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Two ?Saints?: Dorothy Day and St. Augustine, 2002.
This paper discusses the commitment to God of St. Augustine and Catholic Worker Movement leader Dorothy Day as presented in the books "The Confessions of St. Augustine" translated by John K. Ryan and "Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion" by Robert Coles.
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explains that Catholic Worker Movement leader Dorothy Day and St. Augustine may be separated by years, but they are brother and sister in their joy and passion for life, for God, and for serving their Lord to the best of their abilities. The paper relates that Day question God throughout her life but found the answers in her work, in her strong commitment, and her relationship with God. The author believes that while Dorothy Day has not been raised to sainthood by the Church, she is certainly a saint in her own right and deserves a place beside St. Augustine.
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"By sharing their writings and really their souls with their readers, both Day and St. Augustine not only show their beliefs ? they are actually perpetuating them. Those who read their stories cannot help but be touched by these devout people and the path they chose to worship and share their worship. They are more than believers; they are doers, for they dedicated their lives to following the path of God, and leading others down that path to joy and salvation. One of the things that really stand out in their wittings is their passion and commitment to what they are doing, and their passion and commitment in life. As they share their joy with others, they not only transform others' lives, they transform their own, and that is one of the things that helps their stories ring so true, and become so influential in the eyes of readers."
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Dorothy Day and Saint Augustine of Hippo, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the lives of Dorothy Day and Saint Augustine of Hippo.
1,493 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses how the lives, passions and destinies of Dorothy Day, who co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement and Saint Augustine of Hippo have close resemblances and are strikingly parallel. It looks at how they were both born into comfortably well-off families and how both were in search of something they vigorously sought from their youth. It examines their strong links with their parents and similarities in education. It shows how Augustine had received a Christian education, although his father was baptized into Christianity only before his death and shows how Day spontaneously found serenity and beauty in the desolate and drab streets of Chicago?s south side at the time. It discusses how both possessed sharp intellect and unbreakable will and how both went through great and varying tests in their commitment to the commandments of God and the teachings of Jesus Christ and in fulfillment of their inner calling.
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"Augustine?s mother brought Christianity very close to him, and although he was already searching for answers in his youth, he did not perceive the connection his search had with his mother?s Faith (Knight). When once seriously ill, he asked for baptism, but when he recovered, he refused it and immersed himself in the current of licentiousness, idleness and worldliness of his time. He also associated with ?men of prayers?, who impressed him with the concepts of Divine Providence, the future life, and Christ the Savior. But the fires of these concepts and his deep search were doused for 15 years by ?every circumstance? (Knight): his success in school, insincerity in prayer, vices of youth, competitiveness and sensuality, which bore him a son. His pride also subjected him to gross error by falling into the snare of the Manichaeans, Oriental thinkers, who enticed him with a philosophy without the entanglement of faith."
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"The Long Loneliness", 2002.
A review of the novel "The Long Loneliness" by Dorothy Day.
1,033 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce and analyze the book, "The Long Loneliness" by Dorothy Day. Specifically, it offers a reflection and analysis of the book in light of the author's contribution to the unfortunate. Dorothy Day was an amazing woman who founded the Catholic Worker Movement, and spent the majority of her life helping those less fortunate in the world. She was a remarkable woman, and "The Long Loneliness" is her autobiography.
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"Dorothy Day's life certainly was not traditional. As she herself noted, "Tradition! We scarcely know the word anymore. We are afraid to be either proud of our ancestors or ashamed of them" (Day 16). As a young woman, she was a devout radical and Socialist. She had a child out of wedlock. She was a prolific writer, and most of all, after she turned 30; she was completely devoted to the Catholic Church and the Catholic Worker Movement, which she and friend Peter Maurin founded together. She writes often of her deep feelings for her religion, and how difficult it is to remain devout."
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Dorothy E. Johnson, 2007.
An overview of nursing theories of Dorothy E. Johnson.
1,657 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses Dorothy E. Johnson, who was a professor of pediatrics and nursing at the University of California in Los Angeles and a leading nursing theorist. In particular, the paper examines the seven subsystems of Johnson's behavioral systems approach. It also discusses how the theory demonstrates a holistic approach while still allowing individuality to determine behavior.
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Achievement
Aggressive
Dependency
Ingestive
Elimination
Sexual
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"The foundations of Johnson's theories are then clearly demonstrated in contemporary ideas about medical care and sociological science, and Johnson, then details those theories. According to Johnson the subsystems of behavior, which will be defined shortly are all interrelated and interdependent and therefore a break down in any one subsystem can and likely will affect another and can potentially seriously endanger the individual. With regard to the subsystems in general Johnson postulates that "from the form the behavior takes and the consequences it achieves can be inferred what drive has been stimulated or what goal is being sought" (Johnson, 1980, p.218) Additionally the individual has a, "predisposition to act, with reference to the gal, in certain ways rather than in other ways" Johnson calls this predisposition of action a "set." (p.219) "
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Dorothy Arzner and Gender Roles, 2005.
Examines gender roles in films by Dorothy Arzner.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This analysis provides the argument that filmmaker Dorothy Arzner was able to slip meaning into her films that contradicted the heterosexual and traditional gender roles of the era. Films by Arzner are used to illuminate this contention.
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"Though Beverle Houston maintains Dorothy Arzner remains largely invisible to the contemporary public the films she wrote and directed in ..."
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Dorothy Allison's "This Is Our World", 2005.
This paper discusses the author's personal experiences as related to the story "This Is Our World" by Dorothy Allison.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper relates that the author's own life is like a blank paint canvas. The author states that, with each and every experience and emotion that she possess, she is destined to create new and interesting experiences, none of which could be accomplished without her Muslim faith. The paper compares this metaphor to a story written by Dorothy Allison entitled "This Is Our World" because this narrative offers a similar explanation regarding the reality of art and its significance in daily living.
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"My personal experiences have been diverse to say the least, and I like to think of my life as an unfinished paint canvas that continues to evolve with each stroke of the paintbrush. As each day passes, I am able to add a scene to the canvas that will eventually culminate into one vibrant and sundry painting. This metaphor may be compared to a story written by Dorothy Allison entitled "This Is Our World," since this narrative offers a similar explanation regarding the reality of art and its significance in daily living. From my own life, I possess the knowledge and experience that is necessary to create my own canvas, regardless of the simplicity of many events, and these experiences combine to tell my story in a unique way."
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Dorothy Johnson's Behavioral System Model, 2007.
An examination of the positive outcomes of using Dorothy Johnson's behavioral system model.
2,242 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of Dorothy Johnson's behavioral system model. The writer explores the model itself and then uses case study examples to apply the theory to real life situations in a critical care nursing role. It presents the positive outcomes for nurses and family members, of using the model in critical care nursing.
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Introduction
Johnson's Life
The Model
Case Study
Conclusion
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"One of the most well known nursing theorists in modern history was Dorothy Johnson. Johnson ideas about the field of nursing and how that field relates to the care of individual patients, including her well known Behavior Model theory (Fruschwirth, 2000). The theory encompasses many of the medical systems in the human body and how they relate to behaviors of individuals to provide a measurable blueprint as to how to apply those functions and behaviors to the everyday practice of nursing. To understand how the Behavioral System Model was conceived and developed and how it pertains to today's nursing profession it is important to have a basic understanding of nursing itself and the life of Johnson."
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Dorothy E. Johnson, 2007.
An explanation of Dorothy E. Johnson's theory of nursing.
2,170 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper examines how Dorothy E. Johnson formulated her behavioral systems model, an analytical theory or approach to the practice of nursing during the 1960s. It discusses how she believed it was important to treat the patient and not the illness and to see the patient from the perspective of an observer, not an involved emotional participant.
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"In Johnson's view, every human person was a kind of ecosystem, or constellation of behaviors existing in a state of sufficiency or insufficiency in terms of their needs and balance or imbalance in terms of their homeostatic processes. The behavioral system of the human body and mind has seven subsystems in Johnson's approach. All of these diverse subsystems are interrelated, although they can be analyzed as separate compartments if this facilitates or enhances the nurses' ability to initially diagnose the patient's complaint. These components are as follows: the attachment or affiliative system, the system of dependency, the ingestive system, the eliminative system, the sexual system, the aggressive system, and the achievement system. "
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The Life and Work of Dorothy Parker, 2000.
Analysis of the life and work of Dorothy Park and a look at some excerpts from her best-known works.
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This paper examines the literary production and biography of the American writer Dorothy Parker. It includes excerpts from many of her best-known works, a stylistic analysis, as well as an examination of her conventions and importance to the body of 20th Century American literature.
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"Parker achieved initial popularity shortly after World War I with her light verse and short stories. Although her writing certainly does not seem acrimonious or unladylike to contemporary readers, it was most decidedly received as such by many critics during her heyday. Her cynical narratives and poesy advanced a kind of a general nationwide agitation, a focal point for social conventions that were coming under scrutiny and ridicule by the "lost generation" of which Parker was a part. The primary reason for this cacophonous reception was the fact that Parker unapologetically sought to expand a woman's equal rights to include sexual relationships; she held that if infidelity was included among these sexual "rights" for men, then women should be free to exercise the same prerogative."
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Dorothy Orem's Theory, 2008.
This paper examines Dorothy Orem's self-care deficit nursing theory.
1,193 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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The paper explains Dorothy Orem's self-care theory that nurses are needed to supply care when the patients are unable to provide this same care for themselves. The paper describes, analyzes and evaluates this theory and concludes that Orem's theory leads to improved communication, enhances uniformity in care delivery and provides a common ground for goals and outcomes of nursing.
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Introduction
Theory Description
Theory Analysis
Theory Evaluation
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"Nursing models are used to encompass a body of knowledge that guides nursing practice, like the medicine woman of a tribe. The knowledge is obtained from several different sources being from experiments, a formal source, or a non-nursing source. Theories are often difficult to pin point because nursing is vastly different for different people. However, all nursing models aid to assess a patient's basic needs and formulating effective care. There are several nursing theory models, most having evolved in the last 20 years, one being founded by Dorothea Elizabeth Orem. Orem was a nursing theorist from Maryland who founded the Orem model of nursing or Self Care Deficit Nursing Theory."
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"Trash" by Dorothy Addison, 2005.
This paper analyzes a short story "Monkeybites" from Dorothy Addison's book "Trash."
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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In this paper, the short story "Monkeybites" from Dorothy Addison's book "Trash" is analyzed. This is the story of two poor, white college girls struggling to develop a healthy relationship in spite of the violence of their past. The paper treats the issue of self-esteem.
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"The rise of multiculturalism has elevated writers to prominence from racial and cultural groups who formerly would have had difficulty even being published in the West. Lost in the ethnic shuffle has been one of America's most invisible and voiceless minorities; poor, mostly rural, whites. Variously smeared with racist epithets, such as redneck or white trash, the trials and tribulations of this population have not had a major writer voice their concerns since the death of novelist John Steinbeck."
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Dorothy Day, 1990.
Reviews Dorothy Day's religious and political commitment as expressed in her autobiography "The Long Loneliness". Discusses her goals and accomplishments.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"The Long Loneliness is the autobiography of Dorothy Day, a woman who gave of herself for most of her life to help those less fortunate, and to press for social justice in America. She was also a religious leader as one of the founding members of the Catholic Worker Movement, a movement that sought social justice from a Catholic perspective. One of the important forces in her life was God, and she talks about her relationship with God and how it developed in this book. Her story is the story of many people who were religious as children, who then stopped believing because religion was no longer important to them or because they lost their faith for some reason. Like others, Day returned to the Church later in life, but she became an extremely active member.
The place of religion in her childhood is apparent in the opening chapter as Day talks about the meaning and experience of going..."
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"Who is God and How Should We Live for Him?", 2003.
Describes several authors' ideas on the title including, Kathleen Norris, Saint Augustine, Monika Hellwig and Dorothy Day.
4,103 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 110.95
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Theologians, Biblical scholars and Christians all over the world often wrestle with two extremely important questions about their faith. These questions are, ?What is God like?? and ?How should we live in response to God?? Through references to four experts in the field of theology, Kathleen Norris, Saint Augustine, Monika Hellwig and Dorothy Day, this paper compares different views on each of the questions. The paper shows that the common denominator between the views examined is that everyone agrees that in order to truly live in response to God, we need other people. Some feel that we need others to direct us, some feel we need them to challenge us, some feel that we need them so that we have people to love, but everyone agrees that we need others.
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"Kathleen Norris, author of The Cloister Walk, makes it abundantly clear that she believes that God most often reveals himself through our actions and through our connections with other people. She feels that God has given us the tools to get started on our journey of faith, love, and life, but we need to rely on other people to get the full experience. Not only do we need others to help us learn and grow, but we also need to challenge each other to become better Christians. By constantly challenging each other, we make sure that we will never stop striving to become better Christians. Since such great happiness lies in a good relationship with God, the people that challenge us help us to become better, happier people."
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"The Long Loneliness", 2002.
This paper reviews the autobiography "The Long Loneliness" by Dorothy Day dealing with her conversion to Catholicism.
1,340 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper reviews the book "The Long Loneliness" which is set during the Depression era. Dorothy Day desperately searches for some meaning and purpose to her life. This search results in her conversion to Catholicism. From then onwards, she devotes herself to community work, which is her way of staying in touch with God. Her autobiography, ?The Long Loneliness? talks about the turmoil of her times, and her renewed faith in religion and God. The paper reflects on various experiences of Day?s life and the lessons she learns from them.
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"Dorothy Day is and will always be remembered as one of the most prolific American writers of the Depression era. But Day was not exactly a writer, as one would conclude from the warm reviews that that her books received. She was essentially a social activist who wrote novels only to serve her life goals and objectives. "
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"Bastard Out of Carolina" by Dorothy Allison, 2001.
An analysis of the similarities between the main character and the author of the book "Bastard Out of Carolina".
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This paper analyses the similarities between Bone, the main character of "Bastard Out of Carolina" and Dorothy Allison, the author of the book. These two women undergone similar unpleasent experiences such as sexual abuse.
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"This is a novel in the southern setting of Greenville, South Carolina. The main characters are of the Boatwright family. These people see themselves as very strong, proud, and independent. Ruth Ann Boatwright, also known as ?Bone,? is the center of the story. This book sees her character grow from a helpless child, to a very mature teen. It would be difficult for anyone to rise above the poverty and lack of education in this town, but somehow Bone gets through it all. From the beginning, it seems like a formula for failure. Annie Boatwright was her mother, giving birth to Bone at just 15 years old. Bone will never know the identity of her biological father, making her the forbidden bastard child. Her mother re-marries to a man called ?Daddy Glen.? From yet another previous lover, Annie has a child named Reese. The story follows this disjointed family through various moves, quarrels, and deaths. It is not long before Daddy Glen starts to strongly resent Bone, and turns his resentment into anger and lust. The story swells to a point where the mother, Annie, must make a choice between her husband or daughter. Bone finds that her mother has deserted her in the end, and at the age of 12 she is left to be raised by an aunt. After being molested, raped, beaten, and finally deserted, she still has a great respect for her mother. This story shows a little girl?s strength to rise above hatred and betrayal."
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