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On the 12th of September in 2002, one of the most eye opening incidents of police brutality occurred. In 1977, Steve Biko, an active leader in the anti-apartheid movements that took South Africa by storm, died in police custody. Steve Biko was arrested due to a police roadblock due to the Terrorism Act in 1967, whose purpose was to control terrorists by prosecuting organizations and individuals who strayed from state control. Although, the police force was tortured and beaten for a horrific 22…

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which increases risk for diabetic foot ulcer. (Driver et al 891) Diabetic foot ulcer can eventually lead to amputation if not treated or if it is too advanced. now there’s a way to treat foot ulcers using synthetic skin grafts. using a bilayer of silicone and collagen, it temporally covers that open area. This allows the wound to heal without the interference of constant dressings and cleanings. Clinical were performed on patients on patient under the following inclusive criteria: “confirmed…

couple houses down from my grandmother. Somehow between my dad’s, mom’s and my grandmother’s work schedule there was always someone home watching my older sister and I. My father was a police officer of Milpitas Police Department. Milpitas is in Silicone Valley for those who are familiar with the San Francisco Bay Area. My mother did part time teaching and caregiving for children with mental disabilities. My older sister and I are four years a part. Eventually once my dad got promoted, my mom…

To complete the simulation, I decided to go home. This was to avoid the need to travel as well as to be in an environment where no one was informed about the assignment. As I drove home, I created my story of how I would explain my new condition to my parent. Considering I had work during the first half of the day, my story became, “I lifted a heavy box of files at work from a high shelf without positioning my body correctly. As I tried to take the box down from the shelf, I lost control which…

In such a complex world, an individual always seems to seek comfort and belonging. When they are placed out of their comfort zones, however, a dilemma converts into chaos. For Damien Hirst, a British post-modern artist born in Bristol, England on June 6 of 1965, unique art pieces like “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” (1991) and “With Dead Head”(1991), provoked controversy in the artistic audience(theartstory.org). It is through his unique art pieces that the…

1. Introduction “Slums are litmus tests for innate cultural strengths and weaknesses. Those people whose cultures can harbor extensive slum life without decomposing will be, relatively speaking, the future’s winners. Those whose cultures cannot will be the future’s victims.” (Kaplan, 1994) One of the biggest challenges that India has to face today is the augmented urbanisation as a result of the economic liberalisation. Close to 16 crore people have moved to cities in the past 20 years, and…

Unlike that abused, possibly rusted, neglected, 1985 push mower that is stored in your shed or garage, a rotary mowing unit that cuts rough at your golf course requires a bit more attention to detail and TLC if you want it to last and continue making your course presentable and playable for paying members. Due to the fact that a rotary mowing unit at a golf course often operates under conditions where sticks, stumps, rocks, and numerous other non- turf debris exist, it is of the utmost…

There were different sets of articulation cards that addressed specific sounds. I thought I was going to explode with excitement when during lunch she let me go through her cabinet to see the different tools she used. I was fascinated with her silicone mouth. It allowed you to put your fingers in and work the tongue movement to show where the tongue should be positioned. I had been wondering why she had some of the group playing the Hedbanz game, which has a card other can see on your…

Essure System involves a small coil being inserted into the fallopian tube. Which result in permanent blockage of the fallopian tube that is less evasive. Adiana System uses radiofrequency to remove a small amount of the tissue layer and then a silicone implant is inserted in the tube and the tube becomes permanently blocked over the next three months. This procedure can be preformed in the physician’s office.…