Latin In Our World Today Guiding You To A Career Pathway
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Latin In Our World TodayGuiding You To A Career Pathway
BusinessCommunicationsHuman ServicesEngineering & IndustrialScience
…all include careers where Latin would be beneficial
Latin in PharmacyHuman Services
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Translating and Pharmaceutical Terminology
The symbol Rx comes from the Latin “recipe.”Common Latin Rx Terms
Latin Abbreviation Meaningante cibum ac before meals bis in die bid twice a day
gutta gt drop hora somni hs at bedtime oculus dexter od right eye oculus sinister os left eye
per os po by mouth post cibum pc after mealspro re nata prn as needed
quaque 3 hora q 3 h every 3 hours quaque die qd every day
quater in die qid 4 times a day ter in die tid 3 times a day
Importance of Latin in the Workplace
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How can taking Latin benefit you?
• Latin has numerous advantages and you will most assuredly not regret participation in Latin both now, in junior or senior high school, or later in life.
• Latin aids you in English class and knowing Latin can greatly improve the level of your vocabulary
Personal Insight on Latin in High School
Personal Insight on Latin in High School cont’d
• Vital issues to high school age students, like the SAT,
are facilitated by Latin, as a superior knowledge of Latin can give one an essential edge in comprehension and lead to a notably higher score
Look at what Influential Americans had to say about the Value of Latin
to StudentsRICHARD NIXON, President of the United States.
I was especially pleased that you wanted my thoughts on the value of studying Latin, since it a one of my favorite subjects when I was in I school, and I studied it for four years.In my opinion those courses were extremely valuable to me in the development of logical thinking and in giving me a better understanding of English grammatical construction.
I hope you and the future students at Princeton High School derive as much pleasure and benefit from your study of Latin as I did.
Influential Quotes cont’d
• EDWARD M. KENNEDY, United States Senate, Massachusetts. Those of us who have had the privilege of studying Latin in high school have found this subject of enduring value. Our own English language has many of its roots in Latin, and because of this, one might say that Latin is, indeed, a “living language.” The study of Latin also acquaints us with a fascinating and important historical era—an era which gave us much of our cultural heritage.
Influential Quotes cont’d• NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER, Governor of the State of New
York. There are many reasons for studying Latin. First, if you
study it properly it will raise the general level of your intelligence.
Second, it will add to your cultural enjoyment by enabling you to read, in the original tongue some of the world’s greatest literature in both poetry and prose. Third, Latin is the most terse and concise of all languages. If you will compare a passage in Latin with its equivalent in English, with its equivalent in English, you will find we have to use more words to express what is so -y expressed in Latin. Furthermore, the person with a knowledge of has a better command of English, for much of our language stems from Latin.
• GEORGE C. WALLACE, Former Governor of the State of Alabama. Undoubtedly, you and many of your classmates have aspirations of someday entering professions either directly or indirectly related to the practice of medicine or law. The study of Latin is vitally essential to persons working in these areas, and to erase any doubt in one’s mind, it is only necessary to open any medical or legal dic tionary to practically any page.
Influential Quotes Cont’d
• EDGAR HOOVER, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Over the centuries, the study of Latin has brought to students everywhere the great culture of Rome. Here is where the student learns about -Caesar, Cicero, and Virgil. Not only does studying Latin do much to broaden the cultural outlook of the student, but it enables him better to gain a mastery of the English language through the frequent classical word derivation he encounters. Every American should take pride in learning how to express himself more effectively in his own native tongue, both orally and through writing, and the study of Latin is one of the best ways to accomplish this aim. In my opinion, the study of Latin is not antiquated but holds great value for all who would like to learn.
Medicine: A Pursuit in Latin
Science & Human Services Pathways
Anatomy
• Arbor Vitae: Cerebellum pattern of nerves
• Articulation (artus): the joining of a joint
Conditions
• Albinism (alba): lack of pigment in the skin
• Phalanges (phalanx): small bones of the fingers
Interesting Fact
• The term “muscle” comes from the Latin term musculus meaning “little mouse,” referring to muscles like the biceps which pop up as though a mouse were scurrying about under the skin
Scientist
All element on the periodic table are abbreviated using their Latin names:
Gold Au Aurum Lead Pb PlumbumMercury Hg Hydragyrum Potassium K KaliumTungsten W Wolfram Antimony Sb Stibium
The great scientist Isaac Newton would not have considered publishing his Principia Mathematica in anything but Latin.
Scientists use Latin to universally communicate with other scientists from different countries because all languages derive from Latin.
The Wonder’s of Latin in the The Wonder’s of Latin in the Medical FieldMedical Field
Cardiovascular TermsCardiovascular Terms
Hypertension (Hyper-High)- Excessively Hypertension (Hyper-High)- Excessively high blood pressurehigh blood pressure
Angioplasty (Angio-Vessel)- Widening a Angioplasty (Angio-Vessel)- Widening a vessel to increase blood flowvessel to increase blood flow
Ischemia-(Isch-reduced)- Redcuced blood Ischemia-(Isch-reduced)- Redcuced blood flowflow
Respiratory TermsRespiratory Terms
Alveolus (Alve-Basin)- Small HollowAlveolus (Alve-Basin)- Small Hollow Pulmonary (Pulmo-Breath)- Referring to the Pulmonary (Pulmo-Breath)- Referring to the
lungs.lungs.
Neurological TermsNeurological Terms
Hypothalmus (hypo-below)- Region below Hypothalmus (hypo-below)- Region below the brainthe brain
Temporal (tempus-time)- Region that deals Temporal (tempus-time)- Region that deals with memorywith memory
Why Latin For Archeology?Why Latin For Archeology?Science & Science & Communications Communications PathwaysPathways
ImportanceImportance
The The Importance of Importance of archeology is archeology is to discover to discover and learn and learn about ancient about ancient societiessocieties
PompeiiPompeii
Volcanic eruption Volcanic eruption buried the cityburied the city
Most of the Most of the archeological archeological digs at Pompeii digs at Pompeii extend down to extend down to the street levelthe street level
RomeRome
Artifacts that Artifacts that they have they have discovered discovered
Preserved Preserved historyhistory
Law and Latin
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Latin Legal Terms
Ex post facto Pro bono Habeas corpus In loco parentis Pro bono publica Quid pro quo
Why Study Latin for Law?
As you can see, the legal terms on the previous page are pretty confusing.
If you want to be a lawyer, you must learn the meanings of these Latin words and more
Learning Latin can give you a good background for entering the legal profession
Latin Legal Terms- Translated
When you know Latin, you can understand the terms from the previous slide- Ex post facto: After the fact Pro bono: For good Habeas corpus: You have the body In loco parentis: In the place of a parent Pro bono publica: For the good of the public Quid pro quo: What for what
Related Latin WordsRelated Latin Words
Ius gentium- applies to the body of Ius gentium- applies to the body of laws that make up international lawlaws that make up international law
Corpus Juris-Corpus Juris- means "body of law". means "body of law". Later the term was used for Later the term was used for comprehensive collections of laws in comprehensive collections of laws in the US, as in Corpus Juris Secundum. the US, as in Corpus Juris Secundum.
Habeus Corpus-the name of several Habeus Corpus-the name of several writs which may be issued by a judge writs which may be issued by a judge ordering a prisoner to be brought ordering a prisoner to be brought before the court. before the court.
More related Latin wordsMore related Latin words
Privilegium fori- Latin for "Privilege of Privilegium fori- Latin for "Privilege of the (legal) forum“the (legal) forum“
In flagrante delicto- (Latin: "while the In flagrante delicto- (Latin: "while the crime is blazing") is a legal term used to crime is blazing") is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offensein the act of committing an offense
Et seq- "and the following ones," is a Et seq- "and the following ones," is a legal term indicating that a writer is legal term indicating that a writer is citing citing
ARCHITECTURE
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ROMAN ARCHITECTURERoman architecture was very innovative in its time. In fact, today architects use elements that are derived from ancient Roman architecture! Columns, curved arches, domes, and concrete characterized the buildings of the Romans.
The Romans wrote about their knowledge of architecture, and these writings are all in Latin. Vitruvius, who wrote the Ten Books on Architecture, is still discussed in architecture schools today.
ROMAN INFLUENCE
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