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    The number of refugees worldwide has increased as a result of acts of terrorism, ethnic cleansing, war and genocide (Assiri, 2014). It is estimated that there are over 12 million refugees worldwide (Crowley, 2009). A significant number of these refugees arrive in Australia yearly. Each year Australia receives 125,000 immigrants, 10 percent are refugees classified under the Humanitarian Program (Davidson, Skull, Calache, Murray, & Chalmers, 2006). Refugees are recognized as one of the most vulnerable

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    Prejudice: A Worldwide Problem There is a dangerous and often deadly problem in the world today. It reaches beyond political and religious boundaries and spans across all economic and social statuses. It affects the homeless, middleclass, and the richest people in society. The problem is prejudice. In America, when we think of prejudice we often think of it in terms of Black and White. However, prejudice is much more than that. It is a broad term that can encompass things like racism, sexism, and

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    Sexism – a Worldwide Problem. A nineteen year-old Natalie Parker is currently a student at the Paradise Valley Community College. She has followed her parents’ footsteps and is pursuing engineering as a career. She is taking high level math classes along with high level science classes. However, lately, she noticed that teachers have been questioning her ability to perform well in class because she is a girl and also mentioning that her lower test scores are probably due to the hormones in her brain

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    Deforestation is an increasingly prevalent problem worldwide. About half of the forests that once covered the Earth are now gone, much of which has happened in just the past few decades. Forests have been cleared mostly for fuel, building materials, and land for farming. Deforestation has been expanding and accelerating into the little amount of forests that remain across the world. Not only do forests provide useful products, but they also influence the Earth’s climate and are home to a remarkable

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    Bullying is a worldwide problem that has been going on for years whether in schools or online. Based off a power point by Laura Rizzardini, bullying is when someone “purposely causes harm…includes social exclusion, and the bully has more power than the victim.” There could many different logics to why bullies bully. Some reasons may include: it is a way to get attention, fit in with a certain group of people, or even that is the way they are treated at home so they do not know that it is not acceptable

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    in another way – the process of desertification. The process has caused major concern for many in the agricultural community but has moreover led to a widespread concern for much of the developing world. Desertification is a global environmental problem that the textbook Principles of Environmental Science: Inquiry and Applications,written by William P. Cunningham and Mary Ann Cunningham, defines as the “process of conversion of once fertile land to

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    Child abuse is a worldwide problem. According to the Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect, it is interpreted as any recent act of failure to act the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation, which is an action or the failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm. Abuse comes in many forms such as: emotional, physical, sexual, verbal and neglect. Neglect is the failure to care properly; It has been proven

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    Child abuse is a worldwide problem needing to be solved. It is seen in powerful pieces of fiction that through themes and actions, it is possible to highlight the wrong in society and therefore can draw action towards the cause. The Bone People is largely based on the family dynamics of the New Zealand people and a large subsection of this family life is focused on the abuse the child, Simon, receives from his father, Joe. The violence in The Bone People by Keri Hulme demonstrates the violent history

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    Imagine one of your close friends or even yourself being afraid to go home because of what awaits. Child abuse is a worldwide problem and it doesn’t matter what age, religion, gender, or ethnicity you are, it happens everywhere. It is neglecting, emotional, physical, and sexual maltreatment. Child abuse has serious physical and psychological consequences which affect the health and overall well-being of a child. There are different forms of maltreatment, abuse can result in bad consequences, check

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    second visit with an elevated blood pressure. The APN needs to make a choice given there are a wide array of medication classes. The WHO coined the term “rational drug use” in 1985. The WHO identifies “Irrational” use of medications as a worldwide problem. 1. Describe the key concepts in rational use of medications. (20 points) According to the World Health Organization, rational use of medicines requires that "patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that

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