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The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams is a short story that shows how humans can justify using force, even when the use of it is immoral. The story about a doctor visiting a poor, helpless family, worried about their daughter who might have diphtheria, turns from noble to evil. The drives, actions, and words used in the story tell us the aspects of humans in certain situations, through point of view, diction, and imagery, the reader can see the personality of the doctor that keeps the reader on edge. The doctor in the story represents the dark side of humanity, which is why the reader is more sympathetic towards the child. We can justify doing anything to others, even when we know we are in the wrong. Towards the end of story, after struggling a bit, the doctor justifies using force on the little girl by saying, “Perhaps I should have desisted and come back in an hour or more…But I have seen at least two children lying dead in bed of neglect in such cases, and feeling that I must get a diagnosis now or never I went at it again.” After he had used the wooden spoon in her mouth, and had her mouth bleeding, he was trying to justify all of that by saying that she might die if he doesn’t do it. Even though he does recognize that it would have been better if he let the situation calm down, he went through hurting the child. This suggests that the nature of humans is to go through with anything, no matter what the consequences are. It is also to take advantage, and abuse the…

Leader Match is leadership training program developed by Fiedler, Chemers, and Mahar; it is an adaptation of Fiedler’s contingency model (Jago and Ragan, 1986). Taking the contingency theory a step further, Leader Match focuses on the same two factors: leadership style and leadership situation (Jago and Ragan, 1986). The leadership style is determined by the score on the Least Preferred Co-Worker scale (Jago and Ragan, 1986). The situational factor is determined by the leader-member relations,…

Travis Greene is a Grammy-nominated, Stellar-Award winning gospel musician who's rise to the front lines of the Christian space has been a treat to witness. Known for his breakout songs, Intentional and You Made a Way, Greene's soulful and unique voice touches the heart and possesses the power to transform a bleak spirit into one filled with hope. He also serves as the co-pastor of the Forward City Church in Columbia, South Carolina. He co-leads alongside his wife, Dr. Jackie Greene. Travis…

Sagitaria Sagittifolia is a flowering wetland perennial that has arrow shaped leaves. Sagitaria grows tall and sprouts tall leaves, however it blooms into a beautiful flower during parts of the year. This plant grows throughout Europe and Asia but you can also find it in the pages of Susan Collins book “The Hunger Games”, where it is more commonly referred to as Katniss. This strange plant is the basis of the main characters name, Katniss Everdeen, who has a taste for the bow and arrow. These…

I used to think that giving birth was overrated and believed that the emotional rollercoaster leading up the birth was insincere. In my opinion, giving birth had always seemed frightening, long and most of all painful. Surprisingly, my whole outlook on giving birth and its emotional impact changed when I gave birth to my first child, Joy. I remember the day as if it was yesterday, despite the fact that it took place almost nine years ago. It was a rainy Sunday in February when I invited my best…

its operations in pursuit of profits for its corporate executives. They continue to brandish themselves under the guise of McDonalds brand only because of the cultural capital it has amassed makes it easier to make profits, but if the brand ever became too toxic it is simply expendable. There are some operations though that McDonaldization does seem to exist symbiotically with, this being the temporal expansion of McDonaldization into the sector birthing and life. It must be considered that…

formed in 1923, after a long battle, which was still not over. Margaret Sanger, is the first named woman for creating and publicly voicing her opinion on birth control and sex education for women. Margaret Sanger was an influential women rights activist famous for starting Planned Parenthood, the idea and startup of which happened during the Progressive Era through World War II, giving way to women’s right to birth control and abortions. On September 14, 1879, in Corning, New York, Margaret…

sixty years ago, women would not have had this privilege, but instead would heavily rely on men to provide some sort of birth control method. However, thanks to Margaret Sanger, women have the right to choose their form of birth control. Sanger’s legacy consists of many, even now, controversial movements, including the legalization of women’s birth control, the creation of Planned Parenthood clinics and the start of a revolution in sex education for women. She is also seen by many as a bigot and…

Having now discovered that AIDS is contracting through sexual promiscuity in general and homosexual practices in particular, would be sexual partners is beginning to flee from one another. Allah reminds people of the evils of adultery through verses 32 in surah al-Isra’: “ And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way “. Through the newspapers of the largest prostitution is generous AIDS in the spread of the disease. It shows that God…

since the 19th century, but they also have stayed the same in few ways. The Industrial Revolution catalyzed a transformation in which men and women came together. In 1963, people started participating in sexual intercourse (Griffin). Societies began to “construct a web of customs and taboos designed to control sexual activity and ensure some kind of balance between the birth rate and the number of mouths the society is able to feed” (Griffin). For example, they started placing dowries on…