Saturday, January 18, 2020
Symbolism and Imagery
Choices, one would have to make a lot of these in his lifetime. While there are minor choices, there are major ones, either way, making a choice never come so easy. Making a choice is one of life’s most challenging hurdles each and every person would have to go through. It is one of those times when all of man’s senses are at work. The eyes need to see what to watch out for, as far as it can navigate through the blinding horizon. The ears need to heed the advices of those who has been there and done that, and do their own assessment of hard lessons that come by. The nose needs to smell the roses from time to time as life does not always have to be without pleasures, happiness from simple things fuels the soul to go on and move on. The mouth needs to shout out to release the madness it cannot contain much as it renders a smile at life whenever blessings come its way. And the sense of touch needs to feel the hard trails ahead as it needs to bleed every so often to remind him that he is human and that pain makes him stronger. In the like manner, it needs to feel the smoothness of the sail for no matter how hard the circumstances turns out to be, life is good and it is certainly a thing of beauty beyond words and human comprehension. At certain points in life, one is confronted by certain yields in the road he threads on. These are the moments when he has to make a decision. And yes only one way to go. Every choice a person makes becomes the essential elements that define his whole being. Robert Frost’s poem, A Road Not Taken was written with the use of symbolisms. The poem was about making life changing decision as well as the repercussions of every choice one makes. It tells more than having to pick a single road to thread. While the choice one makes is crucial no one knows for sure what lies beyond the bend of either way. After all, life is a journey and its destination is kept a mystery until one reaches the conclusion as the sun sets to mark the end of his beautiful life. The moment one takes his first stride on that road he chooses to thread, he can never take a step back and walk the other way. The wood Frost speaks about in this poem is symbolic of the world man lives in. On the other hand, the dark wood is symbolic of the solitude of oneself on which confines the finest literary works begins to materialize. Most people choose the other of the two roads particularly the one that is usually trodden for it promises a not so complicated path. As a dictate of human nature, people would not dare take the road less traveled for naturally if one has a choice, he would go for the one with less hassles, with less challenges, with less pain. Frost also utilized imagery in this particular poem that he wrote. The leaves that are kept undisturbed on the ground tell the readers that the road they cover is less traveled by. While making a choice is a fact of life and as usual and certain as the rising and setting of the sun, every time one does make a choice, it is almost as if he has never done so. The imagery of this poem implies the need to choose one of the two roads, where none gives even just a hint of what is laid in store for every traveler who walks by. The poem’s structure is one that is frank, distinct, and strong at the same time. Its focal point is on making a choice, the right one at that as well as the thoughts that runs through one’s brain every time he has to make life – changing decisions. The speaker in the poem opted to thread in the road that is less traveled by. This choice he made does tell so much about who he is and what he is made of. He is one of the few who would dare to set apart from all the rest who would rather stay in their comfort zones for fear of not being able to surface the challenge that lies ahead. He is characteristically more bold, valiant, and full of pride. He knew for a fact that there is not need to conform and seeking to be different can give a tremendous amount of satisfaction in the end. He is someone who is certain about what he wants to gain out of life. For him, conformity is a dead end. The faith he has for his beliefs, he chooses to keep. He knows when and how to battle it out whenever fate tests his principles and the values he holds in high regard. He is someone at peace with his individuality and his uniqueness, the very elements that defines who he is in all the ways that matter. He knows that he is very much capable of making that choice that could do him good. He has confidence that he can very well navigate his life and take charge of his own fate no matter what it takes and how hard it can be. While no one will ever know what could have been if he opted for the road he did not choose, regrets may come naturally. Nonetheless, not taking the easy way out is more fulfilling and thus makes all the difference. For when one deems that he made the right choice, regrets are much easier to dismiss. Each and every person alive live with choices until the last time he gasps for air to breathe. Every choice has its own share of repercussions and do create an impact and leaves a mark in each life it touches. In conclusion, this poem is one piece of poetry that outlives its author. It is timeless as it leaves a lesson that remains true today and even after several years more since it was written. It helps its readers to contemplate more on every choice they make as it would navigate the wheels of life in more ways than one and in every imaginable circumstance there is. Indeed, making a choice is one of life’s most challenging hurdles each and every person would have to go through. For inevitably, every person would have to make a decision for every opportunity in his life wherein he is required come up with one. Whenever he does, he must make it a point that he does so in the best of his ability. All because every choice he makes determines every twist of fate in the life he leads. And every choice he decides upon makes or breaks the life he worked so hard to live the best way he knew how. Works Cited â€Å"A Road Not Taken.†2008. Bartleby.com. Retrieved May 9, 2007, from http://www.bartleby.com/119/1.html.
Friday, January 10, 2020
Keeping Romance Real
In seeking to discover if the classic fathers of poetry can prove beneficial to the marketing of teen romance films, the poems of Shakespeare, Donne and Dryden should be revisited. After all, William Shakespeare wrote over one hundred love sonnets, so certainly something should provide a link from the 1600 to the present. What insight can these poets provide modern teenagers into this thing called romance?In answering this question, readers must first attempt to decipher what each of these authors means by romance. Defining this term is difficult enough without having to pore over archaic volumes of poetry that seems to be written in a different language, even if it claims to be modern English!  However, when these tomes are dusted off and sifted through, definitions of romance do bubble to the surface. For example, â€Å"Love’s Alchemy†by John Donne, â€Å"Ah, How Sweet it is to Love,†by John Dryden, and â€Å"Sonnets 116 and 130†by William Shakespeare, all have something to say about this most ambiguous term.First of all, John Donne expresses through his poem â€Å"Love’s Alchemy†the very mesmerizing nature of love. His speaker is what modern people might call a naysayer (or teens call a buzz kill). He is certain that his life is just a fulfilling as the lives of other men who are in love. He proclaims love to be an â€Å"imposture, all!†(Donne, line 6).He points out that â€Å"no chemic yet th’elixer got†(line 7), meaning nobody has a recipe for love that he knows about and that those in love are merely dreaming. The speaker questions the loss of â€Å"our ease, our thrift, our honour, and our day†to this â€Å"vain bubble’s shadow†of love (lines14-15). He seems mystified at his colleagues finding the music of the spheres in the voices and minds of the women the say they love and ultimately concludes that women are possessed and therefore bewitch the men into loving them.This poem seems to indicate that love is a farce, black magic even which serves to intoxicate and brainwash the lover. How true it is! What teenager (or adult) would ever deny that he or she has done something completely insane, completely out of character, even completely embarrassing all in the name of love? Donne’s speaker, though clearly lonely, has illuminated the very essence of love – magic. Although this speaker’s sardonic treatment of romance is evident, the magic that seems to have beset his friend appears to be stronger than all of the speaker’s denial. He is jealous and empty.John Dryden’s poem â€Å"Ah, how sweet it is to love!†takes a completely different tone from the pessimism of Donne’s. This poem moves swiftly, like a song, without the drudgery of Donne’s lyric. Of course some of the content is similar. The speaker, though euphoric , notes the â€Å"pleasing pains we prove/When we first approach Love’s fire!†(Dryden, lines 3-4). Even if this love produces tears, these tears are the â€Å"trickling balm†(line10) to the one in love. The contrasts between pain and soothing pleasure in this poem in a way reinforces Donne’s theme that love is magic – but not black magic as Donne’s speaker might suggest.Here, the speaker praises the romantic experience as being an oxymoronic jaunt through emotion – pleasure and pain, joy and sadness, rise and fall. The movement of this poem mimics the ups and downs of true romance – the incredible highs and the devastating lows. Both are important parts of true love. Nobody knows this better than a teenager who has gone on a magical date with his or her true love only to have that bubble burst even a few days later. Of course the bubble resurfaces with another invitation and the cycle continues, as Dryd en’s speaker celebrates.Finally, the tried and true lover of all, William Shakespeare, actually focuses his reader on the realities of love and romance in two sonnets, numbers 116 and 130. In these sonnets, Shakespeare takes a look at what a real romance really is by examining what love is not. In Sonnet 116, the speaker cautions that love will not change as time goes by. He notes that â€Å"Love is not love/which alters when it alteration finds†(Shakespeare, Sonnet 116, lines 2-3) and that â€Å"Love is not Time’s fool†(line 9).These lines suggest that changes in people’s looks will not change the nature of the romance. In Sonnet 130, the speaker notes again the magical quality that love has on a person. The speaker sets out by noting that his â€Å"mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun†(Shakespeare, Sonnet 130, line 1) and that her voice is far from musical. He illuminates her physical faults only to argu e that she is a real person and that her faults do not have any impact on their relationship. He loves her regardless and would not belittle that romance by offering the ridiculous comparisons of other people (and poets).Here Shakespeare grounds the readers. After reading many poems which compare lovers to goddesses, teens might note a correlation with fashion magazines that compare women with 6 foot tall, size-zero models.  Love and romance is a real occurrence in life, so real faults and real pains will be involved. Dryden and Shakespeare express these realities in their poems. Donne expresses this magical quality about love that his speaker tries to denounce, but that has clearly caught his friends in its intoxicating web.Oddly, we see through these poems that love and romance are characterized as both reality-driven and magical. The feelings are like none that people have ever felt, but these feelings are grounded in real appearances and real situation s. Most teens today pronounce that they just want to â€Å"Keep it Real!† These poets, though years ago, can certainly help them in that capacity.Works CitedDonne, John. â€Å"Love’s Alchemy.† Luminarium. Retrieved 8 February 2007 from            http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/alchemy.phpDryden, John. â€Å"Ah How Sweet it is to Love.†Bartleby.com. Retrieved 8 February 2007 from            http://www.bartelby.org/101/400.htmlShakespeare, William. â€Å"Sonnet 116.† Poets.org. Retrieved 8 February 2007 from            http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19398 . â€Å"Sonnet 130.† Poets.org. Retrieved 8 February 2007 fromÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â à ‚                       http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15557
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Learning About Each Age Group - 1302 Words
Working in the healthcare field, one would come into contact with all ages of individuals and if you re lucky you could specialize in just one, like geriatrics. Learning about each age group is very important because you have to know what is considered normal findings and what is considered abnormal when dealing with a person s health. And of course, each age groups would have different norms. The first group we are going to focus on is the newborn stage. This is a very interesting group because children at this age tend to learn daily and will go through several phases before turning one. Sigmund Freud best described this phase as the oral stage. He named it this because this age is the initial sucking, and oral satisfaction comes into play. The child also can realize that mother/parent is something separate from self (Potter Perry, 2009, pg. 138). But Erik Erikson focused more on psychosocial stages whether than psychosexual stages. 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Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman Dissimilar Poets...
Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman both were American poets who lived in the 19th century who strayed from the traditional style of writing poetry and formed their own individual style of writing which became the unique American style of poetry. Their lifestyles and writing styles were extremely different, as they shared little in common. The dissimilarities in these two poets are in the way they composed their poems and possibly in the content of the poems. Whitman established a unique style in the form of using free verse and Dickinson in her peculiar use of punctuation to establish her unique style of poetry. Walt Whitman’s poems were written in free verse and very lengthy; Song of Myself is over thirteen thousand lines long and has 52†¦show more content†¦He takes her for a ride in a carriage. She enjoys the ride and speaks about what she sees along the ride which is nothing unusually from any ride. As evening approaches she gets cold because she was not prepared for her date and is not dressed properly. Their designation is her grave. Then the reader realizes she has been dead for centuries. It appears she is just making the passage to the afterlife. Notice the odd capitalization of several of the words: Death, Immortality, School, Children, Recess, Ring, Fields of Grazing Grain, Setting Sun, Glossamer, Gown, Dews, Tippet, Tulle, House, Swelling, Ground, Road, Cornice, Centuries, Day, Horses Heads and Eternity. Capitalization seems to personify some of the words such as immortality, fields of grazing grain, setting sun, gown and immortality. The capitalization a lso emphasizes some of the words. Emily Dickinson used imagery in poem so the reader could have a mental picture of what she was saying as she describes them moving slowing and then provides graphic details about what in seen along the ride. Examples of this are the children, the school, the sunset and chill few from the dew. Walt Whitman
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Holocaust, The Rwandan Genocide And The Asian Genocide
Psychology Behind Genocides â€Å"How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don’t think†(Hitler, Mein Kampf). As time passed, there has been many times in history where a genocide has occurred. A genocide is a one-sided massacre from one party toward an ethnic or different group of people. As genocides occurred, questions such as â€Å"Why do people kill?†and â€Å"How can people allow these atrocities to occur?†are asked. There have been many theories made up as people researched the reason behind genocides. Throughout different centuries in history, genocides such as the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and the Asian genocide, have occurred because of the negative psychological effects on the people caused by propaganda, corrupted leaders, and differences in ethnic groups. First of all, propaganda initiated brainwashing, indoctrination, and distortion in the people, causing them to allow the genocides to occur. One example is shown in the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a mass extermination of the Jews and others, led by Hitler and the Nazis from 1933 to 1945. Before the Holocaust occurred, propaganda was the main cause that influenced many Germans to agree with getting rid of the Jews. They were brainwashed into thinking that Jews were evil and should be erased from their country. In Night, a documentary by Elie Wiesel, Wiesel states, â€Å"The gypsy looked him up and down slowly, from head to front. As if he wanted to convince himself that this man addressing him wasShow MoreRelatedThe Effects Of Ignorance By Developed Nations On The Rwandan Genocide Essay3138 Words  | 13 PagesNATIONS ON THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE A Study in History, Lee Ann Yates, Advisor By Sheetal Chakka 00837-0097 13 August 2015 Sheetal Chakka Lee Ann Yates IB Extended Essay 13 August 2015 The Effect of Ignorance by Developed Nations on the Rwandan Genocide The year 1994. A poor, east African country. A fractured government entering a period of drastic turmoil. It was truly the perfect, ideal setting for the biggest genocide in history since that of World War II, the Rwandan Genocide. Much of theRead More Rwanda: Genocide and Refugee Crisis Essay example3469 Words  | 14 Pagesof extremists, 800,000 men, women, and children gone because of a more serious problem rooted in social prejudice and inequality, 800,000 killed in a genocide that the world could do nothing about until it was too late. Almost 50 years after the world pledged to never let anything like the holocaust occur again, the world had to watch as a genocide unfolded in Rwanda. Between April of 1994 and July of 1994 some 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus were systematically killed as Rwanda fell into politicalRead MoreTo what extent should we embrace nationalism? To what extent has nationalism been positive throughout the world?1807 Words  | 8 Pagesneed of ethni c cleansing, and that the Nazis should not consist of any non-nationalist loyalties or cultural pluralism. He labeled the Jews as foreigners who invaded their economy and took away jobs. The Nazis created a Jewish genocide, also referred to as the Holocaust. Over six million Jews were brutally murdered by the German Nazis. They were shot, stabbed, beat up and sent to concentration camps. All survivors were forced to go into hiding. By 1945 only one third of the Jewish population wasRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words  | 656 Pagesthe nuclear nations’ quest for viable, stable sources of uranium and sites for testing nuclear devices in locales as disparate as French Polynesia, Niger, Gabon, and the Belgian Congo. Having had the good fortune to escape the global nuclear holocaust that was once widely accepted as inevitable if not imminent, humanity came to recognize, albeit more gradually, a second threat to global survival in the last years of the centuryâ€â€accelerated climate change brought on by the release of ever-increasing
Monday, December 9, 2019
Existence of Hunger Issues in Africa for Mothers- myassignmenthelp
Question: Discuss about theExistence of Hunger Issues in Africa for Recent Mothers. Answer: Summary Gates (2018) in his article on the existence of the hunger issues in Africa had mentioned that the malnutrition had affected the children who had been residing in the country. The malnutrition faced by the children had resulted in conditions wherein the actual age of the children could not be guessed. The author states that the government should lay more stress on the quality of the food that is accessible by the common people of the country especially the pregnant women and the recent mothers. Response The two articles that have been studied in this case majorly focusses on the hunger issues that have been affecting the residents of many countries all around the world. The authors of the articles tend to put forth many suggestions so as to help in the eradication of the various issues related to the hunger and the malnutrition of the concerned residents of the country, especially the children and the pregnant ladies who might be found to have been lacking the nutrition that they should receive in order to remain healthy. Gates (2018) in his article argues that the concerned governmental authorities might need to emphasize on the conduction of the researches that deal with the quality of the food that is provided to the masses that have been residing in the concerned country. The researchers are advised to focus majorly on the quality of the food that is to be provided and the ways and means that are used to make them available to the concerned members and residents of the society. On the contrary, Wario (2018) argues that the distribution of the food and nutritional elements might be made easily available to the target members of the country, especially the children, the pregnant ladies and the ladies who have recently given birth to their children. The article suggests that this might help in the eradication of the existent malnutritional issues. The nutrition that is availed by pregnant ladies globally needs to be very high in the nutritional value and thus the governmental bodies all over the world are advised to pay special attention to the food that is accessible and recommended to these members of the society in order to maintain the fatality rate of the fetuses and the various medical issues that might trouble the concerned ladies. References Gates, B. (2018).Why Does Hunger Still Exist in Africa?.gatesnotes.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018, from https://www.gatesnotes.com/Development/Why-Does-Hunger-Still-Exist-Africas-Table-Day-One Wario, H. (2018).Kenya: Technology is Key to Ending Hunger.AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018, from https://allafrica.com/stories/201108110095.html
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Practice Model free essay sample
The Mayo Clinic Model of Care (MCMC) is the professional practice model of care chosen for this assignment. The Mayo Clinic drives healthcare change by providing holistic and compassionate care to their patients by using education, research, patient-centered care and evidence-based practice. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the MCMC and how this model of care is a positive influence to healthcare. A professional practice model (PPM) is implemented in healthcare organizations to foster professional identity, job satisfaction, high quality nursing care, improved patient and family outcomes and communication (Mullen and Asher, 2007). The Mayo Clinic Model of Care is one PPM with a positive and influential reputation for healthcare. The MCMC sets high standards for their healthcare team and provides patients with optimal outcomes. The MCMC embraces two important core elements, patient and environment, to define their model. They sets themselves apart and influence other organizations by being an institute that provides quality patient care with compassion, trust and respect to every patient. We will write a custom essay sample on Practice Model or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page They encompass an environment of patience, research and education, quality not quantity, physician leadership and professional staff with expertise and devotion (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2002). The MCMC takes pride in employing professionals of high quality and providing them with an environment of research, learning and development. As healthcare changes, the MCMC adjusts by encouraging their staff to practice evidence-based practice. They do this through the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MCHS PBRN) whose mission is to â€Å"solve the problems of health care practice to improve the health and health equity of patients and communities,†(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2013). Evidence based practice allows hospitals to provide the most up to date and clinically effective care possible. According to Huston, (2010) the ultimate goal of evidence based practice is â€Å"to provide optimal patient care, with the goal of enhancing nursing practice and, in turn, improving patient or system outcomes. †This is what the MCMC strives to accomplish every day with every patient. Influence of MCMC on Change in Health Care Healthcare is an ever-changing world. Facilities are continuously making changes and adjusting to technology, best practice and professional images. The MCMC influences change in healthcare systems by supporting education, research, evidence based practice and patient centered care. Mayo Clinic stays current on medical advances by having consultants travel around the world to teach and learn (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2002). This was also how the MCMC began. The Mayo Clinic is committed to education. They sustain that commitment through education programs: The Mayo Medical School, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo School of Health-Related Sciences and Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2002). The Mayo Clinic is supported by the highly skilled and educated staff that they employ. The positive outcomes and patient satisfaction that come from the Mayo Clinic has influenced other facilities to provide ongoing education for their staff, some requiring nurses with a bachelor’s degree as entry level, and provide their patients with the latest and best care. In 2011, the Mayo Clinic opened a healthcare delivery center that allows clinicians and researchers to evaluate best practices for a variety of healthcare services (Ford, 2011). With this center, they hope to conduct research and provide treatments that are more personal and specific to their patient’s diagnosis. Other facilities are beginning to rely more on research and evidence-based practice to provide their patients with individualized and personalized care. Sackett (as cited in Mason, Leavitt, and Chaffee, 2012) recognizes one of the most often cited definitions of evidence-based practice as â€Å"the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of the current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. †The MCMC’s primary focus is meeting the specific needs of the patient. The patient-centered care focus is also evolving in the health care industry and was actually developed as a model to the response of the national health care reform following the March 2010 passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Act (Berryman, Palmer, Kohl and Parham, 2013). This idea allows the patient to have more control over their care, be more involved in their care and the diagnostic tests they receive. This results in enhanced satisfaction and greater cost savings. MCMC wants to focus on the big picture and the entire healthcare journey which engages both the physician and the patient on the decision making. Summary The Mayo Clinic Model of Care has served as an influence and inspiration to the healthcare organization for many years. The care and patient satisfaction from the Mayo Clinic has historically been one of the best available. Many healthcare organizations follow the MCMC and reach for the reputation and quality that it poses. The MCMC takes pride in its organization and makes the patient top priority in every aspect. The care they receive is specific to their needs and is delivered by highly skilled, educated professionals.
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