Support College Essays Samples For Students

The high percentage of death in intensive care unit is always attributed to the withdrawal of life support machine. In Australia, research shows that a significant proportion of deaths that occurred in the intensive care unit preceded a decision supporting the withdrawal of the life support and this is a case in many countries across the globe including Australia. Withdrawal of life support refers to the process of discontinuing critical care treatment for a patient who is terminally ill, and the decision can be made by the family, government or doctor (Way, Anthony, & Curtis, 2002). The family can make ...

Introduction

According to Iliadou (2012), “labour support as a term used to describe the presence of an empathetic person who offers advice, information, comfort measures and other forms of tangible assistance to help a women cope with the stress of labour and birth”. It is the midwives role to be able to identify the woman’s needs and address them appropriately and within a timely manner. There are many ways, in which midwives can offer support during labour and birth both physiologically and psychologically. However, the support provided to women in labour also varies enormously depending upon the birth environment.
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abstract
The purpose of this article is to make a critical evaluation on the article that deals with the needs of men with prostate cancer to demonstrate their ability to integrate and apply knowledge in relation to critically evaluating published research studies as a foundation for making evidence-based practice decisions. The article will explain the role of nurses in caring for patients with prostate cancer and how to deal with the psychosocial support from the patient’s family members and friends. It will also deal with the educational needs of men diagnosed with prostate cancer and how to provide the ...

Introduction

The work of health and social care worker is often regarded as a vital component of ensuring the society’s well being. On the other hand, being in this field of work also requires a much deeper understanding of various social and health conditions. Understanding specific needs in health and social care is imperative in ensuring that the root cause of the problem is being addressed. The discussion encompasses an analysis of the concepts of health, disability, illness and behavior in relation to the responsibilities of the health and social work. In addition, the discussion will also assess how ...

A Biological Father

A biological father who had sexual intercourse with the child mother once without a fundamental relationship is supposed to pay child support for the child. Child support is chiefly guided by the notion that parents are legally obligated to support financially their child. According to the constitution a parent is defined as the natural and lawful mother or father of a child whereas a father is ascertained to be a male person recognized by law as a parent of a child. However, the definition also accommodates adoptive parents as legal and lawful parents of a child. A natural parent merely means a biological parent of a child (Alston, Parker & ...

Interpretive

• What effect does Watson’s narration have on the reader’s perceptions of Holmes?
ANSWER:
Watson’s narration affects the reader’s perception of Holmes in that it makes it easier for the readers to believe that Holmes is more than just a character in a book while still maintaining the mystery of his identity.

SUPPORT:

“How on earth did you know that?” I asked in astonishment. (p 17)
Holmes was not a difficult man to live with. He was quiet in his ways, and his habits were irregular. (p 21)
My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found I found ...

Introduction

Juanita Perez is an 84-year old Filipino woman who lives in Los Angeles, California, and who has recently lost her husband of 60 years. She came to the agency, seeking help on how she can deal with the grief and loss, as she has been having a difficult time coping with it. In the sixty years that they were married, they have never been apart.
Juanita is a practicing Catholic whose primary language is Filipino and manages to speak a little English. She and her husband came to the United Striates as a result of the petition for immigration ...

Forewords

Egypt's military-backed government led by Abdel Falah al Sisi is trying to establish a political order since July 2013. The political order has been given tremendous public support in Egypt, and the authorities have sensed this. Many observers and authors are of the opinion that after the riots against former president Husni Mubarak, Egyptian society has become more opinionated, connected to the world, daring and more economically and socially entrepreneur. There could be no central power which can control or rule such a society for an indefinite period. Some are also of the opinion that Egyptian security forces have reemerged as a ...

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Speech

Speech is an articulated expression that uses sounds in words or units of meaning that people use in communicating others. In addition, speech is the power of speaking. It pertains to habitual manner or style of speaking. When a person speaks without hesitation, without repetition of words or sounds, and with fluency, he has an accurate speech. It implies that speech without errors would be a clear expression of thoughts, ideas, feelings, and perceptions in a voice; using proper intonation, volume and pitch to support expressed meaning. Similarly, in a gestural form of human communication that exist for the deaf in ...

The child support policy was first signed into law in 1975 by President Gerald Ford. The then Social Security amendments included creating a federal child support enforcement program. The policies on child support have evolved significantly since the 1970s. Thee policy changes have several effects on no-custodial parents, custodial parents and their respective children. The act passed in 1974 enforced obligations by absent parents to support their children and spouse. It was also meant to help locate missing parents, determine paternity and help assure children and spouses that they will get support. Full enforcement of this law would help the ...

WGU

A. Table of Contents
Professional Resume – presents my clinical knowledge, skills, experience, and philosophy to potential employers
Executive Summary – provides an overview of the contents of the portfolio
Professional Reference Questionnaire – presents the objective and subjective evaluation of my key behaviors and clinical performance by one of my professional references
Importance of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) – discusses the need to develop knowledge and skills in quality leadership in order to improve the quality and safety of patient care and promote holistic, patient-centered care

Copy of IHI certificate of completion – serves to validate my completion of the IHI Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership course

Evidence-based Practice – summarizes an evidence-based research project on hand hygiene
Applied Leadership – summarizes my ...

Employability Skills in Health and Social Care

Introduction
For many people, having a life-long career is no longer the norms. There are several individuals who had jobs across different organizations and various employers throughout their professional life. Although flexibility in the working pattern is essential in ensuring a continuous employment, it is also imperative that individuals possesses the employability skills in order to get, keep, and become succesful in the chosen career. In the field of health and social care, assuming the job of a Family Support Worker requires specific employability skills in performing satisfactory work. The discussion highlights the responsibilties and performance needed to become ...

What are the interventions to promote oral intake in preterm infants?"

Overview
An estimated fifteen million infants are prematurely born every year. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in every ten children born in America is affected by preterm birth. The term preterm is used to refer to babies who are born before the normal thirty-seven weeks gestation period. Preterm births are classified based on the gestation age. Babies born less that twenty-seven weeks or the gestation period are categorized as extremely preterm. Very Preterm babies are those born between twenty seven weeks and thirty-two weeks while moderate to late preterms are born between thirty-two ...

Capella University

PSY7650
Children with autism spectrum disorders are prone to bullying and stigma. This is especially the case when they are mainstreamed into classes with students with other disabilities and those without any disabilities. Mainstreaming offers more opportunities for the children with disabilities to learn, especially through the interaction with other students. However, the challenges that bullying presents might serve as impediments that reduce the ability of the children with autism spectrum disorder to benefit from the additional learning opportunities (Humphrey & Symes, 2010).
The main topic upon which the research is based is the bullying of children with autism spectrum ...

This paper is divided into three different sections; 1) relevant subjects in 1990, discussed in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in volume 59, issue 6, 2) methodology used within the article, “Chronic Parenting Stress: Moderating Versus Mediating Effects of Social Support, and 3) a comparison between two articles, the first being a professional article and the second being a newspaper article. Other outside sources will be included within the text to verify information used in the study. The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology covers many topics, but in 1990 there were several topical trends.
One trend ...

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Speech

Speech is the capacity of speaking. It is a stream of articulated sounds that utilize common knowledge to form units of meaning, giving itself the status of meaningful words that people use to communicate. That is, speech is the most natural verbal signal of thoughts that people sends across and receives. However, there is also certain standard linked to it. When a person speaks without hesitation, repetition, and with fluency, he is attributed to have an accurate speech. In his/ her case, speech would be something without errors; a clear expression of thoughts, ideas, feelings, and perceptions. To that adds ...

Describe the factors to consider when promoting effective communication.

Effective communication takes listening skills. The Manila Bulletin (2010) explains how active listening means getting into the head of who is talking. This means trying to understand his or her point of view about what is being said. Cooper (1997) explains how practicing good listening makes a good tool for communicating because it shows concern for what the other person is saying so if there is need to answer a question then listening gives meaning to what is heard. Then it is possible to analyze the information so it is interpreted correctly. Other parts of communication, according to Craig (1995), Leeds-Hurwitz ( ...

General practice and applied ethics

Effective management of rape requires a three-pronged approach that entails provision of comprehensive medical, psychological and social care. Careful immediate and on-going assessments of the patient are required to identify the physical, physiological and psychological stressors as well as the patient’s response to therapy. The potential physiological and psychological stressors for Anne, an 18 year old rape victim will be identified, the nursing strategies for reducing or alleviating these stressors and nursing interventions that will promote healing explored.

Body

The fear of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) like HIV and becoming pregnant may cause emotional distress to Anne. The medical ...

Introduction

It is known that our country has faced many catastrophic events that Americans had to challenge during the centuries. And the number of such catastrophes as tornados, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and hurricanes has doubled during the last decade. These disasters can be predicted with the help of modern technologies and special radars, although the outcomes for people, cities and nature are unknown until the catastrophe occurs. This inability to be absolutely ready and well-prepared, as well as the general defenselessness of social masses and local specialists for the possible damages and their aftermaths is the main reason for creation ...

The primary role of physicians in hospitals is to help save lives to the best of their abilities. Life support systems introduce ethical concerns and legal issues in the medical practice. Life support systems are usually regarded as a form of treatment that may assist the patient to recover and then the patient can be nursed into normal health when the life support system is removed. Currently, medical lawsuits against hospitals and physicians have made hospitals be more careful when dealing with issues of life support systems. According to Humphrey (2004, p46), physicians have opted to use other non-controversial approaches ...

The Challenges Faced by Military, Naval Support Transportation and Flow of Support During the Past Wars.

Lack of Navel Vessels that were Fast
The Navy is a key branch of the military. This arm of the military specializes in water combat, and it is essential for all nations across the globe to have a well trained and equipped naval force. This is because it serves to compliment the efforts of all the other branches of the military (Creveld 2004, p. 12). In fact, a well equipped naval force facilitates the putting up of a formidable fight when the need arises. Over the years, countries have engaged in a broad range of naval warfare. As a result, nations have sought to ...

There are certain events in the life of every person which have an important bearing on the rest of his life. Events that in many meaningful ways change the course of life of an individual, by transforming the way he thinks, speaks, carries himself around, and in ways he interacts with the others in his surroundings. Events that change life style for better or for the worse are termed as significant life events (Brannon et al., 2013).
1.1 The significant life events are mainly of two types. These significant life events in the life of an individual are ...

This is a quantitative study using descriptive statistics on principals’ perceptions of the role of speech pathologists in elementary schools. The project will involve interviews with principals from traditional public schools. The researcher will transcribe the interviews and use descriptive statistics to look for common strands in the principals’ perceptions. The study will be organized around a description of the speech pathologist’s role, personal attributes needed for the job of the principal and the speech language pathologist, and support given to principals by the special education department.

Background

A study by Sanger, Hux, and Griess in 1995 examined educators’ opinions of ...

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Introduction
Grief is the emotional process an individual goes throughout after the loss of a loved one. Mothers go through an unbearable amount of emotions after losing a child. Considered to be one of the most traumatic experiences an individual can endure, losing a child can have a detrimental impact on a mother. These individuals generally do not consider treatment during the midst of their grief. Most individuals believe their grief is normal under their circumstances. However, the longer the grief lasts the more ...

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is a charity organization that works in the protection of children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. NSPCC orient its work to social, cultural, educational, research tasks, involving different forms of public and government support. NSPCC is lobbying the government on issues relating to child protection, and creates a campaign for the general public with the intention of raising awareness of child protection issues. Various objectives of the NSPCC in various directions require the allocation of their marketing strategy. NSPCC orient their work not only on the final recipients of charitable ...

Institutions:

Introduction
Aging comes with changes in ability to generate income and an increase in expenditures. That owes to the reduced ability to work and increased need of care. In that respect, the elderly needs sustainable sources of income that can substitute the active employment or work earnings as well as cater for the increased expenditure. In that view, this report presents an analysis of the old adult’s income sources expenditure and impact on the society as well as ways of improving their economic status. To achieve the objective, the report begins with a summary of the sources of ...

Introduction

Child support is the attempt by the legislature to provide financial balance for children who grow up with one parent only. Child support is informed by the fact that all parents have the legal duty of supporting their children. Usually, a court orders a parent to support her or his child until the child attains the age of 18 years. The parent who does not have custody of the child (obligor) pays for child support. The question of which factors child support should be based on is common in family law. This paper supports the argument that child support should be ...

Abstract

Terrorism has in fact resulted in the need for understanding the underlying conditions, motivations, and the behaviors that facilitate its development and growth. Growth can be attributed to multiple factors that can be either from internal or external perspectives. There seems to be some form of connection that exists between the popular attitudes and the extremism that is a common place, and is now viewed as being the informational battleground. The link between the public and support either proposing or opposing violent extremism remains to be fully understood. The story is similar for the Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslā ...

In the midst of the Cold War era, both the U.S and U.S.S.R engaged one another in proxy wars in regions throughout the world to further their respective expansionist national agendas while counteracting the geo-political influence of one another. Proxy wars are conflicts contained within third party nations or regions which are instigated by the influence of major geopolitical powers who do not themselves become directly involved in the conflict. Thus, proxy wars are facilitated by major powers to preserve and expand their geopolitical influence through promoting or opposing certain armed factions within a regional conflict which in turn ...

Introduction

Social relationships have become a center of scientific study among scholars who are interested in the understanding of the process of aging. A healthy social relationships are perceived to have an influential and positive effect on an individuals overall well being. However, during the past, there is only a minimal interest given to the study of social relations and only recently has scholars worked on its definition and its effect on an individual's lifespan. The convoy model of social relationships is one among the theoretical structures that aims to study the correlation between individuals and their relationships within and across specific ...

Brief Background

New Hope for Women is an organization that aims to end domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in order to create a safer and healthier tomorrow. Other than helping the individuals -- mostly the youth – who suffer from these abuses, it also extends help to LGBT members, elders, and animals. It provides educational resources, trainings, and awareness forums to assist our communities in creating a safer and healthier future. Its operations currently reach the Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Waldo counties (New Hope for Women, 2012).
The core belief of the organization is that power must not be used to demean ...

Does Al-Qaeda a represent a ‘global insurgency’?

The September 11, 2011 attacks in the United States can be considered the day that shook the balance of power and peace throughout the globe as the attack instigated terror to reign after decades of peace from the Great Wars. The attack, instigated by an Islamic terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda, targeted several installations showcasing the US’ power: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Thousands had perished in the attack, plagued the world in fear and a few clamored to find answers as to how such attack existed in this time of peace. The international community, led by the ...

Abstract

In the United States, the debate between individuals who support stricter gun control legislation and those who support the right to freely bear arms is intense and divisive. The aim of this paper is to determine the key issues of the gun control debate in regards to the legalization and use of assault weapons, an issue that is particularly important due to the recent questions regarding the current assault weapons ban and legislation in the United States. This paper will assess the legal question of banning assault weapons, and will also assess the risks and the benefits of banning ...

Decision support system

Decision making is one of the activities that take place within organizations on a daily basis, and it is one of the major roles that corporation’s manager or the management team is involved in, and entrusted to carry out for the corporation. As a result, therefore, there have been many opinions and approaches towards this activity, since it carries a lot of weight and relevant for corporations. It is also necessary to note beforehand, that decision making is one of the most essential roles for every corporation, as it involves taking major steps towards the achievement of the corporation’s set ...

Writing a Claim of Policy Essay

Claim- There should be a universal standard regarding the legality of physician-assisted suicide.
1. Overview, Purpose and historical background

Definition of Terms

Some of the key terms in this paper that the reader needs to be conversant with include, suicide, assisted suicide, and physician assisted suicide. Kopelman and De Ville write that suicide is the taking of one’s life without being forced by from one’s self will. This means that when a suicide is committed, the victim has the willingness to die with him or herself. Kopelman and De Ville continue to explain that an action is considered as physician assisted ...

I LIKE IKE BY DWIGHT EISENHOWER

Introduction

The ‘I Like Ike’ cartoon ad that was used by Dwight Eisenhower was one of the first campaign advertisements to be done on television. The advertisement was made for Dwight’s presidential campaign in the 1952 elections. Ike was President Dwight’s nickname. The ad was very instrumental in drumming and garnering support for the former army general as it helped him become the 34th president of the United States of America.
The ad was written by one Irving Berlin and was produced by Roy Disney. Initially, the animation had appeared in one ...

1.) Labour unions and employees opposed the extension of the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act (IDIA) into war production because they believed that it was simply a tactic to give employers time to prepare for a strike, make business continuity plans in the case of a strike, or otherwise seek to the crush the resolve of the unions and their members before I strike could actually take place (Fudge & Tucker, 2004). This opposition was based on the fact that under the IDIA, worked were criminally barred from striking while an investigation of the dispute was being conducted. In other words, ...

Playing sports like football and basketball has always been and remains to be a popular occupation all over the world. Some people go in for sports to keep in fit or just for fun, while others play sports professionaly and cannot imagine their lives without it. For the last category of people, studying in a college or a university is a great opportunity to show their worth, as many higher educational establishments are extremely concerned with sports and support athletes who are willing to play it for their college or university.
However, this support has been discussed recently. In ...

How the peasants of medieval England and todays “angry white voters” can be compared. Considering their social class, victimization and global capitalism, opportunities or lack of revolution, joining of class and racial politics and their contribution to democracy in the two worlds.
History tends to repeat itself in various societies of the world. This is because people tend to share different aspects that define lifestyle and the way of life. This can be experienced with the onset of politics, social-economic differences, education and many more. People in the same social class tend to have similar characteristics that define their ...

2016 Presidential Candidates

Introduction

The 2016 elections campaign has seen many hopefuls from the republican and the democratic parties as well as a few independent candidates campaigning for nominations by their various parties. The various campaigns have been conducted country wide in the specific states and also over media channels through various interviews. This time round the polls seem to be going against the general public’s expectations and it is therefore not easy to make a clear prediction as to which side will emerge as victors.

The list of candidates for the republican seat is led by business mogul ...

Introduction

The United States of America is among the superpowers of the world, and anything that changes in this country has impacted all the countries around the world. Their decision, foreign policies, trade, commerce, military affairs, politics, economic policies, and others have a huge influence on the politics, economy, defenses, and foreign policies of developed and developing countries. The United States is a democratic country, and the President of the state is the head of the country's government.

Moreover, they have a direct form of elections in which people voted after every four years to elect the President of the country. Two ...

The crucial benefit of education may not be overestimated for any person as education is certainly of vital need for individuals faced with disabilities who normally face exclusion from procedures of education. This being based on the presumption of their inability to learn in which case people faced with disability across all age groups typically require increase time and more opportunities to attain and put their skills into practice; This is not normally the case due to the progression of reduced expectations more so in regard to skills in academic with reduction in the measure of exposure to normal ...

Introduction

The history of British social policy, exactly as vast majority of social policies of developed states, can be viewed as a transition from the state, where the one is always responsible for making his/her living, despite any kind of social risks he/she experienced, to the welfare state, where none permits social or natural contingencies to fully determine the lives of people, and a range of programs to protect children and adults from illness, disability, poverty and unemployment exist (Gutmann, 1988, p.1).
In the history of British policy the concept of welfare state is for the first time mentioned with regard ...

As the global economy deteriorates, the median family wealth falls dramatically, and the cost of raising children becomes more and more expensive. Parents are forced to plan their families and have only the children whom they can care for. The cost of bringing up a child stretches beyond food, shelter, clothing, education, health care, and transport. With the increase in the cost of food, gas, health care, education, and so on, child rearing becomes even more expensive. The overall impact is a decrease in family size. This paper analyzes the family size in two countries, Australia and Saudi Arabia. In particular, ...

Community Resource Analysis for Juvenile Offenders

I. Scope of the issue

The selected community

The community of focus is spans across the United States. The population of focus within the community is juvenile offenders. This constitutes of youths below the age of 18 handled by the juvenile justice system. Within communities, behaviors of the youths are shaped by the social interactions and cultural norms presented therein. Senior members of the society play an important role of displaying desirable behaviors for the youth to emulate in addition to monitoring activities within the community. Most delinquencies within the population of focus, juvenile offenders, are accounted for by young males.

Population and Existing resources

Target ...

A mini thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Curationis in Psychiatry, University of the Western Cape.

ABSTRACT
Within South Africa there is a growing need for qualified Professional Nurses, as mental health nursing has consistently emerged as an unpopular career choice within the comprehensive nursing program (R425). Nurses that have completed the R425 program report fear, mistrust, and dislike of the mentally ill as reasons for not pursuing a career in mental health nursing. As such, the nursing profession struggles to attract graduates into this discipline. Professional nurses with additional training in mental ...

The analyzed articles “Interpersonal Motives and Supportive Communication” by Frisby & Martin (2010) and “Emotional Support, Conflict, Depression, and Relationship Satisfaction in a Romantic Partner” by Cramer (2004) aimed to find the correlation of the supportive behavior with other variables, such as communication motives in the first article and relationship satisfaction in the second one. Both papers present a deeper insight into the notion of support communication, how it is usually organized, which factors influence the outcomes of such communication and why people change various types of supportive behavior. The researchers did not focus on the verbal or non-verbal expressions ...

In a globalized world, it seems as though culture shock is inevitable. Essentially, people “encounter culture shock whenever they uproot themselves from a familiar setting and move to an unfamiliar one,” (Ting-Toomey & Chung, 2011, p. 93). With millions of people traveling as tourists, finding work in other countries, and students studying outside of their homeland, culture shock is an experience that will ultimately affect so many. For some scholars, what it really boils down to is how a person handles their culture shock, and how their reaction to culture shock will affect their ability to adapt to a new ...

Program Title: LIBPE Philippines Project – Libraries for Progressive Education in the Philippines Project.

How the Fund will be used
Books for the Barrios (BFTB) is a proud non-profit organization that seeks to promote the importance of libraries and free access to educational materials in the Republic of the Philippines. The organization focuses on improving the state of education in the Philippines by ensuring the availability of library facilities and learning resource materials in remote primary and secondary schools in the islands. The program began in 1981 as an initiative of the U.S. Navy Families stationed in the Philippines working with volunteers who are motivated to contribute to the improvement of the quality ...

Q1:
The Public Authority of Civil Aviation (PACA) of Oman is the government institution that is the responsible for the air commercial and private air transport of the Oman Sultanate. The PACA does not have any responsibility for the military air transport which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense and the Military Forces of Oman .
The PACA has created thanks to a Royal Decree of the Sultanate since 2013 with the intention to regulate all the civil aviation activities of the country and be aligned with the security and control requirements of the most important aviation and ...

MANAGEMENT OF E-COMMERCE

Management of E-Commerce
Introduction
The improvement in technology all over the world has led to the adoption of E-Commerce in the businesses. According to Andam (2014), E-Commerce is the use of electronic systems and the internet to facilitate selling and buying of goods and services. Grandon (2004) is of the opinion that the Electronic Commerce started forty years ago but currently through the day to day innovations, many firms and individuals are entering the market through the internet. In the work of Demirel (2011) businesses incorporate the use of Electronic Commerce to offer its goods and services in a ...

Military and Family Life Counselling (MFLC) program:

This scheme was introduced for the military peoples and their families by the Department of Defense (DOD) to support their families affected by the extension and repetition of deployments because of Iran and Afghanistan dispute. The military and family life counseling program proved to be most effective program, provided to the service members and their families; as the service members have to perform their duty leaving their loved ones throughout the whole cycle of deployment (Cnic.navy.mil, 2016). So this MFLC program includes short term issues like non-medical counseling support, relationships, and crisis involvement, stress management, sadness, occupational issues and ...

- Introduction
While some stress is inevitable in life, undue amounts of stress in the workplace can have a very detrimental effect on an individual’s life and mental health if it continues for any significant amount of time. There are a plethora of reasons for stress in the workplace; each reason impacts individuals differently, as everyone handles stress levels with completely different levels of competency. There are, essentially, five factors that govern the amount of stress that an individual feels in the workplace; in an ideal work environment, each type of stress will be minimized as much as possible ...

Introduction and Background

Tom Scott is a thirty-three year old man living in Fargo, North Dakota. His case is a point of interest because he is struggling with alcohol addiction and cigarette smoking, he used to take drugs, and has developed a negative attitude towards life and habits that places his wellbeing in jeopardy. Tom’s upbringing was unlike that of most children, particularly those that grew up in stable home environments. From Tom’s family history, it has been learned that he was brought up by a single mother, who was a drunkard and was often physically and emotionally abusive towards him. As a result of his ...

Introduction

Teenage pregnancy and childbirth is a burning issue in Australia. Statistical data showcase detrimental effects of being an adolescent mother, since young mothers appear to experience long-term psychological impairments, serious developmental crisis and physical problems (Bishop, 2007). The Australian teenage pregnancy rates are not as high as the American, yet, they are four times higher than Spain, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands (Bishop, 2007). Based on the United Nations Population Fund handout that was released in December 2012, 16 million adolescent girls give birth annually, which is approximately 11 percent of all worldwide births, and thousands of teenage girls between ...

Abstract

New advances in medical science and technology have decreased the global burden of disease. However, low-income countries lack the necessary resources to provide for the healthcare needs of all their people. E-health systems have the potential to help low-income countries tap into the richer healthcare resources of more affluent countries, by providing cost-effective tools that can link them to global data management banks, clinical decision support organizations, and care-at-a-distance programs. However, to be effective, these resources must be used with care. The first step in prioritizing healthcare resources is to estimate the burden of disease. High-income countries have reliable ...

Humanitarian aid is a common culture across the globe. Logistical or material assistance is offered in response to crises of humanitarian which include man-made and natural disasters. There are a substantial number of organizations that are created in different nations in order to offer this aid to the affected groups of people. Muslim as a religion has been providing humanitarian aid. This has resulted to significant influence on this aspect of humanitarian aid across the globe. This has promoted the value of charity both to Muslims and non-Muslims (Lewis 56).
The humanitarian acts are taken are essential elements of practice in ...

According to Twopeopleonefuture (2012) the war between Israel and Palestine has continued to affect the two countries in a negative trajectory which has seen the United States suffer huge economic losses through the aid mounted by the government. The campaign run in the US and other global cities through the various social media and media platforms originates on the basis of trying to get the military presence and aid of the American troupes out of Israel and Palestine. Twopeopleonefuture (2012) observes that it is done with the intention of pushing for a more conscious approach on the aid that is allocated ...

Assignment #4: Parties and Elections

The paper will examine the party platforms from the end of the 20th century and hence the year 2000. The examination of the Republican and Democratic platforms will show the similarities and differences between the platforms represented by the running candidates Albert Gore Jr. and George W. Bush. Bush has won the 2000 presidential elections with 271 electoral votes compared to the 266 electoral votes won by Albert Gore, Jr. The first differences seen in the platforms is the length since the Democratic platform with 24.220 words is shorter as the Republican platform with 34.555 words (The American Presidency ...

U.S. schools’ populations have been changing fast due to the arrival of foreign students, therefore classes have become more linguistically diverse (Spillett). The number of the learners, whose first language is not English, has increased significantly over the past years and continues to grow (Colombo). A large number of such students are confronted with the challenge of meeting the expectations of the country in which they are studying. According to the federal rules, children have to take state tests during their first week in school. These requirements have to be passed in order to keep up with their English-speaking ...