The Nurture Assumption

ELM2 Reflective Essay Julia Whyte Notes: needs to be 1500-2000 words. 70-80% about the clinical placement (at least 1050 words). The rest is about the OSCE and the cases saq feedback. My clinical placement of ELM2 was at the Brain Injury Association, I spent a large amount of my time there interviewing people with brain injuries, all whom where very different both in the cause and the consequences of their brain injury. Very few significant events occurred during my time but there was…

The Progression of Personal Responsibility The duty for individuals to demonstrate personal responsibility is a theme that is not new to human culture. Biblical principles imply the fact that human creation possesses the freedom to act however they please. However, this freedom is accompanied with consequential results dependent on how the individual chooses to live. In another era, young Greek boys were taken away from the comfort of their mothers at the age of seven and expected to begin a…

“ You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today,” Abraham Lincoln. Although responsibility is difficult to dodge, it presents itself with multiple benefits such as trust found within, and you are seen in a positive light. First and foremost, one of the benefits that come with being responsible is the trust that you preserve. To illustrate, during the Revolutionary Era, James Armistead was always punctual and loyal to the Patriots; furthermore, this responsibility led to…

people have challenges in effectively communicating meaning to each other. Dialogue is the format of communication that most people seek but, find difficult to carry out on a day to day basis. Other components of dialogue such as listening, avoiding assumptions, collective thought, and dialogue culture all play a key role in defining dialogue itself. However, these components standing by themselves equates to ineffective communication. Effective dialogue only takes place when a person achieves…

because of the way she uses 'rapturous ' in the above sentence. Rapturous is defined as “a state or feeling of great happiness, pleasure, or love” (Mirriam-Webster) and because the speaker has already stated that she has 'tutored fingertips ', the assumption is that she 's talking the state of her own arousal, which might also be confirmed when she talks about 'painting (her) lips red ' earlier – this could be an innuendo for her genitalia as well. These two lines make it clear that she wants…

With this ad, there is endless assumptions you can make. Which I think makes the show so watchable, because for that being the very first ad of the show they contracted a whole lot of curious viewers looking for an answer to that ad. It was one of the reasons I started watching the show…

Marian dogmas is The Immaculate Conception. A basic definition would refer to Mary being born without original sin. During the sixteenth-eighteenth centuries, emblems were a huge form of declaring Mary’s graceful attributes (The Iconography of the Assumption East and West). The Miraculous Medal bracelet I wear around my wrist almost everyday represents the medal of The Immaculate Conception. A few details of the art piece are, on the front, Mary stands on the globe with a serpent below her feet.…

From the day we are born, until the day we die, we are taught and held responsible for being responsible of ourselves. We must consider this unwritten, but ever so powerful code that applies to our daily lives and interactions at all times. We need to do what is right and take action even when no one is looking. As students, parents, children, teachers, friends, and family, we all must maintain a personal responsibility of ourselves as we serve the community we are part of. Rules and laws are…

the movie. I actually felt extremely uncomfortable throughout most of the movie because of the large amounts of violence and racism. Over the course of the movie I found myself falling into several pitfalls of critical thinking like Unwarranted Assumptions, The Either/ Or Outlook, and Double Standards. This movie made me realize how strongly I feel against racial prejudices, and that it is an ongoing issue that can happen to anyone and not just a story you see on the…

In his novel, Star of the Sea, Joseph O’Connor recounts the story of the people on the ship, Star of the Sea, as they make the perilous journey across the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to America in search of a better life. However, the individuals aboard the ship are corrupt and deceitful, but one character, Mary Duane, remains unscathed by the sin surrounding her. Thus, in the novel, Star of the Sea, Mary Duane serves as the hero of the story. For a hero to begin their journey, he or she must…