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    The Journey to Freedom The novel I have chosen is “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. The protagonist in the novel is Huckleberry Finn. Huck is an early teenager who lives in St. Petersburg, Missouri. He is an only child who was adopted by Widow Douglas. In the beginning of the story, Huck is living with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas who are sisters. Pap is the antagonist in the story of Huckleberry 's life. He is a drunk that threatens Huck’s presence when he beats him. Pap…

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    Graduating high school and beginning your journey into the adult world can seem intimidating, which in most perspectives it is. In the United States, completing high school is considered to be a milestone in one’s life, after that, doors begin to open. A decision that crosses the table of most high school graduates table is whether or not to peruse higher education or not. This particular decision can shape a person’s life and highly influence their future productivity and levels on financial…

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    “You can’t really divorce women’s struggles in the world from women’s in the cinema. As long as there’s hierarchy it means that women are somehow secondary or second class or less than” (Sally Potter). While moving pictures, “movies,” existed in the late 1800s, narrative films only grew into a significant part of pop culture early in the 20th century. The occupation of screenwriting involves developing and creating scripts for movies and television shows. Since the birth of the industry—as…

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    with a peculiar case of dyslexia and ADHD. He gets himself kicked out of every school he has ever been to. Percy receives the call of being a hero when a series of unnatural events begin to occur. It stars from getting attacked during his school field trip by his math teacher Mrs. Dods up to three grandmothers cutting a ball of yarn right into his soul. This leads Percy’s mother no…

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    James, Henry. “The Story of a Year.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1865/03/the-story-of-a-year/308744/. Accessed 4 Sept. 2017. Henry James is a renowned author who wrote about the transatlantic culture. His main theme is about the clash between the naive energy of the New World against the old degradation of the Old World. His ideas can be seen in “The Story of a Year,” which is a short story about John Ford and his fiancee Lizzie Crowe. After being…

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    When doctors make mistakes is an article which was written by Atul Gawande. The main point why Gawande wrote his article was because he wanted to bring out the real picture of what the medical officers are doing. He wanted to expose how medicine is disturbing and strange business since it is surprising and messy. He wanted to show the public that all doctors do mistakes when undergoing their day-to-day activities but these mistakes are usually unavoidable. Through this, he was trying to bring…

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    Political/ Legal and Regulatory Forces - Positive Schweitzer performs under a Personal Risk Assessment, in which outlines the responsibilities and expectations of their employees and company. Schweitzer conducts business under all the appropriate laws and regulations set forth by the Federal, State and Provincial and local laws. SEL employees perform under the Responsibility requirements outlines in the Personal Risk Assessment. As the Assessment states, “A good security program begins and ends…

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    protected by job discrimination laws, there are numerous petitions that are being organized to protect the people with tattoos and piercings from losing their jobs. In the LinkedIn article, Tattoos in the workplace, are they really taboo in 2015, by Sally Pearman, the view of tattoos in the workplace are further argued. She asks the question: “Does having a tattoo or piercing really impact your value as an employee?” She states that even though more people are becoming accepting of tattoos,…

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    Genetic Screening Analysis

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    Starting with the detection of diseases in newborns an example of genetic screenings success can be found from Phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU forms in approximately one out of twelve thousand live births. A child who hosts PKU shows no sign of problem at birth but if left untreated may suffer seizures and develop behavioral problems and mental retardation. PKU testing started in the 1960's and is now mandatory in the United States. Through this regulatory process PKU has practically been eliminated.…

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    Running into The Storm Intelligence has been coveted and looked highly upon throughout history. On the contrary, many people would agree that being the opposite of bright is a misfortune. Nonetheless, all humans are programmed differently as a result of gene formation. Popular belief would say those with higher brainpower have an advantage and are able to utilize quick-wits to effortlessly maneuver their way through social encounters and into any career, resulting in the production of…

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