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The examination and interpretation of tissue sections seen under
the light microscope in a laboratory setting is an example of
student-directed, independent problem solving. The proper reading
of a histologic section is an acquired art that can only be
developed through practice, close observation and repetition. This
laboratory manual was designed as a guide for students to aid them
in this endeavor. The laboratory study guide/manual was designed to
be used as a supplement to any current textbook and/or atlas of
Histology. Learning objectives provide the overall goals for each
chapter. The narrative of the study guide explains how to
systematically breakdown, examine and interpret each tissue and/or
organ encountered, without regard to a given histologic slide from
a specific slide collection. Thus, this systematic method can be
used to examine and interpret histologic preparations from any
collection or of any species. The student is encouraged to sketch,
label and create a personalized atlas while using this laboratory
manual as a guide. The vocabulary that should be developed and used
during the laboratory can be found quickly by going to the bold
face type in the appropriate segment of the text. Each chapter
contains one or more tables in which key structures used in the
identification of a tissue/organ are presented, offering the
briefest possible summary of important histologic features. As a
final short review, an appendix provides summary tables that
compare and contrasts the basic differences of several structures
that are somewhat similar in general architecture.
During the twentieth century, the United States experienced
numerous terrorist attacks on its political leaders, institutions
and facilities from Puerto Rican activists who attempted
assassinations of their own elected governor, a US president, and
members of the US congress. Puerto Rican terrorism was considered
by some to be an imminent threat to the substantial strategic
military facilities and personnel on the island itself, and with
this prospect during the height of the Cold War, Ensign Richard
Sheppard is assigned to aid in the effort to detect and - hopefully
- help deter such potential terrorist activities. His assignment
takes him to the Naval Base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where his
hard drinking commanding officer, a staunchly American patriot,
assigns him a role to get out amongst the young firebrands possible
in the US military itself, and this role leads Sheppard towards a
sympathetic understanding of the small island's realities and the
variety within its vibrant and burgeoning population. From
remarkably beautiful women, working class citizens, and highly
educated islanders involved in the politics and programs of Puerto
Rico during its 'golden age' under its first elected governor, Luis
Muoz Marn, he finds an array of engaging personalities in his work
and travels about the island. And in the process, he finds two
things he quests most, the truth and real love. He becomes enamored
of the island itself, and also deeply with a captivating young
woman of Puerto Rican society he is uncertain is receptive, and
especially since his assignment requires a duplicitous role.
However, despite an almost abetting participation, he discovers at
the last possible moment a terrorist plot and he and his commanding
officer manage to thwart the attack and suitably glorify
themselves, and Sheppard gains the love and respect of his island
beauty. Although Sheppard's adventure is fictionalized, its
historical context is accurate, including Puerto Rico's century old
and still unresolved status with the US.
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