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    The case of the Estate of Julie Amos‚ et al. v. Vanderbilt University‚ et al.‚ was a civil suit based on negligence claims against a medical facility (Vanderbilt University) for failing to inform a patient of potential health risks that posed a threat to the patient and the patient’s family. Julie Story underwent jaw surgery in August of 1984 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was not informed that she had received a significant blood transfusion during the surgery. One of the four units

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    Explain the relevance of the ministry of the prophet Amos‚ a prophet of social justice to our present day setting. "Writing at a time of prosperity‚ when a sharp contrast existed between the luxurious life of the nation’s leaders and the oppression of the poor was the prophet Amos" (John W. Ritenbaugh) During the reign of Jeroboam II Israel had become a wealthy and prosperous nation. It was a golden age for Israel‚ a time of political stability and economic growth. This wealth however was not enjoyed

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    heritage. Some of these documents that "capture the characteristic outlook of an age and that provide a sense of movement and development of Western history" include The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ The Code of Hammurabi‚ Genesis‚ Job‚ the Ten Commandments‚ and Amos. The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ often referred to as "the greatest work of Mesopotamian literature" was written on or around 2000 B.C. It is the story of Gilgamesh‚ a historical figure who was half man and half god and his quest for immortality. There are

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    this society was one of the most unplanned utopias of all time and sadly‚ there was no official record of the members. The Fruitlands was a very short lived utopian agrarian society which was established in the early 1840s by Amos Bronson Alcott and Charles Lane. By 1841‚ Alcott had come up with the idea of the Fruitlands and had already begun planning it. The Fruitlands had 2 main goals that they tried to reach. The first being that they wished to separate themselves from the world economy and wanted

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    Emerson’s early preaching had often touched on the personal nature of spirituality[draper 5].Now he found kindred spirits in a circle of writers and thinkers who lived in Concord‚ including Margaret Fuller‚ Henry David Thoreau and Amos Bronson Alcott (father of Louisa May Alcott)[America 5].He graduated Harvard university (1826) He was licensed as a minister in (1826) at the Unitarian church[Ralph 3].He married Ellen Tucker in (1829) his wife died of tuberculosis in (1832) a couple years after she died

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    only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) Experience teaches only the teachable. Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. Amos Bronson Alcott  (1799 - 1888)The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. Anatole France  (1844 - 1924)‚ The Crime of Sylvestre BonnardPassive acceptance of the

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    most precious treasures. ~Eugene P. Bertin The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple. ~Amos Bronson Alcott A central piece in Hindu scripture reads "Gurur Brahma‚ Gurur Vishnu‚ Guru devo Maheshwaraha - Gurussaakshaath param brahma tasmai shree gurave namaha‚" which translates as "The Guru (Teacher) is the Lord Brahma (the Creator)‚

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    His writing and the American transcendental movement helped other authors to be able to start their writing careers. Some of these authors included Emily Dickinson‚ Louisa May Alcott‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ and Walt Whitman. They all used his writings to help guide them to be able to write books and different pieces of writing that are now very popular. (Other Writers Influenced by Emerson‚ rmitchell06.tripod.com) Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    that ’transcends’ the physical and empirical and is realized only through the individual’s intuition‚ rather than through the doctrines of established religions. Prominent transcendentalists included Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ Henry David Thoreau‚ Amos Bronson Alcott‚ Orestes Brownson‚ William Henry Channing‚ James Freeman Clarke‚ Christopher Pearse Cranch‚ John Sullivan Dwight‚ Convers Francis‚ Margaret Fuller‚ William Henry Furness‚ Frederick Henry Hedge‚ Theodore Parker‚ Elizabeth Peabody‚ George Ripley

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    Transcendentalism is a literary and philosophical movement that took place between the 1830s and 1840s. It became a movement as a reaction to the general state of intellectualism and spirituality during that time. There are six basic tenets when it comes to Transcendentalism. The first is non-conformity; this tenet is the failure or refusal to conform to a prevailing rule or practice. The Transcendentalists did not wish to conform to the rules of society as they were extremely disgruntled when it

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