... Educational Policy Institute INTRODUCTION There is an ideal at the heart of everything American, andthe ideal at heart ofthe American university is intellectual training, the awakening ofthe whole ... us beginning inthe late 18th century According to human capital theory, both the individual and society benefit from investing in that individual The theory did not come under serious investigation ... whole [person], the thorough introduction ofthe student to the life of America andofthe modern world, the completion ofthe task undertaken by the grammar and high schools of equipping [that student]...
... WOMEN IN AMERICA: Indicators of Social andEconomic Well- Being Introduction While there is interest intheeconomicand demographic characteristics and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ... WOMEN IN AMERICA: Indicators of Social andEconomic Well- Being People, Families, and Income While the populations of both men and women are aging, women continue to outnumber men at older ages I In ... earned in 2009 In part because of these lower earnings andin part because iii v2 Women in America Rpt.qxd 2/23/11 10:27 AM Page iv WOMEN IN AMERICA: Indicators of Social andEconomic Well- Being...
... WOMEN IN AMERICA: Indicators of Social andEconomic Well- Being Introduction While there is interest intheeconomicand demographic characteristics and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ... WOMEN IN AMERICA: Indicators of Social andEconomic Well- Being People, Families, and Income While the populations of both men and women are aging, women continue to outnumber men at older ages I In ... earned in 2009 In part because of these lower earnings andin part because iii v2 Women in America Rpt.qxd 2/23/11 10:27 AM Page iv WOMEN IN AMERICA: Indicators of Social andEconomic Well- Being...
... “internalizing”, andthe scales rule-breaking behavior and aggressive behavior are grouped as “externalizing” The internalizing score andthe externalizing score are the sum scores ofthe “internalizing” ... supervised the analysis and interpretation ofthe data and drafts and revisions ofthe article All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have ... http://www.capmh.com/content/5/1/12 Page of significant increase inthe number of legal abortions [8], but there was no rise in legal abortions in Norway inthe year following the Chernobyl accident [26] These findings suggest...
... before them They were pushing the waters out ofthe basin ofthe sea.‖ (The new Englander, 1921) The perception of air in terms of a sea makes an invisible thing (air) observable The repetition of ... associated with feelings in spite ofthe greater popularity of water metaphors These findings will be clarified in light of cultural features inthe following lines The function of describing emotions ... difference inthe way the writers integrate their attitudes inthe descriptions of people and things Analysing the findings in this culturally and stylistically oriented fashion was really among the...
... UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES PHÍ THỊ THU TRANG A STUDY OF WATER AND FIRE AS METAPHORS IN AMERICAN AND VIETNAMESE SHORT STORIES OFTHE 20TH CENTURY ... stories ofthe 20th century 10 Chapter 2: Water and fire as metaphors in American and Vietnamese short stories ofthe 20th century 12 2.1 The popularity of water and fire as metaphors ... TABLE OF CONTENTS iv PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale for the study Scope ofthe study Objectives ofthe study Methods ofthe study...
... main objectives: To explore the use and formation ofthe metaphors of water and fire inthe linguistic perspective, basing on the data from American and Vietnamese short stories ofthe 20th century ... analyzed, synthesized and computed and finally documented The findings and conclusions ofthe paper are based on the facts and figures produced via these methods Design ofthe study This thesis paper ... with the popularity, the creation andthe functions of water and fire metaphors Part III is the conclusion ofthe study in which a summary ofthe findings, pedagocial implications for teaching and...
... quintiles) It is interesting to note that the decline inthe share of taxes for the middle quintiles occurred in conjunction with the decline inthe share of base income in LIMEW Share of in- kind ... change the picture of declining inequality in LIMEW and increasing inequality in HBAI However, the inequality in 29 equivalent ROI declined, though the decline was smaller than the decline inthe ... construction ofthe Levy Institute Measure ofEconomic Well- Being (LIMEW) for Great Britain We will also analyze the level and distribution ofeconomic wellbeing using the LIMEW, as well as the conventional...
... figures herein reflect final enacted levels Advancing the Health, Safety, and Well- Beingof Our People ADVANCING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL- BEINGOF OUR PEOPLE The Department of Health and Human ... the Health, Safety, and Well- Beingof Our People outbreak detection and investigation FDA will increase inspections to improve the security ofthe supply chain and invest inthe analytical tools ... sustained investment in providing care to a growing populationof American Indians and Alaska Natives The Indian population is growing at a faster rate than the U.S population as a whole, and the...
... much an individual likes or dislikes the activity ‘painting one’s house,’ in conjunction with the amount of time one spends in painting the house, is an important determinant of well- being independent ... their feelings during a randomly selected fifteen- minute interval ofthe sampled episodes They were also reminded of what activity they said they were doing at that time inthe diary part ofthe questionnaire ... on the mean temperature and amount of rainfall on the interview day and diary day (which is the day prior to the interview day), as well as the normal temperature and rainfall for the season and...
... vital to their life and well- beingand their ability to participate in all areas of public and private life Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well- beingand not merely the ... quality ofthe air we breathe andthe amount ofphysical activity we engage inThe impact ofthe built environment can be seen inthe fact that over the past 30 years, the unintentional outcome of ... prevention Physical Environment Many components ofthephysical environment directly influence the health and well- beingof women across their lifespan, including food safety, industrial contaminants and...
... know about the human brain? Inthe 1970s and 1980s, when the authors gained their training, the honest answer was “very little.” There was a saying circulating back then: Studying the brain was like ... parts of their brains interact to form a variety of overlapping sensory associations In other words, the rats were not just seeing their way to the food inthe maze; they were smelling and feeling ... inthe living room and headed for the kitchen with the cat in tow, only to nd, when he gets there, that he andthe cat are staring blankly at each other Neither of them knows the purpose of the...
... been instrumental in understanding the factors that are associated with well- being For example, we now have considerable insight into the role of personality and sociodemographic factors in influencing ... from a broad range of disciplines and perspectives Now we need to focus more intensely on understanding the specific mechanisms involved inthe process of improving well- being so that new methods, ... feel the research climate and resources are now supportive of these types of challenges Well- being research has increased substantially over the past decade andthe demand to disseminate these...
... exemplify the circumstances of young caregivers, including the social resources available to them, andthe meanings that they attach to caring In doing so, the paper aims to outline their negotiation ... concern for the care and well- beingof their sick parents or ageing grandparents, taking on considerable nursing duties Children are often the primary caregivers for their ailing parents and play ... attached to caring This in turn contributes to their psychosocial well- being, a relationship (between ascribed meaning and well- being/ coping) that has been documented inthe context ofphysical illnesses...
... Properties of v and v By taking the average of equations (26) inthe z direction, over the interval (−h, 0), and using the boundary conditions (28), we obtain the following equation for the barotropic ... caoc@fiu.edu Dept of Mathematics and Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA and Dept of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Weizmann Institute of Science, ... shallowness ofthe oceans andthe atmosphere, i.e., the depth ofthe fluid layer is very small in comparison to the radius ofthe earth, the vertical large scale motion inthe oceans andthe atmosphere is...
... exercise to bulk of food, to the constitution ofthe patient, to the age ofthe individual, to the season ofthe year, to the changes inthe winds, to the situation ofthe region in which the patient ... strength training and other forms of exercise in older adults preserve the ability to maintain independent living status and reduce the risk of falling Obesity Low levels of activity, resulting in fewer ... the Indian peoples Nabokov cites are the Mesquakie of Iowa, the Chemeheuvi of California, the Inca of Peru, the Zuni and other Pueblo peoples ofthe American Southwest, andthe Iroquois of the...
... Family income includes income from all sources for the previous 12 months for all members ofthe family Figure Share of Children of Immigrants in Poor, Low-Income, and Low-Income Working Families, ... “Family” includes the householder and all individuals living with the householder and related to him/her by birth, marriage, or adoption, as well as the unmarried partner ofthe householder living in ... food during the year to avoid substantially disrupting their eating patterns or reducing food intake by using various coping strategies, such as eating less varied diets, participating in federal...
... Concept of Constitution dimensions—that of facts and that of words the starting point andthe point of reflection should always lie with the realm of facts Inthe words of Vico: The order ofthe ... regarding the coordination and definition ofthe corresponding spheres of power, which is essential to determining the fields of activity ofthe various levels of government andthe validity and ... 98/43/EC ofthe European Parliament andofthe Council of July 1998 on the approximation ofthe laws, regulations and administrative provisions ofthe Member States relating to the advertising and...
... among employees inthe Greater China region In sum, the current study systematically explored thein uence of Chinese work values on various aspects of well- being at work Inthe area of work stress ... (2003) Job stress and work well- beingin Hong Kong and Beijing: The direct and moderating effects of organizational commitment and Chinese work values Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies, ... 1992; Lu, 1999) Inthe Chinese context, these values form the core of “Confucian work dynamism,” which is linked to the striking economic growth inthe Greater China region (The Chinese Culture...
... schooling and medical care, and are at risk of abuse andeconomic exploitation [8-10] There is little available research, but increasing concern, regarding the psychological well- beingof orphans in ... experiencing higher levels of internalising and, to a lesser extent, externalising problems These studies, combined with qualitative research on orphan well- being, also hint at more specific areas of ... leaflets instruct on washing soiled bedclothes of AIDS victims [53] Thus many children witness the slow, painful death of a parent in degrading circumstances The intermittent nature ofthe disease,...