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    In Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Mirror & The Mask”‚ a court poet is asked by the High King of Ireland to create an ode to immortalize their victory against the Norwegians. Moving through the short story‚ we can begin to see a sort of evolution surrounding the ode as it appears to transform from what is perceived as a skillfully crafted literary masterpiece‚ to something much more silent and solemn. In analyzing this evolution‚ we’ll be assisted by Paul Gee’s article‚ “What is Literacy?” As well as a few

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    Sleep disorder are on the rise and the affects millions of people in America. People need sleep to function effectively at work to balance emotional responses. Unfortunately‚ despite expanding knowledge of the negative effects of sleep lost on our physical and mental well-being‚ the health care profession has not kept pace with the growing incidence of chronic sleep deprivation. This research review will investigate the effects of sleep deprivation in healthcare worker. Several studies have been

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    Dream Analysis of Alice in Wonderland Who’s who and what’s real; are we who we claim we are‚ and is reality really real or is everything just a fragment of what we think is the universe? A dream sequence is a technical term used mostly in film and television to set apart a brief interlude from the main story. (Wikipedia) The deeper lying theme that Carroll wanted to incorporate into his story of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass‚ in my opinion‚ was not his psychological

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    Regarded as the most traumatic and socially disturbing period in recent Angola history‚ civil war erupted after the country’s decolonization. The structureless and devastated Angola‚ was in a state of anarchy that attracted a capitalist versus communist conflict where political dominance remained up for grabs. The southern African country hosted the cold war theatre following independence from Portuguese colonization in 1975. Winner of the Independent’s foreign fiction award in 2007‚ Jose Eduardo

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    for instance‚ Daru‚ the main character of the short story by Albert Camus‚ “The Guest” who in the end of story fall victim of this misinterpretation. Similar‚ Espinosa‚ Christ look character in the story "The Gospel According to Mark” by Jorge Luis Borges which his failure of proper communication to Gutres’ family‚ lead him to his Crucifixion. Daru‚ the maincharacter in “ The Guest” by Albert

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    SHERLOCK WHO? “It’s elementary‚ my dear Watson!” This line stated by the famous fictional character Sherlock Holmes is known around the world. The beloved British detective‚ created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‚ is to many the true essence of classical detective fiction. However‚ the origin and source of classical detective fiction is located further back‚ earlier than the 1930’s of Sherlock Holmes‚ in a previous century. For all the truly educated literary

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    the various interactions that occur involving the variable R-group of each amino acid. This complex three-dimensional structure is stabilized by four forces: hydrogen bonding‚ hydrophobic bonding‚ ionic/hydrophilic bonding and disulfide bonding (Borges‚ 2014). Hydrogen bonds occur between polar‚ or charged amino acids. Hydrophobic bonds avoid water and occur between nonpolar amino acids. Due to their hydrophobic nature‚ these bonds often occur in the center of the structure and help pull it tightly

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    numbers reflect the fact that Brazilians have been affected by plastic surgery in large and its influence. Plastic surgery seems become an obsession with Brazilians when plastic surgery has become a non-missing part in society in Brazil. Juliana Borges‚ Miss Universe Pageant 2001‚ declares that ‘it’s something I needed for my profession‚ for my work’ (qtd in Leaky 147). Another example to illustrate the obsession of plastic surgery is Claudia‚ an eighteen-year-old middle-class girl‚ have a breast

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    infection in hospital ward. BMC Infectious Diseases; 8(114) Hiremath RN‚ Kotwal A‚ Kunte R‚ Hiremath SV‚ Venkatesh (2012). Hand Washing with Soap: The Most Effective “Do-It-Yourself” Vaccine? Natl J Community Med; 3(3):551-4 Lizandra Ferreira de Almeida e Borges‚ Lilian Alves Rocha‚ Maria Jose Nunes & Paulo Pino Gontijo Filho. (2012). Low Compliance to Handwashing Program and High Nosocomial Infection in a Brazilian Hospital. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Disease; Article 579781‚ 5 pages Makic

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    The Spanish Christ Baltasar Espinosa is Borges "Spanish Christ." The Gospel of Mark written by Jorge Luis Borges‚ is ironically connected to the life of our Christ. There are many cosmic ironies in this portrayal being made through Espinosa. The ripe age of 33; a beard; the eagerness to listen and obey; and the pet lamb are all ironic‚ seeing how they all relate and are some of the very same characteristics our Christ had. Espinosa a medical student‚ is traveling to La Colorada in Argentina

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