Grey's Anatomy, A Drama Series

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The response essay topic I chose for this week is Grey’s Anatomy, a drama series about a group of friends starting as interns at a hospital in Seattle, Washington. Watching this show keeps you engaged and up to date with the character’s interesting personal lives and drama. Not only is it entertaining, but by paying attention to this show, you will learn many medical terms and procedures used in hospitals. In Grey’s Anatomy, the medical cases and the different scenarios are based on true stories from past medical cases. This is one of the many reasons why I love this series. My dream career is to work in a hospital, so by watching this show, I can get a feel of what it’s like to work in a hospital environment and even learn some of the basic

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