Mnemonic

Mental imagery and pictures have been proven to significantly assist memory. The power of mental imagery is due to its ability to organize information that is initially unorganized into specific locations. A strategy, which entails both organization of information into specific locations and mental imagery, is the Method of Loci. According to Cicero, it was Simonides a Greek Poet who was the first to recognize the use of mental imagery for memory. While he briefly ducked away from a banquet at…

Even though Life on Mars does not have the focused theme of family presented throughout like Rose, Smith's collection of poetry nonetheless does include a long interlude that is her eulogy to her dead father. The poem itself goes through multiple stages of the speaker's grief. Page thirty-one of this poem focuses on the speaker reflecting on life and her father. It is as if after all the grieving, she takes a moment to pause and think. The speaker addresses her own viewpoints of her father,…

asthma and that during today’s attack, his inhaler but it “didn’t seem to help.” A. What information would be most helpful for the nurse to obtain regarding this patient’s health history and history of present illness? “The nurse would utilize the mnemonic OLD CART to formulate the questions that need to be asked. The nurse would begin by asking the patient the onset of the shortness of breath, when did the patient first notice the shortness of breath, the second question that the nurse…

Akeelah and the Bee, a drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison, provides a glance into a predominately African-American middle school in South Los Angeles. The film follows a student named Akeelah, an eleven year old girl with a phenomenal spelling ability, and her journey to qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Her family, school and community are all important factors in this story, capable of both aiding and hindering her path to success. Akeelah is very young, yet she…

Kanye West is a hip-hop recording artist and is notoriously known for his unique style of music. He left college in order to pursue his musical career. When he dropped his first album, “The College Dropout,” he rattled the hip hop industry by deviating from popular gangster and club music found in hip hop. In his own music, he is more concerned with the concept of religion, racism, family, and higher education. One noteworthy song that came out of that album was Jesus Walks. In this song, West…

The early morning hours on June 28th 1969 marked the beginning of a new era for the gay rights movement. The Stonewall Inn, at the time one of the few establishments that openly welcomed the gay demographic, was raided by the police. Subsequently, a riot erupted amongst the arrested crowd – the first time that the gay population had protested a police raid. The incident incited several more violent demonstrations in the following days, which have been famously dubbed as the Stonewall riots. The…

Teachers are always looking for ways to improve student writing. Common writing issues are low motivation, minimum interaction, and poor writing skills. These issues lead to students having a lack of confidence in their ability to write. All teachers are literacy teachers. We teach all students to write and we want all students to be successful. Today, writing in schools can either be completed the traditional way with pencil and paper or through a computer or other electronic device.…

meat and grilled rack of lamb is her favorite. F.C. says that she does not like to eat alone that maybe it is because she has always been surrounded by family starting with her own siblings. Fortunately, her F.C., she is never alone. The DETERMINE mnemonic is a tool that is used for screening the nutritional status of the older adult. F.C. score is a 1; she has been diagnosed with borderline hypertension that she contributes to the increased amount of salt she uses. She states that nothing…

populations.” (Ingram, 2012.) Nurses can incorporate culturally appropriate assessments and provide healthcare information for ethnic minorities and thus assist in reducing health disparities (Ingram, 2012.) Campinha-Bacote’s theory utilizes the mnemonic device of ASKED, which serves as a reminder on what is required for culturally competent care. It breaks down the process for nurses. It addresses each aspect from the basic of becoming aware of your own cultural biases to possessing the…

reminder of the steps a student should take in order to answer a problem. An algebra cue card might suggest several steps and then conclude with a task suggesting the student check his or her work. Again, the Algebra cue card could also demonstrate a mnemonic device such as “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally” in order for the student to remember the order of operations: parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, and subtraction. The cue cards are not intended to give the answers to the…