Gestures Around the World General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience of the different meanings of specific gestures in certain countries or cultures. Central Idea: The thumbs up‚ v sign‚ and other gestures common in western culture may be offensive or not depending on where they are used. Method of Organization: Topical Introduction Imagine 20 years from now and you have finally achieved your childhood goal of becoming President of the United States
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Carnival: Around the World An interesting holiday that I do not celebrate is Carnival. Carnival is very popular in Brazil‚ but is also celebrated in almost every other country. The Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro‚ Brazil is considered the biggest party in the world‚ according the Guinness Book of World Records‚ 2010. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus‚ mask‚ and public street party. The streets of Rio de Janeiro fill with people
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“Sick Around the World”The reform about the healthcare system in the US has been debated within the government and the public for years. The need for change in the healthcare system echoed since the legislation of Medicare and Medicaid were created. US presidents have tried to push for a universal healthcare system because of its citizen’s outcry for better‚ quality care‚ for all. Surprisingly other countries have studied the US health system and reared away from its market based structure to more
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Taylor Knight English 101- W22 November 4‚ 2014 Education Around the World Many children and young adults either have the opportunity to go to school to receive an education or do not have the opportunity to go school for an education. For the children who go to school on a daily bases probably go against the reasons why they go to school. Then‚ for the children who do not go to school will go as far to put their own life in danger to have the right for an education. Education is a right given
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bounding into a world of love and laughter. I was the first child‚ the first grandchild‚ the first niece‚ and the primary focus of my entire extended family. Although they were not married‚ my parents were young and energetic and had every good intention for their new baby girl. I grew up with opportunities for intellectual and spiritual growth‚ secure in the knowledge that I was loved‚ free from fear‚ and confident that my world was close to perfect. And I was the center of a world that had meaning
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Outcome 1. Understand the concept of diversity and its relevance to working with individuals who have dementia. 1. Explain what is meant by the terms Diversity: This means difference and peoples differences are varied. Race‚ culture‚ age‚ marital status‚ politics and religion is all what makes us an individual. Anti-discriminatory practice: Action taken to prevent discrimination against people on the grounds of race‚ class‚ gender‚ disability etc. Anti-discriminatory practice promotes equality by
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Sick Around the World If your latest battle with your health insurance has you pounding your head with frustration‚ “Sick Around the World” on PBS may spur you to more drastic action‚ like leaving the United States altogether. In this “Frontline”‚ the Washington Post reporter T. R. Reid travels to five countries Britain‚ Japan‚ Germany‚ Taiwan‚ and Switzerland that manage to provide some form of universal health coverage to their populations. In each nation‚ he reports‚ insurance premiums
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i.e. physically or mentally‚ they seek the guidance of gatekeepers‚ just as one can access a concerned family member. As mentioned in “Sick Around the World”‚ people sometimes even go to gatekeepers just to talk. 1C. Does the US use one? How? The UNITED STATES has different views when it comes to the term‚ gatekeeper. When referring to healthcare‚ gatekeepers are used in the same sense as GREAT BRITAIN. A person can choose whether they go to a general practitioner or specialist depending on the
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Differences around the world There are approximately 196 countries in the world and they are divided into three main group : first world countries‚ second world countries and third world countries. There is a huge difference between the first and a third world countries about everything that is going on in each country. First group countries are countries that have strong economies‚ education and maybe military such as America‚ all of Europe‚ Russia etc. People in first world countries
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SW June 5‚ 2013 ‘Sick Around The World’ Video Summary This movie went around the world to different countries to show the comparisons and differences in healthcare compared to each other and the U.S. The first country that was visited was the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom spends 8.3% of their GDP on healthcare. The citizens pay nothing for premiums‚ all of it is paid trough taxation. Some services require co-pay‚ but all young people and all elderly are exempt from drug co-pays. The United
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