Independent Reading One of the main themes in the novel‚ The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah‚ is the capability of women. The main characters in the story‚ Isabelle and Vianne‚ take big roles in the resistance to fight against Nazis. Hannah portrays how the two women show their strengths by outsmarting the Germans. Isabelle shows patriotism and never loses hope for freedom in France. In the Novel Isabelle is proudly shown as a hero in her acts of hiding and helping soldiers cross the Pyrenees mountains
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Florence Nightingale: The Foundation of Modern Medicine Medicine in the mid-1800s was unorganized and illogical‚ especially in Europe. The majority of citizens lived in poor or working class neighborhoods‚ and could not afford clean water or sewage facilities. Cities were congested with garbage and human waste. As the population boomed‚ people were living in cramped apartment buildings and group homes to conserve costs and resources. Disease was rampant throughout European cities. The combination
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Florence Nightingale- A Pioneer in Human Healthcare and in the Idea of Orphanages Florence Nightingale was born into a wealthy British family at the Villa Colombaia in Florence‚ Italy. She was inspired by what she thought to be a divine calling. At the age of 17 at Embley Park‚ Nightingale made a commitment to nursing and human healthcare. This decision demonstrated strong will on her part in that she was willing to go beyond normality. It had constituted a rebellion against the expected role for
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Florence Nightingale Professional Nurse and Theorist Florence Nightingale is known as the founder of modern nursing. She was born in 1820 in a wealthy family. At the young age of twenty-four‚ she was touched by God to help the sick and less fortunate. According to Nightingale the environment‚ the patient lives in can have a major impact on their health. She created a model which focuses on the following components that have been critical to nursing: Patient Health of houses‚ ventilation‚ and Warming
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THE POEM "THE FROG AND THE NIGHTINGALE " - A DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY In the poem‚ “The Frog and The Nightingale” the poet Vikram Seth has adopted the features of modern poetry in following the pattern of mixed metre and free verse. It is a fable in the form of a poem- narrative‚ not longer than a short story‚ having a moral. In this poem‚ all the characters have been personified as human beings with thoughts and emotions. Throughout the poem the conversation between the two central
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professional status. One of the great leaders in nursing who helped this change take place was Florence Nightingale. Nightingale is considered as a pioneer in the nursing profession. She has contributed a lot in the field of nursing and her works are considered as assets‚ and will be remembered for many years. Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Florence‚ Italy‚ and was named after her birthplace. Nightingale died in 1910. She was a brilliant mathematician‚ and used statistics in achieving her reforms
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Ode to a Nightingale This ode was inspired after Keats heard the song of a nightingale while staying with a friend in the country. This poem was also written after the death of his brother and the many references to death in this poem are a reflection of this. Among the thematic concerns in this poem is the wish to escape life through different routes. Although the poem begins by describing the song of an actual nightingale‚ the nightingale goes on to become a symbol of the immortality of nature
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Florence Nightingale Kayla McDonald‚ RN Western Kentucky University Florence Nightingale A Revolutionary Nurse Leader Florence Nightingale was a revolutionary nurse leader in her time. She was an activist for the “sick poor” (Monteiro‚ 1985‚ p. 181) who had the forethought‚ organization‚ planning‚ skills‚ knowledge‚ and determination to accomplish great strides in public health and nurse training. She was not just an activist for a specific gender or race‚ but she was an advocate
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The Nightingale Theory of Nursing Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing highlights the role of a patient’s environment as an important factor for healing and continued good health. Her philosophy includes several characteristics of a healthy‚ healing environment‚ such as: proper lighting‚ air and water quality‚ diet and nutrition‚ and cleanliness. Ms. Nightingale was from an affluent British family and as such was expected to live a proper British aristocratic lifestyle‚ which of course
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Part 1: Summary of Nightingale (minimum 100 words) In the end of The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah‚ Isabelle is released from tortured‚ to be taken to a concentration camp. Her freedom came from a great lost. Isabelle’s father Julien gave his life for hers. He admitted to the Germans he was the infamous Nightingale. Vianne finally was alone‚ Von Richter left along with the soldiers who billeted in town. Like other women that were raped by the Germans she was carrying a baby inside her now. Antoine
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