Disease Essays

As the pressure on young people to become perfectly preened and tanned steadily increases, more and more turn to sunbeds as a way to find that perfect summer glow. However, the darker side to the story, the soaring numbers of skin cancer, are they paying for their vanity, or is …

Throughout Children’s Literature, there is a reoccurring theme of death and mortality which is viewed in different contexts. The perceptions that people have of mortality seem to be based upon their age. Children are portrayed as being scared of death and longing to live forever, while older age adults have …

Thomas Paine was a man whom was a great political, philosopher. Love him or hate him, he managed to influence two of the greatest revolutions in history. This perhaps explains why John Adams in 1805 said ‘I know not whether any man in the world has had more influence on …

Viruses are unique in that they have been classified as both living and nonliving, the reason for this is that they cannot reproduce without a host cell. Also they are acellular, which mean they don’t have cells1. There are many different viruses, our body can fight most of the viruses …

Long QT syndrome is a rare heart rhythm disorder. It causes a very rapid heartbeat. These quick heart beats can trigger a sudden seizure or fainting spell. Sometimes, the heart beat so quickly for so long that is causes sudden death. Long QT syndrome is a rare disorder; however it …

Death is presented to the audience as a form of punishment, in both The Outsider and Antigone. But the protagonists in the two texts develop different attitudes towards death. Antigone anticipates her own death from the opening scene and faces it bravely, but her confidence wanes after she is sentenced …

Religion has been a vital part of society throughout history, it is therefore not surprising that it is major in the in throughout the novels One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich and Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Religion plays a fundamental role in both novels, however also a …

Paying particular attention to Shakespeare’s use of dramatic devices, compare the murder scenes of Duncan, Banquo and the Macduff family. ‘Macbeth’ is a classical tragedy, which follows the rise and fall of a once great man. Shakespeare’s tragedy is about Macbeth’s bloody rise to power, including the murder of the …

In many cases, murders have only one sole guilty party onto whom the responsibility for their crimes must be placed. Quite often, this is bestowed upon the character who administers the fatal blow. However in the case of plays, such as Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, the actions leading up …

The Lord of the Flies and Julius Caesar both contain a futile killing. In The Lord of the Flies, Simon is brutally killed. In Julius Caesar, Cinna the Poet is irrationally slayed. Both these killings are done because of a fervent mob. When Simon is killed, the scene is very …