Essays on Amputee

The video was about the discussion of how a simple change in body language can lead a person to a big change. In other words, a small tweak can change provide a big change to someone’s life (Cuddy, 2012). At first, Cuddy talked about how simple body language can create perception towards a person. Few examples were given, such as the difference of a person who handshakes versus a person who doesn’t. Thus, the behavior of person can be influenced by how he or she acts such as demonstrating the acts of a powerful person. Body language ...

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Background research Artificial limbs (arms and legs) or the prostheses are intended to perform the degree of the normal function to the amputees. The mechanical devices enable the amputees to walk or to continue using the hand(s) as normal. According to research, artificial limbs date back in 600 BC when armorers created the first prostheses using cumbersome and inflexible iron. Artificial hands intricate imitations of the real hands. Amputees themselves started making their limps after losing such parts. Research shows some amputees lost arms and legs during civil wars and accidents. Indeed, the twentieth century has seen ...

Secrets of the Mind by V.S. Ramachandran Secrets of the Mind with V.S. Ramachandran The secret functions carried out by our brain first came into the attention of Dr. Ramachandran while examining the case of an amputee, Derek Steen, who lost his right arm above the elbow in a car accident. His condition garnered a curiosity in Ramachandran when he (Derek) reported that he had felt tingling and stroking sensations in his right arm (that was removed surgically) while shaving the left side of his face. This opened an opportunity for Dr. Ramachandran to study phantom limbs in detail. ...

Introduction

Mill’s Conception of Liberty Mill’s conception of liberty states that there exists an area of freedom within which an individual is allowed to develop their individuality without any interference either from law or society (Fred, 1984). Mill aims to ascertain the principle that people can exercise own free choice in living. He affirms that an action or practice is right especially when compared with an alternative approach or action if it results in a possible greatest happiness to that individual. From the conception of the liberty principle, the liberty exercised by an individual should be indefeasible and ...

Question 1

The drug that would be recommendable for the treatment of acute otitis media in a patient with penicillin allergy would be trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) (Sadé,1986). This combination will be necessary to offer empirical coverage for ntHi.

Question 2

Goldenseal is a natural antibiotic that can be used as an alternative remedy to reduce inflammation and remove infections. It is herbal remedy that is commonly used by the Native Americans. However this herbal remedy comes with side effects such as brain damage if they are administered to the newborns (Friedman, Barassi, 2001). Therefore, it is highly advised to avoid administering the drug to ...