Oedipus Rex - Conflict, Climax, Resolution Sophocles’ tragic drama, Oedipus Rex, sees the conflict develop and reach a climax, and this is followed by a catastrophe and resolution of the conflict. E. T. Owen in “Drama in Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus” describes the climax of the drama: The central scenes contain the heart of the drama, that for which the rest exists – the drama of the revelation. The poet’s task here is to make its effect adequate to the expectation. He manages to spin it out to nearly 500 lines, and, instead of thinning, increases the excitement by spreading it out; it becomes a threefold revelation rising to a climax (36). Thus it is that Owen sees the conflict escalating through three steps or revelation to a climax. This does not correspond exactly with the steps or episodes of another critic. In Oedipus Tyrannus: Tragic Heroism and the Limits of Knowledge, Charles Segal says that the protagonist fares well in the first series of tests, but does poorly in the second series: The first three tests are, respectively, Oedipus’ meetings with Creon, Teiresias, and then Creon again. In each case he is pursuing the killer as someone whom he assumes is other than himself. . . . The second series begins with Jocasta and continues with the Corinthian messenger and Laius’ herdsman. Now Oedipus is pursuing the killer as possibly the same as himself. . . . In this set his goal shifts gradually from uncovering the murderer to discovering his own parents. The confidence and power that he demonstrated in the first series of encounters gradually erode into anger, loss of control, and fear (72). With each of the six encounters the main conflict of the drama buil... ... middle of paper ... ...ien. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968. Jevons, Frank B. “In Sophoclean Tragedy, Humans Create Their Own Fate.” In Readings on Sophocles, edited by Don Nardo. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Owen, E. T. “Drama in Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus.” In Twentieth Century Interpretations of Oedipus Rex, edited by Michael J. O’Brien. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968. Segal, Charles. Oedipus Tyrannus: Tragic Heroism and the Limits of Knowledge. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1993. Sophocles. Oedipus Rex. Transl. by F. Storr. no pag. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/browse-mixed new?tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&part=0&id=SopOedi Van Nortwick, Thomas. Oedipus: The Meaning of a Masculine Life. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1998.
Diabetes mellitus also known simply as diabetes refers to a group of metabolic diseases which affect the body’s homeostatic mechanism used for maintaining and regulating the body’s blood sugar levels. Diabetes is a chronic condition which, in 2013 was estimated to be affecting 382 million people worldwide.[1] People suffering from diabetes are required to constantly be vigilant of their blood sugar levels to ensure it does not go below or above optimum levels. Depending on the type of diabetes and glucose level range, they may need to inject themselves with insulin or eat high sugar foods to restabilise their body. Failure to do so can lead to other long term health effects.[2]
Diabetes is a disease in which a person’s body in unable to make or utilize insulin properly which affects blood sugar levels. Insulin is a hormone that is produced in the pancreas, which helps to regulate glucose (sugar) levels, break down carbohydrates and fats, and is essential to produce the body’s energy. The CDC (2013) offers reliable insight, summarized here, into the different types of diabetes, some causes, and health complications that may arise from the disease.
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Is a multisystem disease related to abnormal insulin production, impaired insulin utilization, or both. Diabetes Mellitus is a serious health problem throughout the world. It is the 5th leading cause of death in the U.S. It is the leading cause of heart disease, stroke, adult blindness, and nontraumatic lower limb amputations.
Type 1 diabetes will be the first case that we will discuss. People get type 1 diabetes from the body not producing enough insulin. Inside your body your immune system sees insulin as being foreign so at that point it begins attack it (University Of Miami). Most people who get type 1 diabetes get it before they turn 40 years old (Medical News Today). Type 1 diabetes is not as common as the type 2 and only 10% of people who have diabetes have type 1.
Diabetes is a disease that causes an abnormally high level of sugar, or glucose, to build up in the blood. Glucose comes from food we consume and also from our liver and muscles. Blood delivers glucose to all the cells in the body. In people without diabetes, the pancreas makes a chemical called insulin which is released into the blood stream. Insulin helps the glucose from the food get into cells. When the pancreas doesn’t make insulin, it can’t get into the cells and the insulin stays in the blood stream. The blood glucose level gets very high, causing the person to have type one diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is a common form of diabetes that’s usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and it’s previously known as juvenile diabetes. The symptoms of Type 1 diabetes are frequent urination, extreme thirst and hunger, unusual weight loss and exhaustion (American Diabetes Association, 2012). In type 1 diabetes, the body doesn’t produce insulin. In type 1 diabetes, the body breaks down the sugar and starches you eat into a simple sugar that’s called glucose, which it uses for energy. When you get diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, your pancreas is no longer capable of producing insulin (American Diabetes Association, 2012). However, when you get multiple daily injections with insulin pens, syringes, or an insulin pump, then it will be up to you to monitor the blood glucose levels and administer your insulin. With type 1 diabetes it’s important to balance ...
The pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus in is related to the insulin hormone. Insulin is secreted by cells in the pancreas and is responsible for regulating the level of glucose in the bloodstream. It also aids the body in breaking down the glucose to be used as energy. When someone suffers from diabetes, however, the body does not break down the glucose in the blood as a result of abnormal insulin metabolism. When there are elevated levels of glucose in the blood, it is known as hyperglycemia. If the levels continue to remain high over an extended period of time, damage can be done to the kidneys, cardiovascular systems; you can get eye disorders, or even cause nerve damage. When the glucose levels are low in one’s body, it is called hypoglycemia. A person begins to feel very jittery, and possibly dizzy. If that occurs over a period of time, the person can possibly faint. Diabetes mellitus occurs in three different forms - type 1, type 2, and gestational.
Type 1 diabetes is typically diagnosed in children and young adults, also known as juvenile diabetes or insulin dependent diabetes. Only 5 % of people with diabetes have this form of the disease which is a condition that results from autoimmune destruction of beta cells of the pancreas (Jacobs, 1994). In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is essential for the conversion of sugar and starches into energy that the body needs to function. The substantial lack of insulin causes blood and urine glucose to increase. In the path physiology of the disease, a triggering event causes the production of antibodies that kill the beta cells which leads to a decline in insulin secretion. Once the insulin deficiency occurs, and more than 90 % of beta cells are destroyed, hyperglycemia occurs (Rosdahl, 2008). An individual...
Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas, they are cells called beta cells. Insulin is important because it’s needed to move blood sugar, also known as glucose, into cells. Inside the cells, glucose is stored and can later be used as energy. So if the cells can’t store the glucose the person becomes very tired and has little energy. One type of treatment you can do is, an insulin pump, more people with Type 1 diabetes use these pumps, but people with Type 2 are starting to use them as well. What the pump does is it shoots insulin into your body, it’s like a catheter under your skin. Some advantages to using the pump over a shot is, more of a leeway on your eating or even what you eat. Also you can exercise without eating loads of
There are two classifications of diabetes. These are Type 1 and Type 2. In Type 1 diabetes, individuals have no insulin secretion, therefore they are prone to breaking down fat and having high ketone levels, which requires insulin injections to maintain life.
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There are two types of diabetes. The first type is type one. In a type one diabetic the body doesn’t produce enough insulin to counteract sugar the body produces. It usually is only diagnosed in children and young adults. These individuals have to watch their diet closely. They also will have to take daily
Type 1 diabetes is caused by destruction of pancreatic beta cells. While this disease typically first occurs at an early age, it depends on how rapidly the cells are destroyed for the disease to appear. According to Glassford (2017), “Type 1 diabetes