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    “To care with compassion‚ nurses and midwives must work with their heads‚ hands and hearts.” Prime Minister’s Commission‚ 2010. Front Line Care: a Report by the Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England. London‚ Crown Information Office‚ 2010. P 62. Discuss this statement as it applies to nursing in Scotland‚ demonstrating analysis and application of module theory INTRO 200. Main body inc. ( ATTEMPT TO LINK THE 3 MAIN CONCEPTS THROUGHOUT BUT THIS

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    little gray-gloved hand. When she spoke her voice‚ full‚ sweet‚ and deliberate‚ proclaimed that its owner was accustomed to speak and be heard. "Well‚ Mr. Easton‚ if you will make me speak first‚ I suppose I must. Don’t vou ever recognize old friends when you meet them in the West?" The younger man roused himself sharply at the sound of her voice‚ seemed to struggle with a slight embarrassment which he threw off instantly‚ and then clasped her fingers with his left hand. "It’s Miss Fairchild

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    The Light of Humanity in the Poor Life Reading after the short stories by O. Henry As one of the most prominent short story giants in the history of literature‚ O. Henry’s works possess comprehensive readers. Recently‚ I have finished some of his short stories. I prefer to talk about some of his short stories which are well known. O. Henry’s ending is the symbol of his short story‚ which is famous for its unexpected but also in the way that was expected. Once the readers get into the ending‚ the

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    Lohmann Barbara- The last leaf by O. Henry THE LAST LEAF BY O. HENRY: A QUESTION OF HOPE AND SELFLESS SACRIFICE O. Henry was an American writer who is known as "The master of the short stories". His writings are characterized by a witty narration with surprising endings. They usually talk about ordinary people and take place in New York City. In "The last leaf" the author uses two central ideas: hope and selfless sacrifice‚ to show that a diseased mind is even more harmful than the disease itself

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    Sydney Porter. After growing up in North Carolina he moved to Texas. His father was a doctor named Dr. Algemon Sidney Porter; his mother’s name was Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter. When O’Henry was about 3 years old his mother died of tuberculosis. OHenry had to move in with his grandmother. O’Henry loved to read as a child. Who knew this would be the beginning of a great writer. After O’Henry moved in with his grandmother he went to middle and high school. His father’s sister tutored him. After

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    In the short story‚ "The Gift of the Magi‚" written by O. Henry‚ Mr. and Mrs. James Dillingham Young are in for a big surprise. At Christmastime‚ they each make a sacrifice that is hard to bear‚ but the results show that it pays off. The hard trials they must endure make them realize that unconditional love is more important than material possessions. Since Jim and Della live in a dilapidated flat‚ they obviously don’t have a lot of money. In order to give a gift‚ each one sold his or her most prized

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    The Last Leaf, O. Henry

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    This short story entitled The Last Leaf‚ was written by O. Henry (pseudonym for the American writer William Sydney Porter). It deals with the story of Sue‚ Johnsy and Old Behrman‚ three artists living in a drab district of New York City at the beginning of the twentieth century. One day‚ Johnsy gets sick with Pneumonia and makes it clear she won’t fight death. After the analysis of this short story‚ how can the end be interpreted? The story begins with a description of the area where the

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    The Last Leaf by O. Henry

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    "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry is an interesting short story about a sick girl who is deeply affected by a bare ivy vine. Johnsy thinks that she will die as soon as the last leaf on that vine falls. She becomes close to death‚ but a neighbor called Mr. Behrman‚ an artist‚ saves her life and dies. This paper will focus on different causes and effects involved in‚ first‚ Johnsy’s case and‚ second‚ the death of Mr. Behrman. First‚ many things lead Johnsy to be touched with the idea of death. When Johnsy

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    employed by the Houston Post to write a humorous daily column.   When Porter alleged from bank he was arrested and spent 3 years in federal penitentiary in Columbus‚ Ohio. Here Porter started to write short stories under pseudonym O’Henry. In all‚ Henry wrote 270 stories‚ and they consist of a rich mixture of semi-realism‚ sentiment and surprise endings. He is frequently thought of as a “funny” writer. His masterpieces reflect the

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    "Young!" exclaimed the first speaker‚ "why--Oh! didn’t you catch on? Say--did you ever know an officer to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand?" “ oh‚ you mean the young handsome man is the... criminal?” The second speaker faltered with his eyebrown rising and his eyes glancing at Fairchild‚ just to catch the sight of the glad look in the girl’s eyes switchly changeing to a bewildered embarrassement and of the glow fading from her cheeks. The first speaker show no reaction to the second speaker’s

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