A banished Adam : Mark Twain and the father of the human race

The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file.Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 12, 2008)Thesis (M.A.) University of Missouri-Columbia 2008.While Mark Twain has long been viewed as irreligious, scholarship in recent years has underscored the fact that Christianity, the God of the Bible, and the Presbyterianism of his youth play an integral part in his work. Appearing with particular frequency is the story of Adam and his Fall; although Twain did not believe in the literal existence of Adam, the story of the Fall resonated deeply with him and appears again and again in his works. At times, Twain uses Adam for merely comic effects, but in his in depth treatments of the Fall, Twain uses Adam as a symbol for the entire human race, through whom he can celebrate, lament, and rage about the human condition, which he saw as subject to a controlling determinism. While Twain's Adamic works have long been overlooked and under appreciated, this neglect is unwarranted. In fact, these works, while failing to reach the artistic heights of some of his more well-known writings, can be viewed as the intersection of some of the questions Twain felt were most important. This work examines Twain's religious and philosophical development over the course of his life and how these two elements affect his extensive treatment of the story of the Fall of Man. Particularly, Twain's use of Adam reflects the influence of his childhood Calvinism, the deterministic ideas present in his treatise, What Is Man?, and his lifelong obsession with the question of human origins.Includes bibliographical reference

Las aptitudes vocacionales de las mujeres

Este capítulo tiene como objetivo preguntarnos si existen diferencias esenciales e innatas entre los sexos, en lo que respecta a los gustos y habilidades, que pudieran ofrecer una base científica para la suposición tradicional y, aparentemente arbitraria, de que el futuro vocacional de las muchachas debe enmarcarse por naturaleza dentro del ámbito doméstico, y por ello no presenta problemas; mientras que el futuro de los muchachos es completamente problemático y puede perfilarse en una veintena de profesiones diferentes dependiendo de las aptitudes personales. Intentaremos determinar si la expectativa actual de que todas las mujeres seguirán la vocación del cuidado del hogar está fundamentada en algún hecho o hechos del intelecto humano, o si simplemente surge a partir de ideas de la conveniencia tradicional vinculadas al cuidado de los pequeños y, también, si esto conduce a un desperdicio de energía y talentos intelectuales. La discusión consistirá en cinco preguntas generales junto a sus respuestas a la luz de la psicología experimental: (1) ¿Existen diferencias innatas entre los sexos respecto a la inteligencia media? (2) ¿Alguno de los sexos presenta más variedad en cuanto a los rasgos mentales? (3) ¿La incapacidad intelectual obedece a una causa particular que afecta a un sexo y no al otro? (4) ¿Existen diferencias entre los sexos respecto al bagaje afectivo o instintivo que pudieran conducir naturalmente a una diferenciación vocacional entre los sexos? (5) ¿Qué explicación se le puede dar a la división tradicional del trabajo entre los sexos

Getting Hip to the Hop: A Rap Bibliography/Discography

This bibliographic/discographic essay examines works which may be used to develop a core collection on Rap music. A selected bibliography and discography is also provided

Water Supply and Health: Drinking water and Sanitation Coverage in Ethiopia 1990 - 2015 Review

Background: Human health, incorporating physical, social and psychological well-being, depends on an adequate supply of potable water and a safe environment sections. Waterborne infections are one of the commonest problems in developing countries. Access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation needs will eliminate vast part of water-borne disease cases. Objectives: to assess the trends safe water coverage and sanitary conditions in Ethiopia together with the challenges of the sector. Methods: In depth literature survey from online published peer reviewed articles, publications from International organization and Ethiopia ministry of health was used to assess the trend and access of improved water and sanitation coverage since 1990 to 2015 in Ethiopia. Results: Among 93 articles, 45 of them have important information and included in the quantitative review. To this end Ethiopia has reached the Millennium Development goal of access to safe water and the national coverage reached to 68.5% and 33% for sanitation facilities. Ethiopia is not on the right track to reach for sanitation target (47%) of 2015. The development trend for water coverage and sanitation facilities shows that urban dwellers (16% of the population) are more benefited than the rural (84%) citizens. Poor access of sanitation and improved drinking water in rural part is resulted due to improper planning, malfunction water scheme utilities, and other factors. Conclusions: Despite, the efforts made to increase the access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities to the population in the last 15 years; water related diseases are still one of the top ten diseases in the country. Protecting the source alone is not sufficient enough to reduce waterborne diseases unless point of use treatments and hygienic handling of water is practiced. Additional commitments and efforts are required post 2015 to assure the sustainability, access to the basic human right, water

Using nonfat dry milk solids in home prepared foods. Part I, Quick breads and cookies

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Using nonfat dry milk solids in home prepared foods. Part II, Soups, main dishes, yeast breads, desserts and milk drinks

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Cookies for children

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