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SIDS is the sudden death from respiratory arrest or cardiac arrest in an apparently healthy infant between the ages of one week and one year, while an autopsy does not reveal the cause of death. Sometimes SIDS is called “death in the cradle”, often the child dies in his sleep. For every 1,000 children born,…

During the 19th century, Bohemian immigrants sought better lives for their families by leaving their homelands. However, their religious beliefs caused conflicts within communities. The majority of citizens in the United States during this time were Protestants/Lutherans, while Catholics practiced their religion differently. Consequently, these religious differences led to many issues. In terms of religious…

The book “Night” shows me the Holocaust from a point of view of a child. This book is not easy to read. In fact, this is an extremely difficult book to read and it’s not the kind of book you want to read when you’re feeling down or having a bad day. Essentially, it’s a…

In John Misto’s play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ (1996) and the poem ‘The Send-Off’ written by Wilfred Owen distinctively visual techniques are used to explore past experiences of war and individuals and society’s perceptions. These concepts are conveyed and explored through the use of distinctively visual techniques such as visual and aural imagery, stage directions and…

From the very beginning of the play Romeo is seen making very bad choices, he was heartbroken over Rosalie who did not love him back and he decided to attend a ball hosted by the feuding family the Caplet’s- despite the fact that he was not invited: just to see her. This was certainly a…

Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in the course of “Of Mice and Men” by pulling together past events in the story, to build to the ending impact and overall importance and effect of the final scene. In the first chapters, it is apparent that Leonie is a simple minded man who likes to pet things that are…

Symbolism in O’Brien’s The Things They Carried tallies rampant and plays a portion in conveying the author’s message. O’Brien uses symbols to associate thoughts together. Symbols can be decrypted by the reader to unearth the true kernel of the work. Symbols appear in all signifiers in the work. repeating as both touchable and intangible. O’Brien…

The author b classically defines humanity as emotions (pain and pleasure) colors, and individuality; the basic building blocks of life. Jonas is so unpleased with the idea of his community being under the sys option of sameness, he “had made a choice, he made the wrong one-” Lowry illustrates a idea to her readers, she…

In his novel “Arrow of God,” Mordaunt discusses how the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe addresses the issue of personal conflict. The protagonist, Ezeulu, is the chief priest of Ulu, the deity worshipped in the village of Umuaro. Ezeulu grapples with an internal conflict as he strives to retain his authority despite his old age and…

The notion of fate plays an important role throughout Shakespeare’s play, “Romeo and Juliet”. The two lovers encounter an enormous amount of bad luck. It is made clear to the audience right at the start, in the prologue, when Romeo and Juliet are described as star-crossed lovers, that their lives are controlled by fate and…