Response to Question 1 According to Mary Pratt‚ “contact zone” is a term “to refer to social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today” (Pratt 487). In Pratt’s speech “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” she uses terms‚ such as autoethnography and transculturation‚ to help demonstrate the reasoning of her ideas. The main
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Skin to Skin contact following Cesarean Birth Definition Skin to skin contact (SSC) or kangaroo care is defined as‚ “the placement of the diaper clad neonate on the bare chest of the mother‚ upright‚ prone‚ and between her breasts.” (Frederick) Presentation of the Topic Description and Background of the Topic There are many advantages associated with skin to skin contact provided soon after birth‚ such as maintaining the newborn’s thermoregulation and blood glucose levels‚ decreases the risk of
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Jake Huston 11116850 Criminal Justice 205 10/30/11 Research on police and prosecutors reveals that uniformly they disagree that discrimination occurs in their agency and office. What then explains the disproportionate minority contact that occurs and the disparate treatment within the prosecutor’s office? Although police and prosecutors may contend that discrimination does not occur within their agency but that does not mean discrimination doesn’t occur. The facts show that minorities are
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Intercultural Contact Essay Introduction I have chosen the movie “Crash” seen in class as the subject of my intercultural contact essay (Haggis‚ 2004). Following a brief summary of movie‚ I will discuss the terms learned from intercultural communication course at George Mason University and apply them to various scenes in the movie‚ highlighting the cultural insensitivity characters portray towards members within their ethnic community and those who come from a different ethnic background. Brief
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Contact zones of the Olympics As Mary Louise Pratt defined in “Arts of the Contact Zone”‚ contact zones are social spaces where cultural interactions happen; including cultural exchange‚ conflicts‚ understanding‚ and sometimes unbalance of power in contact zones. Relating closely to cultural diversity‚ contact zones definitely exist in global events around the world‚ when people from different places gather together and communicate with one another. The Olympics‚ as one of the most influential global
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lives of so many people across the globe. While they provide exercise‚ excitement‚ and fun extracurricular activities‚ sports can often bring a lot of pain. It is no secret that countless people get injured from their sport several times over the course of their career. One common injury in contact sports is also one of the worst and therefore‚ a solution to lessen the commonness must be found and enforced. Concussions come in varying levels of “grade” and pain intensity. Some symptoms of a typical
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Essay #2 Arts of the Contact Zone During a recent English Literature class we were asked to read and learn about the Arts of the Contact Zone by Mary Louise Pratt. This essay opened up a whole new concept for me. The new term “Contact Zone” appeared and Pratt defined it as “social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or the aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the
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as assault‚ fraud and theft. Strict liability torts are not concerned with the fault of the person doing the harm. Instead‚ strict liability focuses on the act itself: if someone commits a certain act then that person is responsible for the damages from that act regardless of the level of care exercised or their intentions. On the other hand‚ the contract law is the body of law that governs oral and written agreements associated with exchange of goods and services‚ money‚ and properties. It include
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require physical contact with children as part of their role. There are also occasions when it is entirely appropriate for other adults to have some physical contact with a child or young person with whom they are working with. However it is crucial that in all circumstances‚ adults should only touch children or young people in ways which are appropriate to their professionals or agreed roles and responsibilities Practitioners need to be aware that even well intentioned physical contact may be seen
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