enacted to provide health insurance to the elderly (and later‚ the disabled) population. Not only was it not intended to pay for long term-care; its statute explicitly excluded coverage for custodial care-the assistance with basic activities of daily living (sucha as cooking‚ cleaning‚ dressing‚ and bathing) that constitute Long-term Care. Although Medicare was not designed as‚ and had not become‚ a Long-Term Care program‚ it matters enormously to people who need such care. First‚ and foremost‚
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In the year 776 BC‚ a simple competition of endurance and strength‚ dedicated to the Olympian gods‚ birthed a tradition. This tradition that has stayed around and extended nearly 3000 years is known as the Olympic Games. Olympism is defined as “a philosophy of life‚ exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body‚ will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education‚ olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort‚ the educational value of good example
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workers…” (Feminists Against Sweatshops). Additionally‚ there are many cases of factory fires killing hundreds of workers due to locked doors. Sweatshops often violate two or more Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ such as‚ the right to life and living in freedom and safety (3)‚ no slavery (4)‚ no torture‚ cruel‚ or degrading treatment or punishment (5)‚ and the right to rest and leisure‚ including reasonable limitation on working hours. An example from The Corporation‚ if one bought a pair of pants
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would the inuit have needed to understand the natural patterns of arctic wildlife. So they don’t get confused when the animals go into hibernation. During the video about the inuit. Again‚ even though i couldn’t find it‚ it seems like if you’re living with no technology‚ you will want to know when the animals are out. The stuff i showed proves that inuits‚ overall‚ are smarter‚ and more observant than us. How is global warming disrupting the natural Arctic wildlife patterns? It disrupts when
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NAFTA In January 1‚ 1994‚ the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)‚ a state-of-the-art market-opening agreement‚ came into force. Since then‚ NAFTA has systematically eliminated most tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade and investment between Canada‚ the United States‚ and Mexico. By establishing a strong and reliable framework for investment‚ NAFTA has also helped create the environment of confidence and stability required for long-term investment. NAFTA was preceded by the Canada-U
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proven to have less emotional problems‚ more opportunity to grow‚ higher intellects‚ and better overall behavior. Researchers stated that if a child’s mother were depressed at home then the child would likely adopt and internalize that feature from living in that environment. Thus‚ the child in question would not be emotionally healthy
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“Death Penalty” Pros and Cons Francisco X. Lendor Introduction to Criminal Justice (1102 CCJS100 4021) Due on: Tuesday‚ March 26‚ 2011 “Death Penalty” - Pros and Cons History over the years has taught us of many different ways on how to control or punish people who don’t follow the rules and laws imposed by society and courts. These are adopted by society to establish behavior standards. Whether some of them are effective or not‚ these must be respected in order to not fall into a
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Throughout history‚ people living in wave-rich areas of the world have been trying different ways to harness that free energy. Tide mills in Europe date back to the Middle Ages. Tide mills took advantage of the height of low and high tides. The people constructed a dam that spanned
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Euthanasia has been a controversial topic of discussion in the last decades‚ since‚ dealing it‚ we have to take into account the so-called right to life‚ which appears in many different declarations of human rights (Right to life‚ 2010) and which seems‚ or could seem‚ inherent to our species. By euthanasia we can understand “the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma” (Oxford dictionaries‚ 2010). Of course‚ it may be more complicated
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“Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion of fetuses with malformations or genetic disease can be considered an earlier phase of the same philosophy (German euthanasia of children with congenital defects)- namely‚ the elimination of lives not worth living (Tormey 1976).” Another issue regarding prenatal alteration is that of designer babies and the similarities this has to historically superior races influenced by eugenic ideologies. Genetics as a science is a historical scientific breakthrough that
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