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themselves. The Cutting Edge-Landscaping primary source income is that of lawn-cutting, debris-blowing along with edge-trimming. Also, we will do reseeding landscaping and foliage in addition to tree planting and tree trimming. We not only provide lawn maintenance but a service of inconsequential repairs to irrigation equipment. Our company is looking to do business within upscale neighborhoods of Miami along with Florida. As our company begins to make a name for ourselves, The Cutting…

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a cultural practice that removes part or all of the female external genitalia. FGM/C can also be an injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons (“FGM”). FGM/C usually is performed on a female child between the ages of four and eight years old (Costello 2). In other cases this procedure is done during the 1st week of life, at prepuberty or just before marriage (Costello 2). FGM/C is dehumanizing and should be stopped. Culturally it may…

Cutting the Cords Twice as a Mom “The umbilical cord of a human being needs to be cut twice.” Yes, I said it right! The umbilical cord of our babies need to be cut twice - physically and emotionally. First, during the birth when our babies need to learn to breathe for themselves and during their teenage years when they need to learn to live for themselves, to be independent. When my babies were born, I felt the happiness I’ve never felt. I made things that I don’t usually do. I take care…

a physician, professor and writer, authored Cutting for Stone. Prior to this novel, Verghese wrote two other critically acclaimed books: The Tennis Partner and My Own Country. These autobiographies detailed his experiences as an Indian physician in the United States. Verghese was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia but was forced to flee during the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie. He found refuge in Madras, India—a setting he includes in Cutting for Stone. After completing his medical…

Blown to Bits Chapter 4 was all about the organization of bits, and how the internet is organized. After all, there is simply so much data on the internet, one must wonder exactly how search engines such as Google can pull up websites from this virtual sea of chaos. Well, at first, the internet was mainly a repository for information. Websites were browsed in a hierarchical order, with the websites of most precedence appearing before those with less prominence, which makes a lot of sense if you…

once these cuts are made; it is very rare for these arts programs to be restored. Many educators are saying that it may be years before these arts programs return to some public school districts. The question that many people argue is what affects cutting arts programs from public schools have on the students. When one thinks back to elementary school some of the most exciting…

TIP 25 Cut the Cards! “If you don’t want to buy it with your own money, you don’t need it.” ~Unknown By now you’ve figured out that one of the major themes woven throughout this book is getting out of debt—I write about it quite a bit even in the sections not dealing directly with money. Debt is one of the biggest problems facing modern families—a true American crisis—and yet so many people don’t seem to feel any urgency to do anything about it. Dare to be different and do something others…

Culminating Activity - Active Living: Final Fitness Reflection While doing my fitness testing, my initial goals were to follow the rating chart found on page two of “My Personal Fitness Gram Profile” booklet, and seeing how many laps, full-body push-ups, curl-ups, back-saver sit & reach etc. I needed to do according to my age to achieve high performance. Throughout the course I have practiced and pushed myself to do better in order to achieve my goal. Looking at my final fitness test I have…

The purpose of this discussion is to provide thought and examples of how the novel, “Cutting for Stone,” represents compassion, empathy, and forgiveness in medicine. “What first-aid treatment in shock is administered by ear?...Words of comfort!” (Verghese, 2009. p.45). This quote from the book is the model example of the importance of empathy and compassion in medicine. There are several other representations of empathy throughout the novel and the critical role that compassion plays in medicine…

The Public Health Model of Stigma and Stigma Change. This article expresses that The Public Health Model of Stigma and Stigma Change. Seeing disgrace as a general medical problem selects to the routes in which shame can hurt a group with dysfunctional behavior. Three are particularly unmistakable: mark shirking, blocked life, and disgrace. Mark Avoidance: Epidemiological request hints that more than some portion of the general population who may benefit from psychological well-being…