confusion‚ levity‚ and of course‚ awkwardness‚ but “If I Was Your Girl” by Meredith Russo is indeed a book like no other‚ heartwarming and important at the same time. Transgender teen‚ Amanda Hardy (formerly known as Andrew) had attempted suicide after being bullied and unaccepted‚ “ For as long as I could remember‚ I had been apologizing for existing‚ for trying to be who I was‚ to live the life I was meant to lead. (273) ” - from “If I Was Your Girl”. She struggled finding people others who would accept
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in a combat zone. As these veterans returned home‚ high rates of PTSD and other mental disorders have become apparent. Young veterans are more susceptible to PTSD due to their age‚ exposure to direct combat‚ and lack of willingness to seek mental health assistance. OIF/OEF veterans between the ages of 18 to 24 are more prone to mental illness related to PTSD. In contrast‚ “PTSD rates tend to be lower among older OIF/OEF Veterans than among younger OIF/OEF Veterans.” (Pritchett). Young veterans are
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There are many people that use the health care system in the United States. What most of them don’t know is that they might be treated differently through their race‚ ethnicity‚ or class. One of the biggest aspects that affect this is that there is very little access to health care. The group of people that suffer in the US is the minorities. Most of them do not have the finances to afford medical insurance. Right now‚ medical insurance is being forced into every household in the country. Even the
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SELECTING YOUR PROCTOR A proctor is a responsible adult at or over the age of 21. They are basically the “eyes and ears” of the University of the People. Their function is to properly identify the student‚ verifying identity through proper credentials of identification. A passport and driver’s license would probably be 2 good means of ID‚ as they contain all necessary criteria. The proctor is necessary to supervise the exam‚ and ensure there is no cheating. Consultation with another party‚ or access
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public to fear mental illness because of the misinformation it spreads. A type of stigma that occurs within the professional level would be professional stigma‚ a stigma that happens past the general public into the educated professionals in mental health fields who discriminate people with mental illnesses because of their diagnosis (Serani). Professional stigma can lead into the abuse experienced by some mentally ill individuals from their therapists or
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Cultural competency is important when working in health care because it closes the gap between healthcare practitioners and their patients. It’s important for healthcare practitioners to not only have an understanding of not only a patient’s socio-cultural background because of the different beliefs‚ values‚ and traditions they will experience‚ but it’s also important to know the socio-cultural background of their families. Enculturation is important when you’re working with different groups of people
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There were two themes prevalent in this novel: the lost generation and the process of healing. At first glance‚ these two themes seem to have no mutual ground on which they stand. However‚ Hemingway makes sense of this in his novel‚ intertwining the two themes‚ whereas they work as one. In the midst of all this chaos‚ the main character makes a choice between excessive partying and drinking and a process of healing‚ which does not necessarily look productive on the outside. Hemingway’s genius portrayal
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research done by Mark Hoekstra‚ an economist with Texas A&M University who has thoroughly examined “stand your ground” laws‚ there are a total of about 14‚000 homicides taking place annually in the United States (11). A homicide‚ in this case‚ refers to one person unlawfully killing another. That is a fairly high number and it didn’t used to be that high. It has risen significantly since “stand your ground” laws have been implemented into 22 states across the United States. These laws give people the
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Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ “the moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.” In the short story‚ “Gentlemen Your Verdict”‚ twenty men and their captain become trapped in their submarine after an explosion. Their captain‚ Captain Oram‚ then unjustly sacrifices fifteen of his men to save five others. He takes it upon himself to make a life or death decision for fifteen innocent men. Justice is important to regulating actions and preserving virtue in society. In some cases murder
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Are your flaws really flaws? Take a moment to think about this question. Consider all of the things that bother you about yourself. Common flaws may be your weight‚ your height‚ acne‚ the need for glasses or contacts‚ and other cosmetic concerns. Other flaws may not be that simple‚ some may be deeper than skin. An example of these flaws may be that you have a speech impediment‚ or a chronic illness. Living with these flaws gets quite irritating and brings so many of us down. What if these flaws were
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