Magnet

Flick, the athlete in Updike’s poem, was a ball magnet, “the ball loved Flick” (Updike 16). Updike uses personification to show that as long as the ball loves Flick, the crowd does too. When the ball did not love Flick, however, the crowd did not idolize him and viewed him as simply ordinary. Also, the…

She attends a magnet school, in which she is enrolled in the emergency medical services (EMS) program, where she learned she has a passion for helping others and wants to pursue a healthcare…

still virgins. At least they felt my pain and frustrations. Something my cousin Declan was oblivious too. He was considered a hero because his blood had saved the world. That and the fact he was tall, dark and handsome had made him a regular chick magnet. I had on more than one occasion caught him with a girl and he had boosted about countless more. My mother jokes that even if he didn't get the Ivashkov genes, he certainly had gotten the attitude. Apparently, uncle Adrian used to be a real…

antique lights. This display is outside of LACMA. The antique lights are solar powered. Metropolis II, 2011. Chris Burden, United States, 1946-2015. DC motors, electronic controls and sensors, custom die-cast cars, HO-scale train sets, neodymium magnets, steel, aluminum, copper sheets, brass, plastics, assorted wood products, tiles, acrylic and oil-based paints, rubber adhesives. (LACMA) Metropolis II seems to replicate traffic anywhere in the world. In one corner of Metropolis II, there's…

Stretching all the way from the Bosporus Strait in the west to the Diomede Islands in the east, Asia is not only the planet's largest continent but also it's most populous with 4.4 billion people calling it home. Following Marco Polo’s epic tale of an overland journey to China in the late 1,200’s and the marvels he encountered upon the Silk Road before arriving at the great market in Peking , the Venetian travellers exploits spurred a new wave of explorers to find a safer, quicker way to the…

Bronchial adenoma Overview- Bronchial adenoma is an uncommon kind of tumour that begins in the mucous organs and channels of the lung air routes (bronchi) or windpipe (trachea), and in the salivary organs. Despite the fact that "adenoma" implies a noncancerous tumour, most bronchial adenomas are cancer and can spread to various parts of the body. However they spread gradually and are treatable, so if there is a chance that you have one, remember that they have a good outlook. Causes- These…

Overview Research is important to the professional nurse’s practice; this fact is substantiated in numerous textbooks, websites, and articles. Nurses are challenged to provide the highest quality care for their patients on a daily basis; the processes and tools of evidence-based practice can help nurses respond to these challenges (Prevost, 2014, p. 20). Kearney-Nunnery (2012) posits that involvement in research in any form adds to our knowledge base, enhances our practice, promotes improved…

Goal 1: David will improve his emotional and behavioral regulation. David appeared unable to sit still and constantly moving; however, David's mother was in pain from her surgery, but both parents in the session. David's mother shared, "the medication has made a great difference with adjusting David's attitude and reducing his aggression." David commented, "I have an okay relationship with my mother and my relationship is getting better with my dad." David focused on going to the grocery…

The Importance of Alignment and Congruence The setting for the Southeast Team is the Tampa General Hospital (TGH) located in Tampa, Florida. This large urban acute care center boasts three-time magnet status and currently in the reaccreditation process for the fourth time. With the outward excellence in healthcare apparent, the organization continues to have lower than anticipated Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey scores from the Centers for…

I never could foresee that I was the type of girl that some would bully, that I would attack those tormentors like a magnet, from elementary school through my freshman year of high school. I didn’t anticipate being woken up to the sound of my mother’s screaming, to the sight of my older sister, wedged between her bed and the wall adjacent, convulsing so violently she was…