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- 3471: Gray's "The Epitaph": An Analysis
- Gray's "The Epitaph": An Analysis In the Epitaph, Thomas Gray shows his discontent toward the way that life and death are categorized on this planet. He speaks of earth as a place which holds people for the time being that they are going through this grand cycle of what is called life. When somebody only ... a traumatizing effect on him, then he turned to writing of dark and dreary times and those of the epitaphs and of graveyards and the beliefs of gods and how they relate to life and death. Thomas Gray's The Epitaph shows the way that we treat moral and social problems and help to alert us of another and how faulty our beliefs towards the juxtaposition between life and death are in our society.
- 3472: AIDS: Risk Factors / Modes of Transmission / W. Africa
- ... information about sage infant feeding to HIV-infected woman who are pregnant. In developing countries rather than Western society, they have a mentality much more diverse. Western societies have the luxury of preventing illness and death, the knowledge, and reason with a life expectancy of 75. In developing countries, the worry more about survival of the present moment which can mean that they face death from AIDS in five years from prostitution or death from starvation tomorrow from lack of money. In many cases, if the wife is persistent in condom use, she is threatened with the husband leaving her for another female. In which case, the wife ...
- 3473: Psychoanalysis
- ... mother and uncle. However, most societies strongly disapprove of the sexual interests of children, and Lisa never spoke of what she saw to anyone but Freud. She also, in the event of her mother’s death, fell subject to a withdrawn father who did not meet her needs for affection and attention as a growing child. This may have helped lead to her repressed sexual “rage.” Also, taboo on incest rules ... during infancy, leave a lasting imprint on the personality. Any experience with objects, including persons, that evoke and strengthen the self are "self-object" experiences and are needed by every human being from birth to death in order to sustain a cohesive self. Absence of or faulty self-object experiences cause a loss of cohesion with the self. Lisa’s character was a prime candidate for Freud’s psychoanalysis. She followed ... and the pain from it all. Her character was eventually brought back into a state of reality, but it was too late to “save” her. The true reality that faced her was the grimace of death of her true “self” in the end.
- 3474: Jimi Hendrix
- ... of the songs on Are You Experienced? form the basis upon which it is possible to measure the change in the style of Hendrix, both lyrically and musically, that were to occur until his untimely death in 1970. The commercial success of the album and the confidence that Jimi must have gained from reviews which called him things like "an absolute master" allowed Jimi to make smooth transitions to whatever he ... effort, it does, without a doubt, show a period of Hendrix’ development in which the pressure of being a star and the many social and societal ills that surrounded him caused a major change. His death in 1970 seemed to indicate a feeling of apathy from Hendrix; he died choking on his own vomit (Anonymous 1). Looking back on his albums, there is definite pattern of personal growth and decay, all ... individual contained an increasing acceptance of his racial heritage -- which included culture and music – as well as Jimi’s broadening awareness of the problems of his day. This chain of events eventually led to his death, but it can be traced by all of us today though the intricate and sublime music of this incredible visionary in the four completed albums he left for us.
- 3475: Alcoholism
- ... this impairs the heart muscles ability to contract and eventually fail. Alcohol’s action on the brain is what causes people to feel intoxicated. A sudden intake of large amounts of alcohol may result in death; this is because nerve impulses to the brain are dangerously blocked. There are over two hundred deaths a year from this kind of accidental alcohol poisoning. Alcohol also has an increasing effect on our brain ... They can provide the moral support the alcoholic needs to get well. Alcoholics may need to check into a detox center if really bad, because the withdrawals can be very painful, and could possibly cause death. Withdrawal reactions can include any or all of these: high fever, loss of appetite, nausea, uncontrollable shaking, hallucinations, and possible coma or death. Alcoholism is a disease that cannot be totally cured but people can recover and return to a normal way of life. Recovering depends on total abstinence from alcohol. Recovering alcohol’s can never touch ...
- 3476: George Washington
- ... regulars. A few kilometers from Fort Duquesne, Braddock's men were ambushed by a band of French soldiers and Native Americans. Braddock was mortally wounded, and Washington, who behaved gallantly during the conflict, narrowly escaped death. In August 1755 he was appointed (with the rank of colonel) to command the Virginia regiment, charged with the defense of the long western frontier of the colony. War between France and Britain was officially declared in May 1756, and while the principal struggle moved to other areas, Washington succeeded in keeping the Virginia frontier relatively safe. The American Revolution After the death of his elder half brother Lawrence, Washington inherited the plantation known as Mount Vernon. A spectacular rise in the price of tobacco during the 1730s and '40s, combined with his marriage in 1759 to Martha ... his contemporaries with concrete evidence of the value of the citizen soldier, the enlightened gentleman farmer, and the realistic nationalist in stabilizing the culture and politics of the young republic. Shortly after the president's death, an Episcopal clergyman, Mason Locke Weems, wrote a fanciful life of Washington for children, stressing the great man's honesty, piety, hard work, patriotism, and wisdom. This book, which went through many editions, popularized ...
- 3477: Exotic Diseases And The Treat To Humanity
- ... Garrett, P.605, 1995) Some of the reason that proves that exotic diseases are the greatest threat to humanity is the most obvious ones. The fact that most of these deadly viruses lead to instant death or long term suffering before death frightens many. Some of the factors that help contribute to prove this correct are the mutation of microbes, poorly sanitized countries/poverty, and the fact of no vaccines or cures are to be found. Most ... extinct. Smallpox was a deadly virus, which caused a extreme high fever, spotting on flesh, then the spots open, dry up, then fall off. This virus attacks the heart, lungs, throat, liver, and leads to death. (EDRA, 1998) This virus was said to have been eliminated by a vaccine from earth in the 1960’s. Although, Russia and the USA have been keeping some Smallpox viruses in their research facilities. ...
- 3478: A Tale Of Two Cities
- ... mother, and had a passion for reading his father's collection of classics; such as Shakespeare, Cervantes, Defoe, smollett, Fielding, and Goldsmith. Charles wrote 15 novels, and the last one was unfinished due to his death caused by a stroke; he was fifty-eight and died on June 9, 1870. The main characters are: Charles Darnay- a French man who is a tutor and is put on trial numerous times and has to be rescued. Dr. Manette- a prisoner for 18 years who recovers with the aid of his daughter; he tries to repay her by rescuing her husband from death. Sydney Carton- a drunken lawyer who looks like Charles Darnay, and saves his life because of his love for Lucie. Lucie Manette- a pretty, blonde woman who is very loving and loyal to others and ... Defarge was the younger sister that was put in hiding; this is why she wants Darnay dead. When the letter was finished being read the court decided to send Charles Darnay, formerly Evremode, to his death. He was the last of the Evremode family and was held responsible. On the day of his execution he was visited by Sydney Carton, his "twin", who drugged him and took his place. Carton ...
- 3479: Cholera: Virulence, Origin, and Pandemics
- ... have greater success in shortening the length of onset of AIDS after contracting HIV (1). The second type of virulence noted by Ewald (1) was in circumstances where contraction of the pathogen did not guarantee death to the host. Most pathogens we are familiar with today fall into the latter category. In this case, virulence of the pathogen can, and is, measured by mortality rates. Here, more virulent strains kill more ... where it was the dominant strain in terms of prevalence (1). Contraction? I’ll pass. Cholera can be an extremely severe disease that can result in massive dehydration, hypovolemic shock, and in the worst scenario, death. V. cholerae enters the human gastrointestinal system almost exclusively from the oral cavity. On the positive side, very few people infected with V. cholerae develop the most severe form of the disease called cholera gravis ... very quickly and sometimes blood vessels will simply collapse due to the extensive hypotension of body fluids. Other symptoms include excessive thirst, sunken eyes, wrinkled hands and feet, and extreme muscle cramps. If not treated, death can result within hours from this overwhelming dehydration. Treatment for cholera victims is vigorous rehydratioin either intravenously or orally with hefty glucose solutions (4). Did You Know? Cholera tends to infect those with type ...
- 3480: Live Together Before The Arrma
- ... that involves legal and societal responsibilities. It brings together not just two people but also two families and two communities. It is not just for the here and now; it is, most newlyweds hope, 'until death do us part.' Getting married changes what you expect from your mate and yourself. Some would argue that "the marriage license is only a piece of paper". We are, however, admonished to obey the laws of our government in Scriptures, which requires us to have legal marriages. . "People who marry "until death do us part" have quite a different level of commitment, therefore quite a different level of security, thus quite a different level of freedom, and as a result quite a different level of happiness than those who marry "so long as love death last." In brief, dating tends to be artificial. Each person is "up" for the occasion, and they make an effort to have a good time together. But marriage is quite different from dating. In ...
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