Alphonse Keasley
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Alzheimer’s epidemic is a post-World War II phenomenon. At the turn of the 20th century, Alzheimer’s was virtually unknown, now it is projected to affect half of the American population. A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is considered to be a death sentence. It affects every aspect of a person’s life: their memory, their ability to learn; and the loss of their very identity. The emotional and financial cost of an Alzheimer’s patient to family...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The diabetes epidemic is a post-World War II phenomenon. At the turn of the 20th century, type II diabetes was virtually unknown, now it is projected to affect half of the American population. A diagnosis of type II diabetes affects every aspect of a person’s life: their lifespan is shortened by at least 10 years; they are at risk for kidney disease, blindness, obesity, amputations and the severe negative consequences brought about by the current...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Explains that Shakespeare's poetry taps into all aspects of human nature. Traces the early life of the Bard and the influence of his classical education in the creation of Venus and Adonis and the Rape of Lucrece. In contrast, the Shakespearean sonnet is viewed as a personal rather than a public construction. The rhyming and thematic structure of the Italian, Petrachian, sonnet is compared to Shakespeare's "English" sonnet. "The Phoenix and the Turtle",...