Bed rest

having an identity and losing herself. Maybe the author did not tell us her name because she cannot distinguish who she really is and her purpose. Charlotte Perkins Stetson the author of The Yellow Wallpaper wrote this short story in the late 1800’s when the “bed rest cure,” was the best remedy for curing any type of sickness and being isolated much like the wife in the story. According to Saylor.org women are “innately weaker,” and “less capable of taking care of themselves.” Women of the late 1800’s did not have much say and were looked at as subdued. Stetson reveals this throughout the story from when the wife did not want to question her husband about his diagnosis to her not voicing her opinion about her getting worse. Relationships stay the just about the same but the wife makes a drastic change at the end as a whole when she locks the door to continue to peel of the paper she does not want to be interrupted and expresses bizarre behavior. As an antihero the narrator shows signs of doing what others say and demand. Back to women not being able to care for themselves she is left to rely on her superior counterpart which is also her…

Thesis Statement: Although bed rest is a recommended treatment by many obstetricians to prevent preterm birth, there are physical and psychosocial risks, such as the formation of blood clots or increased emotional stress, which may outweigh the benefits to this method of therapy. I. Introduction A. Point B. point II. Bed rest has been a form of therapy to treat complicated pregnancies since the 1800’s. A. Physicians questioned the value of bed rest during World War II after noting that wounded…

Bed rest is defined as confinement to a bed as part of treatment with restriction of activity. In other terms, bed rest simply means that a patient is stuck in bed for a period of time without getting to do day to day activities as part of a treatment plan. In The Bed Rest Hoax, Kleeman describes multiple cases of patients that have negative effects due to best rest and overall thoughts about this topic, both pros and cons. However, bed rest is not the best option for women (and men) due to a…

Golden rays of early morning sunshine poured through the glass windows and illuminated my dorm room. I look over to see my friend Andrew attempting to sleep in by pretending to ignore his painfully annoying phone alarm. “Andrew you need to get up and shut that thing off. It’s hardly 8 a.m. and I’m already getting a massive headache.” I nagged at him, “Andrew. Seriously. Now. Get up!” I ready my hand to deliver a perfect “five-star” smack onto his bare back but instead he turns around and faces…

3 Simple Tips for Reinvigorating Your Bedroom A bedroom should be a place of rest and relaxation, but for many people the bedroom becomes just another cluttered room. Fortunately it doesn’t take much to rectify this problem and return your bedroom to the best room in the house. The following tips are an easy way to do this without breaking the bank. A new bed – It might sound simple, but one of the best ways to reinvigorate your bedroom is with a new bed frame and mattress. For example, a new…

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Daylight Savings Time is bittersweet for me. I love the extra hours of daylight in the evening, but I hate losing precious hours of beauty sleep. During this time change, it gets extremely difficult to wake up early and on time in the morning, let alone fall asleep at a decent time. I have every intention of going to sleep earlier each night, but my mind is still going a million miles an hour and it never ends up happening. I have experimented with quite a few ways to go to bed earlier over the…

I woke up the same way I would every day at Paris Island, which is the drill instructor screaming at three thirty in the morning. The place where I laid my head every night to sleep was our squad bay, and it is a large room with bunk beds that line the walls. The ground is a light blue color with a sort of grey also. The bed that I slept on was a cold plastic mattress, and it was twin sized. The squad bay was rectangular shaped, and it had the bathroom and the drill instructor’s rooms on each…

Triple Bunk Beds – Why We Love Bunk Beds Triple bunk beds are an incredibly valuable space saving fixture for your children. This type of bed is also commonly used in dormitories and hotels because of its space saving features. They are constructed of strong steel rods to survive regular use. Manufacturers of bunk beds need to find the latest perspective on triple bunk beds in order to make them both appealing and attractive, thereby pleasing the requirement of a larger consumer base. These…