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- 301: If Saccharin Is Safe, Why Does It Require A Warning Label?
- ... everything from fatigue to nausea and disorientation. Any food that requires a warning label shouldn't be safe. Works cited Beck, Karl M. "Saccharin." McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 8th ed. 1997. Brody, Jane E. Jane Brody's Nutrition Book. New York: WW Norton, 1981: 482. Corcoran, Leila, and Michael Jacobson. "Saccharin: Bittersweet." Nutrition Action Health Letter April 1998: 11-13. "Carcinogenicity of Saccharin in Laboratory Animals and Humans." CSPI Reports ...
- 302: Alzheimer's Disease: "Where has Yesterday Gone"
- ... knew of Dr. Kevorkian and of his work with the suicide machine. Mary was well aware of Dr. Kevorkian and his work. She was in full agreement that he did the right thing by helping Jane Adkins end her life before Alzheimer's did. With tears in her eyes, Mary stated, I know if my mother would have had the choice like Jane Adkins did to end her life with dignity, she would have taken the choice (Personal Interview)." The treatment for Alzheimer's disease is unknown. Through the efforts of researchers, worldwide, some of the mysteries of ...
- 303: Alternative Medicine
- ... listen to them, to understand them and to deal with their personal life. An alternative physician seeks to find the cause of the problem rather than merely treating symptoms with a battery of drugs. In Jane Hemlich's book What Your Doctor Won't Tell You, Dr. Hugh Riordan, president of the Olive W. Garvey Center in Wichita, Kansas said, “If you work hard enough, you can find the cause of ... American Family Physician 15 November 1996: 2184-2186. “A Consumer's Guide to Alternative Medicine.” Prevention 1 February 1998: 86-96. “Don't Keep Your Doc in the Dark.” Prevention December 1997: 28-30. Heimlich, Jane. What Your Doctor Won't Tell You. New York: Harper Perennial, 1990. Stehlin, Isadora B. “An FDA Guide to Choosing Medical Treatments.” FDA Consumer Magazine April 1996: 10-15.
- 304: The Yellow Wallpaper: Exemplifies Women's Position In the 19th Century
- ... she finally expresses her long suppressed emotions. The narraotr has trapped herself against hher husband beyond the pental prison he imposed on her: "I've got out at last ¡K in spite of you and Jane. And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!"(642). The narrator fails to confront the fact that the imaginary woman's situation is the unacceptable reality of ... the narrator is free. The woman will be free when all the wallpaper is stripped and no bars will be confining her: ""I've got out at last", said I, In spite of you and Jane? And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!"" (642). This passage is important because it is the first time the narrator has felt free, and has confronted ...
- 305: Use of Colors
- ... seen through the eyes of the "white" world. The children are bombarded with visions of blonde children with bright blue eyes. Shirley Temple and Jean Harlow in movies; the figure of a little blonde Mary Jane, on the candy they eat, and the blond baby dolls they recieve as gifts, are all ways of reinforcing the stereotype of beauty and goodness that a black child could ever hope to achieve. This ... beauty and perfection, in the "white" world, is reinforced each day, for the children, in the schoolroom. Claudia, with the help of supportive family, was able to understand that the fantasy world of "Dick and Jane", from the elementary reader, is a perfect world that does not exist and can never exist within their black community. It is also quite clear that Pauline was not capable of understanding that perfection does ...
- 306: "Schlesinger's Canon Vs. My High School's Canon"
- ... to study the great writers of other ethnicities. My high school is a private college preparatory institution in San Francisco. Some authors whose works we read in our English classes consisted of Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Jane Austen, Ovid, Maya Angelou, Chaim Potok, John Steinbeck, Amy Tan, Chinua Achebe, and C. S. Lewis. This curriculum is not at all what Schlesinger claims to be the current "American literary canon: Emerson, Jefferson, Melville ... I have discovered that a lot of the books we read and their authors had similarities. For instance, Maya Angelou served as the Northern Coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1959 to 1960. Jane Austen was the daughter of Reverend George Austen. C. S. Lewis is widely known for his popular religious and moral writings- pertaining to Christianity. Also in novels we read, such as the collection of stories ...
- 307: Poe As A Romantic
- ... aspects in many of his stories. Using many of his poems and stories, Poe traces the loss of love in his life. The first time Poe ever experienced love was the love he felt for Jane Stanard, the mother of his friend. The love he felt for Jane was childlike, innocent love. He wrote ‘To Helen' for her, as an everlasting tribute to his love for her. In ‘To My Mother' Poe writes of the love he felt for Aunt Maria Clem, a ...
- 308: Current State of the U.S. Economy
- ... Some are even Considering deflation to be the next step. In 1949 and 1955 were the only two other times that the CPI has declined. Despite this obstacle some believe it is a remote possibility. Jane Bryant Quinn reported the pluses of the deflation. “When labor productivity rises-up 2.4 percent by most recent count-prices can fall by the same amount, with benevolent effects. Under this scenario, wages would ... III. Interest Rates IV. Productivity V. Budget Surplus VI. Savings Rates VII. Trade Deficit VIII. Unemployment IX. Consumer Confidence X. Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. The Dallas Morning News. Robert Dodge, February 25, 1998 Business 2. Newsweek. Jane Bryant Quinn, February 16, 1998 3. New York Times. February 26, 1998. Business 4. Newsweek. Robert Samuelson, February 16, 1998 5. The Washington Post. John M. Berry, February 24, 1998 6. The Washington Post. Paul ...
- 309: The Catcher in the Rye Summary and Analysis
- ... he feels increasingly tormented by the memory of his younger brother, Allie's death. Holden’s sexual confusion further complicates his increasingly haphazardness lifestyle. He wants to see his sister Phoebe and his old girlfriend Jane Gallagher, but instead he spends his time with a annoying girl friend named Sally Hayes, and Columbia student named Carl Luce, who are both shallow and fit into Holden’s description of a “phony”. Increasingly ... is an Oral Expression Teacher at Pencey Prep. Robert Ackley is a student at Pencey Prep, and Holden’s neighbor. Ward Stradlater is Holden's Roommate at Pencey . Mal Brossard is a student at Pencey. Jane Gallagher is an old girlfriend of Holden's. Sally Hayes is a girl with whom Holden has a date. James Castle is a student at Elkton Hills who committed suicide. Carl Luce is a student ...
- 310: Comparative Analysis: Cinderella and Snow White
- ... accused of sending the wrong message to children about many aspects of life, including one's role in society. "Cinderella," arguably the most well known fairy tale, has received recent criticism from Madonna Kolbenschlag and Jane Yolen. "Snow White" is another fairy tale whose face-value seems innocent, but many similar arguable traits are embedded within the cover theme. Ostensibly, the themes of these fairy tales are about young, caring, and ... and Leonard Rosen. New York; Longman, 2000. 607-619. Perrault, Charles. "Cinderella." Rpt. in Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 7th edition. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard Rosen. New York; Longman, 2000. 598-602. Yolen, Jane. "America's Cinderella'." Children's Literature in Education. Vol. 8: 21-29. Rpt. in Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 5th edition. Ed. Laurence Behrens and Leonard Rosen. New York; Longman, 1994. 528-535.
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