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Robert E. Lee

which point he was quickly "commissioned a brevet 2nd Lieutenant of Engineers" (General Robert Edward Lee). Shortly thereaf...

Dorothea Dix, Pioneer of Nursing

Dixs problems with mental health may have inspired her passion for aiding those who were diagnosed as being mentally unstable or i...

In Admiration of Job

substantiates this position by indicating that the origins of Job can be found in folk poetry, but also believes that the beauty o...

Terrorism and Effective Deterrents

the courts. Consider President Bushs assertion that terrorisms main motivation is that they "hate us." Public opinion polls that ...

Interview/Living through World War II

out. You didnt know what the future might bring, or if they would survive. "Did you get married during the war?" I asked. "No, ...

Wellness & Nutrition for Healthy Aging

p. 364). Due to the fact that eating behaviors tend to be established by early experience, it is important for healthy eating habi...

The Theory of Knowledge from the Socratic and Taoist Perspectives

would lead to an early death, he said, "... a man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; h...

Angelou: “Phenomenal Woman”

When she heard about the murder, she "fell silent and did not speak for five years" (Bloom). She began to speak once more when she...

Global Warming/Consensus in Newspaper Accounts

50 years" ("Global Warming"). In 2001, a similar UN report said that human activity had "likely played a role" in global warming...

The Music of Mozart

Europe and, as a boy, Mozart gave concerts in all the major cities of Europe (Machlis 206). By the time he was thirteen, he had co...

Norma Rae’s Depiction of Labor

sit down, even when "they are having menstrual cramps" (Giroux). In the film, workers also complain about "plant conditions, speed...

Prevention And Treatment Programs For Alcohol Abuse

prevention of alcohol abuse from a community perspective has made Sacramento, California a precedent setting city whereby extended...

Health Care Services Case Study

healthcare services to senior citizens, which is an at-risk population in this country. One helping approach for people with dis...

"The Da Vinci Code" - Controversy

not only capture attention but also influence others to believe what is not irrefutable. Having the courage - or is it stupidity?...

Metamorphosis

the company machine, and he is equally impotent in terms of his position in the family. He bears the full burden of supporting the...

Cognitive Restructuring

meet, however, people in the throes of emotional instability are often incapable of offsetting the destructive thoughts that wande...

The Terry Schiavo Case: Ethical Implications

diagnosis, Shiavo had been incapacitated and dependent on others for her care for fifteen years. Schiavos husband ultimately argu...

Lifespan Longitudinal Study

"content" baby, saying that she often preferred watching her brothers play from a playpen, perhaps because she felt protected. As...

“The Ancient Celts”

provides the details that are lacking in the classical accounts of the Celts. Cunliffe wrote "The Ancient Celts" with the f...

WORKING CLASS HEROES AND BLACK PICKET FENCES: A COMPARISON

the every day people who live, work and form the community, from stay-at-home moms who mold their families, to fire-fighters, who ...

Humans and Nature

essay that illustrates her story about being African American is not every African Americans story and in truth it is quite differ...

Pompey the Great

the Great in appearance. He was remembered as a popular young man and as someone who seized a cause and pursued it relentlessly. ...

Does Clever Advertising Entice Consumers?

true; a moments reflection will reassure us that while thousands of new products are introduced every year, most of them fail (Cha...

Don Benito Juarez

then continued his studies in law (Blancke, 1975). Seven years later, he had his degree in law and took his first job as an attor...

Great Entrepreneurs: Eli Whitney, Henry Ford, Oprah Winfrey, and Sir Richard Branson

one of the more notable entrepreneurs whose work spanned the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Whitney is most rem...

The Case Study of a Homeless Man and the Social Forces Working Against Him

work two weeks before and buys a bottle of no-name vodka. He sits on the side of a busy road with two or three of the older guys ...

What if the Black Plague Never Happened

came a famine as rains destroyed many crops and people began to die. This author notes that people even turned to cannibalism at t...

Cultural And Gender Influences In Education And Organizations

the grip of failure. Students with limited English speaking skills are routinely challenged to understand the very basics of less...

The General in His Labyrinth (Book Review)

a short period of time, it should be said that what is distinguished is Bolivars story. The novel is biographical more than it is ...

Winston Churchill

then leaving this party to belong to the Liberal Party, "which, he believed, better represented his economic views on free trade. ...