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    Can Slot Machines Uplift a Nation? When the subject of Native Americans or Indian reservations is brought up most people bring casino gambling to mind. Approximately five hundred and sixty tribes are recognized by the federal government, and only about one third conduct casino style gambling. (Light and Rand 9) Reservations are sovereign nations, meaning tribes are "Dependent on and subordinate to, only the federal government, not the states." (Light and Rand 36) This has been the tribes "Ace

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    Qualitative paper Introduction Over the years, a supporting research base has been established for cardiac rehabilitation (CR). As a result, the National Institute for Health Care and Excellence (NICE) has developed guidelines to ensure CR is included as part of the care plan for all acute coronary syndromes (NICE, 2013). Qualitative research methods are particularly suited to understand patient’s personal feelings, experiences and reasoning for a particular action (Keegan, 2009). This qualitative

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    The concept of home has a plethora of definitions. For example, one may feel at home in a multitude of places or with varying groups of people. In his TED talk, Pico Iyer, discusses questions about home, which aids in formulating a definition. One of his definitions is the place “where you find yourself,” which corresponds a discussion concerning home in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (Iyer). Through Janie’s experience, a home for her is a place where she has a voice. This is

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    The nursing problem relating to the proper management of the cardiovascular disease and ensuring that administration of statins therapy leads to the desired impact is observed mainly among the patients having heart and liver diseases in the health centers. Statins are the group of drugs that help in lowering the levels low-density lipoprotein in one’s blood. The statins are responsible for blocking the substances that form cholesterol in the liver (Shehata et al, 2015). The recent incidents related

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    Bell California is a small blue collar community which is one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County, where the politicians had an easy time of taking advantage of the community. There are just two main streets with one having small shops and another a few blocks away with a few commercial stores. Many of the residents that live in Bell work for the city or receive public aid so not many people would speak out against any corruption that might be occurring within the city. Much of the residents

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    Bans on Literature There are numerous thoughts that go into why people ban books and who bans the books. The act of putting a ban on a book is to censor or limit a person or persons from reading a certain book. The case of Pico versus the Board of Education makes the ban of books more acknowledgeable to students and book lovers that have an opinion on what should or should not have a ban. The main arguments of this case are that it interferes with the First Amendment. The First Amendment states

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    beaches and islands lay. It’s a nice place where visitors can relax on the coastline at areas such as Tortuga Bay or Sublime Samina. Even though the Dominican is a tropical area, It is also very mountainous as well. You can go rock climbing or hiking at Pico Duarte, the highest peak in the caribbean. This mountain reaches an elevation of 10,164 feet, and is a part of Cordillera Central, which is a mountain range. Tourists can walk up these high peaks and experience

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    Many diverse ideas flourished during the European Renaissance which had a lasting impact on the world. Humanism is a worldview and a moral philosophy that considers humans to be of primary importance. The aspect of humanism first thrived in 14th century Italy, and later spread north in the 15th century. Initially humanistic ideas about education were quickly adopted by the Italian upper class. The Italian ideas and attitudes towards life and learning impacted nobility in other parts of Europe. They

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    Case Study 1: Municipal WiFi In this currently changing data-thirsty world, people like to access the information regarding family, business, politics, education and social or professional networking in their day-to-day lives. Thus, As-mobile-as-possible wireless access to the internet, intranet or a corporate database. Applicable services and features will include: VoIP in this case VoWLAN, Navigation w/o GPS but over Wireless network Internet browsing for professional development

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    Systemic Review

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    Appraisal of Systemic Review Healthcare workers, especially nurses, have for ultimate goal to provide the best care possible for patients. Caring for patients does not only include making sure that they are safe and well-taking care of but it also requires for nurses to act as patients’ advocate and ensure that the best methods are used to provide care. Nurses contribute to ensuring that the patients are as comfortable as possible and help prevent or reduce pain as much as they can (Dearholt.& Dang

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