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    In the thoughts of the contemporary advocates of Liberalism, one of the most noticeable and extensive accomplishments of the Early Modern time period is the expression, protection, and justification of civil liberties including the ability to run for and attain office. From the seventeenth century to present day, a number of distinct argumentative policies and approaches have been established in order to defend the common civilian’s ability to attain political office. Over the past several decades

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    for all patients to receive the best care when they are nearing end-of-life. All nurses need to be able to speak up and be a voice for their patients so they are able to receive the best care possible at the end of each and everyone’s life. Nurse Advocate Being a nurse, we hold many roles in taking care of patients. Some of the roles nurses carry are: helping, teaching, monitoring, managing of changing conditions, administering

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    Being an advocate for children is very important to me. The importance of advocating for children is close to my heart because I work with children with special needs. All of the children I work with are unable to advocate for themselves so I am their voice. I am there to make sure that they are treated like everyone else and their needs are being met. My students have the right to get the same education as their peers just with some modifications. I would like to create small groups that include

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    I have worked for The Advocate, a Baton Rouge award winning newspaper, for more than 23 years. When I first hired on in May of 1992, it was only to be a temporary job until I finished college. Before computers and electronic layout programs simplified this process with the click of a button, people had to cut out and paste the stories, pictures, and advertisements that appeared in the daily newspaper. This was my job: I was a Compositor. I worked evenings so this allowed me the availability to go

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    I believe my strength in developing as a learning advocate is student learning. In my classroom, I find that student learning is my ultimate focus. Understanding that each student has different learning needs at different times, I focus heavily in my class on assuring that my students are mastering each skill needed. In every lesson I present to my students, I consider how it could relate to them personally. I allow students to share in decision making, which places students at the center of their

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    YAI Young Advocates International is a domestic human rights organization based in Nigeria. It seeks to promote the basic tenets of the universal declaration of human rights (UDHR) through advocacy. Introduction The international drug control effort began fifty years ago with the aim of eradicating the abuse of certain drugs by controlling their supply. A complex international system of enforcement grew on this belief in supply control. Five decades on, the empirical data is available and overwhelming;

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    Victims Advocate Program According to the National Center for Victims of a Crime (2012), “a victim’s advocate is a trained professional who facilitates assistance needed to victims during a crisis” (para. 1). The victims advocate will provide crisis intervention, referrals, and ongoing non-clinical support to the victim (National Center for Victims of a Crime, 2012). The victim is the one who will choose whether to accept the offer of victim advocacy services. The advocate is a powerful tool

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    Jaime: What is a Nurse Advocate? A nurse advocate uses their skills and expertise to facilitate the best practices and medical cares for patients. They may monitor, coach, educate and coordinate referrals into specialty nursing or disease management programs. They usually work with individuals with specific and high needs health risks. Nurse Advocate - Post care Some nurse advocates only have post care duties. They establish, maintain and develop relationships with discharged patients. They communicate

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    Dat Ninh T. Drosselmeyer Engl 1113 – 088 12 October 2016 1345 words Sexual assault and the OU Advocates In recent years, there has been a rising concern about sexual assault. There are some statistics which give us a closer look at how serious sexual assault is becoming in colleges and universities. • One in five women will be a victim of completed or attempted sexual assault

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    Advocates for Children is a non-profit organization committed to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. More than 70 percent of the children who died as a result of child abuse or neglect were two years old or younger. (childhelp.org). Congressman Robert E. “Bud” Cramer (AL), was a District Attorney, he organized an effort to create a better system to help abused children in 1985. He became frustrated being a prosecutor, having trouble prosecuting child abuse cases and getting

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