The source itself is an extract of The Port Huron Statement of 1962. It was produced by 58 members of the Student for a Democratic Society‚ including large contributions by their Field Secretary Tom Hayden. The 25‚700 word statement aimed to “articulate the fundamental problems of American society and laid a radical vision for a better future”. The manifesto advances the call for participatory democracy in which each individual citizen could help make “social decisions determining the quality and
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(July 2001)‚ ^ "Globalisation shakes the world" ^ "Africa‚ China ’s new frontier". Times Online. February 10‚ 2008. ^ "World Port Rankings 2005". American Association of Port Authorities. 2005. Retrieved 2009-09-15. ^ "World Port Rankings 2006". American Association of Port Authorities. 2006. Retrieved 2009-09-15. ^ "World Port Rankings 2007". American Association of Port Authorities. 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-15.[dead link] ^ The birth of China ’s "special economic zones"‚ Spiegel.de ^ "4 Indians
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dissatisfaction and fear‚ and to many contestations through popular means‚ like music‚ for example‚ with Jimi Hendrix. The Port Huron Statement written in 1962 is one of those movements raised to show this disillusionment many people were feeling in the 1960’s. It is the manifesto of the American activist movement Students for a Democratic Society‚ which was written in Port Huron‚ Michigan‚ at a meeting of Students for a Democratic Society. One of the most important students behind this manifesto
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Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program and Critical Access Hospitals BACKGROUND Significant health disparities between rural and urban populations have been a major concern in the United States. One prominent factor contributing to the disparities is lack of access to quality care in rural areas which is closely associated with challenges faced by rural health care providers (National Rural Health Association‚ 2007). Rural hospitals are the key health care provider in rural areas‚ offering
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The Port Arthur historic site was the one place I knew I must visit when in Tasmania‚ Australia’s beautiful island state. From all the documentaries I’d seen and articles I’d read‚ I knew that I must not miss it. It is Australia’s most intact convict site. Historical Background The penal station was first established in 1830. Over time it developed into a punishment station to which serious repeat offenders were sent from other Australian colonies. By 1840 thousands of convicts as well as soldiers
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Access to Healthcare Services in Haiti Lena Almas Miami Dade “Healthcare is a human right‚ every American is entitled to the right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health.” Those words were spoken by former President Theodore Roosevelt on January 11‚ 1944 to the American Congress. This essential freedom is not enjoyed by the global society at large and currently “over one billion people lack access to basic healthcare systems.” (Carr‚ 2004‚ p. 28) Unfortunately
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Access to Health Care Access to health care refers to the individual’s ability to obtain and use needed services (Ellis & Hartley‚ 2008). Access to health care affects a multitude of people. Uninsured‚ underinsured‚ elderly‚ lower socioeconomic class‚ minorities‚ and people that live in remote areas are at the highest risk for lack of access to health care. There are also economical and political roles that complicate access to health care. Access to health care is a multi-faceted concept
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The T-Distribution and T-Test “In probability and statistics‚ Student ’s t-distribution (or simply the t-distribution) is a continuous probability distribution that arises when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small” (Narasimhan ‚ 1996). Similar to the normal distribution‚ the t-distribution is symmetric and bell-shaped‚ but has heavier tails‚ meaning that it is more likely to produce values far from its mean. This makes the t-distribution
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“Direct Access" typically describes patient’s ability to consult with and receive care from physical therapist without the legal necessity of obtaining a referral from another healthcare practitioner (Fosnaught‚ 2002). Having direct access would definitely have a big impact in my current practice in assisted living facility and community based outpatient. It would open up a lot of opportunities for I can see my patients coming to me directly for their neuromusculoskeletal problems without the trouble
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