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    Missing). Due to intergenerational trauma‚ Aboriginal women often engage in prostitution or are more likely to be trafficked across Canada‚ herein lies the possibility of them being victims of sexual assaults (Citation Missing). Additionally‚ the odds are against Aboriginal women as most have limited education coupled with the lack of resources often serves as a pathway to avenues where they are more prone

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    On Against Joie De Vivre

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    Brady Detwiler Art of Nonfiction Professor Hoffman 10/15/14 On “Against Joie de Vivre” Phillip Lopate’s “Against Joie de Vivre” is‚ in a sense‚ an absurd project. The term joie de vivre‚ after all‚ literally translates as “the joy of living”‚ and if we as readers are to take this denotation at face value‚ one must naturally ask—why would one take up such an argument? The title tacitly asserts a nonsensical proposition‚ and presuming that we are convinced by what Lopate writes‚ what then shall we

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    Three opposing arguments will be examined for the resurrection of Christ. Many arguments have been made against the resurrection throughout the years‚ but the three most popular theories will be explained. After the opposing arguments are explained‚ four arguments for the resurrection will be presented to refute those claims. The Swoon Theory The swoon theory or Apparent Death theory suggests that Jesus was not actually dead‚ but merely had fainted or passed out. Other sources also suggest that

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    Rhinovirus Sierra Smith Pd: 2 1/17/13 “Human Rhinoviruses are the most common viral infective agents against humans and are the predominant cause of the worldly known common cold. Rhinovirus infection proliferates in temperatures between thirty to thirty-five degrees Celsius. This may also be why the Rhinovirus occurs mostly in the nose.” “It is a species in the genus enterovirus of the picorativiridae family of viruses.” Shockingly‚ there are ninety-nine recognized types of

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    ARTICLE Open Access Workplace violence against physicians and nurses in Palestinian public hospitals: a cross-sectional study Mohamad Kitaneh and Motasem Hamdan* Abstract Background: Violence against healthcare workers in Palestinian hospitals is common. However‚ this issue is under researched and little evidence exists. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence‚ magnitude‚ consequences and possible risk factors for workplace violence against nurses and physicians working in public Palestinian

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    Jacob E. Bell 02-28-08 Philosophy 60 T-TH 10:40-12:10 The case against abortion Is abortion murder or a matter of choice is a question that has been in the mainstream of moral debates for as long as I can remember. I have always supported a women’s right to choose‚ however in this paper I shall look at the philosophical argument to the contrary. In this deductive look at a classic dilemma‚ I will first outline why killing a person is wrong and then determine at what point the “unborn”

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    Racing Against Your Heart Friedman‚ M‚. & Roseman‚ R.H. (1959). Association of specific over behavior pattern with blood and cardiovascular findings. Journal of the American Medical Association‚ 169‚ 1286-1296. This study by Friedman came about in a very odd way‚ and dared to take a look at things not understood and in an area no one had before ventured. Dr. Friedman was having the upholstery redone on the couches and chairs in his office‚ since with so much traffic from patients‚ it had

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    This argument is easily rebutted‚ and Janet Hadley argues against it by claiming that the potential for personhood does not equal moral value‚ “How far back does potentiality go–to the individual sperm or egg? No anti-abortion advocate have yet proposed rescuing eggs or sperm in order to save lives” (Hadley‚68)

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    COMMON GOOD: The Law’s End” (A Commentary on Summa Theologica Question 90‚ Article 2) I. INTRODUCTION “Et ideo omnis lex ad bonum commune ordinatur (Therefore every law is ordained to the common good).” This is the second component on the definition of law by St. Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica. For him‚ law “is nothing else than an ordinance of reason for the common good‚ made by him who has care of the community‚ and promulgated.” In this definition of St. Thomas‚ he provides

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    relating to Hospital’s Claims Against Rainey and Practice upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; WHEREAS‚ the Parties agree that this Agreement reflects a settlement of disputed and contested matters and that no Party admits any liability or responsibility for any act or omission by the execution of this Agreement; and WHEREAS‚ the above recitals are true and correct and made a part hereof. AGREEMENTS NOW‚ THEREFORE‚ in consideration of the releases and mutual promises

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