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    Utilization of PTSD Screening in a Primary Care Setting Background Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, nearly 14 years ago, there have been over 2 million military personnel deployed in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), with more than 45% of this number having deployed more than once (Castro, 2014). Combat operations in both the Afghanistan and Iraqi theater have created a population of combat veterans in America who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (Fulton…

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    Am. Not. Letting. You. In.” Determined. “This is my house. You can’t just lock me out”. “Tough. Because that is what I’m doing. You can’t just come home at whatever time you please, drunk on alcohol and who knows what other drugs you’ve taken”. “So what. You’d rather I spend the night outside. Would you rather…

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    got the fishing poles out. The beach was beautiful it was straight lava rocks and surprisingly had greenery growing. The water was dark blue and rough. It was really hot but luckily the winds were strong that side of the island. There was not one house insight looking down the shoreline and up the hill. We had the whole place to our self, Josiah and I were so pumped thinking how lucky we were fishing opihi hale all to ourselves. This place was also known for the big uluas brought up some even…

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    Jules Et Jim

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    Akira McKinzie Films or Moral Struggle Professor Al Auster Spring 2015 Jules Et Jim Jules et Jim, a French New Wave film relies heavily on camera movements to supply elements of the New Wave aesthetic. The story is about two men, Jules and Jim, one from Austria, the other from France, who become lifelong friends after they meet in Paris 1912. They travel, take in art, and even share the women they court, until they meet Catherine. They both fall in love with her, but the impulsive Catherine…

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    Charles Town Rebellion

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    In 1670, two hundred colonists founded Charles Town, the city now known as Charleston, on ground they named Carolina, after King Charles II. Enticed by the promise of 150 acres per family member and no taxes until 1689, as well as religious tolerance and political representation, the population of Carolina grew to about 6,600 in 1700, roughly 3,800 whites and 2800 blacks . (Taylor, 224) The Lords Proprietors, the group chartered the lands of Carolina, also promised absolute control over slaves…

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    who it is, but I am not going to say. I have forgiven him of this sin and will not shame him for it, as it is my belief that the woman was the reason he’s behaved the way he has of late. She is no longer a problem, I expect to see a difference.” He made eye contact with Lucifer as he said this, and hate burned brightly inside of the angel. “The way he…

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    As the play draws closer to the end Parris has lost everything and is terrified. He even goes to the court, distraught, and looking for help due to his pure, unadulterated fear. Parris tells the court, “Tonight, when I open my door to leave my house -a dagger clattered to the ground. You cannot hang this sort. There is danger for me. I dare not step outside at night!” (Miller, p.123). Him confessing this speaks volumes about how he has changed. First, as previously stated, he admits to…

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    The Plum Nation

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    Squaw Cult.) then they may have won, but the Chinese realized that the plums could potentially overthrow the government so they took cautious measures. They limited how many plums there were at a time by squashing the extras. This made the plums very mad. Them plums made a new secret underdown company plum corp. It developed the best of weapons including the plum shot (a catapult that shot…

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    It was a sweltering day in the summer of 2009. The dawn of the day started like any other day, with the rising sun and the bright blue sky; however, it ended like no other day. I woke up to the sounds of chatter that came from downstairs. It was noisier than usual because we had family from California and Canada over at our house. This happened due to the fact that our two-story house had unoccupied rooms, but there was an influx of people, so my brother and I had to surrender the room that we…

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    Menopause

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    MENOPAUSE ( POEMS) Azeez Akinwumi SESAN FOREWORD A gloss over a poetry collection titled Menopause by Azeez Akinwumi Sesan could suggest “transvestism”; but a closer study reveals the transsexual trend of feminism as a literary and political movement. The passion with which the poet handles the gender issues raised seems more obsessing than that of many female writers. The discourse on the excruciating experience of the female gender in a chauvinistic based culture like…

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