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    that Jerry acts upon his years. He doesn’t need to be told what to do‚ he instinctively knows. He is very respectful‚ and Jerry acts pleasantly towards everybody he meets. Jerry is only 12 years old‚ but he acts as if he is older‚ this makes him appear to be more well-rounded. He is also very thoughtful of people’s feelings and is very gracious toward everybody who gives him anything and everything that he is given. Jerry is also very honest. If he makes a mistake‚ he won’t avoid it‚ Jerry will own

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    HCS/335 Ethics Case Study UOP JASON ZERWEKH May 14‚ 2012 “Jerry McCall is Dr. Williams’s office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend

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    Reading Response: Through the Tunnel——by Doris Lessing Meaning: In the short story Through the Tunnel‚ Jerry and his mother spent their holidays near the sea. Jerry‚ the eleven-year-old English boy‚ was trying to become more independent and be accepted by the local boys so he left the safe beach where his mother stayed and turned to a more dangerous one. The main conflict appears when Jerry was convincing himself to practice holding a longer breath and dive through a long underwater tunnel made

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    relationship‚ Robert responds “I’ve always liked Jerry. To be honest‚ I’ve always liked him rather more than I’ve liked you. Maybe I should have had an affair with him myself” (87). Robert takes this information and does not confront Jerry during a lunch they share after returning from vacation. Robert mentions playing squash with Jerry and Jerry comments that it is a violent game. Even here‚ Robert seems to care more about his relationship with Jerry than he does with his wife‚ Emma. Robert is passive

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    It is normal for people to change throughout the course of their lives. Sometimes the change is gradual‚ and other times there is a distinct moment in which it occurs. Jerry‚ the main focus of the story‚ experiences the latter during a seemingly routine vacation. Throughout the course of his rite of passage‚ there are many elements of the world around him which represent his evolving mindset. The seed for this change is first planted when he notices a separate bay for the first time on the way

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    a. Throughout the case description‚ Jerry listed multiple things he experiences fear or startle responses from. First‚ he stated that he does not share his war experiences with his family because he is afraid that they will leave him and think he is a monster‚ which may be associated to not sharing his thoughts and feelings with anyone else in his life. Second‚ Jerry sought psychotherapy because of anger dysregulation and insomnia‚ both of which may be secondary to his doctor’s recommendation that

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    affect the rest of their life. Jerry in The Chocolate War and Neil Perry in Dead Poet Society went through tough decisions to make their own choices to be independence. Characters in both The Chocolate War and Dead Poet Society show the important of the theme independence through their actions and how it affects both of the books. Jerry illustrated how he becomes independent by making decisions that he thinks are the best for him and the rest of his life in Trinity. Jerry breakthrough and decided

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    BOOK 5 “If I told the police what you just admitted‚ you would deny it‚ and we both know it‚” Andrew said‚ knowing he needed to take care of this little‚ evil troublemaker. “How much spending money do you need?” “Well‚ now‚ let me think about it for a minute‚ I want to be reasonable. With all the money‚ you make at the drug store. You could afford $800 a month to start. Remember‚ I know how much you make‚” Nancy said and snickered. “What do you mean to start?” He asked‚ knowing what she meant

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    symbolize something different. The safe beach symbolized him still being a child. On the safe beach‚ his mother was there to protect and be there for him. The wild beach was where Jerry wanted to go. It was taking a step out into the world to him. He wanted to be free and become a man. The journey through the tunnel symbolized Jerry going from a child to an adult. He challenged himself to go through the tunnel so he would feel accomplished and finally be a man‚ something his mother would never understand

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    The characters in this sitcom were Jerry‚ Kramer‚ Elaine‚ and George. In this episode George‚ Elaine and Jerry were having lunch and Jerry was discussing a dream that he had the night before. Jerry had awakened in the middle of the night and wrote a joke down on a piece of paper. He wrote the joke down hoping that perhaps he could use it in one of his standup shows

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