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    school. He introduced me to the way parts of the body are integrated, and how treatment and care of one part of the body can improve other seemingly unrelated parts. I was a proud sponsor of a medical student right after graduation from Gustavus Adolphus College with a degree in Russian Studies. My plans of being a spy or international relations consultant were unrealistic in Des Moines, Iowa. I did not pursue a doctorate in Russian Studies, either, partly because

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    Experience with Research After graduating from high school in 1993, I attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. In 1997, I graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Sociology. Shortly after graduating, I took the Minnesota Merit System civil examination and accepted a job as a Child Protection Social Worker. I had often dreamt of becoming a nurse so to make that dream a reality, I returned to college and graduated with an Associate Degree in Nursing in 2006. In an effort

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    The Neuman Systems Model Ginger Weber University of South Carolina Upstate   Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of the Nueman Systems Model on the world of healthcare through the use of research done in two studies by Giggliotti (2007) and Bourdeanu, & Dee (2013) and the affect the NSM has had on nursing education as shown by Clark in the Neuman Systems

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    people today believe reading in young adults are becoming lost arts. Millennials have been perceived by news articles, older generations, and most of society that reading is a feature of the past. According to a study, mentioned later, done on a college campus maybe the older generations are terribly wrong. Reading is what morphs a person into who they. Maybe millennials are reading, but just not in the same manner or ways as older generations. My first experience with reading, that I can remember

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    Today, it is the second-largest coffee port in the country. Among those importers, Westfeldt Brothers Inc. is one of the oldest of its kind in the United States. The company was first founded in Mobile, Alabama, in 1851 by Swedish Vice Consul Gustavus Adolphus George Westfeldt, who had immigrated to the U.S. in 1835. Westfeldt moved to New Orleans in 1853. By 1880, his company had become one of the country’s principal green coffee importers. Since then, it has been run by six generations of Westfeldts

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    On Monday, December 11th, I observed a General Chemistry class at Gustavus Adolphus College taught by Dr. Anna Volkert. This class was undergoing changes in order to best prepare the students identified as not having as many math skills (by a test) for organic chemistry or at least helping them pass chemistry if it was required for their major (like nursing). The class itself was a general stair step lay out facing a black board and screen, both were used by the professor during the lecture. There

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    Today, it is the second largest coffee port in the country. Among those importers, Westfeldt Brothers Inc. is one of the oldest of its kind in the United States. The company was first founded in Mobile, Alabama, in 1851 by Swedish Vice Consul Gustavus Adolphus George Westfeldt, who had immigrated to the U.S. in 1835. Westfeldt moved to New Orleans in 1853. By 1880, his company had become one of the country’s principal green coffee importers. Since then, it has been run by six generations of Westfeldts

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    young age, a multicultural education can be the first stage of a child’s vocational training according to a book called Integrating Service Learning and Multicultural Education in Colleges and Universities, written by Carolyn O’Grady, Director of the Center for International and Cultural Education at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota. Children who have a complete understanding in history, culture, and society are much more

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    The Society for Experiential Education defines service learning as, “any carefully monitored service experience in which a student has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what he or she is learning throughout the experience” (Staton 1). Service learning is a great opportunity to get extra learning experiences while also experiencing the community around the universities campus. “Service learning allows students to apply what they are learning from their instructors, peers, and readings

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    Pulitzer Prize for his book Battle Cry of Freedom, James M. McPherson, is a great american civil war historian. Born in Valley City, North Dakota on October 11, 1936 McPherson attended St. Peter High School. After graduation he attended Gustavus Adolphus College and in 1958 earned his bachelor’s degree with Magnum Cum Laude. He later attended John Hopkins University and earned his Ph.D. in 1963 and is now currently working as Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. McPherson is most well known

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