Abstract This essay is about the life and times of Alexander Graham Bell. The author discusses his innovations and contributions to the progress of communication and global revolution.
From the Paper "Alexander Graham Bell lived in an era of rapid change. Change was occurring in every aspect of life including the economy, population, transportation, and communication. Even the people's needs and wants were changing. The era that he lived in was called the transportation and communication revolution. Bell is responsible for half of this revolution. His innovations in communication were of a global magnitude."
Abstract This essay discusses Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" in terms of analyzing Robert Jordan's reasons for fighting in the Spanish Civil war. Several quotes are taken from the book to illustrate Jordan's motives.
Abstract This paper discusses the work of the physicist John Bell, who's great recognized achievement occurred during the 1960s when he brought new life into the foundations of quantum theory. It examines how Bell demonstrated that discussion of such concepts as 'realism', 'determinism' and 'locality' could be formed into a rigorous mathematical statement, 'Bell's Theorem?, which is capable of experimental test. It looks at how his work has become a point of interest for scientists throughout the world who have found applications not only in quantum theory, but in investigations of the physical universe as well and how current applications of Bell's Inequality have been found in the development of quantum computing and quantum cryptography.
From the Paper "Quantum mechanics, however, fails to satisfy Bell's Inequality. He predicts correlations that cross over boundaries that are delineated by the structure of that inequality. Quantum mechanics predicts "odd" correlations that seem to defy a common, classical conception of reality, and in fact it is for basically this type of reason that Einstein, Podolsky, and Rosen argued in 1935 that it was incomplete. The formulation of Bell's Inequality, however, allowed the possibility for determining, through experiment, which was right: quantum mechanics or a local reality theory of the sort Einstein postulated, because it stated what must be the case in our experiments if a locally real theory is correct."
Abstract This paper explains that, in Poe's poem, ?The Bells?, each stanza represents a phase of life, moving from the happy moments at birth and ending with the melancholy moments of death. The author points out that, in the first stanza of the poem, the bells the poet describes are silver bells that deliver a merry melody; in the second stanza, the mellow wedding bells ring in delight, foretelling a "world of happiness". The paper relates that, in the third stanza, the images become darker and less pleasant, sounding like a "tale of terror"; in the fourth stanza, the poet reveals that the bells, transformed from silver and gold to a rusty iron, are tolling.
From the Paper "This image is one of peace and calm. We can almost see the golden notes floating through the night air with the turtle-dove listening peacefully under the bright moon. The images of the bells swinging, ringing, rhyming, and chiming are positive and filled with energy. Because the poet makes a point of mentioning wedding bells, we can assume that this segment of the poem represents the next stage in life, which is marriage. Because the ringing bells swell and dwell "on the future" (29), we are left with a feeling of hope for the future."
Abstract This paper is about Alexander Graham Bell. The author addresses his early life and his contributions to the revolutionary world. The author discusses the historical context of Bell's era: the social and psychic needs of people during the time and the developments in communication taking place and how these impacted on Bell's creation of the telephone.
From the Paper "Alexander Graham Bell lived in an era of rapid change. Change was occurring in every aspect of life including the economy, population, transportation, and communication. Even the people's needs and wants were changing. The era that he lived in was called the transportation and communication revolution. Alec is responsible for half of this revolution. His innovations in communication were of a global magnitude. The telephone is the world's most influential innovation in communication. It revolutionized the way the world communicated. It hastened all aspects of life and made previous method of communication almost obsolete."
Abstract The paper sheds light on the central idea of the poem, ?The Bells? by Poe. The poem revolves around different phases of human life and connects them to chiming of bells. ?The Bells? is considered a near-perfect example of a poetic device called onomatopoeia.
From the Paper "The Bells? on first reading would appear to be a happy song, which talks about various stages of man's life and the significance of different sounds. But in-depth analysis reveals that this poem is actually more autobiographical in nature and though it does mention the four stages that man goes through, it is by no means a happy song. This brings us to the central idea of the poem. The poem chronicles four stages of man's life with first being the happiest yet shortest and last two being saddest yet longer. Man's childhood is the sunniest time of his life but it lasts for a brief period whereas maturity and near-death moments are saddest and highly undesirable yet they appear to last a very long time. It is important to understand here that keeping in view these thoughts, Poe deliberately gave his first two stanzas fewer lines than the last two. He did not specifically complain about the shortness of childhood or youth, yet he wants to convey this idea through the number of lines that these stanzas contain. The sudden leap from short to long stanzas surprises the readers and make them think about the obvious and deliberately created difference."
This paper discusses the work of contemporary poet Marvin Bell, the author of numerous books on poetry, winner of many prestigious awards and the first Poet Laureate of Iowa.
Abstract This paper explains that the poetry of Marvin Bell questions existential aspects of life, which are often taken for granted such as relationships, nature and the concepts of who and what a person is. The author points out that a central characteristic of Bell's work is the use of comparatively simple and colloquial forms of speech and word usage including nature imagery, which refers to everyday sights and sounds. The paper relates that, in his work, Bell stresses his need to "express the inexpressible" as the process he uses in his writings.
From the Paper "What the poem does is it make us realize the mystery of self in that self cannot be defined or capture in a concrete sense but rather is "beyond words", and is essentially inexpressible. An analysis of the poem reveals that the identity of nature cannot be categorized or captured; just as much as human identity is continually moving and changing. It is this sense of mystery and the sense of the depth of complexity of the self and nature which lies at the heart of much of Bell's poetry."
Abstract This paper discusses that, while meter and rhyme in Poe's poem ?The Bells? is magical in its own right, these patterns also contribute greatly to the overall effect of the poem. The author feels that rhyme goes hand-in-hand with meter to create the overall mood and tone of Poe's ?The Bells.? The paper explains that, although each stanza begins and ends with the same metric pattern, trochaic octameter with frequent catalexis, and rhyme scheme, Poe mixes up the meter and rhyme within each stanza.
From the Paper "The bulk of the stanza bodies is composed in trochaic octameter with alternating catalexis. The first stanza is almost entirely catalectic except for the two lines in the middle: ?While the / stars that / over / sprinkle // All the / heavens / seem to / twinkle.? Similarly, Poe includes lines without catalexis in all the stanzas, and about at the same point in the overall metric pattern and often with the same exact rhyme pattern as well: in the second stanza, the line without catalexis ends in an ?-ing? word, ?ringing,? just as in the first stanza. In the third stanza: ?By the / twanging // And the / clanging,? and in the fourth: ?Feel a / glory / in so / rolling.?"
Abstract This paper provides an analysis of postmodernism and a discussion of the contributions of postcolonial feminist Bell Hooks. Issues addressed in this paper include the politics of difference, racism, essentialism and references are made specifically to the writings of bell hooks.
This paper analyzes Ernest Hemingway's classic novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and explores the themes of death and dignity as it relates to each of the characters in the book.
Abstract This paper discusses the prominent theme of dignity in the face of hardship that each character faces in Hemingway's novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls." The novel focuses on the main character of Robert, the American professor who has come to Spain to join the fight against the fascists. The writer of this paper also examines the title: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" which bears great meaning and relevance to the events of the novel.
From the Paper "A world of torture and pain would await him in such a case, where he would have no control over his time of death. However the reader did not see whether this possibility turned to a reality. The danger involved with fighting wounded was wholeheartedly applauded by Hemingway, because while he did not give a definitive ending, Robert's sacrifice was inarguably noble. There is a level of irony in Robert's death that is impossible to miss."
Tags: book, review, analysis, death, dignity, ernest, hemingway, spanish, war
Abstract This essay provides an overview of the work by Bell Hooks, a black feminist. It looks at her work in particular with the issues of expanding and promoting education, stopping racism, sexism and classism as a postmodernist and also by examining her critique of existentialism. The writer also discusses that Bell Hooks can be characterized as a socialist, a cultural critique and even as a radical.
From the Paper "Bell Hooks is a world-renewed scholar and a post-modern black feminist. She is well known for her critical appraisal of the white, middle class and male dominated society. Unlike many of her colleagues in academia, Bell Hooks has participated in TV and radio discussions and takes her view outside scholarly circles. Her written work is also such that it invites readers of all educational backgrounds not just those from academia. Her work on radical black feminism has been an inspiration for many young feminists of colour because of her explicit criticism on the ethnocentrism and mainstream feminism in the white-dominated society."
Analyzes the research in an article "Dance of the Call Bells: Using Ethnography to Evaluate Patient Satisfaction with Quality of Care" by L. Deitrick, J. Bokovoy, G. Stern and A. Panik.
Abstract This paper explains that the disjunction between patient and nurse perception of call bells is the crux of the research reported by Deitrick, Bokovoy, Stern and Panik in their article "Dance of the Call Bells: Using Ethnography to Evaluate Patient Satisfaction with Quality of Care". The paper points out that Deitrick et al found that the nursing staff often ignored patient calls or deferred responsibility for answering them because the nurses often viewed the calls as being a nuisance. The paper concludes that ethnographic methods provide a more comprehensive picture than quantitative data alone.
Table of Contents:
Research Problem and Purpose
Literature Review
Research Question
Research Design
Sampling
Variables
Method of Data Collection and Analysis
Issues of Rigor
Legal Issues and Research Ethics
Limitations
Findings/Conclusions
Implications
Recommendations
From the Paper "A number of different data collection methods were used. First, researchers mapped the site in question including the layout of the patient unit, nursing stations, public and private areas, utility rooms, and the position of the unit in relation to the rest of the hospital. Also, the nursing stations were themselves mapped to provide greater detail about the location of their materials. Special attention was given to mapping the central nurse station. Second, photographs captured a large amount of information for the current study such as snapshots of the call bell console at the nurse's stations."
Tags: disjunction ethnograph, work flow, system photographs
Abstract The paper discusses Jocelyn Bell Burnell's significant discovery of pulsars and neuron stars and contends that women in all fields of science owe gratitude to Bell Burnell for beginning to break down barriers between the genders. The paper asserts that she is an inspiration for all women in that she did not let her gender hold her back from what she wanted to do.
From the Paper "Jocelyn Bell Burnell was born in Belfast on July 15, 1943. Her interest in astronomy sparked early in that it was her father who constructed the Armagh Observatory near her home. She attended Mount School in York, Great Britain and then took her studies to the University of Glasgow in Scotland. In 1965, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science and went on the Cambridge University to study under Antony Hewish. Her first two years were spent aiding in the construction of a radio telescope that would find and record radio signals. In addition to this, Bell Burnell studied newly discovered quasars, which are galaxy-size clusters of stars or star formations that appear to as single stars because they are so far away from Earth."
Abstract This paper uses the budget of the city of Belle Isle to examine some of the important issues concerned in the budgeting process as well as to look the particular choices that this city has made in allocating its resources. Included are figures and graphs depicting the city's financial movements and current economic status.
From the Paper "What is a budget for? To prevent one from spending more money than one has is the obvious answer, but such an obvious and simple answer hides a plenitude of very large and yawning holes. For while a budget is intended in the most general sense to prevent financial shortfalls, the way it does this is a complex process, for a budget is never a neutral document. It is never simply about the math involved; rather it is always about what people, projects and goals are deemed more worthy than others."
Abstract This paper is an analysis of themes prevalent in Ernest Hemingway's novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Themes included are loyalty, bravery, and gender roles. This novel , traces the life of protagonist, Robert Jordan for three days during the Spanish Civil War. Bravery is characterized by one's response when faced with death. Courage, trust, and sacrifice outline loyalty. As it is commonplace to focus attention on detailing language when reading Hemingway, one need read closely to conjure the gender-role issues underlying this novel.
From the Paper "Ernest Hemingway served the North American Newspaper Alliance covering the Spanish Civil War from 1937-38. Upon his return to the United States on his way to a 1953 Pulitzer Prize and a 1954 Noble Prize for literature, he traces the life of protagonist, Robert Jordan for three days during the Spanish Civil War in his writing of ' For Whom the Bell Tolls'. Through Jordan's interaction with other supplementary characters and the use of language, Hemingway addresses the importance of bravery (facing the fear of death/dying), loyalty (trust of others/self), and gender (roles/stereotypes). Bravery and loyalty are complementary and often intertwined characteristics as well as themes. The comprehension and acquisition of these thematic issues and traits is essential before one's sudden, last fatalistic day."
