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replicate, reducing the probability of an individual becoming HIV positive. Despite the estimated capacity of Truvada, the stigma surrounding HIV means many choose not to seek medical advice about the disease therefore, the drug largely remains under the radar of those who are most at risk of contracting it. The New England Journal of Medicine reflects this in a large-scale study in which 2499 HIV negative people were tested . The study found that people who were prescribed to take Truvada…

An airplane of TWA Flight 847 from Athens to Rome is hijacked by terrorists. The terrorists which was armed with grenades and pistol, has forced the plane to land in Lebanon. Once on the ground, the hijackers called for passengers with Israeli passports, but none of the passengers were. Upon landing, the terrorists killed a Navy diver, whose body was later dumped on the runway. The act of an employee of the hijacked flight was successful in protecting the few Jewish passengers aboard by refusing…

“Don’t cry.” I repeated this to myself over and over as I, a fourth-grader at the time, nervously walked onto a soccer field for my first practice ever. “Just don’t cry.” The cool fall breeze ruffled my hair as thoughts of regret swirled around in my brain. “Why did I sign up for this?” I glanced around at a sea of unfamiliar faces as my new coach began talking. Sounds of cheering and laughter mixed with the screeches of whistles as I tried to ignore the butterflies fluttering in my stomach.…

Ghana is a small country in West Africa that has a population of approximately 25.5 million people (BBC News, 2017). It is considered one of the nicer countries in Africa because of the abundance of cash crops there. The cash crops and mineral products found in Ghana are used mainly for exports. The national income actually comes from the agricultural and mineral exports (Boateng, Davies, Forge, and Maier, 2017). Without their crops or minerals, they would have no source of income, so it is…

The full definition of academic integrity is two part because it is two words. The first, academic is “a member of an institution of learning”. While the second, integrity means “firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values”. (Miriam webster). So when placed together it translates easily into; a member of an educational group who follows a moral code. While this theme is at the center of many institutions of higher education and is something we as students, should strive…

During World War II, countries were in a race against time to improve technology and war strategies. The race for new innovations all started after Pearl Harbor, and America entered the war. Germans and Americans were preparing for battle with many different new technologies and war strategies. The attack of Pearl Harbor all started because the United States was unhappy with Japan’s attitude towards China. Japan wanted to take over Chinese territory and import market. In 1973, Japan…

New technologies have given criminals new ways to commit crimes. One can now sit at a computer and break laws in countries on the other side of the world. The evolution of cybercrimes has taken the world by storm and put law enforcement agencies all over the world on their heels. Cyber extortion and trafficking are the main ways criminal organizations break the law. A person can purchase illegal drugs, weapons, or humans with the click of a button. Because this is such a new way to break…

famous play “Hamlet,” the morally ambiguous, lead character Hamlet is proclaimed to have gone off the deep end by multiple characters in the book; his reactions and remarks to others prove that perhaps his madness is a disguise: a way to be under the radar of King Claudius’ eye.…

In every situation the eyes through which you view what is occurring are important. Everyone’s perception of events varies as does their opinion and values. Hearing what happened from a participant will differ wildly from that of a witness, what one believes to be important details may be minor to someone else. The point of view from which an author tells a story has a dramatic effect on the reader’s interpretation of the text. According to Perrine, the four main points of view are omniscient,…

Immigrants, we see them everywhere. In the store, at restaurants, on the streets, and in parks. Some of these people are legal and others have entered the country illegally. When some people cross the border, they do it under the radar and no one knows. Others cross the border with a visa and file for citizenship. President Obama put in place an executive order that will increase American safety and help the economy. These are just a few of the reasons that this order is so good. To begin…