member of the catholic church. The irony on the death of Father Flynn is due to the fact that the priest died on his third stroke. The stroke the priest received mostly leads to paralysis. Paralysis in "Araby" is double meaning word as throughout the story it identifies itself as irony and theme. The theme with the word paralysis is carried throughout. When the priest died his death was not only a death‚ but shows of how the catholic in Ireland was paralyzed. The catholic church had no progress of anything
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literary work there is a conflict between the imperial power‚ being the British Empire and Catholic Church and the original Irish inhabitants. The literature explores themes such as paralysis and betrayal. As many critics have suggested‚ the story particularly “lays blame with the Catholic Church and England for Irish Paralysis.” (Cliffsnotes) In addition‚ Joyce has used several other literary techniques to relay his message including characterisation‚ irony‚ imagery and symbolism. Through Characterisation
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Polio‚ poliomyelitis‚ is a deadly infectious paralytic disease caused by the poliovirus. Transmission of this disease is from person to person and very contagious with the ability to infect the brain and spinal cord causing paralysis. Most common routes of transmission are direct person to person contact‚ contact with infected mucus or phlegm from the nose or mouth such as droplets from a sneeze or cough or contact with infected feces. The individual is contagious immediately before symptoms present
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For ten long years‚ Scott Routley had been lost. Sure‚ his family could visit him every day‚ hold his hand and see his face‚ but‚ being in a vegetative state‚ they were no more aware of each other‚ than if they had been on distant planets. Or so medical science has believed. But‚ according to the BBC‚ on November 12th‚ 2012‚ something extraordinary happened. Using brain-computer interface technology‚ Scott’s doctor was able to ask him questions‚ and receive coherent answers. Using a combination of
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extremities. This disorder can last anywhere from two to as long as twenty years or more. The distinctive feature of Miller Fisher Syndrome is the patients are affected by paralysis in the head‚ consequently resulting in difficulty controlling the eye muscles and balance. These patients have abnormal muscle coordination‚ paralysis of the eye muscles‚ absence of tendon reflexes‚ generalized muscle weakness and respiratory failure. They will begin to recover in as little as two to four weeks after the
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the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Stony Brook University. The field of Neurology‚ particularly as it relates to movement and paralysis after brain and spinal cord injuries (SCIs)‚ has roused my curiosity for some time. SCI is the second leading cause of paralysis in the USA. Because of severe impairments in upper and lower limb function after paralysis‚ persons with a SCI lose their independence which severely deteriorates their quality of life. Currently‚ African Americans make up approximately
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"Epiphany" refers to a showing-forth‚ a manifestation. For Joyce‚ however‚ it means a sudden revelation of the ¡°whatness of a thing¡±. Joyce’s tales about Dublin portray impotence‚ frustration and death. Their meaning is provided not so much by plot but by the epiphanies. Aiming either to illustrate an instant of self-realization in the characters themselves‚ or to raise the trivial existence of his characters to a level of conscious significance for the reader. The figures inside the story whom
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suggest that’s its perhaps cold “oh… I never thought of it...” he’s almost unfamiliar with his own wife. Sylvia’s illness is mentioned again – appears to be coping. Audience is introduced to Dr Hyman‚ Sylvia’s doctor who is investigating her sudden paralysis. Sylvia appears to be coping well‚ something which Hyman admires. Dr Hyman has the results from Dr Sherman’s tests on Sylvia. Reference to the typicality of the time – a doctor smoking indoors‚ un fazed by the claimed causes of smoking. p5 Hyman
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person to believe he was abducted‚ considering that he/she doesn’t have any mental disorder? Alien abduction is sometimes associated with sleep paralysis‚ a paralysis which consists of a period of inability to perform voluntary movements during sleep onset or upon awakening‚ and may cause narcolepsy‚ cataplexy‚ and hypnagogic hallucinations. “Sleep paralysis with hypnopompic hallucinations (…) can be so unexpected and terrifying that people routinely believe
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POLIO- Draft Done by: Fariha Ibnath Khan History Polio is also known as poliomyelitis or infantile paralysis. Polio is a viral disease that affects nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. It’s a disease caused by inflammation of nerve cells in the brain stem or spinal cord. The first polio was mentioned in Europe in the 19th century and was first reported in the United States in 1843. Michael Underwood first described this disease in children as Polio in 1789. The diseases history changed
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