The Unraveling of Affirmative Action Racial preferences spring from worthy intentions‚ but they have had unintended consequences—including an academic mismatch in many cases between minority students and the schools to which they are admitted. There’s a better way to help the disadvantaged. By RICHARD SANDER and STUART TAYLOR JR. Jareau Hall breezed through high school in Syracuse‚ N.Y. Graduating in the top 20% of his class‚ he had been class president and a successful athlete‚ and he sang
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Chapter 1 Introduction Background of the Study Having been a former high school graduating students‚ we experienced the same stress and pressure of choosing amongst the multitude of course to take in college. In view of this things‚ we decided to conduct a research regarding what courses will further their chance of getting a good career upon their graduation. We will make a parallel research having the pulp of the presently graduating 4th year students regarding their course
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Dementia Awareness Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms including memory loss‚ confusion‚ mood changes and difficulty with day-to-day tasks. There are many causes of dementia. The brain‚ along with the spinal cord‚ makes up the central nervous system‚ and it is this that controls all of our body’s functions. Within the brain there are billions of nerve cells that are known as neurons. These neurons communicate with each other and with other parts of the body by sending
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1. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs states that people will first attempt to fulfill basic needs such as physiological and safety needs‚ and then if those are satisfied‚ they will make efforts to satisfy other needs‚ such as social and esteem needs. According to this theory‚ only when their most basic needs have been satisfied will people be able to concentrate on satisfying higher-level needs. However‚ if their basic physiological and safety needs become threatened‚ they would then be likely to revert
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EIGHT CAREGIVING MAXIMS FOR DEALING WITH PERPLEXING BEHAVIOURS Don’t try and stop people with dementia from doing something just because it isn’t being done “properly”. Give them time to do things in their own way at their own pace. People with dementia understand far more than they are ever given credit for. Take care what is said in their presence and don’t exclude them from conversations or decisions. Bossiness is Just Not On. It’s very easy to confuse “caring” with “controlling” and nothing
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Dementia Awareness Unit 1. Explain what the term Dementia means 2. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia 3. Explain why depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia 4. Outline the medical models of dementia 5. Outline the social models of dementia 6. Explain why dementia should be viewed as a disability 7. List the most common causes of dementia 8. Describe the likely signs and symptoms of the most common causes
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IN ORDER TO STOP THE deforestation OF trees FROM THE rainforest ECOSYSTEM‚ PEOPLE NEED TO STOP using as much paper products in their household. IN ORDER TO STOP THE deforestation OF trees FROM THE rainforest ECOSYSTEM‚ PEOPLE NEED TO STOP using as much paper products in their household. The first part the campaign has to make people feel ashamed and guilty for deforestation of tropical rainforest. The people cutting the trees make it seem like it is good for animals and plants‚ but really it’s
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Dementia is a broad description that consist of numerous different types and involves several symptoms‚ therefore‚ making this disease the greatest misunderstood conditions in medicine today. The cause of dementia are factors such as age‚ family history‚ hardening of the arteries‚ heavy alcohol consumption‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol and diabetes which leads to damaged neurons. When the brain cells become injured‚ they lose the ability to communicate with other cells‚ leading to memory
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Dementia is usually a progressive debilitating syndrome that changes the person’s life forever. People can have many different ways of coping with the diagnosis of dementia. These emotions can become obstacles that could hinder the patient’s progress in therapy if they are not addressed. It is important that therapists recognize what is dementia‚ the daily challenges their patients and family members might be dealing with when diagnosed with dementia and what skills they‚ as therapists‚ should
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CU2650 Support Individuals with Specific Communication Needs 1.1 The importance of meeting a service user’s communication needs is very important. In my job role I need to communicate with people all the time. First and foremost the service user I am supporting‚ but there are also their family and friends‚ who are likely to be involved in the personal support plan. The way in which I communicate will be different depending on the service user I am communicating with and the purpose of which
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