...Applying Watson’s Theory to Mind-Body-Spirit Dimensions Jean Watson’s theory of human caring is one that elevates nursing from being merely a clinical experience to becoming an intersection with the patient that affects the patient deeply in all three dimensions—the mind, body, and spirit. In order to achieve this three-pronged impact, the nurse must create caring-healing moments with the patient. As Watson (2006, p. 51) points out, “The whole caring-healing consciousness is contained within a single caring moment…Caring consciousness transcends time, space, and physicality—that is, caring goes beyond the given moment, and situation, and informs the future experiences of practitioner and patient.” Watson (2006, p. 51) contends that through these caring-healing moments, the patient’s human dignity is preserved, and the relationship between patient and nurse is marked by integrity. The application of Watson’s theory has resulted in remarkable successes in terms of healing patients, but it is problematic because of the difficulty in measuring intangible qualities such as mental and spiritual dimensions of healing. It is important for nurses to have access to assessment tools that can assist them in evaluating clients in various stages of health, illness, stress, and life so that Watson’s theory can be applied accordingly and its results can be aptly measured. Two such tools are the Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale and the Hassles and Uplifts Scale. Each tool...
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...Junyu Huang Professor Li WR097 O1 24 November 2012 Timing Bomb -An Analysis of “Montana 1948: A Novel” by Larry Watson The novel Montana 1948, written by Larry Watson, depicts complicated conflicts between family relationship and society responsibility which happened in the family Hayden family in Montana, with a 15-year-old boy David, his father Wesley, uncle Frank and grandfather Julian. The story of conflicts is aroused by the exposure of Frank’s crimes of sexual assaulting Indian girls and finally comes to his death. The author impressively conveys how a single character, Frank, messes up a huge family, just like a bomb blows up and ruins the Haydens’ peace, honor and happiness. Frank is originally presented as a hidden timing bomb – no one yet knows its existence and when it will explode. The author paves the way of conflicts in the very beginning of the novel, where David describes Frank – “handsome”, “a star athlete in high school and college” and “a genuine war hero” (24). Just as what David comments on Frank, Frank is “completely with decorations and commendations”(24) that he seems to be such a super perfect person way better than Wesley, which hints Julian’s Partiality to Frank. Also such Frank is shown as an implicit trigger of the future family conflicts, since it is the perfect image of Frank that its molder will lead to a serious consequence and at the moment barely anyone knows Frank’s true look under his masquerade. And soon the bomb is displayed to Wesley...
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...Block Method- Holmes vs. Inspector Gadget Detectives around the world look up to characters in an effort to understand the art of uncovering a case. These characters reflect the characteristics of a good detective. Although the characters Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Gadget both find the solution to each of their cases, they differ completely in their intelligence, method of thinking, planning and comprehension skills, and ability to communicate and cooperate. Holmes uses his extremely high intelligence quotient and perceptiveness to expose the verdict in both difficult and easy cases. Unsurprisingly, his critical thinking and unbiased opinions lead him to the resolution of his cases. Holmes concludes that Mortimer lives as a young lad...
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...Introduction Emma Watson is a British actress and model who has inspired many young women to act and be themselves. She has won many awards and has starred in many major movies, including the ‘Harry Potter’ films, ‘The Bling Ring’, and ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower.’ She also starred as Belle in the 2017 version of ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ She is a great woman with many interesting facts and awards that you’re about to learn. Early life Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born on April 15, 1990 in Paris, France. Her parents are Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson and are both lawyers. She has four siblings, Nina, Lucy, Alex, and Toby Watson. When Emma was just five years old, her parents divorced and she moved to Oxford with her mother, where...
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...A Study in Scarlet and Pink A successful adaption of a text does not have to follow the text exactly as written. There is an importance to maintaining the main concepts and characters in the story, such as in the mystery, A Study in Scarlet by Conan Doyle. The main characters, Dr. John Watson and Sherlock Holmes should be portrayed correctly; the type of crime, and the search for the criminal should remain the same. There is a higher importance for an adaption to have more excitement and interesting twist, makes a more successful mystery than the original text. Any movie or show should have the effect of people having a connection. The effects have being so embedded to the film that the audience feels a part of the mystery. In movies and shows, there are basic needs for a good director, good actors or actresses, and a good setting like any other normal movie to make a successful adaption. In the short story, A Study in Scarlet by Sir Conan Doyle, the mystery has almost linear storyline with an episode of flashback. The story is in first narrative person, through the eyes of Dr. Watson. It first talks about Dr. John Watson in Afghanistan war as an army doctor. He gets shot in the shoulder. He is discharged from the war efforts, returning to London. In London, he meets his friend Stamford who shows him to his acquaintance, Sherlock Holmes. They then become roommates and solve mysteries together. For the first mystery, they receive details of an unsolved murder of Mr. Enoch...
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...Sherlock Holmes Imagine having the choice of either putting guilty criminals in prison or let them go. This is a story of a difficult decision Sherlock Holmes had to make. In my opinion, Sherlock Holmes positively made the wrong decision. In the first place, James Ryder should not have listened to Catharine Cusack. Ryder needs to think for himself and if he does not, he will be in a hole of guiltiness. They stole a carbuncle, a blue jewel, from the Countess. Ryder fed the carbuncle to a goose with a black stripe down his back. Officer Turner thought it was the plumber that stole the carbuncle in the goose, when he said he was innocent because Ryder and Cusack blamed it on the plumber. In the second place, Ryder and Cusack have broken the...
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...In the Hound of the Baskervilles, both the movie and the book, neither Holmes nor Watson are police officers. However, in the movie adaptation, Watson shoots Stapleton in the climax scene. This simple change introduces a theme of judgement and justice. Watson simply judged that Stapleton should die as an effect of his actions. Though Stapleton would most likely be put to death for killing Sir Charles and attacking others, Watson acted without legal authority. This theme introduces the excitement and seriousness of doing something illegal, which is commonly found in most action-packed movies today. The theme of judgement and justice is not found as much in the book however, where Stapleton dies by getting swallowed by the great Grimpen...
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...Dr. Watson–– The Time Epitome As the years progressed, more acclaimed plays and classic literatures have been reinterpreted and reproduced into films and network shows. The mix of visual impacts, powerful throwing, and cinematography makes an encounter that cannot be matched by other media; consequently, arousing a new round of explorations for twenty-one-century aesthetic needs and infusing vitality into these classics. The incredible Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are not special cases joining the trend. A convention of the relationship between the detective and the sidekick has supported Doyle’s stories for over one century, in which Dr. Watson has been an iconic character complementary for the eccentric and intelligent Holmes. The brilliant creation of Dr. Watson, according to T.J. Binyon in “Murder Will Out,” provides readers with the authentic and plausible adventures by his narratives “through his prosaic, stolid personality”(10). Dr. Watson as the narrator not only helps Doyle develop the stories by hiding vital aspects of mysteries from readers but also represents the majority of Victorian middle-class men, as Panek supported in “Beginning” (80). “His very averageness makes him the representative of societal norm,” added by April Toadvine in “Watson Effect”(52). Hence, observing and analyzing the alterations of Dr. Watson within current Holmesian adaptations provide an insight into how modern-texts continue to use Watson to represent and cater to...
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...most difficult cases. Equally as brilliant in his field, Sigmund Freud is identified in the novel as a neurologist that extensively studies the human mind and behavior. Both Sherlock Holmes and Sigmund Freud share many similarities in Meyer’s novel. One obvious parallel is each character’s remarkable abilities in their profession. In chapter IV Holmes does an impressive analysis of the Dr. Freud and surprises everyone after using clues to identify many of the Dr.’s personal and professional characteristics. Freud’s intelligence is likewise showcased when he is able to reveal the underlying cause of Holmes’ addiction to cocaine in the last paragraph of the story. Another similarity is that both characters are loners. Other than Dr. Watson, Holmes does not trust or allow others in his life. As for Dr. Freud, he is excluded from society and colleagues due to his radical ideas and methods of work. Both characters also happen to smoke Tobacco. For Holmes it was “huge amounts of shag”, during his cases whereas Freud would indulge in cigars. Although both Holmes and Freud shared many similarities, they also have many differences. A prominent difference derives from the antagonist, Cocaine. In the novel, Holmes is clearly addicted to cocaine when Meyer writes, “but as for help, you must put it out of your minds, all of you. I am in the grip of this devilish malady and it will consume me!” As for Dr....
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...A dead man and a suspicious woman - was it an accident or a murder? After a fight with her husband Arthur, Queenie Volupides left her house to go to the club with her friends. She arrived home a few hours later to find Arthur lying dead at the bottom of the stairs. Queenie claims he was coming down for another drink when he slipped and fell. Looking at the crime scene, it is easy to tell that Mrs. Volupides was lying. The fact that she lied makes her even more guilty and gives us reason to further investigate. The position of Arthur’s body, the hors d’oeuvres cooking in the background, and the opportunity and motive she had make her the prime suspect in this investigation. Queenie’s story explaining how Arthur fell down the stairs, coming down for another drink, was a lie. She lied to cover up the murder she committed. Based on clues from the crime scene, we can see that it would have been almost impossible for him to have fallen the way she claims. Arthur is lying on his back with his feet on the second and third stair. The victim’s position shows that he was walking up the stairs instead of down as Queenie had stated. The glass in Arthur's hand is empty and unbroken. Why would he be walking up the stairs with an empty glass and why did it not break when he fell? This is because the glass was planted by Queenie. Also, Mr. Volupides was holding the glass in his left hand. If going downstairs, the railing is on the left hand side. If Arthur had tripped and was falling...
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...Rose Sterling returned to her desk and sat back in her chair, glancing at the relatively thick pile of papers adjacent to her. She sighs and turns to her computer, ‘Better get to work.’ She was part of the investigation bureau in her hometown of thompson, Manitoba and was usually assigned very violent and horrible cases consisting of murder, sexual assault and arson. After 10 years of working there, she had hardened and virtually nothing could phase her. She was typing away and making phone calls until she felt hands on her shoulders. “What is it Christopher?” she said in a monotone voice. “Hi~how's it going Roe” Christopher Green greeted her in a flamboyant voice, “And I thought you promised to call me Chris.” Rose moved Chris’s hands...
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...Appearances… I have noticed that Sherlock views “judging a book by its cover” is acceptable and his main form of gathering information. For example, in “The Red-Headed League”, Sherlock creates deductions of Jabez Wilson by observing his fish tattoo and necklace. Whereas, in “The Speckled Band”, Mr. Doyle wants us to base our theories according to appearances in order to create red herrings and false conclusions. I could easily apply this theme to my life in a very subtle, yet effective way by not also being so trustfull. Understandably so I can not defer to appearances for all of my information but I will start using it as a foundation. Another theme that is extremely prevalent in this book is “femininity”. Miss Rucastle, in “The Copper...
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...We all have to make difficult decisions. Sherlock had to once, when confronting two fugitives. He let them free after they confessed, but so many people wonder; did he make the right choice? In my opinion, Sherlock made the right judgement. In the first place, Sherlock saved their souls! They would have been miserable in prison, and they wouldn’t be able to care for their families, and they didn’t even touch the “wealth for which I sold my character”. Maybe they stole the carbuncle because they were going to sell it and use the money to buy houses so their families wouldn’t live in the slums. In the second place, the Countess herself forgave them! After they confessed (yes, they confessed immediately) and begged for forgiveness, the Countess...
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...In the novel, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” by Christopher Paul Curtis, the protagonist Byron Watson changes from being a person who bullies other kids simply for fun, to someone who comforts his little brother, whom he used to bully, when the latter is having an emotional crisis. The theme of the novel is that no matter how much you think that you are different than someone else, you can still help them. This is supported by the quote from Maya Angelou which says, “I refuse to allow any man-made differences to separate me from any other human beings.” This shows how differences are manmade and can be overcome to create a better world for us all. Maya Angelou’s words mean to me that no matter how much you think that you have alienated...
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...In came Mr. Utterson, the lawyer and Poole, after days of worrying about Dr. Jekyll someone is finally coming by to clear the air on what is going on. I have been worried sick about the doctor and I am starting to get really concerned because we have not seen him, we have only yet received papers with demands on them. As soon as they walked in the lawyer asked why we were all gathered there and Poole responded, “They’re all afraid,” while the servants, including myself, looked and felt afraid and nervous. Poole went toward the cabinet and said to Dr. Jekyll, “Mr. Utterson, sir, asking to see you,” where we finally heard a response from the doctor, or so we think was him, I only say this because his voice did not sound as familiar. Not so long after Dr. Jekyll had responded, the lawyer and Poole quickly had begun to question the voice coming from the cabinet just as I did. This lead the lawyer to ask Poole if any of us had seen Jekyll, which I have not, but from what I heard Poole has seen someone but is not sure if it was Dr. Jekyll. I have no idea who else could have been in the cabinet other than Dr. Jekyll, I have not seen anyone come in or out of the cabinet, which is really strange because what other way could someone come in, and why? Were they trying to get to Dr. Jekyll? Has he been harmed in some way? After Poole had described to the lawyer who he had seen in the cabinet the lawyer replied, “…it will become my duty to make certain. Much as I desire to spare your master’s...
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