Tuesday, January 8, 2013

How does public health differ from personal health?

The concept of public health consists
in promoting all-round programmes for the prevention and treatment of diseases/health
hazards of a group/community/nation conducted by governments/semi-goverment
agencies/non-government organizations in different domains of social/public life. The
goals of such programmes include awareness building, prevention, management/erradication
with regard to all sorts of threats towards the health and hygiene of the people. Public
health programmes deal with:


* environmental awareness
campaign ;


* awareness of infectious diseases
;


* vaccination/erradication programmes
;


* supply of pure drinking water
;


* services to provide standard health care for all
;


Personal health, on the other hand,
is all about individual health care: washing hands, taking balanced diet, regular health
check-up, to be in touch with health care professionals etc.

What is summary for Chapters 23 and 24 in The Shakespeare Stealer?I would just like to know the very important events that happened in the...

In Chapter 23, witht the kind help of Julia, Widge works
feverishly to learn the lines of the character Ophelia. The Company goes before the
queen's master of revels to rehearse, and the rehearsal goes terribly. Widge is
horrified, but no one else seems to be worried. The day of the Company's scheduled
performance before the Queen herself arrives, and despite Widge's nervousness, he
does very well. Widge meets the Queen after the performance, and is shocked to see that,
despite the fact that she always appears to be regal and beautiful in pictures, she is
very old, and her beauty is a facade. The queen compliments Widge on his performance,
and tells him that he has the capability to do well in
theatre.


In Chapter 24, Julia, who is heartbroken at no
longer being allowed to act, takes a position gathering money at the theatre entrance.
After about a week, she simply disappears, and, with Nick missing also, the Company is
woefully shorthanded. Sanders and Widge try their best to fill the empty roles, but more
actors are still needed. The two boys are sent to look for Nick, and they find him, as
expected, drinking at a tavern. When they enter the establishment, Widge sees that Nick
is with Falconer, and quickly hides. Widge is forced to reveal to Sander the truth, that
he had originally been sent by Falconer to steal Shakespeare's play Hamlet,
and while Sander is shocked and initially mistrustful of Widge, Widge
convinces him that he has since realized the wrongness of his errand, and has given it
up. Widge fears that Falconer is now trying to get Nick to do the job. The two boys go
back to the theatre and lie to Mr. Heminges, telling him that they had failed to find
Nick. The following afternoon, as Widge is preparing for a performance, he spots Nick
coming into the rear door of the theatre. A short time later, Widge sees that someone is
in the property room. He silently opens the door, and catches Nick with a play book in
his hand.

When Nick leaves the Buchanans' house, he is “confused and a little disgusted.” Why?

In The Great Gatsby, this entire
scene has an unreal atmosphere about it for Nick.  When he enters the house through a
high hallway the windows gleam white and the grass outside seems to grow into the house,
and the wind blows curtains and blows the women's dresses, and the women appear to float
above the couch.  This has the feeling of illusion, which, of course, Nick discovers the
relationship between Tom and Daisy is. 


From Nick's
entrance into the house, until the time he leaves, Nick is a bit dazed and confused. 
Notice that he is always a little behind the others, without knowledge that they
possess. 


Jordan acts like he isn't even there, and of
course he doesn't even know who she is.  The others talk about Jordan's career while
Nick stands by unknowing.  Tom has a new book full of stale ideas to share.  Tom gets a
phone call and the women know who the caller is and what the call is about, while Nick
doesn't.  


The atmosphere and the personalities and details
involved, combine to create a bit of a surreal experience for
Nick. 


It's no wonder he leaves feeling "confused and a
little disgusted." 

Monday, January 7, 2013

What is the story of Aegisthus, Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, and Orestes? Why is it repeated so many times in The Odyssey?

Clytemnestra was unfaithful to her husband Agamemnon who
was in battle at Troy. Aegisthus was the apparent lover in the triangle who killed
Agamemnon in order to establish an intimate relationship with his wife. Orestes,
Agamemnon’s son, knew of how his father died but waited strategically until the
opportune time came, and avenged his father by killing Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, his
mother.


The story about Agamemnon, the infidelity of his
wife Clytemnestra with Aegisthus, Agamemnon’s death at the hands of the two lovers, and
the vengeance by his son Orestes on behalf of his father is repeated several times in
the story because:


  • It is this story, and the
    courage of Orestes, that Athena employs to spur Telemachus into action regarding a
    similar situation facing his mother Penelope.

  • The story
    is also used to strike a close resemblance between Agamemnon’s situation and his
    eventual death, with what Penelope is going through at the hands of unwanted
    suitors.

  • The story is also used to show the difference
    between Clytemnestra and Penelope and also shows the benefits associated with fidelity
    and perseverance.

  • At some point, Nestor shares the full
    story of Agamemnon’s death with Telemachus in order to improve his understanding of how
    such a thing could happen to a noble man, and the importance to decisively face the
    situation.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

What is the meaning of public relation in full detail?

Public relations is the process of communication between a
company, organization or individual and the public. It is generally concerned with
creating a favorable public image. It deals with factors such as crisis management,
customer and employee relations, communication and the relationship with the
community.


Positive affiliations with the public,
customers, employees, etc. is very important. In addition, public relations is greatly
concerned with how the public portrays these companies, organizations, or
individuals.


There are many different areas of public
relations including financial public relations and product public
relations.

Does John Proctor care about his 'name'? Why does he refuse to put his name publicly on the document knowing that he will hang as a result?

Yes, John Proctor does indeed care about his name. Near
the end of the play, he is asked to sign a document confessing to witchcraft. Although
he is willing to admit to the crimes verbally as a way to end the insanity within the
village of Salem, he knows that signing his name will ruin not only him but his family
for generations to come. The signed confession would only propel the "witch hunt" into
the future and justify the actions and cover-up that has transpired to this point.
Ultimately, Proctor realizes that the only way to put an end to the vicious cycle is to
refuse to sign the confession, and therefore protect his name, knowing full well that he
will hang because of his refusal. His sacrifice is one of truth and
justice.

What is the area of the circle whose circumference is 12pi in terms of pi?

Given the circumference of the circle is
12pi.


We need to find the area of the
circle.


We know that the area of a circle is given
by:


A = r^2 * pi such that r is the
radius.


Also, we know that the circumference is given
by:


C = 2*r * pi


But C =
12*pi


==> 2*r*pi =
12*pi


We will divide by
2pi.


==> r = 12pi/2pi =
6.


Then the radius is r= 6, we will substitute into
A.


==> A  = r^2 * pi = 6^2 * pi =
36pi.


Then the area of the circle in terms of
pi is : A = 36pi square units.

Can (sec x - cosec x) / (tan x - cot x) be simplified further?

Given the expression ( sec x - csec x ) / (tan x - cot x) We need to simplify. We will use trigonometric identities ...