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    Survivalists: An American subculture The presence of survivalists or preppers as an American subculture can be traced back as early as the 1930’s. During World War II, as new homes and buildings were constructed, builders were adding bomb shelters to their structures. Occupants would then keep these bomb shelters or bunkers stocked in case of Nazi attacks. Advancing to the 1960’s and 1970’s, survivalist intentions changed due to differing circumstances. Preppers of this period were mainly…

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    factual existence of truth in particular society. In addition, when future generations born into world where this idea exists, they incorporate it as a part of consciousness of their process in accepting the world as their new home. Same way the societal perception upon the people with disability and disability sports is developed consciousness. “We were not disabled by our impairments but by the disabling barriers we faced in society” (Oliver, 2013, p.1024). For the situation contemplate, the…

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    murder takes place, charges would go against the murderer. They would spend time in jail and deal with the consequences of their actions. However, in the book Lord of the Flies, there are boys who crash on a deserted island do not have to deal with societal consequences for their actions such as murder. They are free from accountability by adults and other supervision for any wrongdoings that they commit. These boys set up their own form of civilization, and as the book continues, the columns of…

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    HIV and AIDs General introduction, introduce topic and why it is important. (Thesis?) The global HIV and AIDs pandemic affects every one of us. not just the affected but those of us that are not afflicted with this terrible disease as well. HIV is currently the world 's leading infectious killer. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Worldwide there are close to 35 million people living with HIV/AIDs, and of that massive number, there are more than one million people in the U.S.…

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    The Strategy Hierarchy and Homeland Security The concept of homeland security can be described as a collective interaction and marshalling of resources involving a various agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to protect U.S. borders and the mainland from threats posed by state actors, non-state actors, and other malicious entities. Additional threats homeland security must contend with include those that are biological origin such as highly pathogenic viruses as well as natural…

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    Correctness has been synonymous with justice since the arrival of modern law. However, to claim that “justice” is equal to “being correct” is to bastardize the very essence of “correctness”. This is a result of modeling our justice system after our very own sense of what is correct -- what we believe is best for society. But as one might realize, there then appears a flaw with our justice: What if one’s sense of justice does not agree with another’s sense of justice? What if this very issue…

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    Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, was born and raised in Konigsberg, a city in East Prussia, on April 22nd, 1724. He was born into a family devoted to Pietism, a Protestant sect. Being apart of this movement, Kant and his family believed in simplicity and obedience to moral law, and as a result, lived puritanical lives. Kant attended the local university and made a living as a private tutor. Following this, he worked as a private teacher at the university until being officially hired to teach…

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    and foreign policy would halt, and small business would blossom over all countries. These businesses would likely try to compete with larger corporations, and the demand of goods would not match the ever-growing supply. This would cause an eventual collapse of the economy and a growing rate of…

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    nothing that can be stolen, exploited or mortgaged, that system has not attacked them very vigorously." (TF 374) The life at Tortilla Flat is stable and unchanging, and so is the life of the Paisanos particularly in the house of Danny. They lived in a contradictory to the rule of life which is evolution. The altering society of owning and gains do not allow the friends thrive rather it cu their circle of friendship; their identity as Paisanos is at danger and, "In the end, this story tells how…

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    “Four elements of caring. The four elements or fundamentals necessary for effective caring require certain attitudes and skills. Good care combines certain activities, attitudes, and knowledge of the patient and the situation.” For example, my best friend “Ashley” has sickle cells and sometimes she goes to the doctor a lot. Sometimes when she’s going through a pain crisis she misses a lot of school days in a row. Sometimes a crisis can be handled at home, with rest, fluid, medicine, and other…

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