This first line establishes the framework for the narrative of courtship and class issues that will serve to reinforce the story. ... This film sets the narrative about love and a cultural conflict that will take place simultaneously. ... This clearly sets it apart in content from the original novel, but the themes remain the same. ... Even though it is done in slightly different ways, both the novel and the film serve to examine women's position and status within the family and society. They both serve to uncover the presentation of femininity needed to achieve and preserve that positio...

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Opinions differ as to the characteristics that define an industry as a public utility, since all industries, in a sense, serve the public. ... Since then, federal regulators have made it easier for companies to enter the telecommunications industry and for phone companies to set rates for long-distance services. Legislation passed in 1978 partially deregulated natural gas prices in 1985, and legislation passed in the late 1970s and early 80s deregulated trucking, railroad, and airline rates, which had been set by the federal government. ... The Commissioners serve six year staggered terms, wit...

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Griswold), served as an example for colonial Latin American Literature. ... The book sets off as soon as Columbus reaches land until the rule of the King Phillip V of Spain. The geographic setting Is set in both colonial America and their correspondent empires. ... This was a very important role in Taíno village life because he served as head of church' and curandero. ... The founding most closely related to this were in the Dutch Antilles, where Dutch settlers set up a trading port which later served as the founding point of mercantilism. ...

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At the end of the budgeting period, the budget serves another useful purpose it helps the managers as a benchmark against which to compare the results of actual operations. ... For e.g. first a thermostat is a controlling system first it has a predetermined or standard temperature, which can be set at any desired level. For instance if you want the temperature in a room to be 68 degrees, you set the thermostat at the standard of 68 degrees. ... First, a predetermined or standard cost is set. ... It is the cost chosen by the managerial accountant to serve as the benchmark in the budgetary-...

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The only purpose of the maidservant is to serve the lady, just as the rules for the outer self were only to serve the inner self to make it "even and smooth and makes the heart right" (Ackerman). ... The inner is always the same, the outer differs; for each should keep the outer according to the way she can best serve the inner using her". ... A priest, who would serve as her spiritual advisor as he helped her along the path to an "unpitted" soul, would visit her often. He would tailor the outer rules set by the "Ancrene Riwle" to fit the anchoress, because "all persons cannot abide by one r...

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Lower wages than men for women is a struggle that has been around since women set foot on the job site. ... If an American citizen has the desire to serve their country, they should be able to, regardless of gender. When privacy within military settings is concerned, the military should make arrangements to allow equal access for both sexes based upon that principle that every citizen should have the right to serve their country. ... Overall, the social roles of the past were substantially different; women were by far thought to be the weaker sex, and there was no denial of the fact that a ...

• Word Count: 1903
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Lower wages than men for women is a struggle that has been around since women set foot on the job site. ... If an American citizen has the desire to serve their country, they should be able to, regardless of gender. When privacy within military settings is concerned, the military should make arrangements to allow equal access for both sexes based upon that principle that every citizen should have the right to serve their country. ... Overall, the social roles of the past were substantially different; women were by far thought to be the weaker sex, and there was no denial of the fact that a ...

• Word Count: 1908
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Of the 7 locations in the United States, 2 locations serve purposes other than training. The Washington D.C location serves as the support office for the senior officials in the management of operations within FLETC. ... Trainees live onsite in dormitories, and the culinary staff serves 4,000 meals daily. ... FLEECE Office of Artesia Operations is located in Artesia, New Mexico, and serves three main purposes. ... This location is also utilized by the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C, where they operate a set of firing ranges 24 hours a day. ...

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A thirteen-chapter set of regulations, the code covered topics from the environment of battle to the use of spies. ... When placing the code in the context of business and the business environment, it is clear the Art of War serves a versatile and timeless role. ... A higher market share serves as an advantage because you have the ability to reach more people. ... A strong corporation will cut its non-performers because they serve no purpose. ... By following the "Art of War" and striving to meet the goals set forth in the book, a corporation ensures its success. ...

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Seven years later a teenager (Lersa Martin) from Brooklyn, New York and three Canadian liberal activists (Terry, Sam, and Lisa) who read Carters" story are convinced of Carters innocence and are determined to help set Carter free. Eventually, in 1985 Rubin "Hurricane Carter is exonerated of the charges and set free. ... Being that the child molester was powerful and had friends within the law, the law served as his vehicle to use to hide his perversion and to subjugate anyone (Carter) who could be a possible hindrance to him. ... The meaning of crime that I picked up from this film is that ...

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The set is characterized by its use of dark colour in the furnishings and the lighting progressively becomes darker throughout the play. ... This also adds to the suffocation and the motif of death and decay and combined with the symbolism of flowers serve to contrast the audiences expectations of a newly wed couple. The stage set also contains an "inner room" positioned at the back of the stage which represents Hedda's repressed inner self and psyche and also her history. ... Another symbol, which serves to link Hedda to her pre-marital identity and also serves to construct her in...

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" (Link 299) Working with leadership of the groups identified coming out of the recent congressional campaigns of 1934, such as farmers, workers, the aged, and lower-middle classes, he would set out to use the power of the federal government to provide the primary relief for the entire nation. ... " (Link 299) The WPA, under the ambitious leadership of Harry Hopkins would continue with their theme of humanitarianism with additional programs such as the National Youth Administration (NYA) putting high school and college students to work, and the Rural Electrification Administration ...

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Clearly, Holmes has a very unique skill set, and because of this he has a strong desire to attain fame and recognition for his achievements. ... This fact not only angers Holmes, but also serves to motivate him further to gain recognition for his skill. ... This curiosity about Holmes and his uncanny detective abilities continues throughout the story and serves to motivate Watson to continue participating in the investigation. ... However, Hope, with his eyes set on vengeance, does not falter in his commitment to find and punish Stangerson and Drebber. ... Both are described in multiple plac...

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He also took to heart the teaching from the gospel of Matthew, "to serve those in need is to serve Christ." ... Which set the context for 20th century Catholic social teaching, discussions on living wages, and trade unions. ... People are challenged everyday to either choose to serve God and his fellow man with his gifts and abilities, or to use his gifts and abilities to get others to serve him. ...

• Word Count: 1895
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As early as the late seventeenth century, philosopher John Locke's theory of tabula rasa, "blank slate, "stated that "the human mind receives knowledge and forms itself based on experience alone, without any pre-existing innate ideas that would serve as a starting point" " (Tabula rasa "). ... In a study of twelve such sets of twins, researcher Juel-Nielsen concluded that the sets of twin were very different in regards to attitude, ambitions, emotional reactions, and behavior (Joseph 7-8). The results of this study serve to reinforce the contention that character and personality are large...

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Now that management of the external environment was established as an excellent means of discipline, the conduct of the mind was to be the next area educators set about measuring and monitoring. As before, the same concepts of knowledge and differentiation were now set to task on categorising and sub-categorising the mind, and assessing such processes asintelligence, aptitude, motivation, mental organization, creativity, morale, memory, attention span, critical reasoning, emotional stability, to name a few?. ... In concluding this chapter, Meadmore emphasises that, whilst all of the discussed...

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Even with these new policies in place, the patriotic need for gay men and women to serve their country was strong enough for them to risk being ridiculed or rejected by the military and society and they lied and hid their homosexuality in order to serve. ... Allan Bérubé argues that even though homosexuals were willing to lie about their sexuality to proudly serve their country, they were fighting several wars, World War II, the fight against the military persecuting them and being able to be themselves in society without being seen as "sexual psychopaths" (14). ... &qu...

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In the novel, Hardy's already intricate plot is enhanced by irony which serves to create suspense and continually keep the reader engaged in the story. ... Another set of circumstances that expresses the prevailing attitudes towards women in the novel is the period in which Tess worked at Flintcomb-Ash Farm. ... However, Tess is also in possession of a clear set of morals which help her discern right and wrong from the various grey situations she encounters. ... Due to her belief that she must appear to be the perfect lady, while at the same time considering herself unworthy of Angel, ...

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This clear example of misogyny set a pathway to the patriarchal society of Japan, and also serves as an example of the divide between Abrahamic and Asian faiths. ... In the Christian creation story, Adam was made before Eve, but she was made from his rib, "because she was not serve under him or above him, but beside him. " Which leads to the next example of separation between Abrahamic and Asian religious systems. ... In the Abrahamic faiths, the works of the Bible, Torah, and Quran set the basis for the religion, and every sect of that religion accepts its book as the word of their respectiv...

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Even so, the "sack dress" became more than a mass consumer product or a symbol of youth culture "it also served foreign policy purposes as a Cold War symbol of democracy and freedom. ... As many Americans felt more pressure to conform in their working lives, collecting and creating served as "spiritual compensation," and promoted individuality and family togetherness (55). Marling asserts that hobbies and handiness also served as a "badge of unabashed manliness." ... In fact, since most American men rarely used their new tools, the possession of a "fetishistic tool" often served as the ob...

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But it was only this year that America's two biggest cable-TV owners, TCI and Time Warner , said they would spend $2 billion and $5 billion respectively to deploy both technologies in their systems, which together serve a third of America's 60m cable homes. ... Mergers such as Time Warner, Turner Broadcasting, and Paramount have set the stage. These companies continue the race to be the first to lay solid infrastructure, and set new industry standards. ... In a complex world of constant change, where knowledge becomes obsolete every few years, education can no longer be something tha...

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As one indication of that fact, it was reported that, "the Japanese Disneyland was meant to be thoroughly American, most signs are in English, and only one of the 20 restaurants serves Japanese food" (Rudolf, 1991: 48). ... Assumptions about what was expected differed not only in what was served, but also when and how it was served. Disney had a difficult time realizing that the Europeans were accustomed to eating at a set time every day (Fjellman, 1992:11). ... It also become increasingly apparent that the Disney Corporation was following their own set of rules. ...

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Postmodernism and Modernism Postmodernism is a complicated term, or set of ideas, that has only emerged as an area of academic study since the mid-1980s. ... They serve as you can probably tell, to justify and explain all of our social structures and institutions, including democracy, law, science, ethics, and aesthetics. ... Postmodernism then is the critique of grand narratives, the awareness that such narratives serve to mask the contradictions and instabilities that are associated with any social group or practice. ... The new spectrum has at one extreme those who hold firmly to a set...

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Introduction The Patton Fuller hospital is a 600 bed facility established in 1975 to serve the community of Kelsey and its neighbors. ... The continuously changing healthcare environment is the largest threat to the Patton Fuller human resources, with no set policy in place to secure a solid foundation to build on. Insurance plans are changing to meet the growing demands of the patients they serve, facilities seek to offer services while rising costs continue. ... HIPAA, OSHA, JCAHO, and several other regulatory bodies govern hospitals and Patton Fuller uses these to set the standards for its ...

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Parasympathetic signals via the Vagus nerve serve to slow the rate, while sympathetic nerve signals speed up the rate, the intrinsic rate is normally slowed to give a natural frequency of 70 BPM. ... Sympathetic innervation of the heart serves to speed up the heart and increase the stroke volume. ... The effects on the heart are as a result of innervation form the two sets of baroreceptors found at the aortic arch and the carotid sinuses. ... This complexity is echoed by the mass of current research into the heart and its function, and with heart disease the number one killer in the west...

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