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    Many readers enjoy books and stories that go outside of the social norm because they like to “stick it to the man” or maybe they just don’t like that people who lived before them developed to make the boundaries that we live by in our society. Who gives the authority to inscribe an entire generation with their beliefs? This is because‚ for years‚ those same people also had to follow a set of rules they probably did not believe in themselves. This is how I think postmodernism came to be with the

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    stabs Emo. The narrator states‚ “He got stronger with every jerk that Emo made‚ and he felt that he would get well if he killed him...His hands didn’t hurt either; the blood felt like warm water trickling down his fingers. He didn’t feel anything (Silko 58). After going to war Tayo faces PTSD which enhances his feeling like an outcast in his own community even more. The war desensitizes Tayo from violence due to the vivid and gruesome images he saw and heard about. After Rocky’s death in the war‚

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    I have re-read this book in a relatively new edition. It is a mixture of Kiowa myths‚ family stories‚ history sketches‚ and personal experiences. For me it evokes a sense of community unknown in modern U.S. society. It also conveys‚ however dimly to the modern scientific mind‚ a deep sense of a peoples’ experience of the sacred where that term is entirely outside of modern theology and is steeped in the land and the memory of a people. It one opens ones mind and emotions the book can connect in a

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    Ceremony novel is full of emotions from the beginning to the end. It started with the trauma of Tayo when he thought he was shooting crowd of Japanese soldiers‚ in which his uncle Josiah was among. This novel portrayed the fearful feeling people show to change. For instance‚ the Night Swan showed a level of prejudice when she described some interracial relationships as “fools”. Also‚ this expression reveal the ignorance of the community toward mixed ethnic group. The lack of appreciation toward earth

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    While Silko offers a short lullaby that has many different ways of interpretation‚ it completes the and reinforces some of the topics that were mentioned before such as nature of life‚ birth‚ in a context that is connected to the people‚ land‚ and time: “The earth is your mother‚ she holds you. The sky is your father‚ he protects you. Sleep‚ sleep. Rainbow is your sister‚ she loves you. The winds are your brothers‚ they sing to you. Sleep‚ sleep. We are together always We are together always There

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    development of policies and procedures could also allow them to feel that they have a better sense of control over their own health care (May‚ Carey‚ & Curry‚ 2013). References Hassan‚ A.‚ Scherer‚ E.‚ Pikcilingis‚ A.‚ Krull‚ E.‚ McNickles‚ L.‚ & Marmon‚ G. et al. (2015). Improving social determinants of health. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine‚ 49(6)‚ 822-831. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2015.04.023

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    David was devastated. Paterson wrote Bridge to Terabithia to help them work through their pain. This book was written in the late 1970s‚ in Lark Creek. The two main characters in this book are Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke. Jess is a fifth grade boy at Lark Creek Elementary. Jess loves to draw and paint‚ but when he showed his father some of his work‚ his father was afraid of this characteristic‚ which Jess’s father viewed as somewhat feminine. His family wanted

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    Cognitive therapy was chosen to assist Leslie with gaining a better understanding of her horrific decisions. Cognitive therapy is the best approach because it analyzes individual’s thoughts and helps change behaviors. The theory focuses on helping clients understand and change irrational beliefs the client may have. This type of therapy helps individuals function more affectively by removing cognitive distortions. It also helps the client develop more positive beliefs and behaviors. This type of

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    remain completely open. Fencing material and cameras are only a simple man made deterrent or obstacle for crossing the southern border. A blowtorch or any other means of penetrating a fence can be used to defeat the purpose of a border fence (Silko‚ 1994). The terrain throughout the border poses another issue for defense as the rough harsh desert along with the distance presents an issue as multiple locations can be targeted for crossing points. As the security at known‚ easily accessible

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