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This article is used to explain drug use and drug abuse within the United States, and the policies in how to address it to the criminal justice system. It is stated that it begins as an appetite of drugs and then veers off into an obsession with drugs. Looking back, drug courts help provide a substitute to previous systems of incarceration that have worked, but have been seen as expensive and ineffective. However, in comparison to other criminal courts, drug courts have changed the terms on personal

“Breaking the cycle of [absent] fathers” is about a man named Sheldon Smith from Chicago that started a program for fathers, and it gives them the skills to be “positive role models and responsible parents.” This article was from CNN News and was published on April 27, 2016. A man from Chicago, Illinois named Sheldon Smith started a program to help fathers and give them the needed skills to successfully raise their children. Smith speaks from experience when he says that not having a father-figure

The writing of Flannery O'Connor includes clever story lines, plot twists, and dark humor to convey her ideas on religion. O'Connor was a devout Catholic who loved her faith although she occasionally had disagreements with the church. The archbishop of San Fransisco once said in his essays, "She valued the church highly and observed it acutely, warts and all" (Niederauer). The Catholic faith was a major part of her life, even with its flaws. She evidenced this importance through her many works of

Hochswender utilizes ethos, pathos, and logos to adequately persuade his audience that owning a SUV does not make him a bad person. First, Hochswender uses ethos in his argument. “I replaced the aging oil furnace in my . . . house with a new fuel-injected system. It saves me about 800 gallons of oil a year. . . that’s almost precisely the yearly fuel consumption of my GMC . . . Maybe I’m not such a bad person after all” (155). Hochswender is attempting to distance himself from the accusations of

Society has always idolized the rebel, the outcast, the person with the moral compass directed away from the norm, who, despite direct opposition from those in power, is ultimately proven to be right. Heroes aren’t strictly aligned with authority, they veer off in a direction more suited to what they believe is right. Not all in that position, however, have shown utter selflessness and true leadership, as demonstrated by the title character and ‘heroine’ of one of Sophocles’ most famous plays: the daughter

When an undercover cop and an ex-thug strive to penetrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb, an unstoppable wave of electricity races through the crowd’s mentality. District 13b, directed by Pierre Morel is a surpassing action packed film jammed with intriguing fights, stunts and a climactic story that leads to a nourishing ending. District 13b not only excels in the action set pieces, especially during the fight or flight scenes, but the entire production is a thrilling and unique film. This

Bassist Michael Bisio and trumpeter Kirk Knuffke, two relevant contributors for the improvised jazz panorama, got together at Park West Studios in Brooklyn to shape the six tunes that would be included in Row For William O. Bisio dedicates this album to William O. Smith (better known as Bill Smith), a clarinetist, composer, and educator who occasionally recorded with Dave Brubeck and had a hand in Shelly Manne’s Concerto for Clarinet & Combo. The constructive duo opened with one of the honoree’s

When one faces all, can one stay true to themselves? Joy Harjo seems to believe so. Author, playwright, and poet, Harjo had a difficult life growing up, but was able to rise above her circumstances and make something of herself, even teaching at a few universities. In her memoir “Crazy Brave”, Joy uses a candid tone to convey the differences between her and the rest of society, of which she addresses plenty. The excerpt from the memoir is about Joy’s elementary school life when Harjo realized that

This book is divided into 3 different parts, Before, Between, Beyond. In before Claire which is the main character, She starts to give birth. The birth doesn’t go as planned and she gets resigned from her birthmother job because she got hurt during her birth. So she got reassigned to a Fish Hatchery. In Between, Claire is rescued from the beach the supply boat shipwrecked on. She is taken in by a midwife named Alys while she tries to regain her memory, as she has suffered from temporary amnesia after

Nursing and Electronic Medical Records Thomas Stinde April 28, 2016 Coconino Community College Nursing and Electronic Medical Records In our society today, we have a broad range of computer technology for our use. This technology in the nursing field is called informatics. Informatics is defined as a combination of computer science, information science, and nursing science designed to assist in the management and processing of nursing data, information, and the knowledge to support the