Dr. Robert W. Stokes was a licensed‚ board-certified dermatologist who practiced medicine in Grand Rapids‚ Michigan. Doctor Stokes was well-renowned and popular in his practice. However‚ in 2001 federal agents initiated an investigation into Dr. Stokes’s billing practices to determine whether he was up-coding certain outpatient surgical procedures. Up-coding is “billing Medicare and insurers for more expensive procedures than what was performed” (Justia US Law‚ 2010). The investigation exposed some
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In the short story‚ “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier‚ the protagonist‚ Lizabeth learns a very big life lesson that has been conflicting within herself during adolescence because she discovers the value of compassion and hope. In the beginning of the story‚ Lizabeth’s innocence makes her infantile to the real world. As she realizes how complex people are‚ she becomes paralyzed and wants to escape from the circumstance that she is facing right now. At the end of the story‚ Lizabeth experiences a
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Father of The Blues‚ is written by W.C. Handy. This autobiography was published by The Macmillan Company in 1941 this 317-page work consists of forward‚ author’s acknowledgments‚ table of contents‚ compositions‚ arrangements‚ and books and an index. We are introduced to an African-American music figure and how he pioneered the blues genre. The purpose of this critique is to examine Handy and his place in African-American music and his life. This critique will focus on how style and form amplify race
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Yes‚ The U.S owes reparations to Black Americans and should pay‚ for all the wrong and injustice of slavery. For hundreds of years African American have endured lack of fairness physically and mentally. History states that African Americans were officially freed from slavery in 1865. Even though slavery may have ended in 1865‚ Blacks were still treated with no respect. African Americans should receive reparations due to the fact they were denied forty acres and a mule. Many other groups have been
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Smooth Transition Exponential Smoothing James W. Taylor Saïd Business School University of Oxford Journal of Forecasting‚ 2004‚ Vol. 23‚ pp. 385-394. Address for Correspondence: James W. Taylor Saïd Business School University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP‚ UK Tel: +44 (0)1865 288927 Fax: +44 (0)1865 288805 Email: james.taylor@sbs.ox.ac.uk Smooth Transition Exponential Smoothing SMOOTH TRANSITION EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING Abstract Adaptive exponential smoothing methods allow a smoothing
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Before I begin to give a speech‚ I would like to invite you to thank to Allah the Almighty‚ Who has given us Mercy and Blessing‚ so we can meet together in this blessing place. And also I don’t forget to deliver sholawat and salam to our prophet Muhammad SAW‚ Who has brought us from the darkness to the brightness‚ so we are always in the right way. Ladies and gentlemen. Today‚ in this gold oppurtunity‚ I would like to give a speech in front of you all about "Drugs" I am sure you all already
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Revisionist history of the 1960’s refocused the debate concerning Reconstruction to include the freedmen as the central figures and looked to throw out the traditional view of Reconstruction. On the heels of the Revisionists School were the Post-Revisionist who argued how essentially
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Does Clifford present a persuasive viewpoint of religious faith? In his article “The Ethics of Belief (Clifford‚ 1877) W.K. Clifford sought to claim that it is inappropriate always‚ in all places‚ and for anyone‚ to believe anything upon unsatisfactory evidence. The goal of this paper is to determine whether indeed this opinion offered by Clifford‚ when considering religious faith‚ is persuasive. To successfully do this‚ I will weigh up the arguments that Clifford put forward‚ including that of disbelieving
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“The Monkey’s Paw” was written by Wiliam Wymark Jacobs of England in 1902. W. W. Jacobs‚ who wrote mostly humorous short stories which reflected British culture‚ lived in England near the wharves where trading ships moored to load and unload their goods from other countries. Surprisingly a horror story‚ “The Monkey’s Paw” is actually his most famous piece‚ involving a popular theme from the Book of One Thousand and One Nights. In this short story‚ a monkey’s paw grants three wishes to its three consecutive
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that everybody deserves a chance. Furthermore Bush requests Americans to enact this promise and to follow that course. Moreover he states‚ they still have a long way to go to strengthen the trust in the country. Then Bush mentions all people are God´s children‚ but there is still social injustice. He reminds the audience of the importance of ideals and principles‚ leading them onwards. Today they assert a new commitment to live out the promise. Personal responsibility is valued in America. In his
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