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string(39) " to stare with force at the young man\." For reason or reasons unknown to members of the Galaxy at the time of the era under discussion, Intergalactic Standard Time defines its fundamental unit, the second, as the time in which light travels 299,776 kilometers. 86,400 seconds are arbitrarily set equal to one Intergalactic Standard Day; and 365 of these days to one Intergalactic Standard Year. Why 299,776?- Or 86,400?- Or 365? Tradition, says the historian, begging the question. We will write a custom essay sample on Second Foundation 16. Beginning of War or any similar topic only for you Order Now Because of certain and various mysterious numerical relationships, say the mystics, cultists, numerologists, metaphysicists. Because the original home-planet of humanity had certain natural periods of rotation and revolution from which those relationships could be derived, say a very few. No one really knew. Nevertheless, the date on which the Foundation cruiser, the Hober Mallow met the Kalganian squadron, headed by the Fearless, and, upon refusing to allow a search party to board, was blasted into smoldering wreckage was 185; 11692 G.E. That is, it was the 185th day of the 11,692nd year of the Galactic Era which dated from the accession of the first Emperor of the traditional Kamble dynasty. It was also 185; 419 A.S. – dating from the birth of Seldon – or 185; 348 Y.F. – dating from the establishment of the Foundation. On Kalgan it was 185; 56 F.C. – dating from the establishment of the First Citizenship by the Mule. In each case, of course, for convenience, the year was so arranged as to yield the same day number regardless of the actual day upon which the era began. And, in addition, to all the millions of worlds of the Galaxy, there were millions of local times, based on the motions of their own particular heavenly neighbors. But whichever you choose: 185; 11692-419-348-56 – or anything – it was this day which historians later pointed to when they spoke of the start of the Stettinian war. Yet to Dr. Darell, it was none of these at all. It was simply and quite precisely the thirty-second day since Arcadia had left Terminus. What it cost Darell to maintain stolidity through these days was not obvious to everyone. But Elvett Semic thought he could guess. He was an old man and fond of saying that his neuronic sheaths had calcified to the point where his thinking processes were stiff and unwieldy. He invited and almost welcomed the universal underestimation of his decaying powers by being the first to laugh at them. But his eyes were none the less seeing for being faded; his mind none the less experienced and wise, for being no longer agile. He merely twisted his pinched lips and said, â€Å"Why don’t you do something about it?† The sound was a physical jar to Darell, under which he winced. He said, gruffly, â€Å"Where were we?† Semic regarded him with grave eyes. â€Å"You’d better do something about the girl.† His sparse, yellow teeth showed in a mouth that was open in inquiry. But Darell replied coldly, â€Å"The question is: Can you get a Symes-Molff Resonator in the range required?† Well, I said I could and you weren’t listening-â€Å" â€Å"I’m sorry, Elvett. It’s like this. What we’re doing now can be more important to everyone in the Galaxy than the question of whether Arcadia is safe. At least, to everyone but Arcadia and myself, and I’m willing to go along with the majority. How big would the Resonator be?† Semic looked doubtful, â€Å"I don’t know. You can find it somewheres in the catalogues.† â€Å"About how big. A ton? A pound? A block long?† â€Å"Oh, I thought you meant exactly. It’s a little jigger.† He indicated the first joint of his thumb. â€Å"About that.† â€Å"All right, can you do something like this?† He sketched rapidly on the pad he held in his lap, then passed it over to the old physicist, who peered at it doubtfully, then chuckled. â€Å"Y’know, the brain gets calcified when you get as old as I am. What are you trying to do?† Darell hesitated. He longed desperately, at the moment, for the physical knowledge locked in the other’s brain, so that he need not put his thought into words. But the longing was useless, and he explained. Semic was shaking his head. â€Å"You’d need hyper-relays. The only things that would work fast enough. A thundering lot of them.† â€Å"But it can be built?† â€Å"Well, sure.† â€Å"Can you get all the parts? I mean, without causing comment? In line with your general work.† Semic lifted his upper lip. â€Å"Can’t get fifty hyper-relays? I wouldn’t use that many in my whole life.† â€Å"We’re on a defense project, now. Can’t you think of something harmless that would use them? We’ve got the money.† â€Å"Hm-m-m. Maybe I can think of something.† â€Å"How small can you make the whole gadget?† â€Å"Hyper-relays can be had micro-size†¦ wiring†¦ tubes – Space, you’ve got a few hundred circuits there.† â€Å"I know. How big?† Semic indicated with his hands. â€Å"Too big,† said Darell. â€Å"I’ve got to swing it from my belt† Slowly, he was crumpling his sketch into a tight ball. When it was a hard, yellow grape, he dropped it into the ash tray and it was gone with the tiny white flare of molecular decomposition. He said, â€Å"Who’s at your door?† Semic leaned over his desk to the little milky screen above the door signal. He said, â€Å"The young fellow, Anthor. Someone with him, too.† Darell scraped his chair back. â€Å"Nothing about this, Semic, to the others yet. It’s deadly knowledge, if they find out, and two lives are enough to risk.† Pelleas Anthor was a pulsing vortex of activity in Semic’s office, which, somehow, managed to partake of the age of its occupant. In the slow turgor of the quiet room, the loose, summery sleeves of Anthor’s tunic seemed still a-quiver with the outer breezes. He said, â€Å"Dr. Darell, Dr. Semic – Orum Dirige.† The other man was tall. A long straight nose that lent his thin face a saturnine appearance. Dr. Darell held out a hand. Anthor smiled slightly. â€Å"Police Lieutenant Dirige,† he amplified. Then, significantly, â€Å"Of Kalgan.† And Darell turned to stare with force at the young man. You read "Second Foundation 16. Beginning of War" in category "Essay examples" â€Å"Police Lieutenant Dirige of Kalgan,† he repeated, distinctly. â€Å"And you bring him here. Why?† â€Å"Because he was the last man on Kalgan to see your daughter. Hold, man.† Anthor’s look of triumph was suddenly one of concern, and he was between the two, struggling violently with Darell. Slowly, and not gently, he forced the older man back into the chair. â€Å"What are you trying to do?† Anthor brushed a lock of brown hair from his forehead, tossed a hip lightly upon the desk, and swung a leg, thoughtfully. â€Å"I thought I was bringing you good news.† Darell addressed the policeman directly, â€Å"What does he mean by calling you the last man to see my daughter? Is my daughter dead? Please tell me without preliminary.† His face was white with apprehension. Lieutenant Dirige said expressionlessly, † ‘Last man on Kalgan’ was the phrase. She’s not on Kalgan now. I have no knowledge past that.† â€Å"Here,† broke in Anthor, â€Å"let me put it straight. Sorry if I overplayed the drama a bit, Doc. You’re so inhuman about this, I forget you have feelings. In the first place, Lieutenant Dirige is one of us. He was born on Kalgan, but his father was a Foundation man brought to that planet in the service of the Mule. I answer for the lieutenant’s loyalty to the Foundation. â€Å"Now I was in touch with him the day after we stopped getting the daily report from Munn-â€Å" â€Å"Why?† broke in Darell, fiercely. â€Å"I thought it was quite decided that we were not to make a move in the matter. You were risking their lives and ours.† â€Å"Because,† was the equally fierce retort, â€Å"I’ve been involved in this game for longer than you. Because I know of certain contacts on Kalgan of which you know nothing. Because I act from deeper knowledge, do you understand?† â€Å"I think you’re completely mad.† â€Å"Will you listen?† A pause, and Darell’s eyes dropped. Anthor’s lips quirked into a half smile, â€Å"All right, Doc. Give me a few minutes. Tell him, Dirige.† Dirige spoke easily: â€Å"As far as I know, Dr. Darell, your daughter is at Trantor. At least, she had a ticket to Trantor at the Eastern Spaceport. She was with a Trading Representative from that planet who claimed she was his niece. Your daughter seems to have a queer collection of relatives, doctor. That was the second uncle she had in a period of two weeks, eh? The Trantorian even tried to bribe me – probably thinks that’s why they got away.† He smiled grimly at the thought. â€Å"How was she?† â€Å"Unharmed, as far as I could see. Frightened. I don’t blame her for that. The whole department was after her. I still don’t know why.† Darell drew a breath for what seemed the first time in several minutes. He was conscious of the trembling of his hands and controlled them with an effort. â€Å"Then she’s all right. This Trading Representative, who was he? Go back to him. What part does he play in it?† â€Å"I don’t know. Do you know anything about Trantor?† â€Å"I lived there once.† â€Å"It’s an agricultural world, now. Exports animal fodder and grains, mostly. High quality! They sell them all over the Galaxy. There are a dozen or two farm co-operatives on the planet and each has its representatives overseas. Shrewd sons of guns, too- I knew this one’s record. He’d been on Kalgan before, usually with his wife. Perfectly honest. Perfectly harmless.† â€Å"Um-m-m,† said Anthor. â€Å"Arcadia was born in Trantor, wasn’t she, Doc?† Darell nodded. â€Å"It hangs together, you see. She wanted to go away – quickly and far – and Trantor would suggest itself. Don’t you think so?† Darell said: â€Å"Why not back here?† â€Å"Perhaps she was being pursued and felt that she had to double off in a new angle, eh?’ Dr. Darell lacked the heart to question further. Well, then, let her be safe on Trantor, or as safe as one could be anywhere in this dark and horrible Galaxy. He groped toward the door, felt Anthor’s light touch on his sleeve, and stopped, but did not turn. â€Å"Mind if I go home with you, Doc?† â€Å"You’re welcome,† was the automatic response. By evening, the exteriormost reaches of Dr. Darell’s personality, the ones that made immediate contact with other people had solidified once more. He had refused to eat his evening meal and had, instead, with feverish insistence, returned to the inchwise advance into the intricate mathematics of encephalographic analysis. It was not till nearly midnight, that he entered the living room again. Pelleas Anthor was still there, twiddling at the controls of the video. The footsteps behind him caused him to glance over his shoulder. â€Å"Hi. Aren’t you in bed yet? I’ve been spending hours on the video, trying to get something other than bulletins. It seems the F.S. Hober Mallow is delayed in course and hasn’t been heard from† â€Å"Really? What do they suspect?† â€Å"What do you think? Kalganian skulduggery. There are reports that Kalganian vessels were sighted in the general space sector in which the Hober Mallow was last heard from?† Darell shrugged, and Anthor rubbed his forehead doubtfully. â€Å"Look doc,† he said, â€Å"why don’t you go to Trantor?† â€Å"Why should I?† â€Å"Because â€Å"You’re no good to us here. You’re not yourself. You can’t be. And you could accomplish a purpose by going to Trantor, too. The old Imperial Library with the complete records of the Proceedings of the Seldon Commission are there-â€Å" â€Å"No! The Library has been picked clean and it hasn’t helped anyone.† â€Å"It helped Ebling Mis once.† â€Å"How do you know? Yes, he said he found the Second Foundation, and my mother killed him five seconds later as the only way to keep him from unwittingly revealing its location to the Mule. But in doing so, she also, you realize, made it impossible ever to tell whether Mis really did know the location. After all, no one else has ever been able to deduce the truth from those records.† â€Å"Ebling Mis, if you’ll remember, was working under the driving impetus of the Mule’s mind.† â€Å"I know that, too, but Mis’ mind was, by that very token, in an abnormal state. Do you and I know anything about the properties of a mind under the emotional control of another; about its abilities and shortcomings? In any case, I will not go to Trantor.† Anthor frowned, â€Å"Well, why the vehemence? I merely suggested it as – well, by Space, I don’t understand you. You look ten years older. You’re obviously having a hellish time of it. You’re not doing anything of value here. If I were you, I’d go and get the girl.† â€Å"Exactly! It’s what I want to do, too. That’s why I won’t do it. Look, Anthor, and try to understand. You’re playing – we’re both playing – with something completely beyond our powers to fight. In cold blood, if you have any, you know that, whatever you may think in your moments of quixoticism. â€Å"For fifty years, we’ve known that the Second Foundation is the real descendent and pupil of Seldonian mathematics. What that means, and you know that, too, is that nothing in the Galaxy happens which does not play a part in their reckoning. To us, all life is a series of accidents, to be met with by improvisations To them, all life is purposive and should be met by precalculation. â€Å"But they have their weakness. Their work is statistical and only the mass action of humanity is truly inevitable. Now how I play a part, as an individual, in the foreseen course of history, I don’t know. Perhaps I have no definite part, since the Plan leaves individuals to indeterminacy and free will. But I am important and they – they, you understand – may at least have calculated my probable reaction. So I distrust, my impulses, my desires, my probable reactions. â€Å"I would rather present them with an improbable reaction. I will stay here, despite the fact that I yearn very desperately to leave.*** â€Å"No! Because I yearn very desperately to leave.† The younger man smiled sourly. â€Å"You don’t know your own mind as well as they might. Suppose that – knowing you – they might count on what you think, merely think, is the improbable reaction, simply by knowing in advance what your line of reasoning would be.† â€Å"In that case, there is no escape. For if I follow the reasoning you have just outlined and go to Trantor, they may have foreseen that, too. There is an endless cycle of double-double-double-double-crosses. No matter how far I follow that cycle, I can only either go or stay. The intricate act of luring my daughter halfway across the Galaxy cannot be meant to make me stay where I am, since I would most certainly have stayed if they had done nothing. It can only be to make me move, and so I will stay. â€Å"And besides, Anthor, not everything bears the breath of the Second Foundation; not all events are the results of their puppeting. They may have had nothing to do with Arcadia’s leave-taking, and she may be safe on Trantor when all the rest of us are dead.† â€Å"No,† said Anthor, sharply, â€Å"now you are off the track.† â€Å"You have an alternative interpretation?† â€Å"I have – if you’ll listen.† â€Å"Oh, go ahead. I don’t lack patience.† â€Å"Well, then – how well do you know your own daughter?† â€Å"How well can any individual know any other? Obviously, my knowledge is inadequate.† â€Å"So is mine on that basis, perhaps even more so – but at least, I viewed her with fresh eyes. Item one: She is a ferocious little romantic, the only child of an ivory-tower academician, growing up in an unreal world of video and book-film adventure. She lives in a weird self-constructed fantasy of espionage and intrigue. Item two: She’s intelligent about it; intelligent enough to outwit us, at any rate. She planned carefully to overhear our first conference and succeeded. She planned carefully to go to Kalgan with Munn and succeeded. Item three: She has an unholy hero-worship of her grandmother – your mother – who defeated the Mule. â€Å"I’m right so far, I think? All right, then. Now, unlike you, I’ve received a complete report from Lieutenant Dirige and, in addition, my sources of information on Kalgan are rather complete, and all sources check. We know, for instance, that Homir Munn, in conference with the Lord of Kalgan was refused admission to the Mule’s Palace, and that this refusal was suddenly abrogated after Arcadia had spoken to Lady Callia, the First Citizen’s very good friend.† Darell interrupted. â€Å"And how do you know all this?† â€Å"For one thing, Munn was interviewed by Dirige as part of the police campaign to locate Arcadia. Naturally, we have a complete transcript of the questions and answers. â€Å"And take Lady Callia herself. It is rumored that she has lost Stettin’s interest, but the rumor isn’t borne out by facts. She not only remains unreplaced; is not only able to mediate the lord’s refusal to Munn into an acceptance; but can even engineer Arcadia’s escape openly. Why, a dozen of the soldiers about Stettin’s executive mansion testified that they were seen together on the last evening. Yet she remains unpunished. This despite the fact that Arcadia was searched for with every appearance of diligence.† â€Å"But what is your conclusion from all this torrent of ill-connection?† â€Å"That Arcadia’s escape was arranged.† â€Å"As I said.† â€Å"With this addition. That Arcadia must have known it was arranged; that Arcadia, the bright little girl who saw cabals everywhere, saw this one and followed your own type of reasoning. They wanted her to return to the Foundation, and so she went to Trantor, instead. But why Trantor?† â€Å"Well, why?† â€Å"Because that is where Bayta, her idolized grandmother, escaped when she was in flight. Consciously or unconsciously, Arcadia imitated that. I wonder, then, if Arcadia was fleeing the same enemy.† â€Å"The Mule?† asked Darell with polite sarcasm. â€Å"Of course not. I mean, by the enemy, a mentality that she could not fight. She was running from the Second Foundation, or such influence thereof as could be found on Kalgan.† â€Å"What influence is this you speak of?† â€Å"Do you expect Kalgan to be immune from that ubiquitous menace? We both have come to the conclusion, somehow, that Arcadia’s escape was arranged. Right? She was searched for and found, but deliberately allowed to slip away by Dirige. By Dirige, do you understand? But how was that? Because he was our man. But how did they know that? Were they counting on him to be a traitor? Eh, doc?† â€Å"Now you’re saying that they honestly meant to recapture her. Frankly, you’re tiring me a bit, Anthor. Finish your say; I want to go to bed.† â€Å"My say is quickly finished.† Anthor reached for a small group of photo-records in his inner pocket. It was the familiar wigglings of the encephalograph. â€Å"Dirige’s brainwaves,† Anthor said, casually, â€Å"taken since he returned.† It was quite visible to Darell’s naked eye, and his face was gray when he looked up. â€Å"He is Controlled.† â€Å"Exactly. He allowed Arcadia to escape not because he was our man but because he was the Second Foundation’s.† â€Å"Even after he knew she was going to Trantor, and not to Terminus.† Anthor shrugged. â€Å"He had been geared to let her go. There was no way he could modify that. He was only a tool, you see. It was just that Arcadia followed the least probable course, and is probably safe. Or at least safe until such time as the Second Foundation can modify the plans to take into account this changed state of affairs-â€Å" He paused. The little signal light on the video set was flashing. On an independent circuit, it signified the presence of emergency news. Darell saw it, too, and with the mechanical movement of long habit turned on the video. They broke in upon the middle of a sentence but before its completion, they knew that the Hober Mallow, or the wreck thereof, had been found and that, for the first time in nearly half a century, the Foundation was again at war. Anthor’s jaw was set in a hard line. â€Å"All right, doc, you heard that. Kalgan has attacked; and Kalgan is under the control of the Second Foundation. Will you follow your daughter’s lead and move to Trantor?† â€Å"No. I will risk it. Here.† â€Å"Dr. Darell. You are not as intelligent as your daughter. I wonder how far you can be trusted.† His long level stare held Darell for a moment, and then without a word, he left. And Darell was left in uncertainty and – almost – despair. Unheeded, the video was a medley of excited sight-sound, as it described in nervous detail the first hour of the war between Kalgan and the Foundation. How to cite Second Foundation 16. Beginning of War, Essay examples

Strokes Essay Plan

Question: Discuss about a Report on Strokes for Essay Plan? Answer: Introduction: In the world, approximately 40% males and 60% females die every year due to strokes. A stroke occurs when supply of blood to the brain is either reduced or interrupted. In this condition, the brain does not receive enough oxygen and nutrients this causes the death of brain cells (Hemphill et al, 2013). A stroke more commonly occurs in people who are overweight and are either 55 or older in age. Lack of exercise, heavy drinking and use of illicit drugs causes strokes too. It can also be due to genetics reasons in people who have a family history of strokes (Jauch et al, 2013). There are two major kinds of stroke: Ischemic stroke Hemorrhagic stroke: Strokes are caused due to hypertension, aneurysms, thinning of blood due to medications and trauma. However, the two kinds of strokes have different causes, which are discussed separately. : They constitute around 85% of the strokes. They take place when the narrow arteries connected to the brain become narrower or blocked causing reduction in blood flow. They can be caused by blood clots or by fatty deposits in the artery known as plaque (Party, 2012). : They are caused when the arteries of the brain either leak blood or burst open. The brain cells are then damaged by the leaked blood, causing strokes (Mozaffarian et al, 2014). Most of the times strokes occur very quickly, so often diagnosis of stroke has to be made before the patient can be seen by a doctor. An acronym FAST is an easy way to remember the symptoms of stroke and can help us to identify the occurrence of stroke on someone (Jauch et al, 2013): Place drooping: to identify if one side of the face droops when the person smiles. rm weakness: the persons arm drifts downwards when they try to raise it. peech difficulty: slurring of their speech. ime to call 911: the emergency services should be called in case the above symptoms occur. However, in order to comprehend the comprehend the severity or actual nature of the stroke; the following tests are done by the doctor. CT scan: X-rays that can detect haemorrhages, strokes etc. MRI scan: it creates the brains image and detects any damage in the brain using radio waves (Party, 2012). Carotid ultrasound: it consists of an ultrasound scan to monitor the blood pressure in the carotid arteries and to check the presence of plaque. Cerebral angiogram: in this, the blood vessels of the brain are made visible under X-rays, by injecting certain dyes into them, to present a detailed view of the neck and brain arteries (Hemphill et al, 2013). Echocardiogram: producing an image of the heart, to detect any sources of clots which could have caused stroke in the brain. Transoesophagy: in this an ultrasound probe is inserted behind the heart in the gullet to produce a clear picture of any clots in the heart. Swallow test: the patient is asked to swallow 2 teaspoons of water first, then half a glass. He is then sent to a therapist if he is not able to. Treatment: Since the cause of both the types of stroke is different, therefore the treatment procedures for both are also different. Ischemic: The different ways to treat ischemic stroke are: Administering anticoagulants like warfarin and antiplatelet agents like aspirin which prevents blood clotting and so prevents stroke. Administering antihypertensives that treat high blood pressure by opening the blood vessels (Garcia et al, 2013). Statins can be administered to lower the cholesterol level which in turn prevents hypertension (Mozaffarian et al, 2014). Carrying out Carotid Endarterectomy in which blockage of the blood vessel is removed from the carotid artery surgically. Angioplasty can also be carried out in which steel screens called stents are used to open up the blood vessels and to prevent the blood vessels from getting choked (Furie et.al, 2011). Another endovascular treatment called Thrombectomy, can be done in which doctors remove a blood clot by sending a stent retriever (wired cage like device) to the location of the clotted vessel. In case of hemorrhagic stroke, the BP, seizures as well as bleeding should be controlled using: Prophylactic anticonvulsant therapy is suggested in patients that suffer from lobar haemorrhages in order to decrease the risk of seizures. It can also be used in patients with aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Antihypertensive agents: that reduce BP and other threats to heart diseases. These lessen the growth of hematomas , mainly in patients who have received antithrombotic therapy (Garcia et al, 2013). Beta blockers like labetalol angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors like enalapril are used. Osmotic diuretics: to reduce the intracranial load in the subarachnoid space. They use mannitol and hypertonic saline Hemostatic therapy: this involves the use of RfVIIa to stop the hemorrhage or to prevent the expansion of hematoma (Hemphill et al, 2013). Reversing Warfarin coagulation can also be done by Giving vitamin K intravenously Giving fresh frozen plasma (FPP) Giving Prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC) Giving rFVIIa From the study conducted above we learnt that stroke is a case of medical emergency which occurs when supply of blood to the brain ceases (Garcia et al, 2013). And the brain cells begin to die immediately. Two main types of strokes exist. The more common one that is the ischemic one occurs due to a blood clot that causes blocking of a blood vessel in the brain. The other kind or the hemorrhagic one is caused due to breaking or rupturing of a blood vessel and leaking of blood into the brain. Among its common symptoms are facial drooping, sudden confusion, trouble in walking, headache etc. In case a stroke is encountered, the patient should be immediately taken to the hospital and treatment should be given within 3 hours of the occurrence of stroke (Furie et.al, 2011). Treatment commonly consists of administering different medications, which reduce blood clotting and BP, while other treatments involve surgical removal of the fatty plaque. References: Furie, K. L., Kasner, S. E., Adams, R. J., Albers, G. W., Fagan, S. C., ... and Wentworth, D. (2011). Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.Stroke,42(1), 227-276. Garca-Rodrguez, L. A., Gaist, D., Morton, J., Cookson, C., and Gonzlez-Prez, A. (2013). Antithrombotic drugs and risk of hemorrhagic stroke in the general population.Neurology,81(6), 566-574. Go, A. S., Mozaffarian, D., Roger, V. L., Benjamin, E. J., Berry, J. D., Blaha, M. J., ... and Stroke, S. S. (2014). Heart disease and stroke statistics--2014 update: a report from the American Heart Association.Circulation,129(3), e28. Hemphill, J. C., Greenberg, S. M., Anderson, C. S., Becker, K., Bendok, B. R., Cushman, M., ... and Woo, D. (2015). Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage a guideline for healthcare professionals from the american heart association/american stroke association.Stroke, STR-0000000000000069. Jauch, E. C., Saver, J. L., Adams, H. P., Bruno, A., Demaerschalk, B. M., Khatri, P., ... and Yonas, H. (2013). Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.Stroke,44(3), 870-947. Kidwell, C. S., Jahan, R., Gornbein, J., Alger, J. R., Nenov, V., Ajani, Z., ... and Saver, J. L. (2013). A trial of imaging selection and endovascular treatment for ischemic stroke.New England Journal of Medicine,368(10), 914-923. Murakami, Y., Huxley, R. R., Lam, T. H., Tsukinoki, R., Fang, X., Kim, H. C., ... and Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. (2012). Diabetes, body mass index and the excess risk of coronary heart disease, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration.Preventive medicine,54(1), 38-41. Party, I. S. W. (2012). National clinical guideline for stroke.

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Question: Discuss about the Literacy and Learning Program. Answer: Introduction The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a Literacy and Learning Program for the students of early year in a school. It has been noticed and identified that the changing milieu of student force has been highly innovative and thoughtful in nature. There has been a need to catalyze their thought process with the help of technology and social learning. Class room lecture and educating the early learners only through text book and notebook has long been obsolete. Nowadays, with the introduction of BYOD (bring your own device) in middle schools, the learning process has turned into a new lane where there is a world of innovation and creative learning process. This paper thus delves into a process of developing a particular understanding of the newest zone where the entire understanding has to be taken into certain consideration pertaining to the effective zonal courses (Harms, Clifford Cryer, 2014). In this context, the theory of social learning propelled by Vygotsky can be considered. The rationale behind choosing this specific theory in terms of conducting the learning and literacy program is that the aim of this program is to inject social values and collective values to the learners so that they can prioritize, at their own; the selection between collectivism and individualism. In this context, it must to be taken into consideration regarding the effective understanding of the process. However, there is a constant need to find out the utmost interest zone or the individual students so that they can be driven to the proper consideration of the program. It has to be kept it min that language development in early years of learning is highly important. However, in most of the cases, the school needs to adhere to the ACARA frameworks so that no breaching of regulations can be identified. Since ACARA has national level recognition, the obligation lies in the fact of maintaining an d abiding by the policies directed by it. According to the Australian English Curriculum (F2), all the pupils must be engaged in listening, viewing, reading, writing and speaking activities for numerous purposes. It supports the learners to create and learn a huge range of literature. Along with that, it presents clear strategies to begin reading, writing or expanding the learners vocabulary (Thompson, 2014). This particular English curriculum helps the learners to understand the convention of spoken and written language that is used at home, at school or any other social gathering. On top of that this literacy program is going to emulate the criteria and characteristics of NAPLAN (National Assessment Program- Literacy and Numeracy). This specific program is, thus going to focus on the segmentation of the students of the age group between 3-5 years. However, more than a testing program, this specific initiative is going to focus on the learning procedure of the children. As a matter of fact, it has to be taken into consideration regarding the effective understanding of the criteria pertaining to the effective understanding of the process (Spodek Saracho, 2014). On the other hand, this specific curriculum is stringently going to focus on the development of literacy of the children aged between 3 and 5. Following structures are to be followed while conducting the program Induction program for digital overview to virtual learning Demonstration of fun learning activities Introduction of the children to the curriculum with their family members Involvement of the family members in learning and development process Induction of the curriculum to the guardian of the children Significant demonstration of the importance of digitization in language development Quarterly assignment to be given to either or both of the parents of the children to involve in continuous development program at home. It has already been discussed in assignment 1 that technology plays a significant role in the augmentative development of the entire effort for its development purpose. In this regard it has to be mentioned that the school has the obligation and responsibility to ensure the acceptance of technology and devices by the parents so that they can incorporate the importance of its usage at home as well. Hence there is a need of induction program (Harms, Clifford Cryer, 2014). The induction for the curriculum is going to last for a week or two depending on the responses from the parents side. For most of the cases it has to be taken into serious concern that the parents or the immediate legitimate guardian of the children are well aware of the curriculum so that they can help develop the literacy level of the children at early stage. The only reason behind having decided such format is that the children spend most of their time at home with their parents and the parents would work as the m ost authentic and effective catalyst for the overall development of their wards (Thompson, 2014). Demonstration of Learning Activity: For the demonstration of the learning activity, smart class involvement would be taken into consideration. As a matter of fact, this has to be taken into consideration that in most of the specific cases, it has to be taken into certain understanding pertaining to the effective cases. However, the most important learning stage has to be taken into certain consideration (Spodek Saracho, 2014). For the demonstration of the learning activity video-graphic and audio- graphic assistance would be needed that would also be oriented with VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). Following the guidelines from ACARA, this virtual learning would be undoubtedly helpful for the specific understanding of the cases where this has to be generated through effective cases. Introduction of the Children to the Curriculum with their Family Members: In the fourth week or five, the children are going to be introduced to the course. Since they are too small to get a fathomer idea and concept of what and how they are supposed to be educated and literate, they would directly be driven to the process. It should have been be taken into certain consideration regarding the effective understanding of the procedure (Harms, Clifford Cryer, 2014). This has been taken into certain understanding pertaining to the effective cases for the effective genre for this approach. The course introduction would be a fun learning. Quarterly assignment to be given to either or both of the parents of the children to involve in continuous development program at home: In this case, there is a clear need to provide assignments for the guardians who would be taking whole care of the children. Since the children are mostly seen to be spending time at home, with fun activity the language and literacy development practices are to be directed to homely atmosphere (Spodek Saracho, 2014). This is how it has been taken into specific understanding the effective understanding of the process with its different criteria. Conclusion Thus to conclude, it can be said that, this paper revealed a sound understanding of literacy learning as per the Australian English curriculum (F2) and along with it thorough discussion of teaching methodologies and evaluating methodologies are discussed in this paper. a thorough discussion on the learning stages are incorporated in this paper. References: Campbell, F., Conti, G., Heckman, J. J., Moon, S. H., Pinto, R., Pungello, E., Pan, Y. (2014). Early childhood investments substantially boost adult health.Science,343(6178), 1478-1485. Creagh, S. (2014). A critical analysis of problems with the LBOTE category on the NAPLaN test.The Australian Educational Researcher,41(1), 1-23. Harms, T., Clifford, R. M., Cryer, D. (2014).Early childhood environment rating scale. Teachers College Press. Roskos, K. A. (Ed.). (2017).Play and literacy in early childhood: Research from multiple perspectives. Routledge. Spodek, B., Saracho, O. N. 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Telling the Truth free essay sample

Before beginning my study of this elective I held a very simple black and white view regarding ‘Truth’ and ‘Telling the Truth’. I believed that there was a right a wrong to every situation and that the information and news the media presented was mainly correct and true. Through the studying of this elective I have been presented new relevant information and from this information I have reassessed my views on ‘’Telling the Truth’. This elective presented to me the idea that truth is determined by the way it is told and by who tells it. Also revealed are the many reasons why people choose to distort the truth, for example personal gain. This elective also presented the ideas that there are many truths to a situation and these truths vary on perspective and the way the truth is portrayed and represented. In my discussion I will make reference to the recording â€Å"Disturbing Practices† and the Frontline episodes ‘The Siege’ and ‘We Ain’t Got Dames’. We will write a custom essay sample on Telling the Truth or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Disturbing practices is a montage of quotes from the Children Overboard affair set to a rhythmic musical parody. The aim of the song is to criticize and raise awareness of the false, misleading and inappropriate reactions and actions taken by the Howard government during the â€Å"Children Overboard† affair. The song reveals the truth and lies of the situation by chronologically placing the accusations and quotes in order. The song begins with the prime minister informing the public that ‘they are not coming to the Australian mainland that is one choice that is not available’. Philip Ruddock who was the Australian Immigration Minister then goes on to say ‘A number of people have jumped overboard and have had to be rescued. More disturbingly, a number of children have been thrown overboard’. He then criticizes the events, insulting the refugees portraying them to the Australian people as lowly people in an attempt to have them resented by the people so the government will not lose face when they are disallowed entry to the country. Further into the recording Peter Reith the Australian Defense Minister goes on to say †¦and it is an absolute fact that children were thrown into the water. After evidence is demanded to support the governments accusations on the situation the Howard government attempted to save face through promises to further investigate the situation and then present the evidence to the public. When it is revealed that there is no actual evidence Admiral Chris Barrie states ‘I have now reached the conclusion, that there is no evidence to support the claim that children were thrown overboard ’ as well as this the prime minister attempts to save face by claiming that he simply passed on information that he was presented. The song seems comical at the beginning but goes on to become quite serious at the end. The song is partly in the techno format and had regularly repeats words continuously to gain the listeners attention and focus. This song helps listeners to be able to gain an overview on a situation that spread a few months and shifts the listeners perspective on the truth of the situation because the main and most significant quotes and accusations that government made have been collated into a song. Through the listening of the song it becomes clear how the government portrayed their own version of events so they would not loose face when dealing with the refugees and how when the government realized they had been caught telling the public lies and distorted versions of the truth they attempted to save face by passing the blame onto someone else. Frontline is an excellent example and tool when studying the elective ‘Telling the Truth’ because Frontline blurs the line between fiction and fact and implies that current affairs television similarly blurs that line, reducing its usefulness to the viewing public. It is commonly accepted that viewers expect current affairs television to assist them in exploring, testing, refuting or endorsing truth statements made in the public arena. Frontline uses the tools of satire, parody, exaggeration and humour, to test the authoritative voice and ultimately refute its ability to make truth statements. It uses the behind the scenes frame story to characterise Mike as foolish, ego driven and superficial in direct contrast to his on screen persona. Mike is also juxtaposed against the journalists Marty and Brooke and the researcher Emma, who are all makers of truth statements. Both Brooke and Marty are also seen both on and off screen. Brooke is represented on screen as sincere and compassionate, while Marty is the serious investigator, both representations in direct and humorous contrast to their off screen character. All are shown to be compromised by the commercial imperatives of a network current affairs programme. Frontline episode The Siege reveal to us that truth is often pushed into the background as the media strives for a good story. Truth is ignored and vital stories deemed irrelevant not pursued leaving an audience with misconceptions of reality. The relentless pursuit for ratings and intrusive journalism take a hand, with those who own the power manipulating the truth. Through Brookes use of irony in this episode we see firsthand the use of power in the pursuance of ratings at all costs. Ethics are abandoned in desperation to be the first with coverage, with Frontline continually crossing the line for exclusive interviews and footage; †¦one media organisation breaking the air-exclusion zone. The relentless pursuit for ratings at all costs is also shown again in Brooke’s interview with the gunman’s mother. Upon realizing the effect on the ratings the grandmother of the children held hostage could have, Brooke unapologetically asks Would you be able to cry again? . This is highly intrusive, abrupt, and heartless and clearly shows that in the world of journalism ratings appear to be everything. †¦a pub crawl in Manly is better than a massacre of millions if youve got the pictures. This shifts the responders perspective of the events portrayed because Frontline selectively used information to portray a story that would gain them the highest ratings as well as the fact that they could portray their own version of the events because they exclusive i nterviews of the events. Frontlines episode We Aint Got Dames is based around the relentless pursuit for ratings coupled with public interest. After losing its female audience, Frontlines solution to the problem is to present an patronizing response†¦ What do they wanna see? †¦Tonight on Frontline meet the Queen Mum. In desperation to reestablish its female audience after accusations of being too blokey, Frontline uses the politician Cheryl Kernot to blurr the lines between truth and fiction through a juxtaposition of realities; How do you balance work and family? . Stories are constructed for ratings, with a certain verisimilitude offered to persuade people to accept so-called truths; Not to worry. Well be able to edit it. Influential power-driven cowboys take the lead as audiences witness reenactments of sexual assault, and stories on dieting, pap smears, and the art of kissing. Truth is pushed into the background as Mikes sweat-shop story is reconstructed from slave labour to a story about fashion. This again portrays the idea that whoever has the power owns the truth and again shifts the responders perspective on the events portrayed because Frontline is portraying what the audience wants to hear in the pursuit to recover their female audience and increase ratings.

GRE Sentence Equivalence Sample Questions

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