Filed under: Medical/Health
“Stay with me! Stay with me now! Her heart rate is slowing down people. Let’s hurry we’re losing her!” I see their faces but they are becoming gloomy, I hear their voices but the sound is fading away. It’s becoming harder for me to breathe and I’m feeling cold. Is this really the end? Did I allow domestic violence to take my life?
Reading the introduction how did you feel about the short story being told? Let me guess, sympathetic, sad, or even determined to help. It’s easier to read a story, watch a movie, or know someone else in an abusive relationship but if you experience it reality about the subject will emerge. I know that domestic violence is a serious topic to discuss but discuss we must because a victim can end up in a predicament that could have been prevented.
An object that can best describe the issues concerned with domestic violence is a hospital bed also called an operating table. A hospital bed is made for only one person to occupy because the mattress is twin sized. It’s equipped with wheels to help move a person around the hospital. Operating tables have metal rails on the sides to also help the doctors move the bed and support the weight of the person seeking medical attention. Patients often need assistance while in the hospital so they made it simple for these clients to push buttons on or near the bed.
Choosing a hospital bed to symbolize the violent behavior associated with abuse was effortless because when many people think of abuse they think of a casket or the hospital. I wanted to use the hospital bed rather than a casket because it represents that although a person is in the hospital there is still a chance of hope and survival. People in situations like this just have to go through the hospital stage to show them that if they don’t get out as soon as possible a casket is where they will end up in.
So how does the hospital bed relate to the topic? A hospital bed relates to the topic because when a person is hurt they typically go to the hospital to get better. The bed is there to help those in need of a cure and for those facing challenges in life that may cause them to get an injury.
Domestic violence is important to me because I have a close friend who went through it. I encouraged her to go to the police and even the hospital but she refused. I felt helpless but she finally realized how he was when she found herself in a hospital bed.
I feel it is important to inform people on the consequences that can occur. We may not know how cruel this is until we have experienced it. So, it’s best to alert people and have them determined to fight against abusers or a hospital bed is where they’ll find themselves.
Readers can relate to this topic because they may know someone, had a family member who was abused, or watched a movie about domestic violence. Domestic violence is nothing new. People hear about it daily and they need to be knowledgeable about its harmful demeanor.
I want my readers to think of a hospital bed when ever they hear the words domestic violence or abuse. Even if they only obtained a little amount of information it’s best to inform others about issues concerning domestic violence. It’s too serious to not know about.
Be aware! Don’t be that one to allow domestic violence to put you in the hospital or take your life. Educated minds make educated choices.
Three pieces of bread. Two of which are neatly topped with beef patties, lettuce, cheese, pickles,onions, ketchup, mustard, and of course “special” sauce. It is topped of with the final piece of bun. The beef patties are very greasy, the special sauce is spewing out, and the lettuce looks as if it should have been thrown out days ago.
It is in the shape of a cylinder, and it towers higher than any other burger.This thing is massive. It will barely fit in the hands of most, and very few can manage to take a bite of one. So why make it so big? In America today we tend to have this obsession with the saying bigger is always better.
This burger is a staple in our culture, but like most fast food its a partner of obesity. The Big Mac and obesity have two major things in common excessive amounts of fat topped off with health hazards.
Obesity is a disease. You have to recognize that, and I think that we as humans can not just over look this. We lose people to obesity related deaths every day. So why would we allow the root of this evilness to continue killing people?
I am not blaming obesity completely on the Big Mac, but rather using it as an example of the ridiculous portions of food we give out in the United States. I know I can not be the only person who has gone out to eat and gotten more food then they could finish. The obligation to finish seems to cover up the fact that you have reached your limit and that gluttony is OK.
The next time you are out ordering food think about how much you would eat if you were at home. Would you put a burger down the size of the Big Mac with fries and a Cola? With the right portions of food we can eliminate obesity. Changing your mind set to bigger in all cases is not always better, and wanting this disease to stop are some of the steps we must follow.
