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positions of higher leadership in politics. a. In the United States only 17 percent of Congress is female (Schuh, 2014). 1. It is harder for a female incumbent to become reelected. 12 percent of men run uncontested compared to women’s 7 percent (Palmer, 2008) b. Only 23 women have served in the cabinet or cabinet-level jobs (Women, 2015). c.. Only 35 women have served as state governors in the United States, compared…

The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) operating on a decadal scale and the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) affects annually are measured against the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) and compared with fires records between 1700 AD and into the 20th century (Hessl, McKenzie, and Schellhaas, 2004, p. 425). While major fire years correlating with La Nina years in the Southwest, no tests have been conducted…

Why Products Shouldn’t Be Tested On Animals Imagine being locked up in a cold cage with nothing you can say or do to get out, to be locked up your entire life like a prisoner when you have done nothing wrong. This is how millions of animals are feeling right now, not knowing that they will go through a painful procedure that could harm or even kill them. This is animal abuse. 67 percent of people believe that it is wrong for animals to be tested on, and I am one of them. In the further…

Before a nurse practitioner assesses a client’s mental status from the client’s family’s concerns of possible mental decline, the practitioner should assess the patient’s hearing status. According to Jorgensen, Palmer, Pratt, Erickson, and Moncrieff (2016), “Confusion-life behaviors often concern family members and other caregivers; they may presume that the person has dementia and bias the diagnostic process toward dementia rather than hearing loss” (p. 312). A large portion of the Mini-Mental…

Red Scare, characterized by a pervasive dread of a similar proletarian uprising. Social unrest and a string of bombings attributed to communists and anarchists made this fear worse. The U.S. government responded with the 1918 Sedition Act and the Palmer Raids, aimed at deporting immigrants with radical political views. The Second Red Scare, characterized by the threat of global communism during the Cold War, predominated in the mid and early 1900s. The panic was not merely an internal…

Do people know that Florida is the southernmost part of the United States? Florida is located southeast of the United States and borders the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Florida is a place that is filled with amazing food and culture, breathtaking beaches and islands, and fun outdoor and indoor activities. Firstly, Florida is filled with a rich food culture. Florida, which is the most visited place in the United States, serves anything from Cuban sandwiches all the way to a bowl of…

Influencing the Outcome for Effective Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common compression neuropathy of the upper extremity after carpal tunnel syndrome (Trehan et al, 2012). It represents a source of considerable discomfort and disability for the patient and in extreme cases may progress to loss of function of the hand (Cutts, S., 2007). Some specialists refer to this condition as ulnar nerve compression as it takes place within the cubital tunnel…

Change Your Problems Into Celebrity Status “If you wear a wig everybody notices. If you dye the wig, everyone notices the dye” and that is exactly what Andy Warhol did. Warhol was born in August of 1928 in Pennsylvania. When he was a child he had to deal with many challenges. For the first seventeen years of his life he had chronic hypochondria and when he was fourteen his father died. Andy Warhol created an abstract colored silk screen of Campbell Soup Cans. He persisted to innovate ways…

the lead 47-41. BU responded with two points and senior Aleah Epps scored a three-pointer with 4:41 remaining in the quarter. The final two minutes of the game became a close one as the Bull Dogs trailed Central 51-50. On a foul by Epps, BU Kierra Palmer made both free throw shots giving the Bull Dogs a 52-51 lead with just 18 seconds left in the game. With the final seconds in CCSU's possession, Lydon made a game-wiining jump shot to take back the lead with just six seconds left, sealing the…

The Choices of Romeo and Juliet Does fate or personal choices decide your life for you? The play Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story about a couple that is meant to be, but their families are enemies. Personal choices and fate both impact the characters in many ways. It was Romeo’s personal choice to go to the Capulet party. “I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown, I but to rejoice in splendor of mine own” (193). If Romeo didn’t decide to go to the party, then he would've never met…