with certain diseases. It affects memory‚ thinking‚ language‚ judgment‚ and behavior. This disease usually affects the old generation. As the human body ages‚ some aspects of life may not be as easy as they were before. In this paper‚ I will talk about the causes‚ symptoms‚ medications‚ diagnosis‚ complications‚ and preventions of Dementia. The causes of Dementia can be heightened. Most types of dementia are nonreversible. Nonreversible means the changes in the brain that are causing the dementia
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“A Worn Path” The setting in the Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” plays a very important role in the make-up of this story. The story is based in the old south several years ago during the cold month of December. The main character is a very old‚ weak‚ poor‚ and tired African American woman. It is unclear in the beginning for what the lady is on such a difficult mission‚ but the last part of the story makes it clear. She faces many obstacles while on her journey‚ almost as though even nature is fighting
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Forever Hold Your Peace Grandma Phoenix has to travel a long way to get her destination. She has to get through trees‚ animals and dangerous hunters. This story takes place in the winter. She has to endure the physical trails of going on this journey‚ because it’s hard for an old woman to travel in the snow. Especially in December. Phoenix pays no mind to the snow. She has to travel from her home‚ into the woods‚ and into town. She also used her obstacles to be her motivation in a way. The readers
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“A Worn Path”: Struggle for Racial Equality In “A Worn Path”‚ a short story by Eudora Welty‚ the main character‚ an old colored woman named Phoenix‚ slowly but surely makes her way down a “worn path” through the woods. Throughout her journey‚ she runs into many obstacles such as a thorny bush and a hunter. She overcomes these obstacles and continues with her travels. She finally reaches her destination‚ the doctor’s office‚ where she gets medicine for her sick grandson back home. Many critics have
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Themes of AWorn Path John Novotny English Literature 125 Melissa Eidson 8 April 2012 The text feels the theme of the story A Worn Path is about sacrificial love. I believe that while short‚ the story has multiple themes. I believe another theme is the era of the story itself. Not enslaved‚ not free. The story examines a woman who was alive at the "surrender"‚ now living in what seems the 1930’s. She is a lasting symbol of an era 65 years removed. The name the woman Phoenix (the symbol of
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In the story “A Worn Path”‚ Phoenix‚ an elderly black woman takes it upon herself to challenge her inner strength to a long‚ interesting journey to town. In life we know that every individual is different and the way we chose to handle certain situations in our life is different as well. There are two kinds of people in this world. There are ones who let their challenges and obstacles define who they are and there are others. These are ones who accept challenges handed to them‚ learn from their mistakes
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A WORN PATH This is a very powerful story set sometime after the Civil War I believe in the late 1860’s or 70’s for the old black women has stated that "I never did go to school for I was too old at the surrender." This leads me to believe that she would have been born somewhere around the 1850 and at the age of 14 would have been too old to go to school. It was time for Motherhood at that age. Her name is Phoenix‚ which by itself should be a hint to the reader for a Phoenix‚ was a large mythical
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Theme in “A Worn Path” Patricia M. Winbush ENG 125 Karen McFarland March 11‚ 2012 In “A Worn Path”‚ the theme though out the story is about a strong undying love an old woman has for her grandchild. According to Clugston 2010‚ the theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the story. Every story narrows a broad underlying idea‚ shapes it in a unique way‚ and makes the underlying idea concrete. That ’s how theme is created. In other words‚ the theme in a story is a representation
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interpretations of A Worn Path‚ by Eudora Welty. Some believe that it is a story about life and death or about strength. While others believe it is about the love that a grandmother has for her grandchild. Although I am not completely opposed to the opinions of others‚ it is clearly a story that demonstrates a theme of racial inequality and the struggles African Americans had to endure to obtain freedom. The path itself is a symbol that makes it apparent that this is a story about racism. There is
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moments when Phoenix might have abandoned her mission in “ A Worn Path”‚ written by author Eudora Welty‚ in 1940. They are when she sat down to rest at the bank‚ after she crossed the log‚ another is when she came across the scarecrow in the cornfield and started dancing with it‚ and the third time is when was “meditating and not ready‚ and when a black dog came upon her”(Welty‚1940). While Phoenix sat on the river bank‚ she was recovering from the task of crossing a log‚ that she feared. However‚ she
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