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    Emma Hawkins PW 3-11 Understand the organisational Framework for Play “The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child. Everyone in the U.K‚ including children and young people‚ have rights that are recognised and protected. These rights are granted by legislation‚ for example‚ Human right legislation‚ The Children Act‚ etc‚ which have evolved from a variety of sources. One of these sources is The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child. Before this was adopted any laws relating

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    The Things They Carried What seems like a true account of his time in war‚ Tim O ’Brien makes The Things They Carried a generalization of his own experiences in Vietnam. Through the actions of soldiers we can begin to explore the effect war has on the human condition and the toll it plays on their minds. O ’Brien makes shame and physical and emotional burdens motivation. He also plays around with the idea of ambiguous truth and how to tell true war stories. That the difference between the "happening

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    Leonard Cheah 814725425 “Material Allies” In the short story The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross leads a band of his men through the hills and swamps of Vietnam while dealing with the psychological agony of both his love for Martha and the safety of his men. In wartime however‚ it is known that your fellow man is anything from safe. Much of the men have camaraderie‚ but know that at any moment the person sitting next to them could be killed. This is where the

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    Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam novel The Things They Carried was written in many respects to reflect real events and while we soon come to the realization that the actual event is in the end irrelevant‚ these events still provide a vital backdrop for the reader to initially absorb then realize that they don’t actually matter. The Things They Carried is not a text book nor in any respects is it an accurate historical account‚ it is a collection of memories‚ feelings and actions and with O’Brien staying clear

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    We Can But Should We? Laurel Lotterhos Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361: Information Systems in Healthcare May‚ 2013 We Can But Should We? Technology is an ever-changing part of our society that has affected the healthcare profession greatly. It seems that every few months a new technology is introduced to improve quality care and safety in every aspect of healthcare‚ whether it be inpatient services or emergency services. “Trends in the rise of smartphone adoption and usage by

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    Hyperbole I’m as hungry as a starving lion. Hyperbole is a synonym for exaggeration. Clearly‚ the speaker is not really as hungry as a starving lion. A hyperbole is just a figure of speech we use to emphasize a point. The opposite device is understatement: I’m a little tired is a purposeful understatement if the speaker has been up for 48 hours. Repetition Duty does not trump honesty. Duty does not trump common sense. And duty‚ my friends‚ does not trump morality. Repetition is the conscious

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    The Things They Carried By Tim O’Brien Tim Obrien’s The Things They Carried is written about the horrors of war. In war soldiers go through many things such as death of a friend or even having to kill someone themselves. Everyone deals with these things in different way. Tim Obrien writes story’s about the people he has lost or killed to keep them alive himself. Thought the entire novel most chapters are about the people in the war and the things they carried. But in the final chapter

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    Unit 13: Understand the Process and Experience of Dementia Unit code: DEM 301 Unit reference number: J/601/3538 QCF level: 3 Credit value: 3 Guided learning hours: 22 Unit summary This unit provides the knowledge of the neurology of dementia to support the understanding of how individuals may experience dementia. Learners taking the Dementia pathway in the Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England must take this unit. Assessment requirements This unit must

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    He begins his article by referencing his personal observations of how his own reading habits are changing. He then provides examples from other writers who have noticed the same thing after reading things on daily basis online. Next‚ he provides a study from a University College London which shows people that read online they show more skimming activity than people who are readers. He said‚ “As part of the five-year research program‚ the scholars examined computer logs documenting the behavior of

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    THE THINGS THEY CARRIED UNIT TEST NAME_________________________ Part I. Matching (some may not be used) WHO AM I? (2 pts.) 1. ______ I was the young girl who came over to see her boyfriend and eventually fell in love with Vietnam and become one with the land. 2. ______ I offered Tim 200.00 dollars and the opportunity to escape to Canada when we went fishing in my boat. 3. ______ I played Volleyball at Mount Sebastian and wrote letters to Jimmy.

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