Harbor and on its way to New York. Suddenly‚ the French munitions ship Mont Blanc was on its way to wait for a convoy when the two ships collided at 8:45am. It was known as a greatest man made explosion. It was 9:04 in the morning of December 6‚ 1917 when the explosion occurred. The crowds collected around Halifax Harbor to watch the blowing smoke filled with sparks and fire. During that time‚ I was seven years old. I was hanging out with my friend named Krystal who was also the same age as me
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girl‚ you know that I spent a large part of my young life struggling with selective mutism. Selective mutism (SM) is a childhood social anxiety disorder in which a child is overcome with massive anxiety at the thought of speaking in public to people they don’t know or feel comfortable with. It’s usually diagnosed shortly after a child starts school. I was diagnosed with SM when I started school at four years old. Selective mutism is not a form of other disorders such as autism‚ and it’s not shyness
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presents insurmountable challenges in the classroom for teachers not trained to handle such situations. According to Omdal (2014)‚ a little known anxiety disorder that stop a child from communicating is Selective Mutism (SM) that teachers‚ especially teaching kindergarten‚ should be aware. Selective Mutism is a little-known disorder characterized by children and adult’s failure to speak in social settings and communicate effectively (Harwood‚ & Bork‚ 2011). Many adults have this disorder;
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The idea of Selective Incorporation first began after the Civil War. Some of the southern states sanctioned laws that denied recently liberated slaves the same privileges that whites held. Unlike the African Americans‚ the whites were able to own property and travel freely. Congress replied by introducing a constitutional amendment that was created to protect the rights of recently liberated slaves. The states that were once confederate‚ refused to ratify the new amendment. Because they refused to
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The Russian Revolution that occurred throughout the year in 1917 impacted the future for the Russian people by putting an end to a form of government‚ which had a very small chance of being successful. The Tsars abused the power of the absolute monarchy‚ and this type of government encouraged the Russian Revolution. There was a large difference in wealth‚ education‚ and opinion between the common people and the aristocrats. The commoners began the Russian revolution because Tsar Nicholas II was a
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The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most significant events in the 20th century. It completely changed the government and outlook on life in the very large country of Russia. The events of the revolution were a direct result of the growing conflict in World War I‚ but the significance of an empire collapsing and a people rising up extends beyond the war effort. In 1914‚ Russia entered the war with much vigor. However‚ their enthusiasm was not enough to sustain them and the army suffered
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1. Disability Services Act 1991 The Act aims to ensure that people with disabilities receive services that enable them to achieve their maximum potential and participation in the community. It provides a legislative and funding framework for a range of disability services‚ most significantly employment services. It specifies that services are to complement those available generally to people in the community‚ and are to enable people with disabilities to achieve increased independence‚ employment
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The Child‚ Family and Service Act (CFCSA) documentation policy requires child welfare agencies to maintain documentation about assessments‚ actions taken and services provided for each child and family within established procedures and timeframes (Smith & Donovan‚ 2003). Social workers may be pulled into complicated battles between divorcing parents‚ child custody‚ or child abuse charges‚ which summon detailed documentation for someone in authority to use in decision-making (Leon & Pepe‚ 2010). Specially
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In the situation with Mr. and Mrs. Pike the OB/GYN acted ethically in complying with the request. He has to respect their wishes. “Selective Abortion” is performed only to prevent the birth of a particular kind of child (40). In this case‚ Mr. and Mrs. Pike were only seeking boys. Mr. and Mrs. Pike are recent immigrants to the United States and their views are different. The OB/GYN must respect their wishes and give them what they requested. “Respecting an individual’s autonomy entails acknowledging
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Selective breeding is the process of breeding for specific traits. Selective breeding is used in animal breeding‚ techniques such as inbreeding‚ linebreeding‚ and outsourcing are utilised to their fullest potential. Selective breeding is used to eliminate or gain traits from other breeds such as in cattle they may breed to gain the muscle growth or build of the cattle. this writing piece is about the pros and cons of selectively breeding beef cattle. Reasons for selective breeding are to gain better
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