Squatting

“If there had not been women, we would still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization to impress our girlfriends.” –Orson Welles. Being in a relationship with opposite gender has been common among humans. As a result, relationships have been the reason of stability in human existence. Yet, being in a relationship allows partners to have reliable companies, increases the quality of their shared life, and meets one’s sexual needs. Firstly, people's life possesses…

DOI: 10/1/2010. The patient is a 56-year old female retail store clerk who sustained a work-related injury to her bilateral lower extremities and knee while she was moving a lift gate and part of a machine hit her leg. As per OMNI entry, the patient was diagnosed with torn meniscus and cut/bruising. She is status post right knee arthroscopic right lateral meniscectomy, lateral compartment chondroplasty, and patellofemoral compartment and medial femoral condyle chondroplasty on 05/23/14 and…

Is mankind inherently good or evil? A question as old as humanity itself. In William Golding’s "Lord of The Flies", however it is made abundantly clear to us that mankind is inherently evil. "Lord of The Flies" is a book about kids that survive a plane crash and are now trapped on the Island. As time goes by, the boys begin to lose sight of what's important and begin to act in a crazy and uncivilized manner. Throughout the book many references and sign indicate that man true nature is to be evil…

control of my lungs. I close my eyes and give into the paralyzing panic. Honey drips into my ears, and velvet caresses my arm, rippling over the scars. My eyes flutter open, struggling against the bright sun. Greens focus on blues as Nova is squatting next to me, her lavender scented hands brushing my hoodie sleeve back. She sighs and pulls me to my feet. We shakily walk back to our booth, my friend’s eyes landing heavily on my…

She is able to follow instruction but has some forgetfulness. She alleges difficulty lifting, squatting, bending, standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, stairs, seeing, remembering, completing tasks, concentrating, understanding, following instructions, and using her hands. The claimant’s allegations are partially credible. She has a diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos…

In the novel, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, cross cultural medical communications are addressed through the story of a young, Hmong girl, Lia. Through her medical journey with epilepsy, the book shows how traditional boundaries and medical beliefs can clash and at times, bringing some negative outcomes to patients and their families. The novel introduces us to the Hmong culture, stressing their dire need to hold on to their culture so much that even some older traditions can make the…

Everyday Movement Observation My observation will be on my sister. I sat and watched how she came in and prepared to do her hair. I observed her for the required twenty minutes from the time she came through the door until she sat down and started to do her hair. When she walked in, she was quite. She walked in with one foot after the other. Her eyes moved left in my direction and she opened her mouth and spoke to me. As she was speaking, her whole body turned around to the door. She closed…

There's something brutally honest about shot putting. There's no deception, no faking a good throw. It's a simple test of brute power: whoever can "put" the shot farthest is the strongest. Celtic chiefs 2,000 years ago used rock throwing competitions to determine their strongest warriors, and it's that raw simplicity I love. When I step into the ring, everything slows down—it's just 12 pounds of metal and me. The throw itself is a visceral experience, a rush of energy that often leaves me no…

or physically. Herakut’s use of the human for is both expressive and emotive. They have positioned their subjects in positions that make them look weak or vulnerable, whether its slightly leaning to the side with hunched over shoulders , or in a squatting position, allowing the viewer to focus on the facial expressions of the two people but also to draw attention to the two animals in the piece as well. The monkey on the back of the figure in ‘The Monkey On My Back Was The Best Thing About Me’…

She learns a valuable lesson of family and support. Soo Kan and Inchun are under the moon, squatting against the pebbly hill. They are both starving and tired, without anyone to ask for help. The guard dogs and soldiers can arrive any second if they know that they are trying to escape. “Inchun shivered and said, ‘Nuna, how long are we going to sit…