Abstract
This paper explains that Francois Rabelais uses satire in his book "Gargantua and Pantagruel" to address the disorientation felt by Renaissance Humanists by examining and lampooning the extremes of both Medieval and Renaissance education, thus he also analyzes the characteristics and values of his own humanistic ideals. The author points out that, throughout the book, Rabelais repeatedly refers to Socrates and to Plato's "Republic"; however, Rabelais takes the classical allusions a step further and actually models his Utopian masterpiece on Plato's "Republic". The paper stresses that Rabelais makes a case for moderation and avoiding the extremes of either Medieval scholasticism or Renaissance humanism thereby suggesting that one must find a middle course, which depends upon ones own discretion and abilities. Long quotes.

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"Why does Rabelais model Gargantua and Pantagruel on The Republic? In Book III of The Republic, Plato focuses on art, education, and censorship. Plato, in the persona of Socrates, stresses that nurture is critical in molding the character of the individual. The general topic of the section concerns how the auxiliaries are to be educated, and the curriculum breaks down into gymnastics and music. (While incidental and minor, including gymnastics in Gargantua's curriculum is at least curious if not noteworthy.) Plato believes that arts and letters have a profound impact on shaping character and says that therefore they must be strictly regulated. Is Socrates or Plato really advocating censorship? Plato is in fact making a case for personal discernment. He obviously values art as a powerful force and an effective learning tool. Otherwise, why would he use the format to convey his own message? If he is so suspicious of imitation, why does he express his own philosophy in a dramatic form?"

Tags:utopian, disorientation, education, humanistic, plato

Abstract
This paper takes a look at Francois Rabelais' life and how his upbringing influenced his work. The work examined in this paper is "Gargantua and Pantagruel". Firstly a description of his upbringing in a historical context is provided and then a concise look at the novel. The characters are analyzed and contrasted.

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"Because to laugh is proper to the man.? ? Francois Rabelais.
Francois Rabelais was a satirist. Throughout his life, he was bombarded with Christian ideals and ideas, yet his works certainly ridicule many aspects of the Christian faith. Francois Rabelais was born in 1483 at Chinon in Touraine. This date, as well as many other details of his life, is in dispute by scholars all over the world. Some researchers believe that his father was an apothecary while others believe that Rabelais? father was an innkeeper. Francois began his studies with the Benedictines but eventually joined the Franciscans where he stayed fifteen years and received his Holy Orders. He later found the convent was against the studies of the Renaissance that he favoured, so with permission from the Pope, he left it. At his new convent home he continued his study of medicine in 1530. By the following year, he was a professor of anatomy at Lyons as well as head physician at Pont-du-Rhone hospital. During his time as head physician, he fathered a child that died young. In 1534 he began his time with Cardinal du Bellay as a physician. He received an indult from Pope Paul III that allowed him to practice medicine and absolved him from his former infraction of fathering a child while in the priesthood."

Tags:giants, Catholic, theology, Church, satire, curse, character, monk, humanist, human, paradox, intellectual

Abstract
This essay takes a look into the life of Francois Rabelais and into his book "Gargantua and Pantagruel". Specifically, the focus is on the idea of the curse as mentioned in the book. The curse is that Christians are free and yet they are enslaved. Finally, the paper shows that through his book "Gargantua and Pantagruel", Rabelais examines the curse of Christianity, namely that the Christian has free will, but that the free will he or she is given is limited.

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"The book contains the story of the birth and upbringing of a giant child, Gargantua, and illustrates the author's views on bad education (Medieval) and good education (Renaissance), and how an ideal humanist leader should behave. The character of the battling monk, Friar Jean, is introduced, with graphically detailed anatomical descriptions of his feats of holy combat."

Tags:book, curse, gargantua, one, pantagruel, rabelais

Abstract
The paper analyzes and reviews "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie. The writer suggests that, in the book Christie seems to be commenting not only on the social injustice of the caste system in England, but also on how it is so ingrained in society that everyone adheres to it, no matter what.

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"The author also shows this in Vera's seemingly compulsive need to let everyone know she is an employee, rather than a guest. She immediately indicates she is a "lesser" being than the guests, and there to serve them, although she does not even know how at the beginning of the story. England's society is based on societal levels and the book helps the reader understand how important they are to English people. Americans may not understand their need to categorize people into societal levels, but at least they will understand how it works a little better by reading this book. It also shows there is something decidedly different about all the guests, which makes the reader want to continue on and discover just what it is."

Tags:strict, caste, system, compulsive, societal, frontier, justice

Abstract
In the course of nursing practice, nurses will frequently encounter female clients with eating orders and/or obesity. This is because there are so many people in our society who have these conditions. For example, we frequently hear that Western society has an obesity epidemic. This paper will argue that nurses should focus their practice on counselling women to accept and be happy with their bodies, while attempting to live a healthy lifestyle and take adequate exercise. Nurses should not be part of the system that coerces women to diet, with frequently devastating consequences.

Tags:obesity, eating, disorders

Abstract
This paper compares the roles of the leading characters in three of Edgar Allan Poe's books, "The Imp of the Perverse", "The Black Cat "and "The Tell-Tale Heart". The paper notes that in all three books Poe connects a logical and rational argument with an irrational plot. The paper discusses how, without motive, the main characters exhibit all acts of evil while participating in horrific crimes. The paper concludes that the stories written by Edgar Allan Poe always combine the psychological with the supernatural, hinting at the connection between the human psyche and some hidden forces of the universe.

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"Evil is therefore inextricably related to irrationality, and therefore almost uncontrollable. Although psychoanalysis had not been born yet in Poe's time, it is obvious that the writer's psychological investigation of evil is very deep. Poe recognizes the influence of the subconscious over the human reason, and many times, its overwhelming power. He compares the man sitting on the edge of a precipice with someone who is ready to plunge into his own irrationality and obey his darkest impulses: "And because our reason violently deters us from the brink, therefore do we the most impetuously approach it. There is no passion in nature so demoniacally impatient as that of him who, shuddering upon the edge of a precipice, thus meditates a plunge. To indulge, for a moment, in any attempt at thought, is to be inevitably lost."(Poe, 296) This simile between the free plunge into the abyss and the modern definition of the subconscious gulf underlying our minds reveals Poe as a predecessor of psychoanalysis."

Tags:ghastly, events, paradoxical, impulse, atrocities, supernatural

Abstract
The book "And the Earth Did Not Devour Him" by Tomas Rivera, is full of strange and haunting images. The writer shows how these images are found throughout the book, and contribute to the reader's understanding and the book's impact. However, at the very end of the novel there are images that have a particularly powerful significance in terms of the overall meaning of the book. This paper explores some of those images and their possible interpretations.

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"When the last scene begins, the boy is under a house, playing hooky from school. As he lies there in the dark, many fragments of thoughts and recollections float through his mind. In a sense, he goes back over the whole book, showing the reader many of the scenes from a slightly different perspective. This is a clear signal from the author that what we are seeing in this scene has significance beyond just for this chapter."

Tags:haunting, mind, mexican

Abstract
This paper briefly looks at the history of events that lead to the fall of the popularity of the Church and,finally, to its downfall. Examines the role of Rome in this train of events and discusses the ramification for the future of Christianity.

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"This continued in spite of the fact that authorities, upon the pretext of perceiving such behavior as being unfair to other sects, tried to apprehend this as far as possible. By and by, with Christians refusing to go through the formalities of paying homage to the emperor and refusing to appear when they were called upon to join the army, this conflict continued to rise and surge, eventually leading the inevitable inception of the socio-political platform idealistically shaped for the fall of the church (How Rome Became the Center of the Christian World, 2003)."

Tags:rome, christianity, catholic, reform

Abstract
This paper closely examines, evaluates and compares several after-care programs for inmates with HIV/AIDS, STDS, and/or TB. In particular, the research attempts to answer the following question: Are in-prison and after-care programs for inmates with HIV/AIDS, STDS, and TB adequate in meeting their medical needs?

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"Implemented Continuum of Care Programs. A Rhode Island program is commonly considered to be one of the best continuum of care programs. The program, initiated by Brown University, Miriam Hospital, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, and the Rhode Island Department of Health, provides care for inmates with HIV/AIDS in the correctional facility and continued care for them after their release. According to T.P. Dixon and associates (1993), the program includes about 40 community-based organizations and service providers, with comprehensive discharge planning and linkages to substantial community services, and is available to both HIV-positive inmates and high-risk but HIV-negative inmates."

Tags:prison, health, disease, convicted, service

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts the role of time in three classic pieces of literature: Dante's "The Inferno", Rabelais' "Gargantua and Pantagruel", and Hobbes' "Leviathan". The author illustrates how the different uses of time allows each writer to relate their beliefs and theories in their own inimical style without detracting from their main objective, nor decreasing the timeless element in their narrative.

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"The role of time in many classic literary pieces does much to convey its timelessness as well as its relevancy to the human condition. Dante's Divine Comedy (specifically The Inferno), Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel, and Hobbes' Leviathan, are clear examples of this. All three classic tales convey a narrative which seems to exist out of time, yet each take often uses allegory or symbolism in referring to specific periods in human history in order to contain relevance to the plight of the reader. Through making time oblique, the authors create a form, which allows them to illustrate the politics of their age as well as attach a timeless quality to their work, making their tales relevant to future generations."

Tags:dante, hobbes, rabelais, inferno, gargantua, pantagruel, leviathan