Compounding

Parents are the foundational tool for developing babies from their state of untouched potential to the complex human beings required for the existence of a harmonious society. However, not all individuals believe society should make parenting an automatic right. In his essay, “Licensing Parents”, Hugh LaFollette makes the argument that because parenting is an activity that can potentially be harmful to others in society, it should necessitate acquiring a license as other potentially harmful…

The nursing workforce in the United States is on the verge of one of the most significant nursing shortages our country has ever experienced in modern times. The economic recession that began in the latter part of this decade has slowed the rise in nursing shortage numbers due to nurses either choosing to postpone retirement or returning to the work- force. However, this is considered to be only a temporary abatement of the impending shortage. It has been estimated that by the year 2025 the U.S.…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter explores the nature of sin and redemption, especially through the character of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, a beloved young minister in the seventeenth-century Puritan town of Boston. Contrary to his moral standing as a religious leader, Dimmesdale has secretly committed adultery with Hester Prynne, a young married woman who has come to Boston ahead of her husband. When she becomes pregnant, the Puritan officials discover her infidelity and brand her…

The relationship between Vitalism, and the opposing Mechanism in the eighteenth through twentieth centuries was complex, and often fraught with the confounding effects of religion. Depending on the social and historical context, vitalism has either been radically opposed to accepted Christian teachings, or a very quaint, and somewhat religious pseudo-scientific explanation for biological phenomena. In some sense, it seems as though the very concept of vitalism is analogous to the belief in…

of dessert cuisine allows them to have a leg up on the rest of the market. The current culinary landscape aids in Frost maximizing its potential as the economy is in a relatively good place overall. By utilizing their unique menu offerings and compounding that with local celebrities, charity events and their Perka program, Frost is well suited moving forward. Frost does have its limitations though. Not everyone can access their products because of high prices and limited locations. This causes…

Immigrant Living Conditions In the 1930’s, a massive environmental disaster called the Dust Bowl ravaged much of the Midwest; topsoil eroded and combined with massive winds to destroy homes, crops, and lives. Compounding on this, the Great Depression caused massive economic suffering, especially for the displaced farmers. It is in this context that John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath, a novel that focuses on the plight of migrant farm workers who came to California seeking a better life.…

Medication Administration Safety As a nurse we have many responsibilities, with one of the main responsibilities being keeping our patient safe “patient safety”. While patient safety can mean more than one thing, medication administration means the most and has the ultimate responsibility. According to National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention the Council defines a medication error as “any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication…

Assignment 14 Sexuality The topic of sexuality is a difficult thing in our communities growing up in a small town of only three thousand people. Compounding the issue playing football and being gay was even more complicated. My good friend had to go through both during our time growing up in this unique communities. He had a lot of things to tell me about how he was treated and when he finally came out to all his friends and family. I decided to call him and interview him again. I grew up…

Sir Julian Corbett’s Thoughts on U.S. Hegemony of Low Earth Orbit Satellites – manmade systems deliberately placed in Earth’s orbit – undeniably benefit humankind, from enhancing scientific understanding, communications, and situational awareness to expanding commerce and development. Correspondingly, low-Earth orbit (LEO) represents the point of entry for the security, economic, and informational benefits humans derive from space because almost every manmade object traveling through this…

1. How do lone actor terrorists emotionally manage to perform violence in highly confrontational attacks? 2. Project Description Despite numerous high-profile terrorist attacks committed by individuals operating independently from terrorist groups, little academic attention has been given to exploring how these lone actor terrorists can emotionally perform violent acts against other people. Microsociological analyses of antagonistic situations between one or more people have demonstrated…