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In Stuart Hall’s thoughts on representation and power, he notes the importance of representation as not just an indicator of culture, but a creator of culture. In many ways, there is a bit of a discursive loop that occurs when images or people are represented in media; while there may be a grain of truth to the representation that is being conveyed in that initial representation, what eventually happens is that people and cultures start modeling themselves after these images and representations. This is the power of representation - the discourse allows people to use these representations as Continue reading...

Mandarin is author's native dialect of Chinese language. The dominant dialect in northern and southwestern China, including capital Beijing, Mandarin is an influential language and is considered nationally and internationally as an official dialect understood by millions of Chinese across different geographical boundaries. Often, Mandarin and standard Chinese are used interchangeably and are used to refer to a common "language" spoken in mainland China and internationally. Cantonese remains, however, a major, influential, linguistic rival to Mandarin, spoken mainly in former colonies of Hong Kong and Macau. Mandarin has distinguishable linguistic features which makes her an interesting, influential dialect amounting Continue reading...

Building a health history for the patient often presents a challenge because of the many factors that need to be considered. This paper presents a case involving an Asian father. The patient is an 86-year-old Asian male who went to the hospital for the physical exam. The patient claimed he did not want to be a burden to his daughter. The patient is physically and financially dependent on his daughter who happens to be a single mother with little money to spend on the health needs of her father. This poses difficulties in obtaining information on the patient’s Continue reading...