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    Spokesperson and leader of the Civil rights, Marther Luther King Jr., once said, “the ultimate tradegy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”Oppression has, is, and always will be part of a society and there will always be oppressors; however, it is up to the individuals being oppressed to speak up and end the oppression that occurs in a community, it is there job to identify the rights and wrongs and not let the cycle of oppression continue

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    Despite national borders, cultural differences, and various political ideologies, social injustice occurs everywhere. The readings from class demonstrate the universality of social injustice whether it be discrimination of race, gender, sexuality, religion, or ethnicity. In three of the readings, “A Lesson before Dying,” by Earnest J. Gaines, Malala Yousafzai’s speech to the United Nations, and “The Little Alligator” by Martin Espada, we can analyze how people are mistreated and their reactions to

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    William Shakespeare displays how oppression can stem from a formerly unjust relationship in the play King Lear. While the character of King Lear descends into madness, his three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia, all suffer from the dominance of their father as he begs for their love. During this time of power transition, the daughters turn their oppressing father into the oppressed. Through the use of juxtaposition in how Lear's three daughters oppress him, Shakespeare conveys how previously

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    Child abuse, elder abuse, danger to others “Do you feel as though you may harm another person due to this event?” 3. Organic or other medical concerns “Is this event affecting your health?” *Identify substance abuse issues i.e.- “What kind of drugs have you used in the past?” *Use therapeutic interactions 1. Educational comments “You’re not alone, 30% of women

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    Philosophy of Classroom Discipline “Power is exercised only over free subjects, and only insofar as they are free. By this we mean individual or collective subjects who are faced with a field of possibilities in which several ways of behaving, several reactions and diverse compartments may be realized.” (Foucault) Foucault and Heidegger, modern philosophers, both describe power in these terms, as the facility to manipulate an object without force. Understanding this point of view is important

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    Alice Walker is an African-American woman’s activist/feminist and author who was born in the early 1940s, in Eatonton, Georgia. Walker lived in the the rural south at a time when there were heavy poverty and racial violence amongst most African Americans. The circumstances that Walker faced ended up contributing to the person that she is today and it is reflected in many of her novels. Even throughout the trials and tribulations that Walker endured, she was still able to succeed in life. As a young

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    The novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is about a woman’s journey of self-discovery. The main character, Janie, believes she will achieve fulfillment if she can find her idea of a perfect love. Only Janie’s final marriage provides her with the love she craves, her first two marriages are unfulfilling and oppressive. Hurston uses the mule symbolically to represent women and their oppression. The oppression of women is evident in Janie’s treatment from her husbands as well as

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    Observance of rights. c. Practice of virtue. 18. It may be ethical to breach patient confidentiality under the following circumstances: a. Patients are danger to themselves. b. Patients harm to another person. Patient’s sexual partner child abuse elder abuse. 19. According to the utilitarians, the beneficial consequences of maintaining patient confidentiality include the following:

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    America is supposed to be the land of dreams where any working man can strive and achieve the same status as any privileged can possess. But with social injustice in America at an all-time high, this dream seems to be falling apart at the seams. Social injustice is simply another form of injustice. Social Injustice can vary from one person's point of view to another. Ann Marie was a 36 years old, she was a writing teacher who was coming back from a spa, missed her bus and decided to walk home. The

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    important. Public health includes health assessments which are important to determine where the community stands and what needs improvement. It can include things such as, statistics on domestic violence, legalization of marijuana, effects of child abuse, smoking concerns, and health education. Benefits of health assessments are being able to

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