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Acid reflux or GERD is an extremely common digestive disease. In fact, every year there are more than 3 millions cases of it in just the US. It occurs when stomach acids slip past the LES and irritate as well as burn the lining of the esophagus. One of the most obvious symptoms of acid reflux is heartburn. Overtime, acid reflux can even lead to esophageal cancer which has to cure. By adding in a "Goose" muscle, acid reflux can easily be prevented. The "Goose" muscle is a strong smooth muscle that contracts from the top to bottom. This muscle is located just above the LES. It has two functions, to help push food down (especially when food gets stuck in the esophagus) and pushing acid out of the esophagus when acid refux occurs. Thanks to its strength, and toughness food and acid can easily be pushed down the esophagus without it being burned.
Backwards Looking
How much did you know about the subject before we started?
Before we started, I didn't really know much about the esophagus itself (other than the basics) and acid reflux at all. In addition to that, I never realized heartburn was a symptom of something rather than a condition. However, I knew that heartburn was caused by stomach acids burning the esophagus but I didn't realize that was called acid reflux. The only thing I knew about acid reflux was that it was somehow connected to heartburn. I had also never heard the term GERD.
Inwards Looking
What does this piece reveal about you as a learner?
Our group's presentation shows that I enjoy learning and presenting information in fun and engaging ways. For me, it was really fun to present our information to the class in a funny but informational skit. I also think that it was an interesting way to get and keep the audiences attention. As for the design brief and essay, it reveals that I include a lot of detail when writing. I noticed after our group completed the components that we wrote two pretty lengthy pieces of writing.
Outwards Looking
Did you do your work the way other people did theirs? In what ways did you do it differently? In what ways was your work or process similar?
Though we completed the design brief and essay pretty similarly to other groups, when it came to the presentation, things were pretty different. Half of the groups presented live and another half created videos. Our group fell into the first category. However, we were the only group that created and acted out a skit. While other groups took a really factual approach, we also focused a bit more on how to engage the audience without making them bored. As for our work process, I also noticed how we drew a lot of different diagrams to help us visualize and figure out what exactly we were writing about and creating. We even color coded them. As far as I could tell, none of the other groups were doing that while creating their pieces.
Forward Looking
One thing I would like to improve upon is...
One thing I would like to improve upon is our presentation. Though I was happy with it, I feel like it could have gone smoother if we practiced it enough to not need scripts. Since we didn't know our lines that well, we often had to look down at them and read to a bit to remember what we were supposed to say next. By improving our presentation, we would be able to better engage d teach our audience.
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