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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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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Soap operas - pros and cons Many people watch soap operas because they find them enjoyable and realistic. Other points of view are quite the opposite. Some people believe that such sort of films can be very dangerous and unhealthy for one�s personality because they demonstrate false life values. I suppose that soap operas are low-quality products of film industry. They take advantage of bad human desires and intentions. To my mind‚ soap operas humiliate life values and reduce human self-appreciation
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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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temperature‚ moisture‚ light‚ pollutants. • Negative effect for themselves – affect humans as species and other organisms (principle of “ecological boomerang”) • Creation of social factors – affect people via TV‚ psychological stress‚ education‚ living conditions etc. Scheme: An overview of the ecological issues | | |INPUT
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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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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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