...In Cold Blood is a novel written by Truman Capote that is cited as the first nonfiction book. The novel was completely factual and recounted the events of a Kansas serial killing, while being presented like a piece of fictional literature. This book paved the way to creating a new genre and caused an influx of nonfiction work. The novel details the murder case of the Clutter family set in a closely knit, religious Kansas community. It recounts all the gruesome details of their murders. In Cold Blood explores the killers, Dick and Perry, pasts and their motivations. The book also presses a question that can still not be answered today; is the death penalty humane? Despite being a nonfiction novel, Capote’s work still contains a multitude of literary devices. One symbol in the novel was Mexico. Dick and Perry escaped to Mexico and had delusions that it would be a cheap place to stay where they could get a lot of women. They soon learned they were incorrect when they quickly became broke and it didn't crack up to the paradise try dreamed it to be. This symbolizes the line between reality and fantasy. Not everything in life turns out how you think and nothing ever comes easy without hard work. Perry himself is also a symbol. He symbolizes the grayness of morality and the fuzzy line between good and evil. Although Perry is a murderer, it’s hard not to feel...
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...iodine. About 1/5 to 1/3 of that supply (10 to 15 milligrams) is stored in your thyroid. The thyroid combines the iodine with tyrosine to make important hormones.” Thyroid hormones travel through the bloodstream of your body’s cells. They are important to the growth and structure of bones, puberty and sexual development, and many other body functions. They are responsible for helping your cells convert oxygen and calories into the energy, which is needed to help them work properly. These hormones are important in making sure your body will mature as it should and may affect how your organs function. The two most important thyroid hormones are thyroxine (T4) and triiodothronine (T3), which account for 99.9% and 0.1% of the thyroid hormones present in your blood supply. The hormone with the most biological activity is T3. Once it is released from the thyroid gland into the blood stream, a large amount of T4 is converted into T3, which is the active hormone that affects the metabolism of cells. (Ruchi Mathur) Thyroid disease is a medical condition impairing the function of the thyroid. It also occurs when the gland doesn’t supply the proper amount of hormones in the...
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...that infects white blood cells in humans, specifically Killer T cells, which destroys the chances of fighting off common colds and common infections in individuals. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been known to have first erupted from chimpanzees and monkeys in Africa. When hunting for food, humans would come in contact with infected blood, which is believed to be the leading cause of the communicable disease. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be transmitted through sexually active individuals, blood transfusions, sharing of needles, through pregnancy, or breastfeeding. Infections may be transmitted through semen, infected blood, or vaginal secretions, which also has a possibility to become Acquire Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in some individuals (Mayo Clinic, 2014). HIV Symptoms and Treatment Patients who are infected with Human Immunodeficiency Transmission (HIV), may not experience symptoms for up to ten years. With susceptibility to the disease, individuals are able to spread the disease without realizing they have acquired the illness. Symptoms developed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) include: Diarrhea, fatigue, fever, vaginal yeast infections, headaches, mouth sores, muscle stiffness, rashes, sore throats, and swollen lymph glands (New York Times, 2014). In order to test for patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), scientists test for ELISA or the Western blot tests that search for antibodies in the patient’s blood that relate to the...
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...women being treated as property, especially after marriage. Diana’s difference drives Ukacierra to refer to her as “a witch. Beautiful as the fairies of the high mountains but evil.” (p.134) This shows a genuine dislike towards the Western guest and in fact shows how women are marginalized in the region normally. As mentioned in chapter two, the culture in the high plateau undermines the “normal” rights of women. This notion is extended here in chapter three where the “blessed cartridge” is brought up to discussion once again. Men are allowed to shoot their wives if she proved unfaithful. Women, on the other hand, are not allowed to shoot their husbands if their husbands proved unfaithful. The influence of tradition and culture are supported here because in today’s modernized world, especially in the western world, women generally have more rights than other women had centuries ago. In the bigger picture, even though a wife cheats on her husband, this does not give the husband the right to shoot his wife and vice versa. This is what is right in the “normal” world. However, up until chapter three, tradition and custom surpasses the questioning of its acceptance in the “normal” world. What happens when the husband is unfaithful? Can the bride shoot him? (Unlikely.) How do the feuds affect the women? If all the men in a family die as a result, can they survive? Are women allowed to have jobs or do they just get married? It was mentioned that in one feud, where two houses were in...
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...foggy topics. On June 17, 2009, at 10:32 p.m, Dominique Stephens, had called the police letting them know that she had shot her husband, Donovan. The police arrived and found her husband’s dead body face down on the ground under a blanket that had 3 bullet holes and was covered in blood. Dominique was arrested after confessing to shooting her husband and pointing to the pistol near the bed. When she arrived at the police station, Dominique wavered her right to remain silent, until the detective wrote a statement. She signed the statement and the prosecution charged Mrs. Stephens with the First Degree Murder of her husband Donovan Stephens. After confessing, however, she asserts through her attorney that it was an act of self-defense and that she is suffering from Battered Woman Syndrome. She claims that the lives of her and her kids was in imminent danger. Statutory law claims that, “Whoever, being of sound memory and discretion, kills another purposely, either of deliberate and premeditated malice or by means of poison... is guilty of murder in the first degree.” Case Law states that, “An intentional murder in the first degree if it is committed with premeditation in cold blood. It is murder in the second degree if it is committed on impulse or in the sudden heat of passion.” Battered woman syndrome (BWS) is a mental disorder that develops in victims of domestic violence as a result of serious, long-term abuse. BWS is dangerous primarily because it...
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...Examine some of the ways Gothic horror is presented in Frankenstein showing how your understanding of Mary Shelley’s techniques has been illuminated by your reading of Poe’s short stories Firstly, Shelley uses the setting of her novel in order to create an unsettling atmosphere in various chapters. Factors such as time, weather and architecture all play an important role in bringing horror to life in both Frankenstein and Poe’s short stories. Mary Shelley aligns Victor with the Romantic Movement, which emphasised a turn to nature for experiences like hope and happiness. The natural world has notable effects on Victor’s mood. He is moved and happy in the presence of the scenic beauty of Switzerland. In return this also reminds Victor of his guilt, shame and regret. “The rain depressed me; my old feelings recurred, and I was miserable”. This enables the weather to foreshadow Victor’s emotions throughout the novel. The theme of nature also reappears in the monster’s narrative. Whereas Victor seeks the high cold hard world of the Alps for comfort, as if to freeze his guilt, the monster finds solace in the soft colours of a spring time forest. This symbolises his desire to reveal himself to the world and interact with others. The architecture of the early nineteenth century was typically gothic and of a medieval revival style. It is this gloomy and frightening scenery, which sets the scene for what the audience should expect. Likewise, Poe uses the setting to convey...
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... It is classified as a bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health or a putting into action, use, operation, or effect. Simple exercise can prevent a number of health conditions such as: heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, back pain, osteoporosis, obesity, cancer, poor posture, little energy, along with many more conditions. As BBC puts it, “Your bones, joints and muscles - especially your heart - will actually stay younger if you keep them busy. If you are not physically active you increase your health risks in many ways.” Exercising has many benefits to your health. A few good benefits are as follows: improve mental health and mood, strengthen bones and muscles, increase your chances of living longer, it can prevent colds and the flu, release stress and anxiety, and improve digestion and brain health, which leads me to me next point about the brain. Two studies presented at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s disease showed that older people who exercised more had significantly less cognitive impairment than those who did not spend time working out. Working out is so good for your brain because it increases the blood being pumped to the brain and encourages higher levels of healthy chemicals called...
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...environment gives them an air of comforting approachability: the alarming ‘yells of the savages’2 are contrasted with a realisation that ‘the brutes of these vast wilds were possessed of an instinct nearly commensurate with [Heyward's] own reason’.3 The character of the Native is depicted as inextricably linked to war and masculinity, their whole culture seeming to be defined by hunting and conflict, and tribes who fail to adhere to these attributes are disrespectfully and negatively labeled as ‘women’. Female Natives appear to exist merely in slave-like deference to the warrior males. However, this image is simply not an accurate account of Native American gender roles at the time. The Iroquois Confederacy of tribes, whom Hawk-eye derogatorily refers to as ‘Mingo’ or ‘Maqua’, were in fact matrilineal: [...] ALTHOUGH THE LEAGUE OF THE IROQUOIS HAD THE APPEARANCE OF A GOVERNMENT CONSISTING EXCLUSIVELY OF MALES, EACH MEMBER OF THAT GOVERNING BODY WAS IN REALITY ANSWERABLE TO THE WOMEN OF HIS MATERNAL FAMILY, WHICH IN FACT CONSISTED ONLY OF ONE FEMALE, THE ‘AGED SENSIBLE’ WOMAN.4 This exaggerated masculinity of the Natives, incorporating themes of authority, security and aggression, can in fact be seen in direct opposition to the feminised, white characters associated with the British army, chiefly Alice, Heyward and Gamut, who reveal a civilised sentimentality, yet also a complete inability to survive on their own in the wild New World. The Natives such as Uncas and Chingachgook...
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...displayed a troubled fighter looking to escape his personal reality by fighting in a boxing ring. Martin Scorcese directed the film it was to be his Swan song from movie making. Robert Deniro starred as Jake Lamotta a troubled individual who didn’t feel comfortable in real life situation but once he enter the ring it became his world. Joe Pesci costarred in the movie as his brother/trainer this was Pesci first big break as a film actor he had done mostly minor films prior to the making of the film. The movie takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride through Jakes life from a wannabe fighter into one of most fierce men to enter the ring. The film also showed his insecurities out of the ring with the women in his life. He was very insecure in relationship from males and females mostly from the women in his life he didn’t trust them at all. He met and married his second wife while she was just a teen which added more fuel to the fire of an already insecure man. His decisions out of the ring made him a very volatile inside of the ring he threw a fight on purpose just to get a shot at a title. His decision to throw the fight almost cost him his career because it was so obvious to the spectators the boxing commission had to suspend him. Jake also had several memorable bouts against Sugar Ray Robinson the last one leaving him bloodied and battered but he never fell taking the punishment that was being dealt to him. His personal demons also fractured the relationship with his brother after physically...
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...William Prado Professor Solis HST 301 OL 11/19/2014 The Golden Age of Japanese Cinema The Golden age of Japanese cinema started in the mid-1940s and lasted approximately 30 years to the end of the 1960s. It was a period marked by the end of the war that saw the defeat of Japan by America and her allies. The destruction that Japan faced with the twin bombings had left the country shaken to the roots and the young men and women wanted to find something useful to keep them busy. They found the cinema. With the advancement in technology, film directors such as Akira Kurosawa took the center stage with films that tried to teach people about harmony and restoration. Most of the films in the golden age focused on the need to prevent war and bring people together as one unique society through the preaching of peaceful coexistence. This research, therefore, focuses on the Seven Samurai film that was directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1953. Through the film, we hope to understand the concepts of the golden age of Japanese Cinema, as well as its characteristics (Tezuka 47). Seven Samurai is a war film that depicts the struggle that human beings go through in search for freedom and emancipation. It also reveals the post war effects on the society and tries to persuade people to coexist peacefully without causing chaos (Fischer 1-65). The film directed by Akira Kurosawa and produced by Sojiro Motoki, stars Toshiro Mifume, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima and several other individuals who...
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...International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature ISSN 2200-3592 (Print), ISSN 2200-3452 (Online) Vol. 2 No. 4; July 2013 Copyright © Australian International Academic Centre, Australia A Stylistic Analysis of D.H. Lawrence’s ‘Sons and Lovers’ Nozar Niazi English Department, Lorestan University, Khorramabad-Iran E-mail: nozar_2002@yahoo.co.in Received: 04-04-2013 doi:10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.2n.4p.118 Abstract Accepted: 14-05-2013 Published: 01-07-2013 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.2n.4p.118 This paper aims at analyzing D.H. Lawrence’s ‘Sons and Lover’ using a stylistic approach. Stylistics is a study of the amalgamation of form with content. The stylistic analysis of a novel goes beyond the traditional, intuitive interpretation, because it combines intuition and detailed linguistic analysis of the text. The defining elements of modern language are within the text itself, not prescribed from outside. With modernist texts, usually understanding comes from close study of the language system defined within the text itself. Form, technique and style are considered not as a mere vehicle of the content of the story, but an integral part of the work’s meaning and value. In our analysis of ‘Sons and Lovers’ the resources of language: lexis, syntax, phonology, figurative language, cohesion and coherence, are discussed in relation to the style of discourse in order to explore hidden meanings in the text. The resources of language are shown...
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...occurs when there is not enough thyroid-stimulating hormone available. This insufficiency of thyroid-stimulating hormone could be a result of a defect in the anterior pituitary gland. Secondary hypothyroidism may also be caused by an insufficient amount of thyrotropin-releasing hormone, which most likely occurs due to impairment of hypothalamus functioning. Most patients tend to have a diagnosis of primary hypothyroidism. Most frequently this disease is found in women over the age of 60. Autoimmune disorders put a patient at an even higher risk for developing hypothyroidism, as does a family history of autoimmune disorders. In order to test for levels of thyroid hormone or thyroid-stimulating hormone within the body a blood test may be done. If a low level of thyroxine and an increased level of thyroid-stimulating hormone were the results of the blood test, this would be indicative of hypothyroid disease. There are various symptoms of hypothyroid disease and the severity of these symptoms often depends on how deficient the patient is in the thyroid hormone. Symptoms include such manifestations as weariness, lethargy, a...
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...Down syndrome Development Psychology Down syndrome Love a four letter word that many will take and throw around as though the word is a ball to be toyed with. One seeks to have someone say “I love you” no matter what their ability is as being mentally challenged or not. A parent does not love his or her child any less if he or she suffers an illness such as that of Down syndrome (DS). In order to completely understand how the love of a mother and father can be given to a child with such a disability, the individual needs to gain an understanding of what Down syndrome is. The reader of this paper will learn how Down syndrome got the name, what Down syndrome is, the case for this disorder, the facts that are known of Down syndrome. The methods used to test and find DS before the birth of a child. Statistical facts, the medical conditions which are present, how parents and teachers work with those born with DS. How the eating habits, sexuality habits of males and females with Down syndrome are viewed. The length of the life expectancy for someone who is challenged with DS compared to someone that is not mentally challenged. The last thing that I will cover within this paper is that of foundations that have been created to conduct research and treatment for those with Down syndrome and to answer the question that many may have as to there being a cure for Down syndrome. Down syndrome a term that many are familiar with in the United States; the scientific name...
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...1. With the emphasis on Dickens’ Great Expectations and with wider reference to Kincaid’s Lucy, compare and contrast the writer’s intentions and achievements arising from their presentation of women. Throughout ‘Great expectations’ by Charles Dickens and Jamaica Kincaid’s ‘Lucy’, both authors seem to present women intentionally to relate to the idea of patriarchy (a system or society governed by men) and how independence or obedience links to their social class’s expectations. Dickens does this by upholding the Victorian ideology of gender, which in ‘Great Expectations’ addressed women as either an angel in the house- the ideal wife, obedient, devoted and submissive to their husband or alternatively, the whore. Independent with the desire for more power than their social class expectations allows, very anti-men. Being an angel in the house was expected of all women in the Victorian era, they had a limited amount of power, enough to be the ideal wife who would be generally rewarded, represented by Biddy. However those women whom abused their power and went against all expectations of social class, the whores, were physically punished by Dickens but given a chance of redemption, evidence of this is shown by Estella and Miss Havisham. Kincaid follows the same idea as Dickens to a certain degree in ‘Lucy’. She focuses on the character of Lucy and her journey to independence, constantly trying to prove her power to break free from her homeland and mother, she manages to achieve...
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...bedding should be shaken free of dust and hair before washing at the highest temperature in the washing machine in order to destroy any harmful pathogens, Items that have be heavily contaminated should be discarded. Nurses/assistants are also responsible for cleaning medical kits and drapes, these not only need to be cleaned thoroughly to remove any blood and tissue debris but also require to be sterilised using an Autoclave, this is the most common method of sterilizing kits ( Autoclaving is the process used to destroy all micro-organisms and infectious bio waste. Autoclaving promotes this by using a combination of high pressure and steam). Keep all Equipment together including swabs, Discard blades into sharps container, Scrub kit rigorously with hibi scrub and hot water, Dry freely, Place instruments and drapes in individual self seal sterilization bags, Prepare autoclave by making sure that water reservoir is filled to maximum level, Switch on and select appropriate temperature. When instrument s/Drapes are sterilized there should be a colour tell-tale hologram. There are also other measures of Sterilisationing items; including, cold sterilization, which entails pacing surgical equipment in a strong disinfectant material (this can be useful with items that cannot withstand autoclaving – sterilizing in an autoclave will not remove fungal spores ).Certain chemical gases and ultrasounds can also help but is not a guaranteed method of removing harmful micro-organisms and should only...
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