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Thomas Hardy’s poetry is known for its philosophical pessimism and its autobiographical nature. Because Hardy struggled with faith and the possibility of God in his life, he struggled with the same in poetry. However, due to his mental battle with life’s meaning, he was able to express his doubts and become a critically acclaimed poet. With a total of nine hundred and forty-seven poems, Hardy is one prolific poets of the twentieth century. In 1898, Hardy wrote the three-stanza iambic…

Each humanities course focuses on a different aspect of the human condition. History is tinged by the perception of the writer, while Sociology focuses on the human society, and psychology focuses on the human mind. Literature on the other hand, has the unique ability to incorporate all of these through short stories and plays. Over the semester we have had assignments where we had to read several of these. In each of these, there always seemed to be some sort of moral dilemma. Sometimes…

Associated problem one Due to Beryl not being very mobile, having a poor diet and being incontinent she is at risk of developing pressure ulcers. A pressure ulcer is the localised injury to the skin or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence as a result of pressure (Delves-Yates, Everett & Wright, 2015). All patients regardless of age are potentially at risk of pressure ulcers (Myers, 2014). There are around 410,000 people who develop pressure ulcers a year which costs the NHS £1.8-£2.6…

Internal Vices To be human is to be at a constant mental battle between being moral or succumbing to personal desire. People are naturally embedded with emotions that often dictate our decisions and thoughts; therefore, people’s minds are often completely ruled by this internal struggle. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the theme of morality versus desire presents itself in its characters such as Hamlet, Claudius and Ophelia; Hamlet who is completely trapped in his own hatred, Claudius who is envious…

Ever since the emergence of smart phones, a technological revolution has taken place. People have the freedom to have access to the entire internet, and with that, all the knowledge that humans have contributed throughout time. We have the ability to connect with someone immediately, through text, call, or video chat. We can research, write, and send information to others instantly. We have access to maps of the entire world, and get directions in a plethora of methods to get to that destination…

The skin is the largest organ of the human body, it is a barrier not only from water and dirt but from most viruses and bacteria. From the outer appearance of the skin you can infer if anything is wrong or may be going wrong inside the body. Diet is a factor for how how skin can appear, knowing this I want to find out if a specific diet could possibly help clear my skin. In the beginning of my skin flare ups, I visited with my primary care physician. Hoping to eliminate the possibility of…

Totality-of-conditions Test and the Balance Test, proves to be the most useful in determining when prison conditions constitute cruel and unusual punishments. However, totality of conditions test, is primarily used to determine whether the overall conditions within a prison constitute cruel and unusual punishment. [1] The Pugh v. Locke, case that encompassed the “Prison Conditions” of Alabama Prisons and established the totality of conditions test. The complaint was originally filed by an inmate…

British colonies. Colonists did not have much freedom, if any at all, before coming to the New World. The New World was said to provide the colonists with freedom and many opportunities (Voices of Freedom, Foner). There are at least five different conditions that brought colonists into the world that revolved around freedom. Freedom for the colonists included having religious freedom. Religious worship was one of the main pull factors of coming to the New World for the colonists. The colonists…

disease”, “chronic conditions”, “long term conditions” and “long-term illness” are all used interchangeably worldwide (Chang & Johnson, 2013). Chronic conditions are long-lasting and very often life-long conditions (Gaugler, 2015), and despite being hard to define, chronic conditions can be classified as an illness that has led to the impairment or the deviation of normal function which is permanent, leaving a residual disability, which is caused by a non-pathologic condition requiring special…

The definition of perfection is the condition, state, or quality of being free or as free as possible from all flaws or defects. As human nature, everyone wants to be perfect, and strives for it in mostly everything he or she does. This hope for perfection causes people to never become satisfied…