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    Creative and Therapeutic activities are techniques in which help individuals to express themselves through imagination and creativity beyond words. The objective of this assignment is to be able to analyse and explain three activities that can help individuals or groups in two health and social care settings. Initially, I will start with my setting which is a day care which is a facility for the elderly and disabled individuals. A day care centre is a planned program of activities designed to…

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    Joseph Conrad Allusions

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    within the two knitting women at the office. The two women are described as “knitting black wool” as if they are weaving someone’s fate. The women could be compared to the Moirai, or the Greek personification of fate. While there are three Moirai in Greek mythology, there are only two knitting women. The two knitting women are representative of the two Morai who weave someone’s fate. The third Moirai cuts the thread, effectively ending someone’s life. The lack of a third knitting woman alludes…

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    Immediately after the stressor, the heart rate and blood pressure of each participant would be taken again and another STAI would be completed. The participants would then be randomly distributed to two rooms. In one room participants would perform knitting related activities for 15, whereas in the other room participants would be asked to sit quietly for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes the participants would be asked to rate their stress anxiety levels and their blood pressure and heart rate would…

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    Madame Defarge Quotes

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    Quote: We chose this quote because it showed how evil Madam Defarge is towards the aristocrats. Lucid and Little Lucid are condemned to death (registers in the knitting) by Madam Defarge merely because of association with an aristocrat. This quote shows the contrast between Madame Defarge and Lucie and how Madame Defarge's evil makes Lucie look purer and vice versa. The quote shows that there have been many years of suffering for the wives and mothers of peasants, this is how she justifies…

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    Science Fair Project

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    Use the razor blade and be careful. Use the red crayon to color the edge of this hole. The red crayon represents the corona. The corona is the extended outer atmosphere of the Sun. Use the knitting needle to poke several holes lengthwise across the center of the second piece of cardboard. Setup Step #2: Glue one wood support in the middle of the wood piece so that it separates the wood piece widthwise. Glue another wood…

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    Writing Sample 2: Identity Prompt What would you say if someone asked you to describe you? I am Ali and i believe that there are many things that describe me. If someone asked me to describe myself, I would say the people that are close to me, my education, and my interests. The people that are close to me describe most of who I am. Most people have an example that they look up to. I look up to most of my friends and family. My friends show me how to be kind and gentle, while my family teaches…

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    Roman Fever Symbolism

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    before. Knitting in this short story plays a major role of symbolism. Mrs. Ansley sits quietly and knits as her and Mrs. Slade engages in conversation. When Mrs. Ansley is knitting it comes off as guilt to the charter Mrs. Slade, about seeing her widowed husband long ago, and the reader as Mrs. Slade interrogates her. “Although she tries to… (Salina 99). Mrs. Ansley seems to not care about present day things around her when Mrs. Slade speaks. Salina says, “.. She prefers to be knitting a…

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    track of all the members of the aristocracy that she wanted to die; she blamed the entire class for the death of her family. Eventually, Madame Defarge got the brilliant idea to keep track of all the aristocracy members that have wronged her in her knitting hobby. She would slyly engrave their names into what she was making, that way when the revolution began the revolutionaries would know who to go after. This hit list that Madame Defarge made is constantly growing throughout a Tale of Two…

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    control people’s lives, represented by knitting and the “golden thread.” They take opposite routes; revenge and forgiveness. As expected, Madame Defarge’s life is filled with hate, while Lucie’s is led by happiness. Even though they began at the same point, the women diverge when they channel their feelings into very different tasks. Madame Defarge reaches death while Lucie continues a life surrounded by…

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    Day by day, organizations bombard society with pledges, posts, tweets, etc. to sign onto and support or fund a cause. For the most part, humans instinctively react by liking, sharing, and posting comments on these campaigns. We tend to believe that our donations or signature made a difference, maybe even eliciting a happy mental response with a little release of serotonin. However, slacktivism is “the practice of supporting a political or social cause by means such as social media or online…

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