Juvenile Court Case Summary Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Juvenile Court Case Summary Roper Vs Simmons Case Roper (2005) is a United States Supreme court ruling related to capital punishment for juveniles under the age of 18. The case stands for the proposition that it is unconstitutional to sentence to death juveniles who are charged with murder before attaining the age of 18 (Roper‚ 2005). In this case‚ Christopher Simmons‚ a 17-year old boy‚ was convicted and sentenced to death in
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swimming. Not that I can’t swim but I can’t do some of the swimming styles. And learning these styles had become so frustrating that I would feel mentally exhausted. Oh! The reason of my frustration. Well… I was trying my best every time to do a breast-stroke but would sink down every single time like a hard rock. It was half past six already. A group of guys sitting by the pool made fun and laughed at
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In the book Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry the main character‚ Cassie Logan goes through many changes‚ and comes of age by learning about her history. Her mother‚ Mama explains to her why white men treat her unfairly‚ so she can adapt to control her bad temper. Cassie threw her new book down on the elementary school floor after Little Man‚ her brother did the same‚ because at that time in her life she did not understand why the book called her a Negro. She wanted to take action‚ and put matters into
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Define stroke‚ differentiate between stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Classification of stroke by etiology and presentation. Identify risk factors for secondary stroke. Practical application of guideline recommendations for secondary prevention of stroke. Pharmacists’ role in preventing stroke reoccurrence. Stroke is defined as ‘abrupt onset neurological deficit lasting at least 24 hours”. It is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is
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How To Tell If You Will Get A Stroke Days Before It Happens! Did you know that strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death for women? As reported by the American Stroke Association‚ nearly 60 percent of stroke deaths occur in women‚ meaning that they are more susceptible to this problem compared to men. In addition to this‚ they are less likely to identify its signs and get proper medical care. It is worth noting that around 80 percent of strokes are preventable with lifestyle medications‚ exercise
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plan is focused towards frail‚ elderly clients who have suffered a stroke and will be returning home upon release from their hospitalization‚ having care provided to them primarily by a family member. You often hear the word acute when physicians refer to a stroke‚ this implies that the stroke is a short-term condition when in actuality; the implications of a stroke are long term and become chronic (Young‚ 2001). When a stroke is treated as just an acute condition‚ the clinical outcomes are not
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Dysphagia and dehydration after a Stroke: A Literature Review Background. Stroke is a major cause of mortality in the United Kingdom; it is the third biggest killer in the UK (National audit office 2005) around 53‚000 people die every year from this long term condition. (Scarborough et al 2009) In people under the age of 75 it is a main cause of premature mortality with 1 in 20 dying because of an acute stroke and the complications that arise. In socially deprived areas a person is 3 times more
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The impact of psychological interventions on psychosocial risk factors for stroke and their relationship with the immune system The impact of psychological interventions on psychosocial risk factors for stroke and their relationship with the immune system Introduction More than 2‚400 years ago the father of medicine‚ Hippocrates‚ recognized and described stroke as apoplexy‚ which means “struck down by violence”. Stroke is a condition with high mortality rate (Townsend et al.‚ 2012) and leading
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Mrs Jones is an 86 year old lady who was admitted to a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) from a medical ward. She was initially admitted with a fall at home and was alert on admission‚ however‚ a week later she had developed aphasia‚ with no limb weakness‚ visual field deficit or facial droop. Thrombolysis therapy‚ which involves dissolving the thrombus with an aim of re-opening the occluded artery was considered. However‚ although her initial CT Head confirmed she had not had a bleed (a contraindication
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of King Arthur’s knights‚ Sir Gawain‚ who enters a game with the mysterious Green Knight. The game is an exchange of strokes with an axe‚ but the Green Knight states that a “twelvemonth and a day shall pass” (line 297) between the first stroke and the second stroke. The Green Knight states that “I shall bide the first blow” (290)‚ therefore allowing Sir Gawain the first stroke. Sir Gawain strikes the Green Knight’s neck‚ beheading
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