Gorritz • ´ Greer A. Raggio • Clara Pelaez • Henian Chen • Peter J. Guarnaccia Published online: 23 April 2010 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2010 Abstract Past research on idioms of distress among U.S. Latinos has revealed that ataque de nervios and altered perceptions‚ such as hearing and seeing things when alone‚ are independent markers of higher morbidity and mental health utilization despite having no one-to-one relationships with any single psychiatric diagnosis. It has been
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Nova. The word Ars Nova means ‘inventor of new art’ and was created by Philippe de Vitry‚ a very well known French composer and poet. Modern scholars of the early 14th century liked the term Ars Nova so much‚ that they adopted it as a suitable word denoting the entire century of music before the 1300’s. During this time period a very influential composer started to emerge during the Ars Nova movement‚ Guillaume De Machaut. Machaut lived a considerable long life and within that he achieved various
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Integrative Case 7‚ Casa de Diseno‚ involves evaluating working capital management of a furniture manufacturer. Operating cycle‚ cash conversion cycle‚ and negotiated financing needed are determined and compared with industry practices. The student then analyzes the impact of changing the firm’s credit terms to evaluate its management of accounts receivable before making a recommendation. a. Operating cycle (OC) average age of inventory average collection period 110 days 75 days
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In August of 1563‚ Michel de Montaigne‚ the famous French essayist‚ was introduced to three Brazilian cannibals who were visiting Europe‚ at the invitation of King Charles the Ninth. The three men had never before left Brazil‚ had just been subjected to a long interrogation by the king. They have surely had a severe case of culture shock. However‚ they had enough energy to respond to the questions of Montaigne‚ about what they thought of their new surroundings. they looked on European society with
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Edward Thomas wrote “Rain” during World War I. His use of the image of rain and his word choices create a mood which is somber and dark. All alone in a house‚ the speaker listens to the rain is confronted with thoughts of death. To Thomas‚ death would be a welcome relief from the misery in which he is living. Thomas says “Remembering again that I shall die / And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks / For washing me cleaner that I have been” (Thomas 3-5). To the reader it makes mood clear
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Cyrano de Bergerac The word love has many different understandings Cyrano De Bergerac is no exception taking a unusual approach to it. Coined a "tragic hero" Cyrano faces complicated twist of fate. Roxane‚ the main object of both Cyrano’s and Christians love is the beginning of what turns out to be a difficult love triangle. Although some might feel that Cyrano is manipulative regarding his love for Roxane‚ it is actually Roxane who causes the most harm because she prompts heartbreak in Cyrano‚
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RADIOLOGY REPORT Patient Name: Gerald Edwards Hospital No.: 11058 X-Ray No.: 03-75420 Admitting Physician: Catherine Baker‚ MD Procedure: MRI of the feet. Date: 07/17/2011 HISTORY: Diabetic patient with ulcer on the bottom right foot. Images of the feet were obtained in a plane perpendicular to the long axis of the foot. Utilizing a T1-sequence an effective double-echo sequence and in a plane nearly paralleling the long axis of the foot utilizing an effective double-echo sequence
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The "Cinco de Mayo" celebration commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5‚ 1862‚ under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Battle was important because 4‚000 Mexican soldiers defeated a much better-equipped French army composed of 8‚000 men that had not been defeated for almost 50 years. In 1862‚ the Mexican army defeated France’s forces at the Battle of Puebla. This battle was one of many such altercations that took
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In his writing on “Propaganda” Edward Bernays redefines the term propaganda in attempts to get western society to think of it as not only something that is positive but also as a necessity to maintain a functioning democratic society. Bernays argues that propaganda is needed as a base of a functioning society. His argument lies in his belief that when people get together in large groups‚ they are unruly‚ undisciplined‚ and unable to make rational decisions‚ as they are more prone to acting on emotion
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On June 2013‚ National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden revealed confidential information to reporters on global surveillance programs run by the U.S government. Snowden leaked how the government covertly collect personal data‚ such as email messages and phone conversations‚ as a part of anti-terrorism efforts. After the revelations‚ Americans expressed mixed and conflicting views on government surveillance programs. The National Security Agency is a branch of the United States Department
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