Closure

Reports have surfaced the internet today that Walmart's Oakland branch is closing. The reason behind the closure is said to be because Oakland's local minimum wage is higher compared to the city's. Tim Worstall, a contributor to Forbes, explains that it's not to examine whether the claim to blame the high cost of minimum wage is true, rather it's to examine if Walmart has done the reasonable thing in an economic and business standpoint. It has been reported previously that Walmart stores are…

The brother and sister cope differently with the father killing their mother. The trauma affected Sam more than his sister. Sam was older when his mother is shot, angry and unforgiving to his father for what he did. Periodically, Madeleine and Sam visited their father in prison, but Sam refuses to talk to his father and “retreated to a corner of the waiting room,” (122). ). She was torn between “wanting to be loyal and standing beside her brother, Sam Jr. (Pookie),” or eating treats with…

surgery team to place a device called a bear claw. My patient had a small bowel resection and drainage from a Jackson-Pratt and a Tru-Close wound drain. The function of the bear claw is to clamp and pull tissue from the intestines together to form closure and prevent stool from seeping into the abdominal cavity. A strength that I identified…

Her son is standing behind me to my right as I wait with his mother to find out what spot to leave her in. She looks up at me while also scanning the room and asks, “Is this where they do it?” “Yes,” I answer, feeling the acceptance that this may be the last place – and I might be the last face – she ever sees. Surgery is always a tough thing to go through, especially when you’re not sure of the outcome. Fear of the unknown: that is what this woman was experiencing. There was nothing I could do…

trabecular meshwork is somewhat blocked. The happens at such a slow rate that people lose their vision before they know it. Angle-closure or closed-angle glaucoma happens when the iris bulges forward to block the drainage area. This can happen gradually and is known as chronic angle-closure or it can happen suddenly which is known as acute angle-closure. Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a medical emergency and needs to be taken very seriously seeking immediate medical attention received. This…

is the most digestible of these possible explanations, the correct explanation should be just as comforting, while complementing the physical sciences. It is possible that human beings are cognitively closed to the awareness of their own cognitive closures. The objection that mysterianism is ludicrous, fails to understand the logic behind mysterianism. The objection that McGinn’s response limits human capabilities and understanding, fails to admit that all entities have some sort of limitations.…

Rape is a crime that is done against women, men, and children; nevertheless, the largest portion of victims is women. Rape is a criminal sexual conduct or penetration without the other person’s consent, achieved with the use of physical force or threat, and when the victim is unconscious, mentally and/or physically impaired (Pandora's Project, 2009). July 1990, Anne Heck was raped while she was biking; 14 years later, the National DNA database identified the man who raped her and she was asked…

the Trojans and the Achaians during war with each other understood the meaning behind the theory of life after death. Even though giving up the body of a vanquished individual illustrates weakness to the enemy, proper burial is needed to present closure and appreciation of the deceased. Since the significance of a burial was mutual among the enemies of the Iliad, it is easy to say that there would be no issues of performing a funeral. The satisfaction after killing one of your enemies is…

their husbands in Turkey if he fails to supply her with enough coffee on a daily basis. 1500 Coffee is becoming a lucrative trade item and is now being traded from the ports of Alexandria and Smyrna. 1511 Mecca’s governor, Khair-Beg orders the closure of coffeehouses when he finds out opposition is growing against him and being fuelled in these…

The concept of closure is one that is sought after by practically every human being at some point in their lives. It is socially frowned upon to leave a situation or conversation open-ended. As an anonymous author once said, "Closure is the best form of respect." However, what if a more obscure finish is more well suited to a story? In the play "Fences", the function of the unclear conclusion serves to convey to the reader that a more unrestricted ending is more appropriate, and that an…