the United States who have suffered a crime at the hands of an intimate partner in the past year (“Understanding Intimate Partner Violence”). I am part of the 25% of women in the United States who are physically abused by their significant other (Halket et al. 35)‚ but I am not just a statistic. My experiences are unique to my life‚ as are my reasons for staying. Many women who have lived under the control of an abusive partner have their own set of reasons for why they stayed‚ and every reason is
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The Most Dangerous Game (Sequel) Rainsford jolted awake for the ninth time that night‚ breathing rapidly as his eyes darted to every crevice of his room. It had become a commonplace routine for him to wake up in such a manner‚ but today seemed different than it was yesterday. Once he finally calmed down‚ Rainsford glanced at the calendar‚ July 31‚ 1928. “ Why have I been awoken again and again?” Rainsford muttered to himself as he ran his fingers through his messy locks of hair. “No
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The majority of victims of intimate partner abuse are women‚ and they are assaulted by someone who is a former or current spouse‚ cohabiting partner (opposite or same-sex)‚ date‚ or boyfriend or girlfriend. When the victim is female‚ 93.4 percent of the time the offender is male‚ and when the victim is male‚ 85.9 percent of the time the perpetrator is male (Gosselin 2000). Studies focusing on the adult male batterer have identified characteristics and personality risk-factors that characterize this
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Buysse & Partners – General Manager/CEO Plastiekbouw Peeters – Competency Questions 13 GROWER 1. Where in your career have you been truly tested in terms of implementing a finance strategy or business plan (particularly within a high growth or business transformation scenario)? Please describe your role in building the finance capability to support that growth or change. What were the obstacles you faced during the implementation phase and how were they dealt with? What were the key challenges
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Oil and Water‚ No More A Sequel to Alpheus and Arethusa’s Love Story By Piologo Tabernilla Centuries have passed and Arethusa has remained the lovely spring that she is. The same goes for the island of Ortygia. It has remained a cultural hotspot for Sicily. True‚ it adjusted a bit to the modernity of the times and the influx of tourists. Restaurants and cafés have lined the streets in Piazza del Duomo‚ Ortygia’s real center. Tables and chairs‚ covered by large off-white umbrellas‚ are aplenty
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Portfolio Theory Case (Professor David Moreno) PARTNERS HEALTHCARE CASE The goal of this case is to teach to students the relevance of non traditional assets (as real states or commodities) in a well-diversified portfolio. Moreover‚ students will be able to practice with the most important concepts from portfolio theory as efficient frontier‚ dominated portfolios‚ Sharpe ratio‚ among others. In addition‚ students are learning how portfolio theory can be useful not only for portfolio managers
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Nursing Research Utilization Project Proposal: Plans to Decide the Future of Your Solution Dana Lawson NUR/598 April 27‚ 2015 Dr. Margaret Coluciello Plans to Decide the Future of Your Solution This evidence-based practice method will be implemented as a proposed solution to decreasing heart failure (HF) readmission rates. Transitional care activities ensure health care continuity‚ reduce risk of poor health outcomes‚ and facilitate safe transfer between levels of care or health care settings
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Partners in Tennis In 2020‚ I was at a summer retreat before the big tennis tournament. The Junior Female Tennis Tournament of South Dakota to be exact. I was with one of my close friends‚ Janis. Janis was in one of the other cabins‚ so I was basically on my own. I had five other people in my cabin. There was Tina‚ Harmony‚ Alana‚ Flora‚ and Camila. We all were great friends from the start because we all were so diverse. It was sad because we all went to the same school but never talked. Tina
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Canine Partners for Life (CPL) is a non-profit organization that breeds‚ trains and partners services dogs with those who have disabilities. These disabilities can be physical‚ developmental‚ cognitive‚ or “in other situations of need”. Their mission is dedicated to helping individuals increase their independence and quality of life by providing them with a specially selected service dog. CPL works with volunteers who train and care for the dogs until they are able to meet the specific needs of
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Corporate Valuation Berkshire Partners: Bidding for Carter’s 1. Berkshire brought expertise in finding the right financing structure and operational and strategy related to the retail and manufacturing industry. Berkshire managers believed that the equity portion of a capital structure should be at least 25% to order to achieve the desired results as far as return and to show true commitment to the lending base. When determining the capital structure‚ they also seriously
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