1. February 1 Theme: Put an end to your blurry vision You used to have perfect vision, but noticed that lately, your vision is changing? The street signs and the city skyline are not as sharp as they used to be, in fact, you can only read signs when you are close to them so you keep missing the right routes? You are probably developing nearsightedness which is very common especially if your parents wear glasses. If you have been experiencing these symptoms call us on 026666167 and book your appointment today! #vision #changes #eye #checkup 2. February 4 Theme: World cancer day There are two types of cancers that can affect the eyes. The first is intraocular cancer, which begins inside the eye and the second are the cancers that begin …show more content…
Color blindness is a genetic condition caused by a difference in how the retina of the eye responds to certain colors. Most people who have this condition can see colors but have difficulties distinguishing all the colors. When looking at a color spectrum, some people mainly see reds and greens colors and others see blues and yellows. Color blindness cannot be treated yet, but there are special glasses that help enhance the brightness of colors. If you or your family member is color blind and would like to know more about this condition call us on 026666167 to book an appointment with our …show more content…
Pink eye is caused by a virus, bacteria, allergens or other irritants and is more prominent during the winter because it can be passed around like a cold. To prevent contracting pink eye, you should wash your hands regularly, especially when in contact with doorknobs, elevator buttons, airplanes, hotel pillows, etc. If your eyes have discharge or look more red than usual, call us on 026666167 to consult our specialists today! #conjuntivitis
Two human receptor-making genes are similar to those in other mammals. This implies that human color vision began when one of the genes in other mammals duplicated and copies specialized over time for different light sources. The switch to color vision correlates to a switch from a monochromatic forest to one with a multitude of colors in
Summary For the outside resource for my topic, I did a ride-along with the UW-Whitewater campus police officers. Through this process, I also used the department site as a source it should that they even have programs for drug awareness for students to go (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, n.d.). Something that I had never known was that the school has a special program that if a student gets caught underage drinking or caught with drugs they can pay to go to a course instead of getting it on their permanent record that they were ever in trouble. The ride-along was from 8 to 12 and the time was separate between two different officers. For the first half, it was your basic ride-along we drive around and went on a couple of calls and worked
Those of us with simple color-vision deficiency face more mundane problems” and “Because the most common form of colorblindness involves distinguishing red and green,
Avocados that are bought at the store are not all authentic to California, because some are originally from South Central Mexico. Such as the advertisement of the avocado, the speaker of a story tries to convey a story of originality that would go undoubted by the reader. An autobiography also can convey a truth-like story, but there is still uncertainty to know if the events told are true, which would cause the story to be a farce. A story told in the first person point of view creates a relationship with the writer and reader, such as the choice to either spectate or have a role in the story. A narrative told with an autobiographical style can lead the audience to take the place of the narrator of the story.
Maureen: She will need to be hospitalized following emergency treatment. She will also need to have a physical therapist. Jennie: After emergency treatment she is fine to go home and let the eye heal.
Alexander raises questions against the idea of colorblindness, she argues that, “The colorblindness ideal is premised on the notion that we, as a society, can never be trusted to see race and treat each other fairly or with genuine compassion.” She writes that the idea of colorblindness makes issues like mass incarceration in which race plays a hefty role nearly invisible. I also support Alexander in her argument that the idea of colorblindness has made society blind to racial discrimination. Race is something that an individual uses to identify themselves and by saying that you’re a being colorblind is also imposing that you do not care about that individual 's culture and their cultural history. “King recognized that it was this indifference
Color Guards’ Amazing History! People know that during half time at football games two bands play and in the band there are the color guard. No one ever stops to think about them and how they came to be. The fans just know that they are there most likely to just entertain them. They never stop to think twice as to how color guard was made and the big meaning behind it all.
In the TED Talk, “Color Blind or Color Brave?” by Mellody Hobson, she describes color blindness as a learned behavior where people pretend that they do not notice race. In her opinions, the practice of color blindness is wrong because people are ignoring the problem and it does not mean fairness. In fact, color blindness makes the issue even worse. As she mentions, “the first step to solving any problem is to not hide from it, and the first step to any form of action is awareness.”
Colorblind is not the same as racial equality because it ignores the identity and culture of an individual, assumes that we are in a post-racial society and distorts the definition of a racist individual. For an individual to say that they are colorblind, it is blatantly ignoring the identity and culture of that person. With this ideology many people believe that they are aiding the issue of a racial divide in America; because, if you see people as ‘one race’ and not the color of their skin then how can one be racist. However, as Williams stated “Colorblindness alone is not sufficient enough on a national or personal level.
A color-blind ideology appears to permeate throughout our society drawn from a lack of color consciousness. This is for the reason that it neglects to challenge white privilege by subsisting in a position of race privilege. Reflection of one’s conscious and unconscious belief about race can help to break down existing societal and inevitable racism as opposed to culture or personal ineptitude. Self-reflexivity will also provide assistance with an honest discussion about race and ethnicity being social constructions from attitudes, actions, beliefs, and so on. Ultimately, racial ideologies are consistently subject to change for engaging with the transformation of a particular era’s social conditions at the complexly interconnected levels of
The drum major’s voice rings out, sharp and clear in the tense silence. We hear her call us to set, and we freeze. The band is across the field, standing a block, every member leaning forward, forming the same angle towards the ground. We are lined up from the 35 yard line to the 45, lying on the wet grass as if we are asleep. We are perfectly still, then suddenly we rise, kicking our legs in unison.
Our newborns began to develop color in their eyes, whereas we only held grey-like schemes. Soon enough, our eyes transitioned into an array of shades. Some people had brown eyes, others housed blue or pink, even green. These colors were so unlike us, but we cherished them.
Vitiligo is a disease that causes the loss of skin color in blotches on the body. It is a condition where the extent and rate of the color loss is unpredictable and can depend greatly on the person with the condition. Vitiligo can affect any part of the skin on the body, and there are no limits on where or how much of the disease can spread (Mayo Clinic). Vitiligo is not frequent in the global population. Studies show that vitiligo has a frequency of 0.1-2.0% in the various populations (Spritz 2003).
What is the most pressing issue facing society today? In The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison argues that it is beauty standards, even calling physical beauty “the most destructive idea[] in the history of human thought” (122). While this may seem outrageous in a world of terrorism, global warming, homelessness, and hunger, beauty standards and the feelings of inferiority that stem from them affect everybody. In severe cases, these feelings can even manifest themselves deeply inside of a person and lead to eating disorders, depression, anxiety, self-hatred, and even suicide. In The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison uses the insecurities of the female characters to demonstrate that beauty standards are a danger to society, as they perpetuate racism and self-hatred.
My theme is Unlikely Friendships. I chose this theme because not everyone who has differences become friends. I mean when you first meet someone you automatically said we might be friends one day and you then she does something bad and you say you could never forgive them but what if you could change that. Like Bruno and Shmuel in the book “The Boy In the Striped Pajamas” when they met at the gate For a whole year even when they new what a risk they were taking. I mean if Shmuel risk his life for a friend thats a real friend but, I mean they never got caught because no one expected them to become friends because if they did they would have killed Shmuel.