...The Ashley Treatment has been considered as a controversial set of medical procedures that was first undergone by a Seattle child, Ashley. Ashley had a normal birth, but her mental and motor faculties failed to develop for reasons doctors could not determine. Ashley, called the “pillow angel,” by her parents, suffers from a developmental brain condition known as static encephalopathy (P Clark). Ashley’s parents decided to keep her small through some medical treatments which included high-does estrogen therapy to limit height and weight, hysterectomy to remove the uterus and prevent menstruation, breast bud removal to halt breast development, and an appendectomy (P Clark). Argument 1: I argue that the Ashley Treatment improve the patient who is similar to Ashley and her family’s quality of life that aligns with the Utilitarianism Theory. The surgical procedures will prevent potential discomfort from menstrual cramps and any possibility of pregnancy in the event of rape (P Clark). The treatment also avoids the discomfort of large breasts while lying down in the wheelchairs. By getting the treatment, the patient’s family could take care of the patient at home instead of spending all of their time in the hospital. The patient can enjoy the opportunity to be around by her family, the inclusion of family activities, and the comfort of her home, which fulfills the Beneficence Principle. The surgical procedures also revolve around Consequentialism Concept because the benefits...
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...The Ashley Treatment has been, and still remains, controversial. A statement written by Ashley’s mom and dad stated that “Ashley had a normal birth, but her mental and motor faculties did not develop. Over the years, neurologists, geneticists, and other specialists conducted every known traditional and experimental test, but still could not determine a diagnosis or a cause. Doctor’s call her condition ‘static encephalopathy of unknown etiology’, which means an insult to the brain of unknown origin or cause, and one that will not improve.” The “The Ashley Treatment” is now a generic phrase coined in the health profession that refers to growth-stunting procedures for children with severe disabilities. This name was given in reference to a collection of medical procedures done for the improvement of Ashley’s quality of life. The treatment includes growth attenuation through high-dose estrogen therapy, hysterectomy to eliminate the menstrual cycle and associated discomfort to Ashley, and breast bud removal to avoid the development of large breasts and the associated discomfort to Ashley. The combination of the surgery and the estrogen therapy attracted a ton of public attention and ethical analysis in early 2007, both supportive and judging. The parents state that they sought such treatment for the best interests of their daughter, namely, to enable them to personally continue constant care for her at home; to maximize her inclusion in family activities; to avoid the cramps and...
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...CTAC02 4/13/07 17:20 Page 10 Laura Ashley Holdings plc: The Battle for Survival On February 1, 1999 Ng Kwan Cheong took over as chief executive of Laura Ashley Holdings. Cheong was the company’s seventh CEO since the death of Laura Ashley in 1985. Indeed, the longevity of Laura Ashley CEOs was shortening. John James was CEO from 1976 to 1990, Jim Maxmin from 1991 to 1993, A. Schouten from 1993 to 1995, Ann Iverson from 1995 to 1997, David Hoare from 1997 to 1998, while Cheong’s immediate predecessor, Victoria Egan, had held the job a mere 5 months. Top management turmoil coincided with a downward spiral for the company. In the financial year ended January 31, 1999, sales were down 17% on the previous year, and the bottom line showed a net loss of £33 million. Ng Kwan Cheong was one of the senior management team of MUI Asia Group – a diversified Malaysian corporation that acquired 40% of Laura Ashley’s equity in May 1998. He had been chief executive of MUI’s retailing arm, Metrojaya Berhad, as well as holding board positions with several other Malaysian companies. However, despite considerable senior management experience as well as familiarity with the UK (Cheong was a graduate of Middlesex University), little in his prior career could have prepared him for the situation at Laura Ashley. Despite a succession of restructurings and strategy redirections since 1990, the company continued to bleed cash – cash outflow from operations was £11.4 million during the...
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...------------------------------------------------- Poetic Forms Template…. BY: Ashley Wells You should approach this assignment from the perspective that you are teaching someone how to write the type of poem that you have selected. That means, defining and providing the characteristics of the type of poetry that you have selected as well as an approach to composing. TYPE: _____Haiku_______The haiku is a Japanese verse in three lines. Line one has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables and line three has 5 syllables. Haiku is a mood poem and it doesn't use any metaphors or similes. Usually when Haiku is taught the students are only given the restriction of the number of lines and syllables. However, for good Haiku poetry, more explanation needs to be given. | Example of Chosen Poem Form: He brings me flowerstiger lilies, ochre veineddowncast, sleek black cupsBy: Crosbie Lynn | My Original Piece:I am at the house.Of sugar-filed bright flowersPowerful, like home. | Explanation of How Form Affects Theme:This form affects the theme as we are told that the images of the natural world are usually portrayed in these poems. Therefore, many poems in a haiku form would be of the natural world or explaining the natural world. The poems are very short to grasp a short and sweet kind of writing. These poems are a single feeling, meaning that the author can write about only one topic. The poem by Crosbie Lynn is about the tiger lilies that were received in the sleek black flower...
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...Ashley ran up to her room, grabbed her razor from the hiding place in her dresser. She turned to her mirror, stared at her reflection while she whispered " Look at yourself, you're worthless, pathetic, nobody while ever love you, you will forever be alone." She walked towards the bathroom, tightly gripping her razor in a closed fist. Tears ran down her cheeks as she locked the bathroom door and slithered into the bathtub. She rolled up her black sweatshirt that hid her day old scabbed cuts. She ran her fingers up and down the red cuts on her arm, she pressed down and felt the burn of her many slices. She took the razor and ran the cool metal lightly against her skin, testing her skins resistance against the sharp edge of her razor. She closed her eyes as she dug the razor into her skin, to take the pain away. The crimson red blood flowed as she cried, it seeped through her skin and down her arm. As the blood dribbled down it outlined the aging scars, that gave her skin a light tint of red. She bit her lip and cut another line into her pale wrist, right on top of a blue vein, just to find relief from her everyday problems and pain. But, this time she cut too deep, she tried to find too much relief. Blood spewed from her fresh open wound onto her, her clothes, and into the tub. She sat there watching herself bleed, telling herself she deserved this. Thoughts ran through her mind, who is going to find her? Will anyone even miss her or notice she is gone? Probably not Ashley was just...
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...ASHLEY AND HER FRIENDS IN A VACATION Ashley and her friends wants to go in a vacation. So, they decided to go to Boracay. (At the airport) Ashley: Where do you want to check in? Jessica: I heard La Carmela de Boracay is a good place to visit. Would you like to see? Ashley: what do you think guys? Melody: Let’s go! (They took a cab to La Carmela de Boracay.) (At La Carmela de Boracay) Doorman: Good afternoon, Ma’am. Welcome to La Carmela de Boracay. Nicole: Good afternoon. (They go to the Front desk.) Front desk officer: Good afternoon, Ma’am. Welcome to La Carmela de Boracay. I’m Simone. How may I help you? Nicole: We would like to see what the available rooms? Receptionist: Let me check for a while, Ma’am. Nicole: Ok, Simone. (After a few minutes) Receptionist: Our available rooms for now Ma’am are the suite room and the quad room. Nicole: What’s in your suite room? Receptionist: Suite room has 2 rooms with 1 queen size bed and 1 double size bed in each room. It also has kitchen and living room. You can also enjoy the sea side view. The bathroom has bath tub. Nicole: How much is that? Receptionist: It costs P11, 500 per night and meal is not included. Nicole: What do you think guys? Kimberly: Simone, how about the quad room? How much is that? Receptionist: The quad room costs of P8, 700 per night and the meal is not included. It has 1 queen size bed and 1 double bed. And its city view. Melody: Guys, I think the suite room is much better. Though...
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...Monday, October 5, 2015 3:51 PM Ashley Caalingbull received a lot of media attention after being the first aboriginal women to win the Mrs Universe pageant. This pageant is for married women and the theme is domestic violence. The articles that I’ve chosen to talk about were written between the 28th of August and September 3th. I noticed that the 7 medias I will be talking about all have different angles and perceptions. Some of the medias prioritized physical appearances while others prioritized politics. Global media The Article by Global news about Ashley Callingbull prioritized her politic message and engagement rather then the Mrs Universe pageant itself. It is said in the title hat Ashley calls for First Nations to vote out Harper. She also adds that it is a challenge to get First Nations to vote because they feel like politicians don’t speak to them. In the article, she is portrayed as a politic figure that wants to see changes. Although it is mention that she is a victim of poverty and sexual abuse, there is more emphasis on her message. It is clear that social media have criticized her a lot; however, the article responds to the critiques in a positive way rather then treat her as a victim. She is portrayed as a strong person. She also received a tweet from Amnesty Canada, a reputable institution, congratulating her for using her voice. CBC news: The Article made by CBC news has a very strong title. It is written in the title that Ashley said First Nations are being...
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...Laura Ashley Case Study 1. Summarize of the situation Laura Ashley (LA) is a British company that sells clothing and home furnishing products throughout the world. In 1990 Laura Ashley operated 481 retail stores, but they had many difficulties in managing the company with an inappropriate structure. Laura Ashley was having problems such as overdependence on in-house manufacturing, ineffective logistics, 20% of stock out, extended lead times, outdated systems, etc. These and many other internal problems lagged the growth and profits of the company. When Jim Maxmin arrived as CEO of LA introduced new strategic and organizational initiatives to provide retail shops with better information flows and transparency among the company. The principal objective was to transform the customer service, improve reliability and frequency of deliveries. In the search of Jim Maxmin to transform the company the strategic alliance resulted as the solution to their problems. This alliance was going to be made with Business Logistics Service (BLS), which is a division of Federal Express that provides specialized logistics services throughout the world. 2. Questions a. Evaluate the decision to enter a strategic alliance from the perspective of both Laura Ashley and Federal Express. What are the real opportunities and risks of this approach? Explain the value added of the arrangement, including the role of IT. LA BLS Opportunities • Transform customer service. • Improve reliability...
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...CURRICULUM VITAE Ashley CHEW | |[pic] | |Mailing Address HTMi, Hotel and Tourism Management Institute | | |Marientalweg 3 | | |6174 Soerenberg, | | |SWITZERLAND | | |Date of Birth 3rd December 1992 | | |Marital Status Single | | |Nationality Malaysian | | |Contact Details + 60126987796 (Malaysia) | | |ashleychews@hotmail.com | | |Skype :...
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...Ashley Buras English 1010 1/21/15 6:00-8:45 HURRICANE KATRINA Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst hurricanes to make landfall. I was a victim of Katrina. Hurricane Katrina made my life very difficult and had some positive effects as well. My family and I evacuated from New Orleans to Lafayette the weekend before it made landfall. The traffic was horrible, all you saw from miles was brake lights. It should have only taken three hours to get to Lafayette, instead it took 13 hours. The next few days we stayed at my great grandparents house waiting for phone calls from my grandparents that stayed back in New Orleans. Once the hurricane hit all of the telephone towers were down, and we could no longer get in contact with my grandparents. Everyone began to panic because there was nothing that they could do. A day later the rest of my family on my mother's side arrived at my great grandparent's house. We had a total of 13 people living there because once the news came on during the hurricane we were basically told we were homeless. For the next two weeks our job was to locate my grandparents, who were still in New Orleans, which was totally under water. Soon after that we got the news that everyone was helping out and bringing refugees to the Cajun Dome, in Lafayette, so my dad and uncle took off to the Cajun Dome in search of my grandparents. After three hours of searching for my grandparents they finally found them. They were very disoriented and scared. My...
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...Introductory Exercise- Ashleys Treatment The case of Ashley X caused huge controvosy worldwide. I will be giving my opinion on the case and look at the for and against arguments and come to an opinion. I will also explore the laws in the Uk and the US in relation to this case and conclude if the UK would allow the procedures that took place in the Ashley X case. Ashely was born in 1997 with a severe brain impairment termed a "static encephalothy". The word static is used as her condition will not improve. As a nine year old girl she is unable to walk or talk. It is said that her brain function was that of a three month old baby. Due to the severevity of ashleys condition maximising care is her treatment. Ashley lives in the US with her parents and other siblings. After what must have been a tremondously difficult decision, Ashleys parents decided to put a freeze on her development using several very complex procedures. It was the opinion of her parents that by stopping Ashelys phsyical development it would enable them to care for her more effectively and minimise discomfort and pain. The procedures that were proposed would stop Ashley from reaching puberty and to stop her physical growth. It was suggested that if Ashley reached puberty it would become more difficult to care for her and extremely uncomfortable. The suggested treatment would avoid the discomfort associated with menstruation, large breasts and reduce the complications that get worse with size such as pressure...
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...procedures undergone on a baby born in Seattle . Her name is Ashley X (last name unknown). She was born with severe developmental disabilities. All of this was due to Static Encephalopathy of unknown etiology. After a month of life is when she was diagnosed and her parents had to make the decision to help or not to help and just let it be. They did what they had to do. What lead up to the choice that they made was what the hospitals said to them. In the opinion of her physicians Ashley was never going to be able to sit up, roll over, grasp objects, or speak. She will be fed through a gastrostomy tube to help her eat. Fast forward Ashley is 15 years old, and going through life with the cognitive resources typically available to a 3-6 month old baby. Her parents state that they sought such treatment for the best interest of their daughter. That is why they agreed with the procedures that are as followed. Surgical removal of her Fallopian tubes and uterus. Removes of her breast buds. Surgical removal of her appendix immediately. Also the immediate arrest of physical growth through massive doses of estrogen. All of this to make Ashley live a comfortable life. That is why her parents went forward with all these procedures, but in the...
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...Sports Direct Under Fire Over Work Conditions At Company’s Derbyshire Headquarters Ambulances were called out to the Shirebrook, Derbyshire Sports Direct warehouse more than 81 times in the last 2 years. An investigation has been ongoing regarding the work conditions at this firm. BBC has revealed that there were 36 incidents that happened to be life threatening, which was said by staff that were afraid to take time off for being sick. The sportswear company that was founded by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, has been criticized for employing 20,000 workers on zero-hours contracts, which accounts for around 90 per cent of the workforce. Among many of the serious incidents that were revealed in the investigation, was a 52 year old man who suffered a stoke at the warehouse’s canteen. His daughter revealed to BBC news that her father was not willing to take the day eve though her had flu like symptoms. She said: “He was so worried about his job he was even scared to take one day sick. What is happening there is not normal.” She added that the family does not blame Sports Direct for his stroke, which left him partially paralyzed. She said people felt they had to work despite feeling unwell for fear of a “six strikes” policy, in which anyone who gets six warnings in six months will lose their job. It is alleged that warnings are issued to workers for taking long toilet breaks, excessive chatting and for having time off for sickness. The chairman of the company, Keith Hellawell...
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...Ashley Butzen completed preclinical three during the fall of 2017 semester as a first semester senior at Benedictine University. Miss Butzen is pursuing a major in Special Education and a minor in Psychology. The teacher candidate completed her last preclinical experience at Heritage Grove Middle working with, primary, seventh-grade students and with students with low incidence disabilities. Ashley spent most of her time and taught her six lessons in Ms. Boerema’s seventh-grade instructional language arts classroom. Miss Butzen attending Heritage Grove Middle School on Mondays and Wednesdays mornings from eight o’clock to eleven o’clock from September 11, 2017 to November 15, 2017 Miss Butzen observed a co-taught seventh-grade language arts...
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...Demographics: Ashley is a 7-year old female. She is a student in elementary school. Chief Complain: The patient has a fever and sore throat for the past 24 hours. 1. What additional subjective data would you collect from Ashley and her mother? • History of present illness Dental pain, mouth lesions: Ashley doesn’t have dental pain, but she has lesion in the mouth, especially in the larynx. She is suffering from pain in the throat. It means, she might have laryngitis. Dentures or dental appliances: Ashley doesn’t have dentures or dental appliances. Medications / herbal supplements: She doesn’t have medications / herbal supplement. She doesn’t use any medications and herbal supplements. Pain with swallowing: She has pain with...
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