2008 - Communication Across the Curriculum (CAC)
2008 - Communication Across the Curriculum (CAC)
2008 - Communication Across the Curriculum (CAC)
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B i o l o g y<br />
Ode to My<br />
Digestive Tract<br />
by Stephanie<br />
Thompson<br />
BIO 2402: Anatomy and Physiology II. During a lab<br />
practical exam, students ended up with about 8<br />
minutes of wait time. The lab practical exam was<br />
about <strong>the</strong> digestive and reproductive systems so<br />
I suggested that <strong>the</strong>y use <strong>the</strong> wait time to write a<br />
poem about one of <strong>the</strong> systems. Stephanie’s “Ode”<br />
demonstrates quick wit, creativeness, and <strong>the</strong><br />
humorous side of science.<br />
Kathryn Gronlund<br />
My digestive system is <strong>the</strong> best,<br />
it’s hard at work while I’m at rest.<br />
Before bedtime I give it a healthy snack,<br />
in <strong>the</strong> morning mass peristalsis gives it right back.<br />
Food for feces may seem a bad exchange,<br />
but it works for us even though it seems strange.<br />
Were it ever to leave me I’d be in a bad way,<br />
not only would I cry, but I’d die <strong>the</strong> same day.<br />
I love every structure from my liver to my cecum,<br />
we work well toge<strong>the</strong>r so I intend to keep <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
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