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I have always enjoyed learning about how the body and mind works, as well as engaging in Physical Education and physical pursuits outside of school, this has developed my desire to pursue sport to degree level. Sport plays a large part in my life. In school, I was sports captain, which entailed organising teams and training sessions. This improved my leadership skills and offered an insight into other roles in sport, other than being a competitor. I represented my school in many different…

Joseph Lister is a well-known biologist and the reason people survive surgery. He created a way to increase the survival rates for patients after a major surgery. Although it was more time consuming than the original way, it was worth it in the results. Joseph Lister came from an experienced educational background and added a major contribution to the biological society. His inspiration took him a long way and he created a name for himself in the biological community. Although Joseph Lister…

EVALUATION Harvey’s House Scene This is the first scene in our sequence which happens in the climactic point of the film. We wanted to build up a lot of tension in this scene before the chase scene so would need to include a variety of slow moving camera shots and close ups. The emptiness of the house followed by reaction shots clearly show how tension is being raised; the audience not knowing quite is about to happen in the coming moments. The lighting in these scenes are a perfect example of…

Is Social Media Affecting Our Society? Social Media has a lot more negative effects on our society than it does positive. Social media allows people from all over the world to interact through discussion, photos, videos, and audio. According to Dr. Shannon M. Rauch, “one of the main reasons we use social media is for self-distraction and boredom relief” (Whiteman 17). The latest statistics show that 74% of American Adolescents use social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, instagram,…

In an age where statistics and news reports are thrown at students from many mainstream media sites, students students struggle to find news reports that are valid. Often an individual will remember an inaccurately reported statistic and draw wrongful conclusions. The journalism article “Can listening to music help you run faster?”(Finn, Adharanand, 2012) states that running can boost running performance by 15%, in a click-bait style post on Facebook. Clicking on the post it takes you to the…

Journal Article Review Introduction ‘Taking a patient history: the role of the nurse’ is an article written by Tonks Fawcett, a senior lecturer in nursing studies, and Sarah Rhynas, a teaching fellow at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. The article was published in Nursing Standard in February 2012 and it discusses the function of the professional nurse in obtaining a thorough medical history from a patient based on the nursing process, with a focus on improving this skill.…

Dear Dr. Touchstone, This weekend I was reading The NY Times and I came across an article titled, Can Fathers Have Postpartum Depression, by Douglas Quenqua. In it, the author discusses that new fathers experience postpartum depression in a different way compared to new mothers. He states that even though new mothers are more likely to have postpartum depression than new fathers, new mothers tend to get more and better help than new fathers. The society creates a stigma that men do not get…

Your newspaper recently published an editorial by Jeremy Rifkin, author of The Biotech Century and president of the foundation on economic trends. The essay is entitled "A Change of Heart about Animals." In this essay Rifkin cites scientific studies about pigs, birds, and a monkey that all point to animals potentially having much greater intelligence and capacity to feel than we often give them credit for. He also speaks about various movements in support of animal rights and advocated greater…

caught but survived from. When their mother died in 1877 the Mcmillian girls decided to split away from each other, Rachel stayed in Inverness to look after her Grandmother and Margaret moved away to London to train to be a governess. When visiting Edinburgh in 1887 Rachel Mcmillan’s cousin took her to many socialist meetings which opened up her mind to socialism. When she went home Rachel wrote to a friend saying "I think that, very soon, when these teachings and ideas are better known, people…

Occupational Therapy as a profession consists of two main perspectives regarding its future. These perspectives are both valid in that they are each vital within the profession. The first view addresses the significance of developing within the realm of Occupational Science in order to better address occupational risk factors. Alternatively, the second viewpoint establishes the importance of reclaiming activities and occupational based practice as the core of the profession. To critically…