“Whale Rider” is a drama film of the 2002, based on the novel of Witi Ihimaera, and directed by Niki Caro. The world première was on September 2002, at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film gained much respect from critics, it went on in film festivals such as Sundance and Tribecca, and gained international […]

Profit and Loss This narrative briefly describes the short, sorrowful life of Nirupama. The name signifies ‘peerless one’ and was given to her by her parents, who were gratified with a daughter after having had five sons. Being treasured, her father searched long and hard to find a groom he deemed suitable enough for her. […]

At a particular age category, children and young people are required to follow an expected cycle as they develop. As a child grows, he is expected to achieve certain milestones or acquire the ability to perform age-appropriate tasks, which reflect his or her developmental level. This assignment looks at the main three elements of children’s […]

As technology has advanced, so have the multiple medical device systems used to monitor patients for potential problems, contributing to the noisy hospital environment. Nurses have become overwhelmed with a multitude of beeps, buzzers and alarms. Various devices including bed alarms, infusion pumps, cardiac monitors, ventilators, vital-sign machines, sequential compression devices and many others, have […]

Albert Fish is known for being one of the vilest pedophiles and child serial killers and cannibal of all time. After his capture he admitted to molesting over 400 children and tortured and killed several others, however, it was not known if his statement was truthful. He was also known as the Gray Man, the […]

Acid-Base and Electrolyte Case StudyNameInstitutionInstructorCourseDate Acid-Base and Electrolyte Case StudyThis case study involves an 85-year-old woman who has breathing problems for the last two days, has a decreased urine output, warm and dry skin, and has been lethargic. More tests were done in regards to acid-base and electrolyte levels which provided different results for different […]

James Robert ‘Radio’ Kennedy is a 65-year-old handicapped man from Anderson, South Carolina, where the story of his involvement with T. L. Hanna High School takes place. This story was captured by the 2003 movie, “Radio”. The filmmakers condensed four decades of Radio’s story into one year from 1976 to 1977 in order to, what […]

Lawrence Joseph “Larry“ Ellison is a co-finder of Oracle Corporation. It’s one of the world’s leading enterprise software company. As of 2012 he is considered one of the wealthiest men alive, with a net worth of $41 Billion. His Early Years Larry Ellison was born in Manhattan, New York City. His mother, Florence Spellman, was […]

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 is a federal law to provide employees time off of work for due to medical and family reasons. Reasons include: the birth or adoption of a child, an employee’s grave medical condition which prevents the employee from doing his/her job, or attending to the serious medical […]

“The Ransom of Red Chief” is a short story written by American writer William Sydney Porter, better known as O. Henry. Like many of O. Henry’s works, the story is notable for its plays on words, humor, and plot twist. Written around the turn of the 20th century, the story is a short rendition of what you might get if you crossed “Home Alone” with “O Brother Where Art Thou?” It makes […]