Book on BELOVED by Toni Morrison © 2007 English Department‚ Millikin University‚ Decatur‚ IL http://www.millikin.edu/english/beloved/Baynar-historical-essay1.html Toni Morrison’s Beloved: Institutionalized Trauma‚ Selfhood‚ and Familial and Communal Structure by Klay Baynar Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel Beloved is‚ in fact‚ a historical novel. It is based on a documented event involving fugitive slave‚ Margaret Garner‚ who was arrested for killing one of her children rather than
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Provision 7 of the ANA code of ethics mandates for nurses to participate in advancement of the profession to continue to educate themselves and to contribute to practice‚ administration‚ and knowledge development. Nurses must also help the profession to advance in active involvement in nursing and in health care policy. Nurses can also help the profession advancement by developing‚ maintaining‚ and implementing professional
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Postcolonialism – An Historical Introduction Robert J. C. Young In these two chapters from the book ‘Postcolonialism – An Historical Introduction‚ Robert J.C. Young provides the reader with an in depth understanding of colonal and postcolonial history‚ as well as well pondered definitions of important terms within the academic field of postcolonial studies. To illustrate the cruel and inhumane reality of the imperialistic powers‚ Young uses the case of Sir Roger Casement‚ a former member of
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Historical Laws and Security Lyn Wilson CJS 250 December 1‚ 2011 Michael Erhmann Historical Laws and Security The foundations of current laws and security practices are found in history. The Code of Hammurabi‚ (1750 B.C.) was created by King Hammurabi in Babylonia. It was established with 282 clauses regulating marriage‚ slavery‚ commerce‚ debt‚ and theft. Punishment for offenders was considered barbaric. In 621 B.C. a Greek man named Draco wrote Draco’s Law. These were the first written
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and Sociology An Uneasy Relationship Deidre Wick s Overview ■ ■ ■ Why is nursing often depicted in a negative light? What is the ‘New Nursing’? What are some of the new developments in nursing in Australia and overseas? This chapter examines some of the more recent sociological writings on nursing and discusses them in relation to the practical insights they have to offer for nursing. Recent nursing reforms in Australia and the United Kingdom are analysed to see how these might be
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Historical Investigation – Cleopatra Amid the splendor of mighty pyramids and mystic sphinxes a baby girl was born. She would be remembered throughout history as Cleopatra‚ the last queen of Egypt. Cleopatra came to the throne at ripe age of 17 years of age‚ this would not only have an impact on her homeland of Egypt‚ but a far wider and dramatic effect on the Roman Empire as well. Historical Context Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty‚ a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt
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Marx’s Historical Materialism—a very short summary (with thanks to G. A. Cohen’s interpretive work) Philosophy 166 1. The productive forces tend to develop throughout history. (The productive forces are the means available for transforming nature to satisfy human wants. Raw materials‚ tools‚ labor power‚ technological knowledge about how to produce goods with various inputs‚ are all examples of productive forces.) 2. The nature of the productive relations of a given society is explained by the
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The Future of Bachelor Prepared Nurses The Future of Bachelor Prepared Nurses Bachelor Professional Nurses Registered nurses are increasingly recognized as leaders in transforming the health care system . Nurses need to meet the demand for prevention‚ wellness and primary care services‚ with a focus on improving quality and managing costs. In addition to their clinical expertise‚ they are being sought out to serve in a variety of new roles‚ such as care coordinators
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Culture Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care
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Nursing Shortage Nursing Shortage Abstract Healthcare industry in United States has always been passing with the issue of shortage of Healthcare professionals . Many of these positions are filled by professionals from different countries . Nursing shortage has been a huge concern since many years and expected to continue in coming years. In past years‚ country had been dependent on supply of nurses from several parts of the world but alarm had already rang and focuses are made to produce
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