Generations of Family TV Shows Many Believe
This paper focuses on how television shows portray the family dynamic. It examines a single episode from each of four series: Little House on the Prairie, Bewitched, Two and a Half Men, and Good Luck Charlie. It views each of these episodes through each one of three lenses: symbolic interactionism, structural-functional, and conflict theory.
VAP Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Review and Critique
A critical examination or review of an article detailing the identification, prevention, control, and treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia is presented here. Four areas of the research article are explored: the problem statement, the research questions and purpose, the literature review, and the conceptual or theoretical framework used by the authors.
Legalization of Marijuana for Medicinal
A brief literature review of medicinal marijuana use of the following journal articles: (1)Khatapoush, S. and Hallfors, D. "'Sending the Wrong Message': Did Medical Marijuana Legalization in California Change Attitudes about and Use of Marijuana?" Journal of Drug Issues, (Fall 2004): 751 – 770. (2)Page, S. A., Verhoef, M. J., Stebbins, R. A., Metz, L. M., and Levy, J. C. "Cannabis Use as Described by People with Multiple Sclerosis." Canadian Journal of Neurological Science, Vol. 30 (2003): 201 – 205. (3)Reinarman, C., Nunberg, H., Lanthier, F., and Heddleston, T. "Who Are Medical Marijuana Patients? Population Characteristics from Nine California Assessment Clinics." Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Vol. 43, No. 2 (2011) 128 – 135. (4)Trevino, R. A. and Richard, A. "Attitudes towards drug legalization among drug users." American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Vol. 28, No. 1 (2002): 91 – 108.
Rabies virus: symptoms, transmission, and effects in animals and humans
Rabies infections in humans are uncommon in the United States. Nevertheless, around the world approximately fifty thousand people die from rabies every year, mostly in emergent nations where agendas for vaccinating dogs…