An Effort in Futility Communications 220 June 11, 2012 Kimberly Artis-Pearce An Effort in Futility The creation of the “War on Drugs” has had many negative impacts on the American people, with an annual cost of $40 billion, little or no impact on illegal drug use by the youth of this country, and by adding to the fear amongst doctors for prescribing the necessary drugs to combat pain for fear of sanctions by the federal government. As C. S. Lewis once wrote, “Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely
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Topic: Discuss the notion of futility of medical intervention especially in cases of terminal ill patients. Since the development of new medical knowledge, medicine has been able to keep terminally ill patients alive for longer periods of time without improving or curing their underlying disease condition. The widespread of use of artificial feeding and nutrition and ventilator support etc has meant that patients diagnosed with cancer, coronary artery disease, kidney failure and other life-threatening
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felt by young people which can leave them with unmet needs. The first objective of this essay is to describe what can lead to “climates of futility” by examining negative expectations and professional pessimism. The essay will then go on to explain how the response from professionals to problem behaviour can become a contributing factor to a child’s sense of futility, through discussing positive and negative theories of behaviour. The second objective of this essay is to examine the concept of “learned
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Abstract Research into trends concerning medical futility reveal that aggressive treatment at the end of life is not equating to better outcomes (Colello 2008). In fact, not only is it providing no benefit, all too often it imposes unnecessary pain and suffering. In the case of patients who lack decision making capacity and do not have an advance directive, families are often approached by nursing staff and asked “Do you want us to do everything?” or if they would prefer a Do Not Resuscitate status
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Dawe depicts the harsh realities of war. One of the main ideas explored in the poem is the senseless waste of human life during the war. Dawe uses many techniques to convey his message. “All day, day after day”, the repetition emphasises the futility and senselessness and creates an image of a continuous flow of bodies; it implies that the war is never ending. This is not unique to the Vietnam War, and many still face these realities in war, this means the audience connects to and feels empathy
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Abu Ezaan The prevailing stalemate in Afghan war amply validates the futility of military option in defeating insurgency. Erroneously, the political alternative has also been used to supplement the military option and weaken the insurgency to make it more amenable to reconciliation. It is now imperative that political negotiations in Afghanistan are pursued with sole objective of peace and stability in the country. An effort is made through these lines to suggest a workable way forward for successfully
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Charlie must contend with nature throughout the film. As Rosie learns to love the parts of Charlie she cannot control or change, so she learns when to fight nature and when to give into it. The underlying theme of The African Queen is a lesson in the futility of fighting nature. Rosie has spent ten years in Africa doing missionary work with her brother; yet, after all this time, the movie opens during a church service where the native villagers appear to be as uncomprehending as to what is going on
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He cries inhumanly loud to solicit a duel, yet his invitation is met with silence and stillness, which “formed the arch of a tomb over him. [His] cries of ferocious challenge rang against walls of silence” (crane). This description indicates the futility of his cries and solicitations. By comparing silence and stillness to a tomb in the opening paragraph, Crane suggests that silence and stillness are the man’s weakness. A tomb’s natural association with confinement and inevitability relates
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing NUR/391 Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing As nurses, it is our duty to advocate for our patients. At times, we are faced with personal and professional challenges that impact how and when we chose to advocate. It is imperative we have a healthy awareness of these potential challenges. Improvements in health care technology have provided patients with an array of treatment options as well as assumed or possible increased chance of survival. As
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turned out, they got more than they bargained for, much more. Echoing the words of Herbert Hoover, that “Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men”, is the inference of the effort and relationship of these two distinct worlds and how it all ended in futility. In Richard’s White pioneering work, “The Middle Ground”, where he expresses a ground on which the Europeans and the Indians found solace and succor as they “trade and formed alliance to become inseparable”
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