novel The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis‚ a girl named Parvana lives in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ during the Taliban rule. Before the Taliban took over Parvana’s town‚ it was a very beautiful city with restaurants‚ movie theaters‚ and shops. Parvana and her sister Nooria went to school‚ and both of her parents worked. Parvana’s family was very rich and lived in a mansion with servants.
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Like all countries‚ Afghanistan has had a long and complicated history. Towards the late 19th century the political idea of nationalism swept throughout Europe. The belief to be loyal to the state rather than government strengthened and unified countries. However‚ devastation and corruption has kept Afghanistan in the dark‚ plaguing the country with tyrants and cruel leaders well into the late 20th century. The Kite Runner‚ a historical fiction by Khaled Hosseini revolves around the life of a well-to-do
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desire to achive something‚ similarly‚ in the story of Happy Prince ‚ he persuaded a little swallow into becoming his courier and do his commandments . After doing Prince’s commands ‚ helping people in the city . the little swallow felt inspired ‚ quote:” It is curious .” he remarked . “but I feel quite warm now ‚although it is cold.” Consequently‚ it is Happy Prince that inspired the swallow to feel happiness . Finally‚ to fulfill his true happiness ‚ Happy Prince showed his
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strengthen their daughter’s swallowing function. VitalStim involves two electrodes placed over the skin just below the jaw and two electrodes placed immediately above the thyroid notch. The pulses are intended to “wake up” the muscles required to swallow. In a study performed by Christiaanse et al.‚ researches studied the effectiveness of using Neuromuscular Electrical Simulation (NMES) for treatment in the pediatric population with primary and acquired dysphagia. It was hypothesized that there
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x-ray‚ sputum culture‚ complete blood count‚ arterial blood gases‚ bronchoscopy‚ CT scan‚ and blood cultures. Another test that can be performed to determine if aspiration is a factor would be the swallow test. In this test‚ a doctor gives you barium to ingest while a chest x-ray is performed. The barium swallow test can highlight abnormalities in the upper gastrointestinal tract‚ pharynx‚ esophagus‚ and stomach. It is usually read by a licensed speech pathologist. The chest x-ray would usually reveal
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Training Needs Assessment Practices of None Governmental Organizations in Kabul Afghanistan BY: Masoodullah Ghyasi Department of Business Administration KARDAN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION‚ KABUL January‚ 2011 Training Needs Assessment Practices of None Governmental Organizations in Kabul Afghanistan Submitted by: Masoodullah Ghyasi Registration No: 302-0703059 Supervised by: Mr. Asad Mommand This project report is submitted in partial fulfillment
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Unit 4222-222 Support individuals to eat and drink Level: 2 Credit value: 2 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It is for those who provide support for one or more individuals to eat and drink‚ where substantial support is needed. Learning outcomes There are five learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will: 1. Be able to support individuals to make choices about food and drink 2. Be able to prepare to provide support for eating and drinking
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compound’s director‚ Ms. Weera. She has a nice personality‚ Shauzia is a very good storyteller‚ and tells all the children about her adventures of keeping the wolves away from the sheep late at night. The setting in the book takes place in Afghanistan‚ Kabul‚ the streets of Peshawar‚ and also a Pakistani refugee camp which is owned by Mrs. Weera. Shauzia is sick of her life in the camp‚ and runs away one night‚ finding herself in the large mud city of Pakistan. Dressing herself as a boy‚ Shauzia takes
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Fatima Bahir was born in Afghanistan in a city called Kabul in the year 1977. She is a young woman who went to a school for refugees in Peshawar‚ Pakistan. In the year 1993 all the violence and fighting increased to a point where no place in Afghanistan was no longer safe. All her family members left her and gathered while they all left in a minivan to journey across the border so that they could all be free. Fatima said that Pakistan is described as “culture shock.” Today she is an Ottawa resident
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Annie Guedikian Introduction Born and raised in Los Angeles‚ I am a second generation Armenian immigrant. I consider my Armenian culture essential to my identity‚ and that has a lot to do with my upbringing. The Armenian population has always been a small minority across the globe and in order for us to maintain our race‚ we make a conscious effort to keep our culture alive close to our hearts. A key component that unites us as a race is our unique language of Armenian. We are fortunate enough
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