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the Incas consisted of twelve million people and from more than one hundred different ethnic groups. The Incas termed their empire Tawantinsuyu or “The Land of the Four Corners” and their official language was Quechua. The pre-Columbian empire saw rapid growth of their kingdom,…

evidence and documents from a crime scene, while maintaining to establish accurate facts and evidence. Can partake in surveillances and undercover assignments. Reports information and activities with other agencies when needed. Will testify before grand juries, serves official papers, work with other special agents, obtain search and arrest warrants and may carry firearms and make arrests. The overall goal for a detective is to present findings in clear,…

Influence of Two Faith Communities on Scientific Progress Introduction In contemporary times religion and science are often pinned against each other as if in irreconcilable contradiction. Especially within conservative Evangelicalism, this tends to be the reality as political groups advocate against scientific theories such as evolution seeing this as an attack on their religious beliefs. I recall a conference I attended in high school at a nearby prominent Evangelical college. We attended…

of who he was. The doctors described it as his brain returning to a toddler-like state, where he would slowly mature as his condition improved. And his condition did consistently improve. Two weeks later he was transferred to another hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that was rated number one in the nation for their treatment of patients who have suffered traumatic brain damage. From time to time when we would visit him, I would notice many other patients there who their families said had been…

My journey here at Cornerstone started out as me wanting to get back into school to a different job at my current employer. In my previous attempts of going back to school, I was used to being bored in school. I would lose focus quick. Which wasn’t that hard to do being I was a single mother with twin babies. The material never seemed to be something I thought would help me further my career or help me in my personal life. Another thing that drew me to Cornerstone is that it is a faith based…

While speaking with my senior mentor, Abe Bos, it was hard to not be amazed at everything that he has accomplished and been through in his life. He has travelled, loved, lost, and created a beautiful family. He credits all of his accomplishments to God and has lived his life to glorify our Heavenly Father. Abe was born in 1932 in New Jersey. He was the second of three children born in his family. His mother was a stay at home mom and his father was a teacher and a principle. Abe enjoyed…

Comprised of six major elements (community resources, health care organization, self-management support, decision support, delivery system redesign, and clinical information systems), the goal of the Chronic Care Model is to create an interaction between a motivated, informed patient and…

The first twelve years of my education consisted of associating with White only students and teachers. After graduating from high school, I attended a local community college for two years. This is where my limited multicultural experience began at the age of 18 in which the student population was more than thirty percent people of color. I began to interact with others from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds…

Mandatory Gym Draft Only 2% of high schools provide daily physical education. There are roughly 37,100 high schools in the United States. Only 742 of those schools provide gym class every day for every student. This statistic shows that students are getting less and less time moving around and more time sitting at a stiff desk. P.E. has been proven to improve grades. Further, P.E. battles obesity. Additionally, P.E. gives kids a much needed daily workout. Although it might take up class time,…

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE EC 251 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE GREAT RECESSION PROJECT The financial collapse that precipitated the Great Depression and the financial collapse that precipitated the Great Recession occurred almost exactly 80 years apart. The chain of events that constituted the run-up to the Great Depression was almost exactly mirrored in the run-up to the Great Recession. That would indicate that we either failed to learn some very important…