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The 2006 Massachusetts Health Reform Act: Can a Politically and Economically Feasible Health Care Plan Establish a Just Distribution of Health Care for the Poor?
This essay considers whether the Massachusetts Health Reform Act ("Massachusetts Act" or "Act") can solve the problem of health insurance for the poor and near poor? In coming to a conclusion, this essay will focus on ... -
3D Structural Modeling Using Remote Sensing and Ground-Based LIDAR
High-resolution remote sensing data and 3D modeling techniques offer new tools for structural analysis that improve on the efficiency, accuracy and precision of geologic mapping, and provide insight into the structure of ... -
"A Crippled Trust": The Wounded Body in Irish Drama
The recurring use of the wounded body by Irish dramatists throughout the twentieth century begs the student of Irish literature to question how these authors are using this image to debate national character. Because of ... -
A Selected Oxidizing Reaction of N2O4 and a Comparison of the Decomposition of Certain Organic Compounds
This is essentially a repeat of I. E. Shillington's original reaction. [From concluding section] -
A Study of the Preparation of 8, Mercapto, Quinoline
Edinger in 1908 reported in the German journal, Berichte der Deutschen Chemicen Gesellschaft , that he had prepared 8, mercapto, quinoline su1fonic acid with phosphorour pentachloride, thus obtaining the acid chloride of ... -
A Study of the Progress of Pupils and of Their Ability in English Composition and Handwriting in the Public Schools of Lexington, Va.
The survey was carried out with a view to: (1) studying the schoolroom organization and classification of pupils i n the system, and (2) measuring the results of instruction in certain subjects of the curriculum by standard ... -
A. Willis Robertson: Pioneer Conservationist
During his lifetime, Robertson was accused of being overly zealous in his defense of wildlife and natural resources. Many people could not understand his deep love for nature and his willingness to risk his political career ... -
An Abnormal Psychology Syllabus
Psychology is a new science, and the trend of abnormal psychology is one of change with each scientifici finding. There have been many books published on the subject, some adequate and some inadequate, and there seems to ... -
Abuse, Suffering, and Resistance in A Private Family Matter: Rethinking Gendered Approaches to Domestic Violence
Anthropologists writing on domestic violence often focus on the abusive agency of male perpetrators or the suffering and resistive agency of women victims who, determined to find themselves again, become survivors. In a ... -
Academic Cheating and Workload Intensity: Theory and Simulations
In this project, I investigate a particular model of punishment featured by some honor codes -- a single sanction. Under a single-sanction honor code, the student judiciary must expel any student found guilty of academic ... -
[Access to Health Insurance]
To isolate and examine the consequences of insurance coverage, we can study how insurance impacts a patient's access to medical information and treatment. Although we most often think of medicine in terms of intervention ... -
Access to Prenatal Care in Rockbridge County: A Community-Based Research Project
This paper, which will function as my Women's and Gender Studies capstone, results from a semester-long look into the issues of prenatal and maternal health care services for women and infants residing in Rockbridge County, ... -
Access, the Best Birth Control: An Issue of Justice
Low-income women face barriers when trying to access family planning services. Notable barriers to accessing family planning services include financial constraints, transportation difficulties, and lack of family planning ... -
Accessing the Divine: Private Devotional Diptychs and Triptychs of Fifteenth-Century Flanders (thesis)
Diptychs were not static portraits but rather functioning objects.' They demanded active viewer participation and contemplation. Yet, the diptych represents a very specific genre that developed because of the religious ... -
Acculturation: The Cumbersome Road to Chronic Diseases among Latino Immigrants
The aim of this work is to analyze the relationship between chronic diseases and the acculturation process in Latin American immigrants. In comparison with many other ethnic groups, the Hispanic/Latino population is young ... -
Accuracy Versus Drama: Press Coverage of Khe Sanh, January-April 1968
The media have faced much criticism for the reporting of the Vietnam War. This paper will attempt to show that, in the case of the battle of Khe Sanh, press coverage for the most part reflected official military and ... -
The Achievement Gap, Proficiency & The Kentucky Education Reform Act
This paper will provide an in-depth analysis of the U.S.'s most extensive state education reform, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), and assess its impact on student achievement. In a 1991 Kentucky Office of Education ... -
Acid Solutions of Nitryl Chloride Nitrations of Benzene
The suggestion has been made by Wise and Volpe (1) that solutions made from nitryl chloride and concentrated sulfuric acid may contain the nitronium ion. This was based upon the fact that these solutions contain no chlorine. ... -
Adaptations of Energy Systems in Competitive Swimming: A Physiological Evaluation of a NCAA Division III Training Program
The training effects of a 21-week swim season on anaerobic threshold (AT) , maximum oxygen consumption (mV02) , and plasma lactate were studied with six members of the Washington and Lee University swim team as subjects. ... -
Addressing Food Waste as a Social Issue: Cultural Roots and the Importance of a Multifaceted Approach
Food waste in America amounts to approximately 133 billion pounds of food each year, with loss deriving from every level of the production and consumption chain. Meanwhile, 41.2 million Americans live in food insecure ...