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?Let?s Talk Gender, Baby?, 2006.
A look at the the interplay of dominant and alternative voices in Wendy Kaminer's essay, "Let's Talk Gender, Baby".
1,091 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, $ 38.95
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In this paper, the author identifies and analyzes the multiple voices used by the author in "Let's Talk About Gender, Baby" in terms of patterns in the way the author uses those voices and in terms of how the author uses, and controls, the various voices (including her own).
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"Throughout the essay, Wendy Kaminer's authorial voice dominates all others. As the author, Kaminer decides just when to use her own voice, and just when to use voices of others, alternatively, to offer examples of why the particular main points she makes about gender and language are valid. The essay "Let's Talk about Gender, Baby" offers a skillful, powerful, and, I believe, effective "mosaic" of voices. As its author, however, Wendy Kaminer not only creates, but controls the framework of the mosaic, as well as all of its intricate patterns."
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"What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", 2002.
A review of the short story, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by Raymond Carver.
1,493 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses Raymond Carver's short story, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love". The paper illustrates the plot and the setting of the short story, and describes the story's conversation between two couples. The characters are analyzed and their personalities are examined with reference to their current and past marriages.
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"The conversation involves two couples. The protagonist is Nick who is happily married to Laura; they are at the home of a cardiologist, Mel Guinness, and his wife Terri (Teresa). Mel and Terri have been married for four years; Nick and Laura, for a little more than a year. So let?s visit some of the definitions of love: According to Mel, "real love [is] nothing less than spiritual love." (Carver, p. 137) This was from his days as a seminarian before going to medical school."
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"What We Talk about When We Talk about Love", 2005.
Explain's Raymond Carver's use of sunlight as a symbol in his story, "What We Talk about When We Talk about Love".
1,061 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper shows how the author, Raymond Carver, uses "sunlight" throughout the story as a symbol of the story's progress, mood, and characters.
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"In the story, "WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE", one apparent symbol of this story is sunlight. The element of sunlight serves as an indicator of the mood in each scene where it is mentioned. The amount of sunlight described in this short story at any given point reflects many things. The amount sunlight reflects at what point the story is in, beginning, middle, or end. The amount of sunlight reflects the mood of the characters. The amount of sunlight also reflects the characters' willingness to discuss the topic of love."
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"What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", 2002.
Examines the theme of love in Raymond Carver's short story.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, $ 46.95
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In the short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by Raymond Carver, the discussion of love and the nature and relationships of the four characters reflect the same issues, the same ideas and the same difficulties. The paper shows that the discussion has the aura of something that is repeated over and over, as if these four talk about love often. They clearly know one another very well and know all about each other's loves, past and present, yet they still talk about them and their feelings endlessly, as if doing so enables them to understand those feelings and themselves. The paper examines the interaction in dialogue and relationships between the four characters, Mel, Terri, Nick and Laura.
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"The central question raised is what constitutes love, and this is raised in terms of how certain actions and behaviors might claim to be love but really cannot be. That, at least, is Mel's point of view when Terri talks about the man she lived with before: "Terri said the man she lived with before she lived with Mel loved her so much he tried to kill her" (256). Mel takes umbrage at this characterization: "That's not love, and you know it" (256). Terri's description of what the man did to her is especially brutal, but all the while the man continued saying that he loved her even as he beat her and dragged her around the room. Underlying this talk is a certain tension between Mel and Terri that emerges in what they say about each other and what they think about this former boyfriend. Terri is indulgent with him and also understands that love may take some odd forms, while Mel pretends that love has only one definition and one manifestation, though he himself shows that this is not the case."
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Raymond Carver's " What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", 2000.
An examination of the characters' views on ideal and realistic love in this short story.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 31.95
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"In the short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by Raymond Carver, the discussion of love and the nature and relationships of the four characters reflect the same issues, the same ideas, and the same difficulties. The discussion has the aura of something that is repeated over and over, as if these four talk about love often. They clearly know one another very well and know all about each other's loves, past and present, yet they still talk about them and their feelings endlessly, as if doing so enables them to understand those feelings and themselves.
The central question raised is what constitutes love, and this is raised in terms of how certain actions and behaviors might claim to be love but really cannot be. That, at least, is Mel's point of view when Terri talks about the man she lived with..."
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Raising Baby X, 2007.
A paper that discusses society's preoccupation with gender.
1,113 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper examines a short story by Lois Gould in her writing "X:A Fabulous Child's Story" in which a baby named X is raised by a couple who have agreed not to impose gender stereotypes upon the baby. The story not only shows how people are preoccupied with gender stereotype, it also poses the question whether we are able to raise a non-gendered child. The author shows that realistically, raising Baby X is impossible because social institutions and norms force everyone in society to shape oneself according to the socially-accepted gender system.
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"Gender is "an achieved status"(Garfinkel, 1967). One's achievement of gender is largely influenced by social institutions such as family and the media. Families are "children's first source of information about gender" (Newman, 131). Children simply model the behavior of their parents and siblings. They learn values and beliefs from their families. Therefore, to raise Baby X, we also have to be non-gendered, and to act gender-free. However, even if we tried to raise Baby X without any gender stereotypes, we would unknowingly impose gender stereotypes upon X because "gender-typed expectations are so ingrained that [we] are [...] unaware that [we] are behaving in accordance with them"(131). What we do, what we choose unconsciously are almost always gendered. According to Newman, "if you were to ask parents whether they treated sons any differently from daughters, most would probably say no. Yet there is considerable evidence that what parents do and what they say they do are two different things"(Newman, 1997:131). "Even parents who claim to consider sex and gender irrelevant may nevertheless spend a great deal of time ensuring that their child has the culturally appropriate physical appearance of a boy or girl"(Newman, 1997:132). Judith Lorber (1993) also writes that "many feminist parents who want to raise androgynous children soon lose their children to the pull of gendered norms" (107). That is, even if we made a conscious effort to treat Baby X gender-neutral, we could not ignore gendered norms and result in treating Baby X with gender bias.
"Family members also engage in the gender-based division of labor in household. West et al.(1991) contend that "whenever people face issues of allocation--who is to do what, get what, plan or execute action, direct or be directed, incumbency in significant social categories such as 'female' and 'male' seems to become pointedly relevant"(29). In fact, women do more housework than men. Men work more outside. Fesntermarker Berk (1985) found that "wives, even when employed outside the home, do the vast majority of household and child-care tasks [and,] moreover, both wives and husbands tend to perceive this as a 'fair' arrangement"(West et al., 1991:30). Once we accept such unfair arrangement as natural, Baby X comes to be raised in our gendered household and look up own parents playing unfairly distributed gendered roles. It makes difficult for Baby X to become a non-gendered human."
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The Aging Baby Boom Generation, 2005.
This paper is a literature review of peer-review journals and professional publications to explore the impact of the aging baby boomers on the future healthcare system.
8,185 words (approx. 32.7 pages), 46 sources, APA, $ 175.95
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This paper explains that the aging baby boom generation, who are characterized by prevention and wellness values resulting in longer life expectancy, will have a significant effect on the number of elderly needing long-term healthcare services. The author stresses that the Medicare system does not provide protection against catastrophic or long-term events, many drugs and prevention services, all of which will be needed by the aging baby boom generation. The paper concludes that, along with the concern for this cohort, there is the continued need for the entire population--the rich and the poor, the young and the old--to have healthcare coverage; the social system may offer the most adequate solution.
Table of Contents
The Problem
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Importance of the Study
Scope or Delimitations of the Study
Review of the Literature
Introduction
Overview
Aging Trends For Baby Boomers
Future of Healthcare Funding
Future Healthcare Costs
Future Healthcare Funding
Changing Ratios Between Current and Future Funding Contributors
Access to Services
Medicare, Current Access to Care
Changes Needed for Care Access
Healthcare's Future
New Demands For Care
Quality of Care
Baby Boomers Define Care
Current Changes and Future Possibilities in Care Quality
Baby Bloomers Are Dissatisfied
Baby Bloomers Want More
Long-term Care
More Information Availability
Alternative Therapies
Summary
Conclusion
Implication of the Study
Position of the Author
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"Baby boomers have redefined quality of care, demanding preventative measures for optimal health. This generation demands more service, more information, and more options. Since they are the largest buying population, they have changed the healthcare system and will continue to do so. Among the changes needed is improvement in long-term-care coverage. Private insurance for this coverage has increased but presents problems such as how to market a high-cost policy to those with little money. Public-private partnerships are another alternative. However, this type of assistance may end up raising Medicare costs without offering enough assistance to the public. Social insurance is also discussed. In this case the costs would be disbursed among the total population, including those 65 years and older."
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Mid-Life Crisis, The American Dream And Baby Boomers, 2002.
A paper which establishes a link between the mid-life crisis of Baby Boomers and the American Dream from a councelors point of view.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 89.95
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Each year approximately three million baby boomers turn 40. This is a time of introspection and re-evaluation of who the baby boomer is. This is the time of mid-life crisis and the American Dream. Most baby boomers went to college, got a successful job, married, had 2.5 children, and bought a house in the suburbs. Now they look at life and ask, "Is this all there is to life?" Many of these baby boomers are divorced, have quit their jobs, given up their home in the suburbs and find themselves in a mid-life crisis. It is the American Dream and the mid-life crisis that this paper will focus on. What is the mid-life crisis? Why has the American Dream failed for many? Why are the baby boomers finding themselves feeling unfulfilled in life? What does research show about mid-life crisis? Can mid-life crisis be considered an actual diagnosis for people suffering from mental anguish? What steps can the middle-age individual take to prevent the mid-crisis? How does this affect my worldview about those experiencing mid-life crisis? How does it relate to current news items on television? What are the ramifications of this research show in regards to mid-life crisis? As a counselor how will this research affect the way I might treat someone going through the mid-life crisis? How does this affect my viewpoint of my family, and perhaps my viewpoints of my family? Can I recognize how family members have suffered mid-life crisis and the effects of this in their life?
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Baby Boomers, 2005.
This paper discusses the health care problems of the Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964, who in 2030 will be at least 65 years old.
4,955 words (approx. 19.8 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 125.95
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This paper explains that the Baby Boomer generation creates a medical problem, especially in the Medicare system, because of its size, potential of living so long, altered traditional family structures and a large segment, almost 20 percent, at the low end of the income scale; in addition, the generation after them is small. The author points out that seniors have no alternative but Medicare, which should be restructured to more closely resemble the rest of the nation's health care system especially PPOs (Preferred Provider Organizations). The paper recommends that, if institutions focused on decreasing the cost of each medical procedure and ceasing to carry out senseless, wasteful procedures; funds would be available for senior care plus wellness education and preventive care.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Baby Boom Health Care Issues
Who are the Baby Boomers?
Dependency ratio
Baby Boomer Expectancy
The Political Realities
Health Gestapo for Retiring Baby Boomers
Medical Services Delivery Problems
Recommendations
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"There are several diametrically opposed factors involved in the future of health care for Baby Boomers, not least of which is the fact that the senior-oriented health care delivery systems were "geared for a time when people died early." In addition, Baby Boomers constituted the largest generation ever, to be subsidized-as have all generations been-by the ones behind them; the ones behind them are very small. They are expected to live longer than previous generations, partially because of the advances in medicine; however, there are already signs that the problem with the advances in medicine lies in the ability to find enough qualified people to run the machinery of medicine, the CAT scanners and whatever other advances appear. These two dichotomies would be problematical enough without the other troublesome possibility on the horizon, that of having to decided upon a practical and ethical way to deliver health care when there are not enough personnel to go around, nor enough funds to pay for equal treatment options for everyone."
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Desiree's Baby, 2007.
This paper examines the work 'Desiree's Baby' by Kate Chopin.
1,613 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Kate Chopin's short story 'Desiree's Baby' investigates both racial otherness and gender differences. The writer points out that the plot of the story, having as its climax point the discovery of the traces of black genealogy in Desiree's baby, seems to focus on racism primarily. However, the writer discusses that looking at the story from a different angle, one can say that the gender conflict plays an even more important part in the structure of the story. The writer concludes that Chopin draws a very powerful image of the patriarchal society specific to her time, but still lingering in the present, in which only the man has the power to act in which the woman is nothing more than her social role, and this role she has to perform with a null identity so as the man might assert his own identity.
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"However, even at first glance Armand seems to prove that he can fight prejudice and cross over such social barriers as the lack of a noble name, his attitude here is actual the first sign of male possessiveness and aggressive dominance over the woman: he will give Desiree his own proud name, and in the act Desiree will become one of his valuable pieces of property."
"The fact that Armand treats Desiree as a piece of property and an accessory to his estate and to his old name is reinstated when the baby is born and he proves to be a male, and which significantly contributes to the father's masculine pride."
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Shaken Baby Syndrome, 2006.
This paper discusses infant health, specifically shaken baby syndrome.
1,001 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses shaken baby syndrome (SBS) including what type of person would cause it and what mental issues they might have. It also looks at the possible consequences to the baby and what people can do to prevent this syndrome. The paper explains that shaken baby syndrome is a serious form of child abuse and a growing problem in America today. The paper highlights how understanding some of the characteristics of the abuser can help social workers and healthcare professionals to identify potential abusers. The paper concludes that professionals and families working together can recognize and prevent shaken baby syndrome and thereby save the lives of innocent and defenseless children.
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"The syndrome is extremely dangerous because the size of the attacker greatly outweighs the size of the victim, which means they can inflict serious damage very quickly, and that medical personnel can overlook it if they are not careful. One author gives a graphic illustration of the danger of this abuse. He writes, "To give you some sense of proportion about how violent this shaking is, research now shows that a child falling from a third-story window has about a 1 percent chance of dying while in SBS there is a 25 percent risk of death (Parker, 2004). However, many experts see the syndrome as mostly an accident by parents or caregivers, who do not have a sense of how hard they are really shaking the child, and/or do not understand how much harm they can do."
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The Nestle Baby Formula Controversy, 2004.
Discusses the controversy surrounding Nestle's marketing of baby formula to Third World countries.
936 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper explores the initial controversy caused by Nestle Company and other multinational companies' marketing of baby formula to impoverished nations. The paper looks at the pamphlet, "The Baby Killer", which raised public awareness about the problem of how the baby formula was being marketed and the resulting infant deaths and looks at Nestle's response to the pamphlet. The paper also examines the consequences of the pamphlet in terms of how private voluntary organizations and international agencies have subsequently been able to influence the way companies do business in Third World nations, as well as the continuing controversy concerning predatory marketing in Third World countries.
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"The story of the Nestle Baby Formula Controversy begins almost three decades ago with the publication of a pamphlet called ?The Baby Killer? in 1974 by Mike Muller and War on Want, a London-based activist group concerned with problems of the Third World (Akhter 1994). The pamphlet claimed that Third World babies were dying because their mothers were feeding them infant formula that was being marketed by multinationals such a Nestle of Switzerland and United Kingdom?s Cow and Gate (Akhter 1994). The aftermath of the publication led to an international crisis for Nestle."
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B. F. Skinner's Baby Box, 2008.
This paper discusses the baby box B.F. Skinner used for his infant daughter.
1,043 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses B.F. Skinner's baby box and the controversy surrounding the use of the invention. The paper first explains that the primary purpose of the box was to keep Skinner's baby daughter warm, safe and comfortable. The paper then discusses the arguments in favor of using the box as well as the arguments opposed to its use. The paper also includes the writer's personal opinion about using the baby box.
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"When B. F. Skinner built his 'baby box' it worked very well, but a lot of people were concerned that it was a 'cage' in which to keep his child. Some of this undoubtedly came from the fact that Skinner was a serious proponent of operant conditioning, where he taught a rat to pull a lever in a box in order to be given food. Naturally, this was extended to the belief that he was doing the same thing with his infant daughter - putting her in a cage and requiring her to perform certain actions in order to be given food and other necessities. Of course, this was not true, but it did not stop people from saying it."
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The Effects of the Baby Boom, 2005.
A Document Based Question (DBQ)-style research paper outlining the causes and effects of the Baby Boom in the 1950s.
1,093 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper outlines the post-Word War II lifestyle of American families, the conditions that resulted in the Baby Boom, the trials and tribulations of the average baby boomer over the course of their adolescence, the hippie movement, and the impending Social Security issue.
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"World War II and the Great Depression greatly impacted the average American's life. While battling for a world free from Nazism and struggling to make ends meet during the most significant economic recession in American history, libido met its match in the United States. During the high tension 1940s, cathedrals and cradles were left empty as marriage and birth rates plummeted. Man's sense of inadequacy in supporting his family during the Depression left him just as inadequate in the bedroom. His disappointment in society left him and his spouse reluctant to bring a child into a world overrun by Nazism and Communism. Fortunately, a burst of confidence came after the war, and in 1946 birth rates skyrocketed. In the eighteen years after World War II, more than 78 million children were born, creating a new generation that greatly impacted American society and culture - a group called the Baby Boomers."
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