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Introduction Obama’s Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, was a main focus of his election and the biggest shock to healthcare in years. As the foundation of the election for our first African American president, it is no surprise that the ACA had mixed responses from the public. That being said, there is…

Edmund Spenser’s Sonnet 67 is one of 85 sonnets from Amoretti which was written about his courtship of Elizabeth Boyle. Spenser and Boyle were married in 1594. Sonnet 67 uses a hunting themed metaphor common in 16th century England comparing the woman to a deer and the man to a huntsman in pursuit. Sonnet 67…

Kate Chopin’s, The Story of an Hour, is captivating tale telling the story of all the different conflicting emotions and revelations a human can experience given a grave situation. Although short in length this story does not lack depth and is charged with ominous overtones. The Story of an Hour speaks true the dilemma women…

In Roald Dahl’s short story “Lamb to the Slaughter,” Dahl conveys dramatic irony through the devious and cold-hearted character of the wife, Mary. After Mary kills her own husband, she goes to the grocery store to set up an alibi. She talks to the clerk to make him think that Patrick is at home waiting…

  “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” have a similar overview of each story. There are other characteristics that set these stories apart from each other. These two stories are similar because they both have a plot to murder someone which is hidden from the reader. They are different in the way each…

Emerson idea of Self Reliance can be compared to the life of Frederick Douglass. Douglass’ life in captivity limited his choices for experience and kept him without material possessions. These are two factors considered by Emerson to be important in obtaining Self Reliance. Emerson Self Reliance can also be contrasted to the life of Frederick…

Prejudice is the judgment of a person based on their religion, race, gender, and a ton of other factors. Prejudice has been a problem in our society for a while and sadly a lot of our historical conflicts are due to prejudice of some kind. Due to Harper Lee’s perspective in 1960, To Kill A…

Beowulf was a prideful, boastful, and extremely strong individual, who was faced with multiple tasks throughout the course of the poem. Although he had many great characteristics to him, there were certain things that were out of his control, things that affected him and his nation. Two of these limitations were his desire for glory…

Medicare Fraud Medicare fraud is a topic I am familiar with due to working in the Durable Medical Equipment industry for just over ten years in various departments including compliance. While in compliance and billing management positions, I have attended webinars regarding fraud as well as kept up to date on ever-changing Medicare regulations. For…

On the 50th Street subway station in New York, “Alice: The Way Out” by Liliana Porter, a collection of public art, incorporates various fundamental, nonsense characters of 1865’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. While visiting this site along with my best friend Eva Miles on our day off,…