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    American history provides a way to understand where exactly this stereotype had originated and its effect on the Native American and white populace today. Gerry Cox, a professor at the University of Wisconsin had written, along with his colleague, Vincent N. Parrillo, a professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, an overview of Native American life from the time European settlers had arrived to now in a chapter of their encyclopedia. The chapter, “Native Americans, Cultural…

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    School Choice: Addressing the Education Divide When compared to the rest of the world, the education system in the United States is lagging. When assessed against the education standards of the world, the United States doesn’t rank in the top 10 of most educated countries. Many people find this hard to believe because they know that in the United States, public schools receive government funding and are based academically on how the students perform on standardized tests. Many assume that…

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    that support it argue that our justice system shows more sympathy for criminals than victims, and it contributes to the problem of overpopulation in the prison system. I would disagree; our justice system shows more sympathy for victims. The justice system locks up criminals for a really long time and sometimes even life. How is this showing sympathy to them? I would also have to disagree with the death penalty contributing to overpopulation in the prison system in a positive way. I believe that…

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    sure it was of by animals. The animal testers take care of there test animal, because they know that it gives better results. The animals are fed on a healthy diet and have access to veterinary care. The animal tester uses the three R system. The three R system is Refinement, Reduction, and Replacement. Refinement means making the experience as painless as possible for the animal involved. Reduction means develop techniques to use fewer animals in research wherever possible or get more…

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    to the damage of her vestibular system that controls her sense of balance. Cheryl Schiltz, a 50 year old women that contracted a bacterial infection following a hysterectomy and was treated with gentamicin. With excessive use of gentamicin can damage the semicircular canals, three joined structured in the inner ear which gives us a sense of balance and provide our body with information about orientation and movement of our body in space. Cheryl vestibular system is severely damage which makes…

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    clinical application was very simple case which is the palliative treatment of spinal bone metastases. This allowed to test the geometrical accuracy of the system on real patients. The vertebra is easily visualized on the integrated megavoltage imaging system and allows for accurate comparison of field co-ordinates with MRI co-ordinates. The system was accepting patients since around 2012. (Ref 4). The individual MRI-Linac procedures were very reproducible, on average taking 41 min (range 33–44…

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    attended and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1957. She continued her education at the University of Wisconsin at Madison earning a master's degree in zoology, and her Ph.D in genetics from University of California, Berkeley in 1965. In between her undergraduate and graduate studies she met Carl Sagan and they married soon after. She was a professor at Boston University until 1988 where she was named distinguished university professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.…

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    energy, and the person experiences irregular glucose levels (Schneider). There is no cure. Insulin injections are the only effective treatment, and they must be given multiple times per day. Dr. Hans Sollinger, Professor of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is determined to develop another solution that is affordable, simple, available to everyone, and does not require daily insulin injections (“Gene Therapy for…”). For years, Sollinger has been…

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    anabolic steroids. However the dosage taken by steroid abusers is anywhere from ten to one hundred times higher than that of the dosage prescribed for medical conditions. The abuse of anabolic steroids can negatively disrupt the hormonal system, cardiovascular system, and psychological state of mind. Steroid abuse will result in noticeable physical changes. This is due to the steroid use disrupting the hormonal balance…

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    In Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond explores the lives of several families living in poverty in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. One of the characters, Lamar, is a Vietnam veteran and previous drug addict with two prosthetic legs that was denied Supplemental Security Income because “he could still work.” His sole source of income is a welfare check of $628, and his rent…

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