to have a higher chance to develop PTSD in contrast to those who have not experienced combat based trauma. Ron Kovic‚ a Vietnam War veteran who sacrificed much in his service in Southeast Asia wrote the novel Born on the Fourth of July‚ it states‚ "July fourth‚ nineteen forty-six. I was born on the Fourth of July. I can’t feel...” (Kovic‚ 1976). Like many veterans‚ Kovic is haunted by mentioning of the war that reminds him of the experience and cannot feel the same about talking to one about Southeast
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today we fail to address several issues that need to be addressed. Unfortunately‚ child abuse is one of the major issues that our country is plagued with‚ yet we neglect to bring this to the attention of the entire nation. It is often over looked because everyone has a different view of what exactly defines child abuse. The International Child Abuse Network (ICAN) uses four basis catigories to docunment the child abuse cases. They are: emotional abuse‚ neglect‚ physical abuse‚ and sexual abuse
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world than is visible. Probably‚ the magnetic compass sparked the genius in Albert and gave him the direction‚ which lead to the road of exploration that he followed rest of his life. Alberts mother always encouraged his exploration‚ even as a child he was allowed his freedom. He wasnt social or athletic‚ and wasnt pushed to be so. Albert had the opportunity to interact with adults in an intellectual way. His uncle‚ an engineer‚ would come to the house and Albert would join in the discussions
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We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence‚ and its only end. Benjamin Disraeli Love does it mean for you something? Of course it seems to be very strange‚ mysterious and unknown‚ but you can not deny the fact that love always arouses only pleasant emotions in people. Although‚ it is not so easy to clear up what love is. I am sure that everybody will say that it is a great feeling which changes people for the better and makes them very romantic
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HEPATITIS A A food-borne illness is any illness resulting from the consumption of contaminated food‚ pathogenic bacteria‚ viruses‚ or parasites that contaminate foods (Wikipedia‚ 2012). Foodborne illness usually arises from improper handling‚ preparation‚ or food storage. Each year in the United States between 6.5 to 33 million cases of illness are attributed to food-borne illness and 9‚000 people die as the result.(Abgrall & Misner‚ 1998) Hepatitis A is a common food borne illness‚ which can
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The Day You Were Born I was forty-one weeks and one day pregnant‚ lying in an uncomfortable hospital bed‚ wearing a hideous pink gown‚ and counting the minutes until my next contraction. Apparently‚ you were very comfortable in my tummy because there was no sign of you making your appearance any time soon. I was having plenty of contractions but was not dilating; our doctor was looking for a count of at least 60 on the room monitor‚ but I was only in the mid-20s. Before long she ordered that
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Born On The Fourth Of July is a book about self-discovery. From beginning to end‚ we can see Ron Kovic‚ the author‚ struggling to survive life. Kovic is constantly trying to be the best at everything. From the very start when Kovic is little‚ he tells us that he likes working out with his arms in order to make himself bigger‚ which trying to make up for being too short. He joined the boy scouts with his friends and marched in the Memorial Day parade. He hit a home run for his first time at bat in
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Baby Dumping by Tharshanath Kunakai Baby dumping occurs when a pair of irresponsible parents mainly teenagers decide to just abandon their newborn baby and place them where? In an unfavorable condition‚ such as the dumpsters‚ abandoned places or even in front of someone else’s house. Baby dumping is also considered as a form of murder and the irresponsible parents will be punished and placed behind the bars. It is also considered illegal in all countries. According to a reliable source‚ a baby is
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0‚9171‚973763-1‚00.html Are Gay Men Born That Way? By Christine Gorman;J. Madeleine Nash/Los Angeles Monday‚ Sept. 09‚ 1991 Gay men often claim that even as children they knew they were somehow "different" from other boys. Many say that sense even preceded puberty. And yet‚ though researchers have tried for decades to identify a biological basis for homosexuality -- which seems to be present in all human societies -- they have mostly come up dry. Tantalizing
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Kovic’s "Born On The Fourth Of July" This was an extremely powerful book. Ron Kovic is very able to get his point across to the reader. He brings you throughout his life showing you‚ no. . . showing cannot describe the feeling adequately enough. He puts you into his life‚ when he goes through the trenches‚ you go with him. When he hits a home run for little league you can experience‚ not the joy it brought him at the time‚ but the pain in remembering that joy now that he can no longer do
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