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- 6631: Homosexuality and the Healthcare Profession
- ... found that their, "results indicate that a disturbingly high percentage of the healthcare professionals...(they)...studied acknowledge more negative, even overtly hostile feelings towards homosexuals than they had before the emergence of the A.I.D.S epidemic." On its own this study seems to add weight to the argument that it is fear that is a major causative factor for the negative, prejudicial attitudes displayed by nurses and other healthcare professionals, however literature published prior to the A.I.D.S crisis appears to suggest otherwise. Pogoncheff (1979), wrote an article describing the negative aspects of care that a lesbian patient received whilst on her ward. She states that nurses would, "ignore her (the patient ...
- 6632: American Gulag The Death Of Bu
- ... led to Dwyers conviction was in fact instigated by Thornburgh himself, which in and of itself fairly reeks of corruption. Dwyer was clearly a victim of dirty politics, and some even called him a modern day Job. Budd, having been backed into a corner, his thoughts turned swiftly toward vindication of himself and his family. After over a month of appeals to news groups such as 60 Minutes and 20/20 ... Budd finally gave up. No one would listen to what he had to say, some even laughed at him. Dwyers last recourse was vindication, and a ghastly one at that. On January need 1987, the day before his sentencing, whereupon he would also be removed from office, he appeared at the state capitol one last time, before an unsuspecting gathering of staff, friends, reporters and cameras for a "status update" that ...
- 6633: Al Capone
- ... from the victim's residence and gunning him down when he stepped outside. The operations were quick and complete and Capone always had an alibi. Capone's most notorious killing was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. On February 14, 1929, four Capone men entered a garage at 2122 N. Clark Street. The building was the main liquor headquarters of bootlegger George "Bugs" Moran's North Side gang. Because two of ... outfit. On January 21, 1947, he had an apoplectic stoke that was probably unrelated to his syphilis. He regained consciousness and began to improve until pneumonia set in on January 24. He died the next day from cardiac arrest. Capone was first buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago's far South Side between the graves of his father, Gabriele, and brother, Frank, but in March of 1950 the remains of ...
- 6634: Assisted Suicide
- ... blown apart from a self-inflicted shotgun wound in the kitchen of their home. We also need to consider the anguish of family members, friends and even health-care professionals who must continue to witness, day after day, the suffering of people they love and wish to help. If a remedy for such suffering does not exist within the law, people will have recourse to the unwritten law of simple justice. Proponents of ...
- 6635: How To Hit A Golf Ball
- Although golfers end the day on the 18th green, their day begins on a tee box. A drive, the first hit off a tee toward the objective hole, may seem very routine and insignificant, but, in fact, it is the most important shot taken on each ...
- 6636: Nontraditional Tradtions
- ... which I have a fondness for. I have a bad case of "pillow-head" every morning to prove it. When I lay my head on it at night ready for sleep, I am comforted. Every day, my mom makes dinner while I do my homework listening to the familiar bangs and clangs associated with making a meal. On Sunday, our family goes out to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. These small ... or another. Without participation in such activities there would be no family bond or pride. Being involved in these activities brings people closer and makes us understand who we are. Everything we do and every day of our lives we take part in a tradition in one form or another.
- 6637: Personal Writing: Drag Racing
- ... were already waiting at the end of the drag strip. Unable to restart my car, we pushed it back to our pit area. My hopes were crushed as I went over the fact that my day of racing was already over. Drag racing is a big part of my life. All of my spare time is spent working on my 1996 Honda Accord. With a big import drag racing approaching quickly ... to reduce weight. The whole exhaust system was removed to gain that little edge of power, which is essential for racing. My car was finally race ready, waiting to tear up the track. The following day, our race team met up at the track. In the pit area, we changed out our street tires for high performance drag slicks. After a few more last minute adjustments, I pulled into the staging ...
- 6638: Prophet Muhammed
- ... life based on the earliest sources Lings work achieves what few others can claim to on the subject. It is exhaustive and comprehensive without being dry or tedious. It reflects not only the Prophets day-to-day existence but is also a chronicle of the age. It depicts with startling clarity the upheaval and change in attitude that took place with the arrival of Islam. His work acknowledges the esteemed position that ...
- 6639: The Last Gentleman By Walker P
- ... fears Jamie is dying, making it obvious he too wants his brother baptized. Nevertheless, Sutter briskly dismisses Father Boomer when he offers further help. The priest says, " If you need me for anything else, I'd be glad to ' We won't,' said Sutter curtly, managing to embarrass the engineer after all" (Percy 406). Thus this scene shows Will's greater maturity and perception that Sutter appears to lack. After the ... Gentleman." Renascence: Essays on Value in Literature. 40: 2 (1988): 117-26. Stillion, Judith M. "Survivors of Suicide." Living With Grief After Sudden Loss: Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke. Eds. Kenneth J. Doka, Ph.D. Bristol, PA: Taylor and Francis, 1996. 41-52.
- 6640: History Of Popular Culture
- ... the same time every year and were for everyone, like community festivals like the different saints' days. Pilgrimages took place all year round. Annuals festivals like Christmas and Midsummer always took place on the same day every year. In those days the average village in Western Europe celebrated at least 17 festivals annually, not counting family occasions and saints' days. Some festivals, such as Carnival, lasted several days or sometimes even ... became linked with the birth of Christ, on 25 December. There are many more examples to be found, such as the connection between St. Martin and geese caused by the fact that the St. Martins Day (11 November) coincided with the period during which the people used to kill their geese in the period preceding the Christian period. Carnival plays a special role in popular culture in Early Modern Europe. It ...
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