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- 1291: Tongan Mothers In New Zealand,
- ... This study will also contextualise the knowledge, attitude and practice of the WCH book of Tongans in Auckland. The research objectives were: · To explore Tongan mothers attitudes towards the Well Child Health book and it's usefulness · To develop recommendations for better utilization of the Well Child Health book by Tongan mothers. What is Well Child Health book? It is an information book about health and development of child. This book ... clarify answers and to cover the area followed each main question (Bowling, A. 1997). Each interview lasted around 30 - 45 minutes and took place at the participants; home. All interviews were undertaken in the participant's first language (Tongan) and audiotaped with the consent of the participant. There was no objection at any point in time about being audiotaped. Relevant facts were also noted during the interview, which would help clarify specific issues. Audiotaped interviews and notes were transcribed into English. During the analysis stage, the information from the transcription was first categorized according to the main areas (David, R.T. 1996). Then the frequency of each datum was counted in order to get quantitative data set of the research. Data, which go together, are grouped so as to develop sub-categories under the main ...
- 1292: Babbitt: Conformity
- ... his fate as a member of conformist society. George F. Babbitt is a man who is completely controlled by the conformist society in which he lives. Pressure to conform lies in all aspects of Babbitt's life. Relationships, family, social life, and business are all based on his ability to conform to Zenith's preset standards of thought and action. All of Babbitt's thoughts are controlled by society. Thoughts that are not those of society are frowned upon. "What he feels and thinks is what is currently popular to feel and think. Only once during the two ...
- 1293: Wealth In The Great Gatsby
- ... York for his elaborate parties that are held nearly every weekend. Nick is invited to one, upon which he hears numerous rumors of how Mr. Gatsby attained his massive fortune; but everybody admits that it's all hearsay. Nick also encounters a Miss Jordan Baker. He had met Ms. Baker previously at the Buchannon's home when he had gone to pay his dear cousin a visit. About a week later, Nick and Tom Buchannon, were on their way up to New York, when Tom suddenly got off of their train and led them to a small service station, where they met a Myrtle Wilson, the wife of the owner. This was Tom's mistress. There had been rumors flying, but Nick had really paid no heed to them until now. Off they went to New York to her sister's house. They had a gay old time, ...
- 1294: The Red Badge of Courage and A Farewell to Arms: The Main Characters
- ... the novel, being portrayed as the "hero". There are many different deeds and actions that can characterize a person as a hero such as saving someone from a burning house at the risk of one's own life. The main distinguishing characteristic of a true hero is self-sacrifice, whether it be scarifice of your own personal desires or ideals or sacrifice of physical well being to help others. There are ... few novels in which the main character of the work does not exemplify the deeds and thought of a true hero. Two such works include Stephen Cranes' The Red Badge of Courage and Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. Both The Red Badge of Courage and A Farewell to Arms have war as the background of the story. War is the perfect setting in which one can be tested to ... This idea is the major framework of The Red Badge of Courage, in which Henry Fleming aspires to be a man, a "hero" in the eyes of the masses by enlisting in the army. Henry's goal of returning a man from war has already marred his image of being a potential hero because his thoughts are about himself and not about the welfare of others. Also, the fact that ...
- 1295: Creative Story: If At First You Don't Succeed
- Creative Story: If At First You Don't Succeed "Eureka!" Sam excitedly exclaimed. "I've done it! I'm set for life and my happiness is assured. With this new invention I'll be honored for my brilliance, and I might even win ... old fox [SIC]. Sam was a well built chicken, quite muscular in fact, and extremely inventive, but, unfortunately, he had no brains when it came to reality. His motto was: " If at first you don't succeed, try, try again," and he would never give up even if there was no way he could win. To this very day he still has an annual football game against a childhood friend, Bono, who is a prize winning, full grown bull. (In case the reader hasn't discovered it, after every game, Sam has a visit to the hospital where he is an infamous character, continually joked about by the nurses and doctors who work there.) *** "You may see Mr. Monty ...
- 1296: Pro Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Pro wrestling has been on T.V. since the very beginning of Television with weekly pro wrestling shows and then moving to a Saturday morning show in 1974, when Vince McMahon bought the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from his father. In ... the limit with the sex, the violence and the storylines. For over twenty years ABC Monday night football had no rival. It was the only thing for men to watch on Monday nights that wasnt like Melrose Place, Ally McBelly, or all the other shows pushed towards women. Until 1993, when the WWF started their Monday night Raw program, people would laugh at the idea of who was going to ... with superstars such as The Rock, The Undertaker, Mankind, Sable, Bad Ass Billy Gun, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. This year ABC Monday night Football had its lowest rating ever and the World Wrestling Federations Raw has become the highest rated television show ever on Monday night. It was hard to believe that that many people were watching a fake sport, but than again, its hard to argue with ...
- 1297: American Male Pigs
- American Male Pigs Today in this great country of ours, there is an animal that stalks the face of our land. An animal that'll stop at very little to obtain it's nightly goal. Some women have unjustly classified this animal a Land Shark, along with an assortment of other colorful names. Little do the women of this country realize that these animals have banned together to ... the different types of females and notify all other members of their findings. Everyone is unique. However, most women can be herded into three basic groups. Those groups are: Those who do, Those who don't, and those who do, that you won't do. The last group and by far the least important, are those who would do Anything with Anyone that you won't do. These women aren't usually very attractive. They are more often ...
- 1298: Surfing The Internet
- Surfing The Internet Chances are, anyone who is reading this paper has at one time, at least, surfed the net once. Don't worry if you haven't, I will explain everything you need to know about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Including how it started, it's growth, and the purpose it serves in today's society. The Internet was born about 20 years ago, as a U.S. Defense Department network called the ARPnet. The ARPnetwork was an experimental network ...
- 1299: Summary of Terkel's My American Century
- Summary of Terkel's My American Century After I began reading the book My American Century by Studs Terkel, I quickly became interested in reading further. At first, I thought it would be a long boring book to have ... president of the Durham chapter of the KKK in North Carolina. His story tells of his early years and schooling, which only lasted until the eighth grade. It also tells of many of his father's struggles just to get by, and early demise. The thing about this reading that fascinated me the most isn't what led this man to the Klan, or what he did with them. The thing that really got me was how much this man changed over the course of time. When he first joined ...
- 1300: Adolescence And Coping
- ... unique personality and special interests, likes and dislikes. In contrast to that individualism is the fact that there are also numerous developmental issues that every teenager faces during the adolescent years, such as the adolescents move towards independence and increased freedom, an increased ability to think ideas through, increased self-reliance, and an increased emphasis on personal dignity and self-esteem. Adolescents are beginning the often confusing crossing of the threshold toward adult reasoning/thinking. D.L.T. KEY LEARNINGS. · From Concrete To Formal Operations. Jean Piaget developed the theory that the "concrete operational" stage occurs in children between the ages of 7 and 11. In this stage a person can do mental ... perform abstract thinking and start to enjoy abstract thought, formulate hypotheses without actually touching concrete or real objects, and when more adept can test the hypotheses mentally, reason logically, and look at issues from another's point of view. These new abilities allow adolescents to question inconsistencies they find in the world. The formal operational thinker can generalise from one kind of real object to another and to an abstract ...
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