Rewriting Space in Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It?

Rewriting Space in Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It?

In her article "Rewriting Space in Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It?" Bernadine M. Hernandez analyses María Amparo Ruiz de Burton's text in the context of Mexican American and US-American literary history. In her novel published in 1872, Ruiz de Burton creates a space of racial and class difference that is a direct response to Mexicano displacement after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalg...

Who Would Have Thought?

Results of a study from Mississippi State University, working with the parents of more than 16,000 kids reveals big news. The study on self-control compared the scores of children exhibiting poor or unhappy behavior and how well they respected and worked with peers, to parents’ statements on how frequently they attended worship, talked with their children about religion, and argued about religi...

Mixed-Bloods, Mestizas, and Pintos: Race, Gender, and Claims to Whiteness in Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona and MarÃŁa Amparo Ruiz de Burton's Who Would Have Thought It?

Absence seizures during sleep: who would have thunk it?

Commentary Two of the most fundamental aspects of caring for children with epilepsy is knowledge of seizure type and frequency of seizures. The recent report by Sadleir calls for a reassessment of each. What is an absence seizure? The 1981 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification system of seizures described the features of an " absence attack " to include its " sudden onset,...

Who would have thought it? An operation proves to be the most effective therapy for adult-onset diabetes mellitus.

OBJECTIVE This report documents that the gastric bypass operation provides long-term control for obesity and diabetes. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Obesity and diabetes, both notoriously resistant to medical therapy, continue to be two of our most common and serious diseases. METHODS Over the last 14 years, 608 morbidly obese patients underwent gastric bypass, an operation that restricts caloric...