favorable to one person or party‚ usually the incumbent politician or party creating the new voting regions.1 This term‚ dating back to 1812‚ is an established method for incumbent politicians to improve their heresthetical “defense‚” by manipulating the dimensions of the political landscape.2 This tactic is extremely common in the United States and a prime example of politicians acting as manipulators. This essay will argue that politicians are manipulators‚ as evidenced by the gerrymandering of
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Politicians during this time period worried more about ensuring their own financial success‚ securing votes by any means‚ granting jobs or favors in return for votes‚ and remaining popular. They were not concerned with social issues‚ but supported or crushed these issues in accordance with the decision that would benefit them personally. If politicians were judged to be good personally‚ they were automatically viewed as good politically. Changes were made for personal benefit‚ not the good of the
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are for and against the use of marijuana in medicine have been heated and in recent years‚ referendums have been brought up in at least three states to make it available for medical treatment. Personally‚ I think that marijuana has the power to be a significant help with certain aliments‚ however‚ I think that more research is needed to prove its medical potential. The first people to introduce the healing properties of marijuana‚ were the Chinese. About five thousand years ago‚ the people of
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“Words can be x-rays‚ if you use them properly- they’ll go through anything. You read them and you’re pierced” (Aldous Huxley). Words come from acquiring education‚ life would be impossible without education‚ unless he/she ends up winning the lottery. But one in a million chances‚ it’s impossible. Education matters to those who are planning to pursue or pursuing a career. Given the privilege to obtain enlightenment will be a requisite for a radiologist. Radiologists are known as physicians who specialize
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There was always a desire in me to opt for a profession in which I could contribute to the society and help the people in need. What better way to do this than to be a paramedic who tirelessly works to aid people in distress. On joining this profession‚ one must learn to apply theoretical knowledge that to clinical and field situations. One must also learn many procedures and constantly update those skills. No day is a routine day. Every day‚ the shifts are different‚ the locations changed and clinical
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Why You Want Who You Want by Wendy Paris is an article explaining why people are attracted to certain people and shows that everyone has different tastes. In the article Paris explains many experiments that took place to find out what people go for in a relationship. Along with some of the ways we can change ourselves to make the opposite sex attracted to us. In class we are talking a lot about the brain. Such as why we do certain things and the way that we behave. In this article Parris explains
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I wish I could say I had always known that I wanted to become an occupational therapist. Actually‚ it was not until recently that I learned the OT profession even existed‚ but I am thankful that I did discover it. I have always wanted to pursue a career in which I could help people. At first‚ I thought physical therapy would be the best choice for me. After having the right person at Keiser University explain me‚ personally and in a more detailed manner‚ what occupational therapy was about‚ and
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I have always been interested and fascinated in the field of study of the human science. Throughout my years of secondary and A level education‚ I have been a science student and this is reflected in my choice of subjects in A levels. I especially enjoyed doing biology and the human biology aspect of it has furthered my interest. Chemistry in addition has tremendously improved my analytical skills. As the sciences is an area of interest to me and also due to my science background‚ I believe I would
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I am applying to study Operating Department Practice because I am very interested in pursuing a career where every day is different‚ and where I will be able to work in varied roles such as the anaesthetic role and the post-operative care role. I chose ODP because it is a challenging but rewarding job where I will be able to provide safe‚ effective care to vulnerable people whilst working within a multi-disciplinary team. I am also looking forward to volunteering at my local hospital in the summer
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dedication‚ bravery‚ and passion. Throughout the years I have had a variety of experiences with leadership. The leadership position I have been involved with the longest is high school cheerleading. By simply being a part of the squad‚ I have a platform to encourage others and support my school. We‚ as a squad‚ have the ability to set the tone for the rest of the student body before a game and to make others feel great when they accomplish something. I was elected the captain of the Junior Varsity team
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