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    Ankle Dorsiflexion

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    Methods Participants A total of 13 participants contributed to this study (7 males, 6 females) all in which were measured for vertical jump height, broad jump length, and dorsiflexion of the ankle. The inclusion criteria were students of Austin Peay State University in the Health and Human Performance department. Must be physically able to perform exercise testing and training. Also, students must be above the age of 18. The exclusion criteria consisted of any past injuries that would cause pain or

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    situations and new places. It made me anxious to be in a situation or place I was not comfortable with. This fear was keeping me from new opportunities and experiences in my life. Then one day I heard about a school on Austin Peay’s campus called Middle College at Austin Peay State University. It was a school for juniors and seniors who wanted a head start on college. When I heard about it, I knew I had to get into Middle College. The only problem was

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    Confidentiality in Nursing Wayne Browning Austin Peay State University Abstract In a true therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, establishing trust is a key factor to promote quality and compassionate care. This trust can be easily jeopardized by a breach in confidentiality of the patient’s personal health information. This paper will focus on the importance of confidentiality as it relates to nursing and patient information and the vulnerabilities that can attribute to breaches

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    The Issue Of Gay Rights

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    With the creation of the United States, came many dilemmas throughout the decades that affected everyone within. People at one point pushed to change the country for the better such as abolishing slavery, ending segregation, fighting for the rights of minorities, and granting rights to women. In today’s age the topical hot button is gay rights and if their rights overcome religious rights. The LGBT has been pushing hard for the past few years and has changed the way we think by getting a better

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    opportunities were provided to me by Austin Peay State University, with instruction by Dr. Buckner. The First Quarter Night was focused more on the technology and instruments used to view and document targeted subjects in space, whereas the Dark Sky Night focused more on the viewings. Throughout this observation I will reintroduce the telescopes, aids, and celestial objects I examined through Dr. Buckner’s instruction on observation nights. I attended Austin Peay’s 1st Quarter Night on February

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    Ethical Analysis Paper

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    Running Head: Ethical Analysis Paper When Patient Care Conflicts with Moral, Ethical, and Legal Boundaries Ethical Analysis Paper NURS 4080 Trends and Issues Austin Peay State University Gregory A. Wood March 18, 2005 When Patient Care Conflicts with Moral, Ethical, and Legal Boundaries There are many situations that cause ethical dilemmas in the scope of nursing practice. One such situation that is encountered repeatedly is that in which a patient has no living will or advance directive

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    Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Penny Clark Austin Peay State University Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Introduction There have been many people that have made huge contributions to the school of psychology. Perhaps one of the most influential theorists was Jean Piaget. Piaget was a philosopher, biologist, educationalist, and psychologists. He decided to study the many ways in which children develop knowledge. He made many contributions to his theories on

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    Essay I Have a Gambling Problem

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    I Have a Gambling Problem Professor’s comment: This student’s essay is well researched, strongly analytical, and seriously personal. But the essay did not begin as a personal essay—far from it— from major rewriting emerged this fascinating and very effective essay, in which social and personal analysis intertwine. Hi, my name is ______ and this is my first GamAnon meeting. I am nineteen years old, and I started gambling in junior high, $5 bets with friends. In high school, craps and deuces

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    Front-Line and Predisposing Contributors to Wrongful Incarceration The United States prides itself on having robust, deeply entrenched measures implemented across its core agencies, including the police and criminal justice system, to safeguard against wrongfully convicting people who, after further reflection, are factually found to be innocent. As citizens, we have been educated to trust, among other things, that our systems protect the notions that one is innocent until proven guilty and that

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    Are the laws and services related to mentally disordered offenders adequate and appropriate? Care and treatment for the Mentally Disordered Offender (MDO) has always reflected society’s intolerance and punitive attitude, typified by a desire to remove persons with mental illness from public sight (Gostin, 1983). Traditionally, health care for this population was provided in institutions until the 1950s. De-institutionalisation and large-scale closures of psychiatric institutes in the 1980s resulted

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