A History of Pottery

A History of Pottery The production of pottery is one of the most ancient arts. The oldest known body of pottery dates from the Jomon period (from about 10,500 to 400 BC) in Japan; and even the earliest Jomon ceramics exhibit a unique sophistication of technique and design. Excavations in the Near East have revealed that primitive fired-clay vessels were made there more than 8,000 years ago. Potters were working in Iran by about 5500 BC, and earthenware was probably being produced even earlier on the Iranian high plateau. Chinese potters had developed characteristic techniques by about 5000 BC. In the New World many pre-Columbian American cultures developed highly artistic pottery traditions. TYPES OF WARES Pottery comprises three distinctive types of wares. The first type, earthenware, has been made following virtually the same techniques since ancient times; only in the modern era has mass production brought changes in materials and methods. Earthenware is basically composed of clayoften blended claysand baked hard, the degree of hardness depending on the intensity of the heat. After the invention of glazing, earthenwares were coated with glaze to render them waterproof; sometimes glaze was applied decoratively. It was found that, when fired at great heat, the clay body became nonporous. This second type of pottery, called stoneware, came to be preferred for domestic use. The third type of pottery is a Chinese invention that appeared when feldspathic material in a fusible state was incorporated in a stoneware composition. The ancient Chinese called decayed feldspar kaolin (meaning high place, where it was originally found); this substance is known in the West as china clay. Petuntse, or china stone, a less decayed, more fusible feldspathic material, was also used in Chinese porcelain; it forms a white cement that binds together the particles of less fusible kaolin. Significantly, the Chinese have never felt that high-quality porcelain must be either translucent or white. Two types of porcelain evolved: true porcelain, consisting of a kaolin hard-paste body, extremely glassy and smooth, produced by high temperature firing, and soft porcelain, invariably translucent and lead glazed, produced from a composition of ground glass and other ingredients including white clay and fired at a low temperature. The latter was widely produced by 18th-century Europea n potters. It is believed that porcelain was first made by Chinese potters toward the end of the Han period (206 BC-AD 220), when pottery generally became more refined in body, form, and decoration. The Chinese made early vitreous wares (protoporcelain) before they developed their white vitreous ware (true porcelain) that was later so much admired by Europeans. Regardless of time or place, basic pottery techniques have varied little except in ancient America, where the potters wheel was unknown. Among the requisites of success are correct composition of the clay body by using balanced materials; skill in shaping the wet clay on the wheel or pressing it into molds; and, most important, firing at the correct temperature. The last operation depends vitally on the experience, judgment, and technical skill of the potter. DECORATING TECHNIQUES In the course of their long history potters have used many decorating techniques. Among the earliest, impressing and incising of wares are still favored. Ancient potters in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, northern India, and the high regions of Central Asia (where primitive terra-cotta figures associated with religious cults were produced) frequently decorated wares with impressed or incised designs. A notable incising technique developed more recently was that of Korean potters working in the Koryo period (918-1392). These artisans began by ornamenting their celadon wares with delicately incised and impressed patterns and later developed elaborate inlaying by filling incised lines with colored slip (semiliquid clay). Black and white slip was used most effectively for inlaying colored porcelains. Decoration of this sort generally depends more on the skill of the artisan than on the complexity of the tools being used. An especially popular type of decoration involved the sgraffito, or scratched, technique used by Italian potters before the 15th century. This technique, which is thought to have reached Italy from the Near East, was probably derived from China, where it was first used during the Song (Sung) dynasty (960-1279). By the 16th century Italian potters working mainly in Padua and Bologna had developed great skill in sgraffito, which entailed the incising of designs on red or buff earthenware that had been coated with ordinary transparent lead glaze, usually toned yellow or, sometimes, brown, copper, or green. After firing, the wares were dipped into white clay slip so that a dark pattern could be cut on the surface. By cutting through the white slip, the artist produced a design on the exposed red or buff body. Pigments were also sometimes applied. After a further coating of lead glaze the ware was fired a second time. A sound knowledge of glazesboth utilitarian and decorativeis vital to the potter. The origin of glazes and glazing techniques is unknown, but the fine lustrous glazes developed in China surely began with a simple glaze that served to cover earthenware and render it watertight. Chinese potters used two kinds of glazes, one composed basically of feldspar, and another produced by fusing silica of quartz or sand by means of a flux, generally of lead oxide. Chinese potters regarded glazes and glazing techniques as having prime importance; under the Han emperors they made great efforts to improve this technology. The use of lead glaze increased, and wood ash was incorporated to impart a dullish brown or gray green coloring, somewhat blotchy and occasionally iridescent. These effects were entirely natural, as no coloring matter was added to the composition. Glazing techniques were modified under successive dynasties. Colored glazes were developed and used to brilliant effect by Tang (Tang) and Song potters, and a great diversity of brightly hued wares appeared over the centuries. Many connoisseurs feel that the pure white porcelain, called blanc de chine, which first appeared during the Ming dynasty, is the most serenely beautiful of all Chinese ceramics. Dehua (Te-hua) potters in Fujian (Fukien) province, working during the 17th century, produced their blanc de chine masterpieces in the purest white porcelain coated with a thick white glaze. Salt glaze, used by English potters during the early 1700s, may well have been known to the Chinese but was not used by them. Near Eastern potters glazed wares in ancient times. Potters in Mesopotamia and Iran commonly used an alkaline glaze made of quartz mixed with sodium and potassium. An admixture of colored metallic oxides, mostly lead, was introduced later. Painting on pottery and porcelain became richly colorful in many regions and periods. Decorative brush painting directly on the baked clay reached its zenith in China during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), whose artists were highly skilled at painting in fired colors. For a long period Chinese ceramic artists had used only black or brown pigment to decorate wares that were then covered with clear glaze. It is believed that the appearance in China of 13th-century brush-decorated wares from Persia sparked a change. These works, painted in blue cobalt under the glaze, inspired the brushwork of the Chinese and the resulting so-called blue-and-white style. Ming artists also excelled in painting over the glaze, using brilliant enamel colors. The overglaze technique, which evolved over two centuries, demanded correct preparation of the enamels, skill in application, and the proper (low) firing temperature. The overglaze enamel decorations executed during the reign of Chenghua (1465-87), which were never surpassed in China, incorporated flowers, foliage, and figure subjects against backgrounds of arabesques and scrollwork. Designs enclosed within dark blue outlines were filled in with brilliant color. Enamel decoration of superb quality was also executed in Japan during the Edo period (1615-1868) by celebrated artists and potters of the caliber of Kenzan, Kakiemon, and Ninsei. In the ancient Aegean the potters art developed continuously from the Neolithic period and through the periods of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations, culminating, in ancient Greece, in a unique type of painted pottery, which reached its height between the 6th and 4th centuries BC. The finest Greek pottery, especially Attic vases, was exquisitely proportioned and often decorated with finely painted relief work. Unlike artisans in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia, the Attic potters did not apply heavy glaze to their wares. The unique gloss commonly seen on Attic pottery and similar wares made elsewhere in Greece still baffles those who have tried to determine its formula and method of application. Neither a glaze nor a varnish, it is more marked on some areas, such as those painted black, than on others. Some experts conjecture that it may be attributed to illite or a similar clay mineral in a weak solution that was thinly applied to the surface of wares or mixed into the black paint used by the artists. In the Islamic world ceramic decorative art flowered with the creation of a great diversity of painted wares. Painted luster decoration on pottery originated in Mesopotamia and spread to ancient Egypt; later, under Islam in Persia, this type of decoration on white-glazed wares became incredibly brilliant. Islamic luster-painted wares were later imitated by Italian potters during the Renaissance. MAJOR TRADITIONS IN THE WEST After the fall of the ancient Roman Empire potters in Europe produced little other than repetitive utilitarian wares until the end of the Middle Ages. Earthenware A distinctive type of earthenware known as majolica, which was derived from Chinese porcelain, appeared in Italy during the last quarter of the 14th century. It is now believed that this type of painted earthenware was inspired by the Hispano-Moresque luster-decorated ware of Spanish origin introduced to Italy by Majorcan seagoing traders. Majolica ware, whether thrown on the wheel or pressed into molds, was fired once to obtain a brown or buff body, then dipped in glaze composed of lead and tin oxide with a silicate of potash. The opaque glaze presented a surface that was suitable to receive decoration. A second firing after decoration fixed the white glaze to the body and the pigments to the glaze, so that the colors became permanently preserved. Frequently, the beauty of these wares was increased by dipping them in a translucent lead glaze composed of oxide of lead mixed with sand, potash, and salt. When certain luster pigments and enamels were used in all-over painting, wares had to be specially fired at low temperature. Application of metallic luster pigments required great skill because these colors were extremely volatile and needed special handling. Luca della Robbia (see della Robbia, family) did not, as has been held, invent the enamel tin-glazing process; nevertheless, his work raised majolica production from a craft to high art in Italy. Not only did he use blue and white enamels in decorative work, but, as a sculptor, he also used the majolica technique to add brilliance to the surface of his productions. By the beginning of the 15th century Italian potters had abandoned the old familiar processes, and a revolution in style and techniques was under way. The severe style as followed principally in the school of Tuscany continued to the end of the 15th century, but rules and principles slackened until the inclusion of human figures in designs, previously frowned upon, was accepted. At the end of the 15th century Faenza became the thriving center of a reinvigorated pottery industry in Italy. A new, rich decorative style, known as istoriato, fired the imagination of potters, reaching its zenith in the workshops of Urbino. In early 17th-century England attractive slipwares were produced, including the slip-decorated earthenware that was a speciality of the Toft family of potters. A kind of tin-glazed earthenware was also produced in the Netherlands, principally at Delft, beginning in the mid-17th century. Termed delftware, it was among the first European wares to be decorated with motifs inspired by Chinese and Japanese models. Continental Porcelains Eventually, European potters, who much admired the porcelain of the Far East, attempted to imitate it, but the formula remained elusive. Francesco de Medici, grand duke of Tuscany, produced an inferior type of soft-paste porcelain in his Florence workshop during the 16th century. In March 1709, Augustus II of Saxony announced that his ceramist Johann Bottger (1682-1719) had discovered how to make porcelain. The first European royal porcelain manufactory was consequently established at Meissen (see Meissen ware) near Dresden, Germany. Throughout the century following the discovery of the porcelain formulawhen, despite the utmost precautions at Meissen, the secret leaked outmany rival factories were set up in Europe. Germany, Austria, Italy, France, and England soon had factories engaged in the production of wares much like those of Meissen. Porcelain figures were first produced in Meissen as table ornaments; the earliest examples were formed as part of sweetmeat dishes. Many splendid wares issued from the royal factory, but none were more admired than the finely modeled and decorated porcelain figures imitated by almost every German, Austrian, Italian, and English factory of note. Widespread interest in figures of both pottery and porcelain has continued to the present. Johann Joachim Kandler (1706-75), a master modeler, was the most notable of the artisans engaged in this work at Meissen and rivaled the famous Franz Anton Bustelli (1723-63) of Nymphenburg (see Nymphenburg ware). The methods used to produce porcelain figures as developed by Kandler imparted a new dimension to the art. German porcelain figures were usually produced from molds, which, in turn, were cast from an original master model made of wax, clay, or, occasionally, wood. The use of molds facilitated unlimited reproduction. Because the figures shrank during firing, allowances had to be made in their sizes; they were also provided with a small venthole in the back or base to permit excess heated air to escape. Because different factories placed these holes differently, their positions help determine the provenance and authenticity of given pieces. When considerable undercutting was necessary, porcelain figures were usually made in sections, using separate molds. Portions of elaborate groups and single figures were later joined by a specially trained assembler (known as a repairer) who usually worked from a master model. Europes second hard-paste porcelain factory began operations at Vienna in 1717. In the late 1700s at the royal Sevres (see Sevres ware) factory in France, potters experimented until they developed a remarkably white, finely textured body. Sevres wares were painted in unique colors that no other European factory could duplicate. The bleu de roi and rose Pompadour of Sevres wares captivated all Europe and, with the products of Meissen and Vienna, inspired English potters. English Wares The finest English porcelainboth soft- and hard-pastewas made between about 1745 and 1775. The first English porcelain was probably produced at Chelsea (see Chelsea ware) under Charles Gouyn, but his successor Nicholas Sprimont, a Flemish silversmith who took over management in 1750, was responsible for the high-quality wares, especially the superb figures, for which the factory became famous. Factories at Worcester (see Worcester ware), Bow, and Derby also produced wares that rival those of the Continent. Led by the ambitious, energetic, and enterprising Josiah Wedgwood and his successors at the Etruria factory, English potters in the late 18th and early 19th centuries became resourceful and inventive. Wedgwoods contributions consisted mainly of a much improved creamware, his celebrated jasperware, so-called black basalt, and a series of fine figures created by famous modelers and artists. After Wedgwood, other potters of the first half of the 19th century developed a number of new wares. Of these, Parian ware was the most outstanding and commercially successful. The name of this ware was derived from Paros, the Greek island from which sculptors in ancient times obtained the creamy or ivory-tinted marble that Parian ware resembled. The first examples of this new product, described as statuary porcelain, issued from Copeland and Garrets factory in 1842 and were immediately acclaimed. Two varieties of Parian ware were produced: statuary parian, used in the making of figures and reproductions of sculpture, and hard-paste, or standard, parian, from which hollowware was made. Statuary parian, incorporating a glassy frit, is classified as soft porcelain. Standard parian, with a greater proportion of feldspar in the composition but no frit, is hard porcelain. Early parian statuary was ivory-tinted due to the presence of iron in the feldspar devoid of iron silicate. Suitable deposits were eventually located in Sweden and Ireland. Both English and American potters either obtained details of the original formula or worked out their own, and the resulti ng production of Parian wares on both sides of the Atlantic was enormous. Among the most beautiful and successful wares invented by 19th-century potters were those decorated in what came to be known in England as pate-sur-pate, a paste-on-paste technique devised sometime after 1870 by Marc-Louis Solon (1835-1913) of Mintons in England. Pate-sur-pate, involving both modeling and painting techniques, was stained Parian ware decorated with reliefs in translucent tinted or white slip, the colors being laid one upon the other. Solon was inspired by a Chinese celadon case decorated with embossed flowers that he had admired in the museum at Sevres, where he worked for a time. At first his slip painting on biscuit porcelain simply peeled off; he was successful, however, when he applied layers of slip to a damp surface. Minton wares decorated with pate-sur-pate became the most costly and coveted ceramic ornaments produced in England in the last quarter of the 19th century. Only a few English potters mastered Solons complex technique, although the work of his pupil, Alboin Birks, rivaled that of the master. 20th-Century Developments By the late 19th century, with the development of machinery and the introduction of new technologies, the age of mass production dawned and the potters art consequently suffered. Western ceramic wares declined markedly in quality of materials and decoration. Florid designs, gaudy coloring, and inartistic shapes became fashionable, and the resulting decadence continued into the 20th century. Not until the 1930s were signs of revival in the form and decoration of ceramics discernible, principally in the productions of artist-potters who were active in Western Europe and the United States. Many of these artist-potters arrived at their innovations by way of continuous experiment with materials and techniques. Others sought inspiration from primitive types of Japanese pottery or in the forms of ancient American Indian traditions. Since the end of World War II the design and decoration of ceramics in both Europe and the United States, especially ornamental wares, has been largely influence d by individual artist-artisans. Commercial products, such as tablewares, have tended to reflect the styles and patterns developed by these potters, whose work has often shown striking originality.

Congestive Cardiac Failure: Causes and Effects

Congestive Cardiac Failure: Causes and Effects Analyse Health Information – Case study The scenario relates to Mr Alby Wright who has been admitted into your ward. His patient history and admission form is available for you to review. Mr Wright’s admission states that he has heart failure (congestive cardiac failure). Clearly define heart failure. What organs and which body systems are affected by this disorder? Congestive heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle becomes less strong and is unable to pump as well as it usually would. The ventricles which most important pumping chambers become bigger or thicker and aren’t able to squeeze or relax as well as they should be able to. This makes it easy for fluid retention to occur especially in the legs, abdomen and lungs (better health channel. 2013). This is all usually caused by diabetes, coronary heart disease, previous heart attack, high blood pressure and or other conditions that have damaged the heart and made it weak. Sometimes the fluid that gets in the lungs and it makes it uneasy to breathe and causes shortness of breath when the person is lying down on their back. This is called pulmonary oedema and can cause other respiratory issues if it not treated (American heart association. 2012). Generally if someone was to have heart failure, it would occur on the left side first mostly but can occur in both sides. If someone is experiencing left side heart failure, the left ventricle doesn’t fully empty and is unable to distribute enough oxygen rich blood around the body which causes heightened pressure in the upper chambers of the heart and the veins that are close to the area which is called systolic failure. Because of the build-up of blood in there, it can cause oedema in the legs, lungs and abdominal organs. The kidneys are affected by this hinders the way that they work and it leads to salt and water retention which causes further oedema. In some cases of heart failure, instead of not being able to pump blood around properly out of the left ventricle there is also unsuccessful relaxation of the left ventricle because the muscle has gone stiff which leads to blood pooling (better health channel. 2013) and also that the heart isn’t able to fully fill with blood during the resting period between each heartbeat (American heart association. 2012). Right sided heart failure usually happens because of left sided failure. When the left ventricle has failed, more fluid pressure is then transferred back through the lungs which damages the right side of the heart. When the right side of the heart loses the strength to properly pump, blood builds up in the veins and that causes swelling in the legs and ankles. The cardiovascular system is affected the most by congestive heart failure. The heart has been weakened and is unable to pump blood efficiently and doesn’t function properly in general and the muscle is also weakened. The respiratory system is affected because of the fluid in the lungs which is also known as pulmonary oedema. This can affect your breathing and leave you short of breath. Fluid may also build up in the liver resulting in an impaired capability to get rid of the body’s toxins and to produce the proteins that the body needs to live. The intestines can become not as good at absorbing nutrients and medicines as that would have when they were healthy (providence health network. 2014) Give a brief overview of the normal function of the body systems affected by this disorder. Cardiovascular system is most affected by this disorder. The functions of this system are to basically keep the blood running and pumping through by the arteries, veins, and capillaries (cliffs notes. 2013). The blood carries important nutrients around the body and helps to remove metabolic waste. The heart, blood vessels and blood help to regulate body temperature by controlling the blood flow to the surface of the skin. The white blood cells help to protect the body from foreign toxins and pathogens. Platelets help to clot blood so that you won’t have excessive blood loss and stop bleeding (cliffsnotes. 2013). Respiratory system function is so you can breathe and supply oxygen to your whole body (how stuff works. 2014). This works by breathing; inhaling oxygen filled air and exhaling carbon dioxide air. First you breathe in air through your nose and mouth and it travels down the windpipe and through the bronchial tubes then into the lungs. The diaphragm and abdominal muscles and make the lungs contract and expand so that you are able to breathe in and out. The bronchial tubes connect to blood vessels which carry blood through your body and exchange gases. The digestive system absorbs and moves the nutrients around the body that it needs to work well and gets rid of what the body doesn’t need as waste. First there is ingestion which is when eaten and then makes its way down into the stomach to be stored and waits for digestion. It then moves into the small intestines where the enzymes and bile work to break down the food where the body can absorb more nutrients that it needs and it continues on its way to the large intestine where it absorbs more fluid to make the solid faeces and moves through and gets excreted as waste (how stuff works. 2014). The liver aids in breaking up fats, absorbing them and digesting them. Urinary system works along with other parts of the body such as skin, lung and intestines to keep up the stability of chemicals and water in the body (live science. 2013).This system’s role is to filter and excrete. Kidneys work at reducing blood pressure by reducing the blood volume. The body filters blood to create urine which goes into the bladder and the bladder fills up until it is full and ready to excrete waste that the body does not need which is urination (live science. 2013). 3. Define the signs and symptoms of heart failure, and explain why these signs and symptoms occur. Breathlessness or shortness of breath is a symptom because when the heart starts failing, the blood in the veins gets backed up in the pulmonary veins because it cannot cope with the supply while trying to carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart. At this point, the fluid is starting to pool in the lungs which hinders regular breathing. A person suffering heart failure may suffer with breathlessness upon exertion including exercise or other activities. As the condition progresses, breathlessness or shortness of breath may even be present while at rest or even sleeping which may cause the person to wake up (USCF medical center. 2014). Fatigue occurs when heart failure develops and worsens; the heart cannot pump the adequate volume of blood that is needed to meet all of the body’s needs. To make up for this, the blood is taken away from less vital such as the limbs to supply the heart and brain. Because of this, people suffering with heart failure usually feel tired, w eak and have difficulty doing normal tasks such as walking, going up stairs, or even carrying items. (USCFmedicalcenter.2014). Someone suffering shortness of breath as a symptom of heart failure will also experience fatigue if they are being woken up with breathing difficulties while they are sleeping. Chronic coughing and wheezing is a symptom because of the fluid backup in the lungs which may cause a thick, whitish mucus like substance called phlegm to be coughed up from the lungs which may even be tinged pink from traces of blood (USCFmedicalcenter.2014). Rapid or irregular heartbeat is a symptom because it may speed up to make up for its inability to pump blood around the body properly. People suffering this in heart failure may experience a fluttering sensation of heart palpitations, or a heartbeat that they are aware of and seems irregular or out of the normal rhythm. It may feel like the heart is racing or pounding hard (USCF medical center. 2014). Lack of appetite/ nausea be cause the digestive system isn’t as vital as the heart or brain so the blood has been pulled away from the digestive systems to these areas instead which means there will be problems with digestion including the feeling of fullness or sickness even though they have not eaten anything (USCF medical center. 2014). Confusion/ impaired thinking because unusual sodium levels in the blood and lessened blood flow to the brain can cause bafflement or memory loss even know the person suffering with this may not even realise, and someone else may pick up on this sign before they do (USCF medical center. 2014). Oedema or swelling due to restricted blood flow to the kidneys which means that they produce hormones which lead to the retention of salt and water. This causes swelling of (most often) in the legs, ankles, and feet. Oedema may also cause weight gain (USCF medical center. 2014). Rapid weight gain can occur as a result of oedema and the fluid retention (USCF medical center. 2014). Heart grows in size because it wants to make its pumping power greater so the muscle mass in the heart gets bigger to make this happen. The chambers inside of the heart also grow larger and stretch so that they can fit more blood in. While the heart grows in size, the cells that control its contractions also grow with it. An enlarged heart does not function as well as a normal sized one and the added muscle mass puts stress on the whole cardiovascular system (USCF medical center. 2014). The heart pumps faster as it tries to circulate more blood around the body. If the heart pumps blood too fast for a long period of time, it can damage the heart muscle and hinder its regular electrical signals, which can cause an unsafe heart rhythm disorder (USCF medical center. 2014). Blood vessels narrow because less blood is flowing through the veins and arteries and that means blood pressure can drop to seriously low levels. Because of this, the blood vessels narrow which keeps the blood pressure higher while the hearts power decreases. Narrowing of the blood vessels also limits the amount of blood that can flow through which may contribute to other conditions such as heart disease, clogged or blocked vessels in the legs or other body parts, or stroke (USCF medical center. 2014). Blood flow is diverted away from less vital areas such as the limbs when there is not enough of it to meet the body’s needs and gets given to more crucial organs such as the heart and brain which are the most important for survival. This can cause limb weakness due to lack of blood in the areas. The areas where the blood is diverted from may deteriorate over time from a lack of oxygen (USCF medical center. 2014). Increased urination at night because if the patient suffering heart failure lays down all day, the fluid that has been accumulating in their legs all day may move back up into the blood stream and gets taken to the kidneys and is excreted as urine (heart failure matters. 2014). Low blood pressure because the hearts power has decreased and the veins have narrowed. Chest pain if your heart failure is due to a heart attack. List the information taken on his admission that demonstrates these signs and symptoms. Cyanotic Appetite loss Confusion and anxiety Low blood pressure Temperature below 35.8 degrees Sa02: 87% on air Respirations: 32 Low blood pressure Constipation Do you think his diabetes is related to his leg ulcer and amputated left toe? Explain. Yes. High blood sugar levels in diabetic patients damage nerves and blood vessels which results in poor circulation to the feet and may cause ulcers, infection, and amputation. This is more likely to happen if the patient has had diabetes for a long amount of time, they smoke, they don’t move around much, or their blood glucose levels have been high for an extended period of time (diabetes Australia. 2014). One of the medications he is taking is Lasix. What is the action of Lasix? Which body systems are affected by it? Explain why you think Mr Wright is ordered Lasix. Lasix is a diuretic. It increases the amount of urine that is made in the kidneys and excreted as waste (c health. 2014). It is also used to regulate and control slight to moderate high blood pressure. It affects the urinary system because it involves the kidneys and the cardiovascular system because it involves the heart. I think that Mr. Wright is ordered Lasix to get rid of the excess fluid that would be built up in his body and to lessen the oedema. List three conditions in Mr Wright’s relevant medical history that are commonly associated with ageing. Glaucoma Type 2 diabetes Arthritis Using Mr Wrights admission history and assessment, list the factors that may impact on his safety whilst in hospital and when he returns home. Hypotensive- low blood pressure He needs a walking stick because he is unsteady on his feet He gets anxious, especially about his dog. This can sometimes cause an asthma attack. He gets confused His vision is impaired and gets blurry after he has eye drops and he also needs reading glasses. What other health professionals will be involved in his care and what services can they provide for Mr Wright. Paramedics will care for Mr Wright in the ambulance and pass him over to emergency. Mr Wright needs a doctor to in emergency to diagnose him. General Nurses will be involved to provide care for him and to care for his wounds. A diabetes educator can be involved to help him to understand the needs of his condition and set up an action plan and give him support. A dietician can also help with this condition and set up meal and nutrition plans etc. Exercise physiologist assists patients to have a physical lifestyle to prevent and manage chronic conditions. A pharmacist will dispense his prescriptions so he can have medications and to give information on them. 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[Accessed 10 April 14]. Chikungunya Fever: A Review Of The Literature Chikungunya Fever: A Review Of The Literature The Newala and Masasi Districts of the Southern Province, Tanzania, reported its first dengue-like outbreak in 1952-1953, on the basis that this epidemic involved debilitating joint pains and shorter incubation period, thereby excluding dengue (Robinson 1955). The infection was called chikungunya; a word from the Makonde dialect describing patients contorted posture (Lumsden 1955). Chikungunya is an arthropod borne virus (arbovirus) of the genus: Alphavirus from Togaviridae family. It is transmitted to humans mainly by the day biting mosquito species Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Townson and Nathan 2008). Moreover, Aedes aegypti eggs collected from the Tanzanian outbreak were used for the first isolation of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) (Ross 1956). CHIKV contains a positive-sense single stranded RNA genome, enclosed in an icosahedral nucleocapsid, all enclosed in a phospholipid bilayer envelope. Embedded in the envelope are multiple copies of two encoded glycoproteins E1 and E2, a small glycoprotein E3, and a hydrophobic peptide 6K (Strauss and Strauss 1994). However, the roles of these glycoproteins are not elucidated, but it can be assumed that it could facilitate the attachment of the virus to host cell. History Subsequent to the Tanzanian epidemic, several outbreaks have been reported worldwide, including the Indian Ocean Islands; La Reunion (Renault et al. 2007), Mayotte (Sissoko et al. 2008), and the Maldives (Yoosuf et al. 2008). There were outbreaks whereby Chikungunya had concurrence with other infections; with Dengue (Ratsitorahina et al. 2008, Yoosuf et al. 2008) and with Plasmodium falciparum infection (Pastorino et al. 2004). Moreover, Chikungunya have been imported into several European countries; United Kingdom (HPA 2007), France (Hochedez et al. 2007), Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland (Panning et al. 2008), with Italy witnessing its first CHIKV outbreak in 2007 (Rezza et al. 2007). Aim of review The Italian outbreak has demonstrated that only one viraemic person was required to instigate an outbreak and due to increased population movement worldwide, CHIKV could extend to pandemic proportions (Rezza et al. 2007). Furthermore, the outbreaks could have been underestimated due to its concurrence with other infections. Thus, this literature review will demonstrate to the reader that the Western medicine should be planning for CHIKV outbreaks which are becoming increasingly possible due to world climate change. Clinical Features Chikungunya is a mild and self limiting infection (Rezza et al. 2007) with incubation period of 2-7 days (Robinson 1955). Patients usually presents with a number of clinical features, with fever, fatigue, joint pain, anorexia, and nausea presenting as common clinical features (Table 1). Arthalgia and myalgia mainly involves the extremities of wrists, ankles, hands, feet and phalanges, while skin rash and petechiae are manifestations of haemorrhage (Kannan et al. 2009). During the La Reunion outbreak, Gà ©raldin et al. (2008) observed vertical transmissions from mother to child, with newborns presenting with chikungunya infection without prior mosquito bites. These neonates became symptomatic between 3-7 days postpartum, with presentation of fever, pain, poor feeding, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with gastrointestinal and cerebral bleeding, petechiae, and distal joint oedema. Encephalitis, thrombocytopenia and haemorrhagic fever were presented as severe neonatal infec tions; however, no fatalities were reported (Gà ©rardin et al. 2008). Transmission of CHIKV CHIKV requires two types of hosts to complete its replication cycle. Firstly, Aedes mosquito species transmits the virus to animals, and act as definitive hosts. Secondly, humans and other animals become infected with the virus and act as intermediate hosts. The transmission between the natural hosts (primates, birds, rodents and others) and the definitive hosts involves the sylvatic (main) cycle (Pardigon 2009). By disrupting this cycle, humans became incidental hosts, resulting in urban transmission cycles yielding epidemics. These humans could transmit CHIKV directly to domestic mosquitoes (Gould and Higgs 2009) and indirectly to domestic animals such as fowl, pigeons and goats (Lumsden 1955). When an Aedes mosquito ingests viraemic blood meal, CHIKV replicates in the salivary glands and ovaries, sites where it can be excreted. Upon another blood meal, the mosquito injects the viraemic saliva into a susceptible host. Contrary, within the ovaries, CHIKV is transmitted to the mosqui toes eggs by vertical transmissions (Figure 1). The desiccated nature of these eggs enables it to survive longer periods in the environment, where they are hatched during the rainy season (Gould and Higgs 2009). Figure 1. The overview of CHIKVs transmissions cycle in mosquito and human (Evenor 2010). Aedes mosquito becomes infected after taking a blood meal from an infected intermediate host Upon another blood meal, the Aedes mosquito injects viraemic saliva into a susceptible host The viraemic blood travels to the gut, where CHIKV undergoes replication within the gut wall The egg later developed into a mosquito infected with CHIKV CHIKV travels to the ovaries, where it is transmitted to the mosquitos eggs by vertical transmission The intermediate host becomes viraemic with presentation of clinical features CHIKV penetrated the gut wall, where it is disseminated through the bloodstream CHIKV travels to the salivary glands, where it undergoes replication Distributions of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti Aedes aegypti was the predominant vector during earlier outbreaks in Africa (Lumsden 1955), and it has been implicated in some recent outbreaks in Africa (Gould et al. 2008) and Indonesia (Laras et al. 2005). However, Aedes albopictus have been described as the main vector implicated in a number of recent outbreaks, between 2005 to 2007 (Leroy et al. 2009, Pagà ¨s et al. 2009, Ratsitorahina et al. 2008, Renault et al. 2007, Sissoko et al. 2008). In the Gabonese outbreak involving both vectors, Vazeille et al. (2008) hypothesised that Aedes albopictus is a more suitable vector for CHIKV than Aedes aegypti, as it has a higher susceptibility for the virus. The two vectors have been recovered from several breeding sites with some overlap (Table 2). Tyres have been the main source of Aedes albopictus larval importation into Italy, in 1992, from Atlanta, USA. Consequently, the trade of these used tyres within Italy had caused large infestations of Aedes albopictus in Linguria, Veneto, Lom bardy and Eimlia-Romagna regions, by the end of 1995 (Knudsen et al. 1996). Aedes aegypti larvae predominate inside home, whereas Aedes albopictus larvae predominate outside home (Preechaporn et al. 2006). Table 2. The natural and artificial breeding sites for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae. Natural and artificial breeding sites Incidence of Aedes aegyptilarvae Incidence of Aedes albopictus larvae References Barrels X Gould et al.2008 Drums X X Gould et al.2008, Ratsitorahina et al.2008 Buckets X Ratsitorahina et al.2008 Flower pots X Gould et al.2008 Discarded cans X X Preechaporn et al.2006, Ratsitorahina et al.2008 Coconut shells X Preechaporn et al.2006, Ratsitorahina et al.2008 Clay water jars X Gould et al.2008 Mango tree holes X Lumsden 1955 Wetlands X X Vazeille et al.2008 Discarded tyres X X Preechaporn et al.2006, Ratsitorahina et al.2008 Plant pots X X Preechaporn et al.2006, Ratsitorahina et al.2008 Gardens X Adhami and Reiter 1998 Discarded plastic bottles X Adhami and Reiter 1998, Preechaporn et al.2006 Wet containers X Ratsitorahina et al.2008 Banana trees X Preechaporn et al.2006 Plant axils X Preechaporn et al.2006 Animal pans X X Preechaporn et al.2006 Plastic containers X X Preechaporn et al.2006 Cement tanks X X Preechaporn et al.2006 Ant guards X Preechaporn et al.2006 Preserved areca jars X Preechaporn et al.2006 Small and large earthen jars X X Preechaporn et al.2006 Key: (X):- present, (-):- absent. Effect of climate change Outbreaks have been associated with climatic conditions such as temperatures and high rainfall. Temperatures influence the developmental rate of Aedes albopictus larvae to adult mosquitoes, with the rate optimising at temperatures between 25 to 30oC (Straetemans 2008). Thus, Tilson et al. (2009) argued that mean monthly temperatures above 20oC are required to initiate an outbreak, as illustrated by the Italian outbreak that was initiated in June and subsided in September when the monthly average temperatures were 22oC and fell below 20oC. Mean annual rainfalls over 500mm is required (Straetemans 2008) to provide suitable breeding environment for the mosquitoes to expand their population (Lumsden 1955); as a result, most outbreaks have been associated with high rainfall (Lumsden 1955, Pastorino et al. 2004, Renault et al. 2007, Sissoko et al. 2008, Yoosuf et al. 2009) as illustrated in Table 3. In 2009, the UK Met office (2010) recorded a mean annual rainfall and temperature of 1201.3 mm and 9.2oC, respectively. The rainfall is sufficient to initiate an outbreak; however, the low temperature is insufficient to support the mosquitoes life cycle. Therefore, the question is what would the impact be to the UK if the climatic condition changes to favour this mosquito? Table 3. Mean temperature and the amount of rainfall that were reported during several outbreaks. Country Duration of the outbreak Mean monthly Temperature (oC) Months mean monthly temperature were collected Amount of Rainfall (mm) Months high rainfall were recorded Reference Tanzania 1952 1953 21.8 28.5 Jun Nov 1203 Jan Dec 1952 Lumsden 1955 Bogor Aug Dec 2001 24 26.2 Jan 2000 Dec 2001 NA Laras et al.2005 Bekasi Jan 2002 26.2 29.6 Jan 2001 Dec 2002 1931 Jan Feb 2002 Laras et al.2005 Maldives 2006 2007 NA NA 970 Nov Dec 2006 Yoosuf et al.2009 Key: NA- not available Distribution of Chikungunya outbreak Mayotte (French Overseas Territory), an island of the Comoros archipelago, encountered its first CHIKV outbreak imported from Grand-Comore in mid-April 2005 (Renault et al. 2007), with 6346 reported cases (in two waves), observed by the surveillance system implemented throughout the island by the local French Health Authority, Dass (Direction des affaires sanitaires et socials) Mayotte. The first (minor) wave commenced in April 2005, it later peaked in week 18 and the infection rate diminished in June, with the virus maintaining low levels thereafter, during the temperate and dry season. However, the second (major) wave began during the first week of May 2006, peaked during the hottest and rainiest months around March/April 2006 and reduced to control levels by July 2006 (Sissoko et al. 2008). In March 2005, a chikungunya infection which started in Grande-Comorre was imported into La Reunion (French Overseas Territory), becoming its first severe reported case involving two waves of outbreak, as observed by the epidemiological surveillance system implemented by the islands local Health Authorities (Renault et al. 2007). Firstly, a (minor) wave commenced in March 2005, peaked in May 2005 and decreased at the beginning of July to approximately 100 cases where the level was maintained during the austral winter. By December 2005 the second (major) wave began; however, the capacity of the surveillance system at the time was insufficient to evaluate the number of cases, as the number of cases was increasing exponentially. This resulted in an underestimation of the number of reported cases with possible misdiagnosis with Dengue fever which circulated the island the previous year (Renault et al. 2007). By April 2006, the Regional Health and Welfare Office reported 203 deaths that w ere directly (due to low immune status) or indirectly (in associations with other underlying conditions) attributed with chikungunya infection, with a low mortality rate of 0.3/1000 people (Renault et al. 2007). The Maldives encountered its first CHIKV outbreak involving 11879 confirmed and suspected cases on 121 of the 197 inhabited islands, observed by the surveillance system implemented by the Epidemiology Unit of the Department of Public Health (DPH), from December 2006 to April 2007 (Yoosuf et al. 2008). The outbreak commenced at the beginning of December 2006, peaked in week 6 and subsided to control levels by week 11 before halting in April 2007. The epidemic was thought to be associated with post-tsunami construction activities which provided breeding sites for mosquitoes. Moreover, approximately five to six elderly patients died as result of co-morbidity and other conditions (Yoosuf et al. 2008). Figure 2: Global Distribution of chikungunya virus, 1952 to 2009. The cases represented on the map are either confirmed cases or suspected cases (Evenor 2010). References: 1 Krastinova et al. 2006, 2 Rezza et al. 2007, 3 Pastorino et al. 2004, 4 Sissoko et al. 2008, 5 Lumsden 1955, 6 Tamburro and Depertat 2009, 7 CDC 2009, 8 WHO 2008, 9 Yoosuf et al. 2009, 10 Leroy et al. 2009. Importation into Europe England In 2006, the United Kingdoms (UK) Health Protection Agencys (HPA) Special Pathogens Reference Unit (SPRU) reported 133 imported cases of chikungunya (Table 4). The majority of these tourists had travelled to the Indian Ocean islands (68), between March and August 2006, where outbreaks were circulating, with Mauritius being the main destination site involving 58 imported cases, followed by 6 in the Seychelles, and 4 in Madagascar. However, when the outbreaks were in decline, only one case was detected in December (HPA 2007). Between August and December, 44 cases were imported from India and 10 cases were imported from Sri Lanka, between November and December; countries with reported recent chikungunya outbreaks. Also imported into the UK, where one case from Nigeria, one from Tanzania, one case from Kenya, and one case from Australia. There had been no mention of chikungunya outbreak in these countries. However, the article did not state whether there had been reported sightings of Ae des mosquitoes in UK (HPA 2007). Table 4. The number of cases was identified by different methods from the 133 imported cases, in the UK. Identification of the imported cases Number of cases Laboratory confirmed case 45 Probable case 30 Suspected case 35 Past exposure 23 France The Pitià ©-Salpà ªtrià ¨re Hospital in Paris, France, reported 80 cases of Chikungunya infection imported by tourists who recently visited the Southwest Indian Ocean region, between March 2005 and August 2006. The majority of cases (52) were imported from La Reunion (Hochedez et al. 2007), a popular destination site for French tourists (HPA 2006). Other destination sites reported were; Mauritius with 18, Comoros with 4, Madagascar with 3, and Mayotte with 2 cases (Hochedez et al. 2007). Within the same period, Metropolitan France reported 766 imported cases, which correlated with the two waves of the La Reunion outbreak (Figure 3). At the peak of the first La Reunion outbreak, an average of 20 cases was imported to France monthly. However, between August and November 2005, during the Southern Hemisphere winter, the cases decreased (Krastinova et al. 2006). A month after the peak of the second outbreak, the number of imported cases drastically increased. It can be argued that Fran ce is at risk of future outbreaks, in view that some of its inhabitants are constantly visiting the Southwest Indian Ocean regions (Hochedez et al. 2007), mainly La Reunion and also due to the inhabitation of Aedes albopictus (Krastinova et al. 2006). Figure 3: Correlation between imported cases of Chikunugunya in metropolitan France to the estimated number of cases in the La Reunion outbreak (Krastinova et al. 2006). Italy Chikungunya was apparently imported into Italy by a male tourist coming from the Kerala province in India, who developed febrile illness two days into his holiday. The region he visited was Castiglonia di Cervia in June 2007. This was recorded by Ravenna provinces local health unit in the Emilia Romagna region, northeastern Italy where 205 people developed CHIKV infection (Rezza et al. 2007). The vector, Aedes albopictus, was implicated in the spread of the virus which was then imported from Castiglione di Cervia into Castiglione de Revenna two villages separated by a river. Mosquito control measures implemented in the area resulted in a reduction in chikungunya infection. However, the control measure was not implemented in other villages and therefore a new wave occurred. The virus isolated from the outbreak contained the same mutational change (Ala226Val) in the membrane fusion E1 glycoprotein as the Indian Ocean variant, thereby suggesting that the Kerala strain could have origina ted from the Indian Ocean outbreak (Rezza et al. 2007). Other European Countries Tourism has been one of the main methods of CHIKV distributions worldwide, including its importation into several European countries. In 2006, the Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, Germany examined 720 samples from 680 European patients who became symptomatic upon return to Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, and Poland from several destinations (Table 2) (Panning et al. 2008). The majority of patients had recently visited countries in the Indian Oceans; Mauritius, the Seychelles, La Reunion and Madagascar, and other countries; Bali, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Kenya and Thailand. Moreover, most of these countries have been implicated in recent CHIKV outbreaks. No outbreaks were reported in these European countries; however, future outbreaks can be hypothesised (Panning et al. 2008). Table 5. The country of origin and the holiday destinations of patients presented at the Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, Germany. Exact destinations were only available for 27.8% of patients, and exact itinerary were not available (Panning et al. 2008). Country of origin Number of patients Germany 515 Belgium 99 Switzerland 42 Denmark 22 Poland 2 Total Nos. of patients 680 Holiday Destinations (Regions with Chikungunya Epidemic) Number of patients Mauritius 92 The Seychelles 23 La Reunion 18 Madagascar 9 Bali 2 Indonesia 6 Sri Lanka 5 India 28 Malaysia 2 Kenya 1 Thailand 3 Concurrence with Dengue Fever and Malaria In 2006 and 2007, Madagascar and Gabon reported co-infections between Chikungunya and DENV-1 or DENV-2 respectively (Ratsitorahina et al. 2008, Leroy et al. 2009). Contrary to CHIKV, dengue virus (DENV) is of Flavirivirus genus from Flaviridae family; consisting of four antigenically distinct but closely related serotypes (DENV1-4). It is transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, also CHIKV transmission vectors (Cook and Zumla 2009). DENV and CHIKV have similar clinical features (Yoosuf et al. 2008). However, the only difference is that CHIKV has arthalgia (). The extended incubation period of DENV (5-8 days) differentiated it from CHIKV (2-7 days); however, the difference is insignificant (Cook and Zumla 2009). Thus, serological diagnosis can be used to differentiate DENV to CHIKV (Ratsitorahina et al. 2008). Ratsitorahina et al. (2008) and Leroy et al. (2009) confirmed Aedes albopictus as the predominating transmission vector of both CHIKV and DENV1 or 2. However, neither study stated whether the vector could simultaneously harbour both viruses. Moreover, the study by Vazeille et al. (2008) demonstrated that Aedes aegypti has a higher susceptibility to DENV-2 virus and a lower susceptibility to CHIKV; whereas Aedes albopictus is a more efficient vector for CHIKV than DENV-2 (Vazeille et al. 2008 and Moutailler et al. 2009). Leroy et al. (2009) further demonstrated this theory in the Gabon outbreak, as the majority of the patients had CHIKV compared to DENV-2. In May 1999 and February 2000, the Matete and Kingabwa quarters of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported two Chikungunya outbreaks. CHIKV was the main contributing factor in the first outbreak; however, during the second outbreak, evidence confirmed possibility of co-infections between CHIKV and Plasmodium falciparum (Pastorino et al. 2004). Malaria is a parasitic infection, of the Apicomlexa phylum, that mainly infects hosts red blood cells. It is transmitted by Anopheles species, whereas CHIKV is mainly transmitted by Aedes species. Plasmodium falciparum is one of the four species of Human Malaria (including Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium ovale). However, Plasmodium falciparum is the most severe form of Malaria (Cook and Zumla 2009). Pastorino et al. (2004) hypothesised that co-infections could be due to long term latency of Plasmodium falciparum, the presence of both transmission vectors in the area or the pathogens sharing the same vec tors. An experimental investigation by Yadav et al. (2003 as cited by Pastorino et al. 2004) demonstrated that urban Anopheles stephensi (Plasmodium falciparum vector) could transmit CHIKV. Lack of Research We are still in the preliminary stages of understanding the interaction between CHIKV and host immunity (Kam et al. 2009), despite increasing number of reported outbreaks, there are insufficient evidences of up-to-date quality research (Panning et al. 2008). Therefore, outbreaks should be utilised to implement entomological and epidemiological system in improving our poor knowledge of the virus (Pialoux et al. 2007). Chretien and Linthicum (2007) argued that the Italian outbreak should provide opportunities for developed countries to strengthen the public-health system of developing countries in order to reduce the worldwide spread of outbreaks. These can be done by implementing Entomological and Virological surveillance in Aedes albopictus infested areas (Charell et al. 2008). Renault et al. (2007) utilised Deltamethrin insecticides to eradicate adult mosquitoes, whereas Rezza et al. (2007) utilised synergised pyrethrins. Furthermore, both authors utilised the biological larvicide, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, to destroy breeding sites (Renault et al. 2007, Rezza et al. 2007); however, Renault et al. (2007) later utilised Fenitrothion and temephos. Other control measures include educating the community on personal protection (Ratsitorahina et al. 2008). Although, no commercial vaccine has been approved, several candidates have been tested including the Formalin inactivated CHIKV vaccine for the Indian strain, DRDE-06, ECSA genotype (Tiwari et al. 2009). Therefore, the author believes that future outbreaks can be avoided if more research on CHIKV is undertaken, and a worldwide surveillance system is implemented. Conclusion This review has demonstrated that tourism is one of the main methods of CHIKV distributions worldwide, as it was the reason of several outbreaks. CHIKV was transported throughout the Southwestern Indian Ocean islands by viraemic tourists visiting different islands (Figure 2) and Kerala, India, which was then imported into Italy (Renault et al. 2007, Rezza et al. 2007, Sissoko et al. 2008, Yoosuf et al. 2008). However, outbreaks require temperatures above 20oC and annual rainfall over 500mm to maintain Aedes mosquitoes populations (Straetemans 2008, Tilson et al. 2009). Therefore, England is one of the least at risk country, as Aedes albopictus is not present, and the temperature is unfavourable to maintain mosquitoes life cycle (HPA 2007, Met Office 2010). Countries such as France and Italy are at high risk, due to the presence of Aedes albopictus and the introduction of CHIKV; although, Italy is the most at risk due to a recent outbreak (Krastinova et al. 2006, Rezza et al. 2007). T he eminent climatic changes could result in rising temperatures and increased rainfall that would favour the establishment of Aedes albopictus worldwide. All these emphasises the need for Western medicine to plan for future CHIKV outbreaks, by implementing a worldwide surveillance system in order to monitor outbreaks and to perform vector control measures (Charell et al. 2008). Chikungunya have concurrence with Malaria and Dengue Fever (Leroy et al. 2009, Ratsitorahina et al. 2008); furthermore, evidence suggests wrong classification of Chikungunya due to its resemblance to Dengue fever. CHIKV is constantly mutating, thus constant development of a new vaccine is required (Tiwari et al. 2009). Thereby, further researches are needed.

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Origins Of Alternative Education In India Education Essay

Harmonizing to one of the position, instruction has been derived from the Latin word educare which means to convey up or to raise. Harmonizing to this position, instruction is procedure of leaving to an single certain information and cognition which was considered by the society. Education implies the alteration of the behavior of the person by enforcing criterions of society upon him. Therefore, this derivation gives the construct of teacher-centred instead than child-centred instruction. There is another group of minds who believes that the term ‘education ‘ has been derived from the Latin word ‘educere ‘ which means to ‘lead out ‘ or ‘to pull out ‘ . Education hence, means to take out or pull out the best in adult male. It is the procedure of ‘drawing out from within ‘ instead than ‘imposing from without ‘ . In the Indian Context the Education agencies The Indian Synonyms of Education are the words ‘Shiksha ‘ and ‘vidya ‘ . Shiksha is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root ‘Shas ‘ which means to ‘discipline ‘ ‘to control ‘ ‘to instruct ‘ or ‘to Teach ‘ . Similarly Vidya is besides derived from Sanskrit verbal root ‘vid ‘ which means ‘to know ‘ . Hence the training the head and acquisition of cognition have ever been the dominant subject in Indian attacks to understanding the instruction.Experimental acquisitionThe experimental instruction is an organic and invariably germinating attack to larning.According to them they believe that ‘anyone can make it ‘ . The thoughts advocated can be replicated about anyplace, and can be used, as some are making, in mainstream ( authorities and private ) schools. This type of teaching method aids in Enhancement in Education. It explores the ways in which kids can detect their ain endowments and involvement, at their ain endowments and involvement, at their ain topographic points, in their ain ways, assisted by instructors, parents, and friends and others-learning in and from their neighbors, their small town, their community and the environment in which they live. It tells that how instruction can be successful in footings of kid ‘s ain demand for cognition. This sort of instruction therefore relies to a great extent on experiential acquisition which compiles of advanced attacks, method, and thought of acquisition, purpose to be child centred ) . The relevant and liberating instruction should include: – Bing child-focussed- the kid is the Centre. The kid dictates the gait and involvements. Leting larning in multiple ways. Enhancing the senses through acquisition. Not being sole, there is a ( government-prescribed ) scrutiny for school completion, nor it should sole in the footings of category, gender, caste or faith. Meeting a kid ‘s life -enriching demands in conformity with kid rights, leaving religious values, cognition of moral, societal norms and responsibilities and eventually, it should seek out to run into life-development demands of functional preparation of unconditioned endowments, and vocational instruction. The importance of instruction being child-centred, get downing from what the kid knows and is interested in, and at the gait preferred by the kid. Now Approach to primary instruction has been officially accepted non merely by the one state but besides by the whole universe including the developed and under developing states as a human right for about half a century. Yet, today even we enter into the epoch of twenty-first Century ; there is merely about three-fourthss of kids of school-going kids are able to go to a primary school. In a development states big figure drop-out of kids took topographic point before making Class V and there are many others who are ne'er able to make schools. Although the state like India in which the authorities had placed a high precedence on instruction in policy statements, every clip fails because of proper execution is missing in the policy. Thus an India base with 30 per cent of the universe ‘s nonreaders has female literacy rates much lower than in sub-Saharan Africa [ PROBE 1999 ] . The universe ‘s largest figure of kids who are out-of-school is reached the grade which is close t o 59 million are in India, out of which 60 per centum are misss ( Human Development Report 2000, UN ) .37 per centum of the kids from India are unable to make Class V [ Haq and Haq 1998 ] . And this despite the Directive Principles in Article 45 of the Indian Constitution which prescribes that the province shall seek to supply, within a term of office of 10 old ages from the beginning of the Constitution, for free and mandatory instruction for all kids until they reach the age of 14. Although after this determination the figure of primary schools has increased 2.82 times since 1951 and registrations have improved, the duty of the authorities for making a satisfactory substructure has in pattern non been matched by matching out-lays which continue to stay deplorably unequal at around 3 per cent of the GDP. The huge figure of labyrinth of literature on primary instruction in India has identified assorted grounds for its abysmal province ; why kids bead out and why they remain un enrol led or non traveling in the school. In this infinite several surveies have been done which indicated that the hapless quality of schooling is responsible for low keeping [ Colclough 1993 ; Bhatty Kiran 1998 ; PROBE 1999 ; Banerji 2000 ; Dreze and Gazdar 1996 ] . However, most of these surveies look at the job of instruction within the confines of the schoolroom. They tend to disregard or underact the fact that besides hapless quality, demotivated or un interested instructors and unequal substructure, there are larger other structural restraints which impede entree of kids to schools. There are several literature written on primary instruction in India besides reveals that entree and keeping remain job countries in this domain.Beginnings of Alternate Education in IndiaHistory OverviewThe present mainstream educational system was inaugurated in India in the mid-nineteenth century. Over the following century ; it about wholly supplanted earlier educational establishments. There had, ea rlier, been a broad web of little small town schools- pathsahlas, gurukuls and madarasas. There was a construct of ‘One Village-One School ‘ and was become the norm in assorted parts of the state, up to the earlier 19th century. A big figure of such learning schools-reportedly100, 000 was merely in Bihar and Bengal. They played of import societal function and ‘were, in fact irrigating holes of civilization of traditional communities ‘ . ( Dharampal, 2000 ) .Students from assorted castes studied in these schools, although there was no such favoritism on the footing of castes, credo and coloring material. It was unfastened for all but there must hold been disproportionately representation in the school, the male childs outnumbered misss. Most of the misss learnt a scope of accomplishments within their places ; from parents, relations, and private tutors- including Humanistic disciplines, trades, practical accomplishments, agribusiness, wellness and linguistic c ommunications. Harking back to the tradition of monasteries and ashrams, schools interspersed preparation in practical life accomplishments with academic instruction. As the clip goes on within the overall context of diminution of local economic systems, these went into diminution and decay under colonial regulation. Intentionally the policy was employed by the authorities to pass over out this community based schooling, and replace it with an foreign theoretical account. In 1931, Gandhi alleged that ‘ today India is more illiterate than it was 50 or a 100 old ages ago ‘ ( M.K.Gandhi 1931, Dharampal 2000 ) . He besides added that British decision makers had ‘aˆÂ ¦.scratched the dirt and begun to look at the root, and left the root like that and beautiful tree perished. ‘ Autochthonal instruction was replaced by an foreigner and rootless, intentionally set up, as it was explained by Lord Macaulay ( 1835 ) , to ‘form a category who interprets between us and the 1000000s we govern. Despite the transportation of power in 1947, Indian schools continued in the same mold. Some alterations were introduced: the authorities expanded its range and web of schools in both rural and urban countries and local slang linguistic communications were accepted as medium of direction in these schools. Today we have huge web and figure of authorities in our state and turning figure of private tally establishments. Yet, the basic format remained the unchanged, a big figure of school today based on derivative and mechanistic theoretical account. They are designed to bring forth persons who fit into modern society and its ( Consumerist and competitory ) Valuess, and are easy to regulate since they learn to be extremely disciplined within hierarchal, centrally administered establishments. Schooling therefore, tends to reenforce societal inequalities-Class, caste and gender. Affluent Children go to in private run schools, while hapless attend schools run by the province because for hap less entree to private school has become the dream. Despite of Vital differences in installations and support, all these schools portion a similar ethos. The acclivity is on absorbing information instead on original thought and imaginativeness. The set up is centralised and bureaucratic, instructors distanced from pupils largely simply making a occupation, while school act as a bringing points for a set course of study and content. Schools generate ‘failures ‘ in big scale-contributing to crises of assurance at national degree.Early PioneersAlternative or the experimental acquisition to the educational system began to emerge every bit early as the late nineteenth and the early 20th century ‘s. Some of these attempts truly tag a important alteration and their attempts are still seeable. Social reformists began researching alternate instruction by the late of 19th century. Swami Vivekananda, Dayanand Saraswati, Syed Ahmed Khan, Jyotiba Phule, Savitribai Phule and others promoted the thought of instruction as a force fo r societal regeneration, and set up schools/institutions toward this terminal. Vivekananda and Dayanand Saraswati combined spiritual revival with societal service/ political work, through the Rama krishna Mission and Arya Samaj Schools severally. Syed Ahmed Khan set up the Aligarh Muslim University ( originally, Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College ) , with the ends of leaving modern instruction without compromising on Islamic Values. Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule were actively concerned with get the better ofing the societal inequalities. They chiefly work with the dalit kids and miss schooling in Maharashtra. There were some Significant educationalists emerges in half of the 20th century included Rabindra Nath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Jiddu Krishnamurthy, Gijubhai Badheka And Sri Aurobindo. By the mid of the 1920s and 1930s, these loyalists had created the figure of feasible theoretical accounts of alternate acquisition, as a considered response to the ailments of mainstream instruction. Some of the thoughts were in confederation with the battles for national Independence and the revival of Indian society. The ‘alternatives ‘ emphatic committednesss, and mutual links between school and the society. Rabindranath Tagore pointed out several restrictions of school set up by colonial governments, in his Hagiographas Shikhar Her Fer ( 1893 ) and Shikhar Bahan ( 1915 ) . As a kid, Tagore had refused to go to School ; he subsequently wrote, ‘What tortured me in my school yearss was the fact that the school has non the completeness of the universe. It was a particular agreement fo r giving lessonsaˆÂ ¦But kids are in love with life, and it is their first love. All its coloring material and motion attract their eager attending. And are quite certain of our wisdom in smothering this love? We rob the kid of his Earth to learn him geographics, of linguistic communication to learn him grammaraˆÂ ¦Child-Nature protest against such catastrophe with all its power of agony, subdued at last into silence by penalty. ‘ ( Tagore, in Chakravarty1961, pg 218 ; in Prasad2005, pg81 ) . Tagore set up his ain option to the predominating educational system: Vishwa Bharati in Shantiniketan, Bengal. Classes here, were- and still are held in the lap of nature. Vishwa Bharati becomes a Centre for excellence in art and aesthetics, originative activities and consciousness of local every bit good as universe civilizations. Gandhi ‘s position resembles Tagore ‘s in the accent on contextually relevant instruction, mother lingua as the medium of direction, and resistance to examination-oriented studious stretch. He translated his vision into pattern through a series of school, get downing in Phoenix Farm and Tolstoy Farm in South Africa and go oning into schools set up in Champaran, Sabarmati, Wardha and many other parts of India. Gandhi developed Nai Taleem or Basic Education in which pupils giving few hours daily to academic chases, and the remainder of the twenty-four hours to the public presentation of ‘Bread Labour ‘ that includes trade work, agribusiness, cookery, cleansing and related undertakings. His attack to instruction aimed at beef uping village life and communities. Equally early as 1917, When Gandhi began five little schools for provincials ‘children in Champaran, so he said, â€Å" The thought is to acquire clasp of as many kids as possible and give them an a ll unit of ammunition instruction, a good cognition of Hindi or Urdu and through that medium, cognition of arithmetic, basicss of history and geographics, simple scientific rules and some industrial preparation. No cut and dried course of study has yet been prepared because harmonizing to him I am traveling on a unconquered path. I look upon you present system with horror and misgiving. Alternatively of developing the moral and mental modules of the small kids it dwarfs them. Phase trades, humanistic disciplines, athleticss and jubilation of festivals from all faith were of import parts of Nai taleem. In Nai Taleem there were no text editions as such, but pupils were invariably encouraged to utilize library and can acquire the cognition of diverse field. In the library instruction is non merely the motivation but exposure to different field or topics are besides required. Educationist Gijubhai Badheka emphasised on kids ‘s demand for an atmosphere nurturing independency and autonomy. He gave this thought an institutional footing by set uping Bal Mandir in Gujarat in 1920, and in his Hagiographas, he identified the different aspects of thought. Gijubhai ‘s Divaswapna ( 1990 ) is the fabricated narrative of a instructor who rejects the Orthodox civilization of instruction. This authoritative piece of composing by him outputs rich penetrations into effectual instruction, as it describes experiments in instruction undertaken by an inspires instructor in a ordinary small town school. Gijubhai explains and clearly showed that how to learn history, geographics, linguistic communication and other topics through narratives and rimes, in a manner that appealed to kids. He believed in eliciting the kid ‘s wonder in a 1000 and one things runing from insects to stars, instead than routine text edition learning. Gijubhau wrote a figure of books an d brochures for parents, instructors, general readers and capturing narratives and poetries for kids. J. Krishnamurti excessively thought of instruction in connexion with the whole of life. It is non something stray, prima to disaffection. He looks closely at the procedure of larning in relation to human life. In the life of Krishnamurti, pupul jayakar quotes him speech production of that period in his life some 75 old ages subsequently. â€Å" The male child had ever said, ‘ I will make whatever you want ‘ . There was an component of subservience, obeisance. The male child was obscure, unsure, and ill-defined ; he did n't look to care what was go oning. He was like a vas, with a big hole in it, whatever was put in, went through, nil remained. â€Å" ( J. Krishnamurti: a life. Arkana,1996 ) . He noted that the instructors have a duty to guarantee that'aˆÂ ¦when kid leaves the school, he is good established in goodness both externally and inside ‘ . Krishnamurti set up two schools in the 1930s, Rajghat Besant School in Varanasi, UP and the Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh, over the decennaries, the KFI ( Krishnamurti Foundation of India ) has kept alive its committedness to meaningful instruction, spread outing its web of schools to Chennai, Uttarkashi, Bangalore and Pune. Like Gijubhai ‘s and Gandhi ‘s schools, KFI has shown that alternate instruction can be made accessible to those from underprivileged backgrounds every bit good. Learning ends are individualised for each kid, and learning AIDSs are carefully designed utilizing cards, books, marionettes, narratives and local stuff. A visit to any of this school of Krishnamurti bring to his idea: ‘Education is non merely to go through scrutiny, take a grade and a occupation, acquire married and settle down, but besides to be able to listen to the birds, to see the sky, to see the extraordinary beauty of a tree, and the form of hills, and to experience with them, to be truly, straight in touch with them. ‘Mainstreaming OptionsInvention of Alternatives Schools can distribute to mainstream Education?Though it might look disconnected and confusing, the landscape of alternate schooling is surely fertile! From the scope of schools discussed before, it is clear that there are people scattered across the different parts of the state, woolgathering of a different sort of instruction, and many who are really populating out their dreams. Most of the experiments are little but basically replicable. They reached out their mark population in a meaningful ways to diverse kids, from the different economic backgrounds and from diverse societal scenes. Several Experiments are clustered in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra with the scattering in other topographic points including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bengal, Gujarat, Delhi, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and others. It is informative to retrieve that sometimes, there is no difficult and fast line spliting the mainstream from the option. Even hardcore ‘mainstream ‘ schools bit by bit follow some elements of ‘alternative ‘ acquisition in their teaching method to learn the kids. Tonss of primary and nursery schools across the state have for case have adopted the some elements of Montessori and play manner methods, through which kids enjoy the acquisition and catch the technique more rapidly and expeditiously. Widespread inquiring has propelled even the authorities to show in some betterments. Therefore, non formal instruction runs links instruction to societal consciousness. The Bihar Education Project ( in partnership with UNICEF ) has opened Charwaha Vidyalayas ( for kids croping animate beings ) and Angana paathshalas ( courtyard schools for misss in distant countries ) . The Cardinal authorities ‘s ‘ Education Guarantee Scheme, and Alternative and Innovative Education Scheme ‘ employ flexible schemes for out of school kids, including span classs, back to school cantonments and residential cantonments for accelerated acquisition. In some of these, larning results have proved to be of rather a high criterion ( Education for All 2005 ) . Premier teacher developing establishments such as the District Institutes for instruction and preparation ( DIET ) have incorporated a few originative, kid centred teaching methods. The NCERT has devised a new, province of art curricular model for school instruction. Yes all this is still a far call from the realization from the full blown options. It is truly sad to cognize that mainstream instruction still dominates the lives of the huge bulk of Indian kids. It chiefly depends upon its philosophical foundation which rest on big graduated table, centralised, scrutiny oriented instruction, with flexible day-to-day agendas and stiff course of study. In India they are many such illustrations which can be illustrated to a figure of groups who were engaged in seting in their best attempts to convey about important alteration in the field of instruction. They believe in their ain work it does non count to them that their attempt was non in the big graduated table or that it was non seeable to all people in the state. They think that if they or their work even act upon the few immature heads, they set us believing about the tremendous possibilities that would open up if the if local or national authorities support this alterations. The authorities poli cy to put up a National Institute of Open Schooling ( NIOS ) was found to be the most popular and important measure toward betterment in the field of instruction. Such a measure opens the door to informal and individualized gait of acquisition, which was welcomed by most of the alternate schools. Indeed it was the first clip when alternate acquisition was coming on their way of chief watercourse professional instruction. With this authorities enterprise to open NIOS has made possible the followers: The gap of school for slow scholars Inclusive instruction for the otherwise able along with ‘normal ‘ kids. Delinking of the methodological analysis of a larning programme from the stringent demands of the Board Examination. Addressing the different gait of acquisition. Giving a point of entry to the mainstream from an alternate paradigm. In Pedagogy of Hope, Freire writes, ‘ I do non understand human being, and the battle needed to better it, apart from hope and dream ‘ ( Freire 1996 ) . Keeping the hope alive is non easy. To even place and research bing ‘alternatives'-however they may be possibility of being imperfect and uncomplete but still it is an exercising in hope. So today it is really necessary demand to make and remain near to mainsprings of alternate educational thinking-which cuddles within the visions of wider transformative socio-political alterations. These options will go on to develop, spread out and widen. We are required to cast the impression that ‘There is No Alternative ‘ and alternatively, work toward conveying and actively progressively cohesive, meaningful options to the society.Why such Education is needed?Harmonizing to Martha C. Nussbaum, she explains in one of her article that Public instruction is important ingredients for the wellness of democracy. Recently there are many enterprises has been taken around the universe in the field of instruction, nevertheless they are chiefly narrow down their focal point on scientific discipline and engineering, pretermiting the of import topic such as humanistic disciplines and humanistic disciplines. They besides focus on the internalisation of information, instead than on the formation of the pupil ‘s critical and inventive capacities. The writer demonstrated the unrecorded illustration which she has experienced in Bihar with the one of the Patna centred Non authorities administration named Adithi. When they reached a topographic point near to Nepalese boundary line, they found really meager installations. Teaching is done largely outside the schoolroom on the land, or under the shadiness of barn. Students were enduring from basic installations such as paper and merely few slates were available that has to be passed manus to manus. However it was originative instruction. Following she visited the girl literacy plan, house in a caducous following door. The day-to-day agenda of misss were small busy as in the forenoon they went for herding of the caprine animal, So there categories began around 4p.m. about 15 misss in entire comes to this individual schoolrooms age 6-15 old ages for three hours of after work acquisition. There are no desks, no chairs, no chalkboard are available, and there is merely few slates and spot of chalks but these job does non halt misss from coming to the category and the passion of the instructor is besides one of the major factor of this binding. The instructor is themselves among the hapless rural adult females assisted by the Adithi plan. . Proudly the misss brought in the caprine animals that they had been able to purchase from the nest eggs account they have jointly established in their group. Mathematicss is taught in portion by concentrating on such practical issues. Author thinks that there are many things to larn fro m given illustrations but few of them can be: foremost, the close linkage between instruction and critical thought about one ‘s societal environment ; 2nd, the accent on the humanistic disciplines as cardinal facets of the educational experience ; third, the intense passion and investing of the instructors, their delectation in the advancement and besides the individualism of their pupils. Now the writer elaborates theoretical account of instruction for democratic citizenship. Harmonizing to her there are three types of capacities are indispensable to the cultivation of democratic citizenship in the today ‘s universe ( Nussbaum, 1997 ) . The First is a Capacity stressed by both Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru. They emphasise on the capacity for critical scrutiny of oneself and one ‘s traditions, for populating what we may follow Socrates ; we may name ‘the examined life ‘ . This capacity can merely be obtain if we train one ‘ ego, Training this capacity requires developing the capacity to ground logically, to prove what one what he or she reads or says for consistence of logical thinking, rightness of fact, and truth of judgement. Testing of this kind often creates new challenges to tradition, as Socrates knew good when he defended himself against the charge of ‘corrupting the immature ‘ But he defended his activity on the evidence s that democracy needs citizens. Critical thought is peculiarly important for good citizenship in a society that needs and required to come to clasps with the presence of people who differ by ethnicity, caste, and faith. Then after she describes the 2nd portion of the her proposal Citizens who cultivate their capacity for effectual democratic citizenship demand, farther, an ability to see themselves as non merely citizens of some local part or group, but besides, and above wholly, as human existences bound to all other human existences by ties of acknowledgment and concern. It is really indispensable that they have to understand both the differences that make understanding hard between groups and states and the shared human demands and involvements that make understanding indispensable, if common jobs are to be solved. This means larning rather a batch both about states other than one ‘s ain and about the different groups that are portion of one ‘s ain nation.This undert aking includes demoing pupils how and why different groups interpret grounds otherwise and build different narrations. Even the best text edition will non win at this complex undertaking unless it is presented together with a teaching method that fosters critical thought, the critical examination of conflicting beginning stuffs, and active acquisition ( larning by making ) about the troubles of building a historical narration. This brings me to the 3rd portion of my proposal. As the narrative of the dowery drama in Bihar indicates, citizens can non believe good on the footing of factual cognition entirely. The 3rd ability of the citizen, closely related to the first two, can be called the narrative imaginativeness. This means the ability to believe what it might be like to be in the places of a individual different from oneself, to be an intelligent reader of that individual ‘s narrative, and to understand the emotions and wants and desires that person so located might hold. A s Tagore wrote, †we may go powerful by cognition, but we attain fullness by sympathy aˆÂ ¦ But we find that this instruction of understanding is non merely consistently ignored in schools, but it is badly repressed † ( Tagore, 1961, p. 219 ) . Finally, the humanistic disciplines are great beginnings of joy – and this joy carries over into the remainder of a kid ‘s instruction. Amita Sen ‘s book approximately Tagore as choreographer, competently entitled Joy in All Work, shows how all the ‘regular ‘ instruction in Santiniketan, which enabled these pupils to execute really good in standard scrutinies, was infused with delectation because of the manner in which it was combined with dance and vocal. Children do non like to sit still all twenty-four hours ; but they besides do non cognize automatically how to show emotion with their organic structures in dance. Tagore ‘s expressive, but besides disciplined, dance government was an indispensable beginning of creativeness, thought, and freedom for all students, but peculiarly for adult females, whose organic structures had been taught to be shame-ridden and inexpressive ( Amita Sen, 1999 ) .Narrative of a BirdA really beautiful narrative has b een demonstrated by the writer about the instruction that if there is no proper counsel is given to teacher towards the kids, so it led to the terrible harm to child ‘s head. Harmonizing to her there is no more fantastic word picture of what is incorrect with an instruction based on mere proficient command and rote acquisition than Tagore ‘s sad narrative ‘The Parrot ‘s Training ‘ . A certain Raja had a bird that he loved. He wanted to educate it, because he thought ignorance was a bad thing. His initiates convinced him that the bird must travel to school. The first thing that had to be done was to give the bird a suited building for his schooling: so they build a brilliant aureate coop. The following thing was to acquire good text editions. The initiates said, †Textbooks can ne'er be excessively many for our intent. † Scribes worked twenty-four hours and dark to bring forth the needed manuscripts. Then, instructors were employed. Somehow or other they got rather a batch of money for themselves and built themselves good houses. When the Raja visited the school, the instructors showed him the methods used to teach the parrot. †The method was so colossal that the bird looked laughably unimportant in comparing. The Raja was satisfied that there was no defect in the agreements. As for any ailment from the bird itself, that merely could non be expec ted. Its pharynx was so wholly choked with the foliages from the books that it could neither whistle nor whisper. † The lessons continued. One twenty-four hours, the bird died. Cipher had the least thought how long ago this had happened. The Raja ‘s nephews, who had been in charge of the instruction ministry, reported to the Raja: †Sire, the bird ‘s instruction has been completed. † †Does it skip? † he Raja enquired. †Never! † said the nephews. †Does it wing? † †No. † †Bring me the bird, † said the Raja. The bird was brought to him, guarded by the kotwal and the sepoys and the sowars. The Raja poked its organic structure with his finger. Merely its interior dressing of book-leaves rustled. Outside the window, the mutter of the spring zephyr amongst the freshly budded Asoka leaves made the April forenoon wistful. ( Tagore, 1994 ) This fantastic narrative barely needs commentary. Its important po int is that educationalists tend to bask speaking about themselves and their ain activity, and to concentrate excessively small on the little stamp kids whose avidity and wonder should be the nucleus of the educational enterprise. Tagore idea that kids were normally more alive than grownups, because they were less weighted down by wont. The undertaking of instruction was to avoid killing off that wonder, and so to construct outward from it, in a spirit of regard for the kid ‘s freedom and individualism instead than one of hierarchal infliction of information. I do non hold with perfectly everything in Tagore ‘s educational ideal. For illustration, I am less anti-memorization than Tagore was. Memorization of fact can play a valuable and even a necessary function in giving students bid over their ain relationship to history and political statement. That is one ground why good text editions are of import, something that Tagore would hold disputed. But about the big point I am absolutely in understanding: instruction must get down with the head of the kid, and it must hold the end of increasing that head ‘s freedom in its societal environment, instead than killing it off.

Of White Hairs and Cricket

â€Å"A Horse and Two Goats† is a short story written by R. K. Narayan, from India. Basically, the story is about two individuals, an American and an Indian, trying to converse and communicate, but they can not seem to understand each other because of the lack of knowledge in the other’s language and culture. The story spans a very short time, perhaps a half an hour. As it is revealed in the very beginning of the story, it takes place in a very small village called Kiritam, which is only represented by a tiny dot on the local survey map. The narration of the story goes chronologically, in a third-person omniscient view, with the main characters being an American tourist and an old Indian man. Both of the characters seem a little bit ignorant and ethnocentric, as none of them have competent background knowledge of the other’s culture and language. The fact that they can not understand each other can be looked upon as the main conflict. However, by what is told, it seems like if the American should know more about Indian culture, than what the old man should know about the western ways. This is because the American is a wealthy person, probably a businessman, from New York, who has had a lifelong dream of visiting and seeing India. Somebody like this should probably had more cultural knowledge that what is shown. Along with this, he shows lack of respect when he sees a statue he finds to his liking, and wants it in his possession at once. He thinks he can just purchase it from the old man, without considering what the statue means for him or the native people. This way, the American is presented as a typical wealthy western person, who is quite materialistic and thinks that money solves all problems. What can be considered as odd, and perhaps just another example of western ignorance, is that the American naturally assumes that because the old man stands beside the statute, he owns it.