Advent

people’s windows. Christians loved the idea and soon royal families started the tradition. The nutcracker, gingerbread houses, and the advent calendar all originate from Germany. Each item has a story to tell. The store of the nutcracker was told to be a hero and later became a Russian ballet. The gingerbread house originates from the Grimm tale of Hansel und Gretel. The Advent Calendar was originally made beginning the 19th century. It was not until after World War II the little windows would…

Now a days, India is going through many changes from boosts in the economy by Information Technology companies making huge profits from off-shore contracts to the rise in more open dating and advent of Indian women marrying late and pursuing professions instead. With such noticeable changes, the fabric of Indian society is being affected by this shift. Indian women are educating themselves, choosing professional careers and becoming independent…

Monroe Regional Medical Center possesses a plethora of strengths including: size, key service lines, multiple awards for quality, and brand recognition. MRMC is a 421-bed facility that offers inpatient, outpatient, medical, surgical and emergency care. The sheer number of patients this hospital can accommodate is impressive and a clear asset; the amount of those in need of care results in a high number of clinical professionals in the same place to collaborate and provide the best expertise for…

“housing clusters and entire towns [that] suddenly appeared over the 1880s and 1890s were sold to ‘working’ families of modest income” (16), is a catalyst for the rise in awareness of one’s surroundings in the average middle class American mind. From the advent of the late-nineteenth century “picturesque enclaves” (16) to “…around 1950, [when] the nation’s suburbs surged into the headlines” (Sellers 40), environmental issues increasingly garnered attention from residents in suburban areas…

Given the spiritual dilemma first highlighted in Europe as thinkers gradually discovered that their newfound embrace of faith in reason could not be easily reconciled with faith in organized religion, Friedrich Nietzsche’s post-Enlightenment philosophy should not have come as much of a surprise to any of his contemporaries. In his Parable of the Madman, he frankly portends the immutable result of a communal belief in a Christian God that has been permeated by rationalism and science: “God is…

Fake news, the last election cycle brought the topic to the forefront. With the advent of social media fake news is able to spread easier, faster, and more effectively to users across the world. One particular form of fake news is sponsored articles. These articles are typically written in order to sell a product or an idea. The article “Top 10 Reasons to Avoid the Flu Shot” by Lori Alton is an example of such sponsored article. The author craftily uses word choice and falsehoods build unethical…

define the lesion. A nidus can be found easily in this modality. It also confirms the presence of surrounding sclerosis and thickening of cortex. This modality is considered best for detecting intra-articular lesions specially hip joints. With the advent of multiplaner reconstruction, it is easier to localize the tumor. BONE SCANNING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF OSTEOID OSTEOMA: This modality has a hundred percent sensitivity in the diagnosis of osteoid osteoma. It can detect lesions which were missed on…

volume in a canine thigh muscle preparation. This important study led to the early adoption of steerable sheaths to maintain better contact force during AF ablation in many centers. The next step in the evolution of catheter ablation was clearly the advent of the contact force–sensing catheter. The initial published results of the first European study using a contact force– sensing catheter6 supported the concept that contact force was the missing link in AF ablation. When mean catheter contact…

vyshyas and shudras in the society (mentioned in the decreasing sequence of their social hierarchy). The shudras/untouchables were typically designated as labor class and performed menial jobs. Islam came to India during the 7th century with the advent of traders from Middle East coming to India is search of business. This addition of a new religion in Indian culture aggravated the situation of caste/religion differences. In 1947, when India attained…

technology. Whether walking down the street or driving on the highway, it is guaranteed that there will be someone talking, texting, or absorbing some sort of media on their mobile devices. Nicholas Negroponte is able to forecast the effects of the advent of technology in his essay, "The Post-Information Age". Negroponte is able to see that technology will not only change the way people communicate, but change society as a whole. MIT professor, Sherry Turkle shares similar views as…