To Autumn

Keats, in To Autumn, offers a very similar message to that of Shelley, and once again displays how some of the most well-known Romantics often engage with society instead of fleeing from it. Autumn is also used to set the tone in this poem, and whilst Autumn for many may produce visions of the death and decay, Keats urges us to remember that it is the “close bosom-friend of the maturing sun”. The state imposed on the world by autumn is one of darkness and rot, yet this seasonal change is…

The role of gait variability in the elderly Introduction Fall-related injuries have been one of the main causes of accidental death in older adults. Moreover, it has been shown that over 33% of adults over the age of 65 will fall every year [1]. For people between 75 and 84 years old it is the second leading cause of injury death, and for people over 85 it is the leading cause [2]. The high number of falls not only has great effect in the elderly health, but it shows a very high cost in the…

Fall is such an exciting time of the year. Summer is too hot, and winter is far too cold. Fall weather is always perfect, it is never too hot or too cold. I enjoy spending the majority of my time outside, I love walking outside smelling the perfumed air it always puts a smile on my face. In my opinion, not only is the weather flawless, the scenery is dazzling. In fact, the things I look forward to the most during fall are: the weather, football season, and spending time with my family. Weather…

The idea of starting the Community Church Garden came from the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference in North Florida. Here, the conference's main focus is to encourage you to figure out what your personal talents are, find a need in your community, and then use your talents to address this need and make a difference in your community. So, as I began to think about my background with agriculture and the National FFA Organization I was thinking on how I could improve on canned food drives…

Cognitive Testing Occupational therapists also test cognition. When a baseline of cognition is known, predicting falls can be easier. Lo (2014), states incorporating executive function training can also help patients reduce falls. Executive function testing is when patient works on their memory training three times a week. Using visual and auditory tasks to recall numbers, letters and shapes helped stimulate the brain. This stimulation appears to help one’s cognitive abilities. With the…

Years ago a commercial appeared on television portraying an elderly woman lying on the floor screaming for help after she had fallen to the ground sustaining an injury for which she was unable to get up on her own. The image is burned in my memory. Unfortunately, this scene has been a reality for many older adults who have fallen not only at home but while hospitalized. There are many versions of the definition of a fall. The World Health Organization defined a fall as “an event which results in…

According to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) (2010), there are greater than 280,000 patient falls in hospitals and phrenic health units each year in England and Wales, resulting in 80 deaths and larger than 1,000 fractured hips. Falls additionally have a consequential financial impact on the health accommodation, with immediate costs estimated at 15 million. The genuine figure is probably even higher as slips, trips and falls are believed to be widely under-reported. To endeavor to…

Purpose of Study or Research Focus The current rate for falls after orthopedic surgery is 1-3 falls per 1000 patients per day. These fall result in a financial loss for the hospitals as well as a decrease in the health and wellbeing of the patient (Clarke, Timm, Goldberg, & Hattrup, 2011). Hospitals employ numerous ways to determine if a patient is a fall risk. There are also many interventions used with the purpose of fall prevention. This study poses the question; how does education and…

The pieces of artwork that I will be discussing are known as The Four Seasons by Philip Haas. The artwork consists of four separate sculptures that represent one of the four seasons. I found these sculptures to be very eye catching because of their style and large size. Each Sculpture is so different, but they are also very similar in many ways. I can tell that a lot of work was put into these pieces of art because of the complexity of their structure and details. These sculptures not only talk…

I was born in a Venezuela, South America, where seasons basically do not exist. I was not used to experience the changes in nature as the curse of a year goes by. The first time I was able to experience such an amazing change in nature, was when I traveled to the United States for the first time. I love all the four seasons composing a year, but my favorite one, with no doubt in mind, is fall. The reason why fall is my favorite season is because all the color diversity in the environment plus…