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  • Portfolio

    Portfolio

    Welcome! You've just connected to a Portfolio Professional Nursing Web Site! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part I of this portfolio is an illustration of a professional nursing practice model applied to ambulatory settings. Orem's Self-Care Model: A Professional Nursing Practice Model Person (client/patient) self-care deficits are the result of environmental situations. 3 systems exist within this professional nursing practice model Compensatory system-nurse provides total care Partially compensatory system-nurse & patient share responsibility for care Educative-development system-client has primary

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    Essay Length: 984 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Jack
  • Jim Carry

    Jim Carry

    The youngest of four children born to Percy (an accountant and aspiring jazz saxophonist) and Kathleen, Jim Carrey was an incurable extrovert from day one. As a child he performed constantly, for anyone who would watch, and even mailed his rйsumй to "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) at age 10. In junior high he was granted a few precious minutes at the end of each school day to do stand-up routines for his classmates (provided,

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    Essay Length: 963 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Taming of the Shrew & 10 Things I Hate About You

    Taming of the Shrew & 10 Things I Hate About You

    In "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare, and "Ten things I hate about you", directed by Gil Junger, both contexts reflect the society of when each text was composed. When comparing these two texts and observing the themes, it is indisputable that these contexts have shown the similarity and differences of the values during the time, thus, it shows the evolution of society. Firstly, "The Taming of the shrew" suggests money to be

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    Essay Length: 846 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Buddhism: Things I Find Interesting

    Buddhism: Things I Find Interesting

    Buddhism: Things I Find Interesting As I was reading the selected portions of the book for this chapter, I came across a few things that I found interesting. At first I did not catch them, but after I went back and reread the selections, I found these things, that I thought were intriguing. Buddhism is supposedly a non-theistic religion. However, in the reading titled "The Majjhim-Nikaya: Questions Which Lend Not to Edification" (5.1) and in

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    Essay Length: 410 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    either the symbol of salvation or the root of all evil. From the perspective of much of the younger generation as well as many of the leaders of the tribes, the Christian missionaries coming from Europe were highly respected, especially after the incident where the Church was built in the Evil Forrest. Because of incidents such as this, more and more people began to convert to Christianity, tearing many families apart. People such as Okonkwo

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    Essay Length: 477 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart is a sad story of the downward spiral a man has in his life that eventually makes the heartbreaking decision to take his own life. The main character, Okonwo, is a well-respected, wealthy warrior of the Umuofia clan. The Umuofia clan is a Nigerian tribe that is in a group of nine associated small villages. Okonwo is a man that always gives his hardest efforts to live successfully

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    Essay Length: 792 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Book Review: Getting Things Done

    Book Review: Getting Things Done

    Book Review: Getting Things Done Reading through much of this book peaked my interest on many different viewpoints and ideas. David Allen has indeed done his homework and talked to many different people in various careers and summarized helping others in this informative book. This book is very interesting and could help people with reducing stress in high profile jobs. A couple of ideas Mr. Allen wrote in this book could be very helpful to

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    Essay Length: 659 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Edward
  • Most American Thing I Can Do

    Most American Thing I Can Do

    Most American Thing I Can Do The most American thing I can do is to simply ask questions. Why are we at war? Why do we pay taxes? We do we support democracy in fledgling countries? We are a democratic nation. Does that not mean the government and this country belong to me as much as to the president? If we stop asking questions about what is essentially ours, do we not essentially give it

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    Essay Length: 406 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Mike
  • Heart of Darkness/things Fall Apart

    Heart of Darkness/things Fall Apart

    Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” share many similarities and differences. One similarity is the way that Europeans treat the Africans as inhuman. Another similarity is how in despair the Africans resort to death to deal with what Western culture has brought to them. A difference in the books is that in “Heart of Darkness” the Europeans were already settled into Africa while in “Things Fall Apart” the Europeans don’t settle until

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    Essay Length: 1,391 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Chinua Achebe wrote the book "Things Fall Apart" in 1958. the novel quickly became famous for having two unique differences between two very different groups of people. The two groups were the Ibo tribe and the Europeans missionaries. The book makes a contrast of the European imperialism. The conflict shown by the Europeans and the Ibo is important to the telling of the novel. Had this contrast not been a part of the story, things

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    Essay Length: 634 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • Utilitarian - Are Consequences the only Thing to Consider?

    Utilitarian - Are Consequences the only Thing to Consider?

    Are Consequences the Only Thing to Consider? Theories of ethical and moral development are based upon the society and time in which the philosophers believe that they are able to change the world and make their mark on people’s lives through their values and ideas. Not always will a philosopher’s ideas meet the standards to withhold the challenges that people or society as a whole will challenge them with. The Utilitarian theory looks at the

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    Essay Length: 2,386 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: Bred
  • Winning Is the only Thing

    Winning Is the only Thing

    Randy Roberts and James Olson in their book, Winning is the Only Thing: Sports in America since 1945, explored the world of sports since the end of World War II. Their book covers the many aspects of sports, from the athletes and management to the fans and the media. The authors first make clear differences in the way people viewed sports before the war and how they did after the war. The book talks a

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    Essay Length: 1,024 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: David
  • Money Is the only Thing That Really Motivates People

    Money Is the only Thing That Really Motivates People

    I. Introduction Henry Fielding once said, Ў§Make money your god and it will plague you like the devilЎЁ. Money presents in so many aspects of life. It seems that almost everything can be bought, with the high value attached to money. People are very addicted to money because of the idea that if you have money, you have the success, popularity, power and acceptance. But, there is always danger in losing values such as love

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    Essay Length: 1,868 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Kevin
  • If We Had Known About Green Chemistry in 1951, How Would Things Be Different Today?

    If We Had Known About Green Chemistry in 1951, How Would Things Be Different Today?

    If We Had Known About Green Chemistry In 1951, How Would Things Be Different Today? Green Chemistry is the making of chemical products that reduces or eliminates the use and production of hazardous substances in the designing, making, and use of chemical products. It involves the designing and re-designing of chemical creation and chemical products to prevent pollution which will therefore solve environmental problems. Green Chemistry is environmentally safe and has very little side effects

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    Essay Length: 716 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Victor
  • Car Wash Things

    Car Wash Things

    Car washes are one of the most popular small fundraisers. They are great for groups who don’t have a lot of time to spend planning big events. You also have little to invest except time on the actual car wash day. Here are some tips to maximize your results: 1. Plan the date of the event at least a month or more ahead. Give your volunteers enough notice so they can plan on being there.

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    Essay Length: 488 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Steve
  • Sum Things That Make U Go Hmmmmmmmmm

    Sum Things That Make U Go Hmmmmmmmmm

    Some things that make you go hmmm.... 1. Why do we park in driveways and drive on parkways? 2. Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks? 3. Can I yell "movie" in a crowded firehouse? 4. Can you be a closet claustrophobic? 5. How do a fool and his money GET together? 6. Why does Hawaii have interstate highways? 7. How is it that a building burns up as it burns down? 8. If a train

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    Essay Length: 642 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart

    Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart was published in 1958. Its fundamental theme, in Achebe's words, is "that African people did not hear of culture for the first time from Europeans." It is a celebration of the depth, value, and beauty of tribal society. Also of the "dignity that African people all but lost during the colonial period. This novel has been translated into over forty languages and has sold well over three million copies.

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    Essay Length: 1,720 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: David
  • Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe

    Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe

    An African Tragedy In Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is a tragic hero. Aristotle’s Poetics defines a Tragic Hero as a good man of high status who displays a tragic flaw (“hamartia”) and experiences a dramatic reversal (“peripeteia”), as well as an intense moment of recognition (“anagnorisis”). Okonkwo is a leader and hardworking member of the Igbo community of Umuofia whose tragic flaw is his great fear of weakness and failure. Okonkwo’s fall

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    Essay Length: 960 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Heart of Darkness - Things Fall Apart and Apocalypse Now Comparison

    Heart of Darkness - Things Fall Apart and Apocalypse Now Comparison

    Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse once wisely noted, “Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and cruelties”. The entire ensemble of characters in Heart of Darkness, Things Fall Apart and Apocalypse Now are filled with a strong sense of tradition and culture. This culture not only dictates ritualistic and hollow day to day practices; it begins to define the profound inner

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    Essay Length: 2,187 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: July
  • How to Do Things Right

    How to Do Things Right

    I plan to compare Lars Eighner’s essay “On Dumpster Diving” and Daniel Orozco’s short story “Orientation”. Eighners writes his essay after being homeless and experiencing poverty due to a loss job. He gives instructions on how to be an ingenious Dumpster scavenger, during the everyday life as a homeless person. On the other hand, Orozco writes a short story about going through a very detailed orientation on the first day at a new office setting

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    Essay Length: 1,146 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Being Happy with the Small Things in Life

    Being Happy with the Small Things in Life

    Being Happy With The Small Things In Life In “Barbie-Q,” Sandra Cisneros chooses a particular point of view in order to communicate the central points of this story. The story is narrated by one of the two young girls who are the main characters. The story begins with the following: “Yours is the one with mean eyes and a ponytail.” “Mine is the one with bubble hair.” (Cisneros 576) This clearly shows that the narrator

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    Essay Length: 835 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Victor
  • Things Not Seen

    Things Not Seen

    The book Things Not Seen is very interesting. It talks about a boy named Bobby that is invisible and one day while he is rushing out of the library door he bumps into a girl named Alicia who he is surprised to find out that she isn’t startled by seeing the appearance of an invisible man it isn’t until after he raps himself back up in his disguise that he notices that Alicia is blind.

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    Essay Length: 558 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: Artur
  • Things Fall Apart - Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc

    Things Fall Apart - Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc

    Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. New York, New York Copyright 1959 Author Biography Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, or Chinua Achebe, was born November 16, 1930, in Ogidi, Nigeria. His parents were Janet N. Achebe, and Isaiah Okafo, a teacher in a missionary school. Mr. Achebe was educated at the University College of Ibadan, but also attended Government College in 1944. He wrote his first novel, Things Fall Apart, in

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    Essay Length: 1,934 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 29, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Drama Coursework: Response Portfolio Scaramouche Jones

    Drama Coursework: Response Portfolio Scaramouche Jones

    Drama coursework: response portfolio Scaramouche Jones This year in year 10 G.C.S.E. drama we have been studying Justin Butchers play “Scaramouche Jones”. We read, discussed, developed and preformed certain parts of the play and using some of the explorative strategies of drama we gained a deeper understanding and appreciation of the play text that was explored. Before we began to read the play text we were put into groups of 2 and we were made

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    Essay Length: 613 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Anna
  • E-Portfolio Assignment / Plastics

    E-Portfolio Assignment / Plastics

    a. Executive Summary Plastic is a highly resourceful material with many uses in everyday life. Plastics consumption has increased substantially and the demand will continue to grow. Polypropylene (PP) is a form of plastic and is a by-product of oil refining. PP is a light, highly resistant plastic resin used in packaging, coating, pipes, and tubing. PP is has a wide variety of uses and has a presence in several markets including food, pet, do-it-yourself

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    Essay Length: 2,439 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Bred

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