AMBER Alert

Constant flowing force “Tick Tock,” time is an everlasting, yet a constant flowing force. Imagine being a weak, ten-year-old African American boy, who is on a mission to find his father in a time where your race isn’t respected and your whole country is in a depression. The story “Bud, Not Buddy” would be a different story if written in modern area because Bud’s mom would still be living, he would have been caught when he ran away, he would have been forced into an education, and modern day…

wary and alert for danger because it’s a jungle out there. The birds fly out of sight and silence reins – anticipating some danger.…

Little Red was naive and trusted the big bad wolf. And in The Lovely Bones Susie Sebold trusted her neighbor. These stories help children and adults learn to be aware of the dangers that are right outside their doorstep. How can physical abuse and amber alerts be prevented? What can we do? We can start with teaching young kids by reading stories, for example Little Red Riding Hood. It teaches children not to give their trust to just anyone and how it is dangerous. In the Lovely Bones it gives…

Database and Assessment Table 1 – Physical Nursing Assessment Data GENERAL: Patient is an 88 year-old Caucasian male. Vital signs stable at 97.3°F, 82BPM, 22 breaths/min, 84/54mmHg, 100% on 1.5lL O2, 0/10 pain, patient weight 58kg. SKIN/HAIR/NAILS: Skin was thin and fragile, warm and moist, skin color slightly pale, skin tear on left upper arm measuring 3 inches, no bleeding or pain. Mucous membranes are moist. Fingernails trimmed and clean. Toenails were thick and had a yellowish color to…

never before. Social media spreads news and information faster than any other media. That makes social media an incredible tool for getting information across to the mass public, quickly. This can range from announcements by politicians to Amber Alerts to…

Troubleshooting at Sea 101: Diagnosing and Fixing Engine Problems Have you ever broken down at sea? There’s nothing worse than the realization that something is wrong with your boat. Especially when everything was functioning fine! Unfortunately, this scenario is not that uncommon. Luckily, majority of the times it’s a problem you can fix onboard with the right know-how and a good set of tools. Even though you can’t fix every problem at sea, you can increase your chances of getting out of a…

The Millennial Generation, born between 1981 and 1999, has become a focus in the public sphere due to their widely differentiating opinions, lifestyles, and involvement compared to prior generations. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, they are the generation most observed and studied. The older generations discern them and chastise their inability to adapt to social norms developed in the past decades. Because of this, they are perceived as a generation full of promiscuity,…

Have you ever seen a parent guiding their child 's every move? The other day, while walking downtown, I saw this family of four, two little boys and their mom and dad. I couldn 't help but overhear the kid saying “Mom I think I want to ski this year” and then the mom replied “Honey that 's dangerous, so many kids get hurt each year from that.” The dad just seldomly agreed. Now I know that parents don 't want their kids to get hurt, but to what extent is enough? Thats where the idea of helicopter…

Deontology: Patient-centered “Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.” -Immanuel Kant Kantianism argues that we must act out of our duty or acting from a moral law. In addition, it is our motives which are to be judge and not the consequences of the action. I will be focusing on patient centered deontology  Patient Centered Deontology believes people have the right against being used only as means for producing good consequences without…

PROBLEM DEFINITION On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States. Ranked as the 3rd strongest hurricane to land in the United States, it affected many lives; 1,836 deaths and millions of people were left homeless [1]. It has been reported that there is a 65% chance in the next 50 years a hurricane with the capacity of Hurricane Katrina will hit the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This hurricane may cause destruction due to flooding, which more than 300,000…