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    Sonny's Blues

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    Sonny and his brother are a great example of how suffering can ultimately unite people. Throughout “Sonny’s Blues”‚ there is a constant issue between the narrator and his brother because the narrator cannot accept his brother’s drug use habit. However‚ this changes when the narrator realizes that his brother is taking drugs in order to cope with his own suffering. James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues” shows that the narrator realizes that not everyone copes and suffers like he does‚ therefore accepting and

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    In Cold Blood

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    In Cold Blood; a wonderful mystery novel written by Truman Capote that incorporates mind-boggling suspense and brutal detailing‚ I believe he did achieve his goal to be both objective and sympathetic. Capote gave not only the detailed account of Perry Smith ’s and Dick Hickock ’s childhoods but also the murder of the Clutter family. Smith ’s childhood was very problematic and scarred by years of abuse‚ making us feel as if he committed the murder because of his sorrow past. “Perry had on several

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    Blue Zuma

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    EXERCISE – Blue Zuma Project The ARC Company specializes in developing and selling a wide range of high quality scooters. Sales representatives report that there is a growing demand for racing scooters. ARC’s president‚ Robin Lane‚ is excited about the possibilities and predicts that one day these kinds of razor scooters will be featured in X-Game events. ARC is a small company and uses a strong matrix to optimally utilize limited manpower. The Project Priority Matrix for the Blue Zuma Project

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    Blue Mosque

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    The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is an historical mosque in Istanbul‚ the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609 to 1616‚ during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques‚ it also comprises a tomb of the founder‚ a madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque‚ the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become

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    In Cold Blood

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    APEnglish In Cold Blood Few authors have the skill to express their view of a setting without straightforwardly telling the audience. In this small passage from In Cold Blood‚ Truman Capote very eloquently does just that‚ describing the look and feel of Holcomb‚ Kansas through words. With Capote’s use of many elements like figurative language‚ imagery‚ and detain‚ he reveals his original but mysterious views on the scenery of Holcomb. All while describing this content town‚ Capote builds up for

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    Blue Brain

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    BLUE BRAIN 1. Introduction The name of the world’s first virtual brain. That means a machine that can function as human brain. Computer simulations in neuroscience hold the promise of dramatically enhancing the scientific method by providing a means to test hypotheses using predictive models of complex biological processes where experiments are not feasible. Of course‚ simulations are only as good as the quality of the data and the accuracy of the mathematical abstraction of the biological

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    Blood Transfusion

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    Gladys Martin July 2005 Indications for Blood Transfusions Goal of transfusing: Preserve oxygen delivery to tissues and avoid myocardial ischemia. One can do this by increasing the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood by raising the Hgb concentration of patients with acute/chronic anemia. Each unit will raise the Hct by 3 to 4 percent unless there is continued bleeding. Background: Transfusion trigger based on the 10/30 rule‚ give 2 units. However‚ with the discovery of transfusion-related HIV and

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    Bad Blood

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    Pooja Patel 08/19/2013 Documentary of Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale Mrs. Jones MA 125 Through the eyes of survivors and family members and the producer Merlyn Ness‚ "Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale" chronicles how a "miracle" treatment for hemophilia became an agent of death for 10‚000 Americans. Hemophilia is a rare genetic blood clotting disorder‚ most often passed from mother to son‚ resulting in severe crippling and often death. But in the 1960s‚ Judith Gram Pool dicoverd cryo precipitate from the

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    Wise Blood

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    "Hazel Motes’ Pursuit of Truth (Truth’s Opposite)…" In an unusual way‚ many of Flannery O’Connor’s characters in Wise Blood reveal many important truths about themselves and others‚ demonstrating their capacity for vision‚ despite their tendency to embark on perilous journeys in pursuit of truth’s opposite. For Hazel Motes‚ Wise Blood’s protagonist‚ the phallus becomes the vehicle that drives him on his journey into falsehood‚ and paradoxically‚ toward truth. Early in his life‚ O’Connor’s

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    Blood Diamonds

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    Autry 1 Mary Prof. W. Jaye English 102-603 Movie Evaluation 2 March 2013 Blood Diamonds Blood Diamonds explores the underground world of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone‚ where rare diamonds are used to fund military rebels at war. The film is based on Archer‚ a man with a survival instinct and a passion for collecting conflict diamonds. Archer finds himself involved with Solomon‚ a fisherman who was kidnapped and forced into slavery. Solomon was forced to work in the diamond mining

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