The End

were 1.7 million rear-end crashes across the U.S. in 2012. These accidents resulted in 500,000 injuries and 1,700 deaths. In order to cut down on rear-end collisions, automakers have developed crash avoidance technologies, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is planning to add to its recommended safety list. Common causes of rear-end collisions As is the case with all types of auto accidents, there are a number of factors that contribute to causing rear-end wrecks. Some of…

Composition 11, 2nd 30 September 2017 The Ends Justifies the Means Niccolo Machiavelli is the founder of the today’s political theory. He was a philosopher from the late 1400’s. Many people did not understand his way of thinking until 100’s of years later. His most famous written piece is The Prince. This is where his quote “ends justifies the means” comes from. The statement, “ends justifies the means” claims, “A good outcome excuses any wrongs committed to attain it” (“End” 1). This statement…

“Effectiveness of end-of-life education among community-dwelling older adults” Matsui (2010) addresses the problem that fewer than “50% of severely or terminally ill patients completed an advance directive” (p. 363) which makes it difficult for health care professionals to identify patients’ wishes in situations where end of life is near. This is a significant problem to nursing, as nurses have a responsibility to inform and educate patients about health care directives, and options for…

The End Game Everyone has the need to have purpose in their life. Meaning that everyone has an end goal in mind. But, does the method getting there really matter? Can the end justify the means? This question arises when reading through Heart of Darkness. Many characters in the novel had purpose in their actions, two major characters are Kurtz’s purpose of obtaining power, and Marlow’s purpose of doing what’s morally right. Kurtz’s main goal was to achieve power and that was enough justification…

1. By claiming happiness is “the final end,” Aristotle means that it is an end in itself rather than a means to another end. According to Aristotle, happiness is the only end or good that we desire for its own sake, and it is for the sake of happiness that we desire all other ends or goods. For example, one pursues everything (pleasure, knowledge, honour) for its own sake and for the sake of happiness. For Aristotle, happiness is an activity of the human soul in accordance with excellence and…

This article is about two different studies that focus on the international challenges when it comes to end-of-life care for older adults. In the first study, Menec and colleagues separate older Manitobans into three different age groups, younger-old, old and older-older. I learned that half of older adults 85+ year olds pass away in a long term care facilities. This means that palliative care in facilities should be improving with time but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Although most…

Peril at End House Writer, Agatha Christie in her book “Peril at End House,” implies the rules of a detective story. The story has a gloomy, yet suspenseful tone and is a murder/ crime story. Although the murderer is in plain sight, she plays a big role in the story as it unfolds. It is not discovered that she is the true murderer until the end of the story. This book is particularly a detective crime fiction book. Agatha Christie’s “Peril at End House” is a mix of two subgenres of detective…

intended activities and is filled with unexpected visitors and emotional turmoil, to the point that the whole plot resembles a badly staged melodrama. Howards End lacks the theatrical preoccupation of The Sea, The Sea, but its overall…

Khadijeh Hamad Nursing 393 Writing assignment 5 1.) The three elements that assist healthcare professionals in addressing end of life discussions are critical to a family 's decision making capacity. These include the need for increased education of the healthcare system to better understand the dying process, the communication between family and healthcare staff on the prognosis of their loved ones, and lastly a need for…

such as nurses and doctors. This incident caused me to become interested in the subject of End of Life Care. End of Life Care is “the health care, not only that of a hospitalized patient in their last few days or minutes, but more broadly care of those with a terminal illness or terminal condition that has become advanced, progressive, and incurable”. (“en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-of-life_care”). In End of Life Care you have to recognize what specific treatments the patient wants. You also…