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    Robert Mugabe did not have any other option‚ than to adopt the neoliberal policies of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in an attempt to free the Zimbabwean economy (Bond 93). In 1991‚ Zimbabwe introduced what is known as the Economic Structural Adjustment (ESAP)‚ to stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty. The government would “de-emphasise its expenditure on social services and emphasise investment in the material production sectors such as agriculture‚ mining and manufacturing”(Gibbons

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    The Family Structural Theory provides a method in which a nurse is able to identify how family members interact with one another to establish a baseline. These interactions create patterns of behavior that the nurse is able to focus on when assessing how‚ why‚ and under what circumstances family members behave in their assumed roles‚ how they are organized as a family‚ what their established boundaries are‚ and how they are able to adapt when faced with change‚ illness‚ or crisis. If these family

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    Structural racism is the silent opportunity killer. It is the blind interaction between institutions‚ policies‚ and practices that inevitably perpetuates barriers to opportunities and racial disparities. Conscious and unconscious racism continue to exist in our society. But structural racism feeds on the unconscious. Public and private institutions and individuals each build a wall. They do not necessarily build the wall to hurt people of color‚ but one wall is joined by another until they construct

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    Perspectives

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    Perspective is described as “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.”. Pursuit may be defined as the action of following and pursuing someone‚ thus pursuing knowledge would be the action or the process in which we follow and find new knowledge. When obtaining new knowledge‚ we need to base what we learn on personal knowledge‚ which serves a single individual‚ their beliefs‚ their perspectives‚ such as feeling regarding personal information‚ or shared knowledge

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    Analyzing Addiction

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    Analyzing Addiction Addiction is everywhere‚ from celebrity tabloids‚ to television‚ and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism‚ drug abuse‚ and gambling addiction; the effects of such are devastating. For example‚ the following excerpt is from the harrowing Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir by James Salant: “I gave Doug the spoon and I tried to pull thirty units of water into the syringe. Doug hit me on the side of my head and said‚ ‘Your shaking too much

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    Theories Of Addiction

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    Theories of Addiction Paper Throughout the past several weeks‚ the concept of addiction was presented to the class. In order to better grasp the concept of addiction‚ a few theories were presented that aided our ability to conceptualize it. The theory that is the focus of this paper will be the disease model of addiction. This theory states that addiction is similar to any other disease that can affect the human body and psyche. In addition‚ the disease model of addiction states that addiction‚ like most

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    Shopping Addiction

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    “Shopping Spree‚ or Addiction” by Heather Hatfield‚ MD‚ she says “shopping can be one of America’s favorite past-times‚ but shopping can also lead to a self-destructive addiction that will cause financial disaster (1-2).” I’ll be going over two main factors‚ credit cards and the mall environment‚ that cause a shopping addiction‚ along with the type of illness‚ depression‚ that also causes a shopping addiction. I’ll also talk about the treatment individuals go through to overcome the addiction. The dictionary

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    Marijuana in the US

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    Billie Whitfield Whitfield 1 Dr. Henry Stewart English Composition II 29‚ January 2015 Medical Marijuana in the United States of America Marijuana‚ also known as cannabis‚ is a flower that is indigenous‚ meaning it is produced naturally‚ with the compound chemical of tetrahydocannabinol‚ known as THC; which gives psychoactive and physiological effects. The plant was well known from the early 1600 ’s and known uses go back to 7000 B.C‚ but the plant didn’t reach public awareness as a

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    Legalization of Marijuana

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    Legalism and Marijuana People have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using hemp for everything from fabric to make clothes and other items. Unfortunately‚ Harry J. Anslinger with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was evil and addictive. The struggle continues to this day to overcome the lies about marijuana (“Marijuana (Weed) History and Facts”). There are many benefits to legalizing marijuana and the government should take advantage of it. Marijuana is even

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    Structural Strain Theory

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    Structural strain theory explains how society is organized‚ while stress theory explains how exposure to stressors and coping resources impacts an individual’s mental health. Structural strain focuses on the overall picture and stress theory focuses more on specific details. They key components of structural strain theory are social integration‚ social regulation‚ and social stratification. Social integration

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