...The haunting behavior Flannery O’ Connor creates a fictional world in need of faith. In the book Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor, Hazel (Haze) Motes is a young man that is driven to find Christ in the city of Taulkinham. Who I considerably believe him to be naïve person, because of his innocent, ignorant, and impulsive behavior. Flannery O’ Connor character is spiritual lean and hungry figures that reject lip services to Christianity and the insipid certainty of rationalism in the pursuit of salvation and portrays the moment of grace as an encounter with holiness and as a moment of epiphany and physical and emotional violence as an essential part of one’s transformation and growth. Hazel Motes is usually deprived economically, emotionally, or both and is dwell in a world which, in Flannery O’ Connor’s words, “the good is under construction”. Hazel is someone who dares to dream but shows no remorse towards the faith and belief that other people may have upon Jesus. Nobody seems to be impressed by the power of his words when Hazel Motes says, “Do you think I believe in Jesus?”… “Well I wouldn’t even if he existed, Even if he was on this train” (7). Hazel speaks to Mrs. Hitchcock in the train letting her know, he would never want to be redeemed; “If you’ve been redeemed, then I wouldn’t want to be” (7). His ignorant and stubbornly attitude is always against Jesus that even if he existed and had him in front of him, he still would refuse to believe. His ignorant attitude is...
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...In Wise Blood, Flannery O’Connor creates a relationship between the past and the present by displaying how Hazel, Enoch, and Lily’s past leads to their present decisions and lifestyle. Hazel has nightmares about his grandfather and his past which leads him towards the idea of the church without Christ to go against the teachings of his grandfather. Hazel’s memories of his grandfather are displayed through a negative lens as Hazel often disagreed with his grandfather and his views of Jesus. The following quote describes his grandfather as well as displaying the similarities between him and Hazel’s present. “[his grandfather] would climb up the nose of it and preach from there and sometimes he would climb onto the top of it and shout down at...
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...Flannery O'Connor was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia. After her father died of lupus erythematosus, a rare and fatal autoimmune disease, she and her mother lived alone. She received a general education at Georgia State College for Women and then continued to study creative writing at the University of Iowa. After receiving an M.F.A. degree in 1947, Flannery spent time in an artists' colony in Saratoga Springs, New York, and then with friends in Connecticut. She finished writing Wise Blood in 1950. Later that year, Flannery developed the same disease that had ended her father's life. Though crippled by lupus, Flannery was able to enjoy a modest lifestyle on her mother's ancestral farm, raising peacocks and writing. Her short stories are collected in A Good Man is Hard to Find, and Other Stories (1955), Everything That Rises Must Converge (1965), and Flannery O'Connor: The Complete Stories published posthumously in 1971. Her only other novel was The Violent Bear it Away (1960). Flannery O'Connor was a devout Catholic. She approached her work as a novelist and short story writer with a realistic understanding of her audience. The society around her had separated physical fact from spiritual reality and was left without any ground for belief. As Flannery wrote of spiritual experiences, she was careful not to "approach the divine directly," but rather to "penetrate the natural human world as it is." (O'Connor 68) She had a keen ear for common speech and used her observational...
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...In O’Connor’s “Good Country People,” Hulga and Manly Pointer have false identities because their appearances are deceptive of their characters. The story begins with Mrs. Hopewell and Mrs. Freeman lighting the heaters and taking care of “important business” in the mornings. Joy, who is thirty-two years old and has a doctorate in Philosophy, takes her time coming down to breakfast every morning. Joy is grumpy in the mornings, but Mrs. Hopewell—her mother—lets her get away with it because she has a wooden leg. Joy’s leg was “shot off in a hunting accident” when she was ten years old. Joy decides that her name does not fit her well, and at twenty-one years of age, changes her name to Hulga. Although Hulga is has a doctorate in Philosophy, she...
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...Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” is a short story set on a small tenant farm in rural Georgia, where an accident leaves Joy, the protagonist, with one leg. This disfigurement has a profound impact on Joy’s life, leaving her emotionally scarred and causing her to distance herself from the real world. As a result, she decides to seek refuge in both education and intellectual advancement. Additionally, since Joy feels that her name represents something she does not feel, she decides to change her name to Hulga, an atrocious name that reflects her true personality. “Hulga” represents rage and grumpiness towards those around her, as she is not able to live the life she wanted to live, due to her health conditions. “Good Country People” focuses on the themes of alienation and identity. Through this masterpiece, Flannery O’Connor critically and effectively illustrates how physical challenges, intellectualism, and social class play a role in developing Hulga’s essence. Flannery O’Connor’s main weapon is the effective use of characters. This creates an extraordinarily superb piece of literature that transcends our wildest dreams. Through the use of characters, she is able to develop the different themes embedded in this story and embody the evolution of Hulga’s identity. For example, Hulga has been greatly influenced by her mother’s persona, since Mrs. Hopewell is highly critical of those around her and walks around with an immense sense of superiority. This is specifically evident...
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...“The River” By Flannery O’Conner Analysis The Bible has and always will have the uncanny ability to express meanings and truths in personal and powerful ways. Magnificent stories that carry themes and lessons that are seen by some, but lost to others. In the short story “The River” by Mary Flannery O’Conner a similar approach was used. O’Conner uses the powerful symbolism and brilliant metaphor of The River to craft a story that dives deeply into the themes of Faith and Salvation that express her personal convictions on the secular and Christian world views. This is especially true in Harry’s baptism scene as well as the final scene that take place at the river. In the story “The River” Harry’s Parents seem to show little or no interest in him. Their life is consumed with entertainment and the social life. Harry is either left alone to fend for himself or stuck with baby sitters for long periods of time. On one particular occasion Harry ends up going to a religious gathering at a river with one of his babysitters Mrs. Connin. There he is taken into the water and baptized by bevel the preacher. He is told how much he “Counts” and is loved in the eyes of God. Upon returning home, Harry finds that his parents are having another party. Disappointed, he realizes that living with his parent’s is hopeless and he never will matter to them. Harry then decides to take matters into his own hands. He reflects on how wonderful it was at the river the day before. He leaves the...
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...The ability for one to be certain of an issue, such as healthcare or abortion, keeps one calm, and able to move on with their routine without having to overthink on the issue. However, becoming doubtful of an issue causes one to become obstructed, therefore, causing one whom is doubtful to put in more time and thought compared to the one who is certain. The novel Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor exemplifies the ideas of certainty and doubt through characters such as Hazel Motes. While the novel shows cases of certainty and doubt in the past, contemporary articles such as “The Certainty of Doubt” by Cullen Murphy expresses how Certainty and Doubt is exemplified in society. Having certainty creates a clear path as it seems that life is easier...
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...As a Southern Gothic writer, Flannery O’Connor infuses her works with the aspects of the grotesque, distortion, and violence which appall yet intrigue many of her readers. However, these literary elements do not take place for entertainment purposes. Instead, they serve an underlying purpose, as tunnels that lead the way to the darker side of the South - a side filled with deeply rooted and buried truths. One work that evidently exemplifies this style is her well-known novel Wise Blood. In Wise Blood, O’Connor utilizes the grotesque and distorted aspects and purposes of Southern Gothic literature through the twisted characters, the distorted treatment of religion, and the gruesome acts of violence - both self-inflicted and murderous. Many...
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...Morbid Nature of Mankind Flannery O’Connor focuses on the idea that as humans we treat ourselves and each other with such disregard and disrespect; religion isn’t actually a way of life, but rather a way to cope with the morbid nature of mankind. O’Connor focuses her writing in the Southern gothic genre which includes deeply flawed and disturbed characters, estranged settings and sinister events. In O’Connor’s novel, Wise Blood, the protagonist Hazel Motes has his heart set on escaping his religious destiny regardless of who is hurt in the process as he states in chapter 1: “I’m going to do some things I have never done before.” He rejects the idea of religion and is disgusted by the world that surrounds him and claims to believe in nothing in order to justify his sins that aren’t considered sins since there is no such thing as religion or a god which he continuously preaches: “The truth don’t matter to you. If Jesus had redeemed you, what difference would it make to you? You wouldn’t do nothing about it. Your faces wouldn’t move, neither this way nor that, and if it was...
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...How does Carters presentation of acting and performance affect your interpretation of the novel? Angela Carter presents acting and performance in Wise Children in a very theatrical, carnivalesque way. The carnivalesque, in terms of the novel and performance, is shown partly through the several links to Shakespeare’s plays and through the main motto of the novel ‘what a joy it is to dance and sing’. The novel is structured in five parts, with a first person retrospective narrative, in the same way a Shakespeare play is structured into five acts. The Hazard and Chance families in the novel, including Dora and Nora’s ‘legitimate’ and ‘famous Shakespearian actor of a father,’ Melchior, are all performers. The appearance of twins is a particular link to Shakespeare where this is a common element. This also links to the twins in the Shakespeare play ‘twelfth night’ where Viola dresses as her bother Sebastian producing confusion and comedy for the viewer. This display of deception links to when Dora asks Nora for Nora’s boyfriend for the night and they pretend to be each other and deceive him into thinking he is with Nora. Indeed, deception is a common theme throughout performance: Melchior deceives nearly everyone into thinking that he’s a nice man who’s ‘Our greatest living Shakespearian’ when really, underneath the performance he puts on, he’s really the ‘Prince of players’ and doesn’t really care about his own daughters, only that he’s centre stage. . Dora’s narration makes constant...
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...How to deceive and disinformation tactics Hear no evil see no evil, speak no evil, don’t discuss it- especially if you are a public figure, news anchor ,etc. if its not reported, it didn’t happen, and you never have to deal with the issues. Become incredulous and indignant avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as the “ how dare you “ gambit Create rumor mongers. Avoid discussing issues by describing all charges, regardless of venue or evidence, as mere rumors and wild accusations find or create a seeming element of your opponents argument which you can easily knock down to make yourself look good and the opponent to look bad. Either make up an issue you may safely imply exists based on your interpretation of the opponents/arguments/ or select the weakest aspect of the weakest charges. Amplify their significance and destroy them in a way which appears to debunk all the charges, real and fabricated alike, while actually avoiding discussion of the real issue. Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule associate opponents with unpopular titles such as “kooks” , “right-wing”, “liberal”, “leftwing”, “terrorists”, “conspiracy buffs”, “radicals” ,”militia”, “racist”, “religious fanatics”, shill disinfo Hit and run, in any public forum, make a brief attack of your opponent of the opponent position and then scamper off before an answer...
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...Disease on the Screen The movie chosen for this assignment is the “Andromeda Strain”, a 1971 movie directed by Robert Wise. The movie was based on a novel by Michael Crichton. I chose this movie because I wanted to know about the perception of global health over forty years ago. Some of the contemporary diseases like SARS, Avian Flu, and swine flu that threaten global health today were either unheard of or little were known about them forty years ago. Disease or crisis, especially the one presented in this movie was meant to be taken seriously because it had severe ramifications for humanity if left uninvestigated. The organism or crisis presented in this movie had the capacity to kill an entire village except two individuals (an adult and an infant). The specific organism had the propensity to travel beyond the boundary of it original discovery (a little village in New Mexico with a population of 68 people) and perhaps kill the entire of the US and the world. Multiple perspectives were provided. Initial investigators who tried to understand the situation were not sure how the people died. They wondered if the organism that caused death was inhaled or penetrated the skin to kill or even if the people committed suicide. They even wondered if the organism was related to the crushed satellite returning to earth from space. Another perspective is the ability of the Andromeda Strain to mutate with capabilities of melting plastic when the mystery seemed to have been solved. The...
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...the healthcare industry changed from pre-1983 to post-1983? What are the implications for the Vacutainer Division? 2. How has Becton-Dickinson managed to be so successful (market share-wise) in this market? How important is the APG contract? 3. What are the interests of the key stakeholders in the terms of the Vacutainer-APG negotiations? 4. What should Becton-Dickinson do with respect to the demands from APG? Value Proposition | For (customer), (company) offers its (product), which unlike the (competition) provides the owner with (benefit). | 5Cs | 4 P’s | Customer * Material mgrs of hospitals * Healthcare professionals * Medical research institutions * Industry – hospitals, medical laboratories, non hospital health care centers * General public * VACUTAINER * MICROTAINER: Infants, children and geriatric patients, smaller volumes of blood | Product * Blood collection products: * Medical * Diagnostic * Industrial safety * VACUTAINER * MICROTAINER | Climate * 1983 – process of how US govt reimbursed Medicare patients affected healthcare industry * Hospitals are more conscious of inventory carrying costs * | Price * Evacuated tubes Avg unit price 6 cents – 8 cents * Needles – 6.5 cents | Company * Becton Dickison Vacutainer Systems * Supplier of blood collection products * NEW Z contract – * BD negotiated price and QTY with large accounts, but supplied its products with one or more distributors * Three business segments: (each...
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...6/11/13 NUR202 Answer the following three questions (3.30 points) The purpose of the procedure 2 nursing priorities 1 complication 1. What is a TURP? A TURP, other wise known as a transurethral resection of the prostate, is type of prostate surgery done to relieve moderate to severe urinary retention symptoms caused by an enlarged/swollen prostate. The physician essentially trims away part of the prostate to relieve the blocked urine flow. In layman’s terms (however it doesn’t sound so appealing) one could think of this as a “rotorouter” which corrects the block! RN diagnoses would be: 1. Acute pain r/t procedure aeb the patient stating he is in pain 2. Risk for TURP syndrome related to invasive procedure 3. Risk for hemorrhage related to invasive procedure Two RN priorities would include monitoring the patient for pain and preventing and monitoring for hemorrhage and TURP syndrome, which is the most serious complication of a TURP. Abnormal vascular absorption of irrigation fluid during surgery causes severe hyponatremia and hypervolemia. So the RN must assess for: dramatic increase in BP, bounding pulses, bradycardia, tachypnea, and altered mental status. The RN must also monitor for bleeding related to the invasive procedure since hemorrhage is the most common complication. To monitor for hemorrhage the RN can assess vital signs (mostly pulse, bp) every four hours, assess urinary output for color, consistency, and amount, and remind the patient...
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...tropoelastin. These articles seek to alter the plasma vapor composition of these coating properties by adding oxygen, argon, nitrogen, or hydrogen. Each of these gases had pros and cons, and these articles seek to find the best combination for these coatings. Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the world, killing more than 15 million people according to the American Heart Association. It has many risk factors, including: * Diabetes * High blood pressure * High LDL "bad" cholesterol * Low HDL "good" cholesterol * Menopause * Not getting enough physical activity or exercise * Obesity * Radiotherapy to the chest, * Hypertension, * Hyperlipidemia. * Smoking Coronary heart disease is usually caused by a condition called atherosclerosis, which occurs when fatty material and a substance called plaque builds up on the walls of a person’s arteries. This causes the coronary arteries to narrow, blocking or slowing blood flow to the heart, causing chest pain (stable angina), shortness of breath, heart attack, and other symptoms. Coronary heart disease (CHD) alone is the primary cause of death in the United States, accounting for 20% of all deaths. CHD is partially caused by uncontrollable factors such as genetics and age, but fortunately, CHD is largely preventable. By examining the risk factors associated with CHD, one can maximize prevention recommendations and enhance their...
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