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Blackfish - Orcas in CaptivityThe documentary "Blackfish," directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite brings to light the many issues that involve orcas being held in captivity at certain aquatic parks such as Seaworld as well as others. Throughout the film, the directer mainly focuses on one orca named Tilikum. Tilikum had been captured from the wild when he was around two years old and taken to an aquatic park called Sealand of the Pacific in British Colombia, Canada. Being held in captivity has had a big impact on Tilikum's life and how he behaves. Cowperthwaite was certainly trying to get her audience to understand that orcas don't belong in small pools in a theme park but that they belong in the wild, free to move around and do as they please. While living in captivity, Orcas are often subjected to living conditions that are less than ideal. Eric Walters, a former trainer at Sealand, recalls the whales being stored in steel modules throughout the night. Initially when the whales were much younger and smaller they fit into the modules. However, as the whales grew bigger |
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Social Media and Family RelationshipsBeing able to keep family matters private is what most of us grew up knowing. However, this day and age, more people are sharing and posting information about their personal lives on to social media sites such as Facebook with friends and family. Years ago, friends and family had little clue as to where people went and things people did, but now with a push of a button, our lives are put out in the public eye. Keeping things private are a thing of the past and children growing up today are being taught that it is okay to show what our private lives look like, but are not realizing the consequences. Today, in the era of social media, relationships in many families have changed. Social media affects family relationships in a number of unexpected and sometimes negative ways. Looking at the positive, children and parents now have a great tool of communication. Teenagers who would usu |
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Elderly Patients and Falls: Adverse Trends and Data ManagementFalls are the leading cause of injury and death among elderly people. In hospital settings, patient falls are one of the most frequently reported events. Even though some of the patients fall are not with the injury, it is estimated that injuries associated with 6% to 44% of inpatient fall (Currie, 2006). A Hospital incident reporting system such as the National Patient Safety Agency, and Adverse Incidence Monitoring System has been developed in order to aid in reporting and responding to these conflicting events in the hospital, but despite the use of the incident report systems, the number of detrimental events may still be overlooked. It is necessary to collect the data, identify the method of collection and the source. The technology would be helpful in determining the adverse trend and see where changes would be the benefit for fall reduction rates to decrease in the acute hospital setting. Medicare will no longer reimburse hospitals for hospital-acquired conditions that develop during a patient's stay at the hospital, that includes patient fa |
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Life, Death, and the Right to ChooseThink about this, there is a person out in the world who has terminal cancer; in addition, they are suffering in pain every day, with the knowledge that they are going to die sooner rather than later. Euthanasia is moral for terminally ill cancer patients, because they should be able to die without suffering. What is euthanasia? (World Book Dictionary) defines "euthanasia" as, "n. 1 a painless killing, especially to end a painful and incurable disease; mercy killing" ("euthanasia"). Euthanasia is assisted suicide with the purpose to help one die who is in needless and unwanted pain. The patients who are seeking assisted suicide, are more often than not, suffering from a terminal disease, such as cancer. (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) defines "terminal" as, "having an illness that cannot be cured and that will soon lead to death" ("terminal"). There are many terminal diseases on this planet in which we live, but none runni |
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In Defense of Gay Marriage"We are gathered here today, on this happy and joyous occasion, to join this man and this man in holy matrimony. Do you, the groom, take this man to be your wedded husband?" Many people should open up their minds and realize marriage should be something about the common American happiness that should be shared between everyone whether they are straight, gay or lesbian. Marriage shouldn't just be kept to a Man and Woman, it should be for those who are truly in love. Gay Marriage has always been a controversial matter since most churches refuse to wed two people of the same-sex considering that it "violates" their religious rights. On a second matter, Gay marriage (Civil) and Marriage between a man and a woman (Religious) are both different institutions and therefore should not be agains |
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The Taj Mahal - A Symbol of LoveWe all have a beautiful place in our mind. I have a wonderful place in my mind that makes me believe in true love. Sometimes I think I am the only one who is obsessed with this monument, known throughout the world as the Taj Mahal. In spite of my mind, it is truly a memorable symbol of love touched by my soft red heart. Taj Mahal, the pearl-like sculpture, is truly a symbol, a proof of unconditional true love and faithful promise for me. Taj Mahal has been voted as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It started to attract people because of its beauty and the mystery behind it. Shah Jahan, a Muslim ruling Emperor, built the Taj Mahal in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal at Agra, India. When Mumtaz Mahal was still alive, she asked for four promises from Shah Jahan: first, that he built the Taj Mahal after she died; second, that he should marry again; third, that he should be kind to their children; forth, that he visit the tomb on her death anniversary. It is one of the prime recor |
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Ancient Greek Literature - Epic Heroes, Loss, and MortaltyRecent studies have begun to see the Homeric epics in the light of other epic traditions, notably epics from Mesopotamia, and have begun to look at striking similarities. There is a supposed lineage that can be seen connecting the Homeric epics most directly with the world of Akkadian epics (Gresseth 2). The connections run from similarities in methods of transmission, namely the oral traditions, to themes, characters and formal structural components. The epic of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk, and the Iliad, with its focus on the menis of Achilles, provide a look at heroic life and its relationship with death and immortality. The hero Gilgamesh is occupied with fear of death throughout the epic (George XIII). Achilles likewise is concerned with his metaphoric immortality, which can only exist after the death of his mortal heroic self. Both of the main heroes share many similar characteristics, including a dynamic outlook on life and death centered on the death of their heroic comrades, P |
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Marginalized Characters and Groups in BeowulfDo you ever feel like you are being shut out from a group? Or like your opinion is ignored and considered insignificant? In present society the exclusion of people or groups of people often occurs, which makes these (groups of) people outcasts. Most of the time this means that they are being totally ignored and blocked from several rights and oppurtunities and/or them being sumbissive to others. In real life the extremity of such cases can differ from a new kid in elementary school having no friends to the situation in the Middle-East where multiple tribes like the Kurds are considered second rate citizens. This is not only a problem which is familiar nowadays, it has been taking place for over centuries, like the 'Apartheid', the massacre of the Jews and the exlusion of the Protestants in the 16th century. In the Beowolf story this is an apparent theme. Various people or groups are in some way marginalized or excluded. Some of these groups (of people) that will be discussed are |
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Poetry Analysis - Sadie and MaudeSince youth, we've been told that there are certain expectations that need to be met, and certain morals that must be followed throughout one's life. This has always been especially true for women in the 1900's. The roles of women in the early 19th century were mainly at home, where they were expected to cook, clean and care for the children. However, going into the 1940's, roles of women were changing. If women were not married and taking care of their household, then they were expected to be educated and working. Otherwise, they were often shamed and frowned upon in society. Often, people get so carried away with pleasing society that they don't acknowledge the fact that they're better off creating their own pursuit of happiness. In the poem "Sadie and Maud", Gwendolyn Brooks creates a situation where two characters, whom are sisters, go two separate ways and make completely different lifestyle choices, resulting in an ironic ending. The first two li |
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The Street Children of NepalImagine you have no roof above you when you wake up, no proper food to eat, no proper clothes to wear, no planned schedule for all day and most importantly, no family member beside you to look after and take care of you. Thousands of children are facing the same problem in the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. According to Child Protection Center and Services (CPCS), there are around "5000 street children in streets of Nepal. Among them, 86% of them are rag picker and 62% are beggars" (2016, section 2). This leads to a serious problem as the number of street children are increasing day by day. This is not a problem of an individual rather it is the problem of the whole nation as the future of the nation is dying on the street deprived of education, health care, and family care. Reasons for children to move away from their home and spend their life in the street may differ from every individual. However, according to CPCS, the main reasons are "due to family violence, peer inf |
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Australia's Economic Objectives - 2016-2017The 2016/17 Australian Federal Budget documents the Government's estimated revenue and expenditure over the next financial year, and is the primary fiscal tool used by the Commonwealth to achieve the economic goals objectives of economic growth, internal stability, and external stability. Policies and programs such as the 'Ten Year Enterprise Tax Plan', the 'Youth Jobs PH internship programme' and the 'Diverted Profit Tax', are just a few examples of how the Government plans to achieve its goals. This year's Budget projects revenue of $416.9b against expenditure of $450.6b, resulting in a total fiscal balance of -$37.1b or -2.2% of our GDP. However, this is smaller than the $40b deficit of the 2015/16 Budget, indicating the Budget is mildly contractionary. The Government aims for a gradual reduction in Budget deficits, projecting Budget surplus by 2020/21. Despite this, the Government has employed many discretionary changes in fiscal policy, to stimulate aggregate |
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Soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front"All Quiet on the Western Front" is one of the most substantial war novels of all time. Written in 1929, the book is about Paul Baumer, the narrator, and his fellow classmates who enlist in the German army during World War 1. These young men become fervent soldiers, but they are soon to realize that their lives will be changed. Erich Maria Remarque, the author, wrote this novel over his experience as a soldier and the emotional abuse he went through. The novel diligently chronicles the mindset of a soldier in World War I while also simultaneously detailing the horrors of battle. The soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front depict relations with soldiers in real life by their comradeship, psychological issues, and isolation from the real world. One might say nothing auspicious ever comes out of war, but in this case, a positive aspect would be comradeship. Comradeship is a laudable and strong bond that one can anticipate the death of another soldier to trigger a vigorous emotive reac |
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Discoveries in Frankenstein"How mutable are our feelings, and how strange is that clinging love we have of life even in the excess of misery!" (pg. 323) Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley as a ghost story has turned into what some would call the first ever Medical Ethics Literature piece ever written. The story tells the tale of Victor Frankenstein leaving his family, home and fiance' to attend a university and learn all he could about natural philosophy. His studies turned into the largest science experiment anyone had ever dreamed, Victor created an animate monster out of dead human remains. Throughout the story Frankenstein loses all he ever loved because of the creature he brought to life. Victor keeps his monster a secret, runs from his responsibility and does not allow himself to let go of his creation proving that playing god will unconsciously blind the consequences of his actions. Victor makes the most "memorable" decision in the first chapter of the book by choosing his " |
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Business Overview - EXTECSECTION1 1.1 Background EXTEC is one of the leading smartphone manufacturers in Canada. Its expansion plan to set up an infrastructure in Malaysia is a major step towards its goal of becoming a global brand since it will be able to tap the growing Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) market. According to McKinsey Research, the number of consuming households in ASEAN will double from its 2010 level in 2025, majority of which will belong to the consuming middle class (see Figure 1). EXTEC's expansion also coincides with the onset of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which aims to provide a single market and production base among its member nations: Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar and Laos PDR. The integration promises to make the exchange of goods and services seamless across the region composed of over 600 million people. While it offers numerous opportunities, EXTEC's plan of expansion also poses challenges, espe |
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Theater Review - Hay FeverHay Fever was a comical play with a strong message. The actors throughout this play steadily used others to gain their own attention. The message this play left behind after many laughs was do not use others, plain and simple. The space was a well-constructed thrust stage however, the stage was not raised off the ground and the seats appeared to be mobile which lead to the belief that this is an Environmental Theater. As for the layout of the stage, there was a couch and a table in center stage for the first two acts, a door to the unseen outside front of the house upstage right, there were two large double doors upstage center leading to the backyard garden, and a raised floor upstage left containing a piano, a bookcase and a door leading to the home library. Stage left there was a half spiral staircase that lead up to the second floor which had a painting and lights that extended across to stage right. The second floor also contained the bedrooms for the house but the doors were not |
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Balancing Work with a Personal LifeAdults tend to struggle to balance all the aspects of their lives in a healthy way. Over the past several decades, American culture has evolved so that work has taken on a more dominant role. Many workers spend more time in their work life--instead of more enjoyable recreational activities--becoming "workaholics" or someone "who is always working, [or] thinking about work" ("Workaholic"). Often, workaholics have high levels of anxiety. Anxiety is "an abnormal and overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear often marked by physiological signs ([such] as sweating, tension, and increased pulse), by doubt concerning with reality and nature of the threat, and by self-doubt about one's capacity to cope with it" ("Anxiety"). They also have higher levels of stress, a "state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances" ("Stress"). This struggle to maintain equilibrium high |
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Following Orders in the MilitaryFollowing orders is essential to the proper operation of "the machine." There is a chain of command giving everyone an area and depth of responsibilty. Orders are called orders because that is exactly what they are, not suggestions. In the heat of battle, following orders saves lives. There is no time to think it through or suggest other options. Your sergeant gives an order and he expects it to be followed as well as when you might give an order to your subordinates. That is one reason why basic/boot seems so scary to some people because they know they will have a power struggle with the drill sergeants. It's all about submitting your own free will to the good of others. If an order is not followed, the results of delay or disobedience could be as serious as causing the death of a squad to something as silly as th |
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Revenge on Child Sex OffendersWhat makes a person decide to take away a child's sense of security, belonging, self? Why would someone want to hurt a child in such a manner that it crumbles their whole sense of being? When does a person decide when and who they will ruin next? These are questions that are not easy to answer since people who hurt children are very emotionally and mentally unbalanced. However, they tend to allow them to walk from their sentencing instead of punishing them to the fullest for doing such harmful things to children. They need revenge. In Child Abuse & Neglect (1995), ninety-one child sex offenders are interviewed about the ways they use to target children, the ages, and their suggestions on how to prevent it. Unfortunately, only nearly half of them had bad feelings about sexually molesting these children. We see in this research that more than half of these offenders were also victims of sexual abuse as a child. Over half of the offenders knew their victims through family, friends or car |
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Poetry Analysis - Morning Song by Sylvia PlathOne of the more difficult aspects of understanding poetry is that of the metaphor. The metaphor itself is simple in definition: "A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar". However, Merriam-Webster does not even begin to hint at what a metaphor truly means through the eyes of a poet, or how to interpret it for that matter. In fact, I would like to think that to every poet, the metaphor is different. It varies in its use, its meaning and even its intent. There are certain authors that do it better than others, that is a given. But those who are able to accomplish the metaphor in the way that Sylvia Plath does are few and far between. A somewhat dissimilar approach from her usual ways, Morning Song strays away from a theme of gloom and violence. That in itself sets the stage for an incredibly unique version of Plath's work, and it requires an equally unique approach in its digestion. While the vast |
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The Damned Human Race by Mark TwainWhen it comes to the morals of man, one would immediately want to know what they are being compared to or what someone is trying to say or question. When someone argues our flaws, people tend to get interested in what one is saying. Our ears perk up a little bit and people start to listen a little closer. No one likes to hear that they are morally wrong or that their entire species is defective. In this acerbic essay from Twain, he talks about his ideals and points of view about mankind and where their principles are defective. It is a motivating piece for any reader to take a look in the mirror to see if they are any different than what is in the writing. To begin the analysis, "I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the lower animals (so-called), and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me." (Twain 1). That was the opening statement within the reading. That statement set the tone for the reading. Immediately, from that opening line, there was immediate pigeonholing of |
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Global Warming's Terrifying New Math by Bill McKibbenIn his essay "Global Warming's Terrifying New Math," Bill McKibben applies many examples and data points to back his stand that global warming is most important. He brings in a few numbers like 2 degrees celsius, 565 gigatons, and 2,795 gigatons. He defined for many readers the simple and important fact that there is considerably more carbon in existing fossil fuel reserves than we can safely burn. In recent years, the world has made a global agreement recognizing that the absolute upper limit for 'safe' levels of global warming is 2 Degrees Celsius. He says 2°C of warming, the maximum is "the bottomist of bottom lines." McKibben tells us the problem here well and accurately notes that the all-presence of support for the 2°C target is a sign of our desperation. Scientists predict that humans can discharge about 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide into the air by midcentury and still have some hope of staying under two degrees. The Carbon Tracker Initiative, a team of London financial analysts and environmentalists, published a report with the numbers that represent the amount of carbon already included in the proven coal, oil and gas |
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A Personal Communication ObservationAs I was walking to an elderly patient's room to assist her with ordering her meals, I knocked twice on the door and announced quietly that I was someone from room service. I opened the door to the room; it was lit by only the tiny light above the sink where you first walk in. Coming from the hallway, I could still hear the bed alarms and the call lights dinging simultaneously from the other rooms. On the patient's table sat a dry erase board with a marker and a Kleenex for an eraser. There were a few parts of some words left on the board that didn't get fully erased. The nurse was standing over the patient's bed giving her some medicine through an IV. When the nurse announced to the patient what type of medication she was administering, she spoke rather loudly, but in a peaceful tone as well. I let the nurse know I was there to get the patient's dinner order for the evening. She informed me the patient was very hard of hearing, did not speak much, and also did not see very well. She |
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Examination of Hubris in The Great Gatsby and King LearHumanity has, since the dawn of time, been fixated with itself. In history, this is evidenced by the great monuments erected by pharaohs and kings of the past - and today humans corroborate this by inundating the Internet with images of themselves. Despite their love for themselves being deeply rooted in antiquity, it is only the last few generations who have been chastised for it. Disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, and body dysmorphia all feed into the obsessive way that humans view themselves. And whilst the story of Narcissus was spawned in Greek mythology, it was not until 1968 that his name was appropriated for a 'self-obsessed' personality disorder. It is interesting that, in tragic pieces of literature such as The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and King Lear by William Shakespeare, both characters attempt to portray themselves as powerful and important - yet it is the childlike narcissism of titular characters Jay Gatsby and King Lear that blinds them to the truth a |
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The Ideal Car and a Perfect DayThe peaceful serenity was mesmerizing. The coffee trees on either side of the road had berries dark green plump with potential. The squirrels looked up curiously at the interruption of the deep bellow of a four-cylinder army green Jeep trundling along the dirt road with a nervous 12-year-old boy at the helm. "Clunk" went the gearbox, as I nervously shifted from 2nd to 3rd gear, struggling to learn how to execute the perfect shift. The mechanical groans grew louder as I rounded another hairpin turn near my family coffee estate in Coorg. I had just become tall enough to reach the pedals and wasted no time reminding my dad of that promise he made years ago. I had no luck the 4th time around that bend. The jeep was being increasingly stubborn. Why was it so difficult? I imagined that I would be innately perfect at this considering cars have been such an influential part of my life since I was practically a toddler. I had spent countless hours as a curious |
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Female Resistance in A Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood's 1985 novel, The Handmaid's Tale, explores the consequences of Gilead, a patriarchal theocracy governing a dystopian America. It follows the protagonist, a handmaid named Offred, as she struggles to endure her role within the new order as a breeder for high-ranking government officials. Ultimately, her tale is one of resistance. The reader is led to this understanding through the many levels of resistance that underpin the novel: Moira's rebellious response to the patriarchal power structure; Offred's wordplay despite the regime's efforts to control women through language; Offred's numerous acts of defiance inspired by her desire to once again have the freedom to love and be loved. Moira, as a symbol of female resistance to Gilead, demonstrates a rebellious alternative to the meek acceptance displayed by other female characters. Offred says Moira is "lava beneath the crust of daily life"(143). This figurative language informs the reader that Moira is a power |
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