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TheImportanceOfClimateChange

Climatechangehasbeenevidentacrosstheglobe,andmostly,ithasimpactedsomeareasmorethan others.However,therehasbeenastrongcorrelationthatclimatechangehasbeenlinkedtothenew threattohumans,diseasescausedbyvectorsThepurposeofthispaperistoexamineclimatechange andthespreadofthezikavirus.

Onecannotshyawayfromthefactthatclimatechangehasbeencausedbysomeofthehuman–basedactivitiesontheenvironment.Theseactivitieshavebeenatanincreasingrateoverthepast yearsgeneratedawavethatcannotbestoppedbyanyonesinceournaturalenvironmentisnolonger independent,butbeinginterferedbyhumansWeknowthatdifferenteconomiesaretryingtheirbest touptheirgamethroughurbanization,technologicaladvancements,andglobalization,however,itis notallgoodatallsincetherearealterationsinboththeeconomicandsocialpatternsontheglobe. Land,air,andwaterarethetopmostendangerednaturalresourcesintheenvironmentsincetheir degradationisincreasingeachdayandeverynight(McMichael&Confalonieri,2015).

Climatechangecannotbedisputedcitingthefactthatitisrealandbasically,thehumanactivities areprimarilyresponsibleforthesechangesinclimate.Mostofthehumanpopulationlivesin desperationandpovertycitingthatcloseto2.5billionpeopledonothaveaccesstoadequate sanitation,somethingwhichincreasestheprevalenceofdiseasesintheareastheylive

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II.ExecutiveSummary

It'sFridayonThePlainsandclasseshavejustletoutfortheweekend.Everyoneisreadytostart partying,whetheritisatthefraternityhouse,pool,orinthecomfortofyourlivingroomThebeeris coldinthefridgeandreadyfor...showmorecontent...

Iwillalsousetheinternettofindsurveysofthehighestsellingalcoholicbeverages.

ThesizeofmymarketisapproximatelyallalcoholicconsumingadultsintheAuburncommunity. Mygoalistoeventuallygain30%ofthemarket.Thedemandinthealcoholsalesmarketishigh duetotheAuburnbeingacollegetown.Thealcoholsalesmarkettrendsareverystable.Entry barriersincludecapitalcostsofbuildingsandoperationalcostsofrisinggasprices.Therearealso regulationsthatpossiblycouldhindertheopeningofmybusiness

Governmentregulationandlawchangescouldpossiblysignificantlyaffectmybusiness. Technologicalchangeswouldhavenorealeffectonmybusinessduetothefactthattechnology couldnotmakeconvenienceanyeasiertoachieve.Changesintheeconomynormallydonotaffect alcoholsalesbutcouldpossiblyhaveeffectsonthedeliverysideofthebusinessduetothemarkup inprices.

ThetargetclientalisalcoholconsumingindividualsofalllegalagesandincomelevelsPriceswill befairbutalsoprofitable.

Thebusiness'spromotionalstrategywillbethroughlocalradioandtelevision.Thegrandopening willincludediscountsoncertainproductsandonalldeliveries.Thiswillhopefullyleadtothemost importantpartofmystrategy,whichiswordofmouthThecompany'slogowillbeclassyand

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"WecannotadequatelyassessMoll'sactionsunlesswethoroughlyunderstandthepatriarchalsystem ofthesocietyinwhichshemustthinkandact"Withcarefulreferencetothenovel,explainand illustrateyourviewsonthisissue.

MollFlanders,writtenbyeighteenthcenturyEnglishauthorDanielDefoeandpublishedin1722, composestheadventurousstoryofawomanwhowasborninNewgateprisontoamother, condemnedtodeathandwho'pleadedherbelly'inorderforherpunishmenttobepostponeduntil thebirthofthebaby.Sincethesorrowfulcircumstancessurroundingherbirth,Mollhashadto endurehardshipinordertosurvivetheharshconditionsthatwomenfromalowerclassofsociety facedthroughoutthisunsettlingtimeinhistory.AfteraseriesofmiserableeventsleavingMoll facedwithanuncertainfuture,sheeventuallydevotesherselftoalifeofcrime,somebeingless seriousoffencesthanothers,althoughequallypunishablewithaprisonsentence.Mollspeaksof beingabandonedatanearlyageandtherepercussionsthishadonher,"hadthisbeenthecustomin ourcountry,Ihadnotbeenleftapoordesolategirlwithoutfriends,withoutclothes,withouthelpor helperintheworld,aswasmyfate;andbywhichIwasnotonlyexposedtoverygreatdistresses, evenbeforeIwascapableeitherofunderstandingmycaseorhowtoamendit,butbroughtunto

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Theaggressiveslamofmydoorstillrangloudlyinmyear.Iwalkedovertomybed,unawareofit, justtrustingmybodytoguidemewhereverIneededtobe.Ican'tbelieveIsaidthosewords.Ican't believeshesaidthattome,Ithoughttomyselfasmyhandsunconsciouslyreachedforaduffelbag onmydeskandstartedfillingitwithclothesandsmallsnacks.Asthemultitudeofcrudeinsultsmy motherhadsaidtomestillfilledmymind,Iwentforthedoorandopeneditagain,handstrembling astowhatwaswaitingformeontheotherside.Iturnedtheknobandcreptdowntheempty staircase,quietasamouse.Finallymakingitthroughthelivingroomandintothekitchen,Ireached forthebackdoorwhenallthelightsflashedonshowmorecontent

TheskywaspitchblackwhenIdecidedtopullintoacoffeeshoponthesideoftheroad.Ihadno ideawhereIwas,butIdidn'tcare;IjustneededtogetawayfromwhatIcalledmyhomemerehours ago.AsIwalkedintothealmostemptycafé,IlookedaroundandbegantorealizewhereIwas.Ihad drivenallthewaytothecoast,downtothebeachmyoldfamilyhadalwaysvisited.Yearsof memoriesfloodedmymind,latenightssittinginherewithmyparents,sneakingsipsoftheircoffee whentheyweren'tlooking.Myfeetguidedmetothebackoftheshop,theplacemyparentsandI alwayssatasmyeyeswanderedaround,takinginallmysurroundings.Myfeetsuddenlystoppedin frontoftheboothandwhenIlookedup,myfathersatrightbeforeme.Helookedmoretiredthan usual,worndownbuthappy,likeahugeweighthadbeenliftedoffhis

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Inthebeginning,thisclassfrustratedme.Iamthekindofleft–leaningatheistfeministthat, honestly,doesnotliketohearotherpeople'sopinionsiftheydiffergreatlyfrommyown.Iknew that,sincethiswasmoreofadiscussionbasedclass,myhandswouldbetiedbecauseofmylackof knowledgeaboutanythingreligious.Asdiscussedonthefirstday,religionissomethingthatpeople areuncomfortabletalkingabout,andthefurtherIgotinthetermthemorecomfortableIbecame hearingotherpeople'sopinions(Iwilltouchonthisevenmorelater)andallowingmyselftolearn fromtheirperspective.Throughthisclass,Ilearnedtolistentomypeersevenmoreandtoallow myselftoseetheworldfromabeliever'sstandpointIalsothoroughlyenjoyedstudyingthenitty–grittyofJudaism,whichwasasubjectthatIdoubtIwouldhaveeverbeenexposedtootherwise. Iabsolutelylovedvisitingthesynagogueandexperiencingthatculturefirsthand.Jewishcultureis somethingthatIhearaboutsomuchbuthaveneverreallygottentoseeandexperience,andgetting tobepartofthatandseeingithappenbeforemewassoenlightening.Infact,learningaboutJudaism asawholewasincrediblyeyeopeningHavinggrownupinafamilythatdidnotgotochurchor practiceanyreligion,IwasnotawareofthehistoryofJewsotherthanwhatIhadseeninmovies.I lovelearningabouthistoryandseeinghowitrepeatsitself,andlearningaboutJudaismfilledin someof

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ManygreatHistoriansofEuropeanhistoryidentifytheyears500–1500theMiddleAgesorthe MedievalPeriod.ThewordmedievalcameaboutwhenearlyscholarscombinedthetwoLatin wordsmedium(middle)andaevum(age),whichmeansthetransitionbetweenancientandmodern times.Thefirst500yearsofthisperiodareknownastheEarlyMiddleAgesortheDarkAges.They werecalledtheDarkAgesbecausetheleveloflearningandculturewerenotasgreatastheyhad beenearlier,duringGreekandRomanTimes.Aftertheyear1000,WesternEuropeanssawmany changesintheirsocial,economic,andpoliticallives.ThemanysmallkingdomsofWesternEurope begantodeveloppoliticalstrengthandsizeThistimeperiodwasknownastheLaterMiddle

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'Necessityisthemotherofinvention.'Humanbeingshavemadedowiththeirlotsincetime immemorial.Humanityhasconstantlytriedtoadapttotheworldthatitfindsitselfin,toconquerthe environmentinordertolivemorecomfortablelives.Quiteunliketherestofthelifeformsthatare presentonearth,humanbeingshavethedistinctionofhavingthecapacitytocreatethemost ingenuouswaysofadaptingandchangingtheenvironmenttohisfavor–technologyTechnologycan besummedupastheuseofnon–humanorganisms,mechanismsormachinerytocompletetasksat thecommandofthecontrollingindividual.

Technologyultimatelyaffectssocialrelations(Ogburn,1947)ThisessaywillanalyzetheAmerican societyanddiscusstheimpactoftechnologyonitsoutlook.Thepointistofindoutthosemeans throughwhichtheadvancesoftechnologyhasshapedthisgreatsocietyandshiftedhowthetruthsin thissocietyareperceived.

ABackgroundofAmericanSocietyPre–industrialization

Theindustrialrevolutionandtheagrarianrevolutioncanbesaidtobesingle–handedlyresponsible forthetechnologicaladvancementintheUnitedStates.WhentheEuropeansettlerscametostripthe NativeIndiansoftheirheritage,whatweallknowasourhomewasawildlandthatwasnot conqueredbyanyman.Oursettlerancestorsthemselveshadarudimentaryknowledgeofthe operationsoftheuniverse.ThiswasclearlyseeninthewaythattheyinterpretedChristianity,the baneof

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PoliowasadeadlydiseasethatstrucktheUnitedStateshardwithvariousepidemicbreakouts throughoutthecountry.Therearemanybookswrittenaboutthediseaseandhowitwascontrolled. Polioisawell–researchedtopicintoday'smedicalworldbutinthisbook,HeatherGreenWooten, takesitonestepfurther.Sheplacedthefocusofthebookinthesouth,aplacewherethedisease struckalmostlastyetitclaimedmanylivesItspecifiesonthestateofTexasInadditiontothat,she combinedthediseaseepidemicwiththesocialandeconomicdevelopmentofthestateinthe twentiethcentury.Thebookfollowsawell–organizedchronologicalorderstatingbytheearlycases ofpolioanditsspreadThenittalksaboutFranklinDshowmorecontent

Thepurposeofthechapteristoprovidethereaderswithsomebackgroundinformation.Alongwith this,italsoshowshowpanicovertooktheAmericancommunities.Theuncertaintyofwhatthevirus wasorwhereitcamefromcausedaparanoiainmanycities.Theinitialreactionwastoquarantine victimsandkeepthemawayfromthegeneralpublic.Thespreadoftheepidemicfromnorthern statestoTexasisaccredited,accordingtoWooten,bythemassimmigrationintoTexasbyresidents ofotherstatesduringtheoilindustry'sboominTexasintheearlytwentiethcentury.Thisexposed manypeopletopolioastheymovedintocitiesandthecoastalareaofTexasbecamemoreandmore urbanized.ThehighstandardsofAmericanhygenemadepolioadeaththreat.Thebodydidnothave theabilityoffightingasmalldoseofthediseaseasnewborndidwhenhygeneinthecountrywas notsocleanBynotbeingexposedtothevirusthebodydidnotproducetheadequateantibodiesto fightitoff.Whenitstruckatalateragethebodywasdefenselessandsotheepidemicstarted.The resultoftheurbanizationofTexasandthemanypoliooutbreakshelpedtheareacreatemany hospitalsandleadthefightagainstpolioThebookalsohighlightsthelifeofFranklinDRoosevelt, whoalsosufferedofpolio.Wootendescribeshowthepresidentacquiredthediseaseand

PrevalenceofPost–TraumaticStressDisorder

DavanteKelly

ENC1102KARINACADORA

August15,2015

Abstract

WhatisPtsd

PostTraumaticdisorderisconsideredtobeanemotionalillnessthatwassaidtobefirstdiagnosed insoldiersandwarveteransandissaidtobecausedbyahorrible,lifethreateningexperiencingor eveneventssuchasadivorceorunemployment.Anyonewhohasgonethroughalifethreatening eventcandevelopPTSDItisalsosaidthatfamilymembersofvictimssufferingthedisordercan developPTSDaswell.Womenaremorelikelytodevelopthedisorderthanmen,andthereissome evidencethatPTSDmayruninfamilies.Post–traumaticstressdisorderisdiagnosedwhen symptomsshowmorecontent

Deyoung,ScottR.Sponheim,TriciaL.Bender,MelissaA.Polusny,ChristopherR.Erbes,andPaul AArbisi"PredictingPost–traumaticStressDisorderinVeterans:InteractionOftraumaticLoad withCOMTGeneVariation.")Womenaremorelikelytodevelopthedisorderthanmen,andthere issomeevidencethatPTSDmayruninfamiliesPTSDisprevalentamongmilitaryveterans,who witnessedmanyseverestressors

Race/ethicdifferencesinriskforPTSDcanrisefromtwosources.Differencesinexposureto qualifyingtraumaticeventsanddifferencesintheriskfordevelopingPTSDamongthosewhoare exposedtotrauma.Epidemiologystudieshaveshownthattraumaexposurevariesbydemographic characteristicsincludingrace.Factorsthatleadtotraumaexposuremaybedifferentfromthosethat increasevulnerabilitytotheeffectsofexposureItisunclearwhetherallthegeneralUSpopulation racialandethnicdifferencesexistinlifetimeprevalenceofPTSD,exposuretotraumaticeventsand developmentofPTSDamong

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PlateGeology

StructuralGeologyandPlateTectonics

GeologyisanoverallstudyofplanetEarth–"itscomposition,structure,process,andhistory" (Shipman,Todd,&Wilson602).GeologyalsoplaysaroleinthestudyoftheMoonandothersolar systemobjectsisprimarilytheprovinceofastronomy."Noneoftheremarkablescientificadvances ofthetwentiethcenturyrevealedwithcertaintythecompositionandstructureoftheEarth'sinterior" (603).Presentideaspresentlyrestonindirectevidenceprovidedbyearthquakebodywaves,their speedanddirectionidentifyingthetypesofmaterialsthroughwhichtheymove,meteoriteswhose compositionisbelievedtobesimilartotheEarth's,spacecraftmeasurementsofgravityand magneticvariations,andlaboratory...showmorecontent...

However,itwasnotuntilthiscenturythatnuclearagetechnologywasdevelopedthatuses measurementsofradioactivityincertaintypesofrockstogiveusagesinnumbersofyears.These ages,usuallycalledradiometricages,areusedinconjunctionwithrelativedatingprinciplesto determineatleastanapproximateageformostoftheworld'smajorrockformations(USGS) "Radiometricdatingisthedeterminationofagebyusingradioactivity,hasbecomegeology'sbest toolforestablishingabsolutegeologictime"(Shipman,Todd,&Wilson704).Theatomicnuclei thatdecayoftheirownaccordaresaidtoberadioactive.Thedecayproduct–ordaughternucleus,as itiscommonlycalled–maybestable.Ifso,thetransformationreachescompletioninasinglestep. However,thedaughternucleiofmanynaturallyoccurringisotopesarethemselvesradioactiveand henceundergofurtherdecay"

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IfsomeoneaskedmewhatarethehardestthingsI'veeverhadtogothrough,mytopthreewouldbe myesophagealsurgery,volleyballconditioning,andpublicspeaking.NaturallyI'maquietintrovert whodoesn'tliketopushmyselfsociallyunlessIhavetoo.Althoughthismakesmesoundantisocial, Idoliketocontributeandoffermyopinions,justinalessstressfulenvironment.Publicspeaking goesagainsteverythingIamItasksmetospeaktoalargeaudiencewhenIpreferoneonone conversations.Itputsmeunderseverephysicalandemotionalduressmakingmefeelexhaustedasif Ijustranamile.Lastly,IgetsonervousthatmybodybeginsshakinguncontrollablybecauseIget adrenalinerushesandmybodywouldratherflyawaythanfightHowever,ifanyoneactuallysaw thesesymptomsmaybetheycouldrelatetomemore.YouseewhenI'mupthereIappearcalmeven comfortabletosomepeople.ThatisbecauseIsacrificelargergestures,tonechanges,andmovement tocontrolmybodyshakingandmentalanguish.Asideeffectofmyprolongedtensioninmy musclesisthatIappearverystifftomyaudience.Allthesethingsranthroughmymindand happenedtomewhileIdidmyspeechBesidesthefactthatIperformedrelativelywell,myspeech haditsflawsandsuccesseswhichIwillreflecton.

First,Iwillfocusappropriatenessandreasoningbehindmychoicetotalkaboutgreeniguanasinmy speech.Whenitcametimetochooseatopicformyspeech,Ineverquestionedwhethermyspeech wasappropriateornot.Itfeltrighttotalkaboutandhadnomajorobjections.Itwasn'taboutbombs, alcohol,politicalstances,oranythingelsethatshouldn'tbeinaninformativespeechIbelievethat myaudiencewasrelativelyengagedandthatIhadaninterestingtopic.Ievenreferencedand identifiedmytargetaudienceformyspeech.Forexample,Italkedaboutinvasivespeciesaffecting Wisconsin'secosystemsAlso,ItalkedabouthowPuertoRicohasbeenonthenewsrecentlyand tiedittothegreeniguana.Luckily,Iwasabletoperformmyentirespeecharound5–6minutes. WhichwasagoalIhadstruggledtoobtaininpractice.Ihadtotalkalotfasterandgutoutalotof specificinformationfrommy

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AbrahamLincolnhasbeenstudiedmorethananyotherinAmericanhistory.Infact,over15,000 differentbookshavebeenwrittenaboutour16thpresident.Throughoutthepagesofthesebooks, PresidentLincolnisaffectionatelyreferredtobymanydifferentnames,suchastheRailsplitter, HonestAbe,andtheGreatEmancipator.AvastmajorityofthesewrittenworkshonorLincolnas oneofourgreatestpresidentsNoteveryonefeelsthatway,howeverCharlesAdams,inhisbook, WhenintheCourseofHumanEvents,isdeterminedtorightthewrongsofhis"force–fedLincoln adorationfromearlyschooldaysonintouniversityhistorycourses."HegoesontocallLincolna dictatorandripsaparttheGettysburgAddress,allinanattempttoshowmorecontent IntheGospelofMark,KingHerodgrantshisstep–daughteronewishandsherequeststheheadof JohntheBaptist.ThecartoonshowsLincolnsittingonathrone,grantingarequestfortheheadof Liberty.Bothofthesepoliticalcartoonsweremeanttoshowwhatthecartoonistsbelievedtobe Lincoln'sdisregardfortheConstitutionandthelawsoftheUnitedStatesinhowheusedhispower aspresidentduringtheCivilWarThevalidityofthosebeliefsisanongoingdebate,onewhichwill likelycontinueforaslongastherearehistorianstostudytheissue.Therearemanyactsissuedby PresidentLincolnviewedasunconstitutional.Couldthepresidentissueacallforthemilitiaintime ofwar?WasthenavalblockadeoftheConfederacylegal?Didapresidenthaveauthoritytosuspend habeascorpusintimeofwar?WastheEmancipationProclamationconstitutional?Thefirstactof Lincoln'stobecriticizedishisproclamationon15April1861followingtheattackonFortSumter inwhichhecalledforseventy–fivethousandmilitia.Heviewedthesouthernstatesastheaggressors andhecouldnotsitidlybywhiletheytookovernearlyallfederalpropertyinthesouth.Muchof thispropertyhadbeenseizedevenpriortoLincoln'sinaugurationConfederatesviewedtheFederal governmentassimplylandlordsoftheproperty,ratherthanacceptthepremisethatitwasownedby theUnitedStates.Mostnorthernpublicationsandmanyinthesouthaswell,

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Socialmediahaschangedtheabilityoforganizationstoself–promoteinnewgenerationalways. Theyattractalargernumberofpeoplecost–effectivelythroughadvertisinginmulti–dimensional ways.SocialmediahashadasignificantimpactontheabilityoftheAmyotrophicLateralSclerosis (ALS)communitytohaveagreaterpositiveimpactonsociety.Thisfactisdemonstratedwellinthe caseofthearticle"TheScienceBehindTheSuccessOfTheALSIceBucketChallenge"published inForbesMagazine.Thischallengewasagreatsuccessbecauseitincreasedawarenessandfunding fortheALSSocietywhichisdemonstratedthroughtheimpactofthechallenge,andtheuseofsocial mediatoachievethisThisessaywillexaminetheimpactthechallengehadonsocietyandtheALS community,whichtoolswereusedbythechallenge,howtheorganizationhasfaredintheyears afterthechallenge,andlastlythepositiveeffectsofthechallenge.Manycompaniesandcharities usesocialmediaasamarketingtoolwhichreducesmoneyforadvertisingcomparedtomore traditionalways,aswasthecasewiththeALSSociety.Thechallengeinadvertisingthroughsocial mediaisfindingwaysinwhichtousetheplatformeffectively,whichtheALSSocietydidThe"Ice BucketChallenge"wasaphenomenonthattookoversocialmediaincludingTwitter,Instagram,and Facebook.Accordingtoanonlinearticletitled"TheScienceBehindTheSuccessOfTheALSIce BucketChallenge"publishedin

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Thetwinsstoodproudlyinmatchingredoutfits,welltheguysarenaturallyallinblacksuitsbuthe addedtheredundershirt,whilethegirltwinisproudlystandingnexttoherbrotherinanelegant. Theirceremonywentsmoothlyandexplainedhowtheywilldotheirbesttotraineveryoneandwill betoughonthem.Ismiledasthedayendedandnightcamearound,laughterandsmilescouldbe heardfromeveryoneevenAngelwhomadeacoupleofnewfriends

Angelcameuptometotalk.Inoddedandtookhertoherbedroom."Whatsup?".

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"Wellyourssixteen,youcouldjusttellhimhehastill...showmorecontent...

"Well,youdon'thaveawolfnaggingyoutogototheirmate!Youdon'tknowhowitfeelstobe withherbutnotabletobewithher!–"

"No!AllyouwantherisforthefuturepositionasGamma!Doyouthinkyoucouldlietome!Your bestdamnfriendssincediapers!"Sheglaredathim.

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"Well,youpromisedmethatIwillbewithyou,notyourmateoranyoneelse,onlyme".Hesighed andlandedonthesofa.

"Thatwaswhenweweretwelve,andwhenIthoughtwewouldbemates.Youwillknowhowmuch I'mdealingwithwhenyoumeetyourmate"Shelaughed,hmmshemusthavefoundhers

"Mymatedied,onenightwhilewewerepatrollingheenteredasarougeandourAlphakilledhim.I toldhimhewasmymatebutasorrydoesn'tbringsomeonebackYouweremylastchanceofreal love".Silencefilleduptheroom.

"ThenyoumustknowhowmuchpainIaminnotbeingnexttoher".Ididn'tneedtohearanything else.HehastoearnhistrustandloyaltytoAngelnottomebuttoher.

IwalkedawayandnoticethatIhaven'tseenVictorinabit,makingitoutsidethebonfirestillkept growing,especiallywithallthewoodandgarbagetheyfound.IspottedBentalkingtothetwins.

"Hey,BendoyouknowwhereVictoris?"Helooksuptomeandnoddedhepointedtothepack

Introduction:

Pollutioniswhenaharmfulorpoisonousgasisemittedinthepresenceofairthatcanbevery harmfultotheenvironmentevenforhumans,especiallywhenwedon'tdoanything.Wemight thinkthatpollutionisnotreallyaproblemintheworldbutitisonemajorproblemandsome countriesaresufferingfromitnowTherearemanywaysthatwecanstoppollutionaboutbutwe justdon'treallytakematterofit,ifpeoplewilljustobservehowpollutionisaffectingthe environmenttheymightdosomethingaboutit.TherearemanytypesofPollutionsthereare,Water, Land,Air,etcbutAirpollutionisthemaintopicinthispaperThesedays,therearemanycountries thataresufferingfromAirPollution,there's...showmorecontent...

(AReviewofAirPollutionControlinBeijing:1998–2013.)TheairpollutioninBeijingcausestheir neighboringcountriesexperiencesmogcoveringsomepartoftheircountry.Alsothereisanew problemoftheirpollutionproblemwhichistheurbanizationwhichpeopledemandsdifferentnew manufacturetobedevelopLotsofdifferentcarsarebeingdevelopedthatarenowrecordfor17 millionsnewcarsontheroadintheyearof2014.Therapidurbanizationgrowthincreaseslotof demandsandnewindustries.

ChemicalReaction:ThemaincausestobuildpollutionareCarbonMonoxide,NitrogenDioxide, SulfurDioxide,ParticulatesandAmmoniaInBeijingthechemicalreactiontheyhaveisSulfur Dioxide,Ozone,andCarbonMonoxide.OneofthechemicalreactionoftheairpollutioninBeijing, isSulfurDioxideandthisisonethereasonbecauseoftheircoalindustry.Sulfurdioxidecancause peopletohaveahardtimebreathingifyouinhaledtoomuchSecondoneisOzoneisacolourless gasthatcreatessmog,thischemicalcanmakeexperiencesomerespiratoryproblem.Theotherone isCarbonMonoxideandthisoneiscausedbyvehicles.Itisalsoanodorlessandcolorlessgasbut thisgasisverydangerousforhuman.Itcancauseyournervoussystemandheartoxygentowork

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JaylinHaley

29April2016

Autism

Scientifically,autismandautismspectrumdisorder,alsoknownasASD,arecommonlyusednames fordifficultdisordersthathavetodowithbraindevelopment.Disorderslikethesearegroupedby someone'sdifficultyinsocialinteraction,repetitivebehaviors,andnonverbalcommunicationTo thepeoplewhoarediagnosedwiththisdisorderandthefamiliesitaffects;itissomuchmorethan justscience.Autismhadmanydifferentnamesandagewhenitoccursdependsonthemultiple symptoms.Beforetheywereallcombinedintoone,theyweregroupedasautisticdisorder, pervasivedevelopmentdisorder,Aspergersyndrome,andchildhooddisintegrativedisorder.Most peopledonotrealizethatsomepeopleaffectedbyASDsurpassinvisualskills,art,math,and music.Mostsignsofautismorsymptomsstarttooccurbetweentheageoftwoandthree(Autism Speaks).Theterm"autism"hasbeenusedforapproximatelyonehundredyears.Autismcomes fromtheGreekword"autos"whichmeans"self."Selfappliestoautismbecausepeoplearetaken awayfromtheirsociallifeandisolatethemselves.ASwitzerlandpsychiatrist,EugenBleuler,was thefirstpersonevertousethewordautismin1911towardssymptomsofschizophreniaFrom1940 throughthe1990s,doctorshavehadmanytheoriesonhowautismaffectschildren.Theycameto theconclusionthatautismmedicallyaffectseachchilddifferently.Towardsthe1980s

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Basketball

Basketballwascreatedasimplegame.Theprimaryobjectivewastoplaceaball,withoutdribbling, intoapeachbasket.However,likeDarwin'stheoryofman,basketballhasevolvedintothemost excitingexhibitionofathleticability.Basketballhasseenmanyrulechanges,becauseofthe increasingabilityoftheplayersBasketballisameltingpot,whereblack,white,andEuropean peopleexcel.Thisisasportthatiscolor–blind.Thissportrequirescompletecontroloverone'sbody andmind.Purestrengthisrequiredtofightthroughopposingteamspicks,andtogainpositionfor rebounds

Speedisnecessarytocreatespaceforashotattemptorapass.Concentrationisvitaltodribblinga ballupthecourt,withanshowmorecontent

Heisfromtheghetto,andESPNexploitsthisdarkhorseimage.Alongwithhis"Playground style",thatruinsyearsofcoachingfundamentals,heisinvolvedinathuggishlifestyle. Iverson,andmanyotherplayers,arestillyoungmenwhoparticipateinsmokingweed,beating women,andmultipleotherillegalactivitiesconstantly.ESPNreceivesthepolicereportsandbleeds theinformationtothepublic.HoopsJunkies,likemyself,heartheinformationandweform opinions.Contrarytologicalreasoning,ESPNmakesmecheeraplayerforthesenormally condemnableacts.LatrellSprewellattemptedtoasphyxiatehiscoach,andlessthatsixmonthslater heispraisedlikeamanwhofoundthecureforcancerPlayer's"Realness"liesindirect proportionwiththeirlifestyle.

Americanmediawantsthebadboys,becausethereisamoreinterestingbehindthem.Withthis goingon,youthsacrosstheworldarefeedthemessagesmokeweed,beatwomen,andmost importantlyforgettheteamconceptanddunktherock.ESPNisnottheonlysourceofblameforthe non–existentmoralityofbasketball,butIcandirectlylinkittotheAmericanpublic'swarpedviews andopinionsoftheprofessionalbasketballplayer.

Sincetheinductionofthethree–pointarc,basketballhaschanged.Playersreason,whysettlefora surebankshotfromseventeenfeetwhenIcanstepbacka

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Eversincethebeginningoftime,womenhavebeenfightingendlesslytobetreatedequallyand fairly,whetherit'sintheirpersonallife,theirbusinesscareers,ortheirsocialencounters.Fromthe dayinwhichwomenareborn,theyareraisedandtreateddifferentlycomparedtomen.Girlsare expectedtobesensitiveandsweet,meanwhileboysareusuallymoretough,andexpectedtomature abitfasterGirlsareprotectedmoreincomparisontoboysandastheygrow,thewaysocietytreats eachgenderstandsoutmore.Womenarelimitedtocertainprofessionsbecausetheyarenotmen, andinsituationswheretheycanactuallyworkthesamejobs,theyarepaidmuchless.Throughout time,womenallovertheworldcontinuetobesexualizedandjudgedbasedontheirpersonal opinions.Whilemanynationshaveslowlybeguntoembracewomen'sequalrights,Islamcontinues tooppresswomenbylimitingtheirself–expression,usingtheirreligiousmisconceptionstoabuse andcontrolthemasawhole,andconstantlymaintainingoldculturaltraditionsthatpreventfreedom andequalityforwomen.

Asformerlystated,women'srightsacrosstheworldareslowlyincreasingwhiletheyremainthe sameorevenworseinsomepartsoftheworld.InAmerica,womencanvote,beapartofCongress, choosewhatevercareertheywanttostudy,livewherevertheyplease,marrywhoevertheylove,and muchmore.InEurope,genderequalityisoneofthecorevaluesintheirinitialfoundingtreaties,and

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"Hardtimesdon'tcreateheroes.Itisduringhardtimesthattheheroeswithinusarerevealed"(Bob Riley).Everydaypeoplejustdon'tknowthattheyareheroesinsideuntilahardsituationarisesthat allowstheirheroismtoberevealed.Heroesareeverydaypeoplethathavethecouragetoemerge fromthecrowdtotakeariskthatcouldcostthemtheirlifetodogoodwithoutanythoughtof gratitudeorrewardWhatdopeopleseeandthinkwhentheyhearthewordhero?Theymightseean imageofsomeonelikeSupermanwhofliesasfastasanairplaneorSpider–Manwhoswingstosave theday.However,mostheroesemergefromeverydaysituations.Wouldsomeonebeheroicand courageoustoruninaburningbuildingtosaveavictim'sfamilymemberstuckthere?Whatabout 9/11?Thewordsthatmostpeoplehadinmindwesurvive,run,andhopethatrescuersarrive. However,theheroesmainthoughtswereprobablyhowtheycouldhelpotherssurvive.Whenthe panickedcivilizationsthatdayrantotheedgeofManhattan,theyforgotthatManhattanwasan island,andthat'swhenourfirststorycomesin.Thestoryofboatlift,avideoaboutthestoryofa rescueinvolvingalltypesofboatstoevacuatepeoplefromManhattancoasttosafetyAdefinitionof aheroandthemainthemeisshowedbyaquotebyRomainRolland"Aheroisamanwhodoes whathecan"whichisthemainpointofthevideo.pilotsofcertainboatsarrivedbeforetosave peopleinwhichtheysharedasoneofthem

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ImpactofTechnologyinEducation Introduction

TechnologyisoneoftheconcernsIhaveasanewteacher.Technologyaffectsallaspectsofour lives.Theclassroomisnoexception.Idonotconsidermyselftobeoneofthosetechsavvypeople whocanincorporatethelatestprogramorgadgetintomylessonsAthomeIoftenannounce "technologyfree"daysjustsowecangetbackintouchwiththeimportantthingsinlife,orthething Iconsiderimportant.Ican'tdothatintheclassroom,Iwillhavetodothecompleteopposite.When teachingintoday'sclassrooms,educatorshavetomakeeveryefforttokeepupwiththelatesttrends, learnthenewestprograms,andbeabletoutilizealltheycaninordertoreachallkindsof...show morecontent

Teachersmustalsokeepinmindthestandardssetupbythestatewhentheyareplanninginstruction andassessment."Theycomplainabouthavingtoteachtothetests,leavingthemlittletimetotry newwaysofengagingstudentsAndinsomestates,teachersareevaluatedbasedonthosevery scores"(Baresghian).Forteachers,theideaofbeingjudgedonscoresfromstandardizedtestingcan beoverwhelminganddiscouragingwhenpreparingnewlessons.

IamnotabigfanofthestandardizedtestingbecauseIbelievechildrenareindividualsanddon'tall respondwelltothe"bubbletest".Aswithanythingelsethereareprosandcons.Therearepeople lobbyingtoreformtesting,andtherearepeoplewhoproposeboycottingthetestsThearticlelinks toaFacebookgroupcalledParentsandKidsAgainstStandardizedTesting.Thissitehasmanylinks interestingwithvaryingopinionsontestingingeneral.

Inthearticle,"BeyondtheBubbleTest",itwasannouncedthatanewtechnology–basedassessment willreplacethestandardizedbubbletests.Therearehighexpectationsassociatedwiththenewtest. "Ifdonecorrectly,theshiftfrompencil–and–papertoonlineassessmentswillbuilduponthis opportunitytotransformthenation'seducationsystemandprovideaplatformfornewapproachesto learningandschooling,notjustintesting"(Baresghian).Technologyhasthecapabilitytoturnwhat isnowa

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