Anastasia Semenovskaya 3264/1 Presentation of the book “Jennie Gerhardt” by Theodore Dreiser. 1. My choice. 2. About the author. 3. The novel. 4. Plot. 5. Personal observations of characters. 6. My opinion. 1. The book I have chosen to describe is “Jennie Gerhardt” by Theodore Dreiser. I didn’t even think for a moment‚ when I got a task to make a presentation of a book‚ because it is my favourite masterpiece. First I read it 3 years ago. I started when I was in the plane and
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FACULTY OF ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY Academic year 2009-2010 Ethnicity in Theodore Dreiser‟s Jennie Gerhardt Dissertation to achieve the degree of Master in English and Dutch Language and Literature by Jorn Strubbe Promotor: Dr. M. Boyden Acknowledgments Theodore Dreiser led a very turbulent‚ albeit interesting‚ life and to be able to study an aspect of his writing – the ethnicity that is or is not to be found in his work – has truly been a pleasure. This dissertation would not be what it
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What is Preeclampsi Preeclampsia is the development of elevated blood pressure and protein in the urine after the 20th week of pregnancy. It may be associated with swelling of the face and hands. Types of: Causes and Risk Factors Return to top The exact cause of preeclampsia is not known. Many unproved theories of potential causes exist‚ including genetic‚ dietary‚ vascular (blood vessel)‚ and autoimmune factors. Preeclampsia occurs in approximately 8% of all pregnancies. Increased risk is associated
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Possible Role of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia in Evolution of Human Reproduction Preeclampsia is a consequence of the defective implantation of the placenta that occurs during the second phase of trophoblastic (advanced blastocyst) invasion. There is a deep penetration into the uterine wall because of the increased energy demands of the human fetus. With preeclampsia‚ pregnant women exhibit increased blood pressure (gestational hypertension)‚ and both the mother and the infant are threatened accordingly
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Why everyone should gain a higher education There are several benefits of gaining a higher education. The benefits of a higher education provide its participants positive and negative effectives in life in which we live. It gives everyone a chance to immerse oneself in a subject of interest and boost career prospects and earnings potential. Gaining a higher education is about taking education to the next level of life experiences. Higher education is no longer a tradition but has become a way of
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1) When monitoring patients on immunosuppressant therapy‚ the nurse must keep in mind that the major risk for patients taking these drugs is which condition? - increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections 2) A patient is experiencing rejection of a transplanted organ. The nurse expects which drug to be given to manage this? - muromonab- CD-3 (Orthoclone OKT3) 3) A patient who is taking cyclosporine (Sandimmune) calls the office to say that he has heard that some food or beverages can
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Gordon Goodwin April 28‚ 2014 The Mysterious Jennie Dixianna Unlike any of the other characters in the novel‚ Jennie Dixianna’s personality shrouds behind her black diamond eyes. Throughout the story she begins as this innocent woman who wants to make an honest dollar by performing acrobatic feats in the Great Porter Circus & Menagerie. Slowly she begins to show her snake like qualities as her past starts to unravel right in front of her own eyes in certain instances. She subconsciously
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At 0600 Jennie is brought to the Labor and Delivery triage area by her sister. The client complains of a pounding headache for the last 12 hours unrelieved by acetaminophen (Tylenol)‚ swollen hands and face for 2 days‚ and epigastric pain described as bad heartburn. Her sister tells the nurse‚ "I felt like that when I had toxemia during my pregnancy." Admission assessment by the nurse reveals: today’s weight 182 pounds‚ T 99.1° F‚ P 76‚ R 22‚ BP 138/88‚ 4+ pitting edema‚ and 3+ protein in the urine
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7. What are the risks to the fetus if this condition is left untreated? If preeclampsia-eclampsia is left untreated‚ the fetus is at risk of: Placental deterioration and insufficiency: This would eventually cause the mother to provide a decreased and inadequate amount of nutrients to the fetus Hypoxia: Decreasing the amount of oxygen the fetus receives Intrauterine growth retardation: Affecting the growth of the fetus‚ causing abnormalities and deformities 8. What are the maternal sequelae
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looked up to by every softball player in the world. This may seem impossible for most of us‚ even me. But for Jennie Finch‚ all she did was play the sport she loved. Jennie Finch started out young. She started playing the sport of softball as soon as she could. Her dad was the one to influence her and push her even as a child. She didn’t mind the pushing‚ she loved softball already. When Jennie was nine years old‚ she played for a national ten and under all-star team. She loved doing this every weekend
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