John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi and the anonymous The Revenger’s Tragedy are both typically cynical Jacobean revenge tragedies. They share in common imagery of flesh and anatomy, carrying with it connotations of the human body as a fragile, corporeal shell, and the assertion that human existence is either fundamentally corrupt or corrupted. In The Revenger’s Tragedy, the human forms of the degraded ducal family are likened to hollow vessels of sin by the aptly named revenger Vindice, this…
Head. Client has symmetrical structure without deformities or lesions. Her hair is wavy and thick. Client’s scalp is without tenderness, lesions, pests, or flaking. Her facial movements are strong, appropriate, and symmetrical. The client is able to detect sharp and dull sensations on her forehead, cheek, and chin. Eyes. The client’s vision is 20/30 in her left eye and 20/200 in her right eye with the Snellen chart. Her gaze is steady and fixed without nystagmus. The client’s conjunctiva is…
The sell and donation process of human organs is a debatable topic not just amongst the citizens of the United States but in most other countries located all over the world. The motivation of criminals who commit these operations tend to surround one main contributing factor, currency. As money is the motivational factor of these operations, a good word to define such behavior is greed. Greed is amongst the seven deadly sins and is one of the main persuading factors leading to the selling and…
William Harvey was and still is a very important individual in the advancements of science in the renaissance period, who is credited today as being on of the most influential English physicians in history. He is mostly known for his research into the circulatory system and the first person to correctly describe how blood was transported throughout the body by the heart. Harvey was one of the few physicians who was never afraid to go beyond what science had expected at his time for pushing…
Figure:-1.2 wheelchairs used in sports variant. • Transfer, Stretcher and Variant Stretcher (or transfer) chairs are mobile chairs that can be adjusted to lie flat like stretcher to help in the lateral (or spine) transfer of patient from a bed to the chair. Once transferred, the stretcher can be adjusted to allow the patient to assume a sitting position. Transfer chair often used sliding sheets or inflatable sliding mats with air bearings to facilitate the movement of the patient from the bed…
Neil Shubin’s documentary series “Your Inner Fish” explores the relationship between humans and all other living organisms. Shubin delves into human evolution to uncover similarities that connect humans with the world around them. The anatomist studies fossils, embryos, and various other parts to compare humans to fish, reptiles, and primates. Shubin challenges the common beliefs about evolution by recognizing the corresponding features between humans and seemingly unrelated organisms. The…
The sculpture produced in ancient Greece is naturalistic compared to artworks and sculptures from previous times and cultures. The form of body is not stylized, nor does the bends in its arms and legs have sharp edges, the body is actually smooth and natural looking. The figure also has normal sized eyes and not enlarged eyes and male breast. The figure is in contrapposto pose like many of the other figures from this ancient Greek period. Although many of the figures in this time that was in…
Golden Era because of how many great accomplishments, and changes that were made. Medicine however, did not change much from medieval time to the Elizabethan Era. During the Elizabethan Era, people still believed many incoherent theories related to anatomy. These theories were closely related to magic, how many body fluids one had in their body, what a persons zodiac sign was in accordance with the alignment of their planets, the four elements, and some phycisicians in the Elizabethan Era…
Animal Testing Some animals get to live free in the wild, some get to be with a caring family, and some have to stay in a lab with greedy scientists. Many people believe that animal testing is the right thing, and it helps humans, but many people also believe that it is cruel and not right. These people think it is wrong because the animals are treated cruel and the results of these tests are not accurate either. This cause serious problems later on when people use these products because the…
Life comes with a lot of gifts, and parenthood is one of them. Creating someone with the person you love and watching them grow can be the greatest joy of ones’ life. When a child enters into the world parents commit to always protect them from the harsh realities of our world. Unforturentaly, tragic events take place every day that are out of ones’ control. Brain death is defined as a person no longer having neurological activity in the brain or brain stem. Meaning no electrical impulses are…