Essays on Caroline

Introduction

Nutritional needs changes throughout a person’s life that if not properly assessed may lead to malnutrition. Malnutrition is the state of the body lacking important nutrients or having excess or imbalance of energy. According to studies, 16% of people over 65 years and 2% of people over 85 years are malnourished. Studies also show that approximately two-thirds of people occupying hospital beds are above the age of 65 years (Ahmed & Haboubi, 2010). Malnutrition is associated with a number of health outcomes such as poor wound healing, slow recovery from surgery, higher hospital readmissions, and deaths. Malnutrition is high ...

At the foundations of the American Revolutionary War, of between 1775 and 1783, were calls for independence among the Patriots residing in Britain’s Thirteen Colonies in North America. The Americans emerged victoriously and as a result, the English Monarch lost its claims over the vast territories. Now, the understanding of freedom in the thirteen regions revolved around the eradication of tyranny to pave the way for democracy and for that reason alone, the United States abhorred monarchies and promoted a government based on a democratic system. To that end, it is no wonder that concerns over the central ...

It has been said that obesity is a challenge for many countries, among them developed ones too. It has been also said, that the US is the first in the ranking of obese people among developed nations. The questions that I raise in this essay are as follows: why is obesity a recent issue and where it comes from? Why do Americans tend to be heavier in body weight than inhabitants of other countries? In order to approach those questions, firstly, I will analyze the cultural dimension of eating in an American way since the society, cultural traits and ...

Personal SWOT Analysis

Introduction A SWOT analysis is an environmental analysis tool used to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an organization or an individual (Fine 4). According to Fine (4-7) SWOT analysis is used to scan both the internal and the external environment. In the strategic planning process, SWOT analysis is essential to understanding the environment. SWOT analysis is useful in helping an organization or an individual to identify the environmental influences. The internal influences are represented by the strengths and weaknesses while the external influences are represented by the opportunities and threats. Completing a SWOT analysis helps an ...

Meaning of Home

Introduction: Home has been defined differently by different authors, who have contributed to the fields of family life discussion and other social sciences. The example piece of work that has been chosen for analysis as part of this assignment is the article of Peter Somerville that discusses homelessness as a social problem (Somerville). The interest in this article is that the author has attributed the concept of home, to a structure that provides roof and shelter to a person. At the same time, the author has recognized that the definition of home has been greatly debated on, in the ...

Frankenstein is the main character in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s gothic novel also known as Modern Prometheus. She is influenced by ideas and a dream from a summer holiday in Switzerland. During the summer holiday, she and her companions had shared and read German ghost stories, and then one of them, Bryan Lord suggested that they have a competition to see who would come up with the best horror story (Mary 15). One of them had suggested that corpses could also be re-animated, this brought to Shelley’s mind the idea of galvanism. During one of the nights she ...

One way of thinking of education for democracy is considering the civil responsibility of various individuals. To greater heights Benjamin’s work explanation that there are shifts in the social order towards democratic ideals, shaping the aims of the institutions of higher education. The social purpose of education is at once to ensure equal liberty and equal opportunity to different individuals and groups, and enabling citizens to understand, appraise and redirect forces as well as events since this seems as though either strengthening or weakening their liberty. To a greater degree, education is a social imperative. Personal and professional ...

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Natural disasters are known to have an undesirable effect on humanity. The aftermath of such occurrences is often characterized by mass suffering and dependency on human aid for the victims to survive. All over the world, there are many organizations that play a significant role in ensuring victims receive the necessary support. Different types of disasters present various kinds of challenges. It is upon these lines that humanitarian support is structured. To mount a successful humanitarian aid, there is need to understand the unique challenges involved and structure tailor-made solutions. For earthquakes, a number of challenges have been reported. ...

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Annotated Bibliography

Dalirian, Zohreh, Alienation in Edward Hopper's and Jackson Pollock's Paintings (Wichita, Kan.: Wichita State University, 2010. In this published dissertation, Zohreh Dalirian compares Pollock’s alienation to that of Edward Hopper as expressed through their different artworks. He views Pollock’s art as a metaphor for his life. The alienation captured in his artwork can be used to explain his psychological characteristics. This work may be used to explore the link between artistic expression and psychology. Fisher, K, "Expressing The Age: How The Painting Of Jackson Pollock Displayed The Political Culture Of Abstract Expressionism.", Philogia, Vol. 2, ...