What’s so wrong about the word “retard”? Joseph Franklin would say‚“ it means that the rest of you are excluding us from your group. We are something that is not like you and something that none of you would ever want to be. We are something outside the "in" group. We are someone that is not your kind. I want you to know that it hurts to be left out here‚ alone.” Franklin has Down syndrome. The 30 year old who serves as a Global Messenger for the Special Olympics‚ has struggled with the public’s
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of active but absolutely non-violent resistance to oppression. In his words: “Truth (satya) implies love‚ and firmness (agraha) engenders and therefore serves as a synonym for force. I thus began to call the Indian movement Satyagraha‚ that is to say‚ the Force which is born of Truth and Love or non-violence‚ and gave up the use of the phrase “passive resistance”‚ in connection with it‚ so much so that even in English writing we often avoided it and used instead the word “satyagraha”... [Satyagraha
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RELIGION AND PEACE: Islam SACRED TEXTS -The sacred texts of Islam‚ the Qur’an and the way of the Prophet Muhammad (sunna) as found in the hadith‚ are fundamental to Islam. -Qur’an is the fundamental text for all Muslims -It contains the revelation of Allah‚ complete and unaltered as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad -Qur’an is organised into 114 Surahs or chapters -Hadith refers to the collection of traditions of the words and deeds of Muhammad -The Qur’an sets out clear paths for Muslims
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Brittany Schafer September 21‚ 2012 Period 4 A Separate Peace Final Draft In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ it relates to a complicated friendship of two young boys Gene and Phineas. Gene is jealous of Phineas’ achievements and lets his anger destroy their relationship. The boys at Devon in the summer of 1942 have to deal with the fear World War II brings. Each time the boys feel safe and peaceful‚ reality sets in and reminds them of the warfare around them. The boy’s mental
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The cost of leasing production equipment is classified as: Prime Cost: No Product Cost: Yes The wages of factory maintenance personnel would usually be considered to be: Indirect Labor: Yes Manufacturing OH: Yes Manufacturing overhead consists of: all manufacturing costs‚ except direct materials and direct labor. Which of the following costs would not be included as part of manufacturing overhead? Insurance on sales vehicles Conversion costs consist of which of the following: Direct labor and
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A Separate Peace A Separate Peace is a novel about two boy’s lives and how they evolve during the course of WWII. The story was written by John Knowles‚ who also left home to attend a school at the age of 15. The story involves many instances in which the barriers between friendship and rivalry are cited. One of the main characters of the story‚ Phineas‚ often demonstrates that it is important to be yourself and try to make the best out of a situation whenever confronted by one. Phineas
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PEACE IN MINDANAO The peace process in Mindanao still needs a lot of work. The path to peace on the Bangsamoro sector. The establishment of compromising and reaching of the meeting of minds has been conducted. What I want to see is how this will all played out. It is one big step and a giant leaf to a very narrow treacherous process to surpass from but the president assures that it will be done or happen when our countrymen will be willing to help them in their quest for peace. The
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non-specific LBP‚ while STarTBack considers the biopsychosocial dimensions of non-specific LBP64. STarT Back Screening Tool STarTBack64 is an example of SCAs that aims to match conservative care with patient clinical presentation. STarTBack was originally designed to help determine the risk of delayed recovery (persistent disability) for non-specific LBP patients in the primary care setting and to select appropriate relevant treatment options64. Specifically‚ the 9-item questionnaire aims to subgroup
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Mooradian 1 Creation of the World: Comparison Essay The religions Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity all have similarities and differences based on their ideas of how the world was created. Judaism is based on the fact that God brought everything into the world (heaven and earth‚ mountains and rivers) and that Earth was created during the six days of creation. During the six days‚ God created everything in the world. The seventh day is a day of rest‚ and a day to worship God. The Islam religion has
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14-1 1.) Philippians 2:1-4 Paul asks a lot of questions with obvious answers. These question are concerning selflessness‚ unity‚ love and compassion. Paul states that agreeing with each other‚ loving one another‚ and working together with one mind and purpose would make him truly happy. Paul ends these verses by again stating to be selfless and humble. The theme in these verses is selflessness‚ unity‚ and humility. Paul charges his audience to keep these traits and to practice them in everything
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