Bruce Dawe explores the complexities of modern life in Homo Surburbiensis and Enter Without So Much as Knocking. Dawe conveys the ideas through references to everyday life and what the protagonists experience throughout their lives. The author’s perspective on life is contradictory in the pair of poems and this is shown through the use of imagery‚ description of the characters and the tone of his language. In both poems‚ the main characters are not seen as individuals but are used as metaphors to
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A.A Today I went to my Alcoholics Anonymous class‚ and needless to say‚ I did not know what to expect. I went to the Step program at Memphis Memorial‚ and the entire group was very accepting of having nursing students attend. The class began with one lady reading from their big book‚ and then the group recited the serenity prayer and the 12 steps. Once this was completed‚ the nursing students in attendance introduced ourselves and stated our reason for being there. The leader of the group
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Bruce Dawe’s poem‚ Migrants‚ portrays a long quest from the perception of a migrant group. The particular group is acknowledged as “they” as they were met with indifferences from the locals. “They” reacted to this treatment with surprise and confusion which is made evident in the line‚ “indifference surprised them..” which creates a sense of ambiguity and lack of identity. This mystified poem depicts feelings of ignorance as well as disinterest as “they” are treated with a lack of concern.
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The Balanced Literacy instructional approach can be defined as “a literacy program that includes the strongest elements of both whole language and phonics” (Smith). Balanced Literacy is a program that uses combined strategies to provide an optimal learning experience for children. The program involves “teaching by reading to the students‚ having students read independently‚ and reading with students” (Smith). Balanced Literacy is made up of five components: the read aloud‚ guided reading‚ shared
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Abstract Bruce Reid has been appointed as the CEO of Blake Memorial Hospital. He must figure out a way to improve care and manage the funds better by next week’s board meeting. He realizes he can accomplish both tasks if he cuts spending on six off-site clinics that provide care to the poor. If he does this‚ it could have a detrimental affect on the communities the clinics serve‚ the employees that work there‚ and his reputation with political forces. Now Reid must find the best approach to achieving
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In “Homecoming”‚ poet Bruce Dawe uses vivid visual and aural poetic techniques to construct his attitudes towards war. He creates a specifically Australian cultural context where soldiers have been fighting in a war in Vietnam‚ and the dead bodies flown home. However the poem has universal appeal in that the insensitivity and anonymity accorded to Precious lives reduced to body bags are common attitudes towards soldiers in all historical conflicts. Although Dawe makes several references to the Vietnam
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What Makes a Top 100 Hospital Ronald Regan UCLA Medical Center – What Makes a Top 100 Hospital Castellanos‚ Juan Manuel DeVry University What Makes a Top 100 Hospital? Since 1993‚ the Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals program has used both independent and objective research to guide hospital and health system performance. In this process‚ they analyze public data sources to compare hospitals to similar organizations. The 100 Top Hospitals program uses a balanced scorecard that incorporates
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Bruce Dawe’s new volume of poetry begins with a special dedication: a few lines of poetry about his sighting of four blind boys crossing the road‚ smiling‚ linked together with each one’s hands on the next one’s shoulders‚ "their thin canes waving eerily‚ like feelers‚ before them". It is a startling image. But then he delivers a double whammy. "I thought of ... all of us‚" the verse dedication continues‚ "alive to those of others‚ Faced with the headlong traffic of history‚ And bound to learn
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The oil in orange peel is made of 95-percent limonene‚ a substance that‚ according to Greenlivingtips.com‚ is used in industrial plastics manufacturing‚ as well as being added to many household cleaners to give them a citrusy odor. The website notes that Florida ’s orange juice industry produces 5 million tons of peel waste every year‚ which is usually fed to cattle. There are many other uses for orange peel as well‚ so before you throw it away‚ consider some ways to incorporate it around your house
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For my conceptual memorial I decided to pay a homage to both the fallen American soldiers in Vietnam‚ and the American citizens back on the homefront promoting peace and an end to the war. During the war‚ America had been involved in direct combat from 1961 all through till their defeat in 1975. During this time of direct-involvement over 50‚000 troops met their end‚ and back home an outpour of emotion and sorrow was displayed. American citizens were no longer in approval of the war‚ and so began
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