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"Wise Blood", 2002.
A review of the novel, "Wise Blood" by Mary Flannery O'Connor, illustrating the search for truth and the difficulty of finding it.
914 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses Mary Flannery O'Connor's novel, "Wise Blood", claiming the novel?s genre as gothic, religious, or psychological realism. The paper provides a brief background of the author. The characters of the book are described clearly. The paper examines the relationships between the various characters, outlining their self-serving agendas.
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""Wise Blood" begins with Hazel Motes, having been just released from the army is traveling on a train. He had expected to remain in Eastrod where he had grown up and become a preacher like his grandfather, but after finding his old homestead deserted and the population of the town reduced to almost no one, he considers one town is as good as another, and we meet him traveling to the small town of Taulkinham with apparently no other purpose than to not remain in Eastrod. A woman on the train tries to strike up a conversation with him, but he is surly and uncommunicative, except for occasional blasphemous outbursts about Jesus."
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"Blood of My Blood:The Dilemma of the Italian Americans" by Richard Gambino, 2002.
A look at the themes of Richard Gambino's book on Italian Americans.
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the book " Blood of My Blood: The Dilemma of the Italian Americans," by Richard Gambino. Specifically it discusses several important themes in the book in which Gambino attempts to change the publics' perception of Italian-Americans and encourage more empathy with their problems and their culture.
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"The book is partly a study of Gambino's own life, growing up in Red Hook, Brooklyn in a "typical" Italian-American family, and partly a study of Italian-Americans as a whole. Gambino speaks of how Italian-Americans tend to cluster together in their own sections of a city, called "Little Italies." Gambino gives us figures and numbers, but more than that, he gives us an intimate look at the family, the culture, and the strong ties to home that each Italian-American carry with them. "At least 85 percent of the total of Italians who immigrated to the United States, and perhaps 90 percent of those who came in the great flood of immigration from 1875 to 1920 were from areas south and east of Rome" (Gambino 3)."
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"Wise Children", 2003.
A review of the opening pages of Angela Carter's "Wise Children".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses how the opening pages of Angela Carter's "Wise Children" applies to the book overall in terms of theme, ideas, and structure.
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"The narrator of Angela Carter's "Wise Children", Dora Chance is one-half of a pair of twins, two vaudeville dancers and singers known as the Lucky Chances. Dora and Nora Chance are the illegitimate daughters of Britain's most distinguished stage...."
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The Wise Man, 2006.
This article contains an examination of the philosophies of Plato and Descartes.
1,036 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that Plato and Descartes might find solace in the old saying, "A wise man is the man who knows that he knows nothing." Obviously, the philosophy of Plato and Descartes symbolizes a concrete reality about the nature of man - no one can know anything because no one can predict changes or whether the changes will be for the better or for the worse. However, for the sake of length and discussion, this paper examines the philosophy of Plato and Descartes in detail.
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"Philosophy is the study of concepts that are not concrete. Concrete knowledge is the hard truths that man faces every day. For example, if the stove is hot and one places a hand on it, one will be burned. Thus, arises concrete knowledge: the burned palm reveals the hard truths of hot and cold.
Or take, for example, the wild lion caged within an electrified fence. The lion will attempt to attack the fence, but after a good jolt of electricity shoots through his body, he will learn that the fence is bad, dangerous. He has been given concrete knowledge: his shocked and painful body has proven to him that the fence cannot be attacked in this manner."
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"Star Trek" ( Robert Wise ), 1999.
Analyzes the film & TV show as reflections of culture in context of science fiction genre. Looks at ideas, characters, themes, popularity, myth and special effects.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, $ 71.95
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" The first feature film made from the Star Trek television series was Star Trek--The Motion Picture in 1979, directed by Robert Wise, and this film followed the general pattern of the series and revived characters and situations dear to fans of the series. This was not the first time a feature film had been made from a television series, but in earlier instances, movies were made in conjunction with a series that was still on the air. The Star Trek franchise has become a major money-making enterprise for the studio and production company involved as well as for an array of related manufacturers, publishers, and others selling goods featuring pictures, logos, and other material derived in some way from the original series.
Feature films had been made from radio series in the 1940s based on the same desire--to appeal to fans of the series and to cross-advertise the series and the movie so each benefited. Among the radio shows made into films while the radio version was still on the air were features using characters from.."
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Blood Substitutes in Development, 2004.
An overview of the blood shortage and potential life-supporting alternatives.
1,253 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper discusses how there is a fear, which continues today, regarding safe blood and HIV and how beyond contamination, there is another serious blood issue and that involves blood shortages. It describes the actual function of the blood to the body, how blood cells regenerate, and the principles of blood transfusions. It shows that duplicating all the functions that blood performs in the human body would seem to be an impossible challenge and how any artificial blood product must pass several tests. It also looks at current research into synthetic blood production from two distinct directions, one based on chemicals and the other based on hemoglobin.
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"What function does blood actually provide within ? and for ? the body? According to the assigned article in Scientific American, blood ?transports nutrients, hormones and waste products?; blood also fights infections and has the ability to ?clot? ? preventing or at least slowing down serious hemorrhaging. The part of human blood which helps fight disease is the white blood cells. But the most ?familiar? function of blood in the body of mammals is the ?capture and release of oxygen and carbon dioxide.? The protein most commonly found in blood, hemoglobin, is also a critically important protein. Hemoglobin picks up oxygen in the lungs, and distributes it throughout the body. The red blood cells pick up carbon dioxide, which is a waste product given off through the respiration of cells, and humans exhale the carbon dioxide out through the lungs."
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Monitoring Blood Pressure, 2005.
A paper comparing blood pressure monitoring in the lower arm to blood pressure monitoring in the upper arm.
1,191 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper compares the use of a blood pressure cuff on the forearm, as opposed to the upper arm, for monitoring blood pressure. To make the comparison, the paper looks at a medical case where the blood pressure of a patient had to be obtained on an hourly basis in order to administer her required medication. The paper also reviews current literature about this method of measurement.
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"A clinical case in which blood pressure was measured by placing the cuff on the forearm is N.L.; a 78-year-old widowed African American female from Memphis, TN. She is disabled and dependent on her two daughters, which she lives with, for most of her activities of daily living. N.L. was admitted to the intensive care unit at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis on July 16, 2005 for hemorrhagic cystitis and respiratory distress. She has no known drug allergies. Past medical history includes congestive heart failure, hypertension, myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, right below the knee amputation, morbid obesity, and sleep apnea. She has also had a tracheotomy since 2003 to treat her sleep apnea. N.L. was treated for respiratory distress upon admission by mechanical ventilation with a mode of Assist Control and 40 percent oxygen, which she was weaned from on July 18, 2005. She was also placed on Dobutamine drip, July 17, 2005, at three micrograms per kilogram per minute for management of a secondary diagnosis, congestive heart failure. The administration of this drug requires hourly blood pressure measurements. Blood pressure was measured with the cuff placed on the forearm, because large sized cuffs were too small for her upper arm due to her existing state of morbid obesity. "
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The Dwindling Blood Supply, 2006.
This paper discusses the importance of donating blood and increasing the critically low blood supply in America.
1,228 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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The writer details the different blood types which are in critically low supply, while explaining that blood is the fluid of life, transporting oxygen from lungs to body tissue, and extracting carbon dioxide from body tissue to lungs. The paper goes on to explain the different types of donations needed, including double red cell donation which is an automated procedure that allows one person to give two units of red blood cells, resulting in one donation helping two patients.
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"There are four main components, red blood cells, platelets, plasma, and white blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to body tissues and remove carbon dioxide. A red blood cell has a flat, disk like shape. It resembles a doughnut with a thinner middle and thicker edges. There are approximately one billion red blood cells in two to three drops of blood. Platelets are disk like structures that help stop bleeding. For example if a blood vessel is cut, platelets together and form around the edge of the cut, a plug like stopper. After donation, platelets have a shelf life of only 5 days. Plasma is the liquid portion of the blood, a protein-salt solution in which red and white blood cells and platelets are suspended. It makes up about 50 to 60 percent of the total volume of blood. Plasma serves a variety of functions, from maintaining a satisfactory blood pressure and volume to supplying critical proteins for blood clotting and immunity. White blood cells are responsible for protecting the body from invasion by foreign substances such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. Most of the cells are round and colorless. White blood cells produce proteins called anti-bodies that destroy bacteria and viruses. In the blood stream, there is only one white blood cell for every 600 red cells."
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Safety of Blood Supply, 2007.
A comparison of the abundance and safety of the blood supply in the world and the United States, in particular.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the general properties of blood and then goes on to compare the abundance and safety of the blood supply in the world and the U.S. The paper concludes by discussing which government agency is responsible for ensuring the safety of the American blood supply.
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Introduction: What is Blood?
What is the Situation as far as a Clean Blood Supply in the World?
In the United States, the Blood Supply "...is Among the Safest in the World,"
Which Government Agency is Responsible for Ensuring the Safety of the American Blood Supply?
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"Blood is one of the circulating fluids of the body that serves as nutrition, carrying oxygen, nutrients, and metabolic waste. The average adult has about five liters of blood that travels through the heart, arteries, veins, capillaries and cells. The plasma of the blood, according to Gray's Anatomy (pp. 1077-1078) has within it corpuscles, some of which are colored red. There are about four to five million red corpuscles in the average person's blood, and about 12,000 red corpuscles "in each cubic millimeter of blood." In general, the red corpuscles carry oxygen and other nutrients and the white corpuscles fight disease. As a person gets older, and the size of his or her blood vessels change (usually shrinking), the red corpuscles "change their shape...as to adapt themselves to some extent to the size of the vessel," according to Gray's Anatomy."
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Blood and "Macbeth", 2005.
An analysis of the use of blood imagery in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
1,611 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper examines how William Shakespeare successfully uses blood imagery in his play "Macbeth" to illustrate the drastic change in Macbeth's character. Blood imagery is powerful because blood is essential for life and every time we see blood, we are reminded of life. It looks at how the images of blood are all linked to Macbeth throughout the play, from the first images of blood connected with loyalty, to the blood imagery connected with justice at the end of the play.
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"Blood is a powerful image to the audience and to Macbeth. After he kills Duncan, Macbeth says, "Here lay Duncan, /His silver skin laced with his golden blood" (II.iii.130-1). The murder of Banquo brings even more bloody imagery. At the feast, it becomes apparent that Macbeth is becoming unstable because he cannot distinguish between what is real and what is not. He thinks he sees Banquo's ghost at the table and blurts, "Blood hath been shed ere now, i' th' olden time" (III.iv.87). Here we see, like the blood and guilt in the previous scenes, Macbeth cannot wash this blood away, either. In fact, the image becomes more intense, which intensifies Macbeth's reactions to it. It is more real to him now because he is slipping."
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Blood Vessels, 2004.
An overview of the different types of blood vessels and their function.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper looks at the different types of blood vessels and relates their structure to their function. The paper defines blood pressure and looks at blood flow dynamics and the function of capillaries.
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"Capillaries are the smallest and most numerous of the blood vessels and connect the arterioles, which carry blood away from the heart, with the venules, which carry it back towards the heart. They are a continuation of the smallest arterioles but the walls of capillaries consist of only a single layer of endothelial cells overlying a basement membrane. This thin wall permits the exchange of materials between the blood in the capillary and the tissue cells. This is the primary function of the capillaries, an exchange system..."
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Blood Pattern Analysis, 2002.
Describes the process of examining blood patterns at the scene of a crime.
5,268 words (approx. 21.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 130.95
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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis is a study of how certain activities and forces influence the pattern of a bloodstain and how this can be used as evidence in the investigation and prosecution of a crime. The paper shows that the art of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis involves a lot more than looking at blood at a crime scene. It explains that experts must also know the characteristics of blood, the active nature involved in bleeding and how blood in motion acts. Other things blood pattern experts need to consider are the surface on which blood is found and what effects these surfaces have on the bloodstain in question.
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"The surface can also affect the size of the bloodstain droplets. When a drop of blood comes in contact with a surface that is hard and smooth, it can cause the drop of blood to break up into smaller droplets. The smaller droplets will still be moving in the same direction as their original parent drop. As with any liquid, the laws of physics apply to the motion of blood through air and space. The Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences describes surface effects on bloodstain appearance as being of utmost importance. The encyclopedia points out that the shape and width-to-length ratio is used for reconstruction and interpretation of bloodstain patterns. The width-to-length ratio is used to make trigonometric calculations to determine the impact of bloodstains. The surfaces that the stains are found on have profound effects on both the shape and the width-to-length ratio. If the surface characteristics distort the appearance or destroy the shape of a bloodstain, then it will not be considered a viable stain for interpretation because it can alter the width-to-length ratio, which, in turn, will result in an inaccurate determination of its angle of impact (Introduction)."
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Organized Crime within the Bloods, 2007.
An overview of the origins, development, and evolution of the African-American criminal gang, the Bloods.
2,022 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper provides information about the African-American criminal gang, the Bloods. The paper details the Bloods' origins, activities, special language, manner of communication, mode of appearance and dress codes, as well as their initiation rites, ethical code and rules, and organizational structure. The paper also relates the gangs' eventual extension into drug dealings.
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"Some gang members even throw nice parties to try and lure new clients in. At the party the new client will be offered a free hit of crack cocaine. The gang member knows that usually after their first hit they become hooked. And by doing this they now have a new client .They will do just about anything to ensure the distribution and sale of their narcotics to keep bringing in the money."
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Blood Pressure Monitors, 2005.
This paper discusses the impact of blood pressure monitors on physicians.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper evaluates the use of home blood pressure monitors from a physician's point of view. The author argues that blood pressure monitors are beneficial in the treatment of high blood pressure when patients self-monitor their blood pressure readings at home. The author stresses that the monitor must be approved.
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