Change

Don’t walk in the corner of other people’s clothes.

Don’t do things according to other people’s faces.

It’s an asymmetrical life.

The 180-degree diagonal line can support you to stand?

Some gravitational forces are invisible.

It doesn’t come from the outside.

It’s the slant of your perception.

There are some things you can ignore

Why do things that others can do but don’t want to do?

Change is your theme.

Time is a straight line.

Is indispensable.

Written in Shanghai on January 2, 2025

Tese’s Historic Visit

I visited the 1917 birth

place of America’s first president

of Catholic and Irish descent.

In the historically significant

town of America’s northeast.

Once identified as the disdainful

“Beantown.”

It got me so thrilled that all I could

utter in my amazement and wildest

fascination was a jaw rending wow!!

The artefacts, the vintage furniture,

the early 20th century switch hook,

the relics of the sitting room, bedrooms,

bathrooms, restrooms and kitchen,

all aged a century plus.

The home the all time American great;

John Fitzgerald once called his childhood

home.

The childhood residence of Joe the ill-fated air man.

The childhood residence of the ambitious but tragically mowed down Bob.

The childhood residence of decades long lawmaker, Ted.

And the childhood residence of poor Kathleen, disabled Rosemary, and the athletic and philanthropic Eunice.

For me, it was nothing more than a metamorphosis of abstract history

brought to the fruition of tangible reality.

Umring bo‘yi ishonging kelar
Buyuk bo‘lib tug‘ilganingga.
Farishtalar ishora qilar
Deya  ko‘kdan sen kelganingga.

Umr o‘tdi. Chang – to‘zon aro
Bilmay bormi yo eding yo‘qdan.
Yerostiga chorlaydi sado,
Lek ishorat bo‘lmadi ko‘kdan.

● Alexander Arkadyevich Feinberg

You believe throughout your life,
That you born being great, talented
Born once in a million.
Wait for angels to prove that.
Time has gone, life ended
Without purpose and achievement
You’ve realized nothing.
Next life is waiting you, but no prove yet

● Translation by Shukurilloyeva Lazzatoy Shamshodovna

CAUSES AND TREATMENTS OF PNEUMONIA IN YOUNG CHILDREN

Abstract: This article provides information on the causes, symptoms, prevention strategies, and treatment methods of pneumonia, a disease commonly observed in children, especially during the winter season. Pneumonia is a significant respiratory infection that affects millions of children worldwide, leading to substantial illness and mortality. Understanding the various aspects of pneumonia can help take active measures to reduce its impact on children’s health.

Keywords: Pneumonia, Respiratory tract infection, TORCH infection, CBC, ESR, CRP, Treatment, Prevention.

Introduction: Every year, pneumonia is diagnosed in 17 million people worldwide. The mortality rate due to lung disease is very high, accounting for 8-9%. Pneumonia is an inflammatory process in lung tissue. In most cases, the disease is caused by infectious agents. The modes of infection transmission vary, often being spread through airborne droplets.

Main Section: Causes of Pneumonia:

Infectious (bacterial) – caused by bacteria like pneumococci, staphylococci, streptococci, etc.

Viral – caused by various viruses such as RSV and adenovirus.

Fungal – caused by molds, yeast fungi, and pneumocysts.

Mixed – in some cases, the lungs may be infected by multiple pathogens simultaneously.

Additionally, parasites can also cause pneumonia. Pneumonia tends to be more severe in children than in adults due to their underdeveloped immune system and mucociliary clearance.

Symptoms in Children:

Fever: 38-39°C or higher.

Cough: Dry or with phlegm.

Breathing difficulties: Rapid or labored breathing (fast deep breaths, shortness of breath).

Chest pain: Worsens during breathing or coughing.

Pale or bluish skin: Cyanosis due to low oxygen levels.

Loss of appetite: Refusal to eat, vomiting, or weakness.

Fatigue and weakness: Child becomes easily tired and inactive.

Abdominal pain or diarrhea.

Risk Factors During Pregnancy:

TORCH infections: Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella virus, CMV, Herpes simplex virus.

Influenza and respiratory infections.

Bacterial infections: Streptococcus group B, chlamydia, gonorrhea.

Maternal fever during pregnancy (hyperthermia).

Maternal chronic diseases: Diabetes, tuberculosis.

Passive smoking.

Vitamin and nutritional deficiencies.

Diagnostic Methods:

Complete blood count (CBC).

ESR (Erythrocyte sedimentation rate).

CRP (C-reactive protein).

Blood gas analysis.

Bacteriological analysis.

Immunological tests.

Treatment Methods: Bacterial Pneumonia:

Antibiotics such as penicillin, amoxicillin, and cephalosporins.

Viral Pneumonia:

Antiviral drugs (e.g., Oseltamivir).

Symptomatic treatment (antipyretics like paracetamol and ibuprofen).

Fungal Pneumonia:

Antifungal medications (e.g., Fluconazole).

Supportive Care:

Oxygen therapy.

Hydration and nutrition support.

Chest physiotherapy.

Prevention Measures:

Vaccination against pneumococcus and Haemophilus influenzae.

Healthy lifestyle practices.

Breastfeeding.

Maintaining hygiene and avoiding passive smoking.

Conclusion: Pneumonia is a serious health threat, especially for young children. Early diagnosis, proper treatment, and preventive strategies like vaccination and hygiene practices are crucial in reducing its impact. Strengthening healthcare services and raising awareness among parents can further aid in preventing childhood pneumonia.

References:

.Internal Diseases: Medical-Scientific Edition by Abdugaffor Gadayev. Tashkent: Muharrir Publishing, 2020.

.Hospital Pediatrics, edited by Prof. S.A. Rakhimov, Prof. A.R. Isroilov. Tashkent, 2010.

Children’s Diseases by T.A. Daminov, B.T. Kholmatova, U.R. Boboyeva. Tashkent, 2012, p.159.

United Nations Children’s Fund. 2020. Pneumonia. Available at: https:/ /data.unic ef.org / topic/childhealt h/pneumonia/

Community-acquired pneumonia in children: prevalence, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention // Scientific-practical program. Moscow: Original Maket, 2011, p.64.

Clinical Pharmacology: National Guidelines edited by Yu.B. Belousova, V.G. Kukesa, V.K. Lepakhina et al. Moscow: GEOTAR-Media, 2009, p.976.

Sylvia Plath’s Lady Lazarus and Daddy

Examine close reading of Sylvia Plath’s poems “Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” with critical perspectives and textual references in association with the thesis statement that “Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” both rebel coercion confinement of patriarchy and misogyny.

(Image of Sylvia Plath, young white woman with brown hair and eyes, yellow v-neck sweater, red lipstick and a headband)

Examine close reading of Sylvia Plath’s poems “Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” with critical perspectives and textual references in association with the thesis statement that “Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” both rebel coercion and confinement of patriarchy and misogyny.

Sylvia Plath’s “Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” are conical works of transcendentalist American feminism posthumously anthologized in the poetry collection Ariel in 1965. American poetesses’ egotistical individuality and romanticist fantasy of selfhood quest crusading the forces of sublimity is universally foreshadowed by the phenomenal poems. Gloom and doom, dark humour and black humour engender the motifs of revenge and memory through mythologization, poeticization, psychologization, romanticization and/or fantasization in these quasi-confessional and quasi autobiographical elegies.

“Lady Lazarus” is a vindication of the temptation of fate as implied in the poetical rhetorics: “Herr God, Herr Lucifer”/ “Beware/ Beware”. Epiphanic voice of the romanticist egomaniacal heroine of femininity is reflected in the biblical figuration of the transformative poetess. The resurrectionist figuration is an avenging phoenix that transcends the contemporary recalcitrant barriers of race, class, ethnicity, gender, nationality and culture[al] stereotyp[ical]es expectations of the hackneyed microcosm. This overarching feminist emancipation salvages herself by historicizing in the hyperbolic figurative tropes foreshadowing: “Out of the ash/ I rise with my red hair/ And I eat men like air.” Etherealism and surrealism surmounts in the reincarnation and resurrection impresarios of “Lady Lazarus”.

On the contrary, “Daddy” was merely the first jet of flames from a literary dragon, who in the last years of her life breathed a burning river of bale across the literary landscape. “Daddy” is a subversive indictment of overarching feminism harbouring cantankerousness and obstreperousness against patriarchal dominance. “Daddy, daddy, you bastard. I’m through…” is the culmination of a matriarchal feminist stance of the woman poet in accord with the second and third wave of feminism epochs. American poetess Sylvia Plath’s invocation of fascism and nazism is entwined in the impresario that she envisions witnessing renderings of holocaust Nazi cremation of the extermination in concentration camps and the associated violence and trauma of survivialhood. This documentary testament bears antisemitism as projected by the figurative tropes: “my skin/bright as a Nazi lampshade” and “my face…/… Jewish linen”. 

Quintessential poetry of the grotesquery of suffering and vulnerability are starkly evident in both the poems. In comparison, both of these poems are embodiments of empowered femininity through canonical works of women writing. “Lady Lazarus” fictional character and poetic personae reawakens and resurrects the graveyard tombed femininity in avenging the suicidal despair—-”It’s a theatrical comeback in broadway” echoes and resonates the revenge fantasy of impulsive and ironwilled “Lady Lazarus’s” femininity—a noteworthy exploration of second and third wave feminism. In contrast, “Daddy” disempowers patriarchal subjectivity of the object of male gaze, which views womanhood and femininity as commodities of objectification and fetishization.

“And a head in the freakish Atlantic/ Where it pours bean-green over blue/ In the waters of the beautiful Nauset”. Elegiac diatribe imperils the fatherly figure’s imperious and domineering spirits: closure of relationship; association to racism of antisemitism: furtherance to the testament of burgeoning and full fledged feminist movements. In a nutshell, “Daddy” is a melodramatic treasure hunt of communion of torture, trauma, massacre, sacrifical martyrdom and survivalist victimhood. Cultural appropriation of the imaginary Plathian canonical homeland casts a role as the subversive counter cultural feminine speaking back to the dominant masculinist authoritarianism and hegemony. Moreover, obituary and elegy of the electra complex critiquing the fascist vampiric perpetrator’s predatoriness as morbidly entrenched within the masculinist domain. Perceptive subjectivity of being deported to the Holocaust concentration camp is envisioned and foretold by the metaphors of apocalyptic gloom and doom as embodied by the wretchedness and viciousness of fathers and husbands in general. Despite the heritage of the dictatorial regime and patriarchal misogyny, “Every woman adores a fascist” … “And get back, back, back to you.” 

“Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” voices puritanical spirits of protest against rigidified and terroristic visions of male power and masculinist authority. These poems canonize themselves as transgressive dialects transforming invisibility to visibility and private as public. 

Further Reading, References, Endnotes and Podcasts

Stripped Cover Lit Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath Poetry Discussion: Summary, Analysis, Interpretation, Review

A Lecture on Sylvia Plath’s “Lady Lazarus” and “Daddy” John Pistelli

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Sylvia Plath, Cliffs Notes on American Poets of the 20th Century Mary Ellen Snodgrass, M.A. University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Lincoln, Nebraska, pp. 211-217, 2000.

“Daddy” Jacqueline Rose, Bloom’s Modern Critical Views: Sylvia Plath (2007), Bloom’s Literary Criticism, pp. 38-51

Chapter Title: Plath’s Bodily Ego Restaging the Sublime, Book Title: Women Poets and the American Sublime, Joanne Feit Diehl, Indiana University Press (1990) pp. 1-32

Wikipedia Readings

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the breakfast of a champion

leftovers and

christmas cookies

the breakfast

of a champion

how much liquor

in the coffee this

morning

whatever it takes

to avoid the inevitable

chasing death like

a whore in church

that dark haired vixen

of the teenage years

imagine if she would

have said yes and all

this bullshit would

have never happened

imagine if you were

actually someone

worth saying yes

to

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a visit to the doctor before a snowstorm

blood pressure of

someone in perfect

health

blood sugar of

someone that will

be dead in a few

months

more scratches of

the head than i have

seen in years

but as always

what designer drug

will the insurance

pay for

i guess the pain

can wait

i suppose all this

booze is here for

a reason

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flirting with disaster

one of these nights

one of these drinks

will probably kill

me

i feel like i am an

expert at flirting

with disaster

a quick tongue

will get you

places in these

sordid circles

she does believe

we are going to

spend forever

in harmony

i hate to break

it to her

but the chances

of that happening

are even worse

than my impending

doom

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just a few inches

snow on the way

now the panic

will set in

long lines for

gas and groceries

jesus christ

just a few inches

some stupid fuck

will ask where

the hell is global

warming now

this is when i

would love to

grab him and

tell him about

the good ole’

days of four

fucking seasons

instead of just

hot and cold

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into something beautiful

and here comes

this angel willing

to grab me by the

throat and drag me

into this century

of course, as much

as i want to believe

she has my best

interests in mind

this fucking wall

i have been building

won’t allow my

complete belief to

grow into something

beautiful

this is where the

distance apart

is my friend

allows me many

miles to get my

split brain back

into one

i hope those stunning

eyes meet me on some

edge of the world

and we both decide

to fucking jump

J.J. Campbell (1976 – ?) is a 3 time Best of the Net nominee and a recent Pushcart Prize nominee. He’s been recently published at The Beatnik Cowboy, The Dope Fiend Daily, Disturb the Universe Magazine, Horror Sleaze Trash and Yellow Mama. He is currently working on a yet to be titled book of new poems. You can find him most of the time on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)