To Autumn

The Four Seasons The four seasons of the year come together to create a cycle of death and rebirth. Throughout the year till it’s end, everything starts to grow and flourish until everything freezes in the late and early months. The days shorten, and then lengthen again at a moment's notice. Here is a closer examination of each stage. Summer is when mother nature is in full swing. Plants and wildlife thrive because of the moderate climates and semi-regular precipitation that keep…

Leaves plunge from their high-treetop abode: red, orange, and brown is illuminated by the steadily declining sun, waiting to hide from winter’s upcoming torment. The aromatic scent of pumpkin and apple cider push their way to the forefront of your nose, and cozy themselves like if they were next to a warm fireplace. The boisterous sound of your father yelling, “go Eagles” at the television fills your eardrums. Ah, fall is upon us. There’s nothing that is quite comparable to fall: winter, summer,…

A person that has helped me grow into the man I am today is my high school baseball coach Steve Leake. From the first day I stepped on the diamond he saw something in me that nobody except my grandfather had told seen. The four years that Coach Leake and I spent together trying to capture the schools first state championship ring were some of the greatest seasons I ever played. As a new school year began I made the decision to go to a different school for high school.I began lost on that…

Grade Level: K Number of Students: 4 Instructional Location: Date: June 1, 2016 Lesson Goals Central Focus of Lesson: Identify Curriculum Area Addressed: Science Curriculum Standard(s) Addressed: 9.) Identify seasons of the year. Arts Area: Visual Arts Arts Standard(s) Addressed: Use selected materials to produce works of art. AED-K-1 Lesson Objectives and Demands Content Objectives: Students will know the seasons of the year. Students will be able to draw what seasons look…

Falls are dangerous and it can happen to anyone anywhere no matter the age, escpecially dangerous in ederly people. Immobility from broken bones, traumatic brain injury can be a result of a fall. According to WHO, Falls are the second leading cause of accidental injury death worldwide. The US population is aging everyday, as people age, it increases the number of falls. This paper will discuss about my current state of knowlegde about risk factors and prevention methods. Falls are multifactorial…

The chapter “...So Does Season” from How Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster demonstrates the use of season associating with characters and the setting. As said by Foster, spring is associated with “childhood and youth” (186) because of the new birth of flowers and nature; however, the birth of Frankenstein’s creation takes on the day of a “dreary night of November” (Shelley, 56). This quotes foreshadows hardships on the life of the creature because of the on a “dreary night”…

Falling as a senior citizen can have serious consequences. Falling down can cause seniors to break their bones and can seriously compromise their health. Here are five tips that can help you minimize falls among the seniors who live in your assisted living community. These tips will help you be a more responsive caregiver. Learn Which Seniors Are At Risk Of Falling The first thing you need to do is learn which residents are more likely to fall. These are the residents that you need to keep an…

Spring, the time that nature blooms and the snow melts away. The birds chirp loudly inviting the toasty sunshine into the world once more. In Sapporo, we cherish this weather the most as unlike Tokyo, we have harsh and unforgiving Winters. I don’t even remember the last time that I went to play in the snow because with that comes the responsibility of shoveling snow, cleaning up the snow on the bottom of your boots, snow snow snow I hate it. I do however like my normal life as a second-year…

Fall prevention in healthcare settings is currently a critical and common and important topic among healthcare officials and organizations. Healthcare institutions are trying to ascertain the determinants as to why individuals are at an increased risk for falls. One healthcare establishment that has noted an increased incidence of falls is nursing homes. Individuals who reside in a nursing home setting and have some type of cognitive impairment such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and those…

About one third of the elder population over the age of 65 falls each year [TPS+01]. The risk of an elderly falling increases with age, which also applies for people with neurodegenerative diseases, dementia, delirium, or psychotropic medication [HA10]. As a result, fall related injuries are the number one reason for emergency room visits, and it is also the leading cause of deaths among adults above the age of 65 [JS06]. About 47% of non-injured fallers cannot get up without any assistance…