Trachoma

After my parents died it was only my two brothers and I, we had know one to take care of us anymore, we were abandoned. Leonardo was 10, Marco was 8, I, Caterina was 16. My parents had talked about going to America for a long time, but we didn't have enough money to go. Two months before my parents passed they started to save money so we started saving to come to Ellis Island, it would be a dream come true to finally come to America. Even though we were heartbroken about our parents death we…

after the long sea voyage the immigrant's journey was still not complete, for they had to be examined by the inspectors on Ellis Island. Doctors looked at the immigrants for signs of tuberculosis or they used button hooks to check their eyes for trachoma. Those with suspected diseases had their clothes chalked with letters: E for eye problems, L for lameness (lameness in this case is having physical problems walking or moving), and G for goiter. The ones diagnosed with a disease were treated in…

infants given a few drops of clean honey to make their words honeyed as honey. Besides this popular exercise, honey has several recognized benefits: • Medicine for constipation and hyper-acidity • Cleanses and adds life to teeth • Helps in curative trachoma, conjunctivitis and eager • Pre-digested sugar in honey is perfect fuel for…

A brand resides in a name. The way one makes others make impressions about their character is the way a business should run. For any company to polish their brand, business dictates that the company makes constant reminders on the advantages of using that particular brand over other brands that already exist in the market. Marketing involves use of merchandizers and media advertisements to woo consumers to buy the product. An effective advert should capture the highest number of viewers as…

In a earth water is important resource for sustaining ecosystems, which provide life-supporting services for people, animals, and plants 1.Contaminated water is a major cause of illness and death, water quality is a determining factor in human poverty, education, and economic opportunities. Water quality is going to declining, threatening the health of ecosystems and humans worldwide 2. Various factors influence this impairment, including rapid urbanization ,land use ,chemicals of industrial…

The in-between place that Lazarus seems to reside in is exemplified in the how he is alive to his mother while he is physically dead. Brik imagines that while the letter carrying the news of Lazarus’ death traveled across the ocean “Lazarus was still alive for her...then she got the letter from Olga and read it and reread it...thinking up misunderstandings that could be undone so he could be restored to life” (Lazarus 74). In this imagining, Lazarus is both alive and dead, while maintaining the…

2.1 Introduction In this career episode, I shall describe major project performed during course of my employment in Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resource “RCRWR” which functions under Ministry of Science and Technology, Federal Government of Pakistan. I was appointed as Assistant Director and I am going to describe the project KHUSHAL PAKISTAN PROGRAMME (Devolution Support Program) for the provision of safe drinking water. This career episode took place from March till October 2007…

Generally, sanitation is the key to living a healthy life. When resources like running water and vaccines are unavailable it becomes very difficult to manage the health and well-being of people. In some of the poorest places in Africa this is something that they struggle with on a daily basis. All people should be ensured the right to a healthy life and access to health care. The first step to achieving the goals the United Nations has set for 2030 is to first create healthy living and…

Introduction In 2011, the estimated population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians was 669 000, of which the majority was aged between 0-24 (ABS 2016b). Improving physical health of young Indigenous Australians is, therefore, essential to promote population health and public health. This report will employ the modified national indicator framework of young people’s health and wellbeing (AIHW 2010) to provide a comprehensive overview of young Indigenous Australians’ current…

Before the federal government took over control of immigration in the 1890’s, Ellis Island was just another piece of land in New York Harbor. As it was called Gibbet Island back then, it was named after the wooden post, or gibbet, where the bodies of the convicted were displayed. It was a place where convicted pirates were hanged to the gallows in the 1820’s until 1839, “it would be their last chance to witness such a horrific spectacle in Gibbet Island” (Cannato pg. 23). Since Congress wasn’t…