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    Malcolm X was an active and controversial leader in the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. His radical ideas and methods challenged other leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm did not have a stable childhood. His family of ten moved around the country frequently and was always subjected to acts of discrimination. His father Earl Little was a Baptist minister who was very involved in the fight for equality. Due to this early activism, the Little family received many death threats from the Black…

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    Radiologic Technician

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    fragile, this means that there is a greater risk of breaking something. This then would mean that there is a greater use for x-rays and other imaging making the need of radiologist technicians greater. As a Radiologist Technician you are subjected to radioactive material on a daily basis. According to Cancer Risks among Radiologists and Radiologic Technologists: Review of Epidemiologic Studies “increased mortality due to leukemia among early workers employed before 1950, when radiation…

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    How Did Malcolm X Change

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    A Unconventional Series of Changes Unafraid of death, Malcom Little lived his life with an increased awareness for the common day. His belief that he would one day die a violent death affected the quality of his life. Malcom learned that change is inevitable, and that in order to live a life of substance a prerequisite is to always be learning. Every day, after his prison education, Malcom lived to impact the culture in which he lived. In his autobiography Malcom said, “Every morning I wake…

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    Bre-X History

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    Bre-X was a major corporation in Canada and was known for mining minerals, metals and gold. Bre-X Minerals Ltd. was a major part of Bre-X Corporation based in Calgary, Alberta. It was found by David Walsh in 1988 and made it the subsidiary of Bre-X. A year later after Walsh found the subsidiary company, Bre-X went public on the Alberta Stock Exchange (ASE) at 30¢ per share. In 1993, Walsh contacted John Felderhof, a Canadian explorer and geologist, to help purchase the rights to some property in…

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    survivors’ attitude so do Malcolm X. Unfortunately for Malcolm X, his difficulties began long before his birth. He had reported in The Autobiography of Malcolm X that while his mother was pregnant of him, a “Ku Klux Klan riders galloped and surrounded the house, they shouted for my father to come out, my mother told them that she was alone with her three small children, the Klansmen shouted threats and warnings at her that we had better get out of the town.” (Haley 3). Malcolm X and his family…

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    Gastric Emptying

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    One example of a gastric emptying study is an operation that is done by nuclear medicine physicians using radioactive chemicals that examines how fast the food leaves the stomach and goes to the small intestine. Gastric emptying studies are used for checking patients who are experiencing signs of slow and, less commonly, rapid emptying of the stomach. Some signs to watch for are low energy levels, nausea, and heartburn. During a gastric emptying study, the patient eats a meal where the food in…

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    In the July 4th, 2016 New York Post article “I’m millennial and my generation sucks” by Johnny Oleksinski, he introduces himself as a member of the millennials and at the same time, describes that generation as the worst one. The author claims in his article that this generation is characterized as procrastinators, irresponsibility, and self-concern. He concludes with a list of some actions which can be useful to break the stereotype about millennials. Oleksinski begins his post by describing…

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    Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and a civil rights activist. He had a wife named Coretta Scott. They had four kids together. When Martin Luther King Jr. was younger he tried to commit suicide. He tried to commit suicide because he was upset when he found out that his grandmother had passed away. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April, 1969. In his life he earned a Nobel Peace Prize among many other honors. He was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He is still…

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    Human rights activist Malcolm X in his speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet” reiterates the injustice in America towards people of color and inspires the black community to use their power in numbers in the election (ballot) or if necessary by force (bullet). X’s purpose is to awaken the black community to their potential to put an end to discrimination in the 1964 election. He develops an informal yet forceful tone in order to convey his message in a way that is understandable for the audience…

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    Many today consider Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. to be revolutionary men. Though these two men had similar goals for changes in the African American communities, they are perceived differently. Though Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were well-known Civil Rights Activists, they were significantly different men with the common goal of aiding their fellow members of the African-American community. Malcolm X and MLK had similar religious upbringing because their fathers taught in…

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