in the islamic civilization and our era, a lot of literary critics became famous, but we hardly ever remember the writer of alghadir, alameh abdulhussein amini, as a great literary critic. in fact he is skillful in his work and use exact meaning in his literature works. yet the writers have forgotten him as a literary critic or theyhave indicated that they forget him. in this essay, i would lik...

On tip-toe, I peer curiously into the window of his mind. I don't know if he feels the touch of my hand as I stroke his face, or if he hears the sound of my voice as I speak to him. I don't know if he comprehends the music and meaning in my words when I tell him that I love him. I doubt that he understands what has become of him: his beautiful, well-educated brain and once-athletic body have be...

It had been a busy morning in the hospital with surgeries, rounds, and outpatient department visits. I enjoyed the few minutes of solitude as I drove to the nursing home to see my friend Bert. He sat, slouched over, in a geriatric chair and ever so slowly sat up when I spoke to him. His expressionless face could no longer welcome me, yet his trembling hands reached out to grasp mine. I sat clos...

A previously healthy 5-weekold boy who was born at term is brought to the emergency department. His mother reports that she had placed him on his side with a support pillow after breast-feeding him before she went to take a shower. Upon returning to check on him, she found him in prone position, with his nose and mouth in the mattress, “struggling” to breathe; his face was red. The mother thoug...

the fundamental doctrine of eastern culture is based on the ethics. this is a thought found in every, even tiny, lesson taught to the children. in fact, all the values are takes from the life, even apparently materialistic but spiritual deep inside. here, in order to exalt the soul and to fulfill the valuable status an endless effort of the man is taken in his life. therefore, no boundary can b...

worrier home, sits with him at table, accompanies him on his travels, and exhibits him in all his familiar unattractiveness. In his chapter on obsessions he points out their presence in childhood, and their persistence under different forms in many adults. An amusing instance quoted is that of "a boy who had to touch everyone wearing anything red. On one occasion his whole family lost their tra...