The Oregon Trail was a major part of out states history. Travelers ventured into uncharted territory and faced elements unknown. The journey was treacherous and stretched over 2‚000 miles. Settlers faced death in many ways‚ but by far disease was the most gruesome. Typhoid fever and Cholera were some common diseases they faced. These were spread effectively by drinking contaminated water. Other common diseases were Measles and Dysentery. Due to illness on the trail 6-10% of pioneers died on
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Jekyll and Hyde The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Muller v Oregon is the judicial equivalent of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; with one notable exception; Robert Louis Stevenson’s story is fiction; the Court’s version is real and still scaring people today. The repercussions of the Muller v Oregon decision are factual‚ and the effects of the ruling‚ seemingly‚ have a life of their own. It is astonishing that a challenge to the Oregon law and refusal to pay a $10 misdemeanor fine has had the long-ranging
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Model Case and Analysis P. Y. is a 41-year-old patient‚ a Native American who lives in a reservation area in New Mexico. Five years ago‚ she was diagnosed with a rare‚ long term skin condition called Hidradenitis suppurativa. This condition is characterized by small‚ painful lumps under the skin and it can persist for years and worsens overtime‚ with serious effects on patient’s daily life and emotional well-being. She goes to surgery regularly‚ every 3-4 weeks to remove the painful lumps. She developed
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Development after 1830 A. Manifest destiny 1. Economics/ Trade 2. Available land/Farming 3. New opportunities/ Gold rush 4. Western trails/ Roads/ Transportation 5. Government encouragement B. Oregon & Santa fe Trails 1. Oregon trail/ 1830’s – Missouri to Oregon territory 2. Santa fe Trail/
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toadstool wood’ describes a woodland at twilight. Everything is quiet and dark. Reeves describes the woods as if it is hoary and inactive‚ I know this because in the poem he says ‘mouldy’. He also says ‘arching sprays of bramble’ which means there would be alot of cultivation as well in the wood. On the other the poem‚ ‘stopping by Woods on a snowy evening’ has the setting of a man on horse back stopping by the woods for a rest when he is on a long journey. Frost describes these woods as if it is
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Appliances is piloting a new decentralised management structure‚ This initiative will be piloted in the newly constructed River Wood plant. Issues and problems. This initiative presents numerous issues and problems. The following are issues for consideration for the new General Manager to consider: a. Organisational change; employees are often resistant to change. In this case the supervisory roles within this organisation will be especially resistant to the loss of visibility between themselves and
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A three-decade old cold case involves a 37-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted. The woman was brought in by the city`s recuse team squad team to a major American city`s Emergency Department for an examination. The victim had numerous gunshot wounds and was left for dead in an isolated area for she was for about 24hrs. Before the woman was shot she had witness her friend being shot in the head by the same criminal. The emergency department had to tend to the victim’s wounds before she was able
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Case 4: Massengill’s Department Store Massengill’s Department Store had been a fixture in small and mid-sized cities across the Southeast for 75 years. But for the past couple of decades‚ the Atlanta-based chain had been slowly going downhill. Once a cutting-edge retailer‚ Massengill’s had come to be known primarily for its dilapidated stores and dowdy-looking clothes. Everyone knew the chain was on the verge of bankruptcy. But that was before Marv Heimler. Heimler had been lured away from his job
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in the Woods 1. Joss Whedon says that ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ is “your basic horror movie taken apart; five kids go to a cabin in the woods to have a fun weekend of partying and possibly sex… and are therefore dismembered”. Whedon and Goddard have in essence tried to create a movie with roots tied to the horror genre; it is simply your common slasher movie where the characters are killed off one by one till there is either one person left or none for that matter. ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ also
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Questions 1. On the 21st of October 1995‚ Anna Wood took an ecstasy tablet at a dance party and died three days later. At such a young and thriving age‚ Anna Wood was just 15 years old with a loving family‚ many friends and a new job. On the night of the event that had taken place a series of risk behaviours were undertaken. Firstly by wanting to take an ecstasy tablet to get high as well as not having any knowledge on the actual drug. By having a broader knowledge on the drug she may have been still
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