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“Run Abigail Run’’ Elliana spoke. I slightly turned my head around to see if the dog was still behind me. Not to mention that I could hear my heart beating fast, terrifically fast . Furthermore, I was thinking about how this all started. A few minutes ago, my friends and I went to the park. Imiediatly I realized that the park was filled with people . I noticed kids that I haven’t seen before in the apartment complex . It was a hot day. I sensed the boiling sun on my face. It felt as if hot…

The Lottery is a short story written by Shirley Jackson in 1948 about an unnamed village, which conducts a unique yet tragic tradition every year. A village member is randomly selected by means of the "lottery," and they are stoned to death by the rest of the village. The first time reading this story is shocking and appalling as even the children shamelessly take place in the execution; however, after upon reexamination, it is clear that the story shares many similarities to those suffering…

where am I? Why am I here? How did I get here? Who am I? If only she could remember her own name, maybe then she could force memories back into her brain. She found herself looking up at the gloomy sky, pondering. Pondering until her fingers became numb. Pondering until it felt like she was floating, until her body didn’t exist anymore. Pondering. Pondering until the persistent whispers exploded in her head and it was all just too much. She could hear the voice so clearly now, “It wasn’t my…

The day could have possibly never ended since it had began the night before at approximately 11:00 p.m when my friends and I plotted the brilliant idea of embarking on our journey of hiking the Haiku Stairs or also known as Stairway to Heaven in Kaneohe Town.The expedition that the three of us embarked on could be appropriately expressed as the true testament of not allowing a genius plan being squandered by a few obstacles. The adventurous journey that was about to begin was the least of…

cap gun.” and when Eckels is up to shoot first shot, he realizes that, "It can't be killed, We were fools to come. This is impossible." Anyone who would be up to hunting a dinosaur would want to get it over as fast as possible, but Eckels body goes numb and his mind blank. He hesitates and runs from the dinosaur and runs off the path. This shows the reader that trusting your instinct is crucial to being in a dangerous…

rather to describe the symptoms being exhibited. Broca’s aphasia is then described; this is most frequently associated with expressive aphasia and is characterized by the nonfluency of speech, language impairment, a patient’s right arm or hand going numb, and occasionally oral apraxia. Next, Wernicke’s aphasia is defined as a sensory, receptive aphasia. This type of aphasia is characterized by severe comprehension deficits that affects spoken and written language, the inability to understand…

In the case of my patient during her first assessment she was doing good on pain control and had numbness from below her diaphragm on the left side to her hip. Upon follow up assessment four hours later, she was no longer numb on her left side and had uncontrolled pain once again. Having this experience with my patient really drove home the point how important it is to do initial assessments and how important is to know how to perform dermatome assessment with a ice in a…

Great solutions to ease teething baby pain Teething baby is a significant baby development milestone. During a baby teething phase, you can expect extreme pain as well as tears of frustration from baby and parent. However, this is one of life’s most common growing pains, but you can certainly ease your baby’s discomfort to some extent with the following simple solutions.Tips to consider Teething rings These are often first and best choice solution for easing discomfort. Counter pressure…

my siblings. Erin, my oldest sister, had a surprise for me, but I didn’t ask questions. Finally we arrived. I looked down at the water remembering the last time I stood on the edge. I wasn’t afraid anymore, so I jumped. I did it until my feet were numb from hitting the water. Of course I tried the 25, 30, and 35 foot one. Next I Looked fixedly at the 60 foot cliff. I didn't hesitate to jump. The best thing to do when you make a mistake is to make the best of the situation. You can also use it…

cart went up, and then it happened. The cart came to a halt, preparing for the drop that could happen at any moment. It felt as though hours had past before, SWOOSH! I swear it felt like my organs left my body. At first I couldn’t feel anything. I was numb, but after a few seconds all I felt was pure joy. I smiled and laughed looking at my friend. He looked at me and smiled yelling “I knew you could do…