This is my mandatory, no-holds-bar-schedule before NCUR. Here goes nothing!
February 4 Finish Research on Alternative Medicine.
– When did “Alternative Medicine” start being called Alternative Medicine? What does it include? What is its growth in America?
February 6 History of Ayurveda Medicine
– Start with the beginning. Sum up the Vedas. How did this practice form? Where did it originate? When did it start?
February 13 History of Ayurveda Medicine
– Monitor it throughout history. From 500-1500. What was happening to it? Was it changing? Who was visiting the countries practicing it? Was it spreading?
February 20 History of Ayurveda Medicine
– Where is it now? Who is practicing it? Has it changed drastically?
February 27 Finish Ayurveda Medicine
– Spend this week finishing the last touches on this section.
March 6 “Alternative Medicines”
– Look into other “Alternative Medicines” around the world: Latin American shamans, African spirit healers, Chinese Acupuncture and Herbs. Write brief (2 paragraphs) on these three forms.
March 13 Medieval to Modern Medicine
– With the paper on its history – document how Medieval Medicine started to die out. What happened during the 16th-18th centuries that made people disregard Medieval Medicine entirely?
March 20 Modern Medicine
– Extremely brief history on Western Modern Medicine. When did it start becoming “Western?” When did everyone start to disregard other medical forms?
March 27 Modern and Alternative
– When did Modern Medicine start to integrate Alternative medicine into Western hospitals? Possible commentary on this.
April 3 Thesis.
– Have the whole thesis done.
April 10 NCUR
– Go to NCUR and kill it.
