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Admiration or Patronization? A Look Into Mary Austin’s Ecologically Noble Savage
In her collection titled The Land of Little Rain, Mary Hunter Austin, known for her early 20th century writings about the Native American community, presents an enchanting view of Southwestern California and its Indigenous inhabitants. Scholars often praise Austin for her “detailed descriptions of the wild creatures and landscapes [that] she observed so lovingly.” Yet, […]
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Saving Ma Ganga: Investigating the Conflict Between Religious Purity and Bacterial Impurity of the Ganges River
The Ganges, or Ganga, is a river that extends nearly 1,680 miles from the base of the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. Like most major world rivers, it is an essential aspect of daily life for those who live along its banks, providing drinking water, irrigation for crops, and serving as an avenue for […]

IntroductionEmergency rooms (ERs) offer an assorted range of services to a diverse patient population, providing medical care at all hours, catering to immediate health concerns, and supplying primary health care to the urban poor. Private hospitals often redirect uninsured and impoverished patients who cannot afford care to public ERs, which treat patients who are unable […]