LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY Hudson Graduate Center Course--MPA 501 Principles of Public Administration‚ Credits 3 Semester---Fall 2013‚ Thursdays‚ 6:30—9:00 pm Professor N. Krzemienski Email: nkrzemienski@gmail.com Office hours by appointment‚ send me an email and topic you would like to discuss Course Description and Objectives: The objective of this course is to introduce you to the field of public administration and its major theorists. Our objectives will be to study certain aspects
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An Analysis of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas In the autobiography Frederick Douglass presents a clear picture to me of a horrifying period of American history that far too few people understand. Douglass’s personal narrative as a slave lets you feel the fear of his past and allows us to experience the suffering and pain inflicted by underserved beatings and an unhealthy lifestyle with too much physical exertion. Douglass expresses very personal feelings about his history and
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Mind-Body Debate Philosophers have been debating for centuries the relationship between the mind and the body and whether they are separate entities‚ or if they are one. This is known as the mind/body problem. If the mind being our consciousness and the body being our brain is separate parts‚ do they relate to each other or work together? If they are one‚ do they depend on each other? The idea that the mind and body are one is called monism. The idea that the mind and body are separate is called
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approximately 13‚000 tons of supplies a day were delivered. The Douglas Aircraft Company‚ whose “C-54 airplanes were the backbone of the campaign”‚ released an advertisement with its headline: “Milk . . . new weapon of democracy (Standage‚ 2010).” The Douglas Aircraft advertisement is portraying the saving grace that was being provided to the Berliners by the airdrops that released supplies by the tons‚ predominantly from Douglas Aircraft planes‚ into West Berlin. Through the dark clouds‚ appear
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From the Mind to the Body‚ Self Comes to Mind The mind emerged from the body through the originations of conscious thoughts in an introspective manner that is accessible to the self. A connection between mind and body eventually developed a proprietor within the thinking mind. The neuropsychologist Antonio Damasio believes that a mind with subjectivity is a conscious mind‚ otherwise one would not know of his existence‚ who he is‚ and what he thinks (Damasio‚ 2010). At some point in time‚ the
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 was a very influential event that occurred in American history and has much significance‚ even till this day. The debates were in contest for the United States Senate seat in Illinois. The main topic involved in the debates was based around slavery and the separation of the union because of it. Both Lincoln and Douglas refer to the U.S. Constitution in their remarks and state different opinions surrounding what they interpret the meaning of certain parts regarding
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all the struggles in the institution. But the reverse is the case. Not more than 20% of the graduates every year from different institutions of higher learning in the country gets comfortable immediately after school. Philosophers say that an idle mind is the devils workshop. Owing to the level of unemployment among graduates‚ crime rates gets on the increase. Frustration causes most of the crimes committed as a result of unemployment. Every individual would like to have their ends meet. So‚ that
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Dainel Hageman A hero is a person who has distinguished courage and ability and can be looked at as a model or ideal. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Randle Patrick McMurphy is seen to be the hero of the story. When McMurphy gets entered into the ward he is the only person in there who has any idea of what the outside world is like anymore. Throughout the movie McMurphy tries to makes the guys‚ which were already in the ward‚ understand what the outside world is like and that the only reason
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Nursing Process Assessment: • An inability to communicate‚ which takes its toll on interpersonal relationships and intimacy. Evidenced by Nash’s relationship with his wife and other people. • Nash exhibits many of the key symptoms of the disease: hallucinations (he has a roommates but he lives in a single dorm room) • Nash exhibits delusions (thinks he works for the government) • He has ideas of reference‚ poor social skills (mumbles‚ doesn’t talk much to strangers)‚ awkward gestures and facial
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Prehistoric humans had many choices as to how they would obtain food. Although all humans in the past started as hunter-gatherers‚ some evolved into farmers. The first farmers were unaware of their actions. They could not have possibly known that they developed food production as they were the first to do so. The decision to change from hunter-gatherers to farmers did not occur simultaneously. Many hunter-gatherers choose to not change their lifestyle. The change occurred gradually and was influenced by factors
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