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    Literature Work Sheet

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    University of Phoenix Material Literature Search Worksheet * Select a literature search topic relevant to your practice. The topic must be sufficiently delineated in scope without being trivial. You will revisit this article in the Week Five presentation. Possible topics include but are not limited to: * * Non-pharmacological pain relief with childbirth * Effects of shift work and fatigue on medication errors * Best practices for pin site care * Nurse satisfaction in

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    When comparing Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" and Ursula le Guin’s "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"‚ it is important to note that the two short stories are based upon suffering‚ its morality and consequences. Both pieces revolve around the agony experienced by one person in order to enhance the lives of many; turning a blind eye to the horrors of humanity for the greater good of all affected people. In "The Lottery"‚ Jackson utilizes a character vs. character conflict to publicly display

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    goals can be summarized with his desire for “one king‚ one law‚ one faith.” As an absolutist leader‚ he centered the country around himself‚ and was successful in his goal. By glorifying his position as king‚ he achieved “one king”‚ by limiting the power of others‚ he achieved “one law” and by uniting the French religion‚ he achieved “one faith”. Louis XIV was successful in accomplishing this central‚ powerful French monarchy. To achieve “one king” in France‚ Louis formed himself into

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    Using ‘Ruins of a Great House’ and one other poem‚ which you have studied‚ compare and contrast how poets present a sense of place. A sense of place can be defined and can be used in many different ways by various different people. To some‚ it is a characteristic that some places have and some do not‚ while to others it is a feeling or perception held by people and not by the place itself. It is often used in relation to those characteristics that make a place special or unique‚ as well as to

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    In "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" author Ursula K. Le Guin uses the utopian society of Omelas to symbolically highlight the ugly and unsavory state of the human condition. This story delves into this idea of ethics and morality and concocts a set of solutions that one can consider when contemplating ethics and morality. People and societies often struggle with morality while facing dilemmas with what is right or wrong. Within this‚ a moral dilemma exists as the story depicts a utopian perfect

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    In the short story‚ “Two in One” there was a big detail orientated story about the boss and his co-worker that worked as a taxidermist. Flinn O’Brien brings in two men with two different attitudes and has a job where they both can do something they like. O’Brien describes the job in detail for the reader in just short of length. Murphy was the type of man that did his job but hated his boss as being a taxidermist. Kelly was a “swinish‚ overbearing mean boss‚ a bully‚ a sadist” man that would do

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    Anthropology 101 Anthropology 101 Tuesday‚ August 23‚ 2011 9/27/11 9:46 AM Monogamy: one man‚ one woman Polygyny: one man‚ two or more wives Polyandry: one woman two or more husbands Anthropology: the study of the biological and cultural evolution and diversity of human beings‚ past and present. Is a comparative discipline‚ which seeks to understand what makes people different and what they all have in common. Anthropologists: concerned with the description and explanation of reality Formulate

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    A Comparison of Two Poems

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    In a world of poetry for CXC written by MarkMcwatt and Hazel Simmons-McDonald there are two poems “ Forgive my guilt’ and ‘ Once upon a time” which illustrates the wrongful acts of innocent minded children. Childhood experiences to me are the hyper and innocent yet so passionate phase in one’s life. Each poem deals with different situations create contrasting moods. The poems also elicit different responses from the reader. ‘Once upon a time” written by Gabriel Okara tells the story of a man in his

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    The Loss of a Loved One

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    English 1B 26 April 2012 Word Count 1341 The Loss Of A Loved One Individuals have their own way to express emotions. Writers express sadness and love by writing poetry. “Annabel Lee‚” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ is a lyrical ballad that tells a story of a young couple in love‚ and how the man responds to the early death of his beloved. The male narrator is also the main character of the poem‚ which makes this ballad different from the usual ones because‚ beyond the story‚ there is also an emotional expression

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    “The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas” by Ursula Le Guin In the short story‚ “The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas”‚ by Ursula Le Guin‚ the author tells the story of the beautiful and happy city of Omelas. Everything and everyone in Omelas seems to prosper‚ making Omelas seem like a perfect city and Utopian society. However hidden deep down in the darkness somewhere beneath the city of Omelas is the city’s secret‚ a young child is kept there‚ starving‚ tortured‚ forbidden of any happiness‚ and

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