Leave of absence

Upon first meeting Telemachus, both Athena (in the disguise of family friend the Mentor) and Menelaus remark upon the uncanny physical resemblance between father and son: Athena exclaims, “you must be, by your looks, Odysseus’ boy?/ The way your head is shaped, the fine eyes – yes,/ how like him”, and Menelaus also notes the “likeness”, observing that “Odysseus’ hands and feet were like this boy’s;/ his head, and hair, and the glinting of his eyes” (I.244-6; IV.155-7). This familial resemblance…

I attended the University of Hartford from August of 2015 through July of 2016. I took a medical leave of absence because I was struggling emotionally and needed to attend treatment. I attended Silver Hill in July of 2016 through August of 2016. I then transitioned to an IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program) in New York City from August 2016 to January 2017. As part of my treatment and in order to develop long-term sustainable skills, I then attended a residential young adult treatment program in…

obliterated the land, as skeletons and corpses line the road they travel together. There is a foreboding sense of resignation and an absence of time and place. The reader never really knows where the man and boy are going; although, it is evident, that their journey is horrific. Along the way, we follow the relationship of an unnamed man and boy. McCarthy uses this absence of names to create vast and depraved landscape void of any identifiable markers making the relationship between the man and…

A learning situation that I felt extremely frustrated in was the time I was enrolled into cosmetology school back in 2012. I definitely can relate to both Eddie and David with this learning experience.. David couldn’t find a learning style and that was the frustrating thing for him in school. Eddie experienced a lot of failures and set backs in life which discourage him from being successful. Both of these situations I have experience and am currently experiencing When I enrolled into…

individual, but it is possible to overcome this when practicing Buddhism. The Buddha’s father, stepmother, and wife, Bimba, all eventually learn the eternal truth of Dharma in varying degrees through their suffering. This showcases that even though the absence of the Buddha caused social and emotional troubles, those around him were all furthered from the Buddha achieving enlightenment. This text also describes how differing Brahman traditions are to Buddhist thought, especially when it comes to…

The absence of government is more desirable than oppressive government, because it is much more difficult to truly live underneath an oppressive government than it is to start from scratch in a new, unorganized situation where you have more freedom. While it is somewhat unnerving to live in a circumstance with no government, and while no situation is void of issues and problems, a fulness of freedom would be present and the issues would be fixed much easier and quicker than in a despotic…

having a defined leave policy in place? If so, what are the risks and the penalties for violation? Since the company does not have a well defined leave policy in place the company can face legal challenges from several quarters. First, the company can be held legally liable for violation of specific statutes. For example, it can be held liable for the violation of the Family Medical Leave Act, the company will be held liable according to the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act. Under 29…

Each one whirligig must keep Lea Zamora's, the eighteen year old young lady he slaughters, soul alive by demonstrating her adoring grin. At Mrs. Zamora's appeal, Brent sets out on his trip along the coast paying a compensation to her crew. Brent leaves the life of a lie behind. On account of Mrs. Zamora's apparently preposterous solicitation of travel, Brent can utilize the outing as an approach to increase his autonomy. Brent had no considerations of doing what he loved, just what the…

looking at her beloved caressingly. A half-hearted smile and gently pleading eyes, she knows the significance of her request, but because of their love also knows his willingness to oblige as if it were ordained. What the poem leaves out, adds clues to its’ interpretation. The absence of resentment and bitterness in the tone not only suggest acceptance of her death, but may also mean that they are not currently in that situation; merely a couple’s discussion of the future “ Remember me when no…

a rarity. Madeleine L’Engle and Suzanne Collins both use an inspiring heroine as the main character in their books, “A Wrinkle in Time,” and “The Hunger Games.” The characters Meg Murry and Katniss Everdeen show that even through a tragic loss or absence of a father it is possible to grow closer to family, and to learn how to be independent. Although the characters did not plan on becoming a hero, neither of them thought twice when deciding to save their younger siblings. These stories prove…