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- 481: Iron Absorption from the Whole Diet: Comparison of the Effect of Two Different Distributions of Daily Calcium Intake
- ... to the subjects in order to examine their uninhibited iron absorption. This process was used as a control rate for each subject. Experiment - The absorption of nonheme was measured from all meals during four 5-d periods (A1, A2, B1, and B2). Each day four meals were served to the subjects: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and an evening meal. The menu of the two B weeks were identical to the two A weeks, except for the distribution of dairy products ... solutionjust before serving I amounts that gave exactly the same specific activity of nonheme iron in all meals. Fresh samples of raw and boiled vegetables and potatoes were analyzed for ascorbic acid on the same day that they were served. Weighed amounts from the meat dishes were analyzed for total iron and analysis of nonheme iron content of the meat. The mineral analyses of calcium, phosphorous, and magnesium were made ...
- 482: Beloved-Water Motif
- ... her boys. Sethe, along with Denver, was sent to prison and spent three months there. Buglar and Howard, her two sons, eventually ran away. After about eighteen years, another ex-slave from Sweet Home, Paul D., came to live with Sethe and Denver. A few days later, while coming home from a carnival, Sethe, Paul D., and Denver found a young woman of about twenty on their porch. She claimed her name is Beloved. They took her in and she lived with them. Throughout the novel, Morrison uses many symbols and ... comes straight out of the water. Here, water signifies the re-birth of Beloved. When Beloved is taken into the house, the only thing she asks for is water. ‘"She said she thirsty,’ said Paul D. He took off his cap. ‘Mighty thirsty look like’" (p. 51). "The woman gulped water from a speckled tin cup and held it out for more. Four times Denver filled it, and four times ...
- 483: The Working Class In Middletow
- ... modern luxuries. These working class differences were very common throughout the 1900's. The following entails a look back at the working class in the late 1800's and follows their progress into the present day. The way the working class earned a living, raised a family, and maintained spiritual beliefs will all be discussed. The role the present day economy has on the present day working class will also be evaluated. In the early 1900's the working class in Middletown rose at approximately six o'clock in the morning. That was about one hour before the business class ...
- 484: Beloved
- ... one can deal successfully with the burden of past memories alone. Those who attempt to face their troubles alone wind up tiring out and giving up, as is demonstrated by Baby Suggs. Sethe and Paul D however, try to fight back the past only to realize it cannot be done alone. After doing so, they find that with the community or a loved one to "encourage you to put some of ... to deal with such terrible memories alone, in a sense plagued by them, Sethe is found doing all she can to keep any more horrid pieces of her past from surfacing. In talking with Paul D about Home Sweet Home and their past, Sethe says: "but it's where we were, All together. Comes back whether we want it to or not" (14). The way Sethe personifies the past as if ... leaving little to build a future. "Her brain was not interested in the future. Loaded with the past and hungry for more, it left her no room to imagine, let alone plan for the next day" (70). Baby Suggs and Sethe are not the only ones who are left dealing with an all consuming past, Paul D and Ella along with the rest of the community, are plagued with similar ...
- 485: Florence Nightingale
- ... and arranging domestic things .not being able to seize the chance of forming for myself a true and rich life would seem to me like suicide ( Huxley, 41). Her studies in philosophy included Plato, Rousseau, D. Stewart, and Descartes. These philosophers helped to form her beliefs of society and her duty to the truth. These beliefs are reflected in her hospital reforms and nursing notes. Her love of math was well ... and floors looked like they had never been cleaned. There was no supplies, running water, latrines, basins, soap and they lacked most ordinary drugs. There were no utensils and the men ate one meal a day, if food was available, with their hands. Wounded men were placed on the dirty floor, resulting in even higher deaths. Nightingale and her thirty-eight hand picked nurses spent twenty-one months establishing hygienic standards ... worked long hours, sometimes twenty-four hours straight without rest. Late at night she often made her rounds, carrying a Turkish lamp. The soldiers came to call her the lady with the lamp . To this day the lamp is the symbol for nursing. As a result of these efforts, the mortality rate dropped to 2%, down from 60% previous to their arrival (Olson, 2). This is a significant reduction in ...
- 486: Ancient Egypt: Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
- ... are noticable in art, architecture, and religion. II. The Old Kingdom A. Zoser, the first pharaoh. 1. built the famed Step Pyramid 2. brought unity to Egypt B. Religion 1. creation 2. gods C. Art D. Downfall of the Old Kingdom III. The Middle Kingdom A. Pyramids B. Middle Kingdom religion 1. Myth of Osiris 2. Similarties between the myth of Osiris and Christian beliefs C. Middle Kingdom art D. Downfall of the Middle Kingdom IV. The New Kingdom A. Valley of the Kings B. Shift in religion 1. Aton 2. Akhenaton C. New art form, naturalistic D. Downfall of the New Kingdom V. Conclusion The ancient Egyptians are considered among many to be the civilization upon which much of the western world's views and attitudes are based. Everything from religion, ...
- 487: Marranos: A Lost People
- ... that the conversos would go to in order to conceal their religion. Holidays took new forms during the Spanish Inquisition. The holiest holiday of the Jews is Yom Kippur. During this holiday, Jews beg G-d for forgiveness and they fast for 24 hours. Instead of praying all day, the Marranos would only pray for a few hours. They did fast, but if they went outside they would place a toothpick in their mouths in order to fool the Christians. The Jewish holiday of ... of the inquisitors to investigate each person entering the new territory. There are two main types of evidence of Marrano existence in New Mexico. These are genealogical and speculative. The genealogical evidence stems from present day Jews who have traced back their ancestry to Mexicans in the 1600's. But this type of evidence is wary because most of the Marrano beliefs has been lost through the generations. The speculative ...
- 488: Beloved, Unity In Community
- ... one can deal successfully with the burden of past memories alone. Those who attempt to face their troubles alone wind up tiring out and giving up, as is demonstrated by Baby Suggs. Sethe and Paul D however, try to fight back the past only to realize it cannot be done alone. After doing so, they find that with the community or a loved one to "encourage you to put some of ... to deal with such terrible memories alone, in a sense plagued by them, Sethe is found doing all she can to keep any more horrid pieces of her past from surfacing. In talking with Paul D about Home Sweet Home and their past, Sethe says: "but it's where we were, All together. Comes back whether we want it to or not" (14). The way Sethe personifies the past as if ... leaving little to build a future. "Her brain was not interested in the future. Loaded with the past and hungry for more, it left her no room to imagine, let alone plan for the next day" (70). Baby Suggs and Sethe are not the only ones who are left dealing with an all consuming past, Paul D and Ella along with the rest of the community, are plagued with similar ...
- 489: Marilyn Monroe
- ... her mother’s best friend. When her mom’s best friend remarried, she told Marilyn that her house was too small and someone had to go. Marilyn was only nine years old then. So one day, she packed Marilyn’s clothes in a suitcase and they got in her car. They drove and drove for a long time without telling Marilyn where she was going. They finally arrived at a three ... it strength. She worked in overalls and kept her head covered most of the time so that the dope wouldn’t get into her hair, since it was messy and difficult to wash out. One day and army photographer came to the plant. He was from the army’s pictorial center in Hollywood. His assignment was to take pictures for the army newspapers and magazines of people working in defense plants ... When her appointment was made, she couldn’t sleep that night. If she didn’t like her, that would be the end of her modeling career-before it started. Marilyn, calling in sick, took the day off to go see Miss Snively. She was then nineteen, her marriage was strained, and she was thinking of divorce. When she wrote to her husband, she explained that she didn’t love him ...
- 490: Disability in The Workplace
- ... Disabilities Act is one of the most significant laws in American History. The preamble to the law states that it covers 43,000,000 Americans."(Frierson, p.3) Before the Americans With Disabilities Act(A.D.A.) was passed, employers were able to deny employment to a disabled worker, simply because he or she was disabled. With no other reason other than the persons physical disability were they turned away or ... will give a brief description of the statutes set by the Americans With Disabilities Act, pertaining to disabilities in the workplace. I will then discuss what employers are required to do according to the A.D.A. and some of the regulations they must abide by. The next section of this paper will discuss the actual training of employees with disabilities with a highlight on training programs for workers with mobility ... of the company or anything that would substantially change the operation of the business. In addition to this, the Americans With Disabilities Act provides some information on what employers cannot do. For instance the A.D.A. states that "employers may not ask job applicants about the existence, nature, or severity of a disability"(The Americans With Disabilities Act). This is a very important step in that it cancels out ...
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