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    3 years ago, I made a connection with a Chuukese patient that came into the Emergency Room at the Queenʻs Medical Center. Halfway through our interview, the patient spewed up black vomitus over the side of the bed and onto my slacks. By the end of my shift the patient was pronounced dead. You donʻt learn how real the disparities in health really are until you sit down with someone who is dying because of it. Until you sit down and talk with their family members to discuss what happened and whats

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    Pacific between Japan and Hawaii. FSM consist of over 4 islands and over 40 atolls with approximately 270 square miles of land and more than one million square miles of ocean in the Pacific. FSM consist of four states; Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. Yap, Chuuk, and Pohnpei consist of both high islands and low islands, whereas Kosrae consist of only one high island (Jimmy, 1997, p. 15). The states of FSM are unique and diverse in many ways. Each island has its own tradition, customs, and languages

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    higher education. (www.scher.edu>espanol>englishPDF) Some people may say that college isn’t worth going to. An example of someone who went to college but didn’t get a great future is my mother. My mother went to a two year college. She grew up in Pohnpei, Micronesia. She attended College of Micronesia, FSM. Her major was business and the one thing she wants to do if she was able to go back in time was finish her education and get a Masters degree. She didn’t choose to go to college as a business major

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    In June 1991, those second biggest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century occurred on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, a mere 90 kilometers (55 miles) northwest of the capital city puppet. Dependent upon 800 individuals were murdered What's more 100,000 got homeless taking after those Mount Pinatubo eruption, which climaxed with nine hours from claiming ejection around June 15, 1991. On June 15, a large number for tonsil about sulfur hexafluoride were released under the atmosphere, bringing

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    culture is known. In other culture, monuments were built for a number of reasons, including religious, governmental, or personal motives, such as the Taj Mahal (Cothren & Stokstad, 2011, p.771). Nan Madol is located on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia. It was built between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries. On top of a coral reef built from black basaltic rock, it is a series of artificial islets. This complex was the ceremonial and political seat of the Saudeleur Dynasty

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    Introduction In recent years, with the economy era full challenge, marketing theory and practice are accelerating the pace of innovation. Marketing not only has widely exploited in the economy and society field, but also more and more enterprises constantly innovate new performance, new competitive, new brilliance in unprecedented enthusiasm. Therefore, diverse strategies are adopted by most firms to discover and meet the needs and desires of its customers (Jobber & Fahy, 2009). Marketing orientation

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    What is Color? To understand what color is, we first need to understand what light is. Light, as perceived by humans, is simply electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between roughly 380 nm and 740 nm. Wavelengths below 380 nm and above 740 nm cannot be seem by the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength just below 380 nm is known as ultraviolet radiation. Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength just above 740 nm is known as infrared radiation. The sun, black lights and

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    Chapter 21 A. The Toltec and the Mexica 1. Toltecs emerge in the ninth and tenth centuries after the collapse of Teotihuacan a. Established large state, powerful army mid-tenth to the mid-twelfth century b. Tula was the Toltec capital city and center of trade c. Maintained close relations with societies of the Gulf coast and the Maya 2. Toltec decline after twelfth century d. Civil strife at Tula, beginning in 1125

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    Paraserianthes falcataria - Southeast Asia's Growth Champion By whatever common or scientific names it is known, Paraserianthes falcataria (L.) Nielsen is a valuable multipurpose tree for the humid tropics. One of the fastest growing of all tree species, it is used for pulp and other wood products, fuelwood, ornamental plantings and shade for coffee, tea and cattle. Potential uses for which it is being tested include alley farming and intercropping in forest plantations.    BOTANY: "Falcataria"

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