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A History of Nursing Uniforms-History Name
Before the 19th Century, nursing was just an additional one daily chore or duty of women folk. Whether in the home or in the street, women have always used their nurturing dispositions and instinctive nursing and healing abilities to comfort, and in some cases cure, the sick and injured.
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In the home, women tended their own children and attended at the births of other children. In a time before hospitals, every person could benefit from some knowledge of first aid and midwifery.On the streets, unmarried women often traveled colse to poor districts where families could not afford a doctor's house call, and performed services for free in the...
Monday, February 6, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The development of Old Age and connected Issues
The development of Old Age and connected Issues-American History
In traditional Chinese and other Asian cultures the aged were extremely respected and cared for. The Igabo tribesmen of Eastern Nigeria value dependency in their aged and involve them in care of children and the administration of tribal affairs (Shelton, A. In Kalish R. Uni Michigan 1969).
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In Eskimo culture the grandmother was pushed out into the ice-flow to die as soon as she became useless.Western societies today ordinarily resemble to some degree the Eskimo culture, only the "ice-flows" have names such a "Sunset Vista" and the like. Younger generations no longer assign status to the aged and their abandonmentis...
Monday, January 30, 2012
The Skinny Jean: A Brief History
The Skinny Jean: A Brief History-History Name
Skinny Jeans, either you love them or loathe them, they're everywhere. But where did they come from?
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1950s and 1960s fashion:Jeans became the symbol of rebellion and passionate youth worn by the sex symbols of the day. James Dean, Marlon Brando, and Elvis wore their jeans right and slim. Although women in the 50's didn't often wear jeans; Audrey Hepburn, Sandra Dee, and Marilyn Monroe wore the 50's fashion of slim, close fitting pants that had the same sexy silhouette as today's skinnies. By the 60's women's jeans were more tasteless (even though the zipper was in the back) and they continued to have that skinny silhouette. The look...
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Poetic Devices in Poetry
Poetic Devices in Poetry-History Name
Poetry has emotion, imagery, significance, beauty, dignity, rhythm, sometimes rhyme, a dissimilar arrangement which can comprise inversion, and concreteness in its images.
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One way to attain the qualities so principal to making words poetic is straight through the use of poetry devices. We won't begin to cover all the known poetic devices or terms. Rather we'll discuss and use some of the more commonly known and used ones.Below are the more commonly used poetic devices and terms. Hopefully, with the examples given, every person can best understand some of the ways to make poetry, well, more poetic. The examples used are my own poetry and are...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Writing Your Life Story - Tips And Techniques For Success
Writing Your Life Story - Tips And Techniques For Success-History Name
Once a luxury of the rich and famous, technology has, for the first time in history, made it possible for whatever to capture, share and hold their most costly life stories. With the arrival of computers, the Internet, digital photography, video, and audio, whatever can capture the richness and texture of their life stories. These personal histories will be appreciated by family, friends, and time to come generations.
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Today it is possible to actually blend the art of original biography and memoir with great new technologies into a new form of personel life storytelling: the personal life history. Personal life...
Saturday, January 21, 2012
History of Hot Chocolate
The predecessor to the hot chocolate we enjoy today was the Aztec drink xocoatl. Mayan Indians first harvested Cacoa beans from Cacoa pods and frequently traded them to the neighboring Aztecs. Cacoa beans may also have been given as tribute to the more warlike Aztecs. The Aztecs ground the beans into a bitter, base paste, which they mixed with water and spices to form the drink xocoatl. Aztecs later cultivated the cacao tree themselves and appointed their god Quetzalcoatl as the guardian of the cacao tree. Aztec Emperor Montezuma is quoted as having said of xocoatl: "The divine drink, which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this drink permits a man to walk a whole day without...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thanksgiving Grace
One of the traditions of the Thanksgiving Holiday is the understanding of offering grace or giving thanks for what you have. Some are easy and nondenominational:For each new morning with its light,For rest and security of the night,For condition and food,For love and friends,For all Thy goodness sends.- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Others are much more complex and comprise more emotion:Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord,All praise is Yours, all glory, honor and blessings.To you alone, Most High, do they belong;no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name.We praise You, Lord, for all Your creatures,especially for Brother Sun,who is the day straight through whom You give us light.And...
History of Norwegian Cruise Lines
Norwegian Cruise Lines is a secret cruise firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. It works on freestyle belief that is you do not have to wait for meal timings and go in a single dress.When this firm started in 1966 by Knut Kloster and Ted Arison, there was only one cruise ship/car ferry of 830-ton that cruise to Caribbean. Also the cost of the cruise was very less. Formally the name of Norwegian Cruise Lines was Norwegian Caribbean Lines. After setting up, Arison decided to form Carnival Cruise Lines and Kloster bought some more ships to advance their business.Many first things happened in Norwegian Caribbean Lines. These were air sea programs in which you can go anywhere at low prices, Out island...
Kawasaki History
As with the story of many other bicycle manufacturing companies, Kawasaki's history began on entirely dissimilar lines. Although by 1949 they were producing engines that could be adapted for bicycle use, the first real motorbike didn't appear until 1954. Historically, the business had been complicated in heavy industry, along with the originate of aircraft, ships and trains.The company's first offerings were a 60cc two-stroke, and a150cc and 250cc four-stroke respectively, which were developed using German technology. Kawasaki and Bmw had enjoyed a close connection that stemmed from their days as aircraft builders. Meihatsu, a subsidiary of the Kawasaki Aircraft Company, gave its name to the...
The Story Behind The Song - All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name
The hymn, "All Hail The Power of Jesus Name", is often called "The National Anthem of Christendom". The lyrics were written by Edward Perronet. Edward was a missionary to India and the hymn first appeared in the November 1779 issue of the Gospel Magazine published by the writer of "Rock of Ages", Augustus Toplady. The lyrics to "All Hail" has been translated into practically every (if not every) language in which Christianity is known.The lyrics of this hymn, originally eight verses, were written by Edward Perronet in 1779. The original title was "On the Resurrection, the Lord is King". The first verse was originally published in the Gospel Magazine in November 1779 anonymously. All eight verses...
University of Kentucky Basketball - History
The University of Kentucky basketball schedule has a history that rivals that of any college in any seminar in America. The Kentucky Wildcats, placed in Lexington, Kentucky, boast at the top of their resume the most wins in college basketball history. An arguably even more foremost article held by the University of Kentucky basketball schedule is the high water mark for the most winning percentage of all time. Among the other famous accomplishments in the hundred plus year history of Kentucky basketball are seven national championships (second only to Ucla) and 98 Ncaa Tournament wins (second to Unc).The Kentucky schedule has had enviable success in every decade of an existence that started...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The History of Horse Racing In North America
While horse racing enjoys popularity the world over - and has for quite some time - the history of the sport in North America is particularly interesting. The first horse racing procedure in America was in what is now known as Hempstead Plains in Nassau County, New York. The course, Newmarket, opened its gates in 1665, and in doing so, it helped kick off the rich tradition of the horse racing sport in America. Due to the success of Newmarket, many other racing tracks were opened, together with the Belmont track in New York.Belmont is the largest dirt procedure in all of thoroughbred racing. It opened in May 1905, and continues to be one of the most favorite venues for horse racing and is...
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