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Race and civil rights in Studs Terkel's "The Good War"

In The Good War Terkel presents the compelling, the bad, and the ugly memories of World War II from a view of forty years of after the events.

~14 min read

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Immigration and identity: an interview with Abigail McKenney

Abigail lived in Herzliya Pituach. Herzliya Pituach is considered an upper middle class community. The town has approximately 84,000 persons (The best places 2010).

~8 min read

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Biopsychosocial assessment of a trauma survivor with PTSD

The client has a rather extensive history of sexual abuse that began at age 8 and which subsequently led her to develop an acute case of PTSD. The patient reports a lot of flashbacks of feeling frightened whenever she is in the dark.

~7 min read

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Language revitalization and cultural identity among the Wampanoag people

The introduction of the video discusses a prophesy that "language would leave" and then come back.

~5 min read

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Evaluating government emergency preparedness web portals for accessibility

The resource provided here is sponsored by the Corporation for National & Community Service. Its primary intention is to serve as a step-by-step guide by which users may outline strategies for community-wide emergency preparedness.

~3 min read

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Immersion in Mexican and Native American cultures through personal experience

Immersing oneself in a culture can be done by spending time with people in that culture. For this project, I visited a Mexican family while they ate dinner. I had a friend of a friend who agreed to let me participate. The dinner was not a formal one, and we went to a local Mexican restaurant.

~5 min read

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Validity of visuospatial memory tests in pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is thought to be an autoimmune disorder which affects the central nervous system. According to the National Pediatric MS Center, in MS, myelin is lost in multiple areas, leaving scar tissue called sclerosis.

~7 min read

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Zakat patterns and giving practices among Indonesian academics

Zakat to the Muslim is charity, but it is far more than that as the following essay shows. In reality, the principle of zakat can be split into two subunit, zakat maal and zakat fitrah. Each has its own laws.

~13 min read

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Implementing cultural competency in modern nursing practice

The United States is currently in the midst of a healthcare crisis. As less and less Americans are able to afford quality care, the time for reform is now.

~11 min read

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The exclusionary rule and its application in criminal proceedings

Exclusionary Rule has become a well-established part of modern criminal law, so much so that many people fail to understand the relatively recent origin of the law and how it has been expanded beyond its initial parameters.

~24 min read

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