The Soldier\u27s Perspective in A Rumor Of War

Tim O\u27Brien and Michael Herr, two very famous Vietnam War writers, seem to have gotten war narrative theorists to conclude that Vietnam War Literature cannot be cohesive since the war itself is fragmented. Philip Caputo\u27s memoir, A Rumor of War, seems to have taken these components of war and has carefully sewn them together to provide his reader\u27s with a cohesive, truthful, and compelling war narrative. In O\u27Brien\u27s narrative, The Things They Carried, facts are given and then called into question, making the reader wonder if any of it is true. In his narrative, Dispatches, Herr makes the reader piece together his scattered statements to gain an understanding. Caputo does the opposite of these two writers. Caputo\u27s statements are not scattered but placed together to form a flowing cohesiveness but still showing how fragmented life was in Vietnam for the soldiers who fought there. I will be discussing each component and then looking at how they are so nicely sewn together to form Caputo\u27s cohesive narrative. The components that I will be looking at are language, emotional/psychological toll, dream sequences, history, and flashbacks. There is also an important part of the narrative where the narrative itself becomes fragmented, as though we are looking through a camera, complete with the clicks that go with it. Each component is interesting to look at by itself but it is also interesting to look at how they fit together. There are also other little tidbits throughout the memoir that are seemingly important to the narrative, so those pieces will also be discussed. Caputo\u27s memoir allows the reader to grasp a deeper understanding of a soldier in wa

The Effects of Antipsychotics on Social Cognition

Despite the perceived importance of social cognition in determining social functioning outcomes for patients with schizophrenia, it has received limited attention in clinical trials. Furthermore, the impact of antipsychotic medication (which is the primary treatment for schizophrenia) on social cognition has not been thoroughly investigated, and existing studies lack consistent results. A systematic review and research study were conducted to investigate the effects of antipsychotics on social cognition in patients with schizophrenia. The study recruited 73 patients with schizophrenia and 37 healthy volunteers, to take part in a social cognition assessment, as part of a sub-study of a larger-scale randomised controlled trial of antipsychotic reduction/discontinuation vs. maintenance. Narrative results from the systematic review of sedative psychiatric medication effects on social cognition revealed diazepam impairs emotion processing in healthy volunteers. It also showed the extent to which studies of antipsychotics on social cognition have been limited by design. For the analysis in this thesis, cross-sectional results showed impaired social cognition in patients compared to healthy volunteers. Although, antipsychotic dose was not significantly related to any social cognition domain after controlling for confounders. The longitudinal results showed temporary dips in some social cognition domains and social functioning performance at 12- months after being in the antipsychotic reduction/discontinuation group, but improvements at 24 months, although the group x time interaction was only significant for the Theory of Mind domain. Results from these studies should be interpreted with caution due to limitations including unequal group sizes, high attrition, and poor measure reliability. However, the results suggest that relationships between social cognition and antipsychotic reduction may exist, although the associations are complex and require more investigation. Further studies with larger sample sizes over long-term periods are needed, particularly in healthy volunteers, to establish relationships between variables

Organisational Improvement Plan: System of Care

This organizational improvement plan (OIP) describes a way to develop and implement a system of care philosophy within a district school board with the intent of spreading this philosophy throughout the district, province, and country in the future. It is intended to be used as a tool to guide other district school boards interested in implementing a system of care. More specifically, the problem of practice this OIP is intended to address is as follows: “The current model of care for JK-8 students with mental health needs must improve. The service delivery system and pathways to treatment for child and youth mental health in Canada, and in Ontario specifically, are costly, highly fragmented, and dif­ficult to navigate for families and children (Shanley, Reid, & Evans, 2008; Pepler & Bryant, 2011). A system of care, which wraps diverse services around children and families within the communities in which they live, learn, and play, is a better way to meet the needs of children and youth with mental health and other challenges and their families as compared to the current fragmented system (Stroul, Blau & Friedman, 2010). A readiness to change is a strategic first step to realizing this goal. As such, this OIP explores the leadership capacities necessary to develop, in principals and vice principals within an urban district school board, a readiness for change that will facilitate the development a system of care for child and youth mental health. This OIP can be generalized to other organizations outside education, including agencies, municipalities, and provincial and national governments. A definition of a system of care is offered along with the accompanying values and principles for system management approaches and principles for service delivery. Development and management of a system of care in a community involves strengthening relationships with all human service agencies, a change in system management models, and case management and review, wherein all partners agree to abide by the definition, values, and principles of a system of care. Assessment with respect to readiness to change, equity and adherence to system of care structures, values, and principles are offered, as well as the tools which are to be used initially and at regular intervals at all stages of development and implementation

Chinese Philo-Semitism: Why China Admires the Jewish People

Stereotypes formed during the turn of the 20th century continue to resonate with Chinese today and have resulted in a philo-Semitic viewpoint from many Chinese, a level of admiration not found among Chinese for other non-approved foreign religions. The way Chinese view the Jews and Judaism in modern China can reveal much about China’s aspirations and goals. As conversations around race and admiration from the foreign fell out of style after China began closing itself off from the world in 1949, these stereotypical images of Jews became popular again as China opened up in the 1980s and shifted to a more market-style economy