The Descent

the surgical repair of an inguinal hernia requires understanding the embryology of testicular descent and the formation of the processus vaginalis(Brandt,2008). The processus vaginalis is a fold of the peritoneum proteruded as finger like projection, attached to the testicle that trails behind as it descends from the retroperitoneum into the scrotum(Lakhoo,2009).. Testicular descent involves 2 phases: intra-abdominal and extra-abdominal (Hughes ,2008). During the…

white, imperial, and middle-class femininity materialized by Eyre’s narrative. Antoinette is the descent from the colonial subject, and hence deserves her condemnation and Otherness. Paradoxically, Bertha functions as a post-colonial Eve in a maze-like garden of Eden in Rhys’s WSS, a narrative where descent, ascent, and subjective grace are re-cast through Bertha. Indeed, Bertha’s narrative of descent, as re-counted by Rhys, is one that is marked by the interlocking axes of ontology marking…

have come up with in order to cross- culturally establish kinship relationships are descent, sharing, and marriage. Descent is defined as discovering the relationships of kinship though the origins of a person’s parents. Some cultures may look at their descent from only one of their parents, which is unilineal descent. Some cultures may look at their descent from both of their parents, which is bilineal descent. (Miller 2011: 120) Numerous cultures may stress how important sharing and support…

that people of African descent should reassert a sense of agency in order to achieve sanity. (Asante par.1) This theory uses an African vantage point to determine how Africans would be different with the exclusion of having contact with people of European descent. This theory poses questions such as, “what would African people do, if there were no white people?” (Asante par. 3) This question allows scholars and students to wonder how the thoughts of people of African descent would be different…

The people of Africa are enriched with a very diverse and spiritual culture. Of course this only holds relevance to people of African descent who realize this. In other words this means little to someone of African descent who remains ignorant to these facts. In present day society this could have disastrous effects on the mental health of a person of African descent, starting with the unconscious mind. The African Unconscious is described as the collective unconscious of the past lives of…

Coca-Cola used people of many different cultures that are found in the United States. For example, they used people of Mexican descent, people of African descent, as well as people of Caucasian descent. This helps establish a sense of unity in the ad, as well as the country. Coca-Cola is trying to use the people to show that America is a melting pot, and that is something to be proud of. Since America is a melting…

Tay-Sachs is a deadly disease present in infants and newborns. The disease is passed on by people from many different descents and regions. There are no known links to an explanation why these descents are known carriers of the gene. The gene is known to not be present within the first 3-6 months, growing and thriving like a healthy child would. A tay sachs kid gets its genes from if both the parents have the tay sachs gene and hand it off to the child. A kid can get the gene passed down to them…

understanding of experiences and history of the dispersed people of African descent throughout the world. The diaspora of the African people has been understood through numerous means, which has allowed scholars the ability to explore the dispersion in terms of major themes, most commonly identity and memory. These themes are significant in understanding the diaspora because it allows a platform for people of African descent to comprehend and possibly relate to the chronicles of those of the…

Sally Morgan’s My Place is an autobiographical book published in 1987 detailing the discovery of her aboriginal identity and descent. The book gained worldwide success upon its publication and Morgan has established herself as a voice for the indigenous Australians though My Place. It successfully shifts the focus of the history of Australia from being solely about ‘the white man’ and also brings in a place for the aboriginals. In Australia the term ‘aboriginal’ refers to their indigenous…

The Mariana Trench In the Pacific Ocean, there is an underworld that has been rarely explored and contains the deepest point in the world’s oceans. It is the Mariana Trench. The exploration of the remote Mariana Trench by only a few people offers insight on what it entails to get there, what has been discovered, and the importance of this discovery in the ocean. The Mariana Trench which is also known as the Marianas Trench is a crescent-shaped trench located in the western Pacific Ocean to the…