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    History 110 In the article "The Ways of Her Household"‚ Ulrich argues that women’s work in colonial American was under appreciated and extremely difficult. Ulrich states housekeeping is a challenging and complex task that requires not only intelligence but also significant skill. In the beginning of the article she describes the everyday roles of women in Colonial America. Women preformed many difficult tasks some of them were cleaning‚ making meals‚

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    Ulrich Beck’s risk society is composed of two parts‚ one in which social institutions are responsible for spreading the consciousness of risk and another in which populations become complacent to risk allowing the risk to further pervade their lives due to. In the film‚ The Matrix film technology produces risk through its revolt against its creators which led to the enslavement of man and use of their "bioelectricity" to power machines. This risk is unknown to many who like Neo believe they are

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    When historian Laurel Ulrich began her research into the lives of American Revolution-era women‚ she was hardly encouraged by her initial efforts. "You won’t find much‚" everyone seemed to say. And when she began making her way through the diary of midwife Martha Ballard‚ she was delving into a book that others had found next-to-useless--too full of trivial detail‚ or so they said. But the details were what she found interesting; and faced with so few sources‚ Ulrich realized her only option was

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    Complete opposite attract‚ just like a magnet. However at times‚ it may not always work out for the best. In “Fight” by poet Laurel Blossom‚ the contrast between the narrator and her lover seems to have affected her decision to either strive through their relationship in order to make it work or opt out. The narrator immediately tells readers “That is the difference between me and [him]”‚ helping readers understand from the start that they these lovers have their differences‚ as do most people

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    The career I chose was a nurse midwife. Tasks of being a midwife are to monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat‚ taking external uterine measurements‚ identifying fetal position‚ estimating fetal size and weight‚ initiate emergency interventions to stabilize patients‚ provide prenatal intrapartum‚ postpartum‚ or newborn care to patients‚ explain procedures to patients‚ etc.The career cluster the nurse midwife is in is health science‚ along with many other careers. Health science

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    Amish and have a simplified way of living. They appreciate midwives tremendously because they feel more comfortable having a female caregiver assisting them in one of the most private experiences in their lives. Also‚ is the convenience of having a midwife come to the patient’s home to give a more holistic approach to care. I have worked 5 years of labor/delivery and post-partum. I have been given the huge advantage of working with family practitioners‚ OBGYNs‚ and midwives that love to share knowledge

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    In reading Plato’s Theaetetus‚ Socrates stresses throughout that he is like a midwife‚ meaning he helps his associates to gain knowledge through asking questions. He also claims‚ however‚ that he himself possesses no knowledge. As a result‚ he does not teach‚ but remains adamant in his claims that he is very important in the associates’ learning or relearning. Socrates’ unique wisdom can be likened to that of a midwife‚ as stated in Theaetetus. In Meno‚ Socrates discusses the definition of virtue

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    LAUREL AND HARDY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Act1: (Audio plays‚ summarizing what the play is about) (Laurel and Hardy walk in from the audience onto the stage and the scene begins) (Laurel and Hardy are sitting on a bench and Hardy orders Laurel to prepare a sandwich for him) [While Laurel is preparing Hardy a sandwich‚ accidently laurel prepares it on Hardy’s hand which makes him very furious.] Hardy (gets angry and hits Laurel on his head) (Hardy wipes his hands on Laurels handkerchief which

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    their individual circumstances‚ this helped me achieve skills that would be useful for me to use as a midwife‚ the most important skill I have enhanced being my communication skills. I have learnt to communicate with the patients by being reflective and by paying close attention to what each patient had to say and replying in a caring manner‚ I believe this is an essential skill‚ because as a midwife I will have to communicate with people all the time. Furthermore‚ each patient came with a different

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    A Certified Nurse Midwife (CMN) is a nurse that provides care for low-risk pregnancies from before‚ during‚ and after labor. Their main purpose is to deliver babies‚ provide care for the mother and her baby‚ and assist gynecologists and obstetricians (“Certified Nurse Midwife‚” 2014). In order to become a CMN‚ one has to attend nursing school‚ pass the NCLEX‚ work for a few year in a related field‚ then receive further education in a Nurse-Midwife Education program‚ and get certified from the American

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