provide treatment that will cure the disease.” There are two forms of TB infection; it is the Active TB and the Latent TB. A person who has Latent TB infection doesn’t show any signs or symptoms of having this that no one could notice. But unfortunately‚ this Latent TB could worsen and become active any time and can be contagious to other people. Latent TB can be treated with antibiotics to prevent from developing such infection to an active disease. Active TB disease is next to Latent TB infection‚ it
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The Destructive Force in Beauty Beauty is dangerous‚ especially when you lack it. In the book "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison‚ we witness the effects that beauty brings. Specifically the collapse of Pecola Breedlove‚ due to her belief that she did not hold beauty. The media in the 1940 ’s as well as today imposes standards in which beauty is measured up to; but in reality beauty dwells within us all whether it ’s visible or not there ’s beauty in all; that beauty is unworthy if society brands
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A Short Summary of Crohn’s Disease (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) Epidemiology • Age of onset: 15-30 and 60-80 • Equal incidence between males and females • Jewish>White Caucasian>African Americans>Hispanic>Asians • Ashkenazi Jews risk is 2x that of an Israeli born Jew. • Urban areas>Rural areas • High socioeconomic > low socioeconomic classes Causes 1. Immune mediated • Pro-inflammatory>Anti-inflammatory • T-helper cells activation through cytokines to promote fibrinogenesis
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Breath‚ Eyes‚ Memory by Edwidge Danticat Breath‚ Eyes‚ Memory‚ Edwidge Danticat’s first novel is about her childhood in Haiti and her move as a young girl to New York City. The novel is written in a first person narrative. The narrator‚ Sophie Caco‚ relates her direct experiences and impressions from age 12 until she is in her twenties. In this book she talks about her struggles with her mom’s depression and detail into their relationship‚ the violence going on in Haiti and her family back
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Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Whiteness as the Standard of Beauty The Bluest Eye provides an extended depiction of the ways in which internalized white beauty standards deform the lives of black girls and women. Implicit messages that whiteness is superior are everywhere‚ including the white baby doll given to Claudia‚ the idealization of Shirley Temple‚ the consensus that light-skinned Maureen is cuter than the other black girls‚
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are blind and India is home to 1/3 of the world’s blind population. Yet‚ for many of these cases‚ it is preventable and treatable. In developing countries‚ the leading cause of blindness is attributed to cataracts‚ in which the natural lens of the eye clouds over time. This requires surgical removal and replacement with an artificial one. In 2006 alone‚ India had nearly 7 million cataract-blind individuals‚ with roughly 3.8 million new cases occuring every year. However‚ with 25% of Indians considered
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The Bluest Eye “The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose‚ for it creates‚ in the end‚ the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion” This quote is explaining that if every book is censored that no-one will be able to think or say what they really feel. (Shultz). The Bluest Eye is a very controversial piece of literature. Many people say that it should be burned due to the many inhumane activities included. On the other side‚ there are plenty of reasons why
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In Toni Morrison’s work‚ The Bluest Eye (1970) a young black girl is depicted in search for her true identity and the experiences of frustration she encounters due to her blackness and desire of wanting to be white because of the constant fear of being rejected in her environment. This novel presents insight into the complexity of the black community through the character of Pecola Breedlove. Through Pecola’s character‚ Morrison effectively portrays the dehumanisation of slavery and racism and how
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course of literature‚ eyes have been viewed as gateways to one’s true nature and thought process; there’s even a cliché that states as much‚ one that is consistently being reiterated. D.H. Lawrence’s "Rocking-Horse Winner" contains various instances of this motif in action‚ with the repeated mention of eyes providing crucial insight into both Paul and his mother by revealing the true nature of the latter’s feelings towards her children whenever they look into each other’s eyes and by revealing the
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Portrait of a Victim: Toni Morrison ’s The Bluest Eye Bryan D. Bourn The Bluest Eye (1970) is the novel that launched Toni Morrison into the spotlight as a talented African-American writer and social critic. Morrison herself says "It would be a mistake to assume that writers are disconnected from social issues" (Leflore). Because Morrison is more willing than most authors to discuss meaning in her books‚ a genetic approach is very relevant. To be truly effective‚ though‚ the genetic approach
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