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    The Broken Window Theory

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    caused me to examine myself very much, as well as outside influences in the community. I want to say in Chapter 1 of the text when we learned about the broken window theory it really resonated with me as an individual. When I have been traveling or driving in poverty stricken neighborhoods I have always noticed how some of the windows are broken out and things are left unrepaired. It was important to read in the text that one window can leave a negative image. Rewinding back to me driving in…

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    Power Of Environment

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    argument is centered around people’s perception within a society being derived from the perception of others. Gladwell extends this conclusion with a real life example of crime and its tendency to spread using the Broken Windows Theory. The Broken Windows theory states that if there is a broken window, people walking by will think no one cares, getting the idea that it is okay to vandalize it (Gladwell 152). It was mentioned on several occasions in Gladwell’s essay that the train cars in New…

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    The world can be viewed as a place where small things lead to a big change. However, what is not always realized is that there is a combination of factors that leads to change through the influence of an individual or the environment. Regardless, that change can affect an individual through his or her actions and behaviors. In his “The Power of Context: Bernie Goetz and the Rise and Fall of New York City Crime,” Malcolm Gladwell presents a theory to help explain the time period when New York…

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    In Frederic Bastiat’s essay “What is Money,” his character named F— denounces money, yet praises riches. The patient bystander, B— is confused, as would be nearly any person of his time, and even the majority of people of today. Bastiat uses this exchange between strangers to prove to the reader that money is not wealth, which contradicted the economic system of the time, mercantilism. Money does have an important function, though, and Bastiat wants to make clear to the reader what money is, and…

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    thrombosis (DTV). The blood clotting process is a simple process in comparison to some of the bodily functions. When a cut to the skin is made or injury occurs where skin is broken, various chemicals within the blood react and form a blood clot which is a type of seal. This blood clot along with platelets sticks to the broken part of the skin or blood vessel and this controls loss…

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    TEE is becoming a crucial instrument in earlier diagnosis and management of takotsubo syndrome. In a case study completed by Mantilla (2016), A 22-year-old female was just prepared for surgery on her mandible when her heart rate became bradycardic and then abruptly advanced into supraventricular tachycardia. She had hypotension, persistent ST changes, and bronchospasms. There was bloody substance coming out of the nasotracheal tube which suggested pulmonary edema. A chest…

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    be fatal? Life threatening 1/3 of people with undiagnosed and untreated Pulmonary Embolism don’t survive, can lead to Pulmonary Hypertension (PHTN), PHTN is a type of blood pressure that affects the arteries in your lungs and the right side of your heart. When lower extremities are horizontal for long lengths of time, the flow of the venous blood slows and blood can pool in the legs, causing blood clots. The blood clots come from deep veins in your legs, occurs most often when a blood clot gets…

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    inside wall of the heart through a thin, flexible catheter. In other words, it is a pacemaker without the leads (Bongiorni et al., 2016). A pacemaker is a small device that is placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. This device uses low-energy electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate (60-100 beats per minute) (Mann, Zipes, Libby, & Bonow, 2015). Brief History and Background The idea of artificial electrical stimulation of the heart can be…

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    c. Chronic bronchitis: Yes/No d. Emphysema: Yes/No e. Pneumonia: Yes/No f. Tuberculosis: Yes/No g. Silicosis: Yes/No h. Pneumothorax (collapsed lung): Yes/No i. Lung cancer: Yes/No j. Broken ribs: Yes/No k. Any chest injuries or surgeries: Yes/No l. Any other lung problem that you've been told about: Yes/No 4. Do you currently have any of the following symptoms of pulmonary or lung illness? a. Shortness of breath: Yes/No b. Shortness of breath when walking fast on level ground or walking up a…

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    disfigurement of the heart where it is abnormally located partially or completely outside of the thorax cavity. It affects 8 out of 1 million babies and 90% are stillborn or die within the first three days of their life. There are other types of ectopia cordis. One type is called Cervical Ectopia cordis which is a type of 5% of the total cases. The heart is located in the neck of the infant. The second type is Thoracic Ectopia cordis that is of 65% of the total cases. The heart is located in…

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