Refrain

A concussion is one type of Traumatic Brain Injury also known as TBI. “TBI is defined as an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force” (Brain Injury Association of America, 2015). A cerebral concussion is one of the most occurring cases of a TBI. Direct impact such as blows to the head, gunshot wounds, falls, and car accidents can cause a concussion. A gunshot wound would be classified as an open head injury, and a blow to the head would be…

In 1993, academy award winning actors Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington starred in the movie, Philadelphia, the first major motion picture to address the issue of HIV/AIDS (Howard, 2015). One intent of this movie was to highlight homophobia, the irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals ("Homophobia", 2016), in addition to highlighting the Nation's baseless fear of those infected with HIV/AIDS. These fears were fueled by a lack of education regarding…

Water supply on earth is finite. The United Nation’s world water development report, Water for a Sustainable World (2015), illustrated the 55% increase of global water demand by 2050. Without effective countermeasures, the word will encounter a 40 percent shortage of water within two decades. In Canada, water waste is the potential trigger of water shortage. Despite the great abundance of reserved water, Canada has a fixed average precipitation around 537 millimeter per year, less than 1/3…

Rules and Reminders I am a unique individual, person. I am special. I am not common. I am a kind of computer. I am alive. I exist. I am a being. I am an organism. I am a microbial empire; there is a microbiome in me. I am a kind of mold, fungus. I am a type of cancer. I am a carbon based lifeform. I consist of human cells, bacteria cells and virus cells. I am an adaptation to nature, a side effect to it. I am flesh and blood. I am an animal. I am a mammal. I am a primate. I am a member of the…

a man”. Limitations on genders in social and political situations are brought on by society in which women are forced to surrender to objectification, participate in “raunch culture”, and fit into a label. In many political situations, woman must refrain from speaking out for equality and what they believe is right. In turn, they risk being objectified and accept being treated as unequal to men. Ariel Levy, author…

have the power to alter the future” (Greene, 172). That Fowler ponders his decision so extensively both evidences the urgency of his intervention, and confirms its importance, as he only alters the future along humanitarian lines and continues to refrain from directly influencing Vietnamese…

Despite the fact that Jesus himself refrains from using violence, at no point he denies the state's authority to exact capital punishment. To support this, the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2267) states that “Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully determined…

What happens when you take too much Viagra? Viagra has changed the sex lives of many men suffering from erectile dysfunction. Viagra delivers quality results when used as prescribed by manufacturers. However, there are some people who abuse this drug. They either pop in too many types of Viagra or overdose on the selected Viagra. Viagra is well known for relaxing the muscles in the blood vessels in the penis.This automatically increases the blood flow to various parts of the body, including the…

everyone is right. No person can be wrong when they make their own fact. They build up false claims to create their own correctness. The term postmodernism is like saying two chairs can occupy the same space at the same time. Now, how can the world refrain from those who make their own truths? It’s actually quite simple as Brannon Howse once said, “To preserve the heritage and keep the past from repeating itself, we must elect men and women that understand God’s instruction on how we are to…

The world we live in is so diverse with different cultures and beliefs. Culture is define as a system of knowledge, beliefs, experience, values, attitudes, religion, etc shared by a relatively large group of people. In the healthcare sector, culture, race and ethnicity are important factors in relation to patient healthcare. According to Jhutti-Johal, race and ethnicity needs are important dimensions of healthcare delivery from a legal, moral and sometimes medical viewpoint. Patients of…