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    While the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) was respected on the outside of prison, it will not be the case while serving his time in prison. While going to prison for any crime is hard, it is even more difficult for those who have been convicted of child molestation. Prison is like a society within itself. However, in prison society, it doesn’t matter your financial background, education level, or family history. The type of crime which put you in prison can help determine your status.…

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    Justin Dart Jr. : A Human Rights Pioneer According to ada.gov "The ADA guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to enjoy employment opportunities, purchase goods and services, and participate in state and local government programs" (“Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act”). Justin Dart Jr. is credited as the father of ADA and an important human rights activist. Born on August 30, 1930 to a wealthy family, Dart was diagnosed with polio at…

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    Americans with disabilities act: ADA headwords US labor law that prohibits unjustified discrimination based on disability. ADA disabilities, mental & physical medical conditions. protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations. 1986, National Council on Disability drafted the first version of…

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    Augusta Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace is best known as Ada Lovelace, a mathematician and the world’s first computer programmer. She was born on December 10, 1815 in Middlesex, England to wealthy, educated parents. Her father was the famous poet Lord George Gordon Byron and her mother was Anne Isabella Milbanke, who was well-educated and enjoyed mathematics and science. Ada was the only legitimate child of Lord Byron. However, she is said to have been abandoned her father and unfortunately, she…

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    Selection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 are two main federal legislative acts that are intended to protect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. The intent of these two laws is to avoid any form of discrimination against individuals with disabilities who are otherwise competent. Even though these two laws are similar they have multiple differences among them. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requires any agency,…

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    Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is the story of Inman and Ada, two lovers who are dealing with their separation due to the American Civil War. Ada is trapped in her home at Black Cove where she goes on a mental and emotional journey to maturity. Inman goes on a physical journey which leads him back to Ada. Frazier uses references to Greek mythology to strengthen the novel and provide deep connections to the classic hero’s journey as well as other elements of mythology. Inman’s journey directly…

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    back now,” she yelled again. Ada had started to run, and she varnished in the darkness. Friday night, just five days before, Ada read Jane Eyre, a story by Charlotte Bronte. The story was about Jane, an orphan, who lived with her aunt. Jane’s cousins, Georgiana and Eliza, despised her, and their older brother, John, tormented her too. “You are less than a servant,” a house cleaner reminded Jane. “Your father left no money. You ought to be begging in the street.” Ada remembered that story that…

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    the community. Discussed here will be one organization, the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The goals, mission, funding, who is helped, how they are helped, and all services and education pertaining to the ADA will be explained. Prevention is the better choice but knowledge of how lifestyle changes have a great impact on this disease and lowering the chances of further diseases. Type of agency The ADA is a non-profit organization consisting of doctors, healthcare…

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    mirrored between Inman and Ada while they evolve through perilous times while learning to survive on an uncertain journey that will promise nothing to either. Inman and Ada, navigate what is seemingly similar paths searching for life emotionally and physically, in hopes to return to each other. Inman’s journey will force him to be recognized as a deserter from the war, placing a bounty on his head, risking all he has in anticipations to one day be reunited with Ada. Ada, will alter her newly…

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    Often times there is discrimination of a qualified individual because of his or her disability. It prohibits that person from receiving equal opportunity and treatment in the job field. The ADA states that all state, government and local employers must treat all qualified individuals equally. In the 1970’s, people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities started to challenge their communities’ rules and regulations that prohibited them from being included in things that…

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