Essays on Wailing

Pain is a commonly experienced phenomenon among patients. Despite the commonality of the phenomenon of pain, it is a complex concept to describe and explain. There are different types of pain that are diagnosed using different metrics in primary care –somatic, neuropathic, and visceral pain, depending on the location of the pain on the body. Pain can also be acute or chronic, based on the length of time that a patient has experienced the pain. Due to the complexity of the phenomenon of pain, it is poorly understood in the nursing practice. Performing a concept analysis of pain is ...

Introduction

Over time, there has been increasing interest in culturally responsive teaching that grew since the late 1980’s and the early 1990s primarily because of the increasing diversity in the country’s classrooms. This is coupled with the concern over the low rate of success by the many racial and ethnic minority students despite numerous years of reforms in the education fields. The ongoing reform of the Native American education is further influenced by the fact that after years of population decline to the historic low of around 237,000 members in the year 1900 the American Indian populations ...

Islam death and burial rituals

Death is usually a painful yet an inevitable experience. In Islam, death is not only considered a rite of passage but also a determining moment of where the soul of the deceased will go. Death rituals are a common observance, which are aimed at ensuring that the decreased has a good send off and allow the family members and friends to mourn their deceased. Burial of the dead in Islam is done within the day of death except in other avoidable circumstances. I had the opportunity to attend a burial ritual for a male Muslim and observed how the ritual was conducted. Some of the ...

The first advertisement is for Trop50 orange juice. The advertisement is meant to market the Trop50 orange juice. The advertisement is colorful and uses a female model as the picture of health in the advertisement. The second advertisement is that of the California avocado organization. The advertisement is meant to market the California avocados. The advertisement depicts the picture of a delicious avocado. In the background of the picture are a farmer and the welcome-to-California sign. Finally, the third advertisement is that of the pampers company marketing the pamper diapers. The advert depicts a small child wailing to have pamper diapers. The purpose ...

Kerr’s main idea is that while often there are behaviors we want to change in ourselves or others, but behavior change is difficult and usually involves behavior that has gotten us something we wanted or valued in the past. Since a behavior that is positively rewarded increases this means that either a more salient reward or a negative consequence of some type would have to be used following the behavior in order to alter the behavior in the other direction. No one ever says, “Oh I’m so good at keeping my weight under control, I want to change that behavior ...

Released in 2004, Troy is an epic war movie written by David Benioff, produced and directed by Wolfgang Peterson. The plot of the movie is loosely based on Homer’s Iliad. Music was composed initially by Gabriel Yared who worked on it for approximately a year before being replaced by James Horner. Vocals have been provided by Tanja Carovska while American singer and song writer Josh Groban and lyricist Cynthia Weil are responsible for the original composition of song for the movies end credits. Music composition of Troy is engulfed by dramatic sequences in their real form. Composer Gabriel ...

Research Paper

Selected article from a scholarly journal: Coleridge's "Kubla Khan": Creation of Genius or Addiction? By Karen Mahar In this article, Mahar doubts the creative ability and imagination of Coleridge as expressed in the poem "Kubla Khan." In fact, the author believes that Coleridge’s creativity, in this poem, is not natural, but influenced by opium. Mahar begins by acknowledging the literary abilities and skills of Coleridge as a chief Romantic poet and theorist (Mahar 1). The author further acknowledges that Coleridge’s most famous poems, including Kubla Khan, combine great elements of lyric genius and fantasy; however, the imagination ...

In “Ode to Autumn,” what is the State of Mind of the Poet?

The theme of the Romantic Period is nature; John Keats is one of the famous poets of this era. In his poem “Ode to Autumn” that has appeared in more anthology than any of his other poems; he uses imagery, word choice, and structure to express the speaker’s state of mind.

“Ode to Autumn” is Keats’ last ode. He wrote it after an autumn’s Sunday evening walk while he was staying in Winchester. “He was alone at Winchester, rejoicing in perfect September weather and in a mood more serene and contented than he had known for long or ...

‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen

A Comparative Analysis Although both these poems are by the same British poet and both might be thought of as ‘anti-war’ in different ways, they differ in their structure, use of language and overall emotional impact. ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ is a sonnet and the structure of the sonnet seems to act as a restraint on Owen’s feelings. The poem also contains an extended metaphor. In talking about the huge loss of life in the First World War, and mentioning the soldiers who “die as cattle” (line 1) (inevitably as if in a slaughterhouse), Owen develops an extended metaphor ...