Lesson Title: Risk-Taking‚ Challenges‚ Rites of Passage in “Through the Tunnel” Course and Grade: Sophomore English‚ 10th Generalization: Risk-taking (facing challenges) is often a rite of passage into a new level of maturity. This lesson is important since students have‚ and continue to‚ take risks for various reasons: to impress others‚ or to prove something to themselves. It’s important for them to become reflective about their risk-taking: which risks are worth taking‚ and what are good or
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What is carpal tunnel syndrome? Carpus is a word derived from the Greek word karpos‚ which means "wrist." The wrist is surrounded by a band of fibrous tissue that normally functions as a support for the joint. The tight space between this fibrous band and the wrist bone is called the carpal tunnel. The median nerve passes through the carpal tunnel to receive sensations from the thumb‚ index‚ and middle fingers of the hand. Any condition that causes swelling or a change in position of the tissue
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commonly known as Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome is a painful condition caused by the entrapment or compression of the posterior tibial nerve. Anatomy: The posterior tibial nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve and innervates the posterior compartment of the legs. As it continues down the leg‚ it passes posteriorly and inferiorly to the medial malleolus. It ends and branches off into sensory branches that innervate the sole of the foot. The tibial nerve travels through the tarsal tunnel and is covered superiorly
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decodes according to his or her own perception. Johnson quotes "A young man should read five hours in a day‚ and so may acquire a great deal of knowledge." However‚ there as several problems which hinders the reading process‚ one of them being tunnel vision’. This is a condition experienced by most readers especially beginners. This is because they lack non visual information’ when trying to digest certain texts. Non visual information is what is stored in the brain‚ prior knowledge or specific
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longer someone takes to understand why the pieces can’t fit‚ the longer it takes to reach the end goal. For an individual to move beyond adolescence‚ he/she must learn from obstacles to ultimately reach adulthood. In the short story‚ “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing‚ Jerry is confronted by challenge of choosing to swim underwater to impress a group of boys at the beach. In the video The Wonder Years‚ the main character Kevin Arnold faces a problem of getting
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Tiger in the Tunnel’ symbolises the struggles and hardships that a poor family has to go through‚ the courage and determination they display and finally‚ in spite of the tragedy and sense of loss that they experience‚ life still goes on. The setting of the story is in a thick jungle in a hilly landscape with an eerie atmosphere. Baldeo‚ the protagonist of the story‚ was a tribal who worked as a ‘khalasi’ at a small wayside signal post. He was responsible for signalling whether the tunnel through which
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Apocalypse Now and Then Word Count: 993 A Change in Humanity George R. R. Martin’s short story‚ “Dark‚ Dark Were The Tunnels‚” is one of the pieces included in John Joseph Adams compilation of apocalyptic short stories titled Wastelands: stories of the apocalypse. This story is not a traditional story of the apocalypse; it is not about humanity’s struggle to survive immediately after an apocalyptic event‚ in a changed environment. Nor is it a story about how humans are affected emotionally and
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Attending the Tunnel of Oppression event‚ as one example‚ showcased the different challenges and issues affecting a number of oppressed groups; such as the disabled‚ LGBTQ‚ the food insecured‚ and the homelessness. The Tunnel of Oppression event as hosted by Fresno State staff and students has helped me reevaluate my sense of self-pity and encouraged me to always avoid my negative thoughts and adjust my behavior into helping others and appreciate of just being myself and abilities. My second journaling
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National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)‚ “between 20% and 30% of adolescents have one major depressive episode before they reach adulthood”. Adolescence can be a very difficult‚ and sometimes dangerous‚ time. In the short story‚ “Through the Tunnel”‚ by Doris Lessing‚ the stages and hardships of adolescence are shown through the mind of an eleven-year-old boy. The author uses symbolism and imagery to portray the theme that transferring into adulthood is a difficult stage. The author uses the
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a disorder that occurs in the nerves of the hands and wrist. The carpal tunnel is a narrow‚ rigid passageway of ligament and bones at the base of the hand. The median nerve and tendons run through the carpal tunnel. When the tunnel is swollen the median nerve is pinched and causes pain‚ weakness and numbness to the hand and wrist. While many believe that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is work-related‚ the main cause is actually hereditary. Carpal Tunnel
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