The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester tells the story of how one of the most prolific contributors to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary did his work from an unexpected place: the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally Insane in Crawthorn‚ Berkshire. Dr. William Chester Minor was born in New Haven‚ Connecticut. He seemed a fairly normal boy‚ giving little hint of the complications that would later arise. Soon after his birth his family moved to the island of Ceylon‚ but when Minor
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Dorothea Lynde Dix was quoted as saying‚ "In a world where there is so much to be done‚ I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do." Dix began at the age of 39‚ and spent the next 20 years as a social reformer for the treatment of the mentally ill. When asked to teach a Sunday School class at a women’s correctional facility‚ Dix was appalled at the conditions‚ as well as the fact that many of the women weren’t criminals‚ but were instead mentally ill. This is where her
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which the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled‚ came to America to exercise religious beliefs that were not allowed before the English Civil War and after the Restoration. They were made up of Protestant sects‚ mostly Puritans. This religion defined almost every aspect of New England life. Religion was much less significant in Virginia. The main church was the Anglican Church of England‚ however church attendance and rules did not dictate settlers’ actions or goals. The economics of these colonies
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or alienation from his fellow human beings. (page 115) 3.His death leaves the people who wanted to be like him wondering about the purpose of life. (page115) 4.A descendent of the colonial poet Anne Bradstreet‚ Robinson was born in Head Tide‚ Maine‚ in 1869 and grew up in the nearby town of Gardiner. (page 115) 5.Robinson‚ were descended from old New England families. (page 116) 6.Robinson’s father retired from his successful mercantile business at the age of 51‚ moving the family to Gardiner
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Fishing was a very important part of Maine economy. Fishing is what brought in and kept the Europeans in Maine. During the 1620s a year round fishing group of 13 fishermen was supported by Damariscove. In 1632‚ Robert Trelawny developed a fishing and trading post which for about 10 years had around 6o fishermen on 3 year contracts. People preserved the fish by leaving them in the sun and adding salt. They did this instead of keeping them in barrels in boats. After this they found dry- curing. This
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In Gray‚ Maine ‚ a sudden drought takes toll on the local streams. Water levels are a foot lower than average‚ and the precipitation rate has been 8 to 9 inches lower than last year. This was quite a bit of water being absent from the Maine’s average main precipitation. Fortunately‚ there is a forecast of a substantial amount of rain. The amount of rain however‚ causes worries about flash flooding. Luckily‚ the amount of water should be small enough to be immersed by the vegetation. National Weather
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As explained on the "cash to boot" page of this website‚ mergers between corporations sometimes are paid for with a combination of stock and cash‚ which provides a unique accounting challenge. The general tax rule is that you must pay capital gains tax on such a transaction‚ but only to the extent of "cash to boot" which is the amount of cash you actually received. (It’s technically called a Section 368 reorg.) In some cases‚ such as Fording Canadian and the Wyeth merger with Pfizer‚ the
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1. How has the catch of lobsters changed over the past 15 years in the state of Maine? Lobstering has dominated the fishing industry in Maine over the last 20 years. However‚ lobster population in the state has diminished as a result of overfishing. 2. What does Walter Day suggest needs to be done to keep the industry flourishing? “Just let us do what we’ve been doing‚ and otherwise let us alone.” 3. What are shorts? Lobsters that are too small. 4. What are eggers? females carrying masses
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Managing Change 589 What Went Wrong with Maine’s New Medicaid System? CASE STUDY he state of Maine provides medical coverage for over 260‚000 of its residents through its Medicaid program. Healthcare providers‚ including doctors‚ hospitals‚ clinics‚ and nursing homes‚ submit claims to Medicaid in order to be paid for the services they provide to Medicaid patients. As the 1990s drew to a close‚ Maine‚ like many other states‚ began planning for a complete overhaul of its Medicaid claims processing
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of each of the characters Stephen King uses the relationships between the boys to really display the character traits. Rural Maine is where the story takes place. The film accurately portrays the setting with all of the trees and where the train tracks are high above the river which causes them to walk on the train tracks. Stephen King studied at the University of Maine which is how he adds just a little bit more of himself into the story. As the boys are
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