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This paper discusses the nurse licensure compact and the advantages and disadvantages of the compact. The paper compares Mississippi and Kentucky state boards' implementation of the compact. The paper also discusses continuing education units for renewal of nurse state licensure.

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"The following presents a discussion of Nurse Licensure Compact, listing advantages and disadvantages of the Compact and a comparison of Mississippi and Kentucky State Boards implementation of the Compact. This is followed by a discussion of continuing education units for nurse licensure renewal in these states and reasons why all states should adopt minimum numbers of education credits for each two-year renewal. Findings show that Mississippi implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact and Kentucky has not yet implemented the Compact. In addition, findings..."

Tags:nurse licensure compact, Mississippi, Kentucky, education

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This paper describes the Pilgrims experience in the new world as reflected in the writings "Of Plymouth Plantation" and "The Mayflower Compact." The paper discusses William Bradford's journal, entitled "Of Plymouth Plantation," which presents the detailed story of the first 30 years of Plymouth Colony. The paper highlights some of the more notable occurrences that Bradford recorded. Additionally, "The Mayflower Compact" is examined as a precursor to the American Constitution. The paper further questions the Pilgrims as loyal citizens of England or early supporters of American Independence.

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"The Mayflower Compact is actually considered by some unofficially as first legal and social document that set out guidelines and rules for the original Plymouth settlers to follow. Some scholars allude to the Mayflower Compact as the foundation to the U.S. Constitution. The journal Of Plymouth Plantation is "the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Colony they founded," according to Pilgrim Hall Museum (www.pilgrimhall.org) (PHM) which is located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Historians consider the Bradford journal "...as the preeminent work of 17th Century America," PHM records reflect. It hung in Boston's Old South Church Library in the 1760s, then disappeared, to be rediscovered in the library of the Bishop of London in the 1850s. In 1897, it was returned to the State Library in the State House in Boston, where it is available to the public."

Tags:Pilgrims, Mayflower, Compact, Of, Plymouth, Plantation, William, Bradford, Thanksgiving

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In this paper, the writer discusses that the Arbella Covenant and the Mayflower Compact are very similar in their Christian principles, but greatly differ in the allocation of legal authority for colonial governance. The writer maintains that for the writings of Winthrop, he saw a direct legal authority in the life of Christ and in the dictates of the New Testaments. The writer discusses that for the Mayflower Compact, is it King James that rules a "defender" of the colonists in the name of God.

Tags:arbella, winthrop, mayflower

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This paper explains that the Pilgrims' colony was established by the signing of the Mayflower Compact, which also established the concept of "just and equal laws for the general good of the colony". The author points out that this agreement is among the first of the American documents of self-government with unity for the United States, an attempt at establishing the voluntary principles of government, which may be seen to have evolved from the Word of God, with the consent of the citizens. The paper continues that the American Revolution reconstituted the colonies as independent civil societies, and this change required a new round of covenanting, which resulted in the Declaration of Independence.

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"Thomas Hooker, the Mathers, Winthrop and his colleagues and all other Puritan divines have mentioned in their writings that the Puritans of New England had a basic sense of a fundamental conservatism, along with a total radicalism, and this heady mixture formed the basis for the later day citizens for their lives. This mixture certainly was directly related to their religious beliefs, which saw humans as bound to God through predestinations and their covenants, but left them free to live according to their own wishes as per the constitution. (Winthrop, p.82) God provided the salvation for them. To have this constitution accepted by the society required a revolution, but the revolution was necessary for the restoration of harmony to the world. The puritans had come to the new world in search for a new society, but remained still aware of the human weaknesses. This combination always did not hold together. The radicals like Roger Williams and Ann Dickinson broke away from the group almost immediately. Among them, Williams later established the covenantal commonwealth in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; and these were grounded in the covenant in all civil and political matters so that they could guarantee openness in the religious matters. The Puritans had however felt that this was impossible if salvation was to be achieved."

Tags:pilgrams, equality, unity, principles, revolution

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The paper asserts that the compact disc case is an interesting cultural artifact because it is so flawed. The paper describes how the traditional jewel case has arms on the outside case connecting the pivot to the body of the case that contains the disc and the disc tray, and asserts that everyone knows how delicate these arms are, how often they break, and have a loose recollection of the other forms of compact disc packaging that have worked better. This paper is about the cultural associations we have in compact disc packaging, and how the frail jewel case has remained the standard packaging in spite of almost every other packaging method being superior. This paper is not a history of compact disk packaging; it is about our relationship with the packaging as an artifact.

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"The compact disc case is an interesting cultural artifact because it is so flawed. The traditional jewel case has arms on the outside case connecting the pivot to the body of the case that contains the disc and the disc tray. Everyone knows how delicate these arms are, how often they break, and have a loose recollection of the other forms of compact disc packaging that have worked better. This essay is about the cultural associations we have in compact disc packaging, and how the frail jewel case has remained the standard packaging in spite of almost every other packaging method being superior. This essay is not a history of compact disk packaging; it is about our..."

Tags:artifact, social science, jewel case

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This paper presents an examination of the water issues of the western United States. It explores the history of water need and supply in both the upper basin and the lower basin states and then discusses what the impact of the Colorado Compact has had on those states. It concludes by discussing the need for future monitoring of the water flow and allotments.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
History
Colorado
Colorado River Compact
Law of the River
The Future
Conclusion

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"As the years began to pass the upper basin states began to disagree about the allocations of the 7.5 million acre feet they had been using as a group. An easy way to examine this era of the water supply development is to imagine a family in which there are seven children. Instead of handing each child a piece of cake the parents put a cake down and leave the room and say, "Go ahead and share that cake". If they repeat this process daily or weekly it will not be long before some of the siblings begin believing that other siblings are getting more than an equal share of the cake. They will think it is unfair that they have to depend on the others sense of fairness to be sure they too get a large enough piece. This is what happened in the situation with the upper basin states and the Colorado River supply. The states were expected to work among themselves and divide up the provided 7.5 million acre feet and they began to have disagreements about who was using how much of that total water supply. States that began to grow more quickly in population and water need than other states felt they had a right to more of the water while the states that were experiencing slower growth patterns had concerns that they would not be able to promote growth if the other states used most of the water supply."

Tags:basin, dam, evaporation

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What is the difference between a MP3 player and a portable CD player? Music is definitely important to most people. Music lovers will love the new MP3 compared to a CD player. This paper compares and contrasts the similarities and differences between MP3 players and portable CD players and shows that MP3 players have many advantages compared to a portable CD player.

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"Would it be fun to carry popular music in a shirt pocket? Perhaps carry the music as a necklace playing rap songs? Most people enjoy music and enjoy having it with them as they work during the day or in the evening when they choose to relax. Teenagers enjoy listening to music while they do their homework or when they walk to a friend's house. Music is definitely important to most people. Music lovers will love the new MP3 compared to a CD player. Comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between MP3 players and portable CD players will show that MP3 players have many advantages compared to a portable CD player. Comparing the size of a MP3 player and a portable CD player will show how easy it is to carry a MP3 player compared to the CD player."

Tags:mp3players, cdplayers, comparison

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This paper explains that, on "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way", Louis Armstrong re-interprets the music of very familiar songs associated with Disney by adding a jazz flair to each song resulting in a more enjoyable sound than in their original format. The author points out that the new style actually makes the songs a much mellower flavor, which flows along nicely instead of being choppy in places as in the original Disney style. The paper analyzes the songs "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "When You Wish upon a Star", all of which definitely have that New Orleans flavor with trumpets, trombones and various brass instruments playing Disney tunes.

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"Another aspect that struck me was my attitude towards the kind of songs being performed. I had always thought of these tunes as children's songs, just funny, cartoon type lyrics and music. The way, in which these tunes were performed by Louis Armstrong, I could actually see some of them making it onto the charts. Even though they are suppose to be fun songs, the new format somehow gave them a little more seriousness. "

Tags:recommend, soothing, re-interprets, brass, children's

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"This paper will discuss the concept of digital recording, with a focus on digital audio tape (DAT) recorders. The methods of digital recording sharply contrast those of analog recording which preceded them. Analog recording is based on the concept of capturing the shapes of sound waves as they vibrate in the air. In an analog recording, sound is "stored as a physical representation of the original soundform". An example of this can be seen in the squiggly lines which form the grooves on a phonograph record. With digital recording, on the other hand, computer technology is used to convert analog waveforms into numerical, or digital, data. In a compact disc (CD) player, this data is read by means of a laser; in a DAT player, it is read by means of a rotary tape head. Because digital recording uses numerical data instead of physical ... '

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"The Mayflower Compact signed on November 21, 1620 by 41 of the male passengers on the Mayflower prior to their landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts demonstrated the early colonists belief in the tendency of men to gravitate toward a natural, independent state. But what is also implicit in the Compact is the signers' belief that man has the right to seek such a state if he desires and that he should not be prevented from seeking such a state unless by his own consent. Consequently, the Compact, although not a constitution of any sort, bound company members into a political body that forced each of them to abide by any laws and regulations that would later be established. Eventually, it would provide the foundation for Plymouth's government. The significant parts of the brief document declare that the signers "solemnly and mutual..."