During the First World War PTSD was referred to as “Shell Shock”. Then during the Second World War the same condition became “Battle Fatigue”. Yet again‚ during the Korean War the exact same condition turned into “Operational Exhaustion”. George Carlin‚ a comedian known for his satirical look on the world‚ once did a small comedy bit on euphemisms that really sums up the neglect that PTSD
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Definition of Language Language Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically‚ human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds‚ expressive of thought‚ articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth. The expression of ideas by writing‚ or any other instrumentality. The forms of speech‚ or the methods of expressing ideas‚ peculiar to a particular nation. The characteristic mode of arranging words‚ peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression;
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not worked either‚ especially when customs and common beliefs do not allow for certain subgroups to pursue economic freedom. Muhammad Yunus has seen this first hand. In Bangladesh‚ the women are traditionally the poorest and the most shackled group (Carlin‚ “What sort of man makes millions”). Yunus started Grameen Bank‚ a bank that lends money based on trust and uses the models of social business to achieve success. The bank’s primary borrowers are women (Yunus 71)‚ therefore‚ the efforts of Yunus have
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." -1st Amendment of U.S. Constitution. Fortunately for Americans‚ they have the permission by law to speak their minds under almost any circumstance about almost anyone or anything. Particularly‚ humorists and comedians have challenged
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References: Dutro‚ N. (4-10-2010). Area agencies tackling teen pregnancy rate. Retrieved from http://www.pcsao.org/2005Factbook/SENECA%20COUNTY.pdf Kost‚ K.‚ Henshaw‚ S.‚ & Carlin L. (2010). U.S. teenage pregnancies‚ births and abortions‚ National and State Trends and Trends by race and ethnicity. Retrieved from http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf Teenage pregnancy statistics 2009. (6-14-2011) Pregnant teen help.
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after being taunted because they were gay. Tyler Clementi‚ a freshman at Rutgers University was reportedly live-streamed by his roommate‚ having sex with another man. Tyler’s body was found floating in a nearby river less than a week later (Miller‚ Carlin). Jeffree Clark-Merteuil‚ president of the Gay Straight Alliance club at Frontier High School says‚ “A common factor with all these nine students‚ none of their schools had a gay straight alliance” (Local). By sending a message saying that there is
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In the present age‚ accounting seems to be an indispensable tool for modern business activities. However‚ not only for the profit orientated commercial business‚ it also plays an important role in the non-profit profit organizations‚ such as public sectors. Moreover‚ due to several deficiencies and drawbacks of government accounting and financial-management systems‚ such as unclear accountability‚ poorly maintained assets and hided losses and long-term liabilities‚ reforms in the public sector have
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in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles‚ it features voices by Owen Wilson‚ Larry the Cable Guy‚ Paul Newman (in his final non-documentary feature)‚ Bonnie Hunt‚ Tony Shalhoub‚ Cheech Marin‚ Michael Wallis‚ George Carlin‚ Paul Dooley‚ Jenifer Lewis‚ Guido Quaroni‚ Michael Keaton‚ Katherine Helmond‚ and John Ratzenberger as well as voice cameos by several celebrities including Jeremy Piven‚ Jeremy Clarkson‚ Richard Petty‚ Dale Earnhardt‚ Jr.‚ Bob Costas‚ Darrell Waltrip
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L.‚ & Krieger‚ E. B. (1999). Teen Smoking: The Longest Drag. Health (Time Inc. Health)‚ 13(6)‚ 18. Kobus‚ K. (2003). Peers and adolescent smoking. Addiction‚ 9837-55. doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.98.s1.4.x Patton‚ G. C.‚ Hibbert‚ M.‚ Rosier‚ M. J.‚ Carlin‚ J. B.‚ Caust‚ J.‚ & Bowes‚ G. (1996). Is Smoking Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Teenagers?. American Journal Of Public Health‚ 86(2)‚ 225. Te-wei‚ H.‚ Zihua‚ L.‚ & Keeler‚ T. E. (1998). Teenage Smoking‚ Attempts to Quit‚ and School
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In Will Haygood’s article‚ "Kentucky town of Manchester illustrates [a] national obesity crisis" which focuses on local families and how living in such a small town can take a toll on one’s physical activity and appearance. Haygood writes this article to notify non-locals of the issue and to help make the town healthier and more aware of obesity. In his article‚ he essentially claims obesity rates are at their all-time high because of the lack of healthy foods‚ parks and recreation‚ and knowledge
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