Whiplash

Langston Hughes created a story that filled our minds with thoughts of the typical child and their home life. Roger lived alone and was neglected by his family, as readers I'm sure most of us found this sad. What’s even more upsetting is that child abuse and neglect doesn't just happen in the books, in happens in everyday real life. Many children across the US are abused and neglected, in 1991 2,694,000 children were reported as abused yearly and that number continues to grow about 10% each…

In the United States, about three-million Americans receive concussions every year (DoSomething.org). This number is rising and something should be done to lower the risk. Studies are being done that show that concussions are causing irreversible brain damage and harmful long-term effects. Because of the unknown long-lasting effects, coaches should take precautionary steps to maintain a safe and concussion-free sporting venue. Concussions are trauma-induced alterations in mental status that may…

Six weeks. The longest and shortest amount of time in the world. Six weeks, was all it took for me to find a new home and a new family. A family that I was ungraciously ripped away from at the end of those six weeks. In the blink of an eye it was all over. Before I knew it everything I did was for the last time. My last chamber rehearsal, World Youth Wind Symphony concert, open rec, camp dance, and cabin night were all over before I knew it. The one “last” I looked forward to was my last…

For this comparative book review, I decided to check out the book At America’s Gates: Chinese Immigration During the Exclusion Era by Erika Lee. Written in 2003, this book describes the United States policies on Chinese Immigration from 1882-1943, spanning from the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 to its repeal in 1943 with the passage of the Magnuson Act. This book explains the causes of these Chinese exclusion policies and their effects on Chinese and Chinese-American citizens,…

Helmets are by far the most important protective device used not only Hockey, but many other sports where the head is susceptible to dangerous levels of contact. New research continues to come out surrounding the dangers of concussions, contusions, whiplash, and countless other brain injuries, stressing the importance of using a Hockey helmet that will be there to protect your…

Concussions: The Short and Long term Effects Over 2.7 million people have suffered from concussions just this year. From sports related collisions to whiplash shaking the brain during a car accident, concussions can occur in virtually any situation. The injury initially can affect the brain in different ways due to the fact that the brain is very complex; every brain injury is different and heals in a different way for each victim. Some symptoms of the injury may appear right away, while…

the Kyphoplasty. He smokes, his age, he is overweight, his constant usage of high levels of opioids, and he is not overly physically active, these issues will impair healing and recovery. The Official Disability Guidelines for a cervical strain or Whiplash is 25 to 34 days to recovery. PLAN/ RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Contact Mr. Miller every 2 to 4 weeks. Obtain an update on his current pain levels and physical symptoms. 2. Attend the next appointment with Dr. Bodrie when made. 3. Attend the…

Hound of the Baskervilles book vs. movie Directly from 221B Baker Street in London, England comes Sherlock Homes, a world famous detective who, with his partner Dr. John Watson, tackles many mystery cases. One case the duo tackles is The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and became so popular, a film directed by David Attwood appeared in 2002 under the same name. . The two works of art tell the same exact story, but the movie differs vastly in the plot,…

Can a poem actually have psychological characteristics that influence how we view the story that is being told? That is what will be found out at the end of this essay when psychological criticism is used to conduct a view on the author or speaker’s motivation in the poem “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass”. Finding disguised psychological traits such as fear, love, or hate. Also, finding out specific developmental concepts that help to explain the behavior’s that are portrayed by the speaker or…

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and blind can see” (Twain). For many years people in society have discriminated against a person who has a different life: different color, different gender, different beliefs, different cultures, and different morals. Mark Twain was known to be one of the greatest writers of all time but he was also quite a revolutionist. Through his writing he conveys a common ideal in order to enlighten his audience and help them recognize what equality is.…