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In Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel Love in the Time of Cholera, we are treated to the long-term romantic triangle among the hopeless romantic Florentino Ariza; Fermina Daza, the woman he loves; and Fermina's husband, Dr. Juvenal Urbino. While this love triangle drives the action and decades of time that unfold in the novel, many forms of love are revealed by Marquez in the novel, from platonic to adulterous, besides the unrequited love Florentino experiences with Fermina. Despite the various forms of love, Marquez' theme seems to be that love is as much an illusion for the characters as are their illusions of society. A conclusion will address Marquez overall perspective on love. In Love in the Time of Cholera, Marquez presents an unnamed seaport in the Caribbean where the love affair between Florentino and Fermina begins when they are teens. In a long-distance relationship, they engage in a passionate affair until Fermina rejects Florentino and becomes the wife of a wealthy doctor, Juvenal Urbino. Despite carrying on numerous affairs with a dizzying number of women, when Urbino dies decades la

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Charles Darwin's development of the theory of the evolution of species had a profound impact upon science and society in the 19th century. It influenced thinking in such diverse fields as the medical, biological and physical sciences, society, and even religion. This essay will explore these effects, arguing that Darwinism represented a new scientific and ideological paradigm that transformed the ways in which men looked at their world and themselves. Peter J. Bowler, in his analysis of this issue, made the statement that when "the Origin of the Species was published on November 24, 1859, the 1,250 copies of the first edition were snapped up by bookseller son the first day. There was some support from scientists, but much of the initial response was negative."[i] The theory of evolution and its adjunct, the survival of the fittest, was key to Darwin's argument regarding the ways in which all life forms developed and were modified or adapted over time. [ii] Bowler says that tho

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What is the responsibility of the individual to saving people dying of famine? What is the responsibility of governments in regard to the same question? Does the Western moral code facilitate moral behavior? These are the questions that Peter Singer addressed in his seminal 1971 essay, "Famine, Affluence and Morality," and nearly 40 years after its publication, the essay continues to be provocative. This research considers the major points of Singer's argument followed by an analysis of the work. Summary of Singer's Position Singer begins his essay with the simple proposition that suffering and death from lack of food is bad (Singer, 1972). He does not argue for this proposition but instead asserts that anyone who disagrees with it would not be swayed by any arguments to the contrary. He does present arguments for his second proposition, which is that if one can prevent suffering and death due to lack of food without sacrificing anything of comparable moral worth, one should. He then allows that on

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It is necessary for an entrepreneur to have a "harvest goal" for the purpose of enterprise growth, longevity, and stability. An example of a California firm that does appear to have engaged in a systematic approach to growth and harvesting is Polycom, Inc., which describes itself as the world's leading provider of video teleconferencing "solutions." What began with several innovative patents on equipment appropriate for setting up teleconferencing between geographically remote sites rather quickly evolved into a public offering. Since 1996, when the company went public, it has continued to enlarge its market share, by not only continuing to innovate technologically but also forming alliances with other technology companies, some of which compete with Polycom at certain levels, others of which have technology complementing Polycom's, in order to accomplish strategic and customer-service objectives. According to Timmons and Spinelli, the harvesting process is one that exploits the established value of the enterprise and then adds value in a specific way (2004, p. 610). The original value of Polycom can be loc

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Calls for a more rigorous approach to sentencing policies, particularly for offenders convicted of armed robbery, while popular among many groups within society, may be best considered in light of a different approach. In recent decades, and in response to the concerns of citizens and policymakers alike regarding the problem of criminal recidivism, a move toward determinate sentencing with the abolition of parole has emerged as one of the most significant sentencing trends. According to Marvell and Moody (1996), this trend emerged in response to the sense that imprisonment does not effectively rehabilitate inmates and that parole decisions are often arbitrary and not based on the supposed rehabilitation of the individual prisoner. Supporters of determinate sentencing argue that imprisonment serves multiple goals, among which deterrence, incapacitation, and retributive justice are prominent (Marvell & Moody, 1996). However, there are concerns that determinate sentencing and the

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The career of museum curator is a challenging and rewarding one that offers a broad array of opportunities in museums in government, educational and private sectors. Keenly competitive, there are more qualified applicants with graduate degrees than there are job openings as museum curator. Museum curators carry out an array of responsibilities and duties in their role, but these often vary considerably depending on whether one works for a public, educational or private museum. Nearly half a century ago, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) devised the "Position Classification Standard for Museum Curator" in February, 1962 (Position 1). This standard provides four "conceptual cornerstones" that are the foundation of modern museums: 1) research, 2) collection, 3) exhibits, and 4) education (Position 2). Any understanding of the museum curator in any culture must be based on these concepts of curatorial activity in order to understand the role and its duties and resp

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One tool for making the routine, ordinary occurrences of daily life more visible and available for investigation is disruption. Disruption can take a variety of forms. One of these is "abstention" or not doing the occurrence, in this instance "complaining." Kowalski (1996) defines complaining as "expressing discontent, dissatisfaction, protest, resentment, or regret" (p. 1). This investigation of abstention of corruption is based on the researcher's abstinence from any complaints of any kind for a period of sixty hours. The investigation will be analyzed across three different issues, (1) How abstaining altered daily interactions; (2) Whether abstaining was noticed by others; and (3) The socio-emotional ways I was bothered by abstaining. A conclusion will address the value of this investigation on disruption. There were a number of ways abstaining from complaining altered my daily interactions. Typically, at breakfast, I complain because I rise later than other

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Introduction Francis Ford Coppola's take on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness via the Vietnam War in the film Apocalypse Now was nominated for eight Academy Awards. The film only won two well-deserved Oscars, for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. Sound and cinematography are expertly used in the film to help convey its themes, which Coppola also achieves through the use of symbolism. This analysis will discuss the elements of sound and cinematography in the film as they relate to its themes, including an analysis of two key sequences in the film that hold symbolic meaning. Body In Apocalypse Now, Roger Ebert (1) maintains that Coppola has fashioned an "insanely inspired gesture" of filmmaking "of moments that are operatic in their style and scope." Using a musical term to comment on the intensity of the film is well chosen, since the film's music often drives its action forward as well as reinforcing several of the film's themes. The main th

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As time progresses, society's attitude toward the differences in gender capabilities and characteristics is becoming more egalitarian and fairer. Women today are doctors, lawyers, and multi-millionaire entertainers and generally feel more a part of human society than they did in the past. In Victorian England, however, and in the early days of America, the role of women in traditional society cramped their ability to express themselves freely by exploring their interests and attaining independence. Women were largely confined to keeping up the domicile. Such a creativity-stifling phenomenon still lingers in some forms to this day. This paper will examine the ways in which the legacy of male dominance of women has impeded and to some extent still impedes women from expressing themselves through their interests. In her speech, "Professions for Women," Virginia Woolf outlines from her perspective as a writer how the legacy of female submissiveness hampered her work when she was begi

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On March 6, 2009, NASA launched the Kepler Mission. This scientific mission is designed to find Earth-like planets orbiting other Sun-like stars in Earth's "neighborhood" of the solar system. The name for this mission is particularly apt given that Johannes Kepler put forth theories about planetary motion and their relationship to their star and each other in a heliocentric solar system that were revolutionary in their time, and which have stood up in the centuries since that time. Kepler's own life was complicated-his mother was accused of being a witch, and he was sensitive to the criticism that he faced in his work. He was a Protestant, which meant that he was not subject to the same ecumenical pressure that the Vatican could bring to bear on Catholic scientists, but he knew that he was proposing ideas that raised challenging religious as well as scientific questions. This research considers recent literature regarding Kepler and his work, and the insights that the literat

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The financing of the American public school system has long been understood as a challenging process and one within which there have been any number of controversies (Podgursky and Springer 32). Like many other states, Missouri has experienced several rounds of school finance litigation, most of which has been focused on questions related to equality and equity or the degree to which the Missouri formula for allocating funds to public schools is fair and just (Podgursky, Smith, and Springer 175). At issue herein are questions regarding the issue of equality in the financial system used to provide resources to Missouri's public schools. An overview of the issue and its history, an analysis of both sides of the arguments being advanced, and a personal response to the issue will be presented. The plaintiffs in the recent Missouri litigation are three groups of school districts, 264 in all, that represent about 60 percent of the state's pubic school enrollment (Podgursky et al.

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Suicide is the process of deliberately ending one's own life (Jamison, 2000). Lukas and Seiden (2007) report that the effects of suicide on those left behind are "devastating." These effects include painful and conflicting emotions, changes in life circumstances, physical illnesses developed because of the stress associated with the suicide, and other painful consequences. Joiner (2007) states that the most common method of suicide is a firearm but an overdose of medication, asphyxiation, and hanging are other common methods. Joiner also notes that treatment and prevention of suicide typically involves psychotherapy and medication. It is also pointed out that if treatment is being offered to children or adolescents, it is particularly important to ensure that they receive consistent care-taking and frequent interaction with loving and supportive adults who help them to understand their feelings. This paper focuses on adolescent suicide. The paper first presents a review of t

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According to Joza Karas (9), the forceful "evacuation of the Gentile population had hardly begun when the first Jewish transport arrived in Terezin on November 24, 1941." The task assigned to these 342 young men was building new structures in the town of Terezin for new inhabitants who would consist of Jews and others destined for incarceration by the Nazis. The camp, called Theresienstadt, served any number of purposes, not the least of which was a propaganda function. The purpose of this essay is to identify the rationale used by the Nazis in establishing this camp as a unique prison primarily for European Jews drawn from among a population consisting of prominent artists, musicians, physicians, writers, university professors, affluent businesspeople, and other privileged classes ("Unique Camp Teresienstadt," 3). Karas (8) stated that under the leadership of SS Obergruppenfuhrer Heinrich Heydrich and his assistant, Adolf Eichmann, this ghetto-like camp was conceived as a pla

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Introduction: Quality management programs have been around for decades. They have been touted by consultants and quality control experts as essential to the success of any organization. Typically, the argument in favor of implementing a quality management program goes something like this: In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, a company's ability to deliver a quality product on time every time is a prerequisite for remaining competitive and for increasing customer loyalty and sales revenues. Consistent delivery of quality products and services can only be accomplished in an organization that has developed a quality control program to ensure consistent and sustainable levels of internal quality control. Quality management programs improve quality and productivity while lowering total cost and improving customer satisfaction and employee morale. A

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There are a number of reasons why the circumstances of life in the Nazi concentration camp, Theresienstadt, may have been conducive to the outpouring of creativity in music that has been associated with this particular camp. Certainly, as Zdenek Lederer (124) noted, a "feeling of Jewish solidarity pervaded the Ghetto." Additionally, the German authorities created circumstances in which, Lederer (125) said, "cultural life prospered. The standard of cultural activities reached its highest level partly as an involuntary result of the embellishment." The establishment of a Cultural Department made possible the creation of "a focal point of artistic achievements, and a weapon of spiritual and intellectual resistance" (Lederer 125). George Berkley (146) said that Terezin provided for ambitious cultural projects, including Raphael Schacter's operas, The Bartered Bride and The Kiss, as well as his rendition of Verdi's Requiem. Wolfgang Lederer produced Die Fledermaus. These are exa

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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) are the most common mental disorders diagnosed among children in the United States (Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder..., 2009). Primary care physicians provide a major component of the care for children with these diagnoses and more often than not, children with these disorders are prescribed psychotropic medications such as Ritalin and Dexitrine (Wolraich, Wibbelsman, Brown, Evans, Gotlieb, & Knight et al. (2005). ADD/ADHD affects approximately one to three percent of all elementary school-aged American children and its symptoms include higher than average levels of inattention, impulsivity, and/or over-activity (Dupaul & White, 2006). At issue in this analysis is an assessment of the symptoms of and diagnostic criteria for ADHD, a description of its causes, and a discussion of treatments that are employed in ameliorating symptoms. ADHD is a complex phenomenon that adversely affects t

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Art is a medium of communication which people use, among other things, to express who they are and what they have experienced (Graham, 2007: 4-12). Some theorists such as Kristine Stiles (1993: 3-94) have argued that one of the things that people express through art is their psychological distress and discomfort arising from a traumatic event they have experienced in their lives, e.g., war, rape, being in a natural catastrophe, and so forth. What makes Stiles view somewhat unique is that she points out that the art expressing experience of trauma----art images and actions----can go beyond the limitations of traditional visual art and into images associated with every day practices. One of these every day 'cultures of trauma' or visual representations of experienced trauma expressed by people is said to be the practice of getting a tattoo. Herman (1997) would call the expression of personal trauma via a tattoo an example of the social context which both documents and assists pe

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Veal is a popular dish in many cultures, especially among the Irish, Italians, and Germans. Veal is a delicious and tender meat prepared in a variety of ways and dishes, from the favorite Italian dish Osso Bucco to the popular German staple Wiener schnitzel. Despite being loved by millions, veal is a food that creates significant economic, political, and environmental consequences. This stems primarily from the fact that veal is a meat derived from baby calves between four months to a year old (What 1). Many objections exist to eating veal by critics who maintains its production is unethical. This analysis will discuss the political, economic, and environmental issues associated with eating veal. Economically, veal is very popular because it is much softer in texture than beef and is an extremely tender and flavorful meat. However, the manner of producing veal has created an economic backlash against producers of the meat because of objections about ethics. Young calves are separated from their mother within 24 hours and confine

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The current health care marketing scene is characterized by commercial television and print advertising that markets health care products and services to consumers by trying to create a market for them. In many cases, the way health care providers and pharmaceutical houses create their market is by attempting to label normal physical conditions as diseases. An example is menopause, which every woman goes through as a natural part of aging. The medical community has depicted menopause as a disease requiring medication and assays to convince women in its advertising that "correcting" menopause with prescription drugs is essential for their health and well-being. I deplore this tactic, particularly since hormone replacement therapy has been widely documented as contributing to female cancers such as breast cancer and because virtually all of these trumped-up conditions are really just a smokescreen for pharmaceutical companies to generate greater sales of their drugs. This is

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Introduction The mind owes its power to its syntactic, compositional, combinatorial abilities...Our complicated ideas are built out of simpler ones and the meaning of the whole is determined by the meaning of the parts and the meaning of relations that connect them...these logical and law like connections provide the meanings of sentences in everyday speech and, through analogies and metaphors, lend their structures to the esoteric concepts of science and mathematics where they are assembled into bigger and bigger theoretical edifices. -Steven Pinker The purpose of this paper is to provide a book review of Steven Pinker's new book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature. The review presents the basic theme and central conceptual notions that can be found in the book; this presentation is offered within the context of a thesis or argument, which holds that while Pinker's logic may be relatively sound, there are pro

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Introduction Bohlander and Snell (2006) point out that Human Resource (HR) management is a position requiring many functions of its employees. These functions include hiring, firing, contacting job references, administering employee benefits, boosting staff morale, working with incentives, staffing businesses and corporations, handling work-related crises, and screening potential job candidates. The authors note that when it comes to screening, the HR Department is looking for the best match to a specific job, a match that will make employees feel comfortable and satisfied with the work. It is also noted that any variables, or factors, that make that function easier and more effective is of real value to an HR Department in any company or organization. One such factor is knowledge of whether the job candidate is left-brain or right-brain dominant as this information provides a great deal of information about the job candidate that can be used to assess whether he or she is a g

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Sarah Louise Bradshaw, the narrator of Katherine Paterson's Jacob Have I Loved, both loves and hates her twin sister, Caroline. When Caroline is called upon to sing "I wonder as I wander," Sarah Louise finds it to be a lonely song and that she and other members of the audience have been "judged, damned and purged" by Caroline's pure and beautiful voice (Paterson, 1980, p. 37). The relationship of Sarah Louise to her sister - and the equally important relationship she enjoys with God - is evoked by this song and Sarah Louise's response to it. The attitude of Sarah Louise toward Caroline is complex (Paterson, 1980). On the one hand, she recognizes that her sister is am integral part of her own being; as twins, they share womb memories and man

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Introduction Insider trading is the basing of stock trades in a public company on information that is not known by the public (Rasmussen, 2009). Whether an individual makes trades in this manner or just tips off another trader to the information, it is considered insider trading (Rasmussen, 2009). Insider trading is illegal because it "destroys [the] level playing field" that allows all investors to make decisions based on the same information (Rasmussen, 2009). However, under some conditions insider trading is legal, as when a company's corporate insiders buy and sell their own company's stock and report their trades to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC (Rasmussen, 2009). This approach is legal because the insider trading is done out in the open where anyone can learn the corporate insider's opinion of his company (Rasmussen, 2009). Objectives This paper will examine the practice of insider trading asserting that it shou

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Product marketing is the marketing of products using the first four Ps of marketing: product, pricing, place, and promotion. Its goal is to fulfill an unsatisfied consumer need in exchange for financial gain, and to be accomplished successfully, it requires an understanding of consumer wants and needs so that it can satisfy them. An example in the health care industry would be the marketing of a prescription medication such as a weight loss pill. Many consumers are seeking to lose weight, and the marketing o

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There are significant differences between product, service, and social marketing. Product marketing is based on the four Ps-product, pricing, promotion, and place-and involves the selling of tangible goods. Product is the item being sold, pricing is how much it is being sold for, promotion is the process of encouraging consumers to buy it, and place is the venue where the item can be sold. An example of product marketing in the healthcare field is the marke

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