I have known Tiger Mou for a little over a year now as his College Counselor at GSSM‚ a small public two year residential school for students from across the state of South Carolina. He was also a student in a College Seminar class that I taught last spring. Academically‚ Tiger willing accepted the offer to transfer from Riverside High School in Greer‚ SC‚ which offers a very rigorous curriculum to the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM). Here at GSSM‚ classes are
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Genetic Counselor Decision-Making Two parents‚ Jenny and Bob Miller‚ are both well educated and rich. They have two children‚ James and Andrew‚ who are both stricken with muscular dystrophy. The prognosis is that their muscular systems will gradually deteriorate‚ resulting in an early death. Yet the advances of medicine hold out the promise of a possible cure in the foreseeable future with gene therapy. Closer to hand is the possibility that embryonic muscle cells from normal individuals might
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Sio Tevaga Nov. 27‚ 2007 Business 102 Autobiography First of all‚ my name is Sio Tevaga; I am the youngest out of three. I was raised in the island of Samoa which is located about 5000 miles south of Hawaii. As a little kid‚ I was always competitive in all that I did especially when it came to sports. For example‚ racing was the one thing that I would say I mastered simply because I would out run all the kids that would race against me. Around the age of nine‚ that’s when my life started to
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RISKS AND CHALLENGES OF EMERGING MARKETS The above stated reasons‚ means and advantages of investing in emerging markets have resulted in the emergence of these economies on the global stage. The BRIC economies‚ Turkey‚ Poland‚ Czech Republic‚ Tunisia‚ Republic of South Africa‚ Chile‚ Peru‚ Argentina‚ and Indonesia are increasing their share of global trade and serving as the main engines of growth in the world economy. Trade among these countries has also grown by a staggering amount in recent
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AIDS-RELATED ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HIV/AIDS (Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) raises challenging ethical and legal dilemmas for mental health professionals. Relevant issues pertaining to these dilemmas are examined in this article. Specifically‚ the authors review the following: professional responsibility‚ competence‚ and confidentiality. Special attention is paid to several court cases that have implications for mental health
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I have chosen to pursue a career as a personal nutrition counselor. I plan on working with individuals to reinvent the meals that they are currently eating to help them create a healthier lifestyle. In the state of Arizona‚ I do not need any licensure or certificates to be a nutritionist. Completing a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nutrition Science will teach me the fundamentals of human nutrition as well as the biochemical make-up of foods and how they relate to prevention and control of
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Journal of Diversity Management – First Quarter 2010 Volume 5‚ Number 1 To Be Ethical Or Not To Be: An International Code Of Ethics For Leadership Ala’ Alahmad‚ University of the Incarnate Word‚ USA ABSTRACT To be ethical or not to be that is the question? Leadership is about setting the right example and making a difference in people ’s lives. You do not have to do great things to make a difference (Ayres‚ 2004). Honesty‚ tell the truth no matter what‚ respect‚ punctuality‚ not judgmental
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1. Based on the readings in this unit‚ what do the readings in this unit reveal about diversity within the new nation? Use at least three specific examples from the reading selections. Your answer should be at least one complete paragraph. Answer: The readings in this unit reveal the diversity within the new nation about American Independence. In Thomas Paine’s Common Sense‚ he is arguing for American Independence‚ and a government rule. Paine says that the government’s sole purpose is to protect
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This was really a inspirational story it will make anyone who is down and out want to get up and succeed in life. It just makes you want to be a better you overall. I believe that the counselor has learned a lot from Steve and the counselor ’s behavior also changed after the encounter with Steve. The counselor learned that just because some one has limitations and it seems that it might take the person a little longer to achieve something does not mean that you should give up on that person.
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exciting new emerging possibilities. To adopt new possibilities‚ modern education reforms are progressively driven by a growing understanding of what works in education and how to go about productively improving teaching and learning in schools. This essay will focus on emerging possibilities and ongoing reform in primary education that are necessary for 21st century learning and hence need to be embraced both locally and globally. This essay will include the elaboration on emerging technologies
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