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    Treatment of Writing in Aphasia When an individual has aphasia‚ verbal output is often no longer sufficient for communication. Because of this‚ other modalities of communication are often explored. "Speech" therapy for aphasic patients often does not include speech activities at all‚ but rather focuses on a modality with which they will experience more success‚ and which will facilitate their communication in functional situations. Promoting Aphasic Communicative Effectiveness (PACE) is a

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    Executing the mentally impaired‚ Does it violate the 8th Amendment? The 1960s brought challenges to the fundamental legality of the death penalty. Before then‚ the Fifth‚ Eighth‚ and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution were interpreted as permitting the death penalty. However‚ in the early 1960s‚ it was suggested that the death penalty was a "cruel and unusual" punishment and therefore unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. In 1958‚ the Supreme Court decided in Trop

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    complex problem”(bbc.co.uk). Therefore‚ the question arises‚ is methadone an effective treatment to stop drug addiction or do addicts return to their ways? Dan Frosch‚ a New York Times writer‚ reflects on an issue concerning jails and detention centers nationwide‚ drug addiction. His article‚ “Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm” focuses on the effects‚ costs‚ and realities of methadone treatment. Frosch adopts a sentimental tone in order to appeal to similar feelings and experiences

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    To be an individual is more beneficial than conforming to society. Followers allow people to control themselves‚ but an individual stands for what he believes in. A major difference between a follower and an individual is conformity. Someone who conforms to society follows a group of people and is influenced by everything that group of people does. An individual who doesn’t conform to society is self reliant and courageous. In the article Self Reliance‚ the author writes‚ “It may be

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    The Tragedy of Forced Equality In Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron‚ we are presented a world where the crusade for social equality sends society into a dystopia of forced ignorance and stunted abilities. In America‚ equality means that all aspects of our culture are uniform; you should be treated the same regardless of your religious‚ racial‚ or societal background. I do not believe absolute equality is a right. Being treated equally and being treated respectfully are used interchangeably today

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    and fruit that grew plentifully. One day‚ Eve encountered a beautiful‚ mesmerizing fruit. This fruit was unlike any other‚ and its beauty captivated Eve. She wanted to eat it‚ but she knew it was forbidden by her master‚ God. This forbidden fruit forced Eve into a trance of desire. Eve became hypnotized by the forbidden fruit‚ so she took it from the tree and ate it! When God discovered that the fruit was eaten‚ he banned both Eve and her partner‚ Adam‚ from the Garden of Eden. Since the beginning

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    In Woody Holton’s book‚ “Forced Founder’s‚” the traditional idea that the Virginia’s involvement in the revolution was led by the great land owning elite‚ like George Washington is questioned. Instead‚ Holton offers the theory that Indians‚ merchants‚ slaves‚ and debtors thrust Virginia into the independence movement‚ and the gentry’s motives for joining the revolution were those of maintaining power not liberty. The gentry in Virginia’s positions depended on land and labor and Britain was restricting

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    A. Individual Therapy Individual therapy refers to therapy sessions with one client and the social worker. Individual sessions with a Social worker average about 45 minutes to one hour long. Therapy provides a confidential‚ safe and nurturing space to look at yourself and your personal issues. It serves as a type of mirror which provides a spectator position onto one’s own life‚ helping one to make sense of how things fit together. Within this experience the client and therapist work together

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    Mary McCleary Residential Treatment Facilities CJ1210 Ryan Sharp June 7‚ 2013 Residential Treatment Facilities provide a vast range of services for troubled youth such as; drug and alcohol treatment‚ discipline‚ counseling‚ basic living skills‚ structure‚ and so much more. These Residential Treatment Centers also provide organization skills that training schools provide as well and they are; obedience/conformity‚ reeducation/development‚ and treatment. These are three very important factors

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    Introduction: This section will describe forced marriage and the extent of it within Pakistan as well as within Pakistani communities abroad. Forced marriage is conducted without the approval of both the man and the woman‚ or one of the two. It is a common practice in the Middle East and in some parts of Asia and Africa (Smith‚ 2006). Literature states that forced marriage occurs when one or both individuals involved in marriage are not willing to do so or agree only under pressure (Uddin and Ahmed

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