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- 11261: Fighting For Our Love Ones
- In today’s world, most families have a love one struggling to live with cancer, HIV, glaucoma, or multiple sclerosis. Most of us, here in the United States, have watched a love one endure the pain of chemotherapy, uncontrollable ... medical purposes. Once marijuana is recognized as a medicine, solutions may be found to either change how one intakes marijuana or to eliminate some of the tar found in cannabis smoke. As we approach the new millenium, the United States is well equipped with technology to address and to solve these problems. How can we help our love ones deal with the pain and agony of a deadly disease? How can ...
- 11262: Firefighting
- ... to pass a written test; tests of strength, physical stamina, coordination and agility; and a medical examination-including screens for drug use"(Caeers297). Some large departments have on the job training classes or courses for new fire fighters. These courses teach them how to use equipment and study fire fighting techniques (Snelling Sr and Snelling 112) . Some personal qualities fire fighters need would be courage, mental alertness, endurence, mechanical aptitude, and ... overall employment out look looks good. Every year there are thousands of job opportunities available. These jobs are available from other fire fighters who retire, die or go to a different job. A lot of new jobs are made when a small town upgrades their volunteer fire department to an organized City Fire Department (Hopke 242). Fire fighters seldom get fired or layed off. This is because fire protection is so important. "Even when budget cuts do occur, local fire departments usually cut expenses by postponing equipment purchases or not hiring new fire fighters, rather than by laying off staff" (Jist 279) The competition for these jobs is tough because so many apply, but even so the employment is good. The working conditions for fire fighting ...
- 11263: Firearms
- ... depending on the model of a pistol) before you start the shoot-out. Rifles – first rifles appeared in 14 century and since, they had been the most popular sort of weapon but just until the World War I. Easy to produce, very simple in design, they were favored by many armies, until the machine-guns started to seize the market. The rifle is characterized by a long barrel, which gives a ... of fire in addition to a long range. Of course, everybody is familiar with Kalashinikoff (or more exactly, AK-47). Effective, reliable, uncomplicated, and easy-to-use, it became the most popular firearm in the world and a true love of all the Islamic terrorists. In the Vietnam War, it was considered superficial to American M-16, which was even disliked by American soldiers, because it often jammed. There’re also ... say something like “the firearms are bad, they kill people, let’s ban them.” No! The weapons have always existed, and will always exist. Unfortunately, death is the principle on which our nature and the world rests – “kill, or be killed” (by the way, heart diseases and road accidents kill more people a day than firearms do), so banning and stopping the production of firearms would not be a smart ...
- 11264: Family A Tough Bond To Break
- Family: A tough Bond to Break Many wise pholosophers say that only 7 stories exist in the world as we know it. The struggle of good versus evil, finding true love, and the rise and fall of important people have been written about since the discovery of pen and paper. One theme that ... infant when his father set out to fight at Troy, he really does not remember him. By hearing stories about the great acts his father committed, he feels that he knows him better. This brings new feelings about is father. Telemacus is also upset about the suitors that are evading his fathers house trying to marry his mother. The suitors are squandering away Odysseus’ fortune. He resents the suitors very much ...
- 11265: Documentation Skills And Occup
- ... they have to the fullest. Therapists know that in this particular field there will not be a dramatic improvement, but there will be a better quality of life lived by the patient. In today’s world, it is extremely important to keep accurate records on all aspects of care giving. According to Sladyk, “Documentation is one of the most important duties an occupational therapist can have aside from treating the patient ... in our curriculum. Works Cited Aquaviva, J.D. Effective Documentation for Occupational Therapy. Bethesda, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association, 1992. Early, M.B. Mental Health Concepts and Techniques for the Occupational Therapist Assistant. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Raven Press, 1993. Markell, Mike. Technical Communication: Situations and Strategies. 5th ed. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, 1998. Okeema, Kathleen. Cognition and Perception in Occupational Therapy. Gaithsburg, MD: Aspen Publishing, 1993 ...
- 11266: Deceptive Advertising
- Deceptive Advertising As a consumer in a world of constant advertising messages being flashed before my eyes, I am always wary of the truth of those messages that I see. It is terrible when consumers see an advertisement, whether it is in a ... won’t have to worry about deceptive advertisements because advertising agencies and automobile companies will have to clearly state all the costs and conditions in a clear manner. One day I plan on purchasing a new car and it is very likely that I will lease it. This settlement between Grey Advertising and the Federal Trade Commission will put some ease to the consumer because they know that the advertisements should ...
- 11267: Personal Growth Experience
- ... born, I chose to go to the United States of America, so that my child can have a better life. In Brazil, the education is not challenging, and not recognized in other parts of the world as a higher education. For him to have a better education, a better standard of living, and for him to have what we never had, we had to give up our lives in Brazil. As ... home he goes to his room without talking to me, or saying anything about his day. I guess that is what all kids go through in these years, because of the stage of exploration of new things in life. Like driving, video games, girls, and puberty. I still love my son, and even if he doesn t want to talk to me then I guess he has everything in order in ...
- 11268: Personal Territories
- ... feel so defensive about their own personal territory is that we can feel secure and comfortable in our own territory. No other people can interrupt or step into it once you are in your own world. You are the only owner of your territory. Others who come across may be viewed as invaders. Even if they donˇ¦t have the intention to take away your territory, a great opposition against them ... Despite the fact that it is our own nature to protect ourselves from attackers, our feelings also make us reveal how you actually feel inside your heart. If someone wants to enter in your personal world, your may first feel angry and irritated. Then, you realize that you have lost something that seems to be important and have a lonely feeling. There are many different kinds of personal territories such as ... some tricks on it so that I was not able to use the computer without his help. Although it is only a small quarrel between sister and brother, it seems to me that my own world was taken by him. I had never been as angry as how I feel that time and I realized the existence of my personal territory. As we know about the importance of our own ...
- 11269: Defining Honor
- ... his election as captain shows that the other boys have confidence in his play, and therefore this position gives him a local reputation as a comparatively good player and leader. Now many people in the world have only this idea of honor; and, when they speak of holding their honor sacred above all else, they mean keeping their reputation good in the eyes of men. For this reason, they value any ... men bound themselves by solemn vows to keep certain laws which were necessary for carrying out their work, and their obligation or sense of responsibility to keep these laws they called their "Honor." Hence a new conception of honor came into being, and their code of honor was the law according to which their conduct was judged among themselves. This is, of course, a very different idea of honor from that ...
- 11270: Philosophy 3
- Materialism is The metaphysical doctrine that matter with its motions and qualities is the ultimate reality of all things (Miller 156). This basically means that the nature of the world is entirely dependent on matter. Idealism is The metaphysical theory that all things are constituted by mind and its ideas (Miller 132). This basically means that the nature of the world is entirely dependent on the mind and its ideas. A materialist would believe that the mind is only part of the matter that our nature is made up of, and not things we believe in ... do not have the matter, therefore we would not have anything to test, As in a scientific experiment. In conclusion, I believe that there should be a happy medium between Materialism and Idealism, because the world is dependent of both the mind and matter.
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