Race: Social Construct

Race as a Social Construct Race dominates our personal lives (192 Lopez). Race is ever a part of peoples lives and throughout the film Rabbit Proof Fence order by Phillip Noyce and the Critical Race surmise written by Ian Lopez, we are able to see in what ways it affects people. The film depicts a group of three one-half caste native Australian girls, who are interpreted from their family by a white man, Mr. Neville. The girls are taken to be trained as servants and also so they bed assimilate to the White culture.The article explains how dry wash can be mistaken to be a biological difference, but how it actually is a social construct created by auberge. Throughout their works, Lopez and Noyce portray that black market is non discoverd by biological factors, but rather by society creating social constructs. The Aborigines uneasiness towards whites because of how the whites treat and degrade them for their physical attributes exemplifies how race is a social construct. In t he movie, the half caste kids were nervous of being taken and never being able to see their mothers again.The half castes were taken to their new home where they were checked for struggle color and the fairer ones who are cleverer to see who can be freed to leave and energise a good education (Noyce). The whites were the ones who were free and had many more opportunities than the Aborigines did because of the color of their skin hence, Their race in the end determined whether they were free or enslaved (192 Lopez). Their freedom was controlled by the whites, who caused them and their familys pain because the whites position their race was superior.In Rabbit Proof Fence, the whites separate themselves and the Aborigines because of their skin color and make the mistake of determining race by biological differences. Although Mollys wit is able to fool Mr. Neville, Moodoo knows where the girls are, proving that race is created by society and not by genes. There are times when Moodoo senses the girls nearby, but seems to ignore it. When he is with the white man looking for the girls he says shes pretty clever that girl, she wants to go home (Noyce) because he wants to pretend he does not know where they are.He understands that it is unfair for these helpless people to be taken from their families out of force because he can relate since his daughter was taken as well. In the Critical Race Theory article, Lopez talks more or less how Black and White are social groups, not genetically distinct branches of humankind (193 Lopez). To Mr. Neville, whites are thought to be superior because of how they look compared to the Aborigines therefore, the fairer ones are more intelligent and clever. Molly and Moodoo prove Mr.Neville wrong when they trounce him, which verifies that race is a social construct. Race can be thought of as a capacious group of people loosely bound together by historically contingent, socially significant elements (193 Lopez) from their ancestry. auberge has categorized people based on many varied characteristics ranging from hair, complexion, and facial features (192 Lopez). We see this categorization in the movie when the whites put the half caste Aborigines in a special camp away from their families because of their skin color.The Critical Race Theory explains to us that race is a social construct created by society and Rabbit Proof Fence provides us with examples from the article. Race is constantly mistaken to be people with different physical attributes, when in reality a persons biology should not and does not determine which race he or she belongs to. Race is a social construct. Works Cited Delgado, Richard. Critical Race Theory The Cutting Edge. Philadelphia Temple UP, 1995. Rabbit-proof Fence. Dir. Phillip Noyce. Perf. Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, and Kenneth Charles Branagh. Miramax Films, 2002. DVD.

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MATME/PF/M12/N12/M13/N13 math Standard Level The portfolio businesss For return in 2012 and 2013 International Baccalaureate Organization 2010 7 pages For utmost estimate in 2012 and 2013 2 MATME/PF/M12/N12/M13/N13 C O N T E N TS T y p e I t as k s Circles T y p e I I t as k s Fish Production capital Medal Heights INTRODUC TI ON W h a t is t h e p u r p ose of t h is d oc u m e n t ? This document contains refreshful tasks for the portfolio in mathematics SL. These tasks have been produced by the IB, for teachers to use in the examination sessions in 2012 and 2013.It should be noted that most tasks previously produced and make by the IB testament no longer be valid for sagacity after the November 2010 examination session. These include all the tasks in any teacher take for material (TSM), and the tasks in the document tfolio tasks 2009 The tasks in the in the 2012 examinations that N O T in 2013. Copies of all TSM tasks published by the IB argon operational on the On line programme Centre (OCC), under Internal Assessme not be used, even in slightly modified form. W h a t h a p p e n s i f t e a c h e r s u s e t h e s e o l d t a s k s?The inclusion of these octogenarian tasks in the portfolio go out make the portfolio non -compliant, and such portfolios ordain therefore attract a 10-mark penalty. Teachers may continue to use the old tasks as practice tasks, but they should not be included in the portfolio for final perspicacity. W h a t o t h e r d oc u m e n t s s h o u l d I u se? All teachers should have copies of the mathematics SL subject guide (second edition, September 2006), including the instruction notes appendix, and the TSM (September 2005). Further information, ncluding additional notes on applying the criteria, is available on the Online Curri dead endum Centre (OCC). Important smarts items are also available on the OCC, as are the diploma programme coordinator notes, which contain updated information on a variety of issues . W h i c h t as k s c a n I u se i n 2012? The unaccompanied tasks produced by the IB that may be submitted for targetessment in 2012 are the ones contained in this document, and those in the document Portfolio tasks 2011 2012 . at that place is no requirement to use tasks produced by the IB, and there is no date restriction on tasks compose by teachers.For final judicial decision in 2012 and 2013 3 MATME/PF/M12/N12/M13/N13 C a n I u se t h ese t as k s b e f o r e M a y 2012? These tasks should only be submitted for final assessment from May 2012 to November 2013. Students should not include them in portfolios before May 2012. If they are included, they will be subject to a 10-mark penalty. Please note that these dates refer to examination sessions, not when the school is completed. W h i c h t as k s c a n I u se i n 2013? The only tasks produced by the IB that may be submitted for assessment in 2013 are the ones contained in this document. T e c h n ologyThere is a blanke t(a) range of technological tools available to support mathematical work. These include graphic display calculators, Excel spreadsheets, Geogebra, Autograph, geometer sketch pad and Wolframalpha. Many are free d consumeloads from the Internet. Students (and teachers) should be encouraged to explore which ones best support the tasks that are assigned. Teachers are reminded that good technology use should enhance the development of the task. E x t r a c ts f r o m d i p lom a p r og r a m coo r d i n a to r n ot es Important information is included in the DPCN, available on the OCC.Teachers should ensure they are familiar with these, and in particular with the ones noted on a lower floor. Please note that the propagation to the 2009/2010 document is outdated. C op i es of t as k s a n d m a r k i n g/sol u t ion k e ys Teachers are advised to write their own tasks to jibe in with their own teaching plans, to select from the 2009/2010 document, or to use tasks written by different t eachers. In each case, teachers should work the task themselves to make sure it is sui control board, and provide a copy of the task, and an answer, solution or marking distinguish for any task submitted.This will help the moderators confirm the levels awarded by the teacher. It is particularly important if teachers modify an IB published task to include a copy of the modified task. While this is permitted, teachers should think carefully about do any changes, as the tasks have been written with all the criteria in mind, to allow students to achieve the higher levels. N on -co m p l i a n t po r t f ol ios f r om M a y 2012 Please note the future(a) information on how to deal with portfolios that do not contain one task of each type. This will be applied in the May 2012 and subsequent examination sessions.If two pieces of work are submitted, but they do not represent a Type I and a Type II task (for example, they are both Type I or both Type II tasks), mark both tasks, one agains t each Type. For example, if a candidate has submitted two Type I tasks, mark one development the Type I c riteria, and the other using the Type II Criteria. Do not apply any further penalty This means that the current system of marking both tasks against the same criteria and then(prenominal) applying a penalty of 10 marks will no longer be used. For final assessment in 2012 and 2013 4 MATME/PF/M12/N12/M13/N13 SL T YPE IA im In this t ask you wi l l conside r a se t of numbe rs tha t a r e pr esent ed in a symme t r i c a l pa t t e rn. Consider the five rows of numbers shown below. Describe how to find the numerator of the sixth row. Using technology, plot the relation between the row number, n, and the numerator in each row. Describe what you notice from your plot and write a command report to represent this. Find the sixth and seventh rows. Describe any patterns you used. Let E n ( r ) be the ( r 1) th element in the nth row, starting with r 15 manakin E5 (2) . 9 0. Find t he popular description for E n ( r ) .Test the validity of the general statement by finding additional rows. Discuss the scope and/or limitations of the general statement. Explain how you arrived at your general statement. For final assessment in 2012 and 2013 5 MATME/PF/M12/N12/M13/N13 C IR C L ES SL T YPE I A im The a im of this t ask is to invest i ga t e posi t ions of points in i nt e rse c t ing c i r c l es. The following diagram shows a circle C 1 with centre O and wheel spoke r, and any point P. r P O C1 The circle C 2 has centre P and radius OP. Let A be one of the points of intersection of C 1 and C 2 . Circle C 3 has centre A, and radius r.The point P is the intersection of C 3 with (OP). This is shown in the diagram below. C3 A O P P C2 C1 Let r 1 . Use an analytic approach to find OP , when OP 2 , OP 3 and OP 4 . Describe what you notice and write a general statement to represent this. Let OP 2 . Find OP , when r 2 , r 3 and r 4 . Describe what you notice and writ e a general statement to represent this. causerie whether or not this statement is consistent with your earlier statement. Use technology to investigate other values of r and OP. Find the general statement for OP . Test the validity of your general statement by using variant values of OP and r.Discuss the scope and/or limitations of the general statement. Explain how you arrived at the general statement. For final assessment in 2012 and 2013 6 MATME/PF/M12/N12/M13/N13 F IS H PR O D U C T I O N SL T YPE II A im This t ask conside rs comme r c i a l f ishing in a pa r t i cul a r count ry in two di ff e r ent envi ronments the se a and f ish f a rms (aqua cul tur e). The da t a is t a k en f rom the U N St a t ist i cs D ivisi on C ommon D a t a b a se . The following table gives the total mass of fish caught in the sea, in thousands of tonnes (1 tonne = 1000 kilograms). Y ea rT ot a l M ass 1980 426. 8 1981 470. 2 1982 503. 4 1983 557. 3 1984 564. 7 1985 575. 4 1986 579. 8 1987 624 . 7 1988 669. 9 Y ea r T ot a l M ass 1989 450. 5 1990 379. 0 1991 356. 9 1992 447. 5 1993 548. 8 1994 589. 8 1995 634. 0 1996 527. 8 1997 459. 1 Y ea r T ot a l M ass 1998 487. 2 1999 573. 8 2000 503. 3 2001 527. 7 2002 566. 7 2003 507. 8 2004 550. 5 2005 426. 5 2006 533. 0 Define suitable variables and discuss any parameters/constraints. Using technology, plot the entropy points from the table on a graph. Comment on any apparent trends in your graph and give notice suitable models.Analytically develop a model that fits the information points. (You may find it useful to consider a combination of serves. ) On a new set of axes, draw your model range and the original data points. Comment on any differences. Revise your model if necessary. The table below gives the total mass of fish, in thousands of tonnes, from fish farms. Y ea r T ot a l M ass 1980 1. 4 1981 1. 5 1982 1. 7 1983 2. 0 1984 2. 2 1985 2. 7 1986 3. 1 1987 3. 3 1988 4. 1 Y ea r T ot a l M ass 1989 4. 4 1990 5. 8 199 1 7. 8 1992 9. 1 1993 12. 4 1994 16. 0 1995 21. 6 1996 33. 2 1997 5. 5 Y ea r T ot a l M ass 1998 56. 7 1999 63. 0 2000 79. 0 2001 67. 2 2002 61. 2 2003 79. 9 2004 94. 7 2005 119. 8 2006 129. 0 darn the data points from this table on a graph, and discuss whether your analytical model for the original data fits the new data. Use technology to find a suitable model for the new data. On a new set of axes, draw both models. Discuss how trends in the first model could be explained by trends in the second model. By considering both models, discuss possible future trends in both types of fishing. For final assessment in 2012 and 2013 7MATME/PF/M12/N12/M13/N13 G O L D M E D A L H E I G H TS SL T YPE II A i m T he a i m of th i s t a sk i s to O lympi c G ames. high jump in the The table below gives the meridian (in centimeters) achieved by the gold medalists at various Olympic Games. 1932 Y ea r H e igh t (c m) 197 1936 203 1948 198 1952 204 1956 212 1960 216 1964 218 1968 224 1972 223 1 976 225 1980 236 Note The Olympic Games were not held in 1940 and 1944. Using technology, plot the data points on a graph. Define all variables used and state any parameters clearly. Discuss any possible constraints of the task.What type of function models the behaviour of the graph? Explain why you chose this function. Analytically create an equation to model the data in the above table. On a new set of axes, draw your model function and the original graph. Comment on any differences. Discuss the limitations of your model. Refine your model if necessary. Use technology to find another function that models the data. On a new set of axes, draw both your model functions. Comment on any differences. Had the Games been held in 1940 and 1944, estimate what the winning heights would have been and justify your answers.Use your model to predict the winning height in 1984 and in 2016. Comment on your answers. The following table gives the winning heights for all the other Olympic Games since 1896. 1896 1904 1908 1912 1920 1928 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 Y ea r H eigh t (c m) 190 180 191 193 193 194 235 238 234 239 235 236 236 How well does your model fit the additional data? Discuss the overall trend from 1896 to 2008, with specific references to significant fluctuations. What modifications, if any, need to be make to your model to fit the new data? For final assessment in 2012 and 2013

Interesting Quotes About Idioms

citaty People use idioms to catch their language richer and more colorful and to convey subtle shades of meaning or intention. Idioms ar utilize often to replace a literal word or expression, and many times the idiom better(p) describes the full nuance of meaning. Idioms and idiomatic expressions can be more precise than the literal run-in, often use fewer words but saying more. For example, the expression it runs in the family is shorter and more succinct than saying that a physical or personality trait is fairly common throughout unrivaleds extended family and over a number of generations. (Gail Brenner, Websters New World American Idioms Handbook. Websters New World, 2003) ? If natural language had been designed by a logician, idioms would not exist. (Philip Johnson-Laird, 1993) Idioms, in general, are deeply connected to culture. . . . Agar (1991) proposes that biculturalism and bilingualism are two sides of the same coin. occupied in the intertwined process of culture c hange, learners have to understand the full meaning of idioms. (Sam Glucksberg, Understanding Figurative Language. Oxford Univ. Press, 2001) ? Shakespeares Idioms Shakespeare is impute with coining more than 2,000 words, infusing thousands more existing mavens with electrifying new meanings and forging idioms that would last for centuries. A fools paradise, at one fell swoop, hearts content, in a pickle, send him packing, too much of a impregnable thing, the game is up, good riddance, love is blind, and a sorry sight, to name a few. (David Wolman, Righting the Mother Tongue From Olde English to Email, the Tangled drool of English Spelling. Harper, 2010) ? Levels of Transparency Idioms vary in transparency that is, whether their meaning can be derived from the literal meanings of the individual words. For example, excite up ones mind is rather transparent in suggesting the meaning reach a decision, while throw in the towel the bucket is far from transparent in representing th e meaning die. (Douglas Biber et al. , Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Pearson, 2002) The thought have-to doe with me that this was a pretty pathetic way to bang the bucketbeing accidentally poisoned during a moving-picture show shoot, of all thingsand I started weeping at the idiocy of it all. (Lara St.John) ? The Idiom Principle The observation that meanings are make in chunks of language that are more or less predictable, though not fixed, sequences of morphemes leads John Sinclair in Corpus concord Collocation, 1991 to an articulation of the idiom principle. He states the principle thus The principle of idiom is that a language user has available to him or her a large number of semi-preconstructed phrases that constitute single choices, even though they magnate appear to be analysable into segments (Sinclair 1991) 110) The study of fixed phrases has a fairly long tradition . . , but phrases are normally seen as outside the normal organising princi ple of language. Here, Sinclair extends the notion of phraseology to encompass a large deal more of language than it is commonly considered to encompass. At its strongest, we might say that all senses of all words exist in and are identified by the sequences of morphemes in which they typically occur. (Susan Hunston and Gill Francis, Pattern Grammar A Corpus-Driven Approach to the Lexical Grammar of English.John Benjamins, 2000) ? Modal Idioms Modal idioms are idiosyncratic verbal formations which consist of more than one word and which have modal meanings that are not predictable from the constituent parts (compare the non-modal idiom kick the bucket). Under this heading we include have got to, had better/best, would rather/sooner/as soon, and be to. (Bas Aarts, Oxford neo English Grammar. Oxford University Press, 2011)

Environmental Effects on Human Health Essay

With the vast changes in the milieu, human health is at an exclusively time risk. Man has created factors over the years that stomach be controlled with enormous effort on each individual. environmental risk factors from natural occurrences be not booming controlled, yet have an astounding effect on human health. Dry conditions have created perfect environment for natural wild fires throughout much of the world causation concern for increased air pollution. registered nurse gas is a radiation that occurs in nature and has been around since the beginning of time it is the second lead cause of lung cancer, but can be controlled with little effort. Mold spores in the millions grow in intimately areas of the world affecting peoples respiratory health, skin, and eyes yet can be prevented. Environmental health risks from natural causes are closely preventable with diligence from everyone.Wildfires are a combination of grasses, trees and thinkable building materials. This leave s fine particles in the air that can travel for several miles causing health concerns in areas surrounding the fires. Air pollution caused by wildfires not only hurts your eyes but also can irritate the respiratory system causing people suffering from asthma and chronic lung disease to timbre the effects. Chronic heart disease is also affected by the harmful air quality. (Center for Disease supremacy, 2011) incessantly check the local air quality index to determine if you are safe outdoors otherwise, catch ones breath indoors with the windows and doors closed and the air conditioning running to keep contaminated outdoor air make believe coming indoors. Take caution to remove yourself from situations that may be unsafe or harmful to your health. registered nurse gas is a naturally occurring background radiation that has been around since time began. It is found predominantly in soil, but occurs everywhere. Radon gas is an odorless, tasteless, invisible gas that can seep into ou r homes through the ground causing serious health problems. Radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer. The amount of radon in your house and the amount of time you spend there, determine the risks of getting lung cancer from the gas. Smokers face a much larger risk of getting lung cancer from radon gas than non-smokers.There is a big compel by governments across the globe to smother the risks of lung cancer from radon. There are many myths surrounding radon that the government is working to dispel. Of those myths scientists agree that radon causes thousands of preventable deaths each year from lung cancer, radon testing is easy and can be done by yourself or by a qualified testing company, all homes are affected and homes with dangerously high levels can be easily fixed by master key radon gas mitigators, and every house tests differently. (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2009)Molds are fungi that grow most everywhere and effect people in all health cate gories. People with respiratory conditions such as asthma, allergies, and sinusitis have the greatest risks of affected. Individuals with a weakened immune system, children and elderly are at risk of organism effective as well. Symptoms that may occur are nasal stuffiness, wheezing, eye irritation, and skin irritations. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010) Mold can be found anywhere but prefer places that are warm and moist. A cleaning solution of one cup bleach to one gallon of water may be used to kill existing mold. Keep areas that are prone to moisture clean and ventilated to reduce potential mold hazards. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2006)In summary, human health concerns are at an all time with the vast environmental changes that have occurred. Air quality affected by naturally occurring wildfires has a large impact on people for miles surrounding the fires. Lung cancer caused by naturally occurring radon gases is world addressed by government s across the globe in an attempt to reduce outbreaks. People everywhere are fighting the harmful effects of mold and learning ways to control the infestations. Maintaining good health in a world riddled with natural and manmade environmental concerns requires knowledge, understanding, and effort on every individual.

Dover Bitch vs Dover Beach Essay

What is retire? This is a question that is often discussed and argued about. Everyone seems to expect a polar perception on what cognize truly is. These perceptions assistance categorize what type of person you argon when it comes towards erotic approve. This so-and-so range from being a dim romantic to a person who doesnt tear down believe that sack out exists. A perfect example of how the views of love tail be drastically different can be illustrated by these two meters capital of Delaw ar margin and capital of Delaware Bitch. Dover marge, was create verbally by Matthew Arnold in the 19th carbon.The love Arnold speaks of in his poem is a deep love that is indestructible. Dover Bitch was written by Anthony Hecht, in response to Dover Beach and refers to love as being a joke and nonexistent. Arnold can be portrayed as being a hopeless romantic while Hecht is skeptical and a cynic when it comes to love. There be m all factors which influence the authors literary work s including the time period, the quarry of love in their poem and their overall view of the serviceman. These components as nearly as the tones of the of the poems armed service convey the authors view point on love and its put down in society.Matthew Arnolds legendary poem Dover Beach encapsulated the era that the poem was written in. He wrote this poem during the 19th century while he was honeymooning with his wife. Rumor has it that the newlyweds were honeymooning at Dover Beach yet no one can be certain. In order to get a better obtain on what the text of the poem is referring to we must k like a shot whats going on during the time period. When Dover Beach was written at that place was large transformation in how people thought and what k right offledge was deemed accept adequate. position society was changing from a primarily religious based society with high religious ethics and standings into one that praised and honored the work of science. It was the dawn of the sc ientific and industrial revolution. With any major change thither seems to always be benefits and side effects. Arnolds poem addresses many of the side effects during this wave of change. Matthew Arnolds primary point of concern has to do with the fact that people hand over lost their faith and are sacrificing their true feelings for knowledge.The Sea of Faith/was once, too, at the full, and round earths shore/ But now I only hear/its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar (lines 21-25). These are a couple of lines from Dover Beach they help illustrate how people on Earth have lost their faith and how the world is being abnormal by it. The Sea of Faith refers to how everything used to be. People were full of faith and were attached to their emotions, hardly now that faith no longer remains all Arnold can here is a roar of sorrow which is sweeping across the land. Anthony Hecht wrote Dover Bitch in response to the Dover Beach poem by Matthew Arnold.Although the poems were written on ly a century apart, views on love and support were immensely different. During the 20th century when Hecht wrote the Dover Bitch poem the world as Arnold once knew it no longer existed. Religion vie a very minuscule employment in society and it was the start of a sexual revolution. dormancy with multiple people was non frowned upon anymore and the quest to be with one person for the rest of your life was thought to be ridiculous and was extremely uncommon. There was a mindset that there is no such thing as a one true love.Relationships were really just affairs and flings since there was a lack of emotional attachment. Hecht even pushes it as far to imply that what we believe to be love is actually lust and face-to-face quest for pleasure. In a way Matthew Arnold foresaw what the world and what love would get going if people were detached from their emotions. The world that he foresaw is the world in which Hecht inhabits this world has caused Hecht to believe that love does n on even exist. Both of the time periods in which Dover Beach and Dover Bitch were written help play a significant role in how the author views love.It is within this environment that they are able to perceive and formulate their opinions on love and whether or not it is present in their society. Dover Beach and Dover Bitch are both poems that describe love. However the determinations to which the poem is directed are extremely different. The chosen object of the poem also corresponds to the time period in which these poems were written. Arnolds poem as stated before speaks of a deep love, one that is forever constant. His poem is said to have been written for his wife, which would acquit sense since they were honeymooning together when it was written.Ah, love, let us be true/to one another(prenominal) (lines 30-31). In the poem Arnold is demanding that the love they have together should be utter(a) and well intentioned. He believes that love exists and what he is experiencing is love and that this love can overpower any obstacle. By class period this poem it can be inferred that Arnold is in love with just one person and that he wants to spend eternity with them. In a way Arnolds poetry is describing a one true love. The idea of a one true love is distinct to the time period in which Arnold lived.The tone used in Dover Beach is very melancholy and lamented. These two descriptive words of the tone are loosely perceived as being negative, but in this instance Arnold is melancholic and lamented because he wants his love to last. So although after reading the poem the reader might perhaps almost feel dreary they are given a contrasting feeling of hope. In Dover Bitch heretofore the object that Hecht speaks of is a casual fling. This makes the whole poem impersonal and is a blasphemy in the face of love. Hechts poem makes a complete mockery of Arnolds poem.His word choice, tone and his nonchalant attitude devoted to the object support the fact that he does no t believe love exists. There is an underlying theme build into his poem that love is not real and what the caramel brown is pursuing is in fact lust and personal pleasure. This pleasure is purely physical and has nothing to do with the individuals emotions. An example of this is when the thoughts of the object used in Dover Bitch are revealed. But all the time he was talking she had in mind/The flavour of what the whiskers would feel like/on the back of her neck (lines 9-11).The object is thinking purely of partaking in pleasurable activities such as sex while the man in the poem is declaring his love for her. apparently this is not an example of true love this certainly doesnt seem like love at all. In Dover Beach Arnold dedicates and pours his heart to a single person which makes the poem more intimate. Hecht however leads you to believe that there is more than one woman in his life and yet he is nonetheless unsatisfied. Shes really alright. I still see her once in awhile/and she always treats me right.We have a drink/ and I give her a good time, and perhaps its a class/before I see her again (lines 25-26). The casual tone the author uses allows the reader to infer that the object of the poem is truly insignificant and holds no value to her so called lover. If you have ever witnessed more or lessbody who is in love going a few days without their significant other is hard but a year would be a living hell for them. This does not seem to bother the lover in Hechts poem at all. Basically by reading this poem you are allowed to make the assumption that people confuse lust for love.Hechts skepticism towards love is very apparent upon reading Dover Bitch. This skepticism of love is most likely due to the time period in which the poem was written. If most of society is partaking in affairs and are having multiple partners the idea of love might sound a little ridiculous. The words I love you wouldnt take on any meaning after awhile and all hope for love migh t be lost. This is the attitude that I think the Anthony Hecht obtained and it was with this mindset he responded to Matthew Arnolds Dover Beach.The last major difference surrounded by these two authors and their poems is their outlook on life and where they feel loves place is in society. Matthew Arnold has a very optimistic outlook on life and feels that love always and needs to have a place in society. Arnold states in his poem that the world around him has been corrupted and is filled with illusions love can exist in this environment and be a glimmer of hope to all. This corruption is probably referencing the expiry of faith in religion and even though that has been disturbed the love that people have does not have to be extinguished.Being a hopeless romantic Arnold makes it seem that a world without love would be terrible and catastrophic. Hecht however has a cynical outlook on life and feels that love does not even exist in our society. To him love cant exist in a world like the one we inhabit. In a world full of corruption how can something as pure as love exist? It is safe to say that Hecht never believed in the one true love theory and instead this theory was replaced with one night stands and sexual affairs. This is why I feel that Hecht as a negative connotation of love and is skeptical of its existence.The overall attitudes towards life reflect how they embrace and pull out love. Leaving us with a hopeless romantic and a cynic. Although there are a destiny of differences between Dover Beach and Dover Bitch they do in fact have some similarities. Both of these poems reflect the viewpoints their author has on life and love. They both encapsulate the time periods in which they were written and show how love was represented in society. The tone of the two poems also plays a key role in deciphering the authors true feelings towards love.

Learning Plan Outcome Report 2,000 words Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 2000 words

Learning Plan Outcome narrative 2,000 words - Essay ExampleThe revised study objectives were acquiring skills of retrieval nursing both in clinical assessment and management of the ordersurgical patients in the immediate postoperative period in the retrieval room. This learning would also provide opportunity for application of knowledge and skills in the real situation where the learning along with evidence from research in recovery room nursing would be understood and applied in order to be open to deliver most appropriate c ar for the postoperative patients in the recovery room (Williams et al., 2002). The best way, thus, would be to constantly update personal knowledge and skill learning. The competency standards run out about accountability, and the best method to ensure accountability is to deliver caveat based on the land of the art learning (ANMC, 2004b). Specifically the learning would involve clinical assessment (ANMC, 2004a) and management of respiratory problems, p ain in the ass management, management of nausea and vomiting, and documentation of bang.autonomic nervous system 1. The aim of recovery room nursing is provision of intensive observation and care in the postoperative patients, especially when the procedure had been done under anesthesia (Leykin et al., 2001).Ans 2. Q2. What are the primary objectives of nursing care in the Recovery UnitAns 2. The primary objectives are recognition of major potential problems associated with a specific surgical procedure and initiation of appropriate alike(p) actions. The nurses must be able to identify and demonstrate general procedures which are routine in the recovery unit, where the care will be documented until consciousness and physical functions are totally back to general for legal reasons. It is better they use an established scoring guide for this reason (Wilkins et al., 2009).Q3. What are the serious events in the recovery unit that a nurse must watch forAns 3. respiratory problem, card iovascular problem, and hemorrhage. Respiratory arrest is not uncommon in this liable and vulnerable situation. The nurse must be able to take corrective action promptly (Leykin et al., 2001).Q4. What are the primary goals of recovery room nursing careAns4. These involve continuous, close monitoring, vigilant patient assessment safe recovery from anaesthesia & surgery masterly nursing action & patient management prevention of, or early recognition & intervention of post anaesthetic/surgical problems short-term intensive care nursing leading to optimal patient outcomes (Radford, 2003). Q5. What should be focus in careAns5. The nurses must be competent and continue to assess their own competence. present(prenominal) postoperative recovery care is important since in this phase many patient deaths may occur. roughly of the deaths occur due to specific anesthetic errors, errors in judgment, lack of vigilance, and these can be prevented. Nursing care must focus on prevention of complic ations and their treatment if they occur (Radford, 2003).Q6. What should be the staffing ratiosAns6. Depending on the care take and criticality of the condition, the staffing ratio varies. There is a recovery patient classification system, and based on that in that location are 4 classes, I, II, III, and IV, where the nurse patient ratios should be 21, 11, 12, and 13

Sociology Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 words

Sociology - Essay ExampleThe world becomes kind by greater connectivity and the socialization becomes a grand scale phenomenon in which all of the world is reachable if one learns how to create that access. When a squirt is born, socialization write downs through the ways in which the world average about them responds to their gender, in balance with the traditions that have been passed down in the way that an infant is handled. In the beginning, the way a child is talked to, the expectations that are imposed upon the child, and the ways in which adults behave around them will begin the forge of teaching the child how to behave in the world and interact with others. As shown by Davis, a child will learn to get attention and to manifest wants, as well as how to eat and move of his or her elimination in a manner that is congruent with the people who are around them. When denied this role of learning, they will simply not participate in the world (558). As adults and older ch ildren interact with an infant, they begin to imitate the behaviors that they see being exhibited around them. This is the process of socialization. This occurs as the context of environmental factors begins to shape the perceptual experience of identity through different aspects of experience which include gender, ethnic identity, and nationality. In the United States this is a many-sided structure in which connectivity is derived from crossing a series of cultures to which one is exposed and learning how to interact through a variety of different methods within a variety of different environments (Anderson and Taylor 98). As opposed to just one environment, a person has multiple environments in which different behaviors are appropriate. The way one behaves at home, in school, at work, and in social situations may all be very different and those behaviors are learned by observation and then imitation. Socialization is the occurrence of being able to navigate those atmospheres and to live on into them through interaction. Socialization is the way in which a child learns to engage in the world. Without learning communication, two through verbal and physical indications, a child will be without the ability to interact. If the situation of Helen Keller is examined, a girl who was born without the ability to either see nor hear, one can see how communication is developed through interaction. Because of her condition, Helen was indulged and became used to violently and aggressive outbursts through which she communicated what she wanted, but she did not have a impression of the compulsions of others (Keller et al xi). She had neither heard nor seen anything of her world, thus her only concept was that of her self. Through the interactions that were provided by a strong willed teacher who sought to bring her out of her self involved world, Keller was able to begin to examine communication, through which she could not only act, but interact. The example provid ed by Davis of Anna, a little girl who had been intemperately neglected to the point of showing little to no development of any kind, it is shown that through a small(a) amount of interaction a child will be begin to interact with the world, thus proving the need and power of socialization. Anna showed little in the way of emotions, thus showing that even the acts of crying or successful were not necessarily instinctual, but learned. However, just