November 02‚ 2011 Cultural and Disease Paper - Meningitis It was mid-February 1968 in a city in the central region of El Salvador‚ two men sitting on the street curve outside the doctor’s office. One of them was the doctor himself; the other man was a poor steel worker whom two years earlier lost his second child to bronchitis. The doctor said to my father the choices you have are to cry for a few months or years after the death of your first born or to cry for an
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play‚ Prometheus Bound is a direct attack against Zeus’ actions‚ his tyranny‚ and his punishment for Prometheus‚ a fellow God. Aeschylus constructs this argument in his play through the use of secondary characters‚ their opinions‚ and their interactions with Prometheus as he is punished ultimately‚ for his great love of mankind. Love and hate‚ good and evil‚ justice and reason all take turns driving this story of the oppressed rising up and fighting for what they believe. Prometheus Bound
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Art analysis- Dream caused by the flight of a bee around a pomegranate‚ a second before waking up By Salvador Dali‚ 1994‚ 51×40.5 cm‚ oil on canvas Thyssen-bornemisza collection “A typical dream with a long theme‚ the consequences of a sudden accident that causes the awakening” –Salvador Dali. The Style the artist has used is Surrealism‚ Salvador has done this piece in such a way though that the picture looks exaggerated and real. As it shows highlights‚ shadows and shapes of a realism
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At two years old sitting on my grandma’s bed in a small‚ cozy house in a little town of El Salvador where I’m from‚ every morning and afternoon I would be surrounded by a bunch of magazines and newspapers that my grandmother used to read. Hola magazine which talked about the royalty and famous people‚ Vanidades magazine which was about beauty tips‚ famous people and fashion‚ and La Prensa Grafica one of our national newspapers that everyday keeps the people informed with what is happening with government
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about to give birth to their child. Andrew was the doctor who was to carry out the delivery. Morgan was anxiously waiting outside for the news of his child. Since Andrew was able to save the child‚ it changed his outlook towards life. He was relieved to see him because he had saved Morgan’s new born baby. What dilemma was Andrew caught in? How did he resolve it? Post an hour’s long and harsh struggle‚ the child that Andrew
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An Illustration of Water Pollution October 23rd‚ 2012 “Recently published data show that world-wide 2.4 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation.”(Cited in‚ “The Existing Urban Environmental Sanitation System in Hanoi and Problems Related”). The access to clean water is rapidly decreasing‚ and it is a global concern. Water pollution refers to the contamination of water sources from substances that are harmful to the environment and ecosystems. The issue of water pollution is
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domain of psychology. The social and cultural aspects of the country have brought up most of the violence that El Salvador sees today. As stated above the gangs create majority of El Salvador’s violence. The members of the gangs in almost every case come from poor families and neighborhoods. The government through out the years has always taken advantage of the poor in El Salvador. El Salvador has resulted in a critical dissipation of domestic class relations‚ and a renewed and expanded condition of estrangement
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In the short story “Salvador Late or Early”‚ by Sandra Cisneros‚ Cisneros uniquely describes the main character Salvador. She uses detail‚ imagery‚ and diction to characterize Salvador in her short story. When she was describing Salvador‚ she makes it very simple to recognize the advance detail put in. In the first sentence‚ she stuffs and fills it with details‚ details‚ details‚ but also leaves you wanting to read more and more‚ leaving a complete description half empty‚ but full enough to question
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What is a myth? According to the dictionary‚ a myth is described as a belief of a traditional or legendary story‚ figure‚ or belief. In academic content‚ Myths are ancient stories that attempt to fill the continuing and essential questions that humans regularly ask. With both of these definitions in mind‚ I came up with a definition as well. In my opinion‚ a myth is an exaggerated story that instructs an individual an example of morality. This essay will talk about the most common mythological themes
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Illustration assignment We all often wonder why addicts do the things they do. We don’t understand why they‚ leave their families. Or even more than that why they put their drug of choice before anything else in their lives. We also wonder what their thinking process is. Most importantly we wonder if there is a cure for this disease‚ and if treatment really helps. As a recovering addicts‚ and a longtime member of NA; I know that talking to people about your problems and what’s going on in your
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