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Drought affects society through multiple facets, especially through its ability to create fluctuating economies due to its affect on agriculture, electricity, and water usage, as well as the ways these processes are developed. When droughts turn dangerous, conservation is key, but this conservation is usually expensive. Virtually everyone is affected, even timber workers, as drought leads to increased chances of wildfires, causing wood companies lose money. Water is used in everyone's daily…

Medical science doesn’t always solve medical issues based on patient diagnosis. You may find that the the technology and medical science provided by doctors can sometimes create new problems and can result in death. Many medical doctors do not believe that alternative medicine practices in various cultures coupled with technology and medical science produce better medical outcomes. Lia Lee was diagnosed with epilepsy as a baby in the book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne…

The spirit catches you and you fall down story reveals devastating consequences of a lack of cross-cultural communication and how cultural beliefs sometimes influence the effectiveness of western medicine on patients embedded in strong cultural beliefs. Patients’ mental state plays a major role in their response to treatment and care. Health care providers’ ability to connect with the diverse cultural beliefs of the patients they serve through effective communication therefore, can help patients…

year when I opened the front door to the shack, I stopped. Everything we owned was neatly packed in cardboard boxes. Suddenly I felt even more the weight of hours, days, weeks and months of work. I sat down on a box the thought of having to move to Fresno and knowing what was in store for me there brought…

general manager, he went out of his way to assure Lopez that he considered him a building block for the long-term. Along with his twin brother Robin, Brook Lopez started off his basketball career at San Joaquin Memorial, a high school situated in Fresno, California. In 2006, the Lopez twins moved to the Stanford University, which was to be their home for the next two years. In their sophomore season, the…

Weintraub, an author, stated in an article found in The Sacramento Bee, that the San Joaquin River Rights project was a good idea, so he was giving a positive outlook on the project. However, Bill McEwen, an author, wrote an article in a newspaper called Fresno Bee, giving a negative outlook on the project. He did not think it was a good idea or worth the money. Weintraub’s credentials, achievements, and experience, prove him to be the better expert because he states everything needed to know…

Traditions in the Family Have you ever had respectable parents that influenced your life? My parents have always influenced me to get an education and to get a career that I will work for a very long time. My parents had met each other in high school and dated senior year. After they have graduate4d from high school they started their family. My parents had three children and we moved a lot and finally settled down in a place. Nevertheless, in Sandra Cisneros’ essay “ The Storyteller” she…

The Flaws In The Three Strikes Law The Three Strikes Law was originally enacted in 1994 in California. The law came about in 1992 when a young innocent girl named Kimber Reynolds from Fresno was murdered in an attempted purse snatching by two convicts who had previously just finished serving their times in prison. Immediate after the death of Kimber, her father Mike was inspired to take action to help prevent innocent people from getting harmed by criminals. Mike Reynolds and his group put…

It was this specific experience that caused me to choose this topic. I felt that mall cops needed to be better understood for the dangerous job that they have. Most people believe that mall cops just ride around in their segways all day, but on this day that wasn’t the case. People need to understand the risk that come with being a mall cop. There are countless dangers inside of a highly public place that is a mall such as lethal attacks with weapons or diseases. Mall cops have earned a negative…

One example of his technique is counterpoint in which each hand has its own separate voice or melody. It requires concentration and quick fingers. His inventions are commonly used for piano education. Arlene Steffan, MM, who is an adjunct teacher at Fresno Pacific University, discuss’ Bach’s two-part inventions which “take several skills: analysis, coordination, stylistic articulation and, most importantly, the ability to listen in layers” (“This and That”, 30). A research article on the harmony…