People make mistakes. Some mistakes are minor, such as a child losing a new sweater at school. Others are major, such as driving drunk and killing someone. No matter the mistake, we expect an apology and the one the mistake is made to is expected to apologize. Yet, human nature makes it difficult to apologize … Read more
Everyone has seen the sad animal commercials with the abused and neglected dogs at least once in their life. Some watch it in anger or sadness, and some simply turn the channel because of how unsettling it may be. Everyone has their own opinions on animal abuse and neglect. Some don’t realize the impact it … Read more
“How could divorce affect my kids? ” “How can I minimize the emotional distress that my child is experiencing? ” Many parents asked themselves many difficult questions after taking the difficult decision of ending their marriage with divorce. Unfortunately, life is not perfect and sometimes the best option for families is divorce. However, we must … Read more
A complex physical force of nature, violence is portrayed as more than just a cruel and brute force in both Maggie Nelson’s “Great to Watch,” and Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story. ” Art is an expression of the human imagination and violence is used as a form of art. Some people … Read more
If the utility of wealth inspired people then they would admire the happiness that the rich, the noble or the ‘superior in society’, as Smith calls them, derive from their wealth and not the seemingly beauty that comes with wealth. Smith asserts that sympathy drives us to act the way we do. As observers, we … Read more
Most people understand what solitary confinement from films or television shows that revolve around a prison. The prisoner is sent to a cell where they have zero human interaction, unless it is with the prison guards escorting the prisoner for vital human needs such as eating, which is also done alone. It is a punishment … Read more
A1: Describe a healthcare problem The problem presented is pain control in children postoperatively. Currently there are no proven ways to accurately measure postoperative pain in children. Hospital staff tend to under estimate the pain of children. Staff have only the word of patients and caregivers, combined with pain scales, which can be less than … Read more
Man’s Search for Meaning, written by Viktor Frankl, is a memoir about overcoming sufferings to have an optimistic perspective on life in the midst of pain and death. Frankl provides examples of his own experiences after surviving three years in a Nazi concentration camp where his parents, brother, wife, and children died. Using his logotherapy … Read more
I believe that memories are not important and you want to know why? To me, there is a lot more bad memories, than there is good. For example, there is death and betrayal, heartbreak, war, rape, racism, sexism, homophobia, sacrifice, mugging, robbing and that is not even a quarter of them. There is more than … Read more
“The most tragic of all prisoners were the “Muselmanner,” as they were called. Wrapped in their torn blankets, they would sit or lie on the ground, staring vacantly into space, unaware of who or where they were, strangers to their surroundings. ” This quote from Elie Wiesel’s speech “The Perils of Indifference,” shows that indifference … Read more
The nursing and healthcare professions are unique in that they are responsible for caring for others. Nurses, in particular, are especially important because they have the greatest amount of contact with people during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Nurses are taught early on about the holistic nature of health and wellness, … Read more
