The first revision I made was on paragraph 4, where I talk about the identities within the Discourse of being a veterinarian. I changed my paragraph into 3 paragraphs. The first one talks about the identities within being a doctor of veterinary science, while the two following paragraphs talk about smaller identities within the Discourse, and how some doctors continue schooling to become zoo vets.
When becoming a veterinarian there is a combination of “Being” and “Believing”, you need one to reach the other (Believing gets you to Being).“Being” is described as an identity in the Discourse, which would be the title of a doctor of veterinary medicine. “Believing” is described as the knowledge that counts for said Discourse, which would be to obtain a bachelor’s degree with a heavy emphasis on science and math and to volunteer with animals to get hands-on experience. ValuePenguin identifies some identities as being an “Owner of a practice, anesthesiologist, surgeon, obstetrician”. A veterinarian has to be all of those things within a single day – different patients brings upon different procedures and duties. Although being the veterinarian is the master of this Discourse, there are smaller roles (identities) that belong in this Discourse as well.
The second revision I did was on paragraph 3, where I talk about the duties that veterinarians have. I shortened a block quote and added ellipses to make the paragraph shorter and not overwhelming with duties that vets are entitled to do.
Since vets may experience more death and even different species of animals, they may be “Doing” a plethora of duties within a single day. “Doing” is described by Gee as activities that are enacted within the Discourse. According to ValuePenguin, veterinarians are entitled to “Examine patients to assess general physical condition… analyze test or data images to inform diagnosis, treatment or cause of death, treat acute illnesses, infections or injuries… operate on patients to treat conditions… prescribe medication and develop medical treatment plans…”. Also, according to the “Occupational Outlook Handbook on Veterinarians” vets are also described as being entitled to: “Examine animals to diagnose their health problems, treat and dress wounds, perform surgery on animals, test for and vaccinate against diseases, operate medical equipment, such as x-ray machines, advise animal owners about general care, medical conditions and treatments, prescribe medication, and euthanize animals.” All of these descriptions are actions or practices that veterinarians went to school for so they could become the doctor they set out to be.
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