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    Advantages Of Commuting

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    Many people must or choose to commute to school on a weekly basis for a variety of reasons. Before the school year begins, students must make the choice of whether or not they want to live on campus or commute. Commuting does not necessarily have to do with going to school, but commuting is commonly seen for going to school or work. I had to decide whether or not to commute before my Fall semester started, and picking was a tough choice because I live quite far from the college campus; however, I

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    biomedical concept of obesity and risk versus the fat person’s experience of fatness and risk in maternity care: Obesity itself, and specifically obesity and pregnancy are commonly identified as public health risks, and associated with adverse outcomes (Furness et al. 2011). How is this association between fatness and pregnancy as “high risk” enacted upon the bodies of pregnant people? How do pregnant people feel about the classification of their body type as high risk? How is the language of obesity and

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    Hugh Jackman has created and is a part of many charities and organisations, and he has raised a lot of awareness on many issues. He uses his fame to change people’s lives for the better. He supports the Actors Fund of America, an establishment that is a safety net for all professionals in performing arts and entertainment, the Aid Still Required, a not-for-profit organisation helping forgotten issues, the Broadway Cares, an organisation raising money for AIDS, the Cancer Research Institute, an organisation

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    Down, set, hut! Almost everyone in America knows these famous lines spoken while the game of football is in play. However, what is the next thing to happen after these words? The following events that occur after a ball is snapped back to the quarterback are destructive, not only to the physical body but also to the mind. Immediately concluding a snap, ten to twenty football players hit, jolt, and tackle one another in light of furthering or stopping the ball. The ranges of these hits happen

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    Trials and Tribulations Everyone has been in a relationship before where you know your partner may not be faithful or trustworthy. Unfortunatley, this comes as a very common feeling in most relationships. Sometimes it is just easier to ignore the obvious rather than accepting the facts. Sadly this is exactly how this poem seems to plays out. Sonnet 138 is one of William Shakespeare most famous sonnets. The poem emphasizes the effects of age on the relationship, the mutual decision of dishonesty

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    This essay explores the theme of professional and personal boundaries in the novel ‘The Children Act’. It discusses the challenges facing social workers in relation to establishing boundaries and looks at how to manage boundaries. Finally, I will conclude with remarks on what I have learnt about professional and personal boundaries in social work practice from writing the essay. In every professional relationship, there is power inequality and the likelihood of discrimination and abuse. Therefore

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    No Child Left to Graduate Elizabeth Crawley Temple University December 9, 2014 Introduction The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was put into effect January 8th 2002. The purpose of the Act was to create better education standards and close the racial/ethnic achievement gaps in schools. Achievement gaps occur when a group of students outperforms another group and the difference in average scores is statistically significant. Approximately eleven years later the aftermath of the Act has

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    Associated Fire Alarms

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    The case which best reflects redundancy is the case of O’Brien v Associated Fire Alarms (1969).In this case the applicant was employed to work in Liverpool. Due to the demand of his work his employment was declined. He was then sent to Barrow-In-Furness. His express refusal to relocate resulted in the termination of his contract. The Employment Tribunal held that he was redundant; this was due to there being no mobility requirement within his contract. The case which compares to the case of O’Brien

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    again, which would not have happened if he was still in jail or had had a harsher punishment (Burns). There are also many other cases like the Benson case, in which criminals who do not get enough punishment commit crime again. For example, Hannah Furness writes that one in seven sex offenders go on after they have faced their “mild” punishment, and rape, molest, or any other sex offense again. This is the same scenario as the Benson case, in which these sex offenders, if had greater punishment, would

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    “’We are still waiting for the man who can compose and write a genuine opera.’” (Furness 14). That man was Wilhelm Richard Wagner he was known for his operas and other compositions which influenced many other composers. Wagner wrote many amazing operas, compositions, and poetic lyrics. Some think he wasn’t so important, but some even think he was one of the best holding him up to Beethoven for his compositions (Furness 7). Wagner’s best composition from his career is a composition called Der Rings

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