The Harris video is so interesting to me‚ I am shocked that it took so long for someone to make the connections between trauma and behavior. When I say someone‚ I really mean medical professionals (or studies being conducted). I feel that teachers have made these connections for a long time (at least in my opinion). When we are aware that a tough home life or the fact that a student is dealing with something it will impact their school life. This video reminds me of the tobacco commercial. Tobacco
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to connect to an individual. Everything is for a reason in the lime light. There was a specifically movie that caught my attention. This movie related to me in so many ways. The name of the movie is called‚ “Above the Rim.” Kyle Watson is a talented basketball player who is about to graduate from high school. While he waits to find out if he will receive a scholarship to Georgetown University he finds himself in a difficult dilemma over a playground basketball tournament. He must
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Carolyn Watson November 2‚ 2014 Week 3: Written Assignment #5 What Should We Call It? What recommendation would you make as to how to label the warranty in marketing campaign? Why? According to GM research‚ drivers in Britain only drive about 8‚200 miles a year‚ meaning that the 100‚000 mile limit would last approximately 12 years. The GM research also concluded that approximately 95% of car owners in Britain don’t use their cars for more than ten years which gives them the ability to argue that
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Nicholas Defreitas Professor Herman WHO 1030 10/20/15 King Leopold and the Congo Takeover In the 1800’s‚ European countries all scrambled for African territory. The first to put his foot down in the territory however would be King Leopold ll. “I do not want to miss us getting a slice of this magnificent African cake” said Leopold to a London ambassador shortly before his invasion of Africa. He made his intentions sound charitable and generous; an attempt to help Africa and stop the slave trade
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SFC Harris hadn’t returned to West Virginia as of yet he was still waiting for the plan on how they were going to deal with Colonel Magnus and his bunch. The plan was sidelined when one Colonel Lambert arrived on a huge behemoth of an armored train from Washington. Then the subsequent contact with the President via shortwave radio that Colonel Lambert had brought with him. The status quo had changed dramatically with civilian leadership being added back into the equation. The President had been
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Marry Styles Harris (Geneticist) Mary Styles Harris was born on June 26‚ 1949 in Nashville‚ Tennessee. Later‚ she moved to Miami‚ Florida with her family at a young age. She began reading at an early age and developed an interest in science‚ especially medicine. Her father was a doctor in the neighborhood they resided in. She enjoyed asking her father scientific questions and doing scientific research with him. Unfortunately he died when she was only nine years old. When she entered high-school
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One of my favorite quotes by Aldo Leopold is‚ “We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong‚ we may use it with love and respect.” Aldo Leopold is considered to be many to be the father of wildlife management and as a conservationist‚ forester‚ philosopher‚ educator‚ writer‚ and outdoor enthusiast I can see why. Aldo Leopold touched the lives of people not only while he was living but decades after his death he still continues
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Leopold II (1835-1909) The King of Belgium 1865-1909. The scramble for Africa began in the mid-1870’s with the purpose to colonize the "Dark Continent". Much of the exploration and European interests were in the southern‚ northern‚ and eastern part of the continent. It was still called the "Dark Continent" because of the large basin of rain forests surrounding the Congo River in the equatorial part of western Africa. This area was virtually unexplored because traveling up the river by boat was impossible
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Scott v. Harris‚ 550 U.S. 372 (2007) March 15‚ 2011 Abstract This essay will be about the consequences of the Scott vs. Harris case on law enforcement in regards to police pursuits. The essay will first briefly describe the circumstances that led to the court case and the final ruling. I will then explain what implementations and policies Chief Executive Officers in police departments may have to execute when law enforcement officers are involved in a high speed pursuit.
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to unfold he tells a story of King Leopold II of Belgium who managed to seize land next to the Congo River in Africa. King Leopold used political manipulation and lies to get what he wanted. King Leopold had everyone fooled that he was a humanitarian and he was in the Congo for the greater good‚ but that was not the case. He claimed that civilizing the Congo would keep out “Arab slave- traders” to gain support of people‚ but Leopold wanted something else. Leopold was very greedy‚ and his greed resulted
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