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Under the apparent stillness of even the calmest of seas, an age-old drama plays out countless times as a creature designed for locating, stalking, chasing, and then tearing into living flesh closes in on its doomed prey.

Classical and laissez faire economic theories that had developed in a period when capitalism was small-scale no longer applied to a system of giant industrial and financial cartels and monopolies. By the 1880s and 1890s, as the U.S. became the leading industrial power in the world, it was already clear to Populists and Progressives that previous political and economic theories about capitalism and the proper role of the state would have to be greatly revised—in a more regulatory and socialistic direction, even if the actual "s" word was not used. John Maynard Keynes became the most important economist during the era of Fordism and industrial capitalism, and his views generally reflected those of Progressives, social democrats and New Dealers. He argued that capitalism did not produce full employment in the absence of fiscal and monetary stimulus from the central government, which would increase aggregate demand (Mankiw 770). Reduced government spending, balanced budgets and austerity measures were not the correct way to deal with depressions, although this had been the standard government response in the depressions of the 1840s, 1870s and 1890s—

An increasing body of evidence points to the intensity of the labor involved in caring, and the impact it has on the carer. Whether lay or professional, it seems that the potential for suffering among carers is enormous. When a person reaches a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion, burnout occurs, and it appears to affect both lay and professional carers alike. Almberg's study, for example, suggests that exhaustion and burnout from caring happen in many different cultures and that 'relatives who have been giving care for many years may experience similar emotional exhaustion to that suffered by staff' (Almberg et al 2007). Whether lay carers would express their state as burnout is questionable, since it tends to be a term mostly used in professional discussion, but there is evidence of high levels of stress and illness among informal or lay carers (Henwood 1998). Lay carers, in one study (Princess Royal Trust 2009), felt that it was not even of interest to professional carers whether they could cope or not. Over 70% of 1300 lay carers involved in this study reported that it was largely assumed that they would cope with looking after a person at home, and were not asked if they could do so. Are they not being asked because of ignorance, because of fears of what might turn up if they were asked, because of denial ... what is not known about does not hurt? Professional carers, however, are supposed to have special training which equips them to deal with the suffering of others dispassionately, maintaining a certain distance which 'protects' both them and their patients or clients. Thesis: If work is our centre, but it fails us, for whatever reason, then we have literally lost our faith. The centre no longer holds and we may fall apart - showing all the signs and symptoms of stress and burnout, addiction and co-dependence.

This is a "viewpoint" paper that discusses the HPV vaccine. Whether this vaccine is safe and effective are both considered. In addition, the HPV vaccine is addressed from a sociological standpoint as it relates to a particular group (young women).

There has been an ongoing debate regarding the relative safety of flying as opposed to driving over long distances. Many argue that flying is the safer option, since statistics have proven this mode of transport to be…

Comparing Apple Macintosh vs. PC-Compatibles: Which Is Best for the Consumer?

¶ … HTEK Solutions Inc. is a research and development firm that specializes in navigation products and aerial survey equipment. The company has operations in several locations around the country.

America became aware of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980's. By the mid-1980's it seemed as though it was the most talked about disease in this country. It was primarily known as a gay, white male's disease but as the…

I believe that we are living in a new world, where new ideas and institutions abound. This is however not to say that many of the past and indeed outdated paradigms do not remain. Particularly, the concepts of the…

The issue of diabetes and particularly type 2 diabetes has reached alarming proportions in many developed societies today. As one study notes; "…approximately 4,110 people are diagnosed every day with diabetes.