In order for something to spark my curiosity, it has to be by a significant event, usually over time. Many people question my love of neuroscience, because of my other traits. They think I can publicly speak so well, that I"m so well versed in politics, or clever about the fluctuations of the stock market, so why am I so into such a "reserved" field? Well, certainly a significant, long event sparked this curiosity, and not only that, but the fact that it had many personal effects made it even deeper.
When I was around eight, my uncle had some routine cardiological procedures he was always going into the city for. One night, after work, he had stopped by Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City for an angioplasty. Little did he, the doctors, or anyone for that matter, know that this methodical procedure would change his life drastically, as well as affect every single person around him.
While he was in for the angioplasty, the doctors had made an error in his heart, which caused the blood flow to his brain stop for a full few minutes. This caused vital brain cells to be destroyed, thus damaging his brain. Brain damage. Transformed a normal to society, middle aged, father, uncle, son, brother, husband and friend to one with a three year olds mind and the physical capability of a toddler, or even less.
Throughout the years, from the time I was eight years old, to fourteen, I observed this tragedy full of obstacles, heartache, challenges, and even went through them. I saw him go from hospital room, to nursing home, to his own living room with a home attendant taking care of him. I was young, yes, but when one is young, things affect them more so. When we are younger, we are less biased and consumed with outside information, so we in essence make decisions about things more clear headed then.
I was fascinated. Just a little while ago, my uncle was videotaping my third grade play, wasn't he? He also took me out to eat last Friday, as he does every week.
The Significance of Embalming In H. ... The significance of the embalming process was to give the body a way of preserving itself from the affects of time and other external factors. ... I think that the significance of embalming as well as protecting history is a result of our innate fear of being forgotten when we pass on. ...
Poe establishes many connections for the reader, hinting at the true significance of the story through symbols portrayed as characters and events. ... Poe leads to the mansions very significance through many detailed hints derived from personification of the house's physical aspects. ...
Thus, music has been having its significance since ancient days. In today's world too, music has its significance. In fact, due to extensive research on music and its benefits on the human mind and soul, music has an increased significance in the world today, other than its existing ones. ... Thus, music has numerous significances. ...
The significance is most easily assessed in judging its relevance in regards to each involved party. ... The significance of teh occupied territories to Israel differs from group to group in Israeli society. ... Hence, to most Israelis, the occupied territories are of great significance. To Palestinians, the occupied territories are of great significance, but many do not see them to be as relevant as others. ... To the non-Palestinian Arabs the occupied territories are of varying significance. ...
D'Souza ENG OA1- 01 Thursday, September 26, 2002 The Significance Between William Blake's "The Sick Rose" and Northrop Frye's Giants in Time Literature always has comparisons of other literature. ... In Northrop Frye's essay, Giants in Time, he explains the significance of poetry as a form of literature, as well as the usage of literary devices in poetry. ... William Blake's The Sick Rose,' that is also in Frye's Giants in Time, is a short poem yet it holds enough literary devices to appreciate its significance. ...
Response to changes and the significances of Ones life is a tapestry. ... Contempt and an almost religious devotion to change can varies for different individuals and within those contrasts define ones significance to responding from the changeable nature of life. ... The significance that these subjects have to change is made quite apparent after going through the facts; people will act differently depending on the changes they have gone through in life and depending on the life they have been going through will change a person to accept or avoid changes. ...
A novel I have read recently which is about an individual's experiences yet explores themes of universal significances is "Sunset Song" by Lewis Grassic Gibbon. In "Sunset Song", it is through the life and experiences of the main character Chris Guthrie, that themes of universal significance are explored. ... These themes are of universal significance as they occur to people all around the world and affect them in different ways. ...
It is needless to say that Irish feelings towards the British went sour which let to the gargantuan short-term significance of the famine, robust nationalism fuelled by British-hatred that led to future war in search for independence. ... The significance of the Famine and fall in population across Ireland but also mass immigration to America. ... It started during the famine in 1948 and is a major significance of the Famine; the growth in Irish pride and belief in independence though radical nationalism. ... Another very important view to consider when questioning the significance of the Gr...
The Constitutional Significance of Marbury v. Madison Our nations birth was culminated by the production of the Constitution. This document outlines our country's expectations and guidelines. It is a document which is written so perfectly that it can be very flexible to sufficiently govern our n...