Analytical Paper: Transitioning from Doctor to Writer

In a life of poverty, illnesses surround its inhabitant. From poor nutrition to unfit living conditions come afflictions that range from a cough to polio. And as a society we preoccupy ourselves with the short comings of poverty. Creating a revolving door at hospitals treating the poor for their present illnesses, but paying no mind in preventing them for the future. In Danielle Ofri's "Transitioning from Doctor to Writer," Ofri describes her experience as a doctor treating an impoverished unambitious young man, Nemesio Rios. Instead of just following up on Rios' routine check up, Ofri decides to prepare Rios for the Transitioning from Doctor to Writer so that he could have a chance to go to college. For educational preparation is the preventative medicine for ones future well being because improving ones economical status increases their overall health. However, with Rios' situation Ofri recalled the image of a corpse she had seen long ago that reminded Ofri of Rios, which motivated Ofri to help Rio. But, with Rios being so lazy would he, when left alone, follow through with the Transitioning from Doctor to Writer. Or where Ofri's efforts was just a tip of the iceberg? From this experience Orfi learned the much more important meaning of preventative medicine.

Nemesio Rios was an openly lazy disillusioned young man. He had unrealistic goals that he himself did not believe in. His desire of playing professional basketball fell short of realistic along with his second choice of being a comic book artist. Rios shot himself down with the idea of himself becoming a professional basketball player saying that he was to short t play professionally. As for Rios second idea of becoming a comic book artist Rios demonstrated a lack of enthusiasm or decisiveness. It was as if he was indifferent to what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He is a confused young man who only does what he is told. The only motivation in Rios life came from others around him. From people like Rios' old High School teacher, to Ofri and those who pressured him to go to the hospital in the first place. Rios seemed so convinced that peer pressure was so "full of crap," yet it was the pressure of the people around him that drove him, into action. However, as a High School graduate the only thing going for Rios was working in a kitchen that he id not seem to be adamant about. Stuck in a dead end job things looked bleak for Rios.

Without any higher education, Rios would in all possibility be stuck in cycle of low paying jobs leaving Rios on the lower end of the economic spectrum. As Ofri put it "...Health status and life expectancy are directly correlated with socioeconomic status and earning power."(531 The Writers Presence, Ofri) This leaves Rios and others like him with poor views on life. And aside from poor health care insurance resulting in bad personal health, they ...