A physical therapist is testing the triceps muscle strength…

A physical therapist is testing the triceps muscle strength in a patient with a C7 spinal cord injury. The patient’s shoulder is internally rotated and adducted, with the forearm positioned above the abdomen in neutral pronation/supination. The elbow is fully flexed. The therapist supports the patient’s arm and asks the patient to “Straighten your arm.” The patient is able to extend the elbow. Which muscle grade best describes this response?

Compare and contrast the image in the first stanza of the ki…

Compare and contrast the image in the first stanza of the kite that the wind keeps “in the air above  the trees” (line 8) and the image in the last stanza of the “black umbrella, / blooming like an ancient  flower.” What might each image represent for the immigrant family?