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The representatives of the State of Georgia were worried because of the constant assaults concerning the institution of slavery, which have created the risk of danger to the State. Hence, she wanted to remain in the Union, but without the probability of disturbance that could have touched the security of Georgia. The State was also unsatisfied by the actions of the Congress, which have frequently broken the line of its safety and well being. Therefore, Georgia did not have a desire to remain in the union without the guarantees of her security. The main compliance of Georgia was about the novel laws that at first were implemented in the north part of the United States, concerning the social equality. Their purpose was about the annulment of slave status, and giving the African representatives the full rights of American citizens. It was declared that “The Supreme Court having decided that negroes are not citizens of the United States, no person of African descent shall be permitted to vote for Federal Officers, nor to hold any office or appointment under the government of the United States” (“Georgia. Convention of the People” p. 18). The State of Georgia considered that before the Civil War, the liberation of the Negros would bring the unpredictable consequences into the war, which most likely would have appeared to be negative for Georgia. The fact is that the opposite side, which was against the immediate withdrawal, was making the attempts to reach the golden mean. The opposite politicians were categorically against the hasty secession, as they believed that still, there was an opportunity for Georgia to stay in the union without being put to the risk, along with most of its rights that were providing its welfare. Despite the attemp
Introduction The book “Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Christian Belief” by John M. Frame can help Christians and believers understand the teachings of God. The author presents his mature thoughts as a seasoned theologian. The reader can use this book to understand why God has a good plan for every person on earth. The author addresses the challenges affecting different Christians across the globe. The ideas and thoughts in this book encourage human beings to become strong believers. This essay presents the lessons and insights gained from John Frame’s book. Key Learning from the Book: Chapters 13-22 Frame’s book begins by identifying the unique attributes of God. I have understood why God is righteous and holy. God has always done wonderful things in order to help his people. Every reader understands why God is love. The book also explains why God’s righteousness is immeasurable. Christians should follow God’s words and promises in order to see his kingdom 1 . The reader also understands why human beings should never take God’s wrath and hatred for granted. God expects every person to live in accordance with his commandments. Human beings should always be ready to worship God. I have understood why we should embrace these attributes. The practice will make it easier for us to see God’s kingdom. Evil and sin are common in our world. I have gained new insights about the nature of evil. Evil takes different forms in order to confuse God’s followers. Human beings will encounter evil in their lives. These ideas encourage believers to appreciate Frame’s book. Every believer should use this knowledge in order to have a righteous life. Some forms of evil can affect our beliefs and expectations from God. The chapter “The Problem of Evil” has equipped me with the best concepts and knowledge about the nature of evil 2 . According to this book, Christians should always be ready to serve their God. This approach will ensure every person sees God’s kingdom. The other important attribute is God’s knowledge. God knows every about our universe. God is aware of the past, the future, and the present. His Lordship is something outstanding in this world. Human beings have always ignored God’s teachings. Christians have never taken God’s knowledge and wisdom seriously. The reader should use this chapter in order to embrace the best ideas and practices. The approach will ensure every person benefits from God’s knowledge 3 . God can use this knowledge to guide or punish humankind. The book is a useful source of knowledge towards a religious life. The book goes further to analyze God’s will and power. I now understand what God can do. I also understand why God wants every person to be happy. God’s will is to rescue humankind and make him happy. God has always been faithful. God has always kept his promises. John Frame gives some of the best ideas towards understanding God’s expectations. I am looking forward to use this knowledge as a believer. Such
Culture is an everchanging and compelling concept and numerous factors influence it. Generations of people evolve symbiotically with the culture around them, with the two affect each other in more or less subtle ways. According to Wiest (2016), culture is a concoction of beliefs, values, norms, practices, and language. Unsurprisingly, mass media is one of the most powerful factors in culture-forming, appealing to and uniting and dividing billions of people. Whether they turn on the TV or the Internet, there are opinions, trends, and heaps of information. By identifying with the characters of a show, generations can be raised on similar values. Mass media with a certain reach and authority can become a tastemaker. Understanding Media and Culture (2016) shows tastemakers are practical tools because of their particularity, focus, and broad appeal. Almost monopolizing the media subsection, these phenomena play an incredibly significant role in creating cultural norms and forming generations. For example, the cult conspiracy and science fiction show “The X-Files” increased young girls’ interest in STEM immensely, showing them by example what they were capable of doing. By becoming a tastemaker, the show revolutionized the representation of women in science on national television, starting a new era in scientific feminism. Although the show was primarily aimed at entertainment, its social and cultural impact went beyond all expectations. Although it is more difficult to pinpoint the social and cultural factors in the present, while the consequences have not yet solidified, there are undoubtedly a few tastemakers in the American culture today. For example, there is an undeniable influential capacity that celebrities hold. By promoting certain views and discarding others, these people in the popular media affect millions of their fans and followers and change views and opinions on various subjects. Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to take a knee for the American anthem in 2016 (Jude, 2020) inspired a social movement that greatly impacted awareness of racial inequality worldwide. Similarly, hundreds of celebrities embrace or reject various views and perspectives every day, influencing the masses that follow and respect them.
Casual wear, day dress, more formal dress The garment is a sleeveless dress with a round neck and has a sweetheart neckline. It has sheer detail on the neckline and on the back. These aspects of design make it suitable to be worn for day and evening occasions. Its great detail and chicness make it suitable for more formal events, while the chiffon overlay makes the dress modest by covering up the miniskirt and still adds to the class of the dress. Season (worn) This type of dress is suitable for summer, spring, and fall because of the comfortable feel. The sleeveless design is extremely convenient during summer, and the lightness of the fabric that was used makes it comfy in the summer heat. More so, during fall, the round neckline coupled with a scarf suffices the cold. The dress is made from materials with incomparable air circulation hence very comfortable during spring. Description of each garment The inner part of the top is made up of 100% silk and covered by sheer material, while the outer top of the dress is covered with a sheer fabric on both the front and back. The tulle fabric is made from 80% polyester and 20% spandex, which makes the sheer material elastic improving the stretch qualities. Tulle is a fine netting frivolous and often starched fabric, and contrary to its lightweight, it is a tough fabric due to its structure that has threads to maintain a state of tension. The bottom half of the dress is made up of a contrast miniskirt, which is covered by a pure chiffon overlay. The mini skirt is made from a fabric that is different from the rest of the outfit, thus adding detail to the dress, preferably 100% silk white in color. The overlay is 94% nylon and 6% spandex for a shimmery and ela
The institution of marriage in the world has gone through tremendous revolution throughout history. Saudi Arabian marriages have not been any different, and the population is slowly departing from the traditional procedures and religious demands, previously followed, to more liberal processes. For example, “while it was customary to marry paternal first cousins or other patrilineally related kin, today fewer close cousin marriages are taking place” (Saudi Arabia Jeddah Weddings Para. 3). Furthermore, the fiancée and fiancé rarely met before the wedding, but today the contrary is happening where the two communicate with each other before the wedding day. Marriage in Saudi Arabia remains a celebration worth tracing right from the time of the proposal until the end of the celebrations. Families and relatives absolutely organized marriages in Saudi Arabia. The groom’s family chose the bride, and as aforementioned, the two were not allowed to meet until the wedding day. Since the ideal marriage was tribal, the groom womenfolk found it easy to spot the right bride for him. Families encouraged the young people to marry their cousins to strengthen the tribe and improve their authority in a particular society (Muslim Marriage in Saudi Arabia Para. 1). These marriages were also encouraged because each family knew the background of the prospective bride well. The elders of the prospective bride propagated marriage in Saudi Arabia, and afterward, it was the responsibility of either the groom or the groom’s parents to propose to her father. Subject to the bride parent’s agreement, a meeting would be organized between the two partners and their respective families. However, this step was optional and mainly performed by the more religious families as compared to some tribal families. This ceremony has been called as the unveiling ceremony’ mainly because the bride, who is normally veiled completely except the eyes, unveils (Saudi Arabia Jeddah Weddings Para. 7). Traditionally, it is referred to as shawfa, meaning ‘the seeing.’ An engagement party is then organized if the groom likes what he sees in the bride. If he accepts ‘what he sees,’ his consent is indicated by the gifts he offers to the bride who on the other hand retains the right to accept or refuse the gifts. Consent of both parties provides a nod to elders to begin negotiations on the amount to be paid as dowry for the bride. Sometimes, the negotiations are carried out between the groom and his father-in-law to be. The charges for the dowry may include monetary terms but extends to jewels, gold, perfume, and incense. The rural folks also include livestock like cows and sheep (Saudi Arabia Jeddah Weddings Para. 11). Mainly, the bride carries out several ceremonies before the actual wedding day. The ceremony is known as Ghurma where her friends come and apply henn
Introduction President Barack Obama was elected so that he could help improve the living standards of American citizens. When he was elected into office, Americans had hoped that the economic situation would improve and get better services from public institutions. The efforts by Obama to deliver this promise has been dealt a big blow due to the problems he is encountering and which he has to fix to continue with his bid to fulfill his promises to Americans. For instance, Obama is expected to solve the security issues facing the country. His idea of removing troops from Afghanistan before the war against terrorism is won has attracted a lot of criticism, with observers saying that this will threaten America’s security. Obama should fix this problem in order to assure all Americans their security. Also, there have been issues of gun control rules that have initiated a heated debate among various leaders. The idea of citizens holding guns is seen as a threat to security since they are likely to use the riffles for the wrong purposes. The debate got heated following a schoolhouse shooting that occurred in Connecticut. The President is, therefore, expected to fix the gun control problem to enhance national security. Finally, the use of contraceptive pills is another issue that the President needs to address. Obama needs to address this issue and clear the question of the age bracket of women who should get pills. This essay will discuss the three problems differently and the reasons why the problems should be fixed. “Obama’s Wars” America as a nation has been involved in wars with other nations for quite a number of years, currently and in the past. Despite the fact that Obama was elected so that he can bring reforms to the nation and improve on the prevailing economic conditions to make life better for Americans, he cannot ignore the fact that the nation is at war with other countries. Obama has been opposed to the wars that the country has been involved in against Iran and Afghanistan. In fact, the issue of the Iran War was a central issue in his 2008 campaign. It followed that upon his election to office for hi
Introduction Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causal agent of this venereal disease (CDC para. 1). Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a bacterium that thrives well in the urethra, uterus, oviduct, throat, and rectum due to the warm and moist environment characteristic of these areas. Other places where this bacterium can grow include the mouth, anus, and even the eyes. This is a very popular disease and everyone can contract it. A report by CDC indicates that over 700,000 people in the United States of America alone contract gonorrhea every year (CDC para. 2). This is alarming given the effects and complications of this disease. There is a dire need to deal with this disease effectively to reduce its prevalence in a quest to come up with a healthy nation. However, there are underlying issues that need clear understanding before stepping up campaigns to arrest this situation. What are these issues? Prevalence To deal with an issue successfully, it is important to establish its root cause and tackle it from the roots otherwise, it will keep on sprouting every other time. What are the predisposing factors of gonorrhea? According to Mayo Clinic staff, the common predisposing factors also known as risk factors of gonorrhea are; multiple sex partners, a new sex mate, younger age, and previous gonorrhea infection (para. 1). Gonorrhea predominantly spreads through sexual intercourse regardless of the type of sex. As long as there is contact with the penis, mouth, vagina, or anus without protection, infection is likely to occur. Regrettably, gonorrhea can pass from mother to child in the process of delivery (CDC, para. 3). Sexually active people are at great risk of contracting gonorrhea due to intense sexual activities, which unfortunately may involve multiple partners. How does someone know that he or she has contracted gonorrhea? Causes According to American Social Health Organization, men will develop symptoms within two to five days after infection while women do so ten days after infection (para. 4). However, most women remain asymptomatic with men developing full-blown symptoms. Symptoms differ depending on the part of the body where the bacterium is growing. In urethral infection, there is painful urination, inflammation of one testicle sometimes accompanied by pain, and pus-like discharge from the penis (Mayo Clinic staff para. 1). In women, there i
Introduction Anthem a dystopian novella by Ayn Rand, originally published in 1938. It tells the story of a man’s struggle with individuality in a society where it is forbidden. The novella’s central theme is individualism, its relation to progress and humanity, framed as a modern version of the Prometheus myth. It also makes use of a limited vocabulary to illustrate how limited thought is when devoid of the possibility to think of the self. This essay will examine some of Anthem’s themes and its main character. Summary Anthemfollows Equality 7-2521, a man is living in a conservative collectivist society where individualism has been eliminated. Nothing bears a unique name except a practical descriptor of its function, such as “Home of the Scholars.” Even human beings’ names follow a pattern, consisting of a generic noun like Unity or Similarity, and a number. Technology has collapsed from presumably advanced levels to the point where the newest invention, a candle, had been made a hundred years ago. From an early age, the protagonist notices that he surpasses his peers: taller, smarter than most, and, when he finally sees his reflection for the first time, more beautiful. Eventually, he finds a ruined tunnel left by the pre-collapse civilization, where he hides and performs various experiments. These experiments finally lead him to rediscover electricity, but when he presents his invention to the Council of Scholars, he is sentenced to death. The device is a transgression and must be destroyed because it was individual thought and research that led to it, and “what is not done collectively cannot be good” (Rand 111). Equality 7-2521 has no difficulty escaping to the nearby Uncharted Forest with his love interest, where they find joy in their newly rediscovered individuality, and eventually settle down in an abandoned pre-collapse house. As the novella ends, the couple has taken on the names of Prometheus and Gaea. Prometheus plans to eventually return to the City from which they fled to recruit individuals like himself and rebuild an individualistic, independent society. Themes The central theme in Anthem is individuality, rediscovered as the protagonist is rejected by his society and has to learn to think and act for himself. As he does, he discovers that the world outside of the safe, if restrictive, City, is surprisingly friendly, food is plentiful, and no danger is evident. All one needs is the toil of one’s hands, a value that is prevalent in Rand’s later works. Another theme is the way a limited language prevents people from expressing or even understanding their desires, similar to Orwell’s 1984. In Anthem’s case, it is the individualistic expression that has been abolished, and contrary to other dystopian fiction, this abolition has “resulted in physical and spiritual degradation” (Ashford 14-15). This degradation of language is used in the novella itself, as it only contains 1992 unique words (including plurals, etc.) in its len
Quality Improvement Problem The problem of falls among elderly patients remains a difficult issue to confront in the modern healthcare setting because of the problems regarding the introduction of control tools and the provision of the relevant instructions for nurses and patients (Van der Marck et al., 2014). Seeing that falls affect the recovery rates among the target population to a considerable extent, reducing the opportunities for a successful management of their health issues, it is crucial to introduce the tools for managing the problem of falls among elderly inpatients. Data to support QI Problem According to the recent statistics, the number of falls among elderly patients has been dangerously high (Stam et al., 2016). Furthermore, reports show that a significant percentage of falls has led to the further development of complications and, thus, affected the quality of care to a considerable degree (DuPree, Fritz-Campiz, & Musheno, 2014). According to the World Health Organization (2017), the injuries received as a result of falls remain the second leading death cause globally. Every year, approximately 646,000 people die because of falls (World Health Organization, 2017). Although the environment of a healthcare facility provides tools for controlling the well-being of patients, the strategies designed so far do not seem to work, which means that new and improved models must be suggested. Literature to support QI Problem Studies show that the problem of falls among elderly patients remains on the agenda of the contemporary healthcare despite the efforts taken to introduce precaution measures and enhance the supervision process (Avin et al., 2015). Partially, the failure to manage the problem successfully can be explained by the staff-related issues that can be witnessed in the modern healthcare environment, such as the low retention rates among nurses, increasingly large numbers of workplace burnouts among the staff, etc., hence the inability to provide the supervision of the required quality. However, a closer look at the subject matter will also indicate that the low levels of patient independence and awareness also contribute massively to the rise in the instances of falls among the elderly. With the distinct lack of patient education, the further promotion of agency among the target population becomes barely possible, which leads to a drastic drop in the degree to which the issue is controlled. Workplace burnouts among nurses can also be viewed as one of the contributors to the rise in the number of falls among elderly patients. With the increase in workload and tight schedules, nurses cannot deliver the services of the required quality. As a result, the opportunities for controlling patients are reduced significantly (Hirsbrunner, Denhaerynck, Fierz, Milisen, & Schwendimann, 2015).
Looking Straight into the Eye of a Tiger The day before seeing the art of Man Ray, I would have never thought that I could like African art. But casting only a glance at the amazing black-and-white images was enough to understand the grace and beauty of the African continent and its incredible culture. Insightful and intriguing, the artist created the niche which could embrace the entire world, so strange and so unfamiliar to the dwellers of the other continents. If you ask me what the first impression about the artworks was, I would tell that this was complete bliss, the top of aesthetic enjoyment. However, as the fascination of the view subsided and gave way to more constructive thinking it occurred to me that the artworks were somewhat polished, that the tint of the ingenuity, so precious and so important, was missing. It was only the aesthetics that was left. In a personal interview Wendy Grossman, the curator of the exhibit, marked that Man Ray was interested rather in the postmodernist interpretation of a piece of art rather than in its initial idea and meaning. It seems to top me that the artworks created by Man Ray showed only a little piece of Africa; they did not unravel the mystery of the country, nor did they lift the curtain over the African history and culture. Worked into a weird postmodern pattern, these artworks create the feeling of surreal, and this feeling haunts you as you watch the intricate play of black and white. Due to the play of fancy, the artworks make an impression of the surreal brought into life. The Room Full of Memories Organized in such a way that every newcomer immediately feels the spirit of Africa, the exhibition has a very peculiar design. As it has been noted by the critics, Man Ray shows the way the light