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    apply. The West is characterized by its lawlessness and violence as the settlers struggle to stake their claim on the rough terrain (Turner). Two western classics that are complete polar opposites—Willa Cather’s My Antonia and Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian— both depict the civilized but also the savage aspects of the western frontier. The difficult and ever changing geography of the American West shapes each character in both stories, since the American West is a harsh and tedious environment, it allows

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    respondant to certain types of pressure and or stimulation and can be used to provide a direct therapeutic effect on channels, or meridians, and organs within the body. (Acupuncture treatment for musculoskeletal pain). There are thought to be up to 20 meridians and more than 2,000 acupoints within the body.(Complementary and alternative medicine for psychologists) These meridians are consistent throughout the body and provide a passageway for the dynamic vital energy present in all living things, regulating

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    Acupuncture       Acupuncture is practice based on the theory that throughout our body there are vessels.  The network of vessels are called meridians.  Running through these meridians is something the Chinese refer to as Qi.  Qi most closely translates to energy.  Qi can be thought of as spirit, nerve impulses, or energy but it can also be blood, lymph, or other body fluids.         A strong balance in social, emotional, physical, and mental capacities is what the Chinese consider perfect health

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    Chichi to kuraseba and Gojila shares a common feature that they are both related to the nuclear power. Gojila, actually Gojira according to Japanese original term, is a famous movie that marked a history in movie industry. While the movie was popular to children, it has some depth in the movie. Gojira itself is a monster that is created by nuclear experiment, and the monster represents the horror included in the nuclear power and weapons. Chichi to Kuraseba also shows the horror of nuclear weapon

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    As healthcare organizations adapt to the changes due to Healthcare Reform, many organizations are faced challenges with decreasing revenues in relation to the transforming from volume to value-based purchasing that have deteriorated reimbursement payment rates and preventive care that keeps patients healthier while reducing inpatient revenues along with escalating cost to do business due to more compliance cost, and the encouraging of integration through the accountable care organization model. (Brown

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    (Ceniceros & Brown, 1998). Acupuncture is used to unblock the pathways also known as meridians or channels at particular juncture points (anatomical points) through which the qi flows. It is theorized that a blockage or obstruction in the pathways is a basic causative factor for illness and/or disease. This form of therapy allows clearing of the blockages, which allows the qi to run freely through the meridians in order to achieve energetic balance and health. It restores systematic balance but it

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    roots from Chinese traditional medicines where specific body areas are pierced for therapeutic purposes with needles. How Does Acupressure Work? Acupressure uses fingers, elbows or feet, palm or special devices to apply pressure on the body 's meridians ocupoints ', stimulation of this point triggers the release of endorphims chemicals from the body that relieves pain. The pain is blocked when endophims is released and the flow of oxygen and blood to the affected areas is increased. This promotes

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    Introduction Acupuncture is a therapeutic technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which involves “the implantation of needles to different depths at a great variety of points on the surface of the human body”, in order to “stimulate deep-lying nerve-endings” and regulate “the circulation of qi and blood round the body ” (Lu & Needham, 2002:1). The history of acupuncture can be traced back to the Stone Age according to archaeological discoveries and the earliest available records of its principles

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    GIS 314 Final Project Nick Winecoff Land Surveying Introduction This project discusses the importance of land surveying and how it has changed over time. It takes a look at the Metes and Bounds system, the Congressional/Jeffersonian system, and offshore system. Each of these systems has changed over time and is still important to the development of land surveying. This project also discusses how data is used to create land-surveying maps and where to find data. This project analyzes the data

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