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Introduction The Ring is a 2002 American horror film directed by Gore Verbinski. Horror films are among the most popular types of films in the United States. Therefore, The Ring provides the public with various forms of illusion, which are portrayed in the movie. The main issues of interest in this movie include cultural prohibitions regarding sex, violence and death. Horror films serve as good means of critical analyses of individuals’ unconscious memories. In addition, such films act as reflections of repression and denial. Film Studies In The Ring , television is portrayed as an active tool of exploitation and untimely death. In this film, a haunted videotape leads to the demise of its viewers precisely seven days from the initial viewing. The viewers of the haunted tape are obliged to produce replicas of the tape and forward them to second parties within seven days. Television is used as a metaphysical channel that links the worlds of the dead and the living. Samara, therefore, uses mass media seek vengeance against the public. The consequences of improper parenting are revealed in this film since the absence of both parents (Rachel and Noah) in Aidan’s life puts his life in jeopardy. Aidan spends much of his time glued to the television because his parents do not spend time with him. Consequently, he watches a horror film, The Ring , in which he is threatened with death by supernatural forces. Noah and Rachel’s workaholic characters jeopardize their son’s life. They are compelled to instruct their child to make a copy of the tape and transfer the curse to a third party. This film portrays the theme of vengeance particularly when Samara, an eight-year-old girl, avenges her death and unceremonious burial. The fact that her body was dumped makes her spirit angry with the people who reside in the buildings erected on top of the well where her body was thrown. Samara sets out to kill the people who happen to watch the video that she created by “thermographic projection” as her revenge mission. She crawls out through the television screens to kill her victims who have failed to transfer the curse after seven days of watching the tape. The Ring portrays the widespread social issue of addiction to the media. The film revolves around the current generation, which has a high affinity for mass media. Examples are Noah, a freelance photographic journalist, Rachel, who is employed by a major metropolitan newspaper in Seattle as an investigative reporter and their son Aidan who spends most of his time watching television. The two parents (Rachel and Noah) choose to spend a lot of time working instead of having a personal relationship with their son, which makes him a television addict. The absence of parents in children’s lives causes a significant proportion of children to shift their attention to other destructive activities such as watching horror films. Sacrifice is the perfect way to salvage a perishing family. Rachel leaves her job to take care of her son and
Resilience is referred to as the ability to combat the setbacks and misfortunes of life. It is people with strong resilience who can harness their internal strengths and meet the pressures from challenges such as loss of job, illnesses, or the demise of a loved person. On the flip side, less resilient people are unable to cope with such situations and get overwhelmed and find solutions in escape routes such as unhealthy practices and substance abuse. Such people are prone to developing mental imbalance and other health problems and suffer from a lack of confidence. Although resilience does not imply that problems are absent, but there is strength in such people to surpass adverse situations and they are able to handle the adversities of life without stress and negative impact on their wellbeing. The power to become resilient comes from a supportive and caring family, trustworthy friends, and in having the willingness to keep trying until the desired mental state is achieved. One must have the ability to overcome anger, set realistic goals, and be confident in his abilities in being able to communicate with people to solve problems. Such traits can be built-in people to create a support mechanism to meet the challenges of life’s hardship that are confronted by all in this world. It is very helpful to connect with as many people as possible by making friends, forming teams of like-minded people, and involving oneself in group activities and desired entertainment means since connectivity with people makes a lot of positive difference in life. One should never give up since we are all faced with challenging situations in our day-to-day life. There is a strong need to have a positive attitude and be spontaneous in one’s actions and reactions for life is never too easy and it is always better to take all life developments in their stride and face them with a positive attitude. Changes, both negative and positive are a part of life and must be seen as opportunities for betterment and not as a signal of things coming to a stop. If one can set realistic and proactive goals, and then work on them systematically, things are bound to improve because no one situation remains the same for long. As one achieves a goal, he can move forward in achieving the next higher goal, which will become an established pattern in his way of doing things and thus set the stage for him to look forward in life for all that he aspires to achieve. There has been a lot of research in resilience especially amongst children who have lived their lives in extreme poverty, alcoholism, and abuse within families, yet almost 35% of them can overcome the negativities associated with the kind of lifestyle that they are exposed to in their childhood, which is considered the stage of life’s foundation when attitudes are formed and there is every likelihood for such children to adopt
Introduction Health care delivery is a critical responsibility that governments and healthcare bodies consider seriously because of the benefits associated with effective healthcare. To ensure that healthcare is delivered accordingly, relevant bodies formulate healthcare policy to guide various activities associated with care delivery. Health care policy is defined as the myriad of rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern healthcare professionals’ operations, healthcare finances, and the quality-of-care services healthcare providers offer (Mason, Leavitt, & Chaffee, 2012). Therefore, healthcare regulations exist to operate, finance, and guide healthcare delivery throughout. The policy covers several healthcare issues ranging from healthcare financing, emergency care, chronic illness and disability, public health, preventive care, and care of terminal illness (Milstead, 2013). This paper identifies and critically evaluates current health care policy issue that is addressed by the proposed legislation in the 2013 Georgia General Assembly. The health care policy addressed includes political aspects of the legislation. Therefore, the policy affects a wide scale of people within the state of Georgia. In Georgia, APRNs are not allowed to order radiographic imaging except in life-threatening situations only (Georgia General Assembly, 2013). This has made Georgia the only state where healthcare delivery is characterized by a delay in diagnosis and care resulting in patient complications. Allowing advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to order radiographic imaging tests is identified as the current healthcare policy issue in Georgia. It is believed that passing into law senate bill 94 that requires APRNs to order radiographic imaging tests would be beneficial to the Georgia healthcare industry. Presentation of Health-Related Bill In 2012, Senator Johnny Grant introduced the APRNs order radiographic imaging (SB 386) bill in the senate. Through this bill, advanced practice registered nurses could order radiographic imaging tests instead of relying on orders from the physician. It was intended to remove the barrier provided in the Georgia statutes that restricts APRNs to order radiographic imaging tests. Removal of the barrier could allow APRNs to order the tests at all instances regardless
One of the most compelling pieces of evidence of climate change is sea-level rise. According to Nerem et al., the global sea level rose about eight inches during the last century (2022). The primary reason for the matter is the melting of ice sheets, which adds water to the ocean. Additionally, according to the law of thermal expansion, the global temperature rise has also made water increase in volume. Even though sea-level rise may seem hard to detect, in some places, this phenomenon can be easily observed. The Republic of Maldives is already starting to feel the effects of global sea-level rise now. The country is the flattest on Earth, with no ground above 9.9 feet above sea level (Union of Concerned Scientists). The environmental stress on the country can be felt through the scarcity of fresh water and the periodic flooding of the coastal area. If the situation continues to deteriorate at the present level, Maldives will lose 77% of its land by 2100 (Union of Concerned Scientists). As for short-term projections, the country is expected to face considerable economic challenges, as five airports and much housing are situated on the coastline. Therefore, the government of the Republic of Maldives, as well as international organizations, should find ways to mitigate the effects of climate change. There are many ways to address the problem of climate change that can be effective in the long run. However, the situation is to be considered an emergency, and immediate action is required. According to Amadeo, burning fossil fuel contributes to 82% of the US greenhouse gas emissions. As major contributors to climate change are industries with high greenhouse gas emissions, such measures should be directed at these companies. In my opinion, a tax on carbon emissions is the most effective way to tackle the problem. The advantages of the carbon tax are numerous and explicit. The tax will increase the cost of carbon fuels, which will make companies look for alternatives. Second, with the increased price of gasoline and electricity, people will become more energy-efficient. Third, according to Amadeo, the carbon tax can boost economic growth similar to the way it happened in Sweden 25 years ago. Even though additional methods will be required, an introduction of the carbon tax is a solid first step towards mitigating the effects of climate change. Works Cited Amadeo, Kimberly. “Carbon Tax, Its Purpose, and How It Works.” The Balance . 2019, Web. Nerem, R. S., et al. “Climate-Change–Driven Accelerated Sea-Level Rise Detected in the Altimeter Era.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , vol. 115, no. 9, 2018, pp. 2022-2025. Web. Union of Concerned Scientists. “Republic of Maldives.” Climate Hot Map, Web.
Jonathan Swift is the critic of the contemporary social and political order and his “Gulliver’s Travels” appeared to be a contentious work when it was first published in the 18 th century (Smith, p.22). Even without the passages, which were considered to contain ‘political hazard’, the book is full of bitter satire; the author, using parallels, describes the most unfavorable and nasty sides of the European society by developing the imaginary settings of the novels. Parts 3 and 4 of “Gulliver’s Travels”, “A Voyage to Laputa” and “A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms” are an in-depth exploration of the flaws of governance and vices identified in the 18 th century English society, presented mainly by means of satire (Lock, 980, p. 38). The present paper argues that in Part 3, the author displays satire through the characters of Laputa’s desperate rulers and Lagado’s gifted scientists, who waste their time for useless experiments, and senile, envious immortals, whereas in Part 4, satire can be found in the radical change of the roles of humans and animals and the inference that the ideal society, embodied by the Houyhnhnms is also corrupt as their morality lacks the values of mercy and compassion. In “Gulliver’s Travels”, Laputans are described as awkward and egoistic scientists, who seem so concentrated on their abstractive theories, concepts, and ideas that need outside help to distract. Nobler citizens are accompanied by servants who are in charge of reminding their bosses that it is necessary to continue the conversation: “With these bladders, they now and then flapped the mouths and ears of those who stood near them, of which practice I could not then conceive the meaning. It seems that the minds of these people are so taken up with intense speculations, that they neither can speak, not attend to the discourses of others […] ” (Swift, Part 3, Ch.2, Par.1). It is hard to imagine such a miserable ruling class, as the ostensibly worthiest of the Laputans are literally blind and deaf and their mental state does not allow them to think about and discuss political issues. The king is even more “pensive”, as it is noted in the book that the main character has to wait for the whole day until the state’s leader is able to perceive the objective reality. From the perspective of common sense, the head of the state who spends most of the day in the state of “coma” and has to be hit by his servants (inferiors) in order to sober up looks not merely ineffective, but also ridiculous. Moreover, it needs to be noted that the ruler is not allowed to leave the floating island, located above the other territories (Swift, Part 3, Ch.3, par. 4), so he has never seen his empire and has a very superficial knowledge of the social and political dynamics in the lower regions. As a result, his rule is characterized by absurd and pointless bureaucracy, as the petitions, laws, and official papers are handed from the higher official to the lower until the last servant sends the orders down by means of a rope (Swift, Part 3, Ch.2, par.5). Surprisingly, the Laputans with their inherent mathematical apparatus and strong logic, do not bother themselves to optimize
It is sixty-eight years since the end of the Second World War. As the younger generation, we are lucky to learn this dark history from books, mass media, or our grandparents but for those who experienced Second World War in person, besides endless nightmares of chaos, disease, and hunger, some of them needed to face the moral sanctions and condemnations for what they did to others, or what others did to them, even after the war had ended. In his book The Sunflower, whether Simon Wiesenthal should have forgiven the SS soldier, Karl, who was confessing on his deathbed, seemed to have become a question, which troubled Simon in his life. In this case, forgiveness from Wiesenthal not only relieves the soldier of his sense of guilt and regret but most importantly, it can also bring Simon Wiesenthal peace of mind. First, we have to understand the reasons why Simon chose not to forgive. The first reason that comes to mind is “hatred.” What did hatred bring him? It drove him to take revenge towards the Nazis and made him the foremost Nazi hunter, but the price he paid was that he never got peace of mind. It is not difficult to understand why Simon rejected the soldier’s request to be forgiven. Simon was a normal person living a happy life and had a bright future ahead of him, but these were all taken from him when he was suddenly sent to the camps under horrible living and working conditions. I believe that if anyone had gone through all the pain and horror that Simon had, and was asked to forgive Karl, the instinct, and most humane reaction at that moment would be to strongly decline the request without second thoughts, just as Simon did. Consider what the Nazis did to the Jews, detaining them in concentration camps, torturing, persecuting, and murdering approximately six million Jews. He could not relieve himself of the terrible things he had experienced and questioned himself whether his silence at the bedside of the dying Nazi was justified. He was confused by his hatred and guilt for not forgiving Karl. If his mind was filled with negative thoughts and feelings, how could he have been happy? Consider Prince Hamlet, who dedicated his entire life to revenge, but did he get peace in his whole life? Was he satisfied with himself in the end? The answer is no. If Simon had forgiven the soldier, perhaps he could have released the hatred in his heart, slowly, if not at once. He would have woken up from the nightmare that had haunted him for so long, and he could have lived happily in tranquility after all this chaos. Just as Mark Twain says, “Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that crushed it.” What had been done was done, and could not be undone, then why not live our best at present? When the dying man who had killed hundreds finally confessed and eagerly waited to be forgiven, what could be crueler than denying his final wish, and sending him to his grave with remorse? Why not let it go, at least so that
Outline Pain is a very unpleasant sensation which human sense can detect although it is very rare to remember its feelings when it is not being experienced and therefore we do not wish to encounter a painful experience. When a person experiences pain, he/she is in less danger and is able to run away from a possible further harm. Nociceptors are receptors that detect pain caused by noxious stimuli through their nerve ending located below the skin and in tendons including joints. Therefore, nociceptors determine duration of pain and the more they are, the longer the duration that a person experiences pain. If stimulation of nociceptors becomes massive, the victim can die as a result of the effects on the nervous system such as shock which greatly reduces the blood supply to the vital organs. Introduction According to (Jackson, 2005), pain is any sensation that create discomfort and serves the purpose of creating awareness to the victim about the dangerous situation he/she is in so that immediate withdrawal can be done. It is evident that, when a person withdraws from the stimuli causing pain, chances of further damage are greatly reduced. Pain also quickens the process of healing because a person tends to protect the injured part of his/her body from further damage in effort to minimize a similar experience. It is therefore important to understand how pain is detected by human body. Nociception is a terminology commonly used to mean perception of pain through receptors known as nociceptors which means receptors for noxious stimuli. Types of pain Generally there are two types of pain that are based on the mechanism involved and these are nociceptive and neuropathic pain. Division of the two types of pain is also based on the body’s part affected. This section will dwell much on the nociceptive pain. When doctors classify the pains, they are able to easily choose the right medicine as well as manage pain better. Nociceptors Nociceptive pain is also referred to as nociceptors and plays a significant role of receiving sensory neurons found in the skin or internal organs. Whenever these receptors receive activation from a damaging stimulus, the resulting effect is pain. Research has shown that, a particular nociceptor has a capacity to perceive a particular stimulus. For example, thermal nociceptors perceive activation from noxious variation in temperatures while mechanical nociceptors perceive activation from excess pressure as well as deformation. On the other hand, chemical nociceptors notice changes in the chemical substances. (Rose, 1989) (Aronoff, 1998) found that, the nociceptors are nerve endings with terminus just below the skin that plays the role of detecting cutaneous pain. Nociceptors are also located in the tendons for detection of somatic pain. However, majority of pain receptors are found in the skin and therefore detection of pain is well defined in the skin due to easy localization of pain. Research has also shown that, the length of experienced pain is also largely dependent on the number of nociceptors. For example, cutaneous pain lasts for a short duration of
An organization is made up of a group of individuals. These people usually come from different cultures and backgrounds. The knowledge and skills that these people possess are usually different. Thus, they tend to have different values, beliefs, goals, and objectives. However, since they work together, they need to develop a team spirit in order to achieve the goals and objectives of the organization as well as their personal goals and objectives (BURMA, n.d.). However, achieving this in a normal working environment is difficult due to the presence of conflicts. A Conflict is a situation that arises when two or more team members disagree on an idea or a given interest (Anderson, 2012). A conflict can have positive or negative impacts in an organization or a project. This however depends on its nature and the manner in which the management handles the situation. It is thus the role of the management to come up with effective strategies of managing conflict in a working environment. Thus, as a project leader, understanding the nature of a conflict shall be the main strategy that I would employ in the process of resolving a conflict. Having a clear understanding of the nature of conflict shall be essential in determining whether I should encourage or discourage it. If the conflict leads to an improvement in the operations of the project, I would encourage it. This is because it such a conflict is beneficial to the organization. Additionally, such a conflict increases the level of performance of employees. On the other hand, I would discourage a conflict that results in a decline in the performance of an organization. Conflicts of this nature tend to reduce the overall performance of employees, demoralize them, and bring about tension within employees. This makes it harder for individuals employees to achieve their targets, goals, and objectives as well as achieving the goals and objectives of the project or the organization. To have a clear understanding of the type of conflict that is present, one needs to look at several indicators of conflict. Examples of these indicators include:  1. The character displayed by an individual  2. Moods  3. Level of team work and cooperation  4. Tension  5. Aggression A careful examination of the above indicators in employees will give one an idea of whether there is conflict and whether this conflict is beneficial to an organization or the project. Additionally, as a team leader, I would conduct further investigation on the issue. In this process, I would try to identify the specific responses of an individual in the process of a conflict. People are usually governed by their personalities, morals, and values (BURMA, n.d.). These factors play a critical role in determining the response of an individual in the process of a conflict. These factors play a crit