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Iraq

Introduction The period between 2003 and 2011 is a duration that will remain in the history of Iraq for decades to come. It was a period characterized by unprecedented levels of violence and political disorder whereby there was a strong influence exerted on Iraqi politics by foreign powers. The same period witnessed the American-led military troop invasion of Iraq, in an exercise that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party governance. The year 2011 marked the end of nearly decade-long fight when the US troops left the country. After the invasion, there were efforts to reconstruct Iraq. However, the ...

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In a press release dated June 16th, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discussed the ruling in a case of employment discrimination against a female worker who developed a disability. The suit was filed against Liberty Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge LLC, Internet Auto Rent and Sales of Las Vegas Inc., and Internet Auto Rent & Sales Inc. by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission para. 5). It was found that the employee was wrongfully terminated after she requested to take a medical leave of absence due to her disability. The employee presented medical documentation validating the ...

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The issue of spanking and corporal punishment is a very important issue to be discussed. Personally, I do not think spanking should be an acceptable form of discipline for children, and young children in particular. Though it is out of the question whether parents spank their children or not. I believe that most parents do spank their kids. The rest are just demonstrating such a soft approach in controlling their children’s behavior; and this, unfortunately, often results in some controversy as children might become spoiled, neglected, aggressive and even cruel. ‘The physical punishment of children has always been ...

The purpose of this paper is to review the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, inheritance patterns, and recent advances in disease management of cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive and lethal disease resulting from an autosomal recessive gene (Singh, Rebordosa, Bernholz, & Sharma, 2015). The major problem associated with cystic fibrosis is the repeated lung infections that over time severely damage the lungs, scar and widen the passageways and limit the ability to breathe (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, n.d.). As of 2013, there are an estimated 70,000 cystic fibrosis patients globally with 33,000 of them in the United States ( ...

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It seems difficult to analyze democratic transition from the standpoint of international dimension both theoretically and practically because not so much literatures that discuss about what the external environment actually is and how it might contribute to domestic change (Cavatorta 2005). However, it does not mean that international context will be ignored in the analysis process because international factors might have impacts on the transition process through their connections with domestic actors particularly in terms of distribution of power and resources, which in turn have effect on how they will act (Cavatorta 2005). One thing to remember is a ...

Fiat Chrysler car maker is going to lay off 1,300 workers at the factory in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The company has to cut so many jobs since 2009 because of the falling demand for cars in the U.S. market. The Sterling Heighs Fiat Chrysler factory will lose 41 percent of its workforce on July 5, 2016 (Bennett, 2016). The so called Detroit Three such as Fiat Chrysler, Ford Motor, General Motors practice large-scale jobs' cuts. Fiat Chrysler CEO Segio Marchionne declared the company would shift from making sedans to trucks or even sport-utility vehicles. The transition to making ...

What conceptual blocks were experienced by the smokejunpers?

Vertical thinking: when the fire was catching up with them, most smokejumpers ran up for the ridge. They were not able to think laterally; the only solution seemed the most straightforward. One thinking language: none of them were able to visualize how a burnt surface could save their lives; instead of a solution, they saw it as a worsening of their problem. Stereotyping based on past experience: The crew expected what they called “a 10:00 fire”, that is, they expected the fire to be extinguished by 10:00 next morning. Their mental image of that problem was much smaller than ...

According to the report "Child Maltreatment 2014" produced by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACFY) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services the fundamental definition of child maltreatment is "any act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act, which present an imminent risk of serious harm" (8). As of today, in conformity with the rules and regulations of the majority of states, there are four basic types of child maltreatment, ...

Training involves vocational instructions for the already employed persons. The idea and concept of training was first used in the Second World War (Lathan, 2001, p 31). Training that is work related is significant as emerging techniques, methods, synthetic materials, tools, power sources, and the increased dependence on automation result in extensive changes in the work place. Training at the work place may take on two forms: onsite and off –the-job training. Onsite training sessions include those that are carried out within the actual establishments; most of these sessions are conducted by senior employees. On the other hand off-the-job training ...

According to survey carried out in 2009, just over half of American youths between the ages of 12 and 20 claimed that they regularly consumed alcohol (Edwin and Harald 10). Alcohol abuse is a major issue among today’s youth and a solution needs to be found to eradicate the growing problem.

Despite the introduction of tougher laws against underage drinking, the issue has actually worsened (binge). One of the key problems with underage drinking is that a teenage brain isn’t fully developed in terms of judgement. As a result of this, adolescents are well-known for making bad decisions and choosing to ...