In the non-fictional book we is got him: The Kidnapping that Changed America by Carrie Hagen‚ she chronicles the first kidnapping for ransom in United States’ history. On July 1‚ 1874‚ Brothers Charley and Walter Ross‚ ages 4 and 5 were kidnapped from their front yard of their Germantown‚ Pennsylvania home. The sons of a local business man named Christian Ross; the boys were kidnapped under the assumption that they would be of high value. As the boys played outside‚ the kidnappers‚ William Mosher
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The first article I read written by Andrew Cockburn was impacting and eye opening. I knew there was sex trafficking but not to this extreme where there is an entire “mafia” business surrounding it and seeking poor‚ uneducated‚ women‚ men‚ and children into a life of prostitution. It enraged me that the guards in Serbia raped Victoria at such a young age without her consent. Victoria trusted in a bad person‚ but what her friend did has no forgiveness. Victoria’s friend jeopardized her future and led
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Article Review Week 1 Dana M. Williams Liberty University Article Review Week 1 Ray‚ K.‚ & Berger‚ B. (2010). Challenges in healthcare education; a correlational study of outcomes using two learning techniques. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development‚ 26(2)‚ 49 – 53. This research study compares electronic blended instruction technique with instructor led delivery of the same content and examines the correlation between the two delivery methods. Healthcare organizations are strapped
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presenter‚ Mike‚ is merely a voice to the program. This lack of professionalism is often concealed by an impression of intellectual authority. This falsehood is created by simple techniques cleverly framed on camera. "We have got a psychology student well he is mature aged and has got a beard" says Kate‚ Brian replies-"Ok‚ well slap him in front of a bookcase". In this case the bookcase is used to create an image of a knowledgeable and credible expert; generally the bookcase background is associated
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The Tragedy of Slavery Slavery was one of the most important yet catastrophic things that ever happened in his-tory. Leonard Pitts in “Others’ Roles in Slavery beside the point” that was written in the Atlantic Journal-Constitution on July 16‚ 2003 responds to multiple emails based on slavery and is ex-pressing his irritation towards slavery. He takes the time to distribute blame to everyone and de-scribes the way African kings sold their own people but that still wasn’t a way to justify the way
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“Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Always Wrong” Ryan T. Anderson states why a physician assisting in a terminally ill patient’s death is ethically and morally wrong. This article that I chose was published on Newsweek on March 26‚ 2015‚ but first appeared on The Daily Signal. As the article describes what and how this particular approach works‚ it goes in great detail to explain why it should not even be an option for physicians. “Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Always Wrong” begins with the heartbreaking
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In the article‚ “We are the Champions” by David Grazian‚ it discusses the reasons why the society tends to focus on particular issues or topics through the functional approach. The article begins with why the society tends to follow professional sport teams by their team uniforms or mascots. This statement allows the reader to expand on their thinking of why we behave in such a manner in the society and why it has been imbedded into everyday life. Through the functional approach‚ the obsession with
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explain and one thing is for sure‚ is that the stars are no exception. With such a vast population of what we can only make speculations about it seems that even from the dawn of time humans have had a certain profound respect and interest for stars. Many cultures have used the stars to explain where life was created and when life is over‚ where the soul finally rests. I myself have always had a personal interest in the stars. As a kid I liked to look at the sky and imagine other places beyond
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In the Article of the week‚ by Ezra Klein she discusses things about the world that you might not have known & that surprises you. She talks about where most of the people in the world live ‚ where in the world it’s the best to be born & who are the wealthiest people in the world & where they live. In my opinion I think the most surprising thing was that more than half of the world’s population is situated in one circle around Asia. Asia is the largest continent is the world‚ has 48 counties & home
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Direct-Mail Advertising As consumers‚ we are often bombarded with different types of advertisements each day. Whether it’s by television‚ newspaper‚ billboards‚ or the internet‚ advertising has reached us one way or another. Yet‚ a majority of the ads that we encounter are often meaningless and uninteresting‚ because of the fact that these ads are meant to reach a certain target audience. This perception seems to change‚ however‚ when we look inside our mailboxes‚ pick-up our telephone
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