Rubbing

It is often said that environment negatively affect an individual's mind. For example, if an individual is having an intense day and he has a boxing match the same day, then he may have his punches countered. Therefore, he may lose his match. This shows that intense situations can control an individual's mindset. Situations and environments are able to control and manipulate an individual. Negative situations can become so manipulative that they affect the individual. According to the…

surgeries and current medical conditions. The reason for her current visit was to have ileorectostomy. She has had a history of constipation and irritable bowel syndrome that had been exasperated to the point where her bowel was so inflamed form rubbing against each other that it developed scar tissue. One of the main assessments and interventions I performed while taking care of her was to do an initial head toe assessment at the beginning of my…

Yearly, there are fifty to sixty volcanoes erupted. Within the year, two tsunamis devastate, and several million earthquakes befall upon the planet. These are geoprocesses, all of these affect Earth’s surface and the inhabitants thereof. Earth’s surface changes through geoprocesses including volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Firstly, volcanoes are one example of geoprocesses that affect earth’s surface. Volcanoes happen when tectonic plates sink down into the mantle, made up of molten rock,…

Harm reduction is a way of promoting health and reducing the spread of disease by using a set of strategies and ideas aimed at limiting negative outcomes related to drug abuse. Harm Reduction is also a set of policies for social justice used to manage behaviors and based on a belief in, and respect for, the rights of the people who use drugs. Human reduction is used to manage both legal and illegal behaviors. Harm reduction is non-judgmental and focuses on taking small steps to reduce harm…

Scout: Character analysis Scout Finch is the narrator and main protagonist of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout demonstrates the traits of being intelligent, adventurous, courageous, and compassionate. She shows the trait of intelligence by being smartest student in her first grade class. She is able to read well above her grade level and she can write in cursive; while, the other students are just learning. “Scout younder’s been readin’ ever since she was born, and she ain't even started…

people touch the words with their hands. A reason to why this might happen is because of the hand sanitizer the people use on their hands. The alcohol inside of the hand sanitizer will make the permanent marker go away because of the consistent rubbing and touching of the hand to the permanent marker. The two polar chemicals (the alcohol inside the permanent marker and hand sanitizer) react with each other and make each other go away (as stated…

Today, the Internet allows individuals to connect with people from all parts of the planet. However, even in this digital age, some cultures like the Yanomamos still live separate from the rest of the world. The Yanomamos live in the Amazonian rainforest along the Brazilian border. Anthropologists argue that this group is deeply rooted into their cultural cocoon and this is a phenomenon which enables them to preserve their culture and protect their community from foreign diseases. It is evident…

“Sana, Sana, Colita de Rana,” is a silly Hispanic chant which literally translates into “heal, heal, little frog's tail.” My mother, she would sing these few words while rubbing my injured knee with her soft worn hands. My pain would instantly vanish. I would be in awe, after all, my mother just performed a magic. She took away any evidence of pain. These customs which would leave me giddy and giggling would soon leave me feeling self-conscious. I found myself going through stages: realization,…

Lila Abu-Lughod immersed herself into her field study developing relationships with the Awlad ‘Ali Bedouin women in Egypt. These relationships allowed her to challenge her beliefs and open up to a spectrum of different possibilities. This quote underlines the significant role these women came to play in building up her own personal experience. Participating in their everyday lives allowed her to acquire knowledge that soon became practical to apply to herself. Thus when she was uncertain about…

I was walking down the street on my way to the library, and when I turned the corner, I saw something I never want to see again. A young man was being beaten by three guys in black hoodies, the hoods up covering most of their faces. I opened my mouth to say something, but all that came out was a very loud scream. They turned around and saw me and sprinted down a back alley. I ran over to the bloody and bruised man. He was breathing very heavily. I asked him, "Are you all right?" He looked me…