A Difficult Life

the unconditional love between a mother and her child. The poem focuses on a mother who has lead a difficult life and her son, to whom she gives advice. In this poem, a mother tells her son to persevere in the face of seemingly insurmountable difficulties. “Mother to Son,” serves as a beacon of hope and encouragement to move forward. Through various poetic devices, Hughes reveals that although life presents difficulties, people should not give up when faced with adversity. Langston Hughes…

Paleontology is the study of prehistoric life also known as fossils, such as woods, shells and bones which are also the most common fossils. Most fossils that people dig up are millions even billions of years old, but there is no set age for a structure to become a fossil. Paleontologist study the fossils they find to reconstruct the history of the Earth and the life on it. Paleontologist determine the evolution of organisms and the interactions with different interactions. Paleontology lies…

Living Life with Chronic Pancreatitis Patients that have been diagnosed with Chronic Pancreatitis may have a difficult journey ahead of them, but the diagnosis doesn’t mean death. It is important to those with this disease to comply with medical regimens in order to achieve a state of wellbeing. Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive, destructive disease of the pancreas that has remissions and exacerbations (“flare-ups”). Inflammation and fibrosis of the tissue contribute to pancreatic…

character from a reader’s side of things. Such is the reader could claim the fact that O’Brien is a soldier cancels out his claim that he is a coward. O’Brien connects much more with his readers than most writers do, and he explains much of his personal life and his feelings. All of this provides a strong realization of many of O’Brien's decisions as seen by the…

was able to comprehend her situation because my grandfather died due to a sudden medical issue. Due to this experience, I was able to relate to the characters in the story. Carver is trying to tell us an important lesson that tragedy is central to life. Life goes on even as the most terrible things happen to others, and we and there’s nothing that can be done to avoid it. We often don’t think about that when the situations are going well. In tragic situations, we feel connected, even though we…

that song when I was 19 and didn’t understand the full meaning until a few weeks ago. What “Outside II” means is basically letting go of the past and starting new, something that I have failed to do. In the past few months I have made difficult changes within my life and as a result, I am currently increasingly depressed. The number one reason for this is: because I cannot change the past… no one can. Often I’ll sit in the dark wishing I can take back words, actions, experiences, etc. just for a…

essential in the area of end of life care. The life review process is a necessary intervention that allows us to assist the patient in reaching a sense of meaning, peace, and wholeness, consequently, allows them to accept death without fear. The most significant part for me was looking at family pictures, witnessing her nonverbal reactions as she glanced through them, recalling what was going on at that moment in time, almost as if she was there now. One, particularly difficult moment for me,…

To put it gently, life sucks. One cannot “suck out all the marrow out of life,” as Thorough proposed, because, contrarily, life sucks the soul out of everyone. In the end, every man gets battered and beaten until he barely stands and eventually collapses. Similarly, this theme of eventual demise resonates throughout the novel Candide as well as throughout the National Geographic news article “The Afghan Girl Revealed” as both show the change of a person over a course of strenuous events. In…

touching the ground. It is like a current of constant love, abounding oceans of adoration. The river constantly circulates, causing fury in the water that only He can calm. Water, a loving and all-knowing presence that is not shaken by the storms of life. Gray skies circle the sandy beach. The gray color is angry, infuriated, anxious for what is to come. But the blazing orange and red horizon captures the gray skies and turns them into something truly beautiful. A breathtaking sunset frames…

had a pretty significant loss and the stage of depression has hit my husband the hardest. One has a hard time even thinking that life may be possible without the other person in their lives. As a social worker we have to apply effective coping strategies so the family feels like they can deal with the loss in an effective manner. The stage of bargaining can also be difficult for families who are dealing with loss. The individuals may believe that God something to do with it and are willing to do…