the victim (Texas Department‚ 2012). The effects of rape are both physical and psychological. Some of the physical problems may be bruises‚ swelling around genital area‚ bruising around the vagina‚ sexually transmitted diseases‚ and/or possible pregnancy. Psychological effects may be guilty feelings‚ irritability‚ flashbacks‚ depression‚ fear‚ and difficulty. The physical effects may last from a day to a few months‚ depending on the extent of the injuries. The mental and emotional effects are less
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Cited: Egendorf‚ Laura K. Teen Alcoholism. San Diego: Greenhaven‚ 2001. Print. Gottfried‚ Ted. The Facts about Alcohol. New York: Benchmark‚ 2005. Print.
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Advocacy for Seniors with Dementia/Alzheimer’s Jeri Fletcher BSHS/441 May 23‚ 2013 Deborah Cujino-Deras Advocacy for Seniors with Dementia/Alzheimer’s Advocacy is defined as a person who advocates on the behalf of an individual or a group. The advocate provides the client support at helping the client resolve issues that affects his or hers daily life (Barsky‚ 2007). Advocating for seniors with Alzheimer’s that face issues with their‚ health and overall wellbeing. This disease threatens
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Advocacy Plan for Social Change Advocacy Plan for Social Change Protected class group are individuals protected from harassment and discrimination. Discrimination in occupation and employment takes different forms. Under state and federal legislation‚ unlawful discrimination may take place when an individual or group of people is ‘treated’ in a different way due to particular attributes such as sex‚ color and race‚ which leads to impairment of equality of treatment and
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Advocacy for Play Centered Curriculum ECE351 Play and Learning for the Young Child Wendy Anderson July 30‚ 2012 Abstract As a mom and a teacher‚ I am a strong supporter of play-based learning. For some children‚ play is what helps them grow and develop in areas that we may not see. Children do not learn at the same rate or the same ways as their peers. Each child is different in every way. Providing
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Developing a Health Advocacy ProgramThere are multiple population health issues that need to be addressed and obesity is one of them. Obesity impacts multiple people but the impact on children has grown. Obesity rates have been steadily rising in children. In 2010‚ 43 million preschool children were overweight or obese‚ a 60% increase since 1990. This is an obvious increase and shows no sign of stopping without efforts to combat this epidemic (Harvard School of Public Health‚ 2014). The purpose of
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Leonel Orantes Ws101 Professor. Lee Interview I decide to interview my neighbor Claudette Romano. She is a 67-year-old white female living with her husband Richard Romano. She was born in Lake Charles‚ Louisiana in 1944. Even before she was born she experienced inequality while in her mother’s stomach. Her father was in the United States Force and lived with his wife in the Chennault Air Force Base. Her mother was forced to leave the base because they couldn’t have children on base. Furthermore
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PREGNANCY OUTSIDE THE WOMB An auction for Marilyn Monroe’s plastic surgery notes‚ x-rays and other medical records was announced last October 7‚ 2013 in Los Angeles‚ USA. In one of her medical record‚ it is stated that the famous actress had ectopic pregnancy in the year 1957 (Reuter‚ 2013). Here in the Philippines‚ same pregnancy case was reported last December 2013 (Sun-Cua‚ 2013). Pregnancy starts in fertilization. In normal pregnancy‚ fertilization occurs when a woman’s ovary releases
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Smoking during Pregnancy Arsenic‚ rocket fuel‚ toilet cleaner‚ lighter fluid‚ and batteries; what if this were the newest baby food? American’s would be in outcry and rightly so. These ingredients are all poisonous‚ yet they aren’t just found in rat poison and household cleaners‚ they are found in cigarettes. Despite this 10% of women will smoke cigarettes regularly throughout their pregnancies even though they have full knowledge of the consequences (“Program”). The children of these mother’s
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)‚ a 1978 amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. The impetus for the act was a 1976 Supreme Court decision‚ General Electric v. Gilbert‚ in which the Court held that denial of benefits for pregnancy-related disability was not discrimination based on sex (Gelb‚1996). This holding echoed past management decisions by which married women faced job discrimination and pregnant women were routinely
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