Becoming a Vampire

2011 ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Anne Billson
Keyword(s):  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Sexual Liberation ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
The Right ◽  
Physical Changes

This chapter looks at vampire movies that became a metaphor for drug addiction in films like Martin, Near Dark and Abel Ferrara's The Addiction from 1995. It recounts how AIDS hit the headlines in the 1980s and sex was once again regarded as a dangerous pursuit after a couple of decades of unfettered sexual liberation. It also explains the vampire life-and-death cycle that offered a convenient way of dramatizing the idea of a virus transmissible through body fluids, leading to extreme physical changes and death. The chapter cites the scene in Tomas Alfredson's Let the Right One In when Virginia is bitten and says to Lacke that a kid has infected her somehow. It describes Lucy Westenra in Bram Stoker's Dracula as the first and one of the best-known transformation of human into vampire.

Location, Location, Location: Accelerometer Placement Affects Steps-Based Physical Activity Outcomes During Pregnancy and Postpartum

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110304
Author(s):  
Mallory R. Marshall ◽  
Alexander H. K. Montoye ◽  
Michelle R. Conway ◽  
Rebecca A. Schlaff ◽  
Karin A. Pfeiffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Repeated Measures Analysis ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Vigorous Intensity ◽  
The Right ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
Intensity Classification ◽  
Measurement Validity

As pregnancy progresses, physical changes may affect physical activity (PA) measurement validity. n = 11 pregnant women (30.1 ± 3.8 years) wore ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers on the right hip, right ankle, and non-dominant wrist for 3–7 days during the second and third trimesters (21 and 32 weeks, respectively) and 12 weeks postpartum. Data were downloaded into 60-second epochs from which stepping cadence was calculated; repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to determine significant differences among placements. At all time points, the wrist accelerometer measured significantly more daily steps (9930–10 452 steps/d) and faster average stepping cadence (14.5–14.6 steps/min) than either the hip (4972–5944 steps/d, 7.1–8.6 steps/min) or ankle (7161–8205 steps/d, 10.3–11.9 steps/min) placement, while moderate- to vigorous-intensity activity at the wrist (1.2–1.7 min/d) was significantly less than either hip (3.0–5.9 min/d) or ankle (6.1–7.3 min/d). Steps, cadence, and counts were significantly lower for the hip than the ankle at all time points. Kappa calculated for agreement in intensity classification between the various pairwise comparisons ranged from .06 to .41, with Kappa for hip–ankle agreement (.34–.41) significantly higher than for wrist–ankle (.09–.11) or wrist–hip (.06–.16). These data indicate that wrist accelerometer placement during pregnancy likely results in over counting of PA parameters and should be used with caution.

scholarly journals The Rationality of Ethics: Teleological Theory reconciled in the context of Abortion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xolisa Jibiliza
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Moral Action ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
The Right ◽  
Unborn Baby ◽  
Adequate Condition ◽  
Transitional Action

This paper sought to argue about the notion of abortion, and its immorality within a society. Viewed teleologically, human behaviour such as committing abortion, may be designated as being moral or immoral according to the goals clearly established by a person and reasons given. Teleologic theory thus proposes that the ethical decision for carrying out an abortion focusses on the outcome of the abortion and its outcome on society. Realizing a goal and what one is doing is required and is an adequate condition to consider moral action without bearing in mind any transitional action taken to arrive at a particular objective. The article also seeks to reveal the importance of the biblical view of life as gift emanating from a Creator God. The author places emphasis on the ethical values deemed to be appropriate for Christians based on Holy Scripture relating to life and death issues. The themes for this paper were addressed by the researcher as follows: The immorality on abortion, some reasons given for abortion, the right to abortion, the unborn baby has a right to life, the unwanted pregnancy, Church views on abortion, society’s view on abortion and what is considered to be right or wrong, ethical and unethical in having an abortion.

scholarly journals The ancient Roman ius vitae ac necis (the right to life and death) and modern abuse of women (femicide)

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 693-708
Author(s):  
Nataša Deretić
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Right ◽  
Abuse Of Women

This paper attempts to answer the question as to whether the right to "life and death" of a woman (ius vitae ac necis) at the hands of male family members or partners is indeed a timeless category. Is it possible that in Serbia of the 21st century there is still a struggle to promote the "right to life" of women to the level of "basic human rights"? What contributed to the fact that the concept of innate human dignity based on "human rights", which dates back from the feudal social order, has not as yet fully come to life in Serbia as far as women are concerned. What social circumstances contributed to the Roman ius vitae ac necis to outlive centuries and take root especially in Serbia, only under a different name - that of femicide? This notion has been defined as "gender based murder of women, girls, and babies of female sex by persons of the male sex". The murderers in cases of femicide include partners (ex / current, spouses or extramarital), family members or relatives: father, father-in-law, son, son-in-law, etc. Both expert and general public wander whether enforcing more stringent norms by authorities or acting towards changing the consciousness of the abusers or both at the same time, can contribute to eradicating this devastating phenomenon in the 21st century.

EUTHANASIA: AIMING TO KILL WITH A COUNTER FULL OF OPTIONS?

2021 ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
Tusharindra Lal ◽  
Riya Kataria ◽  
Priyadarshee Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Medical Practitioner ◽  
Passive Euthanasia ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Patient’S Autonomy ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
The World ◽  
Meaningful Existence ◽  
The Right ◽  
Active And Passive Euthanasia

Euthanasia or assisted suicide has been a matter of contention for many years with various types of euthanasia including voluntary, non-voluntary, involuntary, active and passive euthanasia being argued for around the world. This article highlights the types of euthanasia while analyzing the ethical, legal, economical and spiritual dilemmas surrounding them. It also compares euthanasia laws of countries around the world with the Indian stand taken by the Supreme Court in legalizing passive euthanasia. There exists a ne line between life and death. It is the duty of a medical practitioner to assess these situations critically while preserving a patient's autonomy. To deny a person the right to end their life with dignity is equivalent to depriving them of a meaningful existence.

To Incarcerate or Not to Incarcerate: Is That the Right Question for Drug Addiction?

2021 ◽  
pp. 070674372110630
Author(s):  
Samantha Johnstone ◽  
Maryam Sorkhou ◽  
David J. Castle ◽  
Tony P. George
Keyword(s):  
Drug Addiction ◽  
The Right

MotherCare App for Expectant Mothers in Interior Parts of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-167
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abdul Tawab Khalil ◽  
Saifullah Jan ◽  
Wajid Ali ◽  
Adnan Khan
Keyword(s):  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
The Third ◽  
Expectant Mothers ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Third World ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
User Friendly

Pregnancy, as a matter of fact, is always physically and emotionally challenging for women. Rapid physical changes with baby's growth in the womb exposes the mother to severe mood swings from short spell of merriment to long spells of anxiety and depression about upcoming child's health, its wellbeing, and so on. Most of the third world countries with their struggling economies have patriarchal social fabric, a fact that makes it worse for women of these societies to healthily tackle or seek help during gestation. The main goal of the proposed application, MothersCare, is to help the expecting mothers when they need it most. It will help them choose the right physician and request appointments from the comfort of homes, barring cumbersome wait for turn in long queues in rush hours for appointments with doctors at hospitals. This app is absolutely user-friendly in terms of simplicity of use and wide spectrum of maternal healthcare services it offers.

Singer über Rechte, Recht auf Leben und Euthanasie

1990 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Claude Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Slippery Slope ◽  
Right To Life ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Slippery Slope Arguments ◽  
Recht Auf Leben ◽  
The Right ◽  
Utilitarian Theory

AbstractRights are not redundant elements of a plausible utilitarian theory and the right to life is an inseparable companion of the rights to nourishment and to medical care. The deeper reason for this thesis is the interdependence of values concerning vitality. In this perspective it is inconsistent to say that the (normal) newborn is unable to have a right to life, but has a right to be fed. The hidden premise of Singer’s rebuttal of involuntary euthanasia is a theory of rights as vetoes against imposed benefits. Without openly subscribing to such a theory there is no answer to ‘logical slippery slope’ arguments and no protection against dangerous ‘quality of life’ considerations as a basis of decisions over life and death.

Discontinuation of Life-Sustaining Therapies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Plakovic
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Biomedical Ethics ◽  
Artificial Nutrition ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Blood Products ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Surrogate Decision ◽  
The Right ◽  
Guide Care

Technological advances allow healthcare providers to delay the dying process for critically and terminally ill patients. For patients lingering between life and death, decisions frequently need to be made regarding withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatments such as withholding and withdrawing antibiotics, blood products, dialysis, and artificial nutrition. Biomedical ethics guide all health care. The ethical principle of autonomy offers patients or their surrogate decision-maker the right to accept or reject any treatment. The benefits and burdens of treatment often guide care and should be aligned with preferences, values, and goals of care. This chapter reviews these treatments and the decision-making process that must be a part of any discussion to discontinue treatments.

Empathy for Post-Abortion Grief in Louise Lambrichs's Journal d'Hannah (1993)

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-52
Author(s):  
Holly Runde
Keyword(s):  
The Novel ◽  
Bodily Integrity ◽  
Specific Kind ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Reproductive Experience ◽  
Imaginary Domain ◽  
The Right ◽  
Post Abortion ◽  
Domain I

If abortion as a reproductive experience continues to retain a certain 'unspeakability' that keeps it on the margins of culture, the expression of grief or mourning in its wake remains even more inexpressible; to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy, no matter how fraught the circumstances, would seem to require the forfeiture of a right to acknowledge any resulting psychic loss. In her 1993 novel Journal d'Hannah, Louise Lambrichs gives us the 'diary' of a woman whose late-term abortion during WWII results in sterility. In mourning, Hannah creates an interior dream world in her diary in which her aborted daughter grows up in real time, as she remains unable to vocalize the pain of her loss to the exterior world. In this article, I explore the novel's capacity to push our understanding of what kinds of 'parental' mourning are acceptable and representable, and the ways in which the narrative confronts the lack of a broader cultural language with which to address this specific kind of grief.<br/> This article grounds its examination of Hannah's interiorized grief in theoretical notions of the unspeakability of trauma and feminist definitions of bodily integrity in the imaginary domain. I situate Lambrichs's work not as an anti-feminist indictment of abortion, as some have understood it, but as a challenge to open up a discursive space that enables an empathetic understanding of the diverse ways in which women deal with the voluntary termination of a pregnancy. Drawing on Barbara Johnson's (1986) exploration of the poetics of loss and abortion, I argue that the vocalization of post-abortion mourning need not result in the conclusion that taking 'the woman's feelings of guilt and loss into consideration... is to deny the right to choose the act that produced them' (33). The novel does not 'resolve' the tension of the confusing liminal space between life and death that abortion creates, but rather works to confront this liminality head on in a way that serves to question the limits of the ethics of parental mourning.

The Good, the Right, Life and Death

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason R. Raibley ◽  
Michael J. Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Life And Death ◽  
The Right
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