At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future...
Essentially, he has a direct, simple, and unadorned style, which is most probably resulted from his journalism and newspaper training. He does not use an unnecessary adjective in his work. Unlike his Victorian Predecessors, he skillfully describes his emotions without using the flowery language, ...
the hotel offers a state-of-the-art fitness center. Stay in shape and energized during your stay with a variety of modern exercise equipment. Whether you prefer cardio workouts or strength training, this fully equipped gym has everything you need to maintain your fitness routine. In addition ...
Written by a father with his son as the first audience you can see the value placed on strong relationships between adults and youths (something lacking in much of YA literature). The story tracks Will’s training closely and the other student in knight-school almost as much. You can tell...
she externalized her training and determination to survive onto an imaginary person who she believes was a woman pilot just like herself. Though she denies feeling lonely as a woman in the air force, she felt an immediate and deep connection with Mets, proving that the narrator was probably co...
silkworm breeding, soldering cooking pots and kettles, and how to make fire; Sangarak—how to plow a field and how to raise livestock (horses, cows, and chickens); Cheongnanggyeol—prenatal training, methods of childrearing, methods of first aid, medicinestobeavoided,and...
The invisibility of low-wage workers will gradually become a major theme for Barbara, who sees first-hand not only how such workers are looked down on, but also how they’re often simply forgotten or ignored. In such cases it makes sense that Ted’s approval assumes vast importance. ...
Slowly but surely, track training took over our lives. We gave up taking vacations so our girl wouldn’t miss any practices. I even stopped Kennedi from swimming with her friends, for I thought she would waste the energy needed for competition. We didn't ask Kennedi if that was what she...
The goal against Germany was even more remarkable considering there were doubts Caicedo, who recovered after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 15, would be able to play after an episode in training earlier in the week. In a video released by Colombian media outlet...
00:00|twelve|I took her hand in mine, and bid her be composed; for a succession of shudders convulsed her frame, and she would keep straining her gaze towards the glass. 'There's nobody here!' I insisted. 'It was YOURSELF, Mrs. Linton: you knew it a while since.' '...