Old Ironsides The poem “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes was written to remember the US Naval ship the USS Constitution‚ nicknamed “Old Ironsides.” It also had another purpose of saving and preserving the battleship. It has a structure in which the first stanza is referencing the past‚ the second stanza the present‚ and the third stanza the future. This structure helps the reader to understand what is going on in the poem and grasp the tone and theme by allowing the reader to follow the
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Saul Bellow‚ The Old System The Old System’ is‚ by no means a simple story. Even though at first sight we are blinded by the superficial facts‚ after reading it a couple of times the simplicity of the action reveals its hidden features. It is a story about the integration of the Jewish in the American society; it is also a story about life and death but‚ above all‚ it is a story about emotions. Regarding structure‚ the story is told in third person by a narrator who tells the events as seen
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Table 1 Observation Table Tissue Description (colour‚ texture‚ etc.) Tissue it attaches to Skin 1. Pink (pale)‚ thin‚ a bit opaque‚ rough 2. Muscle‚ fat Fat 3. Yellowish‚ whiteish‚ somewhat shiny‚ creamy‚ a bit slippery 4. Skin Muscle 5. Pink‚ firm‚ thick on some spots‚ smooth 6. Skin‚ tendon‚ fat Tendon 7. White‚ a bit shiny‚ smooth 8. Muscle‚ bone Ligament 9. White‚ a bit shiny‚ slippery‚ small‚ smooth 10. Bones (to other joints) Cartilage 11. White‚ flexible‚ firm 12. Bone Analysis 13. What
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Describe an interesting old person - Who he is - Why you find him interesting - How he helps you - How often you meet him * I have met many old persons in my life. * Many of them have influenced me. * But the one whom I find most interesting is my grandmother. * She is in her late 60s * She is not very tall but very beautiful. * Although she has a wrinkled face but she always wears a warm smile on her lips and a radiant glow on her face
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Observation Report. As everything knows to observe is not an easy job‚ many aspects are involved in this process and to be able to manage these aspects we must learn from the experiences. I have observed a class and I realized about many things that I will do in a near future. I always thought that teaching was easy. Throughout my life teachers have been teaching me many things but I have never wondered how they do that job. I have observed 5 aspects in a classroom‚ namely; activities‚ use of
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Observation of Groups: Community and Professional Tammy Abraham Purdue University Calumet Observation of Groups: Community and Professional A baccalaureate prepared nurse needs to be able to function in many capacities. One such capacity is as a leader and communicator within groups whether community based or professional. Community groups include educational and support type groups. Professional groups include policy and procedure type committees. I had the privilege of attending an informal
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Reflection: Observation Of Elderly I work as a Pharmacy Technician and the majority of patients I encounter are elderly. I wasn’t sure where I was going to do my observation but then realized what better place than where I work in the pharmacy. Our older patients tend to be on more medications and have more chronic health conditions than our younger ones and it seems the elderly have a harder time being compliant with their medications. The most common reason for non-compliance is slight
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A suitable environment should be provided to the children in order to perceive properly and learn clearly. The purpose of this assignment is to develop the educator’s critical thinking skills in order to maximize the children’s potential. The observation took place in the day care of children in Grossmont College. Wednesday the 25 of April‚ 2012. The children observed were 3 years of age. Jacob‚ Jason‚ kyle‚ Jordan and Jessica and few others. They were little and cute. All of them were wearing pant
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Nonverbal Observation Activity ____________________________________________________________ _________ Prof. Michelle Coleman COM 111 – Interpersonal Communication Objective: In this nonverbal communication observation activity‚ you will become a “people watcher.” You will watch two different people in two different situations. It is helpful for this activity if (1) you do not know the people you are observing‚ (2) if they do not know you are observing them‚ and finally‚ (3)
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Observations of an Apple The assignment was to observe a fruit or vegetable for at least an hour. I thought it was crazy and pointless but not so ridiculous that I would not do it and earn a bad grade. Before I started‚ I read Samuel Scudder’s essay “Learning to See” where he talks about having to do a similar type of assignment but with a fish. He eventually became engrossed in the fish and so I became determined that I was going to try to find all I possibly could about my apple in the hour
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