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    Immanuel, Kant - (1724-1804) Most influential philosopher in the history of Western philosophy. One of the foremost thinkers of the Enlightenment, he focused on rationalism and works of Francis Bacon. Kant wanted to structure ethics as consisting of a set of rules that one never shall break, he claimed that humanity has a dignity or worth that elevates humanity above all else in nature. In 1775, he wrote the “General Natural History and Theory of the Heavens,” a theory of the origins of the…

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    Introduction Thesis Development and Purpose The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is commonly known by the unofficial name of ObamaCare is an American healthcare transformation law of the land expanding and improving access to care while minimizing spending through government regulation and taxes. This is a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and a health modification law signed on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama. The main reason why this healthcare reform was started is to…

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    Over the context of this paper, I will observe and implement my own culture through a magnifying glass to get a perspective of an outsider, and I will compare an aspect of another culture from an insider’s perspective in order to become more aware with the motivations behind the practice. Specifically, I will discuss the condition of higher education in America, contrasted with the practice of polygyny among African families to show how Sub-Saharan Africans view as “normal” in a larger context,…

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    Quail

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    The collars use were neck loop transmitters and body loop transmitters and were 5% or less of the quail’s body mass. Some birds were released in pairs, while other birds were released alone. Some birds were also kept overnight and released in a different location within a 24-hour period. All quail died within 16 days of the study. Factors contributing to quail fatality were predation, stress, and poor habitat condition. Montezuma Quail rely on cover to escape from predators, and poor habitat…

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    of all the land in the United States is owned by the federal government, and 90 percent of that land is in the Western United States. The federal government currently manages over 30 million acres of public lands in Utah. A number of politicians and stakeholders claim that the federal government is mismanaging public lands and should relinquish control to Utah. This is not a brand new concept for Utah, but has become more of a possibility in recent years through the Utah Public Lands Initiative…

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    (2016, March 2). Climate change - what you can do. Retrieved from Better Health channel: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/climate-change-what-you-can-do State of the Climate 2014. (2016, Feburary 24). Retrieved from Bureau of Meterology: http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/ Twain, M. (2016, March 2). Climate Concepts. Retrieved from Climate change - basics: http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/basics/concepts.html Unknown. (2016, March 02). Ten Ways to Reduce…

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    Home Care Model

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    various social resources (Jing, 2009). For example, driven by the ideas of ‘small state’ and ‘indirect state’, contracting out part of the services to private institutions is a reasonable choice for the state (Jing, 2009). In 2000, the Civil Affairs Bureau in Shanghai tested the older care at home trials in 12 jiedao (sub-district as the smallest political…

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    Marine Biology Career Essay

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    care for the health of animals. They usually make $88,490 per year. Even with a high school diploma some could care for animals as an animal care and service worker. This is when people care for animals in plenty of ways and make $21,260 each year (Bureau of Labor…

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    Whitney, and Judah were able to make plans for the Transcontinental Railroad. There were hundreds of train tracks connecting and intersecting the Northern and Southern United States, however there was no easy way to travel to the newly opened Western lands, thus the need for the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad. The Transcontinental Railroad was composed of two railways; Central Pacific and Union Pacific, and its route was about two-thousand miles long starting from Nebraska, ending in…

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    equipped with a fire extinguisher this would be a much more successful attempt. Fire extinguishers are officially filled with potassium bicarbonate and carbon dioxide (CO2), not immediately deadly, but harmful and disarming. According to the Bureau of land Management the symptoms of concentrated inhalation of CO2 are dizziness, heavy breathing, distorted vision, nausea, and in severe cases death. With a fire extinguisher on hand the teacher could easily spray the shooter on their entrance into…

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