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    “We should not be making sport out of deliberately trying to do [brain] damage”‚ said Joan Beck. That is true‚ boxing is dangerous. However‚ I disagree with Beck’s view of boxing‚ and I believe the meaning of boxing is not just hurting your opponent. First‚ boxers know the dangerous of their sport and they choose to fight. They also receive what they risk for‚ well-paid. We have to allow people to make their own choice in life. The government should not ban something adults choose to do unless

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    The NMC (2008) state that record-keeping is fundamental in nursing practice. Accurate record-keeping ensures effective patient care and protects their welfare by promoting consistency of care (Spouse et al. 2008). The NMC (2008) introduced Essential Skills Clusters 2010 (NMC 2010) to pre-registration nursing which conveys that communication must be effective‚ both orally and in writing so that the meaning is always clear. Dougherty and Lister (cited by Hutchinson 2006) also identify that language

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    Keeping the Moon was a book I did not like to read. The book’s many problems consist of being uninteresting‚ unrelatable‚ and worst of all it’s predictable. Some might argue that the overall message is wise‚ but it truly is a terrible book that’s very unenjoyable to read. Keeping the Moon has very uninteresting characters and storyline. First off‚ the characters have very few defining traits. The main character‚ Colie is a typical main character and the supporting characters aren’t really memorable

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    Joan of d’Arc The Middle Ages saw the rise and fall of empires. Wars and conquests where kings were crowned and their champions become legends. The tales of their deeds are still are written in our history‚ but like all legends there is a mixture of truth and myth. It is during the Hundred Years’ War between France and England that we hear of one such tale. The rise of King Charles VII and his champion‚ Joan of d’Arc‚ a mere peasant girl and devout to the Catholic Church who became a warrior

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    Joan Aiken Third Wish

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    Joan Aikens fantasy short story‚ “Third Wish” takes place by his house near the forest. A man named Mr. Peters one day saved a swan from garbage that could have killed him ‚ the swan in return granted him 3 wishes that will change his life. Mr. Peters used his first wish for a wife as beautiful as the forest. As a result he gets a swan that was turned into a human as his “Beautiful Wife.” Soon he has to make a decision that will show how much he loves her and that he will do whats right for her

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    Joan of Arc was a French lady who asserted to have gotten dreams of Archangel Michael. This drove her to secure the triumph of France against the English’s endeavor to overcome France amid the Hundred Years War. Be that as it may‚ after she was caught by the English‚ she was put on trial for an assortment of charges including blasphemy. Thus she was scorched in question. Two or three years after the execution‚ the trial was reconsidered and individuals understood that she was pure. She was announced

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    Keeping a Good Health

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    In maintaining a good health‚ it is easy for each person to stay away from sickness and diseases. Therefore‚ if you are trying to improve your health‚ you must follow these four ways to stay healthy; keeping a clean diet‚ exercising‚ staying hydrated with water‚ and getting a good rest. Keeping a clean diet is a way to stay healthy. By dieting you should eat fruits and vegetables. Some examples of good fruits are banana‚ apple‚ and plums. With these fruits you get good nutrition and improve your

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    Article 86 of the Uniform Code Of Military Justice. This Article covers Point and Place of Duty. That means from PT formation to COB that is where you will be. What a lot of Soldiers do not understand that includes appointments made by them or someone else. We have appointment times‚ SP times‚ formation times and many other start times that dictate we will be there. If a Convoy has an SP time of fifteen hundred hours and the Soldiers decide to show up late because they did not feel like getting

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    Keeping Culture Alive

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    The Ministry of Education‚ Sports and Culture is encouraging the young people of Samoa to know‚ practise and live their culture. To achieve this‚ a two-week vocational skills training started this week. The training is teaching skills in weaving‚ sinnet binding (afa)‚and navigation. Year 10 and 11 students from Chanel College‚ Maluafou College‚ Papauta College‚ Pesega College‚Laumua o Punaoa College and St Joseph’s College are taking part. While the vocational skills training has

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    Portrait of a Priestess By: Joan Breton Connelly The historical figure referred to as the “Oracle of Delphi‚” in ancient writings by Aeschylus‚ Aristotle‚ Diogenes‚ Euripides‚ Herodotus‚ Plato‚ Plutarch‚ and Sophocles‚ was the “Pythia‚” or “Priestess” of the temple of Apollo at Delphi; located in a cave on mount Parnassus‚ beneath the caspian Spring. The Pythia was a respectable position for a women among the ancient greeks. Several women were selected to succeed the position of Pythia over the

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