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    ’The Crucible’ is a play written by Arthur Miller in which he demonstrates the familiarities of the life he lived in the nineteen-fifties. He communicates through his work to the way people are in his society and what people were like in the seventeenth century. However‚ ’To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a prose‚ written by Harper Lee in the nineteen-sixties in which she illustrates‚ how racism was acceptable‚ and injustice was a problem in which everyone faced in the nineteen-thirties. Both of these literally

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    Describe the individual factors that make a person who they are‚ by giving examples of each of the following factors: a) Physical characteristics b) Emotions c) Likes and dislikes d) Values and beliefs Each of us has different individual characteristics and factors‚ and it is the combination of these that make up who we are. The individual factors are made up of physical characteristics (what people see –examples might be our size‚ build‚ colour of hair or skin); emotions (the way in which

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    Dementia awareness 1.1 The term ‘dementia’ is used to describe a number of symptoms including memory loss‚ problems communicating and reasoning. It also affects a person’s ability to perform every day activities such as washing‚ dressing‚ cooking and generally caring for themselves. 1.2 The key functions that are affect by dementia include: * Frontal lobe- This part of the brain is responsible for problem solving‚ making decisions‚ controlling behaviour and emotions * Temporal

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    Outline some of the ways in which marketisation and selection policies may produce class differences in education Some sociologists argue that recent policies encouraging marketization and selection have increased class differences in educational achievement. The 1988 Education Reform Act began marketisation of education by encouraging competition between schools and choice for parents. Marketisation includes funding formulas‚ exam league tables‚ cream-skimming and silt shifting. Schools want to

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    Oppression In America

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    In recent years‚ America’s attention has been gripped by stories of women who have escaped the Middle East. Each story is unique‚ but they all share the same themes of oppression‚ abuse‚ and domination. Since then‚ Americans have felt compelled to “save” Middle Eastern women and many of the activists are now been highly praised for the influence they have had in the region. Others‚ however‚ have come to question whether the Muslim women in the Middle East really need the U.S. to rescue them from

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    In Benjamin Franklin’s writing “Rules by Which a Great Empire May be Reduced to a Small One”‚ he attempts‚ without success‚ to convince the king and Parliament of Britain to change their control of policies towards the American Colonies. This publishing did very well to highlight the main issues of America caused by the British Government. Franklin’s writing uses excessive rhetorical devices to portray his patriotic opinion towards the British Crown‚ such as Satire‚ Figurative Language‚ and Diction

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    Unit 21 Dementia

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    Questions Unit 21 Understand the process and experience of dementia Q.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. This damage interferes with the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. When brain cells cannot communicate normally‚ thinking‚ behaviour and feelings can be affected. The brain has many distinct regions‚ each of which is responsible for different functions (for example‚ memory‚ judgment and movement). When cells in

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    Richelle A. Chiongson‚ RN March 18‚ 2013 LEGAL PROBLEMS IN NURSING 1.  Describe three (3) instances in which the conduct of the professional nurse (with regards to the treatment of patients)might be a cause for possible criminal charges.   a. Art. 253. Giving assistance to suicide. — Any person who shall assist another to commit suicide shall suffer the penalty of prision mayor; if such person leads his assistance to another to the extent of doing the killing himself‚ he shall

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    Oppression in Gender

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    Discuss how oppression related to ‘Gender’ can manifest itself in institutions and societies‚ and how it can impact upon the lives of individuals and communities. Consider and make specific reference to the social policy response. Oppression is defined as: ‘Inhuman or degrading treatment of individuals or groups; in hardship and in justice brought about by the dominance of one group over another; the negative and demeaning exercise of power. Oppression often involves disregarding the rights of an

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    Dementia Awareness Unit 1. Explain what the term Dementia means 2. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia 3. Explain why depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia 4. Outline the medical models of dementia 5. Outline the social models of dementia 6. Explain why dementia should be viewed as a disability 7. List the most common causes of dementia 8. Describe the likely signs and symptoms of the most common causes

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