Set in an island during the festive season of Christmas‚ Bernard MacLaverty’s compelling short story ‘Remote’ portrays the effects of mental‚ emotional and social isolation a helpless elderly woman faces and struggles with through exceptional characterisation. Through the use of a variety of techniques‚ MacLaverty creates a realistic and convincing character through his presentation of the central theme of isolation. A notable characteristic of the woman‚ as created by the author‚ is slightly mad
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Strait Islander People Why are Indigenous people in Australia still disadvantaged with regard to health care and services? For the last 200 years Indigenous people have been victims of discrimination‚ prejudice and disadvantage. Poor education‚ poor living conditions and general poverty are still overwhelming issues for a large percentage of our people and we remain ‘as a group‚ the most poverty stricken sector of the working class’ in Australia (Cuthoys 1983). As a people‚ our rate
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residents live in areas with a shortage of health care providers. Meanwhile‚ videoconferencing equipment is becoming less expensive‚ high-speed communication networks are becoming more common and Web-based tools are becoming increasingly reliable and secure (ihealthbeat.org June 1 2010)." According to the article on ihealthbeat.org‚ "Government health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid already provide some reimbursement to doctors and hospitals that provide remote care to patients in
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Densie Keaton Social Networking Advantages and Disadvantages HLT 610 Grand Canyon University Finding the advantages and disadvantages of social networking for career advancement was to say the least interesting. The employment advancement with Social media in education can teach students marketing skills early on in the process. When using sites like Facebook‚ twitter‚ and Instagram individuals are able to send information about themselves out to millions of people. If that same person
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Advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside Privacy If you like privacy‚ living in the country works well -- particularly if your home is situated in a remote area and you don’t have neighbors for miles. This also provides solitude. Less Pollution The countryside is generally quiet and peaceful -- certainly not as contaminated with toxic pollutants as the city. There isn’t as much traffic or smog or pollution from industry. Ecologically speaking‚ the advantages to living in the country
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suitable for one’s family‚ is one concern of most families. The increase in population as well as the increase in land value and building costs‚ has resulted in the construction of many apartments especially in urban areas. There are some similarities as well as differences when we consider living in an apartment and in a house. In order to make an informed choice for one’s family‚ it is important to examine both the similarities as well as the differences of both options. Some of the similarities would
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Explain each of the areas of learning and development and how these are interdependent. Personal social and emotional has three aspects‚ making relationships‚ managing feelings and behaviour and self-confidence and self-awareness. This area is all about the child’s relationships with other people and themselves. Children need to develop relationship with the people around the for example the children they play with and come into contact with. The staff that work in that room and their family members
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Abstract Whenever you are teaching student a new language that they are not used to speaking at home or around their peers; require a lot of sacrifice for the he teacher and the students that are usually speaking their native tongue. With the challenges ahead the teacher will need to dedicate more time for teaching and instruction for the English Language Learner. And for the student wishing to learn a new language it will also take some sacrifice on their end as well. For the teacher and the pupil
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God Save the Queen Lyrics God save our gracious Queen‚ Long live our noble Queen‚ God save the Queen: Send her victorious‚ Happy and glorious‚ Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. O Lord‚ our God‚ arise‚ Scatter her enemies‚ And make them fall. Confound their politics‚ Frustrate their knavish tricks‚ On thee our hopes we fix: God save the Queen. Thy choicest gifts in store‚ On her be pleased to pour; Long may she reign: May she defend our laws‚ And
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people from living in or near a forest area? Nowadays‚ because of the highly polluted and crowed urban areas‚ there are a lot of people decided to find some new places with fresh air to go for their weekends and vacation. One of the most ideal places for this is the forested area whereas the air is fresh and the landscape is beautiful‚ which fit the demand of people beautifully. However‚ there should be a law to prevent and limit the amount of people living in or near those forested areas due to the
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