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    Cross Contamination

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    Cross-contamination from endoscopes to patients are a noted problem throughout endoscopy units across the country. The media has reported exposure to harmful bacteria and viruses following endoscopic procedures from inadequately cleaned scopes‚ the efficacy of high level disinfectants used in reprocessors and the design of the scopes. Legislatures are now questioning the types of infection control programs within endoscopy units and whether qualified personnel are being hired as endoscope technicians

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    Even though they follow the same plot in Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there are other events added to make the story into a play and more interesting. From this information we can draw that Shakespeare used the story first told by Ovid to develop The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. “Also love can always find a way” (Hamilton‚ 488). This quote could not be any more true for the fate of the star crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ and Pyramus and Thisbe. Both couples are in unfortunate

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    Dante faints. While the horrific storm continues to manifest‚ but Virgil carries Dante to the first circle of Hell. As the story continues into the next chapter‚ Cantos 4‚ the audience learns about the first layer of Hell. A loud clap of thunder woke Dante from unconsciousness. After he woke up‚ he realized he was on the other side of the river. As he looked down below him‚ he noticed that there was a deep valley that stretched in front of him; this was the first circle of Hell‚ known as Limbo.

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    Dion Mitchell Research paper Love vs. Lust The most prominent reason for examining Venus and Adonis in its historical context is that conceptions regarding love--and lust--in Elizabethan times were vastly different from those in modern times. As Russ McDonald notes in his Bedford Companion to Shakespeare‚ marriage frequently had little‚ if anything‚ to do with the degree of love shared by the partners in question. Especially among upper class families‚ who possessed capital and estates that

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    1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together‚ it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires a. Literal Vampirism: Nasty old man‚ attractive but evil‚ violates

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    charms; to gain her love A rival crowd of envious lovers strove. They‚ who have seen her‚ own‚ they ne’er did trace More moving features in a sweeter face. Yet above all‚ her length of hair‚ they own‚ In golden ringlets wav’d‚ and graceful shone.” (Ovid 1717). In Ovid’s version after she was beheaded out sprang a Pegasus‚ a winged horse. In Theogony it is also mentioned that Chrysaos was also born alongside the Pegasus with a golden sword at arms (Wilk

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    the speeches." (Hillary Clinton‚ March 2008) * "I had a teacher I liked who used to say good fiction’s job was to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." (David Foster Wallace) * "I flee who chases me‚ and chase who flees me." (Ovid) * Euphemism The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit. * Dan Foreman: Guys‚ I feel very terrible about what I’m about to say. But I’m afraid you’re both being let go. Lou: Let go? What does that mean

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    Taylor Thomas Mrs. Villiesse ALA 9 29 May 2014 Apollo the Greek God In the Iliad‚ Homer describes a particular Greek god as the “far-shooter”‚ “rouser of armies”‚ or “Phoebus Apollo”. The world knows him simply as Apollo‚ son of Zeus and Leto‚ twin brother of Artemis. Apollo has multiple domains including music‚ prophecy‚ colonization‚ archery‚ medicine and healing‚ poetry‚ dance‚ protecting of shepherds‚ light‚ and plague (Encyclopedia Mythica). The god particularly depicts order‚ beauty‚

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    Context: Shakespeare’s England In groups‚ choose one aspect of 17th Century England to research (each group should have a different topic). Your task is to create a brief‚ yet informative PowerPoint that explains your chosen aspect of 17th Century England (about 3 minutes). You should (in dot point form): - Provide an overview to educate your classmates. - Explain how this affected people and life in general during this time. - Try to make some connections to ‘King Lear’. - Ask if there are

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    The Greeks had a similar concept of masculinity as the modern Western world‚ including traits such as dominance‚ strength‚ and virility‚ all of which were reversed for stereotypical femininity. However‚ men were not ostracized or considered inferior if they did not conform to these ideals or deviated from the norms of sexual orientation or gender identity. Greek men’s power‚ influence‚ and potential were typically derived from their abilities and family lineage. However‚ women were also required

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