In Turley’s essay Shut Up and Play Nice: How the Western World Is Limiting Free Speech (Turley 2012) he discusses how free speech is not tolerated in many other countries and how it is dying in the Western world. There is so much violence from anti-religious groups‚ racism and many others that do not share the same views and scream first amendment rights as a defense. As American Citizens our freedom of speech is protected by the Constitution’s first Amendment which “guarantees freedoms concerning
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Advocacy for Down Syndrome What is advocacy? Advocacy is speaking acting‚ writing with minimal conflict of interest on behalf of the sincerely perceived interests of a disadvantaged person or group to promote‚ protect and defend their welfare and justice by being on their side and no-one else’s‚ being primarily concerned with their fundamental needs‚ remaining loyal and accountable to them in a way which is emphatic‚ and vigorous and which is‚ or is likely to be‚ costly to the advocate or advocacy
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Down with the Monarchy In today’s modern society‚ the monarchy supposedly plays a very important role. They sit in their castles and palaces‚ making important life changing decisions for others and help develop their country into something more. Is that not the role of a king or queen‚ to rule with an iron fist? Apparently not in Britain. Over the many years the monarchy’s role has changed extensively. From an overwhelming powerhouse that always has the last say‚ into a conservative party of
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Genetically transmitted disease Down syndrome Down syndrome is a genetically transmitted disease‚ the symptoms of this disease can vary depending on the person‚ but children with Down syndrome have unique physical characteristic traits for example: decrease in muscular tone‚ excess skin around the nape‚ widened nose‚ among others. Some mental characteristics are: impulsive behavior‚ short periods of attention and slow learning. Some of the disease’s effects are: pulmonary hypertension
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In "Down at the Cross"‚ James Baldwin stresses the idea that regardless of race or culture‚ people are human beings and should be treated equally. Baldwin criticizes racial issues. Baldwin talks about how whites and blacks don’t understand each other because both have insecurities‚ fears‚ and prejudices within their own culture that they can’t understand each other. Baldwin proposes the idea that "people can renew themselves at the fountain of their own lives" (54). This process of renewal means
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down Being culturally competent is essential in caring for the lives of others. As a nurse you will be caring for individuals and families who may or may not have the same beliefs and values and yourself. Despite the differences the nurse must be able to ask the appropriate questions‚ seek out tools that are going to help the client and family understand the importance of their care‚ and feel comfortable when
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Charlotte’s Web and Watership Down to demonstrate them. While both of these novels show animals behaving in different manners‚ they are both uncharacteristic of normal animal behaviour. Charlotte’s Web shows animals behaviour as primarily human while Watership Down demonstrates animals behaving mostly as animals. This said‚ we see that both these novels show their characters with human traits‚ however they are all confined to their physical limitations as animals. A perfect example of this is Charlotte
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Sex at Dawn Since Darwin’s Origin of the Species‚ we’ve been told that sexual monogamy comes natural. Mainstream science‚ as well as religious and cultural institutions‚ has maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man’s possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman’s fertility and fidelity. In this groundbreaking book‚ however‚ Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá argue that human beings evolved in egalitarian groups that shared food‚ child care‚ and‚ often‚ sexual partners
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Down Syndrome Thesis: When someone sees a child or an adult with Down syndrome they automatically single them out‚ every person in this world is different‚ with a disability or with out‚ but that doesn’t mean they need to be treated differently. I. Causes A. Mental Disorder B. Mothers age C. Not inherited D. Most common E. Amniocentesis II. Symptoms A. Problems at birth B. Size C. Other issues D. Facial features III. Severities A. Ranges B. Trisomy 21 C. Mosaic D. Mosaic
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According to Fadiman (1997)‚ “…the noise of the door had been so profoundly frightening that her soul had fled her body and become lost. They recognized the resulting symptoms as qaug dab peg‚ which means ‘the spirit catches you and you fall down’”(p.20). To the Lee family‚ Lia’s condition was as revered as it was frightening. While a person with qaug dab peg was traditionally held in high esteem in the Hmong culture‚ it was also terrifying enough that the Lee’s rushed Lia to the emergency room more than
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