The Characterizations on the English Patient

Interpreter of Maladies focuses on communication as one of the universal themes throughout the book. The stories demonstrate how communication is the key to the success or failure of relationships. While there are instances when communication is effectively employed and therefore enabled the characters to build strong and intimate connections, there are examples of where communication was superficial or ineffectual, leading to unstable, limited relationships. Jhumpa Lahiri illustrates the importance of communication within relationships by allowing readers to experience the consequences and advantages that have developed as a result throughout the short

People do not realize how blessed they are to have the medical advances and medical technology

The Changes In Medicine In The Nineteenth Century The nineteenth century was one of the most important eras in the history of medicine as many new cures and technologies were discovered. At the beginning, many poor people still lived in houses without proper sanitation, worked in dangerous factories and drank water from polluted rivers. By the end of the century, social conditions had improved, medicine was more complex, treatments were more widely offered and technology was more advanced along with many other improvements. But why did these changes occur?

At several points within “The Approximate Size of my Favorite Tumor,” Alexie plays with the use of nicknames to relay relationships between characters. A name is an integral part of one’s identity, being given at birth and held on to till death, representing who a person is. Sometimes people go by different names depending on how close the person is to another. Names are altered to tease lovingly or show sincerity. Such an instance takes place within the text. Surnames in the Native American community differ from that of western society. Descriptions took the place of a typical last name, creating more intimate and interesting names. For example, the main character of this excerpt is

Hospital Sketches is a compilation of three short stories based on the letters Louisa May Alcott sent home to her family in Concord, Massachusetts during the six weeks she spent as a volunteer nurse for the Union Army in Georgetown, which lies just outside of Washington, D.C. Alcott explains her decision to become a nurse and the journey from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C. in the first story. The second story describes her duties at the hospital, which included washing and feeding the wounded, assisting the doctors, and cheering up the men. In the finally story, Alcott recounts her own experience with typhoid fever and the journey home with her father. Alcott did survive the fever, but never returned to nursing. She includes a small postscript at the end of the book where she describes the hospital in a bit more detail, especially the disorganized management, the doctors, and the African-Americans who helped her at the hospital.

In The Invisible Cure, Helen Epstein talks about why HIV/AIDS rate is so high in Africa compared to the rest of the world. Through the book, she gives us an account of the disease and the struggles that many health experts and ordinary Africans went through to understand this disease, and how different African countries approached the same problem differently. Through this paper, I will first address the different ways Uganda and Southern African countries, South Africa and Botswana in particular, dealt with this epidemic, and then explain how we can use what we have learned from these African countries to control outbreaks of communicable disease elsewhere around the world.

Originally, it Napoleon Bonaparte of the Napoleonic Wars, Adolf Hitler of the Holocaust, and then Gaëtan Dugas of the AIDS Epidemic. However, one, of these men was falsely accused for being the starting point for the death of revolting amounts of people. This man is Gaëtan Dugas who is also infamously known as Patient Zero. The “Patient Zero” story initially portrayed Dugas as the man who single handedly springing forth the AIDS epidemic. This in turn lead to the viral massacre of millions of people. Over the course of this class, however, we have learned how to decipher between the fabricated accounts of history and the irrefutable truth of reality. The analysis of both sides of the spectrum really opened my eyes to the whole Dugas situation, and showed me how imperative it is to have all the pieces of one story before making any judgment. This is also why I enjoyed reading and listening to the three sources that were given to us in class. These three sources are the article, “Patient Zero: The Absence of the Patient’s View of Eearly North American AIDS Epidemic,” by Richard A. McKay, the podcast “Patient Zero” by Radio Lab, and the science article “’Patient Zero’ No More,” by Jon Cohen. These sources gave me tremendous insight into the “Patient Zero” situation and really revealed more truthfulness to the matter.

What comes to mind when you hear the words “insane asylum”? Do such terms as lunatic, crazy, scary, or even haunted come to mind? More than likely these are the terminology that most of us would use to describe our perception of insane asylums. However, those in history that had a heart’s desire to treat the mentally ill compassionately and humanely had a different viewpoint. Insane asylums were known for their horrendous treatment of the mentally ill, but the ultimate purpose in the reformation of insane asylums in the nineteenth century was to improve the treatment for the mentally ill by providing a humane and caring environment for them to reside.

When Abibatou Diallo was first starting school, her name stopped being so hard to pronounce. Her name stopped being what she identified at all. Her teacher took her name and with no objections from Abibatou began calling her Abby. Thinking about being called Abibatou, just fills Abby with a weird feeling now. Not a single person has called her by her full name in such a long time, that it no longer holds any meaning to her. Abby’s name is just one example of how she has been forced to become Americanized since she began her education.

Shouldice Hospital had an excellent well-developed, focused service delivery system. The business strategy was to not only provide its patients with a quick, quality and low cost surgery but also providing an unforgettable experience and comfortable environment in the facility.

Symbolism is an important factor in many stories. In “Interpreter of Maladies”, the author, Jhumpa Lahiri, uses the symbol to represent her idea. In the story, the main character, Mr. Kapasi, is an Indian tour guide who accompanies the Das family on their way to see the Sun Temple at Konarak. Mr. Kapasi is an intelligent and knowledgeable man. He was once fluent in many languages but now speaks only English. He wanted to be a diplomat once but now he works as an interpreter in a doctor’s office. Mr. and Mrs. Das are young couple with three kids. Mr. Kapasi feels that they are more likely to be brother and sister to the kids than parents. The story’s central conflict focuses on the marriage situation because both the protagonist, Mr.

The Victorian mental institutions did bring some good to the patients at the time, it was the first time they were actually acknowledge as people instead of animals. Although this was really the only positive as the institutions were still horrific places where the inmates were put into poor conditions and constantly teased and beaten. The nurses forced the patients to do things to do things and if they did not then they would be harshly punished with beatings. Punishments were ice baths, on the whirling chair or just plainly beaten. These things did not improve their mental state as beating never really tend to do. The conditions were also so poor that the food there was inedible, this of course also did not improve a person's mental state

The ontological politics of cancer are discussed at the beginning of the third chapter. Livingston opened the discussion by asking the readers, “to what extent is cancer the same thing New York and Gabarone?” (2, pg 52) In accordance with Botswana’s system of universal health care, the ward provides citizens with free cancer care. The oncology ward or these patient experiences are not so radically different from a ward in an undifferentiated imagined “West” (2, pg 56). However, there are a few things that were different between Botswana’s oncology ward to the “West”. The ward is staffed by Batswana nurses and a handful of foreign doctors, and is led by “Dr. P”. Dr. P is a German oncologist whom she portrays with both warmth and honesty. As

The English Patient is one of the two such books examined in this paper that show 's humanity 's ability to form connections that stay with us without regards to time and space. Set in a villa in Italy during WWII, The English Patient focuses on the experiences of a group of people in the midst of this war. One such set of character is the nurse Hana and her

When reading the “Interpreter of Maladies” the author wants the reader to focus on how difficult it is for adults to communicate with each other. The characters in this story battle with misunderstanding, separation, isolation and guilt. Mr. Kapasi is the interpreter of maladies, who finds no comfort in his marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Das failed to connect and interact with their children. Non- communications extends to all the relationships in this story with dire consequences. The Kapasi family life is impacted by the death of the son, he suffers from the loss; his wife resents him for work with the doctor reminding her of losing him. By Mrs. Kapasi separating from him she makes him feel like a failure because of his position. Her separation from him has him seeking human connections. Their marriage lacked intimacy; he has never seen her naked and she remains clothed when they sleep together. Mr. Kapasi is so desperate for another person to notice him that his misinterprets Mina’s interest in him. On their trip he fantasizes about their great love affair because he thinks she likes him romantically. When Mrs. Das reveals to him that she