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    an arithmetical triangle that is easy to construct and that gives the coefficients of the expansion of the algebraic expression expression (a + b)n for different integer values of n. Pascal’s Triangle was first discovered by Chinese mathematician, Yang Hui, and rediscovered 500 years later by the French mathematician, Blaise Pascal (1623-62). The Chinese mathematician, Chu Shih Chieh, depicted the triangle and indicated its use in providing coefficients for the binomial expansion of (a + b)n in

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    To be lost is to lose all hope. To lose all your aspirations. To surrender all your dreams. Just because your lost, it doesn’t mean that you will not be found. In Amy Tan’s “The Moon Lady,” Ying- Ying, the main protagonist, fights with herself and with her culture. Ying-ying is longing to be found — to be reunited with her family — and with herself. At a youthful age, Ying-ying’s childish belief in personal fate and destiny later on led to a rule of passivity and listlessness. Ying-ying realizes

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    In the Chinese culture women rely on others for assistance during pregnancy. Some health care providers may try and encourage an independent role which may seem as uncaring to Chinese women. After birth, there is a period called Zuo yuezi or the sitting month. This is where the mother stays in bed and does not do any housework for thirty days. There should also be no sexual activity during this month (Ratisoja, 2017). In some cases, infants will be separated from their mother for 24 hours after birth

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    The Grim Graveyard You won't believe this story but it's true, One year me and my sister Z yang were trick-or-treating when we saw this graveyard that connected to a neighborhood we wanted to go through.”hey Z let's go through that graveyard, there is no way that it is haunted!” I said “J.M. I don't think that's a very smart idea.”Z said I then said “look Im Jr. Mira Yang and you are Z Yang. We are descended from a GHOSTHUNTER! There's no way you're scared.” I said “ok J.M. I'll go through it BUT

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    Yin and Yang The purpose of this paper is to expound on Chinese culture as it relates to nursing practice. I chose the Chinese culture to better understand the culture that is rapidly growing around the Denver metropolitan area. Through research and thorough application, I will be able to put into practice Purnell’s Model for Cultural competence and “forge a greater understanding of what is similar and different among the various cultures that make up the healthcare team…Nurses who utilize transcultural

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    the idea of balance. We see this in Yin and Yang, and a balance between light and dark, or tall and short. While the Americanized version of this concept is the difference between the two, the original concept looks at how yin and yang balance each other and work together. This idea of balance is integrated in the idea of the five seasons and the elements that represent those seasons. The five elements are also related to Taoism in many ways. Yin and Yang is also part of the Chinese world creation

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    Perfection in Ursula LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven Is there such a place where ideal perfection exists? Can our views on social, political, and moral issues ever concur with one another? The answer to these questions is simple - no. The world we live in today is full of social, political, and moral imperfections that hinder our ability to live a life free of evil. In Ursula LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven, this imperfect lifestyle is the foundation on which the desire for a utopian society sits

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    life today. Yin and Yang is the most universally recognizable symbol for Taoism. The symbol is a circle with one half black and the other half white. Both halves have a spot with the opposite color which represents being part of the other. Yin and Yang are two complementary, interdependent principles or phases alternating in space and time; they are emblems envoking the harmonious interplay of all pairs of opposites in the universe. (Taoism, 2007) Taoist believe yin and yang exist in all aspects

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    well-crafted character Chin-Kee answers all the questions correctly while people just stare vacantly in the background: Female Teacher: The Nina, the Pinta, and the- Chin-Kee: Santa Malia! Male Teacher: The ulna is connected to the- Chin-Kee: Humelus! (Yang 112). To some people this is not be viewed as a stereotype due to the fact it is not instantly perceived as “negative”; for those readers who delve in deeper, this stereotype outlines the educational daily hidden pressure of people from Chinese descent

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    I work in a community hospital that serves a large Mexican population. There are many barriers to care for these patients because of the language barrier, different cultural beliefs, and at times nonadherence. It is important for nurses to understand the similarities and the differences of this culture to one’s own to avoid the generalization and bias. Mexicans are descendants of Central American Indian, Native Americans, Spanish, Africans, and Europeans. Foods most common in the Mexican diet include

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