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    implies‚ translators and interpreters are permanently faced with the problem of how to treat the culture aspects implicit in a source text and of finding the most appropriate technique of successfully conveying these aspects in the target language. These problems may vary in scope depending on the cultural and linguistic gap between the two (or more) languages concerned. It is possible said that cultural words is one of the problems which translators and interpreters often encounter in the translation

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    sentencing‚ boot camps‚ and residential programs of all sorts have become a large part of the correctional system. Intermediate sanctions can offer increased surveillance‚ tighter controls on movement‚ and a more intense treatment for an assortment of maladies and deficiencies‚ and can provide an increase of offender accountability. For example‚ the goal of incapacitation may be implemented with surveillance and control of movement. The trouble with intermediate sanctions is that the system‚

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    The Importance of Nonverbal Communication Strengthens or Weakens Verbal Communication One of the most crucial aspects of nonverbal communication is its ability to strengthen verbal communication. For example‚ if you tell your spouse you love him and then you follow up your oral communication with loving and endearing actions‚ the message of love is strengthened. On the contrary‚ if you tell your teenager not to smoke‚ yet you smoke in front of them daily‚ the verbal message and nonverbal

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    Nursing Critical Analysis

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    worried for his safety. The patient needed to know that since he wanted to harm himself I had to document this in his chart and let the doctor know. He nodded his head up and down. I also informed the patient that someone would be contacting an interpreter so the doctor could communicate with him. I spoke to the charge nurse of this situation as well as the primary nurse when he came back from his coffee break. I then documented our conversation in his chart. The patient ended up getting

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    Susan Sontag

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    the simplicity‚ brevity‚ and word choice that characterize the concluding sentence. The brevity of the final section is what catches the critical eye and the lurid choice of words is what pulls the critic in. <br><br>The first question that the interpreter finds him/herself asking is‚ "Why ‘hermeneutics’ and why ‘erotics’? There must be some significance to these terms." Analysis of these terms reveals the two extremes which Sontag has been comparing

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    Barriers to Communication

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    Noise: Noise that physically disrupts communication‚ such as standing next to loud speakers at a party‚ or the noise from a construction site next to a classroom making it difficult to hear the professor. Physiological-Impairment Noise: Physical maladies that prevent effective communication‚ such as actual deafness or blindness preventing messages from being received as they were intended. Semantic Noise: Different interpretations of the meanings of certain words. For example‚ the word "weed" can

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    Medicated American

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    people are beginning to confuse life problems with a mental disorder. Robert Spitzer of Columbia revised DSM-III. He chose to use the term “disorder”‚ a vague and general word‚ to describe mental diagnoses. With a term that generalizes almost every malady‚ many consider themselves to have a “disorder” even when there are no signs of mental illness. This article exposes the truth on how dependent Americans are to drugs. Doctors‚ drug companies‚ and even health insurance companies are to blame for

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    Delirium In Home Care

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    is another possibility: delirium. Delirium and dementia are not easy to tell apart. One of the reasons is that people with dementia often have bouts of delirium As a result‚ many people simply associate delirium with dementia‚ even though the two maladies are quite distinct. People who have dementia face a continuing decline of their memory and cognitive skills due to a lack of proper brain function. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Delirium is usually more sudden in

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    As each of use join the medical field‚ we will learn quickly the responsibilities are vast. As a Medical Office Specialist‚ it is up to you; to make sure we are protecting our patients. We have to be mindful at all times of when we speak and our surroundings‚ because this can cause a patient embarrassment. The patient can lose their privacy if everyone in the health care field is not careful‚ so it is up to the Medical Office Specialist to make sure we are assiduous in our jobs. Here are some

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    Fadiman Case Study

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    Fadiman Case Study Unit 9 Kaplan University NU304 Health/Wellness Assessment and Strategies Professor Melissa Thomas-Eckroade‚ MSN‚ RN The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a moving story that opens our eyes to the diversity of culture. It gives a perspectivefor the noncompliant patients due to cultural communication barriers versus noncompliance due to behavior. The author Fadiman allowed us to experience the collision of the two cultures misunderstandings

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