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possibility along with a higher concussion chance. Though being a rare occurrence, some players have been unfortunate to suffer fatalities from the results of fights and their injuries. Although Don Sanderson, an Ontario Senior AAA player for the Whitby Dunlaps, hit his head on the ice after a fight with an opposing player which resulted…

feasible, given time and logistical constraints. A weakness of quasi-experimental research is the lack of random assignment, reducing internal validity. However investigation in real-world conditions increases the external validity. This design could be strengthened by including a control group comparison, comparing HAI rates in another LTCF to determine if there is a similar trend at baseline and at specified collection points. One study was an uncontrolled before and after study. Pittet…

Xenophobia is a deep-rooted fear towards foreigners and the theme of xenophobia is present in the novel, Dracula, by Bram Stoker. By building on Micheal Kane’s suggestion that Count “Dracula … sucks the very life blood of the community” (Kane 1) and Kane’s remark about hoe the “'outside' becomes the imagined repository of anything deemed undesirable which exists ‘inside’." (Kane 10), I will be discussing Count Dracula’s actions which signify the fear brought by Count Dracula into England.…

education teachers should be advocates for students with disabilities. Educators should work in the best interest for the students and make sure that students with disabilities do not have their rights to discriminate against (Friend & Bursuck, 2009). Whitby, Marx, McIntire, and Wienke (2013) said “what a child with a disability truly needs a teacher who will fight for and demand access to a fair and appropriate education. Yes, it is risky at times, but it is always the right thing to do!” (p.…

During the late 19th century Victorian era, women’s roles and positions are portrayed as dependent, devoted to families, and home-loving. As time goes on, the term “New Woman” was introduced. This “New Woman” moved away from the stereotypical woman during the Victorian era. “New Woman” was educated, intelligent, and independent. One novel that represents these two types of women is Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Two female characters in the novel are Mina Murray Harker and Lucy Westenra. Both Mina and…

“His eyes flamed red with devilish passion; the great nostrils of the white aquiline nose opened wide and quivered at the edge; and the white sharp teeth, behind the full lips of the blood-dripping mouth, clamped together like those of a wild beast (pg. 305).” The collection of ideas, images, and symbols portrayed in the novel Dracula provide an insight to the darker, supernatural world of reading and support the various motifs that are contained in Gothic literature. The most prominent gothic…

Trouble in Paradise: The Effects of Mortality Salience on the Willingness to Repair Troubled Close Relationships among Older Adults Laura Carstensen once said, “When we recognize that we don’t have all the time in the world, we see our priorities more clearly”. According to terror management theory (TMT; Greenberg, Pyszczynski, & Solomon, 1986), many social behaviors and motivations are sculpted by the awareness that death is inevitable. An impressive body of research indicates that…

It was chosen for me through a traditional naming strategy passed on from generations to generations. This is a tradition that is somewhat unfamiliar to me just as the details of my history are not clear. I’m of Indo-Guyanese descent but like most people of my heritage I know very little of our shared past. To better understand (split infinitive) my identity, I must first learn more about my own history. Through my ancestor’s historic journey from India to British Guiana my Indo-Guyanese…