The Confederate Flag of the CSS Virginia: The Stars and Bars were the first official flag of the Confederacy. Although a striking likeness is shared between this flag and to the Union’s “Stars and Stripes‚” the symbols are representations of two nations at war; two very different places and mindsets. The Confederate Stars and Bars were flown from March‚ 1861‚ to May‚ 1863 and throughout that time this flag would gain stars at the same rate that the confederacy gained states into their union‚
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Virginia Apgar “Every baby born in a modern hospital anywhere in the world is looked at first through the eyes of Virginia Apgar.” --National Liberty of Medicine’s website From the authors of “Who Is Virginia Apgar? Everything You Need to Know‚” to the authors of “Virginia Apgar‚ the Woman Whose Name Saves Newborns‚” Virginia was a woman of brilliance and heart. She was greatly admired and respected by many of her peers and elders and here’s why. Born on June 7‚ 1909‚ in Westfield‚ New Jersey‚ Virginia
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All these choices‚ big or small‚ have made me who I am today. Certain choices have taught me lessons about what not to do in life‚ while other choices have made me grow stronger in my moral character. One such choice was whether or not to take part in my church’s mission trip called Impact Virginia. I had the choice between spending a week of my summer relaxing at home‚ or outside working on houses for people in need. I can honestly say at that time it was a difficult choice. I had never gone on
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Nursing theorist concept Application in the Nursing practice Abstract Nursing theorist Virginia Henderson (1897-1996)‚ often referred to as the “First Lady of Nursing”‚ developed a nursing model based on the 14 components of activities of daily living. The paper discusses the importance of applying these components to the nursing practice. She emphasized the importance of increasing the patient’s independence so that progress after hospitalization would not be delayed (Henderson 1991). Henderson’s
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Smartest Guys in The Room BAT4M Patel The Enron Scandal‚ one of the most controversial events to ever take place in the corporate world. Enron was once one of the top ten corporations in the world‚ but by committing unethical practices and numerous accounting violations‚ Enron became worthless in a matter of months. Enron was a Texas based energy company‚ providing products and services like electricity‚ natural gas‚ communications‚ and pulp and paper. At one point‚ Enron hired
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before America entered World War I. Soon After‚ Cummings was thrown into French Prison (“…Biography.”). He was accused of treason and spent many months in the French prison camp (Blumenkranz). Cummings’ experience in the camp inspired one of his famous books‚ The Enormous Room. The book is based on his life during this time period (“…Biography.”). Cummings had an affair with Elaine Orr‚ the wife of Scotfield Thayer. Thayer was a friend of Cummings that he met at Harvard (…The Famous…). Although she was
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head: BOARDING PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 1 Boarding Patients in the Emergency Department Lauren Wiese University of Scranton BOARDING PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 2 Abstract A patient who is boarded is one who remains in the emergency department even after they have been admitted to the hospital. Boarding patients in the emergency department has become a problem for many hospitals in America today. It has affected the health and safety of patients and
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Running Head: VIRGINIA AVENEL HENDERSON Nursing Concepts of Virginia Avenel Henderson Barbara Sullivan Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for NSG 316: Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice University of Southern Mississippi Fall Mini-Session‚ 2009 Abstract This paper provides a biographical look at the life and work of Virginia Avenel Henderson. Her definition of nursing focused on the function of nursing as assisting the individual‚ sick or well
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The Leopold Locked Room is a short mystery story written by Edward D. Hoch. Leopold‚ a police captain is found in a closed locked room with his murdered ex-wife. Results show that Leopold’s gun fired the fatal shot‚ but Leopold and readers know he’s not the killer. Every bit of the story is cleverly though out. If you enjoy reading short mystery stories this is a great story to read. Captain Leopold and Monica were once married. When Monica wanted to go pursuit her career and her dreams in
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Why do you think that the document makes such a strong distinction between the male and female slaves and servants? What does this say about a women’s place in society (slave or servant)? I think the document makes such a strong distinction between male and female slaves and servants because it gives the reader an idea of just how different it was between being man or woman‚ slave or servant. I think Number 51 gives the best picture of the differences between female servants and slaves as well as
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