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    their health and wellness goals, with a focus on medical, mental and social health issues. One of the programs at NADAP is Care Coordination, which has the primary purpose of aiding clients suffering from chronic medical conditions to effectively manage their diagnoses, such as, but not limited to, providing: assistance with medication and medical appointment adherence, access to all necessary health providers, ensuring basic social needs are met, and advocating on their behalf throughout their wellness

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    war is inevitable. The social issue that will be discussed in this paper is war. I feel this social issue is one that can be controlled to an extent, however, it will always exist as long as we do. As a fan of many genres of music, I feel rock depicts the story and emotion of war best. The social issue of war is intriguing to me. This intrigue is primarily because I myself am a combat veteran. Music has a way of capturing current events, and socially relevant issues in a manner that can be

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    In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, we see different topics such as coming of age, gender roles, segregation, as well as the two major topics which are racism and social inequality in Maycomb. Throughout the book Lee shows us that social inequalities and racism towards people of color and poor folks was very frequent in Maycomb. Lee uses the Tom Robinson’s trial, the Ewells and the Cunninghams to show how people of color were highly treated less than compared to white people, but even

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    come with a price. That price was endured through various social, economic, and political challenges that occurred during this harsh time in black history. Many opportunities were available for families that would travel far to take advantage of opportunities that would start a new beginning. The Great Migration was a movement of hope that there is a land that is free of oppression and strife. However, black families in the north faced issues that were troubling and contradicting to their belief of

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    alcohol in a short period of time.’ Binge drinking is a large social issue (GreenFacts, 2016) that affects not only the individual but the community and can have negative effects on mental health, physical health, emotional health and social health. Binge drinking increases the risk of many health issues such as: road accidents, domestic abuse, crime, disease, public violence and can contribute to social dysfunction and relationship issues (Drinkwise Australia, 2016). The Centre for Disease Control

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    be good people. The most prevalent social issue in The Glass Castle is bad parenting. Poor parenting is the most prevalent social issue in The Glass Castle because of the presence of child abuse, irresponsibility and negligence. All of these are issues that have happened in the book from both Rex and Rosemary. There are many different examples shown in the book. All of these examples have happened many times in the book. With Rex and Rosemary, most of the issues had to have came from Rex. He had

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    Education and Social Issues –Females In Jamaica Education is important for everyone, but it is especially significant for girls and women. This is true not only because education is an entry point to other opportunities, but also because the educational achievements of women can have ripple effects within the family and across generations. Investing in girls ' education is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty and girl’s results are principally high dividends. In Jamaica I think/ believe

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    Kerllos Atta-Alla Intro To Criminal Justice 10/18/2015 The death penalty has become a major social issue that questions the morality and efficiency of our justice system. The death penalty, or capital punishment, is an ancient form of punishment that finds its roots throughout ancient history, and it intertwines with America 's foundation. The first known execution in the colonies occurred more than a hundred years before America won its independence, in 1630 (8). Since then the death penalty been

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    The Overlooked Art: Tattoos a Social Issue When you think of social issues there are many that come to mind ,but there is one that though it effects many is overlooked. That issue is the acceptance of tattoos into our main stream culture. Tattoos actually have a very long history in our culture but in the past, was concentrated in small out of the way pockets of society like the military and criminals. This has slowly started to change and tattoos have started to make their way into the commonplace

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    Katie A. O’Conner SOC 2020 SEC 010 Instructor – Amanda Levitt Final Paper Social Issues of Refugees Since the United States declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, there has been numerous amount of legislation passed to increase the difficulty of gaining citizenship for immigrants. These laws passed were deeply rooted in discriminatory practices for the preservation of an idealized American culture. In today’s society the United States has continue these practices, but claims indiscrimination

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