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Reflection Essays

Writing a reflection essay can be both a challenging and rewarding task. The difficulty lies in the
subjective nature of the assignment, as it requires the author to delve deep into their thoughts,
experiences, and emotions. Unlike more objective essays, reflection essays demand a level of
introspection and self-analysis that can be uncomfortable for some.

One of the challenges is finding the right balance between personal reflection and academic rigor.
While the essay is inherently personal, it must also adhere to certain academic standards. Striking
this balance requires careful consideration of language, tone, and structure. The writer must navigate
the fine line between expressing personal insights and maintaining a scholarly tone.

Moreover, the process of self-reflection itself can be demanding. It necessitates an honest


examination of one's beliefs, values, and experiences. This introspective journey may unearth
memories or emotions that are difficult to confront. Consequently, the writer may find themselves
grappling with the vulnerability that comes with baring their inner thoughts to an audience.

Additionally, articulating thoughts and feelings effectively in writing poses its own set of challenges.
Finding the right words to convey emotions or complex ideas can be daunting. Crafting a coherent
narrative that engages the reader while remaining true to the essence of the reflection requires a high
level of writing skill.

Despite these challenges, the reward lies in the opportunity for personal growth and self-discovery. A
well-written reflection essay can serve as a powerful tool for introspection and can contribute to the
writer's own understanding of themselves and the world around them.

In conclusion, while writing a reflection essay may be challenging due to its subjective nature, the
process can be immensely gratifying. It pushes writers to explore their inner selves and develop a
deeper understanding of their experiences. The key lies in navigating the delicate balance between
personal expression and academic rigor.

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Reflection Essays Reflection Essays
Evaluating A Nursing Care Plan
As a nurse, one must be aware of the Activities of Living (AoL), assessment methods
and understand how to formulate a Nursing Care Plan (NCP). When tending to a
patient, it is important to understand the AoL as well recognising how they are
affecting the patient, how to assess one s condition and what care needs are priority
when treating a patients symptoms. By having this knowledge a nurse is able to
develop a NCP more easily, therefore give the patient a greater quality of care. When
creating a NCP, one must assess, set goals, plan, implement and evaluate the measures
taken as well as incorporate a multi disciplinary team, to ensure the patient receives the
best care possible. (Holland et al. 2015, p.2), (Doenges, ME, Moorhouse, MF, Geissler
Murr, A 2002, p. 6).
The term Maintaining a Safe Environment (MSE) refers to the human body s ability to
protect itself and the biological mechanisms that it employs carry this out (Holland et al.
2015, p.46). This ability to dependent on one s choice, action, identification and
understanding of staying free of danger. Factors that may affect Mr James ability to
maintain a safe environment include:
Maintaining homeostasis. Homeostasis is a state of body equilibrium or stable internal
environment of the body (Marieb, EN Hoehn, K 2016, p.1181). Mr James is febrile with
a temperature of 38.2 degrees. Due to Mr James infectious state his homeostasis has been
disturbed therefore increasing his temperature above the normal
Theme Of Metaphors In Richard 2
Dan Pham
Pro. James Jesson
HON 111 04
01 December 2017
Essay 2
Shakespeare s impressive use of metaphor, simile, or image in Richard II makes it
become one of the greatest English work in the world literature. Among these rhetorical
effects, the metaphor is all over the place in the work. However, the type of metaphor
considered to be one of the most significant during Richard II is the gardening metaphor.
The garden scene, which is from Act 3, scene 4 of the play, has successfully provided the
perspective of a subject a gardener about the kingdom at present and the sound,
reasonable nature of the overthrown.
The garden scene starts by the instruction that the gardener gives to his serving man.
Go, bind thou up yon dangling apricokes,
Which, like unruly children, make their sire
Stoop with oppression of their prodigal weight:
Give some supportance to the bending twigs. (3.4.32 5)
In this passage, the tree refers to England. The current condition of the tree is bad, as
their fruits the apricokes stoop with oppression of their prodigal weight . The
apricokes here may imply Richard s bad ruling of England. The word prodigal is such
a wise word choice, as it not only literally describes the weight of apricokes, but also
may emphasize Richard s spendthrift lifestyle. Through the gardener s guidance of how
to take care of the tree, he criticizes Richard s poor reigning and expresses his grief for
the country s state.
Go thou, and like an executioner,
Cut off the heads of too fast growing sprays,
That look too lofty in our commonwealth:
All must be even in our government.
You thus employed, I will go root away
The noisome weeds, which without profit suck
The soil s fertility from wholesome flowers. (3.4.36 42)
At the beginning of this passage, the gardener appears to regard the fast growing sprays
to Richard himself, as he describes the sprays to be too lofty in our commonwealth .
After seeing England under Richard s reign, the gardener wishes to take actions to bring
fairness to the country. However, in the rest of the passage, the gardener does not seem to
mention Richard, but his worthless followers the noisome weeds who do not help him to
rule the country but use him for their greediness. The
Similarities Between A P And Where Are You Going Where...
In the short stories A P by John Updike and Where Are You Going, Where Have You
Been? by Joyce Carol Oates, both authors tell of story of transitioning from childhood
to adulthood. Sammy, from Updike s story, is a nineteen year old boy whose parents
got him a job as a cashier at the local A P. Connie, from Oates story, is a pretty, blonde,
fifteen year old girl who has an almost narcissistic attitude as she has a habit of
constantly checking herself and comparing herself to others. Both of these teenagers
are in the similar position of growing up, however, they are doing so in very different
ways. Sammy faces the decision of staying at his job or leaving. His parents are friends
with the manager of the store, Lengel. One day three girls walk into the store wearing
nothing but bathing suits. Seeing it is a slow day, Sammy observes the girls as they go
through the store and to his luck come to his check out station. Lengel then sees them at
checkout and confronts the girls to tell them about the store s policy that they should be
dressed decently upon entering the store, Girls, I don t wantto argue with you. After this
come in here with your shoulders covered. It s our policy (Updike). This is where
Sammy has his transitioning experience. Upon hearing this conversation, Sammy tries
be a hero for the girls by making the decision to quit his job, The girls, and who d
blame, them are in a hurry to get out, so I say I quit to Lengel quick enough for them to
hear,
In The Beautiful Faces Of My Black People Analysis
In Replacing Race , Historicizing Culture in Multiculturalism, Alana Lentin studies the
history of how the term race has come to be replaced by the term culture in the aftermath
of the Holocaust, as a means to eliminate racism. She critiques UNESCO s approach to
anti racism, mainly its Statement on Raceand Racial Prejudice. She locates three
problems with the solutions proposed by UNESCO. Firstly, she argues that UNESCO
disproving scientific validity of race in fact ignores the history of colonialism as well as
the effects of racismon the state and politics. As a result, this characterizes
institutionalized racism as the paranoia of minorities or the extreme left (388). Secondly,
she maintains that replacing race with culture ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Furthermore, she argues that Canada s official multiculturalism policy was enacted as a
solution to the crisis of whiteness that had emerged in the post war era. It reconstitutes
reconstituting whiteness as a culturally tolerant cosmopolitan whiteness, thus leading to
the erasure of Canada s colonial and imperialist history. She also maintains that the policy
categorizes people of colour culturally and has thus led to the reconfiguration of race as
culture and cultural identity to the extent that minorities reproduce their own
classification according to culturalism terms. She criticizes multiculturalism for the
othering of immigrants in relation to the dominant white nationalist identity as well as
for denouncing the claims and rights of Aboriginal

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