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In Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge, Fong et al. (2010) develop an effort to investigate the field of massage therapy and create a common understanding of the chosen profession. This article proves the evolution of massage therapy and defines the aspects all massage therapists have to follow. It is not enough to know how to use gained skills and abilities in practice. It is important to learn how to integrate education, certification, and personal attitudes in order to succeed in this type of therapy. The authors of the article clearly identify three main competencies of the profession of a massage therapist, including knowledge, skills, and abilities. In terms of this BOK, massage therapy is defined as a “healthcare and wellness profession” that consists of “patient-centered session, intended to support therapeutic goals, with the therapist being free of personal agenda” (Fong et al., 2010, p. 6). Massage therapists have to identify the scope of their duties and never confuse what they have to do to patients and what they are able to do. The authors of the BOK develop a separate section to explain that such activities as “diagnosis of medical or orthopedic conditions,” “performing of surgery,” or “diet or nutritional counseling” cannot be supported by massage therapists (Fong et al., 2010, p. 9). However, massage therapy is complex, and the chosen BOK is a good chance to identify the boundaries in practice, recognize the necessary ethical issues, and learn the therapeutic relationships that should matter. Summary Nowadays, massage therapy is defined as a significant part of the modern medical system of care and a universal means to relieve pain among patients (Buckenmaier et al., 2016). Many people are ready to try this kind of help, and some people still have certain doubts and concerns about the effectiveness of such therapy. Therefore, Fong et al. (2010) pay much attention to the development of trustful relationships between therapists and patients and the role of human emotions in sessions. The worth of properly developed relationships is discussed by many researchers. For example, Lavery and Salvo (2015) say about the importance of such abilities as empathy, respect, and trust in therapeutic relations. A properly chosen approach to communication and cooperation may promote positive results and health improvements. Massage therapy success is predetermined by multiple factors. In addition to the knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, professional therapists should be aware of massage history and give enough credible information in case a patient is interested in this field, demonstrate their research and law literacy, and identify the boundaries of self-care, as well as the relationships that may and may not be developed with clients (Fong et al., 2010). An appropriate application of therapeutic modalities is another important factor in massage beca
Executive Summary Our new coffee shop will be situated in Melbourne. The business will target only female clients. The hotel will concentrate on gaining the allegiance of customers by providing them with an unparalleled experience of coffee beverage services. The cafe will offer many crafted dishes to fulfill our clients’ banquet, lunch, and supper desires. Our menu will comprise of omelets, benedicts, toasted bread, and toasties. Introduction The article below focuses on a coffee shop’s business plan. The café will be registered as a sole proprietorship. It will be wholly owned and operated by one entrepreneur. The cafe will be established in the city of Melbourne. Market feasibility What is the size of the market? In Melbourne and its neighboring cities, coffee shop industry is estimated to generate revenue worth $4.78 billion annually (David 2015). The business is large and varied. Over the last few years, the number of coffee shops and cafes has increased. What is the growth rate of the industry? The industry’s revenues are expected to increase by 7.3% annually for the next two years (Hunter 2015). The increase has been boosted by growing incomes and the citizens’ unceasing love for quality coffee. Is the market at full capacity? We are predominantly interested in a coffee café because currently there are a few businesses that offer these services. Therefore, our venture aims to fill this market gap by delivering exceptional beverage services. Where are our customers getting the product now? The leading coffee cafes in Melbourne include Auction Rooms, Three Bags Full, Hardware Sociate, Di Bella Roasting Warehouse, Market Lane, Proud Mary, and Sensory Lab (Purnama 2013). All these cafes offer services to both male and female clients. We expect to face competition from these shops and other medium food kiosks spread across the city of Melbourne. The other competitors are restaurants and food stalls that offer beverage services. Where are the customers? We will target female clients who work or study in regions around Melbourne. The city currently has a population of 4.35 million people (Johnny 2015). Half of these residents are women. In the future, the population is expected to increase to surpass that of Sydney. The main reason for positioning itself in this segment is that the business has the opportunity of incorporating new features to the existing services to cater for the changing demands and needs of our targeted customers. We will offer our services to females. Through this, we will differentiate our services from our competitors. To gain a competitive advantage over our comp
Introduction The article Hypertension management in patients with chronic kidney disease by Liddell, Bassett, and Link (2019) summarize the overall picture concerning hypertension in patients with kidney diseases. It describes the statistics regarding these diseases, their pathophysiology, and pharmacological treatment. Hypertension affects 46% of adults in the US, which makes it a large-scale problem. Together with kidney disease, it becomes large and complex and demands to be researched well. Pathophysiology Pathophysiology of kidney disease includes a wide number of factors. For example, it involves the increase in sodium retention and expansion of extracellular volume, reduction of nephron mass, endothelial disfunction, overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system, and activation of hormones involved in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (Ku, Lee, Wei, & Weir, 2019). This system regulates potassium, sodium, and blood volume, which regulates arterial BP. The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system involves two main hormones: aldosterone and angiotensin. Angiotensin II stimulates aldosterone, which is an adrenal hormone increasing water and sodium retentio
Introduction and Historical Background The history of the origin of the Vietnamese people can be traced back to some more than 2000 years ago; however, it was not until 1858 when France whilst looking for new trade routes to China, discovered Indochina. Due to its strategic position France envied making it her own colony and within no time the country was made a French colony. Vietnam became one of the most valued colonies for France in the early 20th century. As expected, the Vietnamese were not comfortable with this due to the harsh treatment they faced in the hands of French colonialists and thus it was within a short period of time that resistance movements rose. The resistance against the French rule in the Vietnam brought about the rise of Viet Minh who during the 2nd world war gained a lot of military and political support from allies who supported his campaign in removing the Japanese and the French outside Vietnam. While the Japanese relinquished their control over Vietnam, the French were not ready and after Minh declared the country’s independence in 1945, war began between the French and the Vietnamese. The first Vietnam War called the Indochina war lasted for a period of 8 years and ended in 1954 following the French defeat and the resulting signing of the Geneva Peace Accords (Brigham 2). The Geneva Peace Accords was not a permanent solution as all it did was to recommend for the temporary dividing of the country (i.e. South Vietnam and North Vietnam) and then elections were to be held two years later, which would unify the country. Soon after the elections, Diem was elected the president. However, from his entry into power as the president he faced oppositions from all walks of life from the various religious sects, the military, and the crime gangs. To him that was not a major concern and with time he became isolated from his subjects and relied upon his family for advice and as a result a new revolutionary movement came up in 1960 i.e. The National Liberation Front. There were presidential elections that were held in 1955, which were marred with irregularities and in the year that followed, with the support of the US government, Diem as the president refused to hold elections as contained in the Geneva Peace Accords. Despite the United States of America efforts to support Diem, discontentment was growing within Vietnam and everybody even the US administration saw the
Introduction Mankind has been known for aiming for peaceful existence in the society.However, peace has not been fully achieved as mass killing, and rape and deaths goes unabated. In recent past, daily media broadcasts were covered with terrible news of genocide going on in Bosnia-Herzegovina, genocide in Rwanda where more than one million people were killed by government forces as well as parliamentary extremists, the mass killings in Burundi, the Indonesian genocide, continuing killings in Southern Sudan, mass killings in Congo and not to mention the hateful epithets as well as actions that took place in Germany, the US and around the world . Currently, there are genocide that is taking place in Darfur region and the Government of Southern Sudan. In the last decade, more than one five million people have perished as a result of genocidal related actions and policies [1] The term genocide comes into sight in the early 1940s following the crimes that were committed by the Nazis. Raphael Lemkin derived the word genocide by blending Genos and cide which are words in Greek language to form genocide. Genos is a Greek word which means family whereas cide is a Greek word which means to kill. Lemkin created the term Genocide in his book ‘Axis Rule in Europe’ following the mass killings of innocent people that took place following the Second World War [2] Although there is a “legal definition” of genocide, which was created by United Nations in 1940s, there are still many controversy about what should be considered as genocide and what should not be. This controversy exists despite the fact that man has experienced genocide acts and war in particular for many years. According to the legal definition, the tem genocide refers to the act of separating the aboriginal children from their indigenous parents with an aim of breeding out the color. Lemkin defined genocide to mean a coordinated plan of various actions directed towards destroying the key foundations of the life of national group. In his subsequent article, Raphael Lemkin reiterated and also expanded on his definition of the term genocide by suggesting that, it is an act of destroying or partly crippling a human group. A study which was done by Ball (2011) suggests that genocide arises from war conditions, tribal conflicts and war colonization [3] . Comparative approach to the study of Genocide The past decade was characterized by a general increase in interest in the study of genocide. Several studies about genocide now exist. Research papers concerning the discipline are found on major annual conferences such as the International Studies Association. The end of cold war in the mid 1990s was a key factor that enhanced the genoc
Introduction Debate on same-sex marriage commonly referred to as gay marriage has been a topic of contention in the United States of America, with such concerns being whether to recognize it or not. Whether or not to legalize such a union continues to remain a subject of debate within the civil rights, social, and political circles. Gay marriage, according to Herek, is the spousal union between two individuals who share the same biological configuration or gender (610). While proponents of gay marriage continue to advance their grievances, controversy looms large on how to appease the competing privileges between marriage rights and other freedoms, such as religious rights and family freedoms among others. Proponents of same-sex marriage hold that legalizing gay marriage is among the steps that would guarantee total human freedoms (Herek 611). The rising support for gay marriage recently has been viewed largely as a drift towards social security for most families in many parts of the world. Just like in any other course that defines human endeavor, gay marriage has withered several opposing views that weighs down heavily on its realization. Claim Same-sex marriage should be recognized by federal law in the United States because same-sex marriage is currently not accepted in all states. Much recently was the ratification of gay legislation by some nineteen states, on 22, 2014. These had included Illinois, Hawaii, Minnesota, Connecticut, Maryland, California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, Iowa, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, Rhode Island, Utah, Michigan, and the District of Columbia. These states have taken the bold step to legalized gay marriage; however, the Illinois ruling will only be effective as from June 1, 2014. This should not raise eyebrows, given that the Illinois authorities have shown greater commitment to this wave of change. It is expected that more states should fall into the fray and emulate these states who have yielded to these developments witnessed of late (Two-Thirds of Democrats Now Support Gay Marriage par. 4). Alongside these developments, some eight Native American domestic jurisdictions are expected to give marriage certificates for gay duos in the coming weeks. The state of Oregon has not been so left out in the initial developmental stages of these changes. Currently, its authorities have recognized gay marriage executed in other states. For many who might have doubted their commitment, this serves as the tip of the iceberg. In addition, homosexual people do not have equal opportunities and benefits like anyone else. Opponents of gay marriage contend that Homosexuals in the United States should not enjoy equal opportunities an
Usually when watching a film the most of the audience is unaware of the process of editing. Of course, people know the fact that every moment images shift, and they know that editing establishes rhythm in film. But often the audience is unaware of the specific function of editing and the contribution of the editing process to the final film. So it is not easy to define what people mean when they discuss the process of film editing in a definite film. The term “editing” deals with all possible aspects of filmic rhythm; they include all the details from the transition of images and the musical rhythm in every small sequence of shots to the general balance of rhythm in the whole narrative structure. Any film is made of a series of sequences that include a beginning, middle, and end. A short movie can even contain only one sequence (Cook, 127). The most important aspects of film editing are produced outside the editing room. In some areas, the editor may be the primary contributor to the process, but the photographer, the scriptwriter, and the director also participate in the editing of a film. When the scriptwriter composes the script, he creates the characters and their relations; they form the dramatic structure of any film. He invents the chronological order of all the events and the plot. He also incorporates surroundings that serve to express the characters (LoBrutto, 51). Let’s take for instance a typical cliché like a musician playing his violin. Usually, this scene serves to create a relaxed atmosphere of luxury. But in “Titanic”, for example, this scene becomes a dramatic instrument in the development of the plot. When we first come across this scene it serves merely as a background to the luxurious party. Further on, when the accident occurs, the musicians continue to play, and this creates an atmosphere of danger, which is even more frightening due to the contrast of wonderful classical music and the total panic. At the very end of the film when crowds of desperate people are running to and fro on the deck and we can hear the voices of dying people, the hilarious music sounds terrific. Further on, the director works out where the master shot technique (this usually includes close-ups and master shots for every character) or the sequence shot technique (which means that the whole scene is covered by one shot) must be used. Often along with, the staging of scenes a storyboard is made to foresee the way separate images fit together. The next step comes when the manuscript is put into action by actors, design, locations, etc. The influence of the process on the store is often difficult to predict, the original pur
In her poem “Sex without Love”, Sharon Olds, as might be argued, criticizes those who engage in loveless sex. Olds uses various stylistic devices, such as enjambment and repetition, to give the poem a certain pace; similes, metaphor and irony–to endow it with additional meaning. The poem becomes ambiguous; and though at first it seems the author is fascinated with this type of relations, it can be argued that she, in fact, expresses disapproval of it. It appears at first that the author favors sex without love (Sutton par. 2-3). She uses rich metaphors to describe those partaking in such sex: they are compared to ice-skaters and beautiful dancers, great runners. Olds uses enjambment to quicken the pace of the poem, and employs repetition – both these stylistic devices are used to denote the rhythm of sex: “How do they come to the / come to the come to the God come to the / still waters” (Olds 8-10). Here, the metaphor of God denotes orgasm (Sutton par. 9), and still water points to the state of calm relaxation that follows it. Sutton also points out that the lovers of this kind are, at first glance, depicted as those who show deeper understanding of things than those who love (par. 2); they are “the ones who will not / accept a false Messiah, love the / priest instead of the God” (Olds 14-16). This religious metaphor might denote the ability to see the truth behind the appearance. The poetess also employs another stylistic device: she continuously asks questions, as if being surprised and fascinated by those participating in loveless sex: “How do they do it, the ones who make love / without love?” (Olds 1-2). On the other hand, after closer examination, one notices that the author uses metaphors that associate with something negative, such as coldness, pain. Indeed, ice-skating might be a breathtaking art; but it is also associated with coldness. Loveless lovers are “gliding over each other like ice-skaters / over the ice” (Olds 3-4), which reminds of skates carving the ice with their blades; and though the skates “glide”, move smoothly and effortlessly, but still leave carvings on the surface of ice. The words which follow the ice-skaters metaphor is the only hint at the connection between the lovers present in the poem: “fingers hooked / inside each other’s bodies” (Olds 4-5). This (semi?)-metaphor also seems to imply pain: fingers hooked, tearing the flesh. Another metaphor concerning the priest and the God: These are the true religious, the purists, the pros, the ones who will not accept a false Messiah, love the priest instead of the God. (Olds 13-16) seems to be approving at first glance, but starts to appear ironic after further consideration. Indeed, we remember how Olds used the metaphor of God to denote orgasm earlier in the poem. Here, the metaphor might be the same: the God means orgasm; and the priest, thus, is the partner who engages in the loveless sex. The following lines warrant this assumption: “They do not / mistake the love
Male Condom The male condom is one of the most popular and arguably the least complex methods of contraception. It is a barrier method that consists of a sheath-shaped device used to cover the male’s reproductive organ which blocks sperm during ejaculation. Condoms are usually made from latex or other synthetic materials and may contain spermicide. It offers protection from STIs as well and can be effective due to the low cost and ease of use (Insel and Roth 125). Oral Birth Control Pill Oral birth control is a medication, in the form of a pill, that is taken orally by females. It releases hormones such as estrogen and progesterone that affect ovulation, menstruation, and the activity of the corpus luteum. If taken properly, on a regular basis, the pill can be effective in preventing pregnancies. However, it does not protect against STIs on physical contact and may cause a wide variety of unpleasant side effects (Insel and Roth 119). Intrauterine Device (IUD) This method consists of placing a small device inside the female uterus as a tool of long-term birth control. Depending on the device, it releases either progestin or chopper that influences the biochemical composition of the uterus. This leads to the prevention of fertilization and interferes with the movement of sperm and effects. IUDs are usually more expensive and require a medical professional (Insel and Roth 124). Contraceptive Implants An implant is placed under the skin, in the upper arm area which secretes regular small doses of progestin or synthetic progesterone. These affect menstruation and fertilization, preventing pregnancy. An implant is rather effective, with low failure rates, and does not require further action after insertion, lasting up to three years. The only downside is the lack of protection from STIs and potential side effects due to hormonal changes (Insel and Roth 123). Diaphragm with Spermicide This is a dome-shaped cup made of latex or silicone that is stretched over a collapsible metal ring. The diaphragm is carefully fitted by a clinician to be inserted in order to cover the cervix. For most effectiveness, it should be used in combination with spermicide. A woman should insert the diaphragm before intercourse and leave it in up to 6 hours afterward to ensure that spermicide eliminates any sperm (Insel and Roth 126). Work Cited Insel, Paul M., and Walton T. Roth. Connect Core Concepts in Health, Brief . 15th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2016.