Target Corp’s shares have plunged to its lowest level in two years after conservatives launched a massive boycott over the retail giant’s controversial transgender bathroom policies. On Tuesday‚ Target admitted that it needs to update many of its branches and told Wall Street that its 2017 sales and profit projections are too high. The retail giant also said it will have to lower its prices to keep up with Wal-Mart‚ Amazon‚ and its other competitors‚ Reuters relays. Although many of its rivals’ shares
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Being in an Internship at the ICEI (Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative) program at Westfield State University has allowed me to have a better perspective on what people with disabilities could potentially benefit from. ICEI (Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative) is a program that attends to people with disabilities aged 18-21‚ from Westfield and nearby public school districts. Art Therapy is one of the programs that is offered through ICEI and if it could be implemented correctly‚ I
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Briawna Hruska English Composition Monday 11:302:20 Blaming The Wrong End of The Leash Pitbull’s are known to be dangerous dogs‚ but is this really true? Some people have a pitbull dog as a family pet. Others like to have them for a watch dog or a fighting dog as they are known to get pretty upset when you enter their territory. There are different breeds and types of pitbull’s so it can be defiant to understand their nature. Some people mix them with other breeds. This can be a good or bad thing
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Imagine if the ebola outbreak happened in the United States. The threat of a widespread virus across the US is very real. With the Zika virus and ebola going on‚ we need to be as prepared as possible here in America. The US is not ready for a pandemic‚ and here are some reasons why. The American hospitals are not ready for a pandemic. In Dallas‚ Texas‚ hospital workers sent a man who had been to an ebola-infected country and had been showing signs of illness‚ home for two days. “The US response
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When one thinks about Earth compared to the rest of the universe‚ Earth seems very small and then when thought about from a single person’s point of view‚ one realizes how miniscule a human is when compared to the rest of space. As the world moves more into the future‚ technological advances continue to evolve‚ but still the world has not learned a fraction of what space has to offer. Space is one of the most interesting topics in today’s world because it continually puzzles mankind‚ impacts society’s
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Phobias are an irrational and overwhelming fear of an object‚ place‚ or situation. Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns. As kids get older‚ the once playful and funny clown turns into something that is scarier. A clown’s appearance‚ actions‚ and its symbolism change to make them appear more horrific. A child’s opinion of a clown is often made based on how the clown is portrayed to them. A clown’s appearance is a huge part in how the child will view the clown. To young audiences‚ a clown appears with
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Racism. Racism can be a rather touchy subject for most to talk about which is ironic because many are racists themselves. No matter who you are‚ white or not‚ a racist is someone who unfairly judges another based on race. Racism sees no color. 13th‚ a documentary dealing with the subject of racism‚ acknowledges that racism is about action and systemic discrimination and only those with the power to act‚ and not those who are the targets of discrimination‚ can be racist. In other words‚ this documentary
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By 2025 43% of women in the United States and 45% of men will be obese‚ which is 1 in 5 people‚ according to CNN. In 2015 38.3% of women and 34.3% of men were obese‚ says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The outcome shown from this is obesity is spreading rapidly in the United States and all around the World. Even with this information people sit by and allow obesity to spread‚ when there are solutions to this problem. This problem is continuing to rise. Obesity is a disease since
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CEO of company Westpac has created a new way to take on the technology revolution that could leave many people without jobs. Over the course of two years‚ Westpac has had to let a little over 1000 people go. Despite this large drop in employees‚ CEO‚ Brian Hartzer‚ believes that the idea of robots taking over human jobs is“overdone”. He believes that technology will alter what jobs become available but‚ that they won’t ever completely take over the need for humans to work. For instance‚ robots will
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Play is an important activity in a child’s life. During the preschool years‚ cognitive and linguistic growth starts to occur. In this particular video‚ her intellectual sophistication in language is more advanced in development compared to the other video of the infant. The 4 year old’s vocabulary growth has progressed to where she ask complex questions like “Can you cut it mom?” Also she talks about imaginary situations like “I’m gonna put it in a pretend oven later.” Jean Piaget suggest that thinking
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