assignment I was already fairly certain where I stood on the argument/debate of Affirmative Action. However; part of the college experience is to further expose and broaden ones vantage point‚ perspective‚ and understanding of the interworking of the world that surrounds them. So‚ in an effort to exercise a proper college experience‚ I decided to take a deep breath in‚ a step back‚ and absorb as many possible side of the debate before coming to my final decision on where I stand. First‚ I am not
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Pro national licensure debate by Zhaojun Huang Introduction Suppose there is a Labor/Delivery nurse with many years of experience; a national healthcare organization employs him or her to be a teletriage nurse‚ a role which he or she enjoys and contributes more to the public. He or she can be located in Calofornia‚ giving advice to a patient in North Carolina. Software programs are used to guide patient through a series of questions. Depending on this nurse¡¯s
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Too much of something is always bad and the people of Bolivia are now living this motto. Jean Friedman-Rudovsky explains in the Article “A Gourmet Food’s Growing Pain” how the Quinoa became one of the most valuable exports for Bolivia. The Quinoa “was always comida para los indios” but “Today it’s food for the world’s richest”(Rudovsky‚ p.1) according to two locals. The Quinoa received a lot of fame after NASA recommended it as part of a potential diet and after that the market for Quinoa sky rocked
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Short version Alice part Adaptivity of architecture T: City is something that changes and grows. Cities become inevitably dysfunctional and need maintenance‚ otherwise they will decade or die off. We assume that cities are only about thriving and growth‚ but actually it is more about decade‚ declining and abandon of the cities and the history and memories of them. We like to believe that buildings are permanent‚ totally functional and save‚ however this might be one of the biggest lies that have been told in architecture schools
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Notes Birth Control Debate – Should a parent provide birth control pills to their teenagers? Are you a parent? Has your teen daughter had a boyfriend for the last few months? Have you talked to your teen about sex? Do you want your teen to have unsafe sex? Is there pro’s and con’s to birth control? Parents may have talked to their teens about sex and be confident that there is no sexually relationship‚ although the parent may be worried about what could happen if the teen decides
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Male circumcision has long been a debate with decisions based on cultural‚ ethnic‚ religious and social preference of the parent. There are both benefits and risks associated with the procedure of male circumcision. The procedure involves the removal of some or‚ the entire foreskin around the penis. Neonatal circumcision is rising among English speaking countries and it is known now that more than 80% of the male population has been circumcised. (CDC‚ 2006) This number is rising however; studies
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Debate Issue: "Did Genghis Khan Create the Greatest Empire in History?" I. Affirmative Position A. Opening: 1. We the affirmative believe that Genghis Khan did create the Greatest Empire in History because an Empire comprises a set of regions locally ruled by governors‚ viceroys or client kings in the name of an emperor. By extension‚ one could classify as an empire any large‚ multi-ethnic state ruled from a single center. Like other states‚ an empire maintains its political structure at
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Debate on Collective Memory One of the most distinguishing aspects in Maurice Halbwachs’ discourse in social frameworks of memory is the strong association of memory with cultural perceptions. Through various examples‚ Halbwachs illustrates the existence of collective memory and social memory frameworks. He goes further to assert that our personal thoughts reside in these social frameworks which actively play a role in the process of recollection. We are able to remember things more vividly and
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THE MEDIA VIOLENCE DEBATE Introduction Television and video games are favorite ways teenagers spend their leisure hours. Parents and teens themselves have wondered about their effects because of numerous concerns raised with regards to the negative influences that these form of entertainment bring. Many of today’s children grow up with a television at home or even in their own rooms and there have been studies dedicated to the analysis
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Why you should not smoke cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes are bad for you so‚ smoke cigars. My name is ---------- and I am here to tell you why you should not smoke cigarettes. First of all I would like to tell you how unattractive it is to see a male or female smoking ESPECIALLY when they’re only 14-years-old. It is proven an addiction that is extremely hard to over come. If you think that when you smoke it only affects you‚ think again. When someone breathes in your smoke that you blow out it’s
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