... A Client Based Case Study. The aim of this essay is to demonstrate the assessment process of a patient using the Roper Logan and Tierney (RLT) model of nursing framework, and to show how the nursing process works alongside this model. This will be established by including a holistic history of the patient and also by considering how the RLT model is applicable to this patient. The discussion of one nursing intervention will follow, showing how the nursing process is applied to patient care. The patient will be referred to as Mr Frederick Valentine to protect the patient’s anonymity as stated in the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct (2008) guidelines. The plan for a patient’s appropriate care should be looked at holistically (NMC 2008), taking into account all of the aspects of the person as a whole. Holistic care incorporates the physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual economic and social factors when assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating care (Scriven 2010). The patient, Mr Valentine, was suffering from gradually fading vision. He had noticed that in bright light his vision was significantly worse, and he was finding it hard to read and also to watch television. Mr Valentine attended an appointment with his optometrist and was then referred to the Eye Centre at a local hospital. The optometrist had found that Mr Valentine was suffering from a cataract. The Eye Centre is an ophthalmic day case unit, serving both ophthalmic surgical and...
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...Examine the way Carol Ann Duffy presents relationships in ‘Valentine’. Refer to other poems about relationships in your answer. This essay will be exploring the use of language and imagery in the poem ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy to emphasise certain emotions within the text. This poem refers to the dark side of love and relationships several times, for example; “Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips.” This creates a different atmosphere to the stereotypical love poems, which are known for their mention of red roses and satin hearts. Although the title gives us an impression of a cliché-filled poem, as we continue reading, the poem seems like more of a warning than an encouragement to involve oneself in relationships and commitment, such as; “It will blind you with tears”. It will also be analysing the notorious ‘Sonnet 18’ written by Shakespeare, which is renowned for its reference to love and relationships of the kind. This sonnet also mentions the negative side of relationships for instance; “But thy eternal summer shall not fade”. ‘Sonnet 43’ by Elizabeth Barret Browning will also be looked at as a factor of comparison. Unlike the prior two pieces mentioned, this sonnet emphasises the delirious emotions that love entails. However, this sonnet also ends with the drawbacks of such emotions, similar to ‘Valentine’ and ‘Sonnet 18’. From the initial line of Duffy’s ‘Valentine’ a sense of negativity is introduced, which is continued throughout the poem. We are drawn into...
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...Title: Author(s): Publication Details: Source: Document Type: The Carnivalesque in A Midsummer Night's Dream David Wiles Shakespeare and Carnival after Bakhtin. New York: St. Martin's Press, Inc., 1998. Shakespearean Criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee. Vol. 82. Detroit: Gale, 2004. From Literature Resource Center. Critical essay Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale, Cengage Learning [(essay date 1998) In the following essay, Wiles examines the festive and carnivalesque elements in A Midsummer Night's Dream. According to the critic, the play was historically part of an "aristocratic carnival" used to celebrate weddings in upper-class society.] Carnival theory did not begin with Bakhtin, and we shall understand Bakhtin's position more clearly if we set it against classical theories of carnival.1 From the Greek world the most important theoretical statement is to be found in Plato: The gods took pity on the human race, born to suffer as it was, and gave it relief in the form of religious festivals to serve as periods of rest from its labours. They gave us as fellow revellers the Muses, with Apollo their leader, and Dionysus, so that men might restore their way of life by sharing feasts with gods.2 This is first a utopian theory, maintaining that carnival restores human beings to an earlier state of being when humans were closer to the divine. And second, it associates carnival with communal order. Plato argues that festive dancing creates bodily order, and thus bodily and...
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...discipline was born (Thomas, 2014). Wilhelm Wundt (1832 – 1920) (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2014), set up the first psychology laboratory, situated within the department of philosophy, at the University of Leipzig in 1876 (Thomas, 2014). The facility was devoted to physiological experimentation through scientific methodology, and it was also where the theory of introspection, which posited that reflection and interpretation of lived experiences could help to develop a model of consciousness, was developed. (Thomas, 2014). Since this time, psychology as a ‘scientific’ specialty has grown into a discipline with many branches, with each of these branches being devoted to a particular aspect or paradigm (Ritchie & Grenier, 2002) This essay will present a concise account of critical, historical and conceptual issues that have contributed to the evolution of psychology, and to what the future of the discipline might look like. One of the main criticisms of psychology is that of whether or not it is a science (Makunda, 1997; Manicas & Secord, 1983). Firstly, should psychology be included in the natural sciences or the social sciences? Psychology...
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...Epiphany are all stuff that can cause a big change on people’s lives. Well I don’t even have to say how being given a second chance can impact our life but I will give some examples anyway. In Retrieved Reformation Jimmy Valentine changes after Prison he turns into an honest worker when he used to me a thief and a cheat. Another one is Thank you m’am, in the story roger is a street thief he is given a second chance when Mrs.Jones cleans up his face, give him dinner, and the money he wanted. A Christmas Carol is my last example, old Mr.Scrooge is visited by his business partner to tell him he has a second chance he goes through the story and in the end he is forgiven and is a new man....
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...Test Essay The Indianapolis KISS Fan Expo is excited to celebrate its 15th anniversary AND the 40th anniversary of KISS at this year’s Expo! We are ecstatic to announce a two-day event on May 11th & 12th with numerous guests spanning all eras of KISStory…the highlight of which is a pre-expo kickoff event with the Demon himself, Gene Simmons! On early Saturday afternoon, May 11th, the legendary Gene Simmons will host a spirited question-and-answer session with the fans! You won’t want to miss this special appearance! The Gene Simmons pre-expo event is a separate ticketed event with additional ticket options including a photo opportunity for you with Gene! Tickets are limited. This will be Gene’s only appearance this weekend. Saturday night’s Expo features former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick and guitarist Bob Kulick! Both Bruce and Bob have rich histories with KISS and will be available for autographs and photos throughout the evening. They will also jam a few KISS classics onstage for your enjoyment! Sunday’s Expo will feature KISS drummer Eric Singer, and in his first-ever Expo appearance – drummer Kevin Valentine. Kevin was the drummer on KISS’ Psycho Circus album. He also recorded demos for Hot in the Shade and a track on the Revenge album. (Kevin went to high school with Eric Singer!). Fan-favorite KISS tribute band MR. SPEED will also perform. KissFAQ interviews KISS co-producer of “KISS” and “Hotter Than Hell” If you’re a big music fan, you are likely aware that...
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...Classification Essay Photography is one of my favorite pastimes. I like to photograph family and friends, birthday parties and weddings. I also like to take pictures at holiday times especially. Before I take photos, I have to always make sure that I have all the necessary equipment, such as my camera, tri-pod, memory cards and extra batteries. I don’t want to miss any funny stuff or anything very memorable that may happen when my family gathers together. Taking a lot of pictures can drain your batteries quickly. I like taking pictures of my friends, people that I grew up with, old classmates. It’s good to look back at photos and see how much your looks have changed from when you were children. I like to take pictures of my classmates because as we grew older, our lives went in all kinds of different directions and some of them may have passed, but I look at it as always having a piece of them, something to remember them by. Birthday parties, I get some of the real keeper photos there. I like taking pictures of people when they are just being themselves. I love taking pictures at the baby’s first birthday party. You know the first thing that they all do, that is, take a plug out of there cake with their little fists and smash it into there faces. I also like to get pictures of them running, screaming and crying when they see the dreadful clown. I would say taking wedding photos is my favorite. I say that because, when my nephew got married, I was the photographer for beginning...
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...part of the visible light spectrum and the reason colors appear is due to the pigment that is not absorbed by an object. The description of the reflection allows the eye to see the color and have the brain cells interpret the meaning behind that specific color. The effect of seeing and interpreting colors allows the human brain to cause an emotional response. Knowing that color is the base of how the human race judges and determines what to do next will help humans survive. A great example is when a tomato is bright red, our brain classifies it as ripe and ready for picking. But when the vegetable is green your brain convinces itself that the veggie is not ripe for picking to consume. When a teacher tells his/hers students to write an essay they are given a blank word document. The white page represents the new beginning of the student’s thoughts. Other times a blank page is represented as a thought that has yet to be composed, waiting for a start. Colors have various meanings in different cultures around the world. The most common representation of Red is evil or a sin. While White is commonly recognized as goodness and purity. Learning how dissidences of colors affect one’s emotion can help you show how you feel toward a loved one or help identify the meanings of color correctly. White: pure, new, seraphic, goodness, virginity, and respect...every word describes how White is no longer considered boring or plain. To start off, White has always been the symbol of the...
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...place in 2012, was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Adam Lanza decided to not only kill his own mother but drive to an elementary school and kill 20 kids and 6 adults. Even to this day, people are still wondering what the motives behind his vicious attacks were. The Aurora shooting that took place in 2012 as well, shifted the debate over gun control. This time it was over the ease of getting guns. I have not paid attention too much to the shootings because of my age or a lack of knowledge towards the shooting. Now that I am old enough to understand the world, I am starting to see how the current gun control laws are of need of revamping or complete removal. It’s sad to see the lives lost because of how easy it is to get guns, the pain and suffering that families have to go through because of gun violence. Most people are affected by it indirectly or directly. On the flip side, however, we as a society needs guns. I believe guns are helpful if use correctly. I understand people like to hunt, I also understand how important hunting is to people and I wouldn’t want them to lose out because a few bad people are misusing guns. The inadequacy of USA gun...
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...Jessica Glenn Period: 06 Narrative Essay The Broken Shall Get the Last Laugh She sat on the ground, shuddering against the cold and squirming as she felt her bones ache, pressed against the concrete. She didn’t know which felt worse, the harsh December cold whipping against her already raw and beaten face, or her soul, battered and repressed to the point that it-and the girl herself-no longer wanted to exist. She wondered why she was here, how she had gotten to be so unhappy but she knew exactly why. And it was all her fault. Red. Everything she saw was red. The shirt he wore the day they met, on a day when he was the warmest thing on the rainy Sunday streets. The valentines bear he gave her a month later. Her skin when he started hitting her. Her wrist after long strenuous arguments. The nail polish he bought to say sorry. The knees pressed against the floor after hours of begging to not walk out the door. “No” he yelled at her, losing control of his temper like she had lost herself months ago. He told her she couldn’t leave. She had to be thrown out. Of course was all she thought. He has to have power. Things began to change for the worse. Black was her solace. Black was what she saw when she passed out from the pain. Black was the color of the ice pack she snuck in the middle of the night when he was asleep. Blue. The last days were blue. His shoe laces when he kicked her to the ground. The dress she wore when they went to a Halloween party, and were voted best couple...
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...Economic Context of Management Name: Pradeep Essay: “The Australian government has been running with too large a fiscal deficit during the past 4 years particularly in light of their projections for the Australian economy which were made when the first stimulus package was announced in 2008". Discuss this assertion and the consequences of this fiscal deficit on economic activity during the past 4 years. What are the implications of your analysis for Australia's fiscal policy during the next 3 years? EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Global Financial Crisis (GFC) evolved from its origin in subprime mortgage crisis of United States and affected almost every country in the world. Australia entered into GFC with a strong position, as compared to the other OECD countries. Australian government implemented stimulus packages in order to deal with the situation. This reports looks at the consequences of the fiscal deficit on economic activity and its implications for Australia’s fiscal policy. Its direct impact on Australia was small – mostly increases in bank borrowing costs The case for fiscal stimulus was based on Keynesian model, which proposes a short term government spending to stimulate the economy during the recessionary period. However, Basic Keynesian model assumes that the exchange rate is fixed. The analysis shows that significant contributor for GDP (expenditure) was net exports over that period, not the consumption. This increase in demand was due to the depreciated...
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...Junie B. Jones is thought to be a beloved fictional character that played an essential role in my childhood education. The Junie B. Jones series captivated my attention and motivated me to read as a child. As an adult, I still enjoy the many adventures Junie B. partakes in such as an encounter with her mushy gushy valentine with Warren, or her first day of first grade. Despite Junie B.’s content, it is hard to overlook the constant violations of standard English rules. As an Aspiring educator, I am beginning to wonder whether the author, Barbara Park’s grammar choices are more defective than effective. It is obvious while indulging in the Junie B. series that Parks is purposefully making grammatical mistakes such as misspelling words, and using improper sentence structures. The big question for Parks is “why do you chose to commit these acts of...
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...How Environment Plays Role In Learning College 100 American Military University There are a many different factors into why we learn the way we do. In a society where so many variables contribute and influence our day to interactions, how does the environment play a role in our learning? From living conditions, educational influence, social impacts and the forever perceived relevance of race, there are plenty of factors that help diagnose why our environment plays such a significant role in our learning abilities. So what are the effects of growing up in a privileged area versus an area of poverty? What’s the difference between having parents who have a higher degree in learning versus parents who didn’t even graduate high school? How do the crowds students hang out with affect dedication to learn and seek a higher level? We will discuss all if this and more. Studies have shown that individuals growing up in areas have poverty suffer from several risk factors that can inhibit their ability to learn. Kids growing up in less than adequate living conditions also face socioeconomic issues mainly because they do not relate to a majority of the other kids they deal on a day to day basis. According to Eric Jensen, there are four major contributing factors that kids living in poverty deal with, explained as EACH. These steps include; emotional and social challenges, acute and chronic Stressors, cognitive lags and safety Issues. Dealing with these issues can be a major problem...
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...Elizabeth Bathory has been portrayed over time as one of the most prolific and sadistic serial killers the world has known. She was nicknamed “The Blood Countess”, and also “Lady Dracula”. Elizabeth Bathory is reputed to have not only drunk but bathed in the blood of young virgin girls. She is perhaps less well-known only than the infamous Vlad Dracula, who was an inspiration for Bram Stoker’s fictional Count Dracula. During the years since Dracula was published, the Blood Countess has exercised a powerful fascination on many writers and film-makers. However, recently, there have been many books and films that go against the usual image of Bathory, and take a new look at her. Through my essay, I hope to give a fresh look at the life and death of Countess Elizabeth Bathory and pick out the truth from many myths surrounding her, due to the portrayal of Elizabeth Bathory’s crimes in popular culture. Countess Erzsébet Báthory, also known as Elizabeth Bathory, was a member of a powerful family from an estate at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, the Bathory family. She was born in 1560 to Baron George Bathory and Baroness Anne Bathory (“Blood Countess,” par.1). Elizabeth was raised on Ecsed, an estate in Transylvania. Elizabeth was not an easy child, nor was life easy for her, despite being a member of the privileged class. She was said to suffer from a brain disorder associated with increased aggression which could be due to inbreeding, which was very popular in royal families...
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...Elizabeth Bathory has been portrayed over time as one of the most prolific and sadistic serial killers the world has known. She was nicknamed “The Blood Countess”, and also “Lady Dracula”. Elizabeth Bathory is reputed to have not only drunk but bathed in the blood of young virgin girls. She is perhaps less well-known only than the infamous Vlad Dracula, who was an inspiration for Bram Stoker’s fictional Count Dracula. During the years since Dracula was published, the Blood Countess has exercised a powerful fascination on many writers and film-makers. However, recently, there have been many books and films that go against the usual image of Bathory, and take a new look at her. Through my essay, I hope to give a fresh look at the life and death of Countess Elizabeth Bathory and pick out the truth from many myths surrounding her, due to the portrayal of Elizabeth Bathory’s crimes in popular culture. Countess Erzsébet Báthory, also known as Elizabeth Bathory, was a member of a powerful family from an estate at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, the Bathory family. She was born in 1560 to Baron George Bathory and Baroness Anne Bathory (“Blood Countess,” par.1). Elizabeth was raised on Ecsed, an estate in Transylvania. Elizabeth was not an easy child, nor was life easy for her, despite being a member of the privileged class. She was said to suffer from a brain disorder associated with increased aggression which could be due to inbreeding, which was very popular in royal families...
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