... I bring into discussion issues arising from the pursuit of this dream by examining the lives of the protagonists of two important American literatures: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The protagonists of both novels are linked by their parallel ambitions, their motivations, ... to stand on the stoop every evening after dinner. To this and many other effects, Minnie and Hanson came to disapprove of Carrie's whimsical ways. Carrie's ever growing sense of frustrations is made even worst by her desire for consumer goods. In one of her job search...

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... on when Grant and Naylor were looking to create a show for television they went back to the story of Hollins (who ended up becoming Dave Lister) being the only man left in the universe. They expanded the story line and introduced new characters and Red Dwarf was born! After perfecting a ... a series of 6 episodes. When the cast was assembled it included comedian Norman Lovett as Holly the computer, angry Poet Craig Charles as Dave Lister, Comedian/Actor Chris Barrie as Hologram Arnold Rimmer and Dancer/Singer Danny John-Jules as The Cat. An unusual cast line up with many having ... sit...

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... they attached to wireless reception in the colonies of the Empire Service. Another development was that recognition was soon given to the importance of local colonial broadcasting. Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister who was Secretary of State for colonies (1931035) addressed governors on the subject of reception in the colonies in a number of circular dispatches, the most comprehensive being that ... Cunliffe-Listers' idea of projecting Britain was through the broadcast of royal and ceremonial occasions which gave people: 'a more vivid realization of their connection with the empire' (Cunl...

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... attract younger audience members. The statistics regarding age demographics in American theatre audiences are telling in themselves, however, in order to fully postulate and draw conclusions from these age cohort specific demographics, one must contextualize them within the broader demographics of American theatre audiences. To this end, a brief overview of the greater trends in American theatre attendance, within ... ways in which many theatre companies are now harnessing the digital age through savvy internet marketing, and adjusting their sales policies in accordance with the lifestyl...

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... breeding more subnormal beings. It is even more ridiculous to learn that the whole premise of the court's argument was false. Carrie was not a promiscuous imbecile. In fact, she was raped and impregnated by a relative. This rape shamed Carrie's family for two reasons. First, Carrie was pregnant and unwed. Second, the family did not want to seem dysfunctional because of an incestual circumstance ... regret over the Commonwealth's role in the eugenics movement in this country and over the damage done in the name of eugenics. On May 2, 2002 a marker was erected to honor Carrie Buck in her ...

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... between the amplification of APP and PRN and an internal reference marker (APP-GRN and PRNP-APP). The results show that twenty one samples from the AD cohort and nineteen from the prion disease cohort were considered potential CNV based if there delta Ct value had a Standard deviation of more than 2 from the mean. The Fluorescent microsatellite q-PCR, APP alleles were quantified ... was made in all heterozygous individuals for either one or both microsatellite pairs. The results showed that 6.1% or individuals were double homozygotes in the AD cohort and 5.0% individuals in the PRNP coh...

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... is being applied in prison systems, but not everyone can get it because only about 21% received the benefit in 1998 (Stokstad, 2,391). In a cohort study done in Baku, Azerbaijan, a former republic of the Soviet Union where an area prison is, the DOTS program was being implemented. Patients were brought ... treatment until they are in dire need of medical attention, at which point they have already infected many other people. One drawback to this cohort study is that it has some selection bias, because in order to get picked to participate officials must feel the patient is desperate enou...

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... is being applied in prison systems, but not everyone can get it because only about 21% received the benefit in 1998 (Stokstad, 2,391). In a cohort study done in Baku, Azerbaijan, a former republic of the Soviet Union where an area prison is, the DOTS program was being implemented. Patients were brought ... treatment until they are in dire need of medical attention, at which point they have already infected many other people. One drawback to this cohort study is that it has some selection bias, because in order to get picked to participate officials must feel the patient is desperate enou...

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... 1962-65; people coming of the age about that time; and people born after Vatican II. As we move from the older cohort to the younger cohort, traditional beliefs and practices decline. The researchers found, for example, that 66 percent of pre-Vatican II Catholics strongly hold to ... the church's traditional beliefs and practices, compared to 41 percent of the Vatican II cohort and 37 percent of post-Vatican II Catholics. Regarding sexual and reproductive ethics, 41 percent of the oldest Catholic parishioners hold to church ... teachings, compared to 18 percent of Vatican II parishioner...

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... The most popular and interesting case of eugenics in the United States is the U.S. Supreme Court case Buck vs. Bell, the sterilization of Carrie Buck. Carrie Buck was an institutionalized, supposedly feebleminded girl that was to be a test case for the sterilization law in Virginia. Author Paul Lombardo pointed ... This must have been in the thoughts of many Americans who saw institutionalized people as a burden on society and their own pocketbooks. The Carrie Buck case seems to be the turning point in eugenics, from a more social Darwinist point of view to an extreme negative eugenics p...

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... Direct, CINAHL, PubMed, PCYCLIT, Google Scholar, EMBASE, British Nursing Index (BNI) using the Patient, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome (P.I.C.O). Five Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) and two Cohort Studies were systematically analyzed using the University of Sunderland Methodological Framework. Data relating to the T2DM prevention strategies and trial outcomes were extracted. Result: Participants number of 4586 that were ... of result generalization in real-world setting and increase statistical power (Gerrish & Lacey, 2013), although limitations of the study lie in its internal ...

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... felt they both had very vivid memories of their younger years, but were unsure of dates as we progressed through the interview. Finally, sociological deals with the social clock, cohort group, and society's view on aging. The social clock is a set of age norms that define a sequence of life experiences that is considered normal in a given ... that all individuals in that culture are expected to follow (Bee, 11). This would include things like marriage, birth of children, and retirement to name a few. The cohort group is a group of individuals who share the same historical experiences at ...

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... schools were students who went through the Reading Recovery program and other who didn't. In the second grade, 95 students were in the cohort sample, and 95 students were in the reading recovery program. In third grade, 84 students were in the cohort group and 89 students were in the reading recovery program, and in fourth grade, 92 students were in the ... cohort group and 93 students were in the reading recovery program. These students were selected based on their experience of either currently going through the ... ...

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... and calendar periods 1988–1994, 1999–2002, 2003–2006, and 2007–2010. They modeled diabetes prevalence as a function of age, calendar year, and birth cohort, and used their cohort model to estimate age-specific diabetes incidence. The results were the following, "Age-adjusted diabetes prevalence rose by a factor of 4.9 between the birth cohorts of 1910–1919 ... and 1980–1989. Diabetes prevalence rose with age within each birth cohort. Models based on birth cohorts show a steeper age pattern of diabetes prevalence than those based on calendar years. Diabetes incidence peaks at...

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... 5,000 men in a legion. The whole army contained around 150,000 soldiers. It was commanded by a Legate or a Legatus Legionis who was usually from a wealthy or important family. Cohort - For some reason one cohort (prima cohors) had more men than the other cohorts - the prima cohors had around 800 men while the others had from 480 men to 500 men. Each legion ... each century, this was usually not the case. Oddly most centuries had only around 80 men, but some did have 100 soldiers. Despite this inconsistency, there was always 6 centuries in a cohort. Contubernium - There was 8 soldiers in...

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... her to quickly involve herself in the feminist movement. ER was impressed in her initial contact with the feminist movement when she attended The First International Congress for Working Women. Carrie Chapman Catt introduced ER to a whole new group of women that differed drastically from her affluent privileged circle. (Lash, 1984). ER moved beyond what was familiar and engaged herself in ... and his administration. During the Red Scare of the 1920's, J. Edgar Hoover kept files on all visionaries of political, economic and social change. These people, including Jane Addams, Eugene Debs,...

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... work, at home, or during recreational pursuits and require professional assistance for rehabilitation (see the Implications for Practice box, "Occupational/Physical Therapist"). One caveat is that because this cohort of middle-aged adults is the largest ever, physicians are projecting a major increase in the numbers of individuals who will be affected by such age-related changes-and both their ... weight-bearing physical activity such as swimming or water aerobics can reduce the intensity of the symptoms (Insel & Roth, 2008). Female Midlife Changes A majority of women in the baby-boom c...

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... census findings, Canadian population of 31,499,560 is up only 2.8%. U.S. population stands at 281,421,906 and 13% growth. In both countries the baby boom generation is the largest cohort in the population (Statistics of Canada, 2003; Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2003). Projections are that by 2030 the 18-24 year old group will remain relatively constant at about 9% of ... year bracket is expected to fall 19%. Most significantly, the greater than 55 year old group is expected to increase population proportion 45.9%. (Wolfe, 1998). Thus, the aging baby boom cohort is most likely to exert t...

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... , members of the Woman's Party participated in hunger strikes, picketing the White House, and engaging in other forms of civil disobedience to publicize the suffrage cause. In 1916, NAWSA president Carrie Chapman Catt unveils her "winning plan" for suffrage victory at a convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Her plan required the coordination of activities by a vast force of suffrage workers taking ... , however, their decision proved to be a prudent one. It added another reason why women deserve the vote, and defined "true womanhood" in the minds of many Americans. With Carrie Chapman'...

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... , members of the Woman's Party participated in hunger strikes, picketing the White House, and engaging in other forms of civil disobedience to publicize the suffrage cause. In 1916, NAWSA president Carrie Chapman Catt unveils her "winning plan" for suffrage victory at a convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Her plan required the coordination of activities by a vast force of suffrage workers taking ... , however, their decision proved to be a prudent one. It added another reason why women deserve the vote, and defined "true womanhood" in the minds of many Americans. With Carrie Chapman'...

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... and appropriate counter-measures should be implemented to correct the failure. A variety of other measures have also been initiated under the new Basic Law on Promotion of the Cultural Industry. Carrie (1999) indicated that the basis of competition would switch from individual companies and their supply chains to regional clusters. He argues, as competition becomes truly global, the competitiveness of industry ... business environment and alleviate market failures in the Korean game industry. But the policies should also be devised carefully toward promoting cultural diversity and equal...

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... adopted all over Europe. Medicine 1860s - breakthrough in preventive medicine as idea of germs showed need for cleanliness Louis Pasteur (1822-1895). finds bacteria 1868. Vaccination vs. Rabies 1885. Joseph Lister (1827-1912) - began sterilizing wounds - helped stop death from Septicemia Decline in death rates was enormous from 1870's onwards. Housing To begin with houses were very crowded, and badly built ... ...

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... and that reflection can alter focus from "doing" thereby in consciousness rising into self-awareness. However, whilst most literature gives positive opinions of refection there are some which would disagree, Lister (1988) impresses that reflection needs self-awareness and openness which for a student may be difficult to give either because they don't want to or because they are unaware of the ... ...

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... U.S. Congress. In the first year of the war, both sides had far more volunteers than they could effectively train and equip. After the initial enthusiasm had faded, reliance on the cohort of young men who came of age every year and wanted to join was not enough. Both sides used a draft law-conscription-as a device to encourage or force volunteering; relatively ... ...

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... U.S. Congress. In the first year of the war, both sides had far more volunteers than they could effectively train and equip. After the initial enthusiasm had faded, reliance on the cohort of young men who came of age every year and wanted to join was not enough. Both sides used a draft law-conscription-as a device to encourage or force volunteering; relatively ... ...

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