Colleges that Accept the Common Application in 2019-20

As of the 2019-20 admissions cycle, over 884 colleges and universities accept the Common Application. This list grew by over 50 members just in 2019. These schools range from some of the most selective in the world to those with nearly open admissions. Most of these colleges have holistic admissions policies but this has not been a prerequisite for membership since 2014. Those that do practice holistic admissions consider the whole applicant, not just grades, test scores, and other numerical measures. Extracurricular activities, an application essay, and multiple letters of recommendation are important to the admissions process for the majority of the following colleges. United States Schools that Accept the Common Application Click the links below to learn more about the standardized test scores, acceptance rates, and tuition fees of these Common App colleges. A Adelphi UniversityAgnes Scott College Alaska Pacific UniversityAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbertus Magnus  CollegeAlbion CollegeAlbright CollegeAlfred UniversityAllegheny CollegeAlma CollegeAlvernia UniversityAMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing ArtsAmerican UniversityAmherst CollegeAnderson UniversityAnna Maria CollegeAntioch CollegeAppalachian State University Aquinas College (Michigan)Arcadia University Arizona Christian UniversityArizona State UniversityArkansas State UniversityArt Academy of CincinnatiAsbury UniversityAshland UniversityAssumption CollegeAugsburg CollegeAugustana College (Illinois)Augustana College (South Dakota)Austin CollegeAve Maria University B Babson CollegeBaldwin-Wallace CollegeBard CollegeBard College at Simons Rock - The Early CollegeBarnard CollegeBarry UniversityBarton CollegeBaruch College, The City University of New York Bates CollegeBay Path CollegeBaylor UniversityBecker CollegeBellarmine UniversityBelmont UniversityBeloit CollegeBenedictine  CollegeBenedictine University (Arizona)Benedictine University (Illinois)Bennington CollegeBentley UniversityBerry CollegeBethany College (West Virginia)Binghamton University (SUNY)Birmingham-Southern CollegeBloomfield CollegeBluffton UniversityBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBowdoin CollegeBowling Green  State UniversityBradley UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrenau University Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater State University Brooklyn College, The City University of New YorkBrown UniversityBryant UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeBucknell UniversityButler University C Cabrini UniversityCairn UniversityCaldwell CollegeCalifornia College of the ArtsCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)California Lutheran UniversityCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaCalvin CollegeCanisius CollegeCapital UniversityCapitol Technology UniversityCarleton CollegeCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarroll College (Montana)Carroll University (Wisconsin)Carthage CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityCastleton UniversityCatawba CollegeCatholic University of AmericaCazenovia CollegeCedar Crest CollegeCentenary College of LouisianaCentenary University  (New Jersey)Central Connecticut State University Central Michigan UniversityCentre CollegeChamplain CollegeChapman UniversityCharles  R. Drew University  of Medicine and ScienceChatham University Chestnut Hill CollegeChicago State UniversityChristian Brothers UniversityChristopher Newport UniversityClaremont McKenna CollegeClark Atlanta UniversityClark UniversityClarkson UniversityCleveland State UniversityCoe CollegeColby CollegeColby-Sawyer CollegeColgate UniversityCollege of the AtlanticCollege of the Holy CrossCollege of IdahoCollege of Mount Saint VincentThe College of New JerseyCollege of New RochelleCollege of Saint BenedictCollege of Saint ElizabethCollege of St. Joseph (Vermont)College of Saint RoseCollege of St. Scholastica College of Staten Island, The City University of New YorkCollege of William MaryCollege of WoosterColorado CollegeColorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia College HollywoodColumbia College (Missouri)Columbia College (South Carolina)Columbia UniversityConcordia College (Moorhead)Concordia College (New York)Concordia University PortlandConcordia University ChicagoConcordia University IrvineConcordia University WisconsinConnecticut CollegeConverse CollegeCooper UnionCornell CollegeCornell University Covenant CollegeCreighton UniversityCulinary Institute of America (CA)Culinary Institute of America (NY)Culinary Institute of America (TX) Culver Stockton CollegeCUNY Queens College, The City University of New YorkCurry College D D Youville CollegeDaemen CollegeDartmouth CollegeDavidson CollegeDean CollegeDefiance CollegeDelaware Valley CollegeDenison UniversityDePaul UniversityDePauw UniversityDeSales UniversityDickinson CollegeDillard UniversityDominican College Dominican University (Illinois)Dominican University of CaliforniaDrake UniversityDrew UniversityDrexel UniversityDrury UniversityDuke University Duquesne University E Earlham CollegeEast Carolina UniversityEastern Connecticut State UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityEastern Mennonite University Eastern Michigan UniversityEckerd CollegeEdgewood CollegeEdinboro University of PennsylvaniaElizabethtown CollegeElmira CollegeElms College Elon UniversityEmerson CollegeEmmanuel College (Georgia)Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)Emory Henry CollegeEmory University Eureka CollegeEvergreen State College F Fairfield UniversityFairleigh Dickinson  UniversityFelician College Fisher CollegeFisk UniversityFlagler CollegeFlashpoint Chicago, A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Polytechnic UniversityFlorida Southern CollegeFlorida State UniversityFordham UniversityFramingham State University Franklin CollegeFranklin and Marshall CollegeFranklin Pierce UniversityFranklin W. Olin College  of EngineeringFurman University G Gannon UniversityGardner-Webb UniversityGeneseo (SUNY)George Fox UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgia College State University (GCSU)Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityGeorgian Court UniversityGettysburg CollegeGoddard CollegeGonzaga UniversityGoshen CollegeGoucher CollegeGreen Mountain CollegeGrinnell CollegeGuilford CollegeGustavus Adolphus CollegeGwynedd Mercy University H Hamilton CollegeHamline UniversityHampden-Sydney CollegeHampshire College Hampton UniversityHanover CollegeHartwick CollegeHarvard UniversityHarvey Mudd CollegeHastings CollegeHaverford CollegeHawaii Pacific University Heidelberg UniversityHellenic CollegeHendrix CollegeHigh Point UniversityHilbert CollegeHillsdale CollegeHiram CollegeHobart and William Smith CollegesHofstra UniversityHollins UniversityHoly Names UniversityHood CollegeHope CollegeHoughton CollegeHoward University Hunter College,  The City University of New YorkHusson University I Illinois CollegeIllinois Institute of TechnologyIllinois Wesleyan UniversityImmaculata UniversityIndiana University at BloomingtonIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Iona CollegeIowa State University at AmesIthaca College J Jacksonville UniversityJefferson (Philadelphia University Thomas Jefferson University)Jefferson College of Health SciencesJohn Carroll UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityJohnson Wales University - CharlotteJohnson Wales University - DenverJohnson Wales University - North MiamiJohnson Wales University - ProvidenceJuniata College K Kalamazoo CollegeKansas State UniversityKean UniversityKeene State CollegeKeiser UniversityKent State UniversityKenyon CollegeKettering UniversityKeuka CollegeKeystone CollegeKings College (Pennsylvania)Knox CollegeKutztown University of Pennsylvania L La Roche CollegeLa Salle UniversityLafayette CollegeLake Erie CollegeLake Forest College Landmark CollegeLasell CollegeLawrence Technological UniversityLawrence UniversityLe Moyne CollegeLebanon Valley CollegeLehigh UniversityLesley UniversityLewis Clark CollegeLewis UniversityLindenwood UniversityLinfield CollegeLipscomb UniversityList College (Jewish Theological Seminary)Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus)Long Island University (C W Post Campus)Longwood UniversityLoras CollegeLouisiana State UniversityLourdes UniversityLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University MarylandLoyola University New OrleansLuther CollegeLycoming CollegeLynn UniversityLyon College M Macalester CollegeMacMurray CollegeMaine College of ArtMaine Maritime AcademyMalone UniversityManchester UniversityManhattan CollegeManhattanville CollegeMarietta CollegeMarist CollegeMarlboro CollegeMarquette UniversityMarshall UniversityMary Baldwin UniversityMaryland Institute College of ArtMarymount California UniversityMarymount Manhattan CollegeMarymount UniversityMaryville University Saint LouisMarywood UniversityMassachusetts College of Art and DesignMassachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences The Masters UniversityMcDaniel CollegeMcKendree UniversityMenlo CollegeMercer UniversityMercy CollegeMercyhurst UniversityMeredith CollegeMerrimack CollegeMessiah College Methodist College of UnityPoint HealthMiami University (Ohio)Michigan State UniversityMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMiddlebury College Midway UniversityMillersville University of PennsylvaniaMillikin UniversityMills CollegeMillsaps CollegeMilwaukee School of EngineeringMinerva Schools at KGI Misericordia University Missouri Southern State UniversityMissouri State UniversityMissouri University of Science and TechnologyMitchell CollegeMolloy CollegeMonmouth CollegeMonmouth UniversityMontserrat College of ArtMoore College of Art and DesignMoravian CollegeMorehouse College Mount Aloysius CollegeMount Holyoke College Mount Mary UniversityMount Saint Mary CollegeMount Saint Marys University (Los Angeles)Mount St. Marys UniversityMuhlenberg CollegeMuskingum University N Naropa UniversityNazareth CollegeNebraska Wesleyan  UniversityNeumann UniversityNew College of FloridaNew England CollegeNew England Institute of TechnologyNew Jersey City UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyThe New SchoolNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York School of Career Applied Studies of Touro College and University SystemNew York UniversityNewberry CollegeNewbury CollegeNiagara UniversityNichols CollegeNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Central College (Illinois)North Park UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthern Kentucky UniversityNorthern Vermont University JohnsonNorthland CollegeNorthwest Christian UniversityNorthwest Nazarene UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwood UniversityNorwich UniversityNotre Dame of Maryland UniversityNotre Dame de Namur UniversityNova Southeastern University O Oberlin CollegeOberlin Conservatory of MusicOccidental CollegeOglethorpe UniversityOhio Northern UniversityOhio State 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Art and DesignRipon CollegeRivier CollegeRoanoke CollegeRobert Morris UniversityRoberts Wesleyan CollegeRochester Institute of Technology (RIT)Roger Williams UniversityRollins CollegeRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRosemont CollegeRowan UniversityRussell Sage College S Sacred Heart UniversitySage College of AlbanySt. Ambrose UniversitySt. Andrews UniversitySaint Anselm CollegeSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Catherine UniversitySt. Edwards UniversitySaint Francis UniversitySt. John Fisher CollegeSt. Johns College AnnapolisSt. Johns College Santa FeSaint Johns University (Minnesota)St. Johns University (New York)St. Josephs College - Brooklyn CampusSt. Josephs College - Long Island CampusSaint Josephs College of MaineSaint Josephs UniversitySt. Lawrence UniversitySaint Leo UniversitySt. Louis College of PharmacySaint Louis UniversitySaint Martins UniversitySaint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Marys College of CaliforniaSaint Marys College of IndianaSt. Marys College of MarylandSaint 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The National Drinking Age Research Paper - 2214 Words

The National Drinking Age Research Paper In the United States of America, there is a minimum drinking age of 21. The legal drinking age legally specifies the youngest age in which a person is allowed to consume and purchase alcoholic beverages. From country to country, there are varying ages of legal drinking ages. There is much debate in the United States on whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to eighteen from twenty one, or should remain the same. People in favor of lowering the drinking age propose that since eighteen is characterized as being an adult (legally and socially), one of the rights that should come along with that is drinking alcohol. Also, that if we were to lower the drinking age, less young adults would be†¦show more content†¦The temperance societies were religious groups whose main focus was ridding American society from alcohol, because they believed it was the cause of all their misfortunes. Soon enough, this group became a powerful politic al force, campaigning on the state level for prohibition (prohibiting all sale, manufacture and transportation of intoxicating liquors for the use as beverages).4 In December 1917, Congress passed the 18th Amendment of prohibition and was sent to states for ratification.4 Two years later on January 29, 1919, the 18th Amendment receives the three-fourths majority of state ratification.4 Prohibition took effect in January 1920. Following the passage of the 18th Amendment, crime began to sprung about in large scale.4 Illegal sale and production of alcohol began to occur all across the United States. This action was called bootlegging.4 As the manufacturing and sale of the illegal alcohol went further into the underground, shady area, it began to be managed by gangs and the Mafia.4 They became skilled at bribing politicians and the police force to turn their face away from their illegal activities, and they renamed and transformed themselves into cultivated criminal businesses that obta ined immense profits from their bootleg alcohol trade.4 In addition to bootlegging, prostitution and gambling also arrived at new heights. Because of the colossal increase in criminal activity due to prohibition, Congress passed the 21st

Problem of Maoist Insurgency Free Essays

Maybe when this article is read,an innocent tribal or a compelled jawan is ‘unreportedly’ being killed on the fringes of national mainstream by a so-called ‘maoist’. â€Å"Naxalism:single biggest internal security threat† screamed The Economic Times on 14th April,2006. And the threat has just got bigger. We will write a custom essay sample on Problem of Maoist Insurgency or any similar topic only for you Order Now Our Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram drew lots of flak for ‘Operation Green Hunt’. Recently,our President Pratibha Patilhas urged the naxalites to shun violence and resort to talks. But one Question that comes to mind is â€Å"what prompted the Maoist uprising? (even Derek O’Brien was confronted wid the question when he visited the IIM-C recently). The basis of the answer may lie with the ‘Green Revolution’. It brought fruits to farmers,but only in some pockets of India. The rest of India has witnessed some violent uprisings against the state. But the naxalite problem has deeper roots. Poverty,land alienation,lack of access to basic forest resources,largescale unemployment and exclusion from national mainstream are the common grievances among the rural population in east and central India.Despite being the most mineral-rich states in India,Chhatisgarh,Jharkhand,Orissa and West Bengal count among the poorest. Area| India| Chhatisgarh| Jharkhand| Orissa| West Bengal| Per-Capita Income| `24,295| `16,740| `15,303| `16,149| `23,229| Table showing per-capita income of Chhatisgarh,Jharkhand,Orissa and West Bengal in comparision with India. It is these resources and the irrational attitude of Indian Federal System towards them that forms the core of dissent among people here.For instance,tribals in mineral-rich Bastar in Chhatisgarh do not get a fair share of the resources from miningin the forests that they inhabit. The ‘freight equalization policy’ of the government hampered these states from translating their natural resources’ advantage into industrial growth. ,and led to the Central Govt. Pocketing the lion’s share of royalties from mining. The complete failure of instruments like the ‘Panchayat(Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act,1996 and the Forest(Conservation) Act,1980 in these areas have only aggravated the problem. So,for the adivasis,Sarkar is exploiter in the form of forest officials who deny them entry into the forest,the police who demanded bribes and state-sponsored contractors who paid less than the minimum wage. The exploitation by the landlords and mahajans ,and lack of basic amenities of human existence only flare up the problem. Ajit Buxla,maoist leader,correctly points out, â€Å"When you see death taking tolls on your near and dear ones and you know their life could have been saved had they been given proper and timely medication,you are forced to believe that the existence of state has nothing to do with tha life of poor amp; maginalized. ENTER THE MAOISTS. treading on the Marxism-Leninism theoretical lineage of ‘annihilation of class enemies’,the naxalites strategically take Maoism lineage against the state. â€Å"The Communist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist)†,formed on September 21,2004,was quick to notice that the causes of dissent was different in differe nt states,and cashing in on the emotions of the local people,they staged violent uprisings. Over 600 lives have been lost in the militia’s process of forming ‘the Red Corridor’ or ‘Compact Revolutionary Zone(CZR)’. Though the naxalites have been more or less ousted from Andhra Pradesh,the three-fold-layer strategy of the maoist insurgency has led to the rebels gaining control of more ares. The sources of funding of the naxalites are extortion of ransoms,cultivating opium in Malkangiri district,charging the traders and buisnessmen who pass through the ‘Red Corridor’,and producing and smuggling enormous quantity of marijuana. But slowly,this movement ‘for the people’ has turned ‘against the people’.The tribals are being victims of human rights’ violations,such as,murder of all kinds,tortures,outrages upon personal dignity,extortions,etc. moreover,the rebels have interfered,challenged and destroyed the age-old social taboos of the tribals which is leading to growing resentment among the locals against them. As it is clear,no one-size-fits-all solution can be applied for this intuiging problem. The very root of the problem has to be axed through,amp; th at too in a sensible manner. Mere military engagement of the maoist insurgents wont solve the problem. It will only joepardise the locals even more. Creation of civilian militas like ‘Salwa Judum’ should be shunned as they expose civilians to unnecessary danger,and only translate into abdication of security responsibility by the state. The State should provide security guarantees against retribution by cadres of the naxalites and should use the knowhow of such cadres in informative strategies against the rebels.The civil society representatives such as eminent personalities,political leaders,NGO’s should step-in as mediators between the state and the maoists. But most importantly,the grievances that increase the appeal of the maoists should be mitigated. There should be direct effort for development in these areas. The locals should be given employment and conditional cash transfers that counter the widespread deprivation in the region,thus,reducing the ‘recruitment-pool’ of the maoists.Investments shoul be made in social-overheads which would allow the locals easy access to the urban marketswhere they can sell their dairy products and forest-related products like cashew,chironji,lac,etc which have high market-value. The tribals should be empowered through education and a self-sustaining economic scheme,funded largely by mining revenues of the state,can be implemented to provide skills,literacy,healthcare,and above all,dignity and social justice to the people. As D. Bandopadhyay. retired-IAS officer experienced in dealing with naxalites in West Bengal in the 70’s,puts it, â€Å"Naxalism has emerged as a result of deficit in planning;constant alienation has made people take up arms,and its time one understands the problem as not just a law amp; order problem,but one thatâ⠂¬â„¢s foundations are socio-economic. † India cannot afford a â€Å"lost generation† in the insurgency-affected areas even as it takes rapid steps towards becoming a global economic power. Ending the maoist insurgency needs to be a national priority.Else till then the voice of Koteshwar Rao(nom de guerre Kishanji) would continue to ring alarm bells inside startled ministers amp; common folk. The authorities would not be making the rules†¦ he would.References:- (1) â€Å"35-yr old tribal killed by Maoists†, The Deccan Chronicle, 19th January 2008. (2) â€Å"Maoists slay three tribals in Chhatisgarh†, Thaindian News, 21st March,2008. Sources:- (1) â€Å"India Research Group. † (2) â€Å"Down To Earth. † (3) â€Å"Institute of South Asian Studies,Roundtable Session(ISAS)†,14th March,2007. (4) â€Å"International Relations and Security Network(ISN)†,ETH Zurich. How to cite Problem of Maoist Insurgency, Papers

Bad Effects Of Smoking

Question: What are the Bad Effects Of Smoking? Explain. Answer: Smoking is tremendously harmful for the health. There is actually no way to smoke safely. A cigarette contains near about 600 ingredients and when they burnt they actually generate a huge quantum of chemicals. Maximum of the ingredients are poisonous for human and animal health. It has several bad effects on human body as mentioned under: Effect on central nervous system: Mood swing drugs are present in the tobacco which affects the central nervous system in the human body. The substance called nicotine is behind all of this (H. E Jones, al. 1999) Effect on respiratory system: At the time of inhaling smoke, a human being consumes poisonous chemicals which directly affects the lungs and damage it. Smoke can increase the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in long run it can turns into the lungs cancer. Cardio logical effect: Smoking damages a humans whole cardiovascular organism. When nicotine strikes in the human body, it boosts up the human blood sugar level. In a little while, youre left feeling tired and craving more (Egass, 1997). Effect on digestive system: The person who smokes has a great risk to develop oral problems and tooth problems which also create problem in digestive system. It can cause mouth cancer also. Effect on skin and hair: Smoking causes damage to human skin and hair. Tobacco substances change the original structure of skin. It discoloured the skin and creates yellowish mark on the finger. Effect on sexuality and the system of reproduction: problem in actual blood flow create problem in erection. It highly disturbs the process of orgasm. Smoking is a great cause of infertility also. References: Jones, H. E., Garrett, B. E., Griffiths, R. R. (1999). Subjective and physiological effects of intravenous nicotine and cocaine in cigarette smoking cocaine abusers.Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics,288(1), 188-197. Kubzansky, L. D., Kawachi, I., Spiro, A., Weiss, S. T., Vokonas, P. S., Sparrow, D. (1997). Is worrying bad for your heart? A prospective study of worry and coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study.Circulation,95(4), 818-824.

49 Unforgettable F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes

49 Unforgettable F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes F. Scott Fitzgerald is an American writer known for works like The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night, along with other novels and short stories. Read 49 quotes from the life and works of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Quotes About Women A letter to his daughter, November 18, 1938 A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain. The Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald Debut: the first time a young girl is seen drunk in public. Tender Is the Night It took him a moment to respond to the unguarded sweetness of her smile, her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower. Quotes About Men The Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald Men get to be a mixture of the charming mannerisms of the women they have known. The Great Gatsby No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. This Side of Paradise The idea that to make a man work youve got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. Weve done that for so long that weve forgotten theres any other way. Life and Love The Offshore Pirate, Flappers and Philosophers All life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase - I love you. Tender is the Night Either you think - or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize, and sterilize you. The Great Gatsby Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues. The Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald The kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female reptile, implying in a subtle, complimentary way that she was as succulent as the small reptile he had for dinner the night before. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, Tales of the Jazz Age At any rate, let us love for a while, for a year or so, you and me. Thats a form of divine drunkenness that we can all try. This Side of Paradise There used to be two kinds of kisses. First, when girls were kissed and deserted; second, when they were engaged. Now theres a third kind, where the man is kissed and deserted. If Mr. Jones of the nineties bragged hed kissed a girl, everyone knew he was through with her. If Mr. Jones of 1919 brags the same, everyone knows its because he cant kiss her anymore. On Writing A letter to his daughter All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath. The Crack-Up Boredom is not an end-product, is comparatively rather an early stage in life and art. Youve got to go by or past or through boredom, as through a filter, before the clear product emerges. A letter to his daughter, April 27, 1940 Often I think writing is a sheer paring away of oneself leaving always something thinner, barer, more meager. A letter to his daughter, August 3, 1940 Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you - like music to the musician or Marxism to the Communist - or else it is nothing, an empty formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations. The Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy. When the first-rate author wants an exquisite heroine or a lovely morning, he finds that all the superlatives have been worn shoddy by his inferiors. It should be a rule that bad writers must start with plain heroines and ordinary mornings, and, if they are able, work up to something better. One Hundred False Starts Mostly, we authors must repeat ourselves - thats the truth. We have two or three great moving experiences in our lives - experiences so great and moving that it doesnt seem at the time that anyone else has been so caught up and pounded and dazzled and astonished and beaten and broken and rescued and illuminated and rewarded and humbled in just that way ever before. The Last Tycoon Writers arent people exactly. Or, if theyre any good, theyre a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person. Its like actors, who try so pathetically not to look in mirrors. Who lean backward trying - only to see their faces in the reflecting chandeliers. Youth and Aging The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, Tales of the Jazz Age Everybodys youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness. The Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What wonder that later in life it should be inclined to raise those feet too swiftly to fools and bores. It is in the 30s that we want friends. In the 40s, we know they wont save us any more than love did. Cavalcade of America Radio Show The man who arrives young believes that he exercises his will because his star is shining. The man who only asserts himself at 30 has a balanced idea of what willpower and fate have each contributed. The one who gets there at 40 is liable to put the emphasis on will alone. The compensation of very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense, one stays young. A letter to his cousin Cici After all, life hasnt much to offer except youth, and I suppose for older people, the love of youth in others. Bernice Bobs Her Hair At 18 our convictions are hills from which we look; at 45 they are caves in which we hide. O Russet Witch! The years between 35 and 65 revolve before the passive mind as one unexplained, confusing merry-go-round. True, they are a merry-go-round of ill-gaited and wind-broken horses, painted first in pastel colors, then in dull grays and browns, but perplexing and intolerably dizzy the thing is, as never were the merry-go-rounds of childhood or adolescence; as never, surely, were the certain-coursed, dynamic roller-coasters of youth. For most men and women these 30 years are taken up with a gradual withdrawal from life. Places The Swimmers France was a land, England was a people, but America, having about it still that quality of the idea, was harder to utter - it was the graves at Shiloh and the tired, drawn, nervous faces of its great men, and the country boys dying in the Argonne for a phrase that was empty before their bodies withered. It was a willingness of the heart. Letter, July 29, 1940 Isnt Hollywood a dump - in the human sense of the word. A hideous town pointed up by the insulting gardens of its rich, full of the human spirit at a new low of debasement. Great One-Liners The Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there. Optimism is the content of small men in high places. An idea ran back and forward in his head like a blind man knocking over the solid furniture. Forgotten is forgiven. You can stroke people with words. A letter to his daughter, September 19, 1938 Nothing is as obnoxious as other peoples luck Notes for The Last Tycoon Action is character. The Great Gatsby Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures. Sometimes it is harder to deprive oneself of a pain than of a pleasure. The Crack-Up The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. The Beautiful and Damned The victor belongs to the spoils. Society and Culture A letter to his daughter, August 24, 1940 Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero. This Side of Paradise People try so hard to believe in leaders now, pitifully hard. But we no sooner get a popular reformer or politician or soldier or writer or philosopher - a Roosevelt, a Tolstoi, a Wood, a Shaw, a Nietzsche, than the cross-currents of criticism wash him away. My Lord, no man can stand prominence these days. Its the surest path to obscurity. People get sick of hearing the same name over and over. The Rich Boy Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different. Letter to Ernest Hemingway, August 1936 Riches have never fascinated me, unless combined with the greatest charm or distinction. Babylon Revisited Family quarrels are bitter things. They dont go according to any rules. Theyre not like aches or wounds; theyre more like splits in the skin that wont heal because theres not enough material. The Notebooks of F. Scott Fitzgerald The easiest way to get a reputation is to go outside the fold, shout around for a few years as a violent atheist or a dangerous radical, and then crawl back to the shelter. The Past Show Mr. and Mrs. F. to Number - It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory. The Great Gatsby So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. 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hypokalemic periodic paralysis Essay Example

hypokalemic periodic paralysis Essay Example hypokalemic periodic paralysis Essay hypokalemic periodic paralysis Essay Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare, autosomal dominant channelopathy characterized by muscle weakness or paralysis with a matching fall in potassium levels in the blood (primarily due to defect in a voltage-gated calcium channel). In individuals with this mutation, attacks often begin in adolescence and are triggered by strenuous exercise followed by rest, high carbohydrate meals, meals with high sodium content, sudden changes in temperature, and even excitement, noise or flashing lights. Weakness may be mild and limited to certain muscle groups, or more evere full body paralysis. Attacks may last for a few hours or persist for several days. Recovery is usually sudden when it occurs, due to release of potassium from swollen muscles as they recover. Some patients may fall into an abortive attack or develop chronic muscle weakness later in life. Some people only develop symptoms of periodic paralysis due to hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). This entity is distinguished with thyroid function tests, and the diagnosis is instead called thyrotoxic periodic paralysis. [l] Patients often report years wasted with wrong iagnosis, wrong treatments, deadends and multiple doctors, test and clinics. The CMAP (Compound Muscle Amplitude Potential) test, also called the exercise EMG or X- EMG, is diagnostic in 70-80% of cases when done correctly. Besides the patient history or a report of serum potassium low normal or low during an attack, the CMAP is the current standard for medical testing. Genetic diagnosis is often unreliable as only a few of the more common gene locations are tested, but even with more extensive testing 20-37% of people with a clinical diagnosis of hypokalemic periodic aralysis have no known mutation in the two known genes. 2] Standard EMG testing cannot diagnose a patient unless they are in a full blown attack at the time of testing. Provoking an attack with exercise and diet then trying oral potassium can be diagnostic, but also dangerous as this form of PP has an alternate form known as hyperkalemic periodic paralysis. The symptoms are almost the same, but the treatment is different. The old glucose insulin challenge is dangerous and risky to the point of b eing life threatening and should never be done when other options are so eadily available[citation needed]. People with hypokalemic periodic paralysis are aften misdiagnosed as having a conversion disorder or hysterical paralysis since the weakenss is muscle based and doesnt correspond to nerve or spinal root distributions. The tendency of people with hypokalemic periodic paralysis to get paralyzed when epinephrine is released in fight or flight situations further adds to the temptation to dismiss the disorder as psychiatric. [3] hypokalemic periodic paralysis By Jian-Portacion

Training and Coaching Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 2000 words

Training and Coaching - Essay Example In addition, employees also clarify the organizational attitude, beliefs or behavior. Through a series of repetitive practice employees improve their output by adopting the skills learnt and also improve these skills.Coaching forms part of the training development that occurs when a coach supports a learner to achieve a professional or personal goal. In most cases, coaching is a confidential learning process designed to improve the learners’ performance, output, or personal growth. Unlike normal employee training, coaching is more effective since the coach is able to evaluate an individual’s progress. In this regard, the coach not only identifies the learner’s strengths and weaknesses, but he also provides a forum for feedback, by clarifying areas where the learner performs well and areas in which the learner must improve on.  In several instances, coaching results to the learners’ personal change in that a learner acquires clear understanding on the imp ortance of positive output towards the achievement of organizational goals. Coaching facilitates development of skills and performance aimed at specified tasks and overall job responsibility. Coaching also advocates for professional and personal development aimed at future responsibilities and professional roles.Identification of training and coaching needsIn an organization, training is often essential when employees are not meeting the organization’s standard or failing to meet the expected performance level. The difference between actual.