Dear Dr. Bernanke‚ All economic indicators point to the fact that the United States has been in a recession for at least a year now. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP)‚ the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time (as defined by Gregory Mankiw in his textbook‚ “Brief Principles of Macroeconomics”) clearly indicates that the U.S. economy has entered a recession. Consistent with the past three recessions in the U.S. (early 80’s‚ early 90’s‚ and
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A.) To Begin‚ the film clip I have chosn was “The Giver” based off of the book written by: Louis Lowry. (1) My secne is narrorated by the main character Jonas or actor (Brenton Thwaites). (2) Before he begins to talk‚ there are statements as to how things became the way they were. (3) “From the ashes of the ruin‚ the Communities were built… Protected by the boundary… All memories of the past were erased.”(The Giver) (4) Jonas states that after the ruin they maade a new society‚ one of “true equality”
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There are many emotions crossing my mind after reading another short story "The story of an hour” written by Kate Chopin. Living in twenty-first century in America and with my Asian background and experience‚ and seeing so many parts of the world still having unresolved issues regarding human equality or women emancipation or equal rights for women are amazed how little and also how much we accomplished as the human race. Through all these emotional‚ cultural and tradition drove filters I‚ a young
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“One and Done: New antibiotic could provide single-dose option” This article I found particularly fascinating to read. Currently the treatment for the MRSA infection is approx. 10 days of antibiotic infusions twice a day. A study that has been completed by Duke Medicine researchers claims that they currently have a single-dose antibiotic named Oritavancin that is just as effective as other treatments. Dr. G. Ralph Corey is the lead author of this particular study. He conducted 2 clinical trials
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Lorraine Gambino NUR 408 June 25‚ 2013 Beth Edwards Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Natural disasters are a part of life and emergency situation occur more frequently than most people believe. After a disaster‚ how well a community can recover will greatly depend on how well they have been prepared in advance. Preemptive organization of resources and the responsiveness to emergencies can mean the difference between a community’s
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Gregor had alienated himself long before his metamorphosis into a beetle. His obsession with his job had dehumanized him‚ made him less personal and more mechanical. While on business trips‚ he began to lock his doors at night in the hotels. He carried this action back to his homelife. His family did not know him anymore partially because they took him for granted for making their money for them and partially because that was simply how he wanted in to be. Gregor’s metamorphosis into a beetle only
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From the perceptions of an intelligent blind man in the short story “Cathedral”‚ the reader learns the difference between simply looking and truly seeing. The narrator‚ who is the husband‚ goes through life viewing all things in one dimension. Even though Robert lacks the physical ability to see‚ he has a great deal of insight when it comes to the wife and the world. The ability of Robert‚ a blind man‚ to see the wife in greater detail than the husband is a strong metaphor in which this story is
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The tragic events that happened to Othello are due to him giving into gossip and being gullible. Othello was a commendable military leader which made it surprising that such a strong military leader would let gossip without validity become his downfall. The events which prompted Othello’s collapse stemmed from Iago. He had deep rooted hatred towards Othello and wanted to destroy him. The villain Iago came up with an evil scheme to reveal to Othello that his wife Desdemona had an affair on him
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Tomorrow‚ When the War Began‚ written by John Marsden‚ is a novel that shows us the kinds of changes people go through when they are faced with adversity‚ and why those changes occur. It shows us how one situation can affect each person differently. In the novel Fiona starts off by being the “perfect girl” in the group. She has been well brought up by a wealthy family. “She looked like she had never done any hard work in her life‚ never been in the sun‚ never got her hands dirty.” In the beginning
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Eng. 111-007 21 March 2014 “Women’s Education” In the article “Male Pride and Female Prejudice” John Tierney covers a lot of points about how women getting college degrees has somewhat changed social norms. One point that stood out the most is how divorce rates have went up a substantial amount. In today’s society‚ divorce rates have seemed to increase due to the incline of women’s college graduate percentile. In the old days it was expected that women stay home and keep the house clean while
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