...Brandeis University, who was dying from Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS). After neglecting Morrie for several years, Mitch begins to visit Morrie every Tuesdays to listen to Morrie's lessons on "The Meaning of Life." Each of Morrie's lessons contributes to a larger, all-encompassing message that is in the absence of love, there is a hole that can be filled only by loving human relationships. Morrie says when love abounds; a person can experience no higher sense of fulfillment. Throughout his Tuesday lessons with Mitch, Morrie reveals that love is the essence of every person, and every relationship, and without it, living life is pointless. We as humans need to feel a sense of belonging and acceptance, whether it comes from friends or family. According to psychologist, Abraham Maslow, humans yearn to love and be loved by others. In the absences of these needs, many people become prone to loneliness and depression. Humans need for love places emphases on the point that love is not only essential, but important to everyone. “I may be dying, but I am surrounded by loving, caring souls. How many people can say that?” (pg 36, Morrie). For Morrie, the importance of love is especially clear as he nears his final days, for without the thorough care of those he loved, and who love him, he would not have lived as long as he did. Morrie clings to life not because he is afraid of dying or because he fears what will become of him in the afterlife, but because his greatest dying wish is to share his...
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...Aging and Death 1 . Running head: AGING, DEATH AND DYING Aging, Death, Dying, Aging and a Meaningful Life ________________________________________ Aging and Death 2 Introduction This analytical paper will examine the topics of death, aging and a meaningful life based on the novel Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. By exploring these topics, we will be exploring the life lessons Albom received from his dying college professor Morrie Schwartz. Albom shares the life lessons his professor passed down to him on death, fear, family and having a meaningful life. By disclosing these he topics, one can appreciate Albom’s thoughtfulness to share his story in discovering life through the death of his professor Morrie. Aging Aging is the process of growing older and includes changes in both biology and psychology. Biology refers to the way the body functions. Psychology describes how the mind functions. How people age has to do with genetics, environment, and lifestyle over a lifetime. The process of aging is complex, and may derive from a variety of different mechanisms and exist for a variety of different reasons. (Health-cares.net). As Morris grown old and was unable to wipe himself during his final days, he says to Albom, “I began to enjoy my dependency. Now I enjoy when they turn me over on my side and rub cream on my behind so I don’t get sores. Or when they wipe my brow, or they message my...
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...Women in Psychology Introduction Before recent times, many doctors, or physicians did not want to treat people with terminal illnesses. People with terminal illnesses were often considered as a humiliation to doctors or physicians, as the doctors and physicians were frequently thought of as failures because they could not treat or cure those individuals with life-threatening illnesses. Many times the doctors or physicians justification as to why patients with incurable illnesses were dying was that there was nothing more that could be done, and that there were countless demands that required the doctors or physicians time. The doctor’s unsympathetic and heartless ways towards the terminally ill was ostracized by a doctor from Switzerland by the name of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Thus, she decided to spend time with the patients who were terminally ill to both comfort and study them. This paper will discuss the background of Elizabeth-Kubler-Ross, her theoretical perspective as well as her contributions to the field of psychology. (Chapman, A, 2006). Background Elizabeth Kubler-Ross was born in Zurich, Switzerland, on the 8th day of July in 1926. She was a sister of triplets and a sister to a brother. Elizabeth desperately searched for uniqueness. It was hard enough being a triplet but having a sister who looked exactly the same as her was taking an even bigger toll on her. Since then need to be unique was so bothersome for Elizabeth she would often escape to one of her...
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...Love’s addiction through characterization in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses metaphors and details through the characterization of Paris, Juliet, and Romeo in order to reveal the theme of how love is an addiction, it is an obsession and people make quick decisions without thinking because of love. Shakespeare incorporates many characters in his play in order to portray how love is so overpowering that it causes the characters apathy towards life to incline. For example, during act 5 scene 3, Paris is at Juliet’s grave morning when Romeo approaches and Paris says, “Nightly shall be to strew they grave and weep” (1136). This image invokes the idea that Paris is dismayed and feels depressed. Paris engages...
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...fireman: “It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed” (Bradbury 1). The job of a fireman in this society is to set fires, not to eradicate them. Houses that are revealed to contain books, by those who set off the alarms, are destroyed by firemen. Montag enjoys watching books wither and disintegrate in front of his eyes, but never thinks why he does it. His ideas begin to change when he walks home one evening and runs into a young woman named Clarisse McClellan, who lives on the same street as Montag. She initiates a conversation with Montag that makes him feel uncomfortable. All of Clarisse’s observations and thoughts finally oblige Montag to respond, “You think too many things”. Montag is unfamiliar to thinking and asking questions. He is accustom to following everyone else and carrying out his duties without comprehending them while being entertained. Throughout the book, Montag...
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...To Augustus, in the event that he wasn't recalled incredibly, he would not see himself as recollected by any means. He finds himself able to tell Hazel, "...there is no glory in illness. There is no meaning to it. There is no honour in dying of" (Green). Augustus longed to be a hero somehow before he died. He needed to be recollected. Being a cancer patient had made that a thousand times more troublesome. From his point of view he wouldn't have the capacity to achieve something that would make him "news commendable". Hazel, though understanding, did not agree and was able to respond to him with, "I just want to be enough for you, but I never can be. This can never be enough for you. But this is all you get. You get me and your family, and this is the world. This is your life. I am sorry if it sucks"...
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...suddenly turns into an insect overnight. This transformation shows the reader, if not Gregor, that things in the world will happen inevitably and the only way to enjoy life is to change your perspective of it. Looking at this story as an existential allegory, Gregor is a modern everyman. Before Gregor turned into an insect he was a traveling salesman. He worked very hard to support his family and “[save] up enough money to pay back what [his parents] owe[d]” (Kafka 24) someone. He was stuck in this dark bubble of his own world, work, and money without any sight of a bigger life view. His way of thinking was that he was very important because he provided for his family and “he felt great pride at having been able to give his parents and sister a life like this in such a beautiful apartment” (Kafka 54). However, one morning when “he [finds] himself transformed right there in his bed into some sort of monstrous insect” (Kafka 21) the reader can infer that Gregor’s life is actually really unimportant to others outside of his little world and this radical change symbolizes that he must now change his outlook on life. Gregor never really does change his outlook on life and he ends up dying. He dies the dawn after he finds out that his sister, who had been his caretaker during his time as an insect, admits that she wishes he had just left a long time ago. This apparently crushes any chance of Gregor having any sort of positivity and he dies. Leading up to his death, Gregor had...
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...A DAY’S WAIT LITERARY ANALYSIS Author: Ernest Hemingway, an American writer. His writing celebrates heroes and explores the nature of courage in this story. In much of his writing he dramatizes the importance of bravery in the face of death and of life’s everyday problems. This story deals with the quiet courage needed to face fear. Looking at Hemingway´s biography we can find parallels between the story "A Day´s Wait" and the author´s real life. When Hemingway took part in World War I he was wounded twice. When he was in hospital he heard the doctor talk about his health and since he did not know any better he thought he would have to die. His own fear, the behaviour and the feelings in this situation Hemingway expresses through the character of the son. The boy only knows that you will die with a fever of 44 degrees but does not know that he lives in a country with different thermometers. Title: The title ‘A DAY’S WAIT’ suggests that an important thing is expected to happen till the end of the day. It suggests that somebody waited for something all day long. (It means that the protagonist had to spend a day waiting for his death (which ultimately did not occur).The title signifies the boy's tiring wait. Also, the story is set in the time span of one day.) Setting: The story is set in the country in winter. Point of view: First person point of view/ 1st person narrative, because a character tells the story and refers to himself as ‘I’, and participates in...
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...End of Life Care for the Newborn Ashley Altendahl Author Note This research is being submitted on November 18th, 2010, for Kristy Reinke’s PN 130 Maternal-Child Nursing course at Rasmussen College by Ashley Altendahl. 1) Article: The Dying Neonate: Family-Centered End-of-Life Care Author: Lisle-Porter, M., & Podruchny, A. This article discusses the importance of proper end of life care for dying infant and their family. They discuss three main goals: pain and comfort management, assisting with end of life decision making, and bereavement support. They believe the most important aspect of care, is to keep the newborn as comfortable and pain free as possible. It is also important to involve the family in end of life decision making, such as when to withdraw life support, whether to bless or baptize the child, and what to do after death. The article also stresses the importance of active listening and encouraging the family to discuss their thoughts and concerns. They also find it very crucial for the family to bond with their child during this time, which will help with the grieving process. It is also encouraged that they hold and bathe the child, as well as collect any mementos to remind them of the child they lost. 2) Article: ‘We baptized him with our tears’: A family is forced to say goodbye Author: Kris Berggren In this article, a woman discusses a loss of her sister in law’s baby, her children’s very first cousin. The one day they received a call stating...
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...his death but does not mention his fear. He must be shocked when the father answers "It doesn't bother me". Because the father does not know of the fear of his son there is no reason for him to explain that he won´t die. Instead he goes out to hunt. The boy must think that his father does not even care that he will die, but prefers going out to hunt. This fateful misunderstanding happens another time, again Hemingway uses the word "it" to describe two different things. Father: "It´s nothing to worry about." He means the fever. "Just take it easy." Since the son always thinks of death he assumes his father tells him to take dying easy so he answers: "I am taking it easy". The hunting scene In the story "A Day´s Wait" there is a story in a story. In this part of the story the father goes out to hunt for a while while his son is in bed thinking about death. In the passage there is a description of nature which is covered with a "glassy surface": you can see it, but you cannot touch it. This is the same as in the story, the father sees that his son feels bad, but he does not know why. In the hunting scene the circle of life appears. The quails are shot by the father as long as he is able to catch them. They have to die, but some are able to escape. Between the father and nature there is an...
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...Rhetorical Strategies: How They Enhance the Essay Today, rhetorical strategies are ubiquitous. They can be discovered in the latest top box office cinematic movie, the beloved binge-watched television show on Netflix, the aggravating commercials we are forced to sit through, the latest best-selling book, etc. Applying rhetorical strategies helps the writer communicate with ease and fluidity. Rhetoric additionally helps the reader or viewer gain interest while making it pleasurable. All in all, rhetorical strategies are simply ways of effectively and adequately presenting material. In the essays of discussion the effectiveness of how imagery, emotional appeal and tone build the writers credibility and enhance the essay will be discovered. For example, Virginia Woolf uses rhetorical strategies in “The Death of The Moth”. Woolf begins by using imagery effectively throughout her essay by strategically incorporating descriptive details. Woolf encountered this moth in the day time, so she begins her essay by stating, “moths that fly by day are not properly to be called moths . . .” (para. 1). This statement spikes wonder; what does that mean? She explains that moths in the day “ . . . do not excite that pleasant sense of dark autumn nights and ivy-blossom which the commonest yellow-underwing asleep in the shadow of the curtain never fails to rouse in us” (Woolf para. 1). Her sense of imagery is full of color and expression which helps her credibility in her writing. It truly makes...
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...Addie’s chapter is ambiguously narrated with the uncertainty of when Addie is narrating: before or after her death. The passage develops an understanding of Addie’s life and true feelings that seems to be hidden up until this point of the passage. The passage acts as the only representation of Addie’s true nature proving its importance in the understanding of the character. Through the juxtaposition of Addie’s seemingly dominant attitude and the damaging consequences of her attitude, the passage illustrates an essential description of Addie’s conflicting nature. Addie expresses her dominance in life through her tone of the passage. To illustrate her dominance and the control she has over her actions, Addie says, “So I took Anse” (171, Faulkner)....
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...McCormack November 27, 2011 Harlem Renaissance Poets The first poem I choose from the Harlem Renaissance time belongs to Claude Mckay, “If We Must Die” (1919). If we must die—let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dongs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must dir—oh, let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead Oh, kinsman! We must meet the common foe; Though far outnumbered, let us show us brave, And for their thousand blows deal one deathblow! What though before us lies the open grave? Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack, Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back!(Mckay, 1919). To describe Clause Mckay’s role and importance within the Harlem Renaissance we shall look at his poems. Overall the author is expressing anger over the whites being racist and killing the slaves who fought back, also is unhappy about the war that is taking place and is trying to express his feelings trough his poems. Poems such as If we must die gave a sense of moving forward and pursuing the dream of freedom to the slaves who had started fighting back the whites. The evidence of “double-consciousness” in the poem If we must die, is apparent throughout the poem for example where the author says “If we must die—let it not be like hogs” the author gives and impression as if he is talking about...
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...The objective of this essay is to explore and analyse a research topic relevant to me as a practitioner. This research critique will then be utilised in practice. . According to Jolley 2010 research is the driving force in improving care to patients through evidence based research. Research based practice is a hallmark of professional nursing as stated by (ICN)cite .Closing the Gap Moule et al states that for health practitioners to provide excellent care they must be research orientated (2011). For nurses to provide excellent care they need to be able to critically assess the quality of the research which is relevant to their practice (Freshwater and Bishop 2003) p 3. It is of paramount importance that the most up to date research and information...
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...idea of the importance of living a full life is the same idea that William Shakespeare portrays in his tragedy Hamlet. The main character recognizes this truth too late while his best friend, and arguably the noblest character, grasp it just in time. These realizations convey the theme that it’s nobler to live than die. For example, after much internal debate throughout the play, Hamlet finally concludes that he wanted to live in the end. To start his debate, he ponders, “To be, or not to be, that is the question” (Shakespeare 63). Hamlet is wondering if he should live or not. Then, by the resolution of the play, Hamlet uttered, “Had I but time-as this fell sergeant, Death,/ Is strict in his arrest” (Shakespeare 126). This statement reveals that Hamlet doesn’t want to die now; he wants to live to tell his story. Part of the tragedy occurs in the fact that Hamlet realized too late that it is more noble to live than to die....
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