People with disabilities are significantly overrepresented in the nation’s prisons and jails today. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that fully 1 in 5 prison inmates have a serious mental illness (Vallas‚ 2016). As a result of this increase in population‚ these facilities are inadequately funded and staffed to provide mental health treatment to prisoners who are sentenced as a result of their mental illnesses (Gilna‚ 2016). North Carolina is one state that is addressing this issue. In 2014
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“The House of the Scorpion” by Nancy Farmer is a confusing but good book that teaches a valuable lesson. “The House of the Scorpion” takes place in a futuristic setting. A region in between Mexico and the U.S. Then the setting changes to what was once Mexico but now is called Aztlan. Matt is the clone of a drug lord El Patron who is hated by everyone except for a handful of people. Matt is very confused and feels alone all throughout the book. In the beginning of the book Matt discoveries that he
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Cystic Fibrosis: Description‚ signs and symptoms: Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder‚ which is acquired at conception and therefore present at birth. The disorder is entirely caused by one pair of genes. People with cystic fibrosis produce abnormally thick‚ stick mucus in the linings of internal organs such as the lungs and intestines. The most common signs are persistent coughing‚ excessive sweating leading to salty skin‚ huge appetite but poor weight gain‚ and pale‚ oily‚ very smelly faeces
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American artist‚ Nancy Holt began her artistic career in photography and video after graduating from Tufts University with a degree in biology. Holt is primarily associated with land art‚ although she was also involved with other mediums consisting of film‚ photography‚ sculpture‚ as well as publishing various books. In 1963‚ three years after graduating‚ Holt married an earth art pioneer by the name of Robert Smithson. Together they composed a collaborative film titled Swamp in 1969. It is said
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Dara Zambon Ms. Guerin Civics 24 January 2005 Nancy Reagan What was it like to change from an actress to the First Lady of the United States of America? In her early career‚ Nancy Davis worked as an actress in stage‚ film‚ and television productions. Her stage performances ranged from summer stock to road tours to Broadway and‚ in 1949‚ she was signed to a seven-year contract with MGM. During this time‚ she met Ronald Reagan and they were married on March 4‚ 1952. She made eleven films in
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individuals felt sorry for me. I wanted to let them know that I am just like you‚ however‚ I do not have the capability to use my lower extremity and require an assistive device‚ a wheelchair‚ for a mobility aid. I can see why individuals who have a disability experience depression. I felt like I was a hassle for my team members when shopping. Instead of enjoying their time‚ they were concerned with pushing me around. Asking for their assistance to grab a shirt and them thinking I needed their assistance
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horrible thing. Many would think it wrong for a parent to not want to give their child the gift of sight. If I had a child that was deaf‚ I would do everything in my power to help them get their hearing. If the technology was there to fix this disability‚ why wouldn ’t anyone want their child to have it? "840 babies are born with a permanent hearing loss every year."(NDCS of UK). This is a horrible number to hear‚ that so many children will never be able to hear. If there was any technology able
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Racial Diversity by Nancy DeVan Racial Diversity: Historical Worksheet Racial Diversity ETH/125 Nancy DeVan March 1‚ 2013 Associate Program Material Racial Diversity: Historical Worksheet Answer the following questions in 100 to 250 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • Throughout most of U.S. history‚ in most locations‚ what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? The United States is
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On Friday‚ March 11‚ 2016 my unit‚ Ben Morrell Battalion‚ and I arrived at Nancy Reagan’s funeral at around 0700 to honor the guests attending. We were stationed around the front entrance waiting for the guests to arrive. When the guests arrived‚ we snapped to attention and stood there until they had passed. I did not know who most of the guests were that passed us‚ but we did have the honor to greet Newt Gingrich and his wife‚ Larry King‚ and Tom Selleck. We alternated from at ease to attention
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“Why‚ pa‚ why me?” Shiva cried out as he held a picture of his mother in his hand while his father tried to comfort him. “It’s okay‚ son‚ everyting is going to be fine‚” his father said with a little sniffle. “No‚ how she could dead just so? Dey say she was getting better!” Shiva shouted. Shiva and his father‚ Angus‚ had just come from the funeral of his mother‚ Janice‚ who had died after being treated for months for an aggressive tumour on her leg. He was the second of her two sons and‚ because
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