Harrison William Henry essays

Harrison William Henry essays William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773 at his fathers family plantation called "Berkeley" located on the James River about 20 miles south of Richmond in Charles City County, Va. His father, Benjamin Harrison, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later the governor of Virginia between 1781 and 1784 and the young Harrison always considered himself a "child of the Revolution". His mother, Elizabeth Bassett Harrison, was a member of the " first Families" of Virginia. William was privately tutored and mastered grammar and classics sufficient enough to meet the entrance requirements of Hampden-Sydney College in 1787 at the age of 14. He studied the classics and history and although he never finished, he proclaimed proficiency "in belles lettres information and particularly in history". In 1790 and 1791 he briefly studied medicine in Richmond and Philadelphia but after his father died in 1791, he switched interests to a military career. He obtained a commission as ensign in the First Regiment of Infantry of the Regular Army. In Aug. 16, 1791, Harrison managed to persuade a company of 80 men to risk their lives for $2 a month and join him to fight Indians on the northwestern frontier. Harrison, then 18 years of age, left Philadelphia in September 1791 and marched his men over the Allegheny Mountains to Fort Pitt (present day Pittsburgh). Here he and his men boarded boats and headed down the Ohio River to Fort Washington (present day Cincinnati). The young soldier became aide-de-camp to General "Mad Anthony" Wayne and fought against the Northwest Indian Confederation in a campaign that ended successfully at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on Aug. 20, 1794 where Harrison was cited for bravery. The battle resulted in opening most of the Ohio area to settlement. Harrison rose to the rank of captain before resigning from the army on May 31, 1798. ...

Cancer Case study essays

Cancer Case study essays Mr. L. is a 69 year-old male with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), FAB-M1 normal cytogenetics diagnosed in May of 2001. He received chemotherapy (7+3: AraC/idarubican) at that time and achieved complete remission. He developed a relapse in the April of 2002. He deferred treatment as he was trying alternative medicines. He eventually was treated with chemotherapy (Mylotarg) again in May of 2002, but this did not result in remission and he is considered to be in refractory relapse. Mr. L. has a history of neutropenic fever, otitis media, diabetes, positive VRE in his blood, and Coronary Artery Disease. Mr. L does understand that there is no cure for his disease and that is why he has chose alternative care. He has refused a referral to UW-Madison At this time he is still trying alternative medicines, and comes into the Cancer Center for lab draws, and if needed he has blood and/or platelet transfusions. He has refused Procrit and GM-CSF, to assist in his condition. Mr. L is married and his wife is supportive of him and his choice in attempting alternative medicine. He also has many siblings who are supportive of him and 2 of them were tested for HLA compatibility to see if they would be able to help their brother and tested positive, although due to his remission it is not possible for him to have a transplant at this time. His stressors are having a disease that there is no know cure for, having chemotherapy not work, trying alternative therapies, and having to come into the Cancer Center each week to have his blood work tested (CBC Mr. L. is in Eriksons stage of generativity versus stagnation. I feel that he is in the generativity part of this stage. Generativity is where the person is able to assist the younger generat...