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In the graphic novel The Complete Persepolis the main character and author Marjane Satrapi also feels a sense of disconnect from her culture while she is abroad. Like the Ganguli’s Marjane struggles with the cold reception she receives from the French while she is away from Iran during the Iranian revolution. Unlike the Ganguli’s though Marjane does not have a person to turn to while she is in France who truly understands the struggle of being a minority in a country where she is unwelcomed,…

Preventing Falls in Acute Rehab Unit: Safe Patient Discharge is a Priority Introduction of Concept Preventing falls of all patients is the first priority of acute rehab unit. Stroke and traumatic brain injury patients are at higher risk due to cognitive impairment and weakness on the affected side after the stroke and fall. Patients forget their limitation of mobility and try to move independently without realizing their weakness after the stroke and ends up in falling and suffer more injury.…

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Throughout history, the human species has sought numerous methods for entertainment. One such method of entertainment, Formula One racing, has remained at the top of European viewing. The pinnacle of all racing, Formula One consists of aerodynamic cars built for speed and defying laws of physics. Since these cars achieve such great speeds, an upwards maximum of 225.1 miles-per-hour as recorded by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in Mexico October of last year (Drivers 1), it comes as no surprise…

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease affects 1 in 2,500 people in the United States, affecting over 2.8 million people worldwide. This disease is classified as a neurological disorder and largely affects the muscles and nerves, namely in the lower legs and feet. CMT is caused by over 100 different gene mutations and is classified into four types as well as multiple subtypes. According to the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association, there are multiple types of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, each of which have…

Most children have the ability to initiate joint attention, request their wants, and take turns. However, initiating joint attention, requesting, and turn-taking behavior are often significantly impaired in young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These three communicative behaviors have been linked to important developmental outcomes in children with ASD. It has been found that social reciprocity is one of the core deficits of autism, which has led some researchers to believe that…

crouched behind a tree, taking turns peeking at the house. For a moment, nothing happened. Then a piercing shriek sounded from somewhere close. The sound was creepy enough to frighten poor Seth half to death. We clung to each other like strips of Velcro, and for an unbearably tense moment, I heard only the croaking of frogs. It was followed by another hoarse scream. Still sudden, desperate, and scary but slightly muffled this time. “Madison. Come…

When we are little kids we come to learn about firefighters and the generics of their job. They respond in big fire trucks, help rescue cats from trees, and put out fires with water. Little do we really know when we are young what these men and woman have to actually experience. As we get older we get to actually see what firefighters do, we may even see them put out the fires from a distance. But as we watch from a distance, are you able to tell from one firefighter to the next what kind of…

Austin Ahn Mrs. Cruz Lit and Comp H, Block 2 February 1 2024 From Bad Sounds to Good Vibes: How do Characters respond to Hierarchy in the Nickel Boys? Hearing the unpleasant oscillations of nails on a chalkboard, or the fast stripping of velcro on my old sneakers as a little boy, little me never accepted those types of sounds; to me it was unbearable. Conversely, hearing the sounds of whistling plane engines from afar, and waking up on a Saturday eating ice cream every once in a while was a…

Abhimanyu Rajshekar (Block F) Context: Theatre of the Absurd has its roots set in the avant-garde experiments in art in the 1920’s-1930’s. It was strongly influenced by the horrors of World War Two, where the impermanence of values and morality, validity of conventions and the meaninglessness of human life and its social conventions were questioned. These beliefs were stimulated by the constant threat of nuclear annihilation in Europe in 1945, and played an important role in its rise in Europe.…