...Mortality Rate The mortality rate is the measure of the number of the deaths that occur in a population. Morbidity is an incidence of ill health and is measured as a ratio which picks individuals in the population who became ill on a specific date, located and period of time. Mortality Rate Mortality rate is the measure of certain individuals in the population who have a specific illness or condition and tis helps to determine the overall amount of illness and most instances of the condition happened when contrasted to the population. This measure is to define the ratio of infant deaths to live births. This is also depends on the country or area you are looking at. Here are some social groupings which I will be explaining: * Social Class * Gender * Age * Geographic Location * Ethnicity * Risk Behaviours Geographic location In a place like Glasgow a person’s life expectancy of life is lower at 54 than a person who lives in London would probably live to 82 years old. This could suggest that depending on where you and your race could determine a person’s life expectancy. This could be because of poor living circumstances in Glasgow then in London this could link so Social Cass. Also because the person is on a low income they won’t have the money to go to private care it may be difficult for the person to receive quality care like a person who makes a lot of money. Those in lower paid, unskilled jobs have a greater risk of accidents at work...
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...Mortality Rate The mortality rate is the measure of the number of the deaths that occur in a population. Morbidity is an incidence of ill health and is measured as a ratio which picks individuals in the population who became ill on a specific date, located and period of time. Mortality Rate Mortality rate is the measure of certain individuals in the population who have a specific illness or condition and tis helps to determine the overall amount of illness and most instances of the condition happened when contrasted to the population. This measure is to define the ratio of infant deaths to live births. This is also depends on the country or area you are looking at. Here are some social groupings which I will be explaining: * Social Class * Gender * Age * Geographic Location * Ethnicity * Risk Behaviours Geographic location In a place like Glasgow a person’s life expectancy of life is lower at 54 than a person who lives in London would probably live to 82 years old. This could suggest that depending on where you and your race could determine a person’s life expectancy. This could be because of poor living circumstances in Glasgow then in London this could link so Social Cass. Also because the person is on a low income they won’t have the money to go to private care it may be difficult for the person to receive quality care like a person who makes a lot of money. Those in lower paid, unskilled jobs have a greater risk of accidents at work...
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...he New Kind and its Culture ''No Country for Old Men'' (2005), writer by Cormac McCarthy is a police story set on the border between Mexico and the United States. It is the story of Llewelyn Moss, a veteran of the Vietnam War that finds, in the scene of a bloody massacre in the desert, a briefcase with several million dollars and decides to keep them. Soon, a mysterious assassin, Anton Chigurh, and veteran sheriff Tom Bell, along with drug traffickers and other criminals in a violent and savage persecution will be behind him . As in almost all the work of McCarthy, the issue here is the line between good and evil, and the natural tendency of man toward this last. The pure evil is represented by Chigurh, a ruthless murderer who warns Moss that...
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...acceptable at a certain chronological age. Therefore we do not expect grandparents to play on skateboards than we expect teenagers to walk around with sticks. So when does old age technically begin?? There is no proper age wherein a person just turns old in one day, but modern gerontologists suggests that it usually starts between the ages of 60-65. That’s when in majority of people there are significant if not dramatic changes in mental and physical functioning. Again it is important to stress that 1. There is no single point at which a person automatically becomes old and 2. Chronological age is in any case an essentially arbitrary measure. Ageing and Stereotypes The term “ageism” was coined by Robert Butler, M.D., in 1968. Dr. Butler is a geriatrician who saw that society had developed myths, stereotypes and misunderstandings about people as they age. Graham Mulley in 2006 stated that the negative images of ageing (both historical and contemporary) have resulted in misconceptions which have influenced how we think, speak and behave. Evolution of these stereotypes according to Mulley: Sculptures: One of Norway’s artistic highlights is the sculpture park in Oslo. Vigeland has modeled over 600 life sized figures. All ages are represented: children play, young men and women dream and embrace. The section devoted to old age is austere – some subjects are ugly and others look depressed; disabled people are tended by ageing caregivers. Other European sculptors iterate the...
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...figures such as Robert Graves. Owen conveys his feelings towards the war through the many poems he wrote, especially while being treated at Craiglockhart. His poems give the reader a sense of what it was like to be a militant during conflict. His poetry is characterised by powerful descriptions of the conditions faced by soldiers in the trenches. His poems are sometimes violent and realistic, challenging earlier poetry which communicated a pro-war message. His first-hand experience of war is one reason why there was such a shift in the attitude towards war. He returned to France in August 1918 and in October was awarded the Military Cross for bravery. On 4th November 1918 he was killed while attempting to lead his men across the Sambre canal at Ors. The news of his death reached his parents on 11 November, Armistice Day. He felt he needed to show the ‘Pity of War’ and...
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...patria mori, means “it is good and fitting to die for one’s country”. Wilfred Owen is arguing against this statement through his poem. Imagery is important for this because it helps portray to the reader or “the friend” the horror of war. The soldiers of the poem are described as “boys” not men, they are not described as heroic, they instead are described as “bent double, like old beggars under sacks”, and as ill, “knock kneed, coughing, marching asleep”. Normally soldiers are displayed as inspirational, as strong, Wilfred’s imagery goes against this. He uses metaphor to convey this using “drunk with fatigue”, invoking a strong image of them exhausted and weak. When the gas actually comes the soldiers do not react with training, but instead are described as fumbling, and just putting their helmets on just in time. The earlier imagery of exhausted and overworked soldiers shows how they are not prepared for the gas, or any danger of war, therefore they are likely to die. This again highlights that they are they’re not the soldiers that the Latin phrase refers to, strong and heading to worthy deaths, they are weak, and ill prepared for death, and their health is not valued, they are there to fight and die. The use of gas instead of conventional or seen enemies, shows the reader the faceless nature or mechanism of death in war. Death can come from anywhere, and it does in the poem, when the gas appears without warning. The death of soldiers through the gas is described horrifically and...
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...Gloria Payan PHIL 1301 December 2, 2014 Existentialism / No country for Old Men Existentialism is the idea that existence precedes essence, and predicament is a strenuous, complicated and unpleasant situation that is or appears irrational, or beyond comprehension. When the character of the Sheriff Edd Tom Bell played by Tommy Lee Jones in the film, No Country for Old Men, says “a man would have to put his soul at hazard”¹ I believe he was expressing that even if he knew that he had to be willing to die to do his job, that in the process of doing so he might kill someone and that would put his soul at hazard, and in order for him to exist he would be in a strenuous, complicate and unpleasant situation. He seems to be discouraged with the way things were and how crime had raised from the time when Law Man carried no weapons and people respected them just for being Law Man. When the Sheriff, finds himself with the predicament of entering into the hotel where he believes Anton Chigurh is. Anton is an unstoppable psychopathic hit man who is willing to kill everyone who comes across him. The Sheriff is faced with the struggle of making a decision which may or may not cause his own death or the death of Anton which would cause him to put his soul at hazard. I believe the Sheriff decision to retire was mainly due to failing attempt to capture Anton, which left him feeling despaired discourage, defeated and overwhelm. Soren Kierkegaard, believed that for a practical level-headed...
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...similarity observed is that they both capture wartime experiences. However, the poets’ present these events using their own style and the effect is two completely different observations of war. The themes of the two poems are portrayed in very distinctive ways. “The Charge of the Light Brigade” explains in a majestic approach that fighting in war is something every soldier should honor. The poem is also about the loyalty of the soldiers, not the bad luck or foolishness of men. Tennyson presents this in his poem to show the bravery of the soldiers, although, he only highlights on the benefits of war. Tennyson’s poem glorifies the war, celebrating the sacrifice they had made for their country with the statement “Honor the charge they made”, (“The Charge of the Light Brigade”, line 51, Tennyson). By glorifying the Brigade, Tennyson has ignored the obscurity and massacre of the war. This is shown by the loyalty that the soldiers have for their country. The commitment of war in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” is only shown because Tennyson's looking at war from afar. We can see this because in the poem he has not used descriptive language to describe what war was like and has not shown the real outcome of war. In contrast, “Dulce Et Decorum Est” gives us the complete opposite. It takes away the lie that...
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...refused a 14-year-old the right to travel to England to get an abortion after being raped be her father’s best friend. Only after she threatened suicide did they relent (Women and Human Rights). There are many ignorant people of both genders that do not understand the importance of feminism and gender equality. Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. Recently, in a class we were asked to raise our hand if we considered ourselves a feminist. I was the only one out of about 20 people that raised their hand. This only proves how misinformed the general population is about this issue. Feminists and activists for gender equality are not seen as they truly are. Gender equality is believing that men and women deserve the same respect, and that is something that has been stripped from women everywhere. I believe that women should be able to stand up for their beliefs freely, be equal to men, and that the general population should know what feminism is and how important it is. The Consequence of Beliefs Feminists receive mistreatment every day, all over the world for standing up for the rights of women. In October 2014, Utah State University received a letter stating that if they did not cancel their event featuring feminist speaker Anita Sarkessian a “Montreal Massacre style attack will be carried out” (Feminist Speaker Receives Death Threats). The Canadian Blogger has received a number of death, rape and bombing...
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...One clear indication of the rapid increase of depression was evident in the 2013 study of global consumption of antidepressants, by the Guardian. The study focused on 25 countries, and it noticed that since the year 2000, every single covered country has increased its consumption of antidepressants. Some data show that the US consumption of antidepressants increased 400% between 1988 and 2008 (CDC) A - Some Depression Statistics By Country 1 - USA: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2012, major depression is the leading cause of disability for Americans between the ages of 15 and 44. - CDC, 2012: While major depressive disorder can develop at any age, the median age at onset is 32.5. - In 1991 depression rates for American adults stood at 3.33% of the population, according to The American Journal of Psychiatry. In 2011, CDC numbers show that it reached approximately 10 percent of Americans ages 18 and over in a given year, or more than 24 million people. - Depression is involved in more than two - thirds...
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...–three years old when she left her country to come to the United States in 1996. Her goal in coming to the United States was to obtain a better life for herself. Coming to the United States was hard for her because she would be the first of her family to come to immigrate to another country. The author of this paper interviewed Racheal Ngang, a first generation immigrant from Cameroon, Africa. First, this paper will discuss Racheal Ngang’s country of origin. Including details about what his country is like and also including demographic information. Second, this paper will discuss Racheal Ngang’s...
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...Being in the 21st century, with technology and world so advanced, we still talk about this subject, “Are Women Safe, in India, especially?” With surveys and understandings of what is happening around us, it is time that the country joins hands together to realize that – ‘Women are NOT SAFE in any means in India’. There have many cases that have been reported and many unreported for the torture a woman undergoes, yet there has been nothing done to change the law or the system to the way a woman is being looked at. Women have been advancing, progressing and have proved that they can beat men in any sector they are in. Be it sports, arts, science, politics, service or for that matter any where, she has stood at par with what a man could do. Yet, she still fights for equality. No matter what, the old thoughts and upbringing culture still lay cluttered in the minds of men that women should not be above men, but below them. It is sad to understand that women are the better halves of the society, yet they are the ones who face the maximum tortures in many ways in their lives. Time has changed, yet attitude towards women have never been changed. To understand better, one has to get to the root cause of the problem. It has all started ages ago, where men are thought to be gods and powerful and women to be just like slaves for household works. Even today, leave alone villages where people are uneducated, the educated society or who claims to be in the high class society, opts...
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...Old enough to fight, old enough to drink Brandon Molett Sociology: 120 Instructor Daniel Beteta April 23rd 2013 There has been an age old conflict regarding the United States military. If you are old enough to fight and die for your country, why are you not old enough to enjoy an alcoholic beverage? Marines who are 18 can be thrown into the very teeth of it. They face death in battle. They make life-and-death decisions in split seconds. But here's a simple choice they can't make: “Miller or Bud?” (Stetz, 2007) Some may argue that 17, 18, 19, and 20 year olds are not capable of handling the responsibilities that go along with consuming alcoholic beverages. To those people I say, if you do not trust someone under the age of 21 to be responsible when it comes to alcohol consumption, then why do you trust them to carry firearms into battle and make life and death situations? In 2007 the United States Marine Corps listened to these complaints from the Marines and decided that Marines, who were overseas, in ports of call where the drinking age was under 21, would allow those Marines to consume alcohol. It is also up to the commanders’ discretion to approve beer being served on special occasions such as returning from war. These Marines would only be allowed to drink on base though. These young people are being asked to make enormous sacrifices, said John McCardell, the former president of Middlebury College in Vermont who runs Choose Responsibility...
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... Talha Javed Professor Cagidemetrio 13th March 2015 Paper 2 Psychological Subtexts in Kanafani’s Men in the Sun Ghassan Kanafani’s novel, Rijal fi al-Shams, translated by Kilpatrick as Men in the Sun, is a work that has a realist, relatively straightforward storyline but is deeply complex in its various interpretations and profound symbolism. Though the text is brief, it conveys influential messages and thus it is renowned as an exemplar of Palestinian fiction, and considered “among the best in Arabic literature” (Kilpatrick 12). Through its plot, Men in the Sun illustrates the plight of Palestinians and the psychological subtexts of the novel act as focal points of Kanafani’s writing. Through analysis of symbolism and several distinctive interpretations of the story, this paper seeks to underscore the important subtexts related with the journey of the characters that are embedded within Men in the Sun. The story of Men in the Sun presents a disaster that ends with three tragic deaths. It describes an incomplete journey in which three men attempt to cross the desert between Basra and Kuwait. The three men are from different generations: the old man Abu Qais and the young man Asaad and the young boy Marwan. Travelling from the refugee camps, where the three men stay, to Kuwait is a central motivation for the main characters who are smuggled in a water tanker. These three men moved to Basra to cross the frontier into Kuwait, with the help of a guide. The main aim of this journey...
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...The imperial edict below was issued by the Kangxi emperor (1654—1722) on December 23, 1717. By this time, Kangxi had ruled China for over fifty years and placed the stamp of his thoughtful and inquiring mind on the workings of the imperial state. The ambitious rivals who threatened the throne at the outset of Kangxi's reign were long since under control. Oboi, Galdan, Wu Sangui, and Koxinga were all dead and the forces they commanded in vain efforts to achieve their aims followed them into oblivion. In the final years of the emperor's life, Kangxi was the master of a powerful and unified state. While one glimpses through this edict the emperor's sense of his own accomplishments, there are also ruminations on mortality and the concerns of ruling a state so vast and complex as seventeenth- and eighteenth-century China. One of the agonizing difficulties of the final years of Kangxi's reign was the problem of finding an appropriate successor. Until 1712, Kangxi favored his second son, Yinreng, but the erratic and conspiratorial behavior of the heir apparent made him an impossible choice. By the time of the 1717 edict, Kangxi appeared to favor Yinti, his fourteenth son, for the throne, but the document merely suggests how burdensome this problem had become and makes no explicit reference to how Kangxi intended to resolve it.[1] [1] "Unofficial histories" of the Qing era have suggested that Yinzhen (later Emperor Yongzheng), son number four (si), simply erased...
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