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El Dorado Hills Fire Department's emergency services and community engagement

The El Dorado Hills, California Fire Department's stated mission is to "care for, protect and serve the community with integrity and excellence. As such, it is the daily mission of the department to provide emergency services for 24 hours per day and 7 hours per week.

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Professional definition and ethical responsibilities in social work

Social work is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as; "…any of various professional activities or methods concretely concerned with providing social services and especially with the investigation, treatment, and material aid of the economically, physically, mentally, or socially…

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Music's role in shaping emotional response in advertisements

Yet, as soon as it was possible to marry sound and film music became a part of visual media, and advertizing especially.

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The role of schools in bringing social change

In order to achieve our aim, we present certain theories that bear this idea with a succinct historical presentation of the influence of these theories on both school and society.

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Advanced nursing practice: Public promotion and professional accountability

In its traditional sense, the nursing profession is often thought of as an assistant class to medical professionals such as doctors, surgeons and clinical specialists.

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Transapical aortic valve implantation: team preparation and perioperative nursing care

Transapical aortic valve implantation is a minimally invasive procedure. Even though the procedure is minimally invasive, caution must still be taken to prevent any mishaps. Most patients that have this procedure are older patients who cannot withstand any other type of aortic valve implantation.

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Budget reductions and strategic responses in American fire departments

The economic and financial crisis that has affected the global economy has also affected the budgets of public institutions in the U.S. The country's fire departments make no exception.

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Edwards v. Aquillard and the teaching of evolution in schools

In 1987, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Edwards v. Aquillard. That case was seminal in its importance to the idea of the teaching of Evolutionary theory in the public schools. Since the 1920s, the U.S. Education System has wavered regarding the teaching of creationism vs.

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Group behavior and communication barriers in community organizations

Week 1 DQ1 -- One group that I joined was a group dedicated to preserving a local waterway. I joined this group primarily to fulfill a need to give back to my community. The members of this group had shared goals and most of us had similar motivations.

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The 1989 Peachtree 25th Building fire in Atlanta

The case of Atlanta High Rise Office Fire that broke on June 30, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia because of an electric fault is significant because it was the first reported case of multiple deaths in U.S. due to a fire accident at a high-rise office building.

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