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А давайте начнём литературную дискуссию? Вот моя знакомая primavera2006   утверждает следующее (скопировано здесь с её позволения):

"а я вот закончила фил фак с красным дипломом и вот имею право и скажу так :)) все произведения мировой худ. лит-ры можно сжать до такого сюжета: "котята плакали, кололись, но продолжали жрать кактус". ага, я понимаю, ересь с общепринятой т.зр."


Комментарии? Мнения? Подтверждения? Возражения? :)


Let's start a literary discussion? My LJ-friend primavera2006 has made the following statement (which is copied here by her permission):

"And I have graduated with a degree in literature summa cum laude and, therefore, have the right and will say the following:  all works of world literature (fiction, that is) can be summarized like this: 'kittens cried, pricked themselves, but continued to chow down on the cactus'--yes, I understand, that is heterodox as opposed to the common viewpoint."

Comments? Opinions? Agree? Disagree?

A senior colleague posed this question the other day...

I wonder...

This has been the subject of much discussion in several courses I've taken for my Master's degree in nursing. And in one of the classes, someone made this comment (don't recall who, which class, or the original source of the comment):

The public sees the nurse as one of the four:

1. The ministering angel (Lady with the lamp)
2. The doctor's handmaiden (Yes, Sir, let me fetch the chart and hold the towel for you)
3. A battleaxe (like Nurse Ratchett)
4. A sex symbol (No comment)

So! I'd love to hear others' opinions :)

Could anybody here provide any info or direct me to any sources regarding quarantine for and treatment of smallpox in Victorian England?

Thank you very much,
Cat

What do you all think about the proposed U.S. healthcare reform?

Just wondering...

Thanks,
Cat

Hi all,

Anybody here could tell me the exact translation of this quotation from Francis Bacon?

"Natura enim non nisi parendo vincitur."

Thank you!

Cat

Is anybody reading this?  Would anybody like to know the story behind the title and subtitle of this journal?