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"The Mortal Immortal", 2005.
This paper analyzes the illogical theme of immortality in the short story, "The Mortal Immortal" by Mary Shelley.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 51.95
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This paper reviews "The Mortal Immortal" by Mary Shelley. The paper discusses the problematic issue of the paradox between mortality and immortality as being inconsistently represented in regards to the title of Mary Shelley's short story. The paper argues that the problematic theme of immortality is not rationally explained within the characters history and timelines Shelley's main character describes in this short story.
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"This literary study will examine the theme of immortality in "The Mortal Immortal" by Mary Shelley. The problem of age is a critical error in this tale, as immortality implies a deathless state for the main character. Shelley does not provide an accurate depiction of how immortality is a possibility in the text, since many of her descriptions of time do not correspond with a personality that could possibly exist beyond the realm of death. In essence, the problematic theme of immortality is not rationally explained within the characters history and timelines Shelley's main character describes in this short story. Shelley, in the beginning of her short story provides a first person narrative that defines the age of her main character in relation to the ageless myth of the "Wandering Jew." "
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Mary Shelley's "The Mortal Immortal", 2006.
This paper portrays the story "The Mortal Immortal" that illustrates human impulsivity.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 51.95
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The paper examines Mary Shelley's haunting short story, "The Mortal Immortal" that is a grim tale about a man given immortal youth who finds that his boon has really become a prison from which he cannot escape. The writer chose this short story because it captures better than most the unforeseen consequences of human impulsivity.
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"Winzy - furious at the coquettish nature of his fickle love - drinks his master's elixir in the expectation that it will cure him of loving her evermore. Instead, he discovers that he has been more cursed than blessed: by taking the elixir, the hapless assistant Winzy makes himself a monster among men who is unable to establish meaningful relationships with other human beings because they are ephemeral and prone to the vicissitudes of nature while he never grows old."
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The Immortal Question of Immortality, 2002.
This paper compares the views of immortality of Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Rene Descartes and St. Thomas Aquinas to Plato's view on immortality.
1,870 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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This paper focuses on the concept of immortality that has long been the subject of much debate among philosophers. The author states that the belief in immortality is directly connected to a belief in the afterlife, which is central to many religions. The paper concludes that all five of these philosophers maintained similar views on the afterlife and the concept of immortality.
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"In hopes of presenting a philosophical rather than strictly religious argument in favor of the immortality of the soul, Aquinas maintains that the only two ways a thing is able to be corrupted are in themselves and by accident. Given that no subsisting thing is corruptible, as Aquinas proved in some of his other works, and the rational soul is a subsisting thing, it follows that the rational soul is incorruptible, which causes it to consequently be immortal. Likewise, Plato professed his belief that something could only be destroyed by its own natural evil, the natural evil of the soul being vice. Since vice does not destroy the soul, nothing could destroy the soul."
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Newborn Mortality Rates in Ghana and the U.S., 2004.
An analysis of newborn mortality rates in Ghana and the United States today.
1,878 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 88.95
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It is frequently been suggested that the infant mortality rate (IMR) is a reliable indicator of a country's civilization and focus on the welfare of its citizens. Although global infant mortality rates have shown steady improvement over the past century, many developing countries continue to experience inordinately high rates compared to the world levels; surprisingly, though, even the United States, which claims to have one of the best health care systems in the world, continues to experience relatively high infant mortality rates, higher even than many developing nations. This paper provides an overview of the problem, followed by an examination of the infant mortality rates in the Republic of Ghana and the United States. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"Infant mortality reflects the well-being of entire populations, whether nations or subgroups, a fact that makes it a fundamental area of mortality study (Zopf 1992). According to Berger (2001), infant mortality has been subdivided into three major categories to clarify understanding of risk factors. Infant mortality encompasses two subgroups: neonatal (birth to 27 days) and postneonatal (28 days to 364 days). Child mortality applies to one-to-18 years olds. For the purposes of this investigation, the IMR will employ the definition provided by the CIA World Factbook, defined as infant deaths within the first year of life. This IMR therefore provides the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year."
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Infant Mortality, 2004.
A look at the infant mortality rate in the United States and, in particular, in the city of Philadelphia.
2,022 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 94.95
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This paper focuses on the causes of the high infant mortality rate in Philadelphia, the city with the highest infant mortality rate in the U.S. The paper analyzes the issue in detail and suggests some remedial measures that might be undertaken to help mitigate the problem.
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"Infant mortality by definition refers to the ?death of infants that occur within the first year of their life?. The infant mortality rate is the ?number of infant deaths within the first year of life per 1,000 live births per year? . [UDOH]. Infant deaths fall under the following two categories namely perinatal deaths and neonatal deaths. Perinatal deaths include fetal deaths, those that occur after 20 or more weeks of gestation, and deaths that occur within the first 28 days after delivery of the baby. Neonatal deaths refer to infant deaths that occur after 28 days of birth and within one year. This classification serves to provide us with a better picture of the actual conditions that result in infant deaths. It has to be noted however, that, in general many conditions that originate in the perinatal period are responsible for the large proportion of deaths in the neonatal period."
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Female Mortality in Early Germany, 2005.
A discussion of the article "Marriage, Bargaining, and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation: Excess Female Mortality Among Adults During Early German Development", by Stephen Klasen.
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This paper discusses the female mortality rate in West Germany between 1680 and 1870. The paper is based on an article review of Stephen Klasen's "Marriage, Bargaining, and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation: Excess Female Mortality Among Adults During Early German Development." The analysis includes examining four other articles that are relevant to the topic.
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"Adult Female Mortality in Early German Development: 1680-1870 The article "Marriage, Bargaining, and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation: Excess Female Mortality Among Adults During Early German Development, 1680-1870", written by Stephen Klasen, examines mortality rates of adult females in Germany between the late 1600s and mid to late 1800s. The purpose for Klasen's study was to find out whether gender bias existed in the allocation of household resources. His empirical research discovered that the mortality rate among married adult females was considerably excessive."
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Infant Mortality in Tennessee, 2008.
A review of proposed legislation in Tennessee to provide home visit nurses in the hope of reducing infant mortality there.
2,033 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 94.95
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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.
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"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)."
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Child Mortality in the Third World, 2000.
A demographic analysis of research on child mortality in developing countries including risk factors, gender, economics, environment, pre-natal education and health care.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 37 sources, AU$ 185.95
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This article examines the differences in infant mortality rates (IMR, babies younger than one year) and child mortality rates (CMR, age group 1-4) between and among developing nations around the world.
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"Demographic Study of Child Mortality in Developing Countries
Introduction
This article examines the differences in infant mortality rates (IMR, babies younger than one year) and child mortality rates (CMR, age group 1-4) between and among developing nations around the world. This article will build on the analysis and research of Hill and Pebley (1989). Which was a well-developed literature review examining CMR in 1988, taking issue with certain of the demographic trends in mortality then either noted or projected.
Hill & Pebley, along with other authors since their study, attempt to explain IMR and CMR by looking at demographic, economic, health care and educational factors, in the context of a variety of theoretical models that consider both the birth..."
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Mortality in Dickinson's Poems, 2005.
A look at the theme of mortality in Emily Dickinson's poems - "Because I Could Not Stop for Death", "There's Been a Death in the Opposite House", and "My Life Closed Twice Before it Closed".
1,010 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 51.95
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A major theme that exists throughout the works of the poet Emily Dickinson is mortality. The topic of death and how it affects the subject that is passing and those around them is prevalent in such works as "Because I Could Not Stop for Death", "There's Been a Death in the Opposite House", and "My Life Closed Twice Before it Closed". This paper examines how within these works, one can observe Emily Dickinson's views on the end of existence.
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"In the work "Because I Could Not Stop for Death", death itself is put into an almost human form. One could view in the mind a figure such as the grim reaper, showing up at the narrator's doorstep to pick him or her up for the ride to "eternity". In reading this poem, I gathered that the narrator was busy in day to day life like we all are, perhaps even stating like some do, that we are too busy to die. However, death, as illustrated in this poem, will "kindly" stop for us. Death, as Dickinson seems to view it in her poem, does not care for the busy life in the world. In reading, I enjoyed how the narrator had an evolution in his or her thinking and priorities. At the beginning of the verse, we read the line "Because I could not stop for Death," which gives me the first impression of the hectic life the narrator had been leading. I then see the speaker's views change with the lines "We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labour, and my leisure too,". With these lines, I saw the narrator change his or her perspectives on the day to day rush of life, realizing that with the end of life there are no more trials and toils. The worries of life go away into what is expressed as a carriage ride into immortality."
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Concepts of Death and Immortality, 2002.
This paper discusses how we dealt with the concept of death and immortality in the twentieth century.
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This ten-page undergraduate paper discusses how we dealt with the concept of death and immortality in the twentieth century. Using the texts, "The Confessions of St. Augustine" and "The Bhagavad-Gita: Commentary Based on the Original Sources" as references, the paper explains the influence of these works in the twentieth century and evaluates how the works are received today.
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Mortality Rates between SUV and non-SUV Automobile Drivers, 2005.
This paper is a research proposal to investigate the differences in mortality rates due to motor vehicle accidents between SUV and non-SUV automobile drivers.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 147.95
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This paper explains that the popular SUVs are believed to be significantly more dangerous than mid-sized cars even though SUVs are marketed as being safer than standard passenger cars. The author lists the independent (treatment) variables of the proposed study as (1) the vehicle type, (2) geographic location and (3) gender of driver; the identified measurement (dependent) variable will be the mortality rate of drivers between the ages of 25 and 45 who are involved in vehicular accidents. The paper states that, as the proposed research project seeks to determine whether or not there exists a relationship and differences between the independent variable and dependent, along with interaction effects, the preferred method of statistical data analysis is a correlation technique and an analysis of variance (ANOVA), which will be a modified orthogonal analysis of variance that will accommodate possible unequal cell frequencies.
Table of Contents
Introduction
History of the Motor Vehicle
The Psychology of Driving
Research Question and Hypothesis
Research Design
Statistical Data Analysis
Data Collection Procedures
Study Limitations
Definition of Terms
Literature Review
Expected Results
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"Automobiles, and those who drive them, in today's society, and not unlike any era in automotive history, have gone beyond the utilitarian function and have become a symbol of significance, namely, a status symbol, a coming of age symbol, a symbol of independence, and a symbol of virility. Summed up, driving has become, to a great extent, a personality trait in as much as there are thrill seekers, risk takers, and offensive protagonists. In fact, the plaguing question is whether or not distinctive personalities drive in different ways and whether or not each personality can be aligned with a certain automobile. Although volumes can be written on the psychology of the automobile and the American driver the purpose of this report is not to eulogize the automobile nor paint a psychological portrait of the American driver, rather to investigate something a little more important, yet somewhat commonplace, namely, the mortality accident rate between two commonplace American type vehicles - the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and what is best described as the passenger car that are involved in fatal accidents."
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Breast Cancer Mortality, 2007.
This paper discusses female breast cancer mortality in New Jersey counties and looks at the relationship with certain environmental variables.
3,331 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 18 sources, MLA, AU$ 139.95
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In this article, the writer notes that today, breast cancer remains the focus of a growing amount of research around the world and new, improved diagnostic techniques, drugs and treatment are constantly improving survival rates. Nevertheless, the writer points out that the incidence of female breast cancer remains unacceptably high in many regions of the country, especially New Jersey. To identify recent trends in the incidence of female breast cancer generally and in New Jersey specifically, this paper provides a review of the relevant peer-reviewed literature and an analysis of the statistical rates by race for the state and its counties. A summary of the research and salient findings are presented in the conclusion. The writer concludes that the the research is clear in showing that virtually every county in New Jersey is considered high-risk for increased rates of breast cancer by virtue of their geographic proximity to nuclear reactors, as well as the potential environmental toxins that go hand in hand with high concentrations of humanity.
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Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Environmental Factors
Table 1 - Breast Cancer Statistics - New Jersey
Table 2 - Female Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Race, New Jersey and the U.S. 1989-1993.
Table 3 - Cancer Death Statistics for the State of New Jersey by Race
Summary of Breast Cancer Trends Identified in New Jersey
Conclusion
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"Other environmental factors may relate to socioeconomic conditions. While the National Cancer Institute and other medical organizations agree that women age 50 years and older should obtain a routine mammography every one to two years, estimates of breast cancer screening utilization show that participation in mammography screening is typically lowest among groups of women with whom social workers often work; that is, older, low-income, rural, and racially and culturally diverse women. Studies have investigated a variety of factors predictive of women's decisions about breast cancer screening, including socioeconomic factors, and to a lesser extent, psychological and cultural variables; the results of these studies generally indicate that older and ethnic minority women, women with inadequate insurance coverage and no regular source of medical care, women that are less educated, women that live in medically underserved areas, and women that report strong religious values, attitudes, and beliefs about breast cancer, are less likely to obtain breast cancer screening and are at greater risk of dying from breast cancer than are white women who are younger, educated, have health insurance and access to medical care, and that do not express strong beliefs about breast cancer."
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Immortality of The Soul, 2002.
A comparative study of the perspectives of Greek philosophy and the Hindu religion on the immortality of the soul.
2,090 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 18 sources, MLA, AU$ 95.95
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Through the ages, both Greek and Hindu societies have been greatly influenced by the idea of the immortality of the soul, affecting them in their daily lives and approach to death. This paper compares and contrasts both schools of thought and their loopholes and conflicting theories. It examines the writings of famous philosophers and religious texts and evaluates their application to modern day thought and religion.
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"The very idea of immortality of the soul was not simply a theory but was widely believed among the Greeks in society. This would explain Socrates? unfazed and calm demeanor as he approached death in Phaedo. Now, this brings me to the point of linkage. All these concepts may have had a great impact on Greek society, but where exactly did these great minds find the ?spark of inspiration? for their theories? Could it have been Hinduism or vice versa?"
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The Evolution of Greek Immortality, 2004.
Traces the historical development of the Greek concept of immortality and the afterlife through the investigation of the works of ancient Greek philosophers, dramatists, and poets.
2,638 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 115.95
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This paper traces the beginnings of the Greek concept of the afterlife in the Homeric Age through classical Greece and into the Age of the Philosophers. The paper's argument links the shift from a belief in a meaningless immortal existence into a conviction in a more hopeful afterlife to the increase in the prosperity of the Greek economy over the same time period. Both primary sources and secondary materials are utilized to support this claim. The paper cites Aristophanes, Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, Plato, and others.
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"The religion of the ancient Greeks was a dynamic and animated one, not prescribed in code on a set of tablets or a scroll of papyri but rather existing in the minds of the people. Therefore, it was subject to change. In the times written about by Homer, where the gods were active participants in the lives of the Greeks, the idea of a true life after death was useless. The gods meted out whatever punishments or rewards the people deserved in this life, with no need for delay. Yet this thinking eventually gave way to deeper convictions about afterlife, involving the principles of immortality and retributive punishment. The evolution of ancient Greek religion did not occur on its own; rather, it was prompted by drastic changes in the world itself. These shifting attitudes of the Greeks with respect to immortality and the afterlife were a direct result of the expanding economy and increased colonization that the civilization encountered around the 7th and 8th centuries BC."
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The Question Of Immortality, 1981.
This paper discusses the outlook of Socrates concerning life after death in Plato's "Phaedo" and presents his argument that immortality must be accepted by the reasoning man.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 46.95
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In the Phaedo, Plato addresses a question that has interested man probably since man became aware of death, the question of the immortality of the soul and of the possibility of life after death. Plato sees this idea of the immortality of the soul as one that has to be accepted by reasoning man. In the Phaedo, Socrates, representing Plato's position, believes in the eternal life of the soul and guides the discussion in the direction of accepting this idea, offering as he does so several proofs for the immortality of the soul. Immortality was a subject of immediate interest to Socrates at this time because this discussion takes place on the last day Socrates is to spend in prison before his execution. Socrates does not fear death because he has complete faith in immortality. He wants to convince his followers to believe in immortality as well. In part, he wants them to be free
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"Immortality, Religion and Morals" ( Ashley Montagu ), 1999.
Reviews this work on human concepts of immortality, death, religion as a social connector and inspiration and morality.
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"INTRODUCTION
The idea of immortality has been addressed by many different philosophers either testing the evidence or speculating on the meaning of immortality, with some determining that there is life after death, some deciding that there is not, and some finding the question itself to be meaningless. Interesting as many of the arguments may be, in the final analysis this is a question that is answered by faith rather than reason. It is something that is believed rather than proven one way or the other. It is also the subject of Ashley Montagu's book Immortality, Religion, and Morals. A portion of this book was delivered as a series of lectures before the Ebenezer Butterick Foundation at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences in New York in 1951. The subject of these lectures was "immortality," and they have been augmented ..."
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