as a certain common pattern in scientific research, or a certain set of accepted world views that are held as true for a period of time. The paradigm is thus a set of common beliefs about the world, based on past research. "
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Admission Essay, 2006.
An admission essay from an immigrant from Vietnam.
1,004 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 0 sources, £ 24.95
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The paper presents the student's personal history that led her to apply for admission to medical school at Meharry Medical School and to specialise in OB/GYN and also her future aspirations in this area. The writer describes her childhood in Vietnam and how this affected her choice of career. The paper explains the burdens which led to a lower academic performance than expected and notes that these have now been overcome and present grades are far more indicative of what can be expected from this student.
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" In order to truly succeed, you have to be prepared to fail. This notion was not immediately obvious to me when I first arrived in the United States from Vietnam at the age of 18. I felt very out of place as my family and I didn't speak a word of English and were unfamiliar with the customs of the country. I desperately wanted to go to high school and begin my education again, but I was told by several school officials that I was too old to enter the local well-regarded high school. Fortunately, I found an advocate in the local ESL teacher. She stood up for me and convinced the administration that I could prove myself if given the chance, and with her backing I was admitted as a junior. I credit her with teaching me that anything worth achieving is worth risking failure for, even though this concept initially went against my shy nature. She told me that I was in America now and any dream or goal I had for my life was within reach as long as I was willing to work for it."
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