work productivity is shortchanged when all alcoholics are considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical professional and a referral to treatment only about 10 percent of the time.According to a study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2004‚ in considering the state averages of the percentages of people with alcohol
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Child Abuse General Purpose: To inform my audience about child abuse. Specific Purpose: After my speech my audience will understand the different forms of child abuse and how to prevent this to happen. Thesis (Central Idea): Child abuse can be a harmful situation but us as a community we can prevent this to keep happening. INTRODUCTION: Attention Getter: “Bruises fade but the pain last forever”. Orientation: Child abuse happens when an adult mistreats or neglects a child. Thesis (Central
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questions myself‚ I started learning more about myself that I never really paid attention to before. For me‚ the most significant world event I have experienced was 9/11. Though I was very young‚ I remember my mom turning on the news and just starring in awe. She didn’t know how to react exactly‚ but I remember the shock on her face and how she seemed scared. I was too young at the time to really think much of it‚ but now thinking back to it‚ I understand why she was so shocked. It was an event that
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Laboratory 9 Lab title: Conductivity of solutions and Household Items PURPOSE: To understand the compounds that dissociate (break into ions) when dissolved in water. Determine ionic compounds are electrolytes. To identify solutions as electrolytic and non-electrolytic‚ and to identify variations in conductivity among electrolytes. Substances that are capable of conducting an electric current in solution are known as electrolytes. Substances that do not conduct an electric current
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Defining Abuse Abuse includes humiliating you‚ threatening you‚ intimidating you or possibly coercing you. It doesn’t include normal management tasks such as reviewing your performance or assigning your workload‚ unless your boss does so unfairly. Unfairness ranges from racial or sexual discrimination to singling you out for the worst assignments as a way to bully and dominate you. Offensive‚ humiliating verbal or physical conduct may count as harassment as well as being abusive. Types Abuse manifests
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Child abuse Physical abuse is a form of a neglect it is when the parents or care givers are not providing the necessary needs of the child; such as not providing shelter for the child‚ and not supervising the child. Physical abuse is also defined as a physical force or violence’s that results in bodily injuries or pain. With the lack of supervision a child will be free to do whatever they want because they feel that there are no consequences. A child needs to have
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Child Abuse in America (Persuasive Essay) “Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.”-Herbert Ward. The writer is going to cite examples and portray vivid details so that the reader will understand about child abuse. “Child cruelty does not discriminate against a child because of race‚ sex‚ age‚ religion‚ or socioeconomic.”(1) “According to the two research articles that the essayist refers to child abuse now is recognizable in four categories.” (1) Child abuse should
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How to survive a bushfire: The safest place to be is away from the fire. To survive a bushfire you must firstly have a bushfire to survive from. No that does not mean you go light the local park on fire. But if a bushfire comes your way‚ this is what to do. 1: Think of you first: Everyone else is thinking of their survival. There is no time to be helping people unless you REALLY need to‚ they should be fine on their own and you could be slowing yourself or other people down. 2: Only stay and defend
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Elder Abuse Jaleesa Nieves 4/12/2014 Elder abuse is the most common type of abuse that gets looked over. People normally do not suspect or even think an elderly person may be getting abused‚ but this is a serious topic in nursing homes and hospitals. Tens of thousands of the elderly are being abused in the United States. More than half a million reports of abuse against the elderly reach authorities every year‚ and millions more cases go unreported. The reason is as these seniors
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gambling. Other people do it for the release of anger. For whatever reason‚ or however a dog is abused it is illegal in most places. Some people who abuse dogs do not do it on purpose. They hurt them because they do not realize what they are doing. Some people try to keep their dogs under control by using cruel types of discipline. They may think that punishment and intimidation are the best ways to solve a problem. Some people hoard animals‚ which is when you have too many animals to care for
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