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Patriarchal Relationships in GenesisThe relationship of father and sons in the book of Genesis best symbolizes fear, respect, and inequality. In terms of fear, it is defined as being afraid with another who has the power or status to affect the other person's choice. In addition, out of fear, respect comes after as people tend to become more willing to show their loyalty to the person with power in a specific relationship. Relationships are not always equal as one will be more powerful and create imbalances in the relationship making one stronger and the other weaker. Power in the book of Genesis means that having the ability to do something or act in a particular way to influence or direct someone that is in lower hierarchy. The most successful family in the book of Genesis is Abraham's because he has God to tell him what exactly would happen in the future. If he does something God does not like, God corrects him right away and this is also very obvious throughout the book of Genesis. In a patriarchal society, such as |
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A Doll's House and All My SonsConsider and evaluate the different ways writers of your chosen texts present the causes of conflict in relationships. In the two plays, "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen and "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller present causes of conflict within relationships in both similar and different ways between characters in the plays. The common themes are money, secrets, love, antagonists and social responsibility which I will explore in detail throughout this essay. At the time of production of both plays, we see a conflict between characters relationships through social and individual responsibility. In "A Doll's House," we see Torvald attacking Nora on this issue of responsibility. Torvald says to Nora "You are betraying your most sacred duty...Isn't it your duty to your husband and your children? You are a wife and a mother." By using second person personal pronouns such as 'you', Torvald is able to make his opinion personal to Nora and this adds an emphasis to the fact that this |
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The Indian Mutiny of 1857In May 1857, the mutiny of Indian soldiers against their British commanders at Meerut triggered a wave of revolts and rebellions throughout north and central India against British rule. These events, and the British responses to them, formed the conflict known to Westerners as the Indian Mutiny. In this conflict, the rebels had disparate and often competing objectives, such as the restoration of regional leaders and vengeance against the British, while the British themselves, with a force of predominantly Indian troops, sought to punish the rebels and reassert their control over India. Ultimately, the British were triumphant for three main reasons. First, the rebellion was not a national or nationalist revolt, but primarily limited to particular geographical areas and social groups in response to specific grievances. Second, the forces of the British had a unified purpose and a clear objective, in contrast to the rebels who struggled to attain common strategies and goals. Finally, the |
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Anglo-American Economic GeographyAssignment Discuss the intellectual history of Anglo-American economic geography since the Second World War. What does it say about the field? What does it say about the economy? Response Economic geographers consider geography to be essential for the understanding of the ways economies work. Geography, in terms of place, space and scale, is intrinsically present in all economic processes. Coe and his colleagues go as far as to suggest that "the set of approaches offered by the field of economic geography is best placed to help us appreciate and understand the modern economic world in all its complexity" (Coe, et al., 2007, p. xviii). In this essay the specific economic geography of Anglo-America will be explored following the Second World War. A study of this period shows how the field of economic geography has evolved whilst the economy has grown in prosperous times and fallen back into recession. The best definition and measurement of an economy is contentious. For the p |
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Civil Wars, Greed and GrievanceIntroduction The concrete reason that motivated civil war can only be traced to the motivation between greed and grievance. Usually, rebellion is triggered when rebels has the desire for wealth by seizing vital resources that fetch the nation huge money. While another form of rebels' desires to get rid of certain people or ethnic that has been ruling the nation arbitrarily, or some people with unfair governance (Collier 1999). Greed and grievance are an important element that is inseparable in explaining conflicts that escalate to Civil War. It has been a phenomenon that countries that have witnessed conflict were due to the motive of some group to take opportunities as rebellion against the government usually starting with grievance (Collier and Hoeffler 2004). Once a country falls into the trap of civil war, it becomes a continuous conflict. This is the main reason why countries that witness conflict are suffering from various problems that leave them with an indelible mark which fu |
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Summary of the Ukrainian-Russian ConflictThe Ukrainian revolution of February 2014 (also known as the Euro-Maidan Revolution or Revolution of Dignity Ukrainian: Революція гідності) took place after a series of violent events towards protesters in the capital of Kiev that culminated with the flight and subsequent impeachment of the then-President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych. This was immediately followed by a series of changes in quick succession in Ukraine's sociopolitical system, including the formation of a new interim government, the restoration of the previous constitution, and the call to hold impromptu presidential elections within months. After a first revolution, known as the Orange Revolution in 2004, Ukraine had been mired by years of corruption, mismanagement, lack of economic growth, currency devaluation, and an inability to secure funding from public markets. Because of this, Yanukovych sought to establish closer relations with the European Union (EU) and Russia in order |
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Setting in Young Goodman BrownNathaniel Hawthorne was one of the most brilliant writers of the 19th century. His prominent work "Young Goodman Brown," first published in 1835, contains many figurative elements which have a profound effect on the story. One of the effects playing a major role is the setting employed in the story which is predominantly used to create ambiguity. The narrator succeeds in contrasting the historical context and the environment in a way that suggests multiple meanings. Hawthorne arouses the following associations by choosing "Salem Village" (65) in the heart of the Puritan North England as the home of Young Goodman Brown. The town is not only known for its witch trials in 1692, a series of executions of people accused of witchcraft, among them also Sarah Cloyse and Martha Corey, mentioned in the story as "Goody Cloyse" (68) and "Goody Cory" (68) and its hostility towards the Quakers, a religious group imprisoned, tortured and even executed by the puritans, but also for the involvement of its puritan residents in King Philip's war. The devil claiming that he has helped Young Goodman Brown's gr |
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Spanking - The Wrong Way to DisciplineFor many generations the leading way to keep your kids in line was to give them a firm swat on the behind. Spanking your children has been around for years and most parents who spank their children were spanked when they were young. Spanking is done to keep your kids in line when they misbehave and to get a message through to them. I feel spanking is not the correct way to punish your children and there are plenty of other ways to punish your child effectively. Many parents who spank their children have been spanked themselves as a child. Most parents who were not spanked as a child don't spank their own kids. They feel as if it's wrong and find other ways to punish their children. Spanking is unnecessary and most of the time not effective. If a child is raised with limits and age-appropriate expectations they will grow up into self-disciplined adults. Children who are spanked are more likely to hit others. Children are more likely to hit their siblings and peers if spanked at home. They also tend to grow up into adults who hit their spouses as well, as a way of punishing of them. Kids who are spanked have a hard time regulating their emotions and get frustrate |
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Themes of Flying in Song of SolomonThe epigraph of the novel Song of Solomon states, "The fathers may soar-and the children may know their names." The theme of identity as a step in flying is clearly portrayed throughout the novel as Morrison writes of Milkman's journey to find his own identity in order to fly. All throughout his life, Milkman dreams of flying, but finds difficulty in completing his quest to solve the mystery of flying. Being hunted down by his best friend because of the gold that instigates his journey, Milkman's expedition is prolonged due to him being very distracted. Unknowingly, his quest to find the gold Macon Dead and Guitar Baines both desire leads to Milkman's finding of the true meaning of flying. He is able to realize the power of flight in the final moments of his journey. In her novel, Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison communicates that gaining self-knowledge allows for the freedom of flight. Morrison proves throughout the novel that the only way to fly is by abandoning all burdens |
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Economic Implications of the Ebola EpidemicMore than 1,900 people have died from Ebola in the four affected west African countries, but many more will suffer the economic consequences. The tiny post-conflict country has been growing at upwards of 8% over the last couple of years, but won't expect anything like that kind of luck now. Finance minister Amara Konneh says that's mostly because of damage done to mining, agriculture and service industries, as investors evacuate foreign workers, borders close, and international flights are suspended. Breadbasket regions are under quarantine, making agricultural trade impossible. Sime Darby, the world's largest listed producer of oil palm, is slowing production and Sifca Group, an Ivory Coast-based agribusiness, has halted rubber exports. Mr Konneh expects iron ore exports to fall in 2015 because investors like China Union and ArcelorMittal are scaling down their operations and putting expansion plans on hold. The finance ministry is bracing itself for up to $30m in lost revenues; a |
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Education Crisis in the United StatesThe education system in the United States is in crisis. Students who attend high-minority, low-income schools are less likely to achieve success than those who attend white, middle-income schools. This comes from a variety of traits present in low-income schools, including inadequate funding and resources and low parental involvement. Education in the United States is a positional good, which significantly decreases the relative value of our education system. Until this is remedied, there is little we can do to transform education reform in order to benefit disadvantaged and privileged populations alike. That being said, there are some changes we can implement that could help even out the education system and make education in the United States less of a positional good which mainly lie in diversifying the socioeconomics of cities and suburbs. I begin by addressing and defining various phrases within the prompt. A "positional good" is a good that is used as a symbol of statu |
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Patient Satisfaction - Emergency Room Follow-UpPatient satisfaction is significant to health care organizations as they compete for customer approval and public funding. As the amount of reimbursement dwindles, public funding is looking to patient satisfaction to determine the amount healthcare organizations are paid. Patient satisfaction is the driving force of healthcare organizations to be compensated. Being able to improve patient satisfaction is imperative for all healthcare employees (Spooner, 2003). Using a nurse-led telephone follow up is an effective way to communicate with patients (Cox & Wilson, 2003). Nurse-led follow-up services increase patient satisfaction because patients receive treatment specific to their individual needs (Anderson, 2010). Literature Review The emergency department is the initial point of contact for many people who need health services. The quality of care at this encounter will affect the way their hospital experience is perceived. There are several factors that influence patient satisfacti |
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Depressive Symptoms of Traumatic Brain InjuriesMajor Depressive Disorder (MDD) is found throughout the spectrum of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Cognition, psychosocial function, social roles, and functional outcomes (Hibbard, Ashman, Spielman, Chun, Charatz, & Melvin. 2004) are commonly negatively affected by depression after TBI. The article theorizes that "as persons with TBI improve functionally, they become more self-aware, and depression ensues as they struggle to accept the outcome of a life altering event." The study chose its participants from a pool of 1279 potential participants and narrowed it down to 471, who fit the inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria for the experiment included age at injury being between 14 to 65 years and the subject participated in a structured phone interview, during which a Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was completed. Nineteen percent of the group had clinically significant symptoms of depression according to the BDI-II test performed. The subjects were then divided by TBI severity and accessed. The subjects with a mild injury were defined as tho |
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New Zealand - Primary and Secondary EducationNew Zealand primary and secondary school curriculums have been changed and adapted regularly and considerably since the first nationwide mandated curriculum was introduced 1877. This essay will work to respond to the O'Neill, Clark and Openshaw (2004) statement; while identifying and explaining the ways in which the New Zealand curriculum has been changed and adapted from 1877 to 1970. This essay will do this by first, investigating the 1877 Education Act and examining the ways the New Zealand curriculum has been changed by several of processes over this time period. Second this essay will, explain how The Education Act made the curriculum to begin with, which showed what educators believed was most important in New Zealand education. Third this essay will explain how education for Maori students differed to Pakeha students. Next, this essay will discuss the role women played in the New Zealand education and curriculum. Last, this essay will investigate the Thomas Report produced in |
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Start Something That Matters by Blake MycoskieHave you ever thought of a unique invention or idea that could improve someone's life, but never had the guts to try and make it a reality? I think most of us have. People think of incredible ideas all the time and brush them to the side just because they're either scared they won't have enough money to make it happen or that the idea isn't good enough to actually make a difference. The reason I wanted to read the book "Start Something That Matters" by Blake Mycoskie is because he was able to make his ideas come to life, and in doing so he has significantly improved the lives of 35 million children around the world while also making money. In this book Mycoskie guides you through the process of creating a startup that can do well and good at the same time, while telling the story of how it's worked for him. Blake begins the book by using the first chapter to summarize how he got the idea for his most successful company, and how it got it's feet off the ground. The compan |
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The West Bank Barrier - Then and NowThe conflict between Palestine and Israel have historical connotations, becoming through the years the most notorious, protracted, implacable and dangerous conflict of the twentieth century, and which even remains in force. An important event of the contemporary history of this long conflict was the beginning of the al-Aqsa intifada or second intifada in December of 2000, "second national revolt in less than a decade" (Dolphin 1), which was a far more violent and long-lasting confrontation than the first intifada. The Arabic term "intifada" means "shaking off" (Bickerton 114). As response of many disastrous events derivatives from the second intifada, The Israeli government took action starting to build what they called "Security Fence" in June 2002. "The West Bank "Separation Barrier" or "Security Fence" or "Apartheid Wall" or "Anti-terrorist Fence," depending on whom you ask, is the largest infrastr |
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Motorcycles and Road SafetyEveryday, motorcyclists (bikers) risk their lives to enjoy the feeling of the ride. Years ago, this would have been fine. There would of course be the occasional motorcycle accident, but there was limited technology to distract drivers as well. One would think that in today's day and age a biker would still be fine, but the lack of a standard armor rating, legalization of lane splitting, and restriction on the size of motorcycle engines (cc), has put bikers in a danger zone of distracted drivers with no set safety cushion. These reasons make it clear that the safety of a motorcyclist is not as safe as it could be. First off, motorcycle gear should be an essential part of every riders kit. It is the only line of defense a biker has against any sort of crash, and they have the option of purchasing: helmet, gloves, jacket, pants, and boots. Out of those listed, the helmet must be worn in 48 of the 50 states, albeit some states require wearing it only until the rider turns 18 (Motorcycle |
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Abraham and the Sacrificial IsaacThroughout the book of Genesis, there are many cases where God asks people to prove their faith to him and what they're willing to do to achieve divinity. The most relevant example of this occurring is the story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22. In this chapter, God presented a test for Abraham. He commanded him to travel to Moriah and offer his son Isaac to him as a burnt offering, "Abraham; take your son Isaac, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you" (Genesis 22.2). Abraham obeys God's command without any grudges, rising up early in the morning and taking along with him the persons and materials needed to perform the sacrifice. On the way to the mountain Isaac asks Abraham why there is |
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Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura MulveyLaura Mulvey's take on the "male gaze" in cinema in her essay, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema" relies on psychoanalytic theory to highlight the role of the patriarchal subconscious of society in films, as well as the threat of castration in the presence of a female character in the midst of a male-dominant storyline. Her main argument centers on the assertion of the objectification of women in Hollywood narrative films. Mulvey writes that the characterization of female characters in these films is solely based on the opportunity to provide a pleasurable object of viewing for male spectators, whether through the eyes of the male characters, or through the eyes of the actual male audience. She goes on to state that the cinematic gaze that is presented to the audience is always a masculine gaze, and women are always the object of viewing, but never portrayed to be the bearer of the gaze. Mulvey addresses Freud's theory of scopophilia to supplement her arguments on the mechanism of objectifying the images on the screen. |
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Poetry Review - Journey of the Magi"Journey of the Magi" by T.S. Elliot demonstrates a feeling of powerlessness and alienation of man which can only be quenched by the power of Christ whose birth changed the status quo by usurping the powers of paganism and magic. The Journey of the Magi is a poem by T. S. Eliot. It is about a magus who travelled to Palestine to visit the new-born Jesus. The poem refers to the three men in the bible and specifically the gospel of Matthew (2:1-12). There is little information about the magi (it never mentions how many there were or what they were called), and yet popular imagination has made them familiar fixtures in all sorts of presentations of the Christmas story. (Jensen, 2000). As the Magi searched for direction in their lives, so we are to seek direction in our own lives by following Jesus Christ. (Mathson, 2004) The poem was written in 1927 and published in 1930 by Ariel poems. Elliot's poem was written after his conversion to Christianity and confirmation in the Church |
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Movie Comparison - Emma and CluelessThe directors of the films "Emma" and "Clueless" use a range of film techniques to highlight the themes of the texts. Diarmuid Lawrence and Amy Heckerling explore the themes of marriage and matches, distortion of vision, social and moral responsibility, and the importance of self-knowledge. A detailed analysis of four parallel scenes in 'Emma' and 'Clueless' show how film techniques are utilized to help convey meaning in a text. Film techniques that Lawrence and Heckerling employed include lighting, mise-en-scene, dialogue, setting, music, flashbacks, camera angles and camera shots and juxtaposition. These film techniques assist the audience in fully understanding the meaning being conveyed regarding the themes during pivotal scenes in 'Emma' and 'Clueless'. In terms of the theme of marriage and matches, both Lawrence and Heckerling use film techniques to highlight the main concern of the protagonists Emma and Cher, which is to make matches. Lawrence highlights |
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Religious Tolerance in ChinaThe communist government that holds a stringent grip in China is a secular state that regulates religion within the region. The government has created a department of its own to oversee all religious activity within the country, that department is called the State Administration of Religious Affair which regulates and oversees China's five sanctioned religious institutions. Those religions are Catholicism, Islam, Daoism, Buddhism and Protestantism. These religious institutes have to act in accordance to the government. China has avowed that they are in support of free religious practices; though the government still maintains a firm authority on how their populous must exercise their religious beliefs. The Chinese government is notorious for shutting down house churches; their continuous abuse of Tibetan Buddhists, and arrests and prosecution of citizens that exercise their religiosity against the regulations of the state has proved to the world and their citizens that their definition of "freedom of religion" is completely diffe |
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Disorders of the Endocrine SystemDiabetes Mellitus is a disorder in the pancreas of metabolism, which is caused by hyposecretion of insulin. In type one diabetes, this occurs mostly in children, and type two diabetes, it mostly occurs in adulthood. Symptoms include: blurry vision, itchy skin, fatigue, headache, slow healing of cuts and bruises. Long term symptoms: numerous amount of skin rashes, and glucose absorption in the eyes causing change in shape and vision. The digestive tract breaks down carbohydrates into glucose, however when having diabetes, glucose builds up in the blood because of the lack of insulin or insulin is not being used effectively. With an increase of the hormone insulin it affects cells throughout the body can absorb glucose for energy. Treatments to diabetes include the following Self- Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) is important to evaluate the short-term glycemic control and Hemoglobin A1c which is related to |
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America the Free - Legalizing Gay MarriageMany people come to America for the chance to become an independent individual and enjoy basic liberties such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and most of all freedom to marry whomever they love. However, with laws prohibiting gay marriage in many states, many people never get to experience the American dream due to the various opposing positions regarding same sex marriage. Due to their religious views, opponents of same sex marriage believe the sanctity of marriage will be destroyed and mock societies' ethical views regarding what they believe to be moral or not. Living in the "free world," many would imagine everyone having the right to marry regardless of gender to assimilate the idea into a social norm. However, that radical idea is not the case for many states in the U.S. that do not recognize same sex marriage as an actual legal binding ceremony. Some major groups that oppose the idea of gay marriage are exceedingly religious groups. Some of the well-known arguments i |
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Love in the BibleThe word "love" is used in a variety of applications. One could argue that every action which is pleasing to God is motivated by love. The Bible illustrates many forms of love, bringing us the following question: What is central theme of this described love? The New Testament includes several different Greek words that can be translated to the English word "love," each carrying a slightly different meaning. Of these, it is "agape" love, a selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love, that appears most frequently. During the feast of the Passover, Jesus' own awareness is a very important part of the context. He knew "the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came from God, and was going to God" (John 13:3). This awareness of the Father putting everything |
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