AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
BACKGROUND
Since the first AIDS cases were reported in 1981, through mid-1994 more than
402,000 AIDS cases and more than 241,000 deaths have been reported in the United
States alone. This is only the tip of the iceberg of HIV infection, however. It
is estimated that nearly 1 million Americans had been infected with the virus
through the mid-1990s but had not yet developed clinical symptoms. In addition,
although the vast majority of documented cases have occurred in the United
States, AIDS cases have also been reported in almost every country in the world.
Sub-Saharan Africa in particular appears to suffer a heavy burden of this
illness. No cure or vaccine now exists for AIDS. Many of those infected with HIV
may not even be aware that they carry and can spread the virus. Combating it is
a major challenge to biomedical scientists and health-care providers. HIV
infection and AIDS represent among the most pressing public-policy and public-
health problems worldwide. COSTS
I think that the AIDS epidemic is having a profound impact on many aspects of
medicine and health care. The U.S. Public Health Service estimates that in 1993,
the lifetime cost of treating a person with AIDS from infection to death is
approximately $119,000. Outpatient care, including medication, visits to doctors,
home health aids, and long-term care, accounted for approximately 32 percent of
the total cost. Persons exposed to HIV may have difficulty in obtaining adequate
health-insurance coverage. Yearly AZT expenses can average approximately $6,000,
although in 1989 the drug's maker did offer to distribute AZT freely to HIV-
infected children. The yearly expense for DDI is somewhat less at $2,000.
Therefore, if the AIDS epidemic is not controlled, its cost to American
taxpayers will become overwhelming. I feel that the effects of the epidemic on
society at large are increasingly evident. AIDS tests are now required in the
military services. Various proposals have been made for mandatory screening of
other groups such as health-care workers. A number of nations, including the
United States, have instituted stringent rules for testing long-term foreign
visitors or potential immigrants for AIDS, as well as testing returning foreign
nationals. In the United States one frequent phenomenon is the effort to keep
school-age children with AIDS isolated from their classmates, if not out of
school altogether. Governmental and civil rights organizations have countered
restrictive moves with a great deal of success. There is little doubt in my mind
that the ultimate physical toll of the AIDS epidemic will be high, as will be
its economic costs, however the social issues are resolved.
“Deficient” is an immune system that cannot protect you from viruses, the flu, diseases, and the common cold. You cannot tell when someone is terminally ill, just like you cannot tell when someone is truly happy. When people lack the knowledge about AIDS and HIV, they seem to be ignorant about the situation other people are in. HIV and AIDS are not contagious, nor can you get it from hugging, holding hands, or kissing someone. Many people who are infected by this virus do not know they are HIV positive. HIV is transmitted from sexual intercourse, blood on blood contact, and sharing needles. HIV leads to AIDS, not the other way around.
The poem starts with Donne comparing their parting to the death of virtuous men as if virtue was a manly quality; he then conveys his concern about his wife publicly speaking about it. He gently preaches to her by saying “so let us melt, and make no noise”, like the ...
Whether Donne wrote his poem for his wife or just touched a universal theme for of us to learn from, the huge apparent differences bring the mortal love between the speaker and his lady to a level of perfection and no journey can ever break that.
There is little argument as to what Donne is feeling at surface level: he is sorrowful and grieving because he must be apart from his loved one, who has become his world (a metaphor which is carried out in the second stanza). Empson is indeed correct when he says that the poem is not unambiguous. There is a large range of interpretations that can be made based upon the language in the poem, and these are focused around the source of Donne's grief.
When they succeed in reaching their goal of eternal happiness, they will prove that they possess the rare gift of a true love. John Donne immortalized his love in only nine stanzas, but one could write pages and pages on the meaning behind these words and the fruits that spring forth. But the more words and the more precise one becomes when explaining the ideals of true love, the farther the reader is from experiencing the truth. This is why John Donne resorted to using metaphors and beautiful examples such as the “peaceful trepidation of the Spheres”, “expansion of gold thread”, and the “union of a compass, ” so that the readers maybe be able to better comprehend the love that John Donne and his wife
So in these two Donne poems, "Elegy 19" and "The Sun Rising", various poetic structures are used to create a split atmosphere of both romantic love and sexual love, which coexist within the fabric of the poetry. Donne skillfully uses such forms as direct address, indirect address, both stanzaic forms conventional and unconventional, and adept language manipulation to convey two messages simultaneously, and in doing so he paints an accurate portrait of the reality of love: that there is always a mix of romantic and sexual sentiments in the relationships between lovers.
Donne uses the simple round images to symbolize a deeper meaning coupled with metaphor and paradox to create a complex love poem.
The poem explains that a showing a lot of emotion might weaken their love, and reduce it to be ordinary and routine. According to Donne, their love is inspiring and heavenly. He wants to explain to her that other husbands and their wives, who know only physical...
Throughout John Donne’s extensive range of poems, his use of metaphors and imagery remains unparalleled. He consistently uses conceit and makes fascinating connections while creating unique set of imagery. Specifically in his poem The Broken Heart, Donne takes the idea that love breaks the heart and personifies and imagines this image. While some scholars believe that John Donne makes mediocre claims in his writing, he does however effectively use conceit and imagery to successfully argue his idea that love destroys the heart.
In this poem it is written to the speakers wife about their love and why he had to leave her. He describes the love they share and how strong their bond really is, and how it can withstand the distance. He explains the relationship between body and soul. That even though they aren’t in each ones presence that doesn’t mean they are not together because they are by their souls. They souls have grown to one, and bound them together. It compares earthquakes to his wife’s pain and sorrow. Saying that the earthly nature is bound to happen, we can’t stop the inevitable which he described his absences as; unavoidable. This is by far one of the greatest love poems ever written. “John Donne has been called the poet of mutual love, he understand loving the body compared to the mind and soul.” (Storer) When the day comes when one falls in love, they can learn a lot from this single poem. About true love that is so strong no distance is long enough to separate the two souls bound to each
...) This is one of the most important claims that Donne makes because he indirectly inducts himself and Anne into the canon of saints, thus making them sacred. The poem ends with Donne calling upon all those who have suffered from similar criticisms; this further dignifies Donne as a saint-like figure. Therefore, both of Donne’s latter poems expose the transformation that Donne acquires when he meets Anne. His sexist attitude and views transcend to a more spiritual and emotional one.
John Donne effectively evokes the discourse of love through the use of subject matter, theme and poetic devices such as imagery, symbolism and structure. “The Sun Rising” is a good example of a metaphysical poem in terms of its development and successfully expresses Donne’s love for his beloved and the frustration he feels towards the sun. I hope this seminar has enlightened all you poetry enthusiasts over John Donne’s talent as a metaphysical.
In both ‘The Sun Rising’ and ‘The Good Morrow’ Donne presents the experience of love, in a typical Metaphysical style, to engage his reader through sharing his own experiences. These poems show distinctive characteristics of Metaphysical poems which involve colloquial diction, drawing inventive imagery from unconventional sources, passionately analysing relationships and examining feelings. Donne presents the experience of love through conceits, Metaphysical wit, language techniques and imagery, in a confident tone using logical argument. The impact of Donne’s use of direct and idiomatic language shows the reader how he feels about a woman and ultimately love.
Since the publication of his `Songs and Sonets' in 1663, the intellectual wittiness of John Donne's love poetry has caused much speculation about the views of the poet himself. Donne took the traditional form and imagery of love poetry in his own day and forced it to "emerge reinvigorated and radically transformed by his hand, demanding from the reader an unprecedented level of mental alertness and engagement" Just as Donne threw himself eagerly into capturing the mood of the moment in his works, so he succeeds in sweeping the reader away in the intense emotions of his poetry.
HIV and AIDS are viruses that are very common in today’s society and an issue that has been very popular since the 1980’s. Millions of lives could be saved if the proper steps are taken to educate the less fortunate so they can learn about how to prevent these viruses from being transmitted to one another. It is also important to educate the youth of our society so they know the risks and consequences that could occur if they are not safe while preforming acts that are not part of the norm. When the proper steps are taken to educate, and treat those with HIV and AIDS it can prevent millions of people from dying from these horrible diseases.