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- 3051: The Red Tent (all You Need To
- ... used in the prologue and at the conclusion of the novel, both parts being separate from the story itself. Dinah charms the reader with sweet-spoken phrases such as "You crave words to fill the great silence that swallowed me, and my mothers, and my grandmothers before them." (Diamant 3) and "Wherever you walk, I go with you" (Diamant 321). Spoken in the present tense, the reader nearly feels Dinah s ... being left to the imagination of the reader. Jacob s character borders flat, but is round nonetheless. He is a picture of spirituality and husbandry, but exhibits emotions beyond that of a holy shepherd. His great love for Rachel, an unfailing pride in his sons and his passion for fairness are described by Dinah, who experienced a single personal encounter with her father: " Dinah, he said. It was the first time ... from Simon and Levi, who sold him into slavery. He manages to defeat the odds and become one of the most powerful men in Egypt. This theme holds the truth that no sorrow is to great to be overcome, even in the modern world. Ilene Cooper of Booklist comments on this in her critical review: " Diamant makes readers see there s not much difference between people across the eons, at ...
- 3052: President Gerald Ford
- ... R. Ford from whom he got his most widely known name. Together, they moved to Grand Rapids Michigan (1, Page 1). During his High School years, he was the most popular Senior having been a great athlete and competing within 5 sports, his best being Football. Being good at Football, he got a M.V.P, a scholarship to Michigan with a Football scholarship and was offered a contract by the ... he turned the United States around for the better (4, Page 146). He was also known to let things work themselves out and how he made a firm and an instant decision. He was a great leader. It's not easy to be classified as a great leader. You must have some important elements in you. One of them being an element of ruthlessness and toughness. You also must have a cold- bloodedless that sacrifices dear friendship so you don't ...
- 3053: Issues To Consider In Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Patients
- ... these factors should influence the physician's interview techniques and use of resources. Adequate communication with adults who cannot hear is less complicated than one might suppose. It takes only a little ingenuity and a great deal of patience and empathy. --R.E. Bender(n1) Deaf and hard-of-hearing patients frequently report communication difficulties with their physicians.(n2) Most physicians' training and practice focus more heavily on the audiologic and ... who lost hearing in adolescence or adulthood have acquired, or adventitious, hearing loss and are often known as "late-deafened." They usually have good speech, lip-reading, reading and writing skills but frequently suffer from depression and social isolation as a result of difficulty with communication.(n3-n8) The elderly are the largest group among the deaf and hard of hearing and have the greatest risk of social isolation. They may ...
- 3054: Harry Shippe Truman
- ... He was elected for a third term so the town could show their gratitude. When it was over the 'Roaring Twenties' came and prices went up. Right after that the stock market collapsed and the Great Depression started. Harry was talked into running for Senator in 1934. The papers all made fun of Harry but he campaigned all over the world to the small towns, but then he collided with another car ...
- 3055: Alternative Medicine
- ... given advice for different medicines. This may be a bit unnerving to those patients looking for a specific remedy to a specific problem, but their chances of finding a traditional medication is just about as great. "There are currently over 3,000 homeopathic remedies documented to be effective and safe" (Fischbacher 2). This may seem like a relatively small number. However, in conventional science, there are currently only about 5,000 ... to conventional treatment. The overwhelming majority of alternative medicine consumers have illnesses for which conventional medicine does not offer a cure, such as arthritis, allergies, and viral infections, or they have illnesses such as insomnia, depression, and chronic pain, which are stress related. Although people with these afflictions may or may not benefit from the manipulation of energy fields, herbal concoctions, huge doses of vitamins, or alterations in the flow of ...
- 3056: Violence And Pornography
- ... and not protected by the First Amendment, because films then were looked upon only as diversionary entertainment and business.Even though sexual images were highly monitored, the movie industry was hit so hard during the Great Depression that film-makers found themselves sneaking in as much sexual content as possible, even then they saw that ‘sex sells’ (Clark 1029). Films were highly restricted throughout the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s ...
- 3057: Review of The Odyssey
- ... This is a large part of the final resolution, it al begins with this, for once the suitors are gone Odysseus is free to reclaim is post in society. It also gives the reader a great feeling of elation that the suitors who are terrorizing the house of Odysseus. A quote that really gives a good idea of the overall impact and resolution that this passage gives is as follows “You ... This point of Odysseus not standing for what they had done is further driven home by the fact that Odysseus immediately turns away a bribery attempt made by a groveling Eurymakhos. There is also a great amount of imagery in this passage that adds very much to the overall impression of the passage. Homer uses a great amount of imagery that creates a vivid image of the vengeful slaughter that took place in that hall. This is symbolized in several pieces of the passage, one of them being “Now as they ...
- 3058: Lyndon B. Johnson
- ... 4 years Johnson developed a wide network of political contacts in Washington, D.C. On Nov. 17, 1934, he married Claudia Alta Taylor, known as "Lady Bird." A warm, intelligent, ambitious woman, she was a great asset to Johnson's career. They had two daughters, Lynda Byrd, born in 1944, and Luci Baines, born in 1947. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt entered the White House. Johnson greatly admired the president, who ... a low-key campaign and overwhelmed Goldwater in the election. The Arizonan won only his home state and five others in the Deep South. Johnson's triumph in 1964 gave him a mandate for the Great Society, as he called his domestic program. Congress responded by passing the MEDICARE program, which provided health services to the elderly, approving federal aid to elementary and secondary education, supplementing the War on Poverty, and ... involved in Vietnam, racial tension sharpened at home, culminating in widespread urban race riots between 1965 and 1968. The breakdown of the interracial civil rights movement, together with the imperfections of some of Johnson's Great Society programs, resulted in Republican gains in the 1966 elections and effectively thwarted Johnson's hopes for further congressional cooperation. It was the policy of military escalation in Vietnam, however, that proved to be ...
- 3059: Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite
- ... day” (Graber 90). Imagine how much money they would have saved if only they understood what keeps them awake or what puts them to sleep. Many smokers also wonder why they have contributed to that great amount of money in the statistics above. My guess is that more statistics prove that, “after asked to give up smoking, their average sleep onset latency decreased from 52 minutes per night to 34 minutes ... being an unhappy sleeper. Don’t be unhappy because you don’t understand why you can’t sleep. “Many causes of insomnia is advancement of age, being of the female gender and a history of depression” (NIH 4). It is easy to avoid insomnia despite the causes. If you think you are going to have difficulties in sleeping you will. Not only will things in your head, like worrying, disturb your ...
- 3060: The Ethics of Abortion
- ... if she does not want to because it may lead to further complications for the victim and child. By further complications I mean mentally, physically, and emotionally. Many victims often go through long periods of depression when they are forced to keep the child because it often stirs unwanted memories. This is why abortion should be allowed or legal for those unfortunate few who have no other choice but to have an abortion or live with this great burden. Abortion on the other hand should not be legal for all. When a person chooses to have sex she is taking a chance. This she does of her own free will, and she has ...
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