Blind spot

Ahmad, J., Ahmad, S. H., & Jones, K. (2017). Treatment of plantar fasciitis with botulinum toxin: a randomized, controlled study. Foot & Ankle International, 38(1), 1-7. The purpose of this randomized control study is to determine the effect of botulinum toxin type A on the effect of pain control in plantar fasciitis. A total of fifty participants were included in the study. Twenty-five people were included in treatment group and the other twenty-five people received saline solution. The…

As the era has advanced distinctive types of media, different mediums have been presented to the populace: stories, sonnets, films and so forth. Every type of media has its own particular different importance. Prior to the introduction of motion picture making, TV, writing had been a sufficient wellspring of stimulation. As innovation has advanced, writing can be viewed as motion pictures. Norwegian Wood was written by Haruki Murakami in 1987 and transformed into a film in 2010. The story…

The question is, would you forgive? Imagine it’s your family member who didn’t come home from one day, you’re sitting there waiting for them to walk in that door whether it’s your mother, father, brother, or sister but they just never return. Imagine that it was your fault that they didn’t come home. If knowing it was my fault in a way, I would forgive. In the short story “The Seventh Man” by Haruki Murakami, there are two young boys who are best friends,inseparable, always together doing…

Short Essay: After Dark Haruki Murakami tests the boundaries between everyday Tokyo reality and a surreal realm in After Dark. The book follows two sisters who are each present in different realities. In this novel, Murakami uses sleep as a symbol of disengagement and disassociation from the world. The plot bounces between many different locations, but centralizes around Eri’s bedroom and the love hotel, Alphaville. Takahashi discloses to Mari later in the book that his original business of…

The Blind Assassin is a layered, multi genre story created by Margaret Atwood set in Port Ticonderoga, Canada throughout the 20th century. The two main characters are Iris and Laura Chase, the daughter of a rich war veteran who owns a button factory. The story itself is broken up into four subplots, all from the point of view of Iris, the eldest sister. The outermost story is of 80 year old Iris, her daily life, as she tells the second story of her family’s past, which hit on many of Atwood’s…

"The Blind Side" is a movie based off a real story that revolves around a homeless, African-American teen named Michael Oher and a white woman named Leigh Anne Tuohy eventually who adopts Michael into her family. Having grown up in a poor neighbourhood and being neglected by his family, Michael eventually gets noticed by Leigh Ann and her family, and they decided that they would help him by giving him a place to live as well as assisting him through high school. Throughout this time, Leigh Anne…

Eurycea rathbuni otherwise known as Texas Blind Salamanders are incredible creatures that do not get their fair share of attention compared to animals such as cheetahs and lions. Specifically, they are only known to reside within the dark water filled caves of Edward’s Aquifer in Hays County, Texas.5 Thus, this species was discovered by the San Marcos National Fishery, which is now known as Texas State University.5,6 In 1967, Eurycea Rathbuni was listed as an endangered species, and within ten…

Sean Baker first came onto my radar with 2015's Tangerine, the unique and moving story of a transgender girl searching on Christmas Eve for the pimp who broke her heart. Oh, and it was also shot almost entirely on an iPhone 5s. This made Baker a must-watch director for me. His newest film, The Florida Project, follows the life of a 6-year girl and her single mother over the course of one summer. Not much more detail than that is known other than the film also stars Willem Dafoe in what critics…

With an award-winning movie based on his life from being homeless to becoming a successful athlete, Michael Jerome Oher was truly amazing. Michael Oher has faced many challenges and misfortunes in his life, yet he still became such a successful individual. A child’s early years is usually filled with abundant love and care but not for Oher. (“Michael Oher Biography” Biography). For Michael Oher, early intervention did not enter his life until the age of sixteen. Many factors came into play and…

The Blindside is a film that deals with the life of Michael Oher as he grew up in a rough neighborhood and got adopted by a more affluent family. Michael goes throw many emotional turmoil and has a hard time fitting in at school and at home as his life with his new family is nothing he has ever encountered. The film shows the progression of Michael Oher throughout his senior year as he becomes one of the more attractive football prospects in the country and opens doors for him to have a future.…