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I cannot imagine the amount of courage it takes for someone to walk into an AA meeting for the first time, admitting that they have a problem. Sitting outside of the Portland Recovery Community Center (on Feb. 15th at 17:32) was extremely intimidating and frightening experience as is, let alone if I was entering the meeting acknowledging that I was an alcoholic and that I needed help. I can see how individuals enter their first meeting with a loss of face due to the fear of humiliation and…

In Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, Lauren Olamina is the founder of a new faith she dubbed as Earthseed. Each chapter is prefaced with a verse from her religious text, “EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING.” The verses not only directly provide a guide to the world that Lauren lives in and as to what lies in the upcoming chapter, they also can be connected to each other for a comprehensive view of the growth and development of Earthseed. Her religion shows all the social psychological basis…

Adolescence comes with it several changes in the life of a human being. These changes include physical, emotional and psychological maturation that result in the search for independence through experimentation. For many of the teenagers today, engage in substance use as a way of experimentation. Although the use of alcohol and drugs is common among the teens, those who develop dependent characteristics of these substances arouse the concern of the public health. The use of drugs in adolescents…

Prior to 1920, most women stayed home and very few held paying jobs, however the United States was eventually pushed into World War I in 1917 leading a new change for women. War time sparked a colossal economic growth creating a demand for weapons, clothes, and military supplies. With many men going off to serve in the military and leaving their previous jobs, women stepped into factory positions to support the war effort. However, according to The Twenties in America Women in the Work Force,…

Guide to Health Problems in Purebred Dogs. Lakewood, AAHA Press, 1999 7. Padgett, George A. Control of Canine Genetic Diseases. New York, Howell Book House 1998 8. Gough, Alex, Thomas Alison, Breed Predisposition to Disease in Dogs and Cats, 2nd ed. Ames, Blackwell Publishing. 2010 9. Tilley, Lawrence P., Smith, Francis W. K. Jr. the 5 Minute Veterinary Consult; Canine and Feline, 3rd ed. Baltimore, Lippencott Williams and Wilkins. 2004 10. Scott, Danny W., Miller, William H. Jr., Griffin, Craig…

This is a 46-year-old male with 04/19/05 date of crush injury to his left foot. Diagnosis: Left foot pain 11/16/15 Progress Report by Dr. Pang described that the patient still has a lot of pain in the left foot. The examination was WNL. Zohydro did help but still suboptimal. The SCS has not been working. The report indicated that the regimen and the side effects of the medications have been addressed and are well tolerated. There is no evidence of aberrant behaviors and the monitoring…

Freedom of expression is a uniquely American tradition, at least to the extent we have here. Amy Witherbee, a researcher who studies how democracy and censorship go hand and hand said “At the core of censorship is always a parallel belief in the ability of an idea to alter lives and change nations. The challenge is to let those ideas wreak their havoc, and trust in our capacity as the citizens of a democracy to make of the damage something better than what was there before. If, on the other hand…

moon," Steltzner said. "Technology won't slow us down getting to Mars." Although Mars will be the first planet we want to colonize it won’t be the last. Mae Jemison described the 100-Year Starship project to an interested audience. Funded by NASA's Ames Research Center and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the 100-Year Starship project aims to develop the tools and technology necessary to build and fly a spaceship to another planetary system within the next 100 years. Though…

Leaders can make or break an organization. They make minor decisions each day that impact each and every subordinate underneath them. The Air Force leaders at the Pentagon have major influence on the entire enterprise. They can impact retention and morale with simple policy change that could hinder global military operations. A recent change in leadership has yielded positive results. Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General David Goldfein has made squadron revitalization his top priority.…

Animal Rights The first genetically modified animal was AquAdvantage salmon in 2015 was permitted for food use. Genetic modification of animals involves mutation, insertion, and deletion of genes. The purpose of this paper is to examine that is it moral and permissible to genetically modify animals for greater food production? It will also examine how genetic modification crosses species boundaries. The genetic engineering of animals has increased at an alarming rate in the past few…