of sexual violence…[as] 55 per cent reported being gang raped in a conflict in which abduction‚ molestation‚ and sexual slavery became [a] commonplace. More than 100‚000 people were killed during the strife. Others suffered from the intentional amputation of arms and legs as well as other forms of mutilation. (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; United Nations Development Programme‚ 2007‚ p. 3). In spite of these aforementioned atrocities committed against civilians in Sierra
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Dietz‚ 2007). Overweight youth are at higher risk to develop Type II diabetes (Li‚ Ford‚ Zhao‚ & Mokdad‚ 2009). Type II diabetes increases the risk of long term complications such as renal disease‚ visual impairment‚ cardiovascular disease‚ amputation‚ neuropathy‚ up to and including death. Youth that are overweight are also at higher risk for musculoskeletal issues‚ sleep disorders‚ socio-economic problems due to families inability to obtain medications and treatment. Overweight youth are
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EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ASSIGNMENT 1: SALIENT FEATURES OF WORKMEN COMPENSATION ACT‚ 1923 Submitted by MOKSHA NAIR WORKMEN COMPENSATION ACT‚ 1923 Objective of the Act: The objective of the Act is to provide compensation to workmen for injury or an accident. It was the first Labour Law Act enacted to provide one time compensation to a workman injured on company’s premises or shop floor. Salient Features of the Act: 1. An employer is obligated
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the valve on my regulator‚ which he did”(8). Mount Everest “Demarcating the Nepal-Tibet border‚ Towering more than 12‚000 feet above the valley at its base‚ Everest looms as a three-sided pyramid of gleaming ice and dark‚ striated rock”(15). Amputation “Although‚ Unsoeld’s toes froze and would later be amputated‚ both men survived to tell their tale”(20). Mountaineers “Previously‚ Everest had by and large been the province of elite mountaineers”(21). Base Camp “The magazines intent was not
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Was Qin a good emperor or a bad emperor ? Qin was an emperor of many rules‚ he was a two faced emperor. Born on 18th February 259 BC‚ Qin was born into royalty. At only 12 years of age Qin was destined to be king‚ emperor with lots of ambitions for the whole of his reign. He named himself “Huangdi” which means ”great sovereign“ Qin was an emperor who cut both ways through life‚ from good to bad. He started to build the Great Wall of China to keep the peasants in and enemy invaders out‚ which
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to other vital organs. Coronary artery disease can cause other life-threatening conditions such as: Aneurysm- caused by an occlusion‚ rupture or hemorrhage (Due to a buildup of pressure) in the aorta Peripheral vascular disease – gangrene and amputation could result due to the diminished blood supply to the legs via the iliac arteries. Ischemic heart disease (Angina Pectoris)– occlusion in the coronary arteries Myocardial infarction (heart attack) – death of myocardial tissue caused by the inefficient
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Edwin Lopez Ms. Korbelack English 121 13 November 2012 “Blood” Diamonds in Africa “In Sierra Leone‚ more than 10‚000 people have suffered amputation because of the diamond trade‚ which has become a trademark atrocity for the rebels”. Unfortunately‚ Ibrahim Fofana‚ a diamond miner‚ shared a similar fate to the thousands that suffered brutal amputations from the Rebels. Ibrahim Fofana is like many of the miners who are forced to work long brutal hours in diamond mines. And according to UK Channel
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Examination of the Use of Language in "A Clockwork Orange" The created patch-work language of Nadsat in the novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ satirizes the social classes and gang life of Anthony Burgess’s futuristic society. The most prominent of these tools being his use of a completely new language and the depiction of family life from the eyes of a fifteen year old English hoodlum. Burgess effectively broke arcane traditions when he wrote A Clockwork Orange by blending two forms of effective speech
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This step focuses on patients who have serious complications related to their diabetes and patients who have had the disease for a long time ("Ehow"‚ 1999-2012). Some of these complications can include heart disease‚ lower limb amputations‚ neuropathy‚ kidney disease‚ kidney failure‚ eye trouble such as glaucoma‚ etc. These patients need to continue to monitor feet daily for any types of injuries or infections‚ need to monitor blood sugar levels closely and after every meal‚ take
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During the Civil War‚ roughly 500 thousand soldiers died‚ with the Confederate losing almost twenty times more soldiers than the Union‚ not counting the countless number of soldiers that died from disease and other non-war related topics (LaFantaSie). Both sides lost gut-wrenching numbers of soldiers during the Civil War‚ all because of there different beliefs. While death took a large toll‚ there were other tasks that soldiers had to worry about such as hunger and disease. Even Though soldiers may
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