Abstract
This paper reviews the proposed Tennessee legislation for the Nurse Home Visitor Program, Tennessee House Bill 1892 and Senate Bill 2040. The program is designed to provide funding and structure to provide home visit nurses to aid in the reduction of the Tennessee infant mortality rate. This paper reviews the discouraging present state of affairs of infant mortality in Tennessee and the disparate effect upon White and African-American mothers. Finally the papper reviews the present state of the legislation and the fiscal impact of the program.

From the Paper
"The death of an infant child whether in utero, at birth, or within the first year of life is a tragedy that no family should endure. This is not only a traumatic event for the affected family, it affects the community at large and is a reflection of society in whole. The infant mortality rate for Tennessee in 2004 was 8.6 per thousand live born infants, nearly fifty percent higher than the national average of 6.6 ("Tennessee's Racial Disparity," 2006, p.2). This not only a fifty percent increase in the likelihood a family in Tennessee will experience the sadness of loosing an infant child, but it reflects poorly upon the state of public health in the state. The unfortunate state of affairs of public health was recognized by the Tennessee General Assembly, and a bill was introduced in February of 2007 to provide for nurse home visitations for low income, first-time mothers to provide prenatal through first year care for infants ("Bill History Section," 2007)."

Tags:death, statistics, traumatic, tradegy

Abstract
This paper examines how of all the plays written by Shakespeare, "The Winter's Tale" is one of the most difficult to classify and how it doesn't fit comfortably into the classifications of comedy, history or tragedy. It looks at how the play itself progressively changes genre and how it is a good example of Shakespeare's stance on genre which allows him to experiment with different types of writing.

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"Contextually, Shakespeare was a writer who dealt with the social issues of his time. He wrote The Winter's Tale as two major trends of thought were developing in England: realism and cynicism. The influence of these trends seems to be evident in The Winter's Tale. For example, Leontes' jealous imagination twists his reality as he begins to believe that everyone is against him because they think Hermione is innocent. Then the family is strategically reconstructed, in terms of redemption within it and reconciliation, with the daughter lost and the mother supposedly dead the family was destroyed, but come the conclusion of the play the family has reconstructed itself , and Shakespeare uses acts of the play to explore the unusual means that this comes about. This all happens after Leontes suffers the guilt that was warranted for this reconstruction to take place."

Tags:comedy, leontes, tradegy

Abstract
This paper examines the novel "Thing Fall Apart" which details the lives of the Umuofia tribe in Nigeria during the British expansion in the area. It tells of their young leader Okonkwo and his struggle to make up for his father's wrongdoings. It describes Okonkwo's childhood and tells of how he grows up into a masculine man. Finally, it concludes that even though Okonkwo was a very strong and masculine man, he died a cowardly death.

From the Paper
"The novel, Things Fall Apart, takes place in the late 1800's. It is set in a small tribal community called Umuofia, which is located in southeastern Nigeria. During this time, there was a major thrust from the British to expand their power economically, politically, and culturally. The Umuofia tribe has the reputation of being a wealthy and powerful tribe. A young leader of this tribe, Okonkwo, has to overcome the failures of his father's past ventures to feel like a worthy member. His father, Unoka, had been known for his lack of responsibility and laziness, which is a serious claim to a tribe with such a solid reputation. Unoka dies a shameful death and leaves his family nothing but his debts. Okonkwo strives to overcome this shame by being a fierce warrior and a successful farmer. His attempts to right the wrongs of his father affect his entire tribe and ultimately contribute to his early death."

Tags:death, tradegy, Unoka, 1800's, British, Umoufia, Okonkwo, Nigeria