Varón Essays

One of the most important aphorism that I remember and live by is one that my mom told me “es mejor estar solo que mal acompañado” which translated in English means that “it is better to be alone than have bad company”. This aphorism goes back to a verse in the bible from Mateo 5:30 “Y si tu mano derecha te es ocasión de caer, córtala, y échala de ti; pues mejor te es mejor que se pierda uno de tus miembros, y que todo tu cuerpo sea echado al infierno”. In English, Matthew 5:30 states, “If your right

practical implications were, and how it differs from our modern rendering of the event into folklore. Depending on their allegiance to the Union or to the Confederacy, people perceived the events that transpired at Appomattox very differently. Dr. Varon first addresses Lee and the South’s view of Appomattox a restoration of peace, with no obligations for the South to repent or change their ways. It was a noble defeat in the eyes of the Confederates in which Lee “had not stooped his proud head one

The Weather Underground was a militant faction of the Student for a Democratic Society (SDS) founded in 1969. The organization is primarily associated with non-life threatening bombings; however, the media often portrayed them as a terrorist group. They had been a part of the non-violent group the SDS but saw no change coming from their actions, so they began to engage in more hostile actions. In an era of mass violence, with assassinations and widespread police brutality; the Weather Underground

The 1960s are remembered as times of extensive change along with substantial political unrest. From groups like the SDS to the weatherman and the Red Army faction, young people, particularly students across the globe were organizing, forming coalitions, and agitating against perceived injustice at the hands of government. At the same time, a new set of young americans were galvanizing their peers in favor of a more conservative agenda. Focusing in on anti-communist action and expansive government

During the period of Reconstruction, America struggled to recover stability in the nation after experiencing the Civil War. An atmosphere of tension dominated the country, as contempt for opposing sides still existed. At the same time, the government struggled to effect a policy of reconstruction especially after the sudden assassination of President Lincoln. In turn, former Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency and inherited the task of healing the nation in distress. However, Johnson’s

“The Feast” and “One of These Days” are similar because both of them criticize the bystanders in the conflicts between commoners and the authorities. In “One of These Days”, even before the Mayor meets the dentist, the Mayor threatens him by saying that “if [the dentist] don’t take out his tooth, he’ll shoot [him]” (Marquez 115). As a response, the dentist says, “O.K. Tell him to come and shoot me” (Marquez 115), and he tends to take out his revolver in the drawer. However, instead of letting the

commitment within their company. As a key competency of the former company that attracted consumers and suppliers, the new ownership, JAB Holdings, should maintain or increase this strategic focus within their value chain. According to Russell and Varon (2015), Green Mountain was the largest purchaser in the world of fair trade-certified coffee, benefiting the small coffee grower stakeholders in the tropics, as well as satisfying consumers increased awareness of their

Southern Lady, Yankee Spy is a riveting historical account of a Richmond-born aristocratic matriarch, Elizabeth Van Lew, who risked it all for her beloved country. Elizabeth R. Veron writes with the confidence of a true maestro, the fruits of a labor which undoubtedly included countless hours devoted to compiling the treasure trove of historical accuracy this novel rightfully boasts. Veron accounts with painstaking detail how Van Lew transformed then contemporary stereotypes of women into an Achilles

As shown by Garrison Frazier, many freedmen saw freedom as the opportunity to live on the labours of their own land. In most cases, however, this never materialised, as neither the United States Government, nor the southern states gave any significant land reform. Although a few freedmen had obtained land with assistance from the Union army, or groups of soldiers had pooled resources to buy land, much of what was given to blacks and loyal whites (as in the Southern Homestead Act of 1866) was composed

characteristic of paper records is that some were proved to be imprecise, unreadable and incomplete (Shortliffe, 1999). Certain authors have stated that paper records cannot support the entanglement of health care that is provided (Shortliffe, 1999; Varon & Marik, 2002). According to a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) each year, between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths occur in hospitals as the result of medical errors (Kohn, Corrigan, & Donaldson, 1999). Hospital EMR use may reduce medical errors