"A Pair of Silk Stockings" was written by Kate Chopin in April of 1896 and later published in 1897. Known for including in her stories local color from the Louisiana area‚ Chopin is also celebrated for exploring themes that reflect the role of women in society. In "A Pair of Silk Stockings‚" she portrays the quiet struggle of a woman searching for a balance between family life and personal satisfaction. The story’s main character is Mrs. Sommers‚ a wife and mother. Her family is very poor‚ and
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(“On Impulse however this long-deprived woman spends all the money on herself‚ striving for one day at the least self-indulgence‚ one day that might hint of some personal autonomy in a pinched and narrowed existence” Kate Chopin: “A Pair of Silk Stockings”; The Marital Burden and the Lure of Consumerism Page 1) As Allen Stein pointed out “Further as Doris Davis sees it‚ Mrs. Sommers has used her money ‘to nurture her sense of esthetics’‚ and action that Chopin seems to suggest is important for this
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Reconstructing a Cow’s Knee Lab Objective: To learn the function of the knee and how its ligaments work to create the movement the knee makes by taking apart the knee and reconstructing it with different materials to replace the ligaments. Hypothesis: If we replace the cow’s knee tendons with rubber bands then it will work like a new knee because the rubber bands will provide the support‚ strength‚ and flexibility it needs. Safety: Wear gloves while handling the knee‚ use precaution when using
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A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin is a story most single mothers can relate to. The struggle between doing what is needed‚ what is right for the family or giving into their own wants and desires for a day or two. In this story‚ Mrs. Summors is a poor mother that comes into fifteen dollars and she contemplates for two days on how to spend this money because she wants to make the most of this money. The story displays a theme of struggle between necessity and desires. She talks about buying
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Autumn Hollingsworth Knee Injury Case Study Part 5 What are the primary movements of the knee joint? The primary movements of the knee joint are flexion and extension but can also slightly rotate. What muscle groups are the most important in flexion and extension of the knee? The muscle groups most important are the quadriceps and the hamstrings. The quadriceps extend the knee using the following muscles; rectus femoris‚ vastus medialis‚ vastus intermedius‚ and vastus lateralis. The hamstrings
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List A: Pharmacological and complementary treatment of knee pain Knee pain is an immobilizing symptom from various of diseases and particularly important to treat in the elderly population. Knee pain accounts for 1.9 million visits to general practitioners and 1 million visits to emergency departments annually. Through history taking‚ focusing on red flags that the patients might present with‚ through physical examination‚ and understanding knee anatomy‚ physicians are able to make the diagnosis and
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A pair of silk stockings Essay The story’s main character is Mrs. Sommers‚ a wife and mother. Her family is very poor‚ and she is trying to pick up a few items of clothing for her children. On this particular day‚ she is tired and worn out as she goes about her errands. She is an expert at finding bargains and saving money‚ always looking for a good sale‚ but she finds a pair of silk stockings that she desires for herself. They feel nice against her
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KNEE ARTHROSCOPY Procedure Steps: 1. The surgeon marks the anteromedial and anterolateral joint lines and portal positions with a skin marker. 2. The skin areas for portal placement are infiltrated with local epinephrine. If the knee has an effusion‚ the surgeon aspirates it with a 16-gauge needle on a 60ml syringe‚ followed by injection of a small amount of distending fluid. 3. After a small stab incision with a #11 or #15 knife blade‚ the surgeon inserts the irrigation cannula and trocar
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The Rate of Locomotion dependence on hind leg length and body mass for the Tenebrio molitor beetle. Abstract The effects of leg length and body mass on the Tenebrio Molitor’s rate of locomotion were investigated under laboratory conditions. The performance (running speed) was accessed for 37 Tenebrio molitor with different hind leg lengths and body masses. Running speed is important for a variety of activities (e.g. searching for prey and mates‚ dispersal‚ etc.). Therefore‚ increased
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The anterior and medial thigh begin at the Inguinal ligament‚ which runs from the anterior superior iliac spine‚ and insert on the pubic tubercle. The distal termination of this region is the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints. The hip joint is ball and socket joint‚ which is multiaxial‚ and can achieve flexion‚ extension‚ adduction‚ abduction‚ rotation and circumduction. The patellofemoral joint is a synovial planar joint‚ and the tibiofemoral joint is a hinge joint‚ which produces flexion
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