"In the Philippines‚ the term gay has been used loosely to include homosexuals‚ bisexuals‚ transsexuals‚ crossdressers‚ and effeminate men. Filipino gays are mostly stereotyped as effeminate‚ crossdressers‚ hairdressers‚ camp and ridiculed. Bakla or Bading‚ a derogatory Filipino word for gay‚ is commonly used. Tibo or tomboy has a similar function‚ and refers to lesbians‚ usually of the butch and masculine type. A more benign slang word for gay men is billy boy. For Filipino gays‚ the Tagalog
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Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus‚ Ohio Nursing 521: Advanced Pathophysiology CASE STUDY#1: CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE Stephanie Barber September 21‚ 2011 INITIAL HISTORY: 66 year-old white male increasing shortness of breath over the last month noticed feet and ankles swelling by end of the day has occasional episodes of chest tightness has been waking up in the middle of the night with acute
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Jimmy McDunnah Mr. Pfister 9/10/10 The Messages in The Sword in the Stone There are many messages in The Sword in the Stone. Each adventure that Merlin sends the Wart on isn’t just for the reader’s entertainment. If you look deeper into the story you will see that the Wart’s adventures have some important life lessons also. In the Wart’s first adventure as a perch in his castle’s moat‚ the Wart learns two lessons. The first lesson he learns is the value of compassion. The second moral of the
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This essay offers explanation to Mahmoud Darwish’s‚ “A Gentle Rain in a Distant Autumn”. We will go through analysis on what he’s trying to tell us‚ who he is trying to talk to and how he’s delivering this message. “A Gentle Rain in a Distant Autumn” is mainly about three matters. The Poet’s feelings and emotions towards the situation in Palestine and how he relates to it‚ the actual situation in Palestine and his one and only desire. The poet’s purpose is to take us on an emotional journey of his
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ATZH-LCB-B 29 January 2012 SUBJECT: Chapter review of Getting the Message Through‚ Chapter VIII. 1. Chapter VIII is about signal units involved during World War II. Throughout each phase of the conflict‚ new problems and difficulties arose that could only be overcome through hard work‚ ingenuity and extreme bravery. The huge scope of the war on numerous continents tested the will and determination of the signal corps. 2. The first real need for signal support was hemisphere defense
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Case Study: Getting the Message Across 1. What’s the Problem at WBCA? To most people‚ giving amateur students the opportunity to work at a college campus radio station does not sound like much of a risk‚ but to the contrary‚ it is. Eagerness to learn and willingness to work is not all that is needed to run a business successfully. Ann Caldera is the program director at the college campus radio station WBCA. Ann doesn’t have a problem getting the students to do work at the station
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Virtual Reference: Final Report Course: WXGB6110 Date Submitted: 9th January‚ 2013 Introduction RUSA (Reference & User Services Association) defines Virtual Reference (VR) as a reference service initiated electronically‚ often in real-time‚ where patrons employ computers or other Internet technology such as chat‚ videoconferencing‚ Voice over IP‚ co-browsing‚ e-mail‚ and instant messaging to communicate with reference staff‚ without being physically present (ALA‚ 2008). According
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Case Analysis - 3 Achieving Success in Virtual Teams Overview: In today’s competitive world‚ companies are gradually vacating their cubicles and enter into the virtual workforce to increase work efficiency‚ reduce cost and resolve organizational problems (Ahmed & Ebrahim‚ 2009). Nowadays‚ companies are investing a bulk amount of money on virtual teams to enhance their performance since it has become an indispensable prerequisite for companies to stay in competitive in the era of globalization
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Retail Clothing 4265 United Drive Raleigh‚ NC 123-456-7891 Dear Retail Clothing Customers‚ In an effort to make some changes to benefit our staff Retail Clothing stores will be changing their hours of operations. We will not be closing any stores however no new stores will currently be opening either. Retail Clothing stores will now be closed on Sundays. Monday through Saturday stores will be opening an hour later than usual and will be closing an hour earlier. We appreciate your patience
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In our current society‚ there is the expectation of having more and more. It could be something as simple as a material good‚ or it could go beyond that where we want to have the whole world in the palm of our hands. There is not necessarily something wrong with that‚ but then there’s the question of‚ “How much is too much?” At what point does an individual have enough? How can an individual be fulfilled? As a Christian‚ I’m constantly reminded that a Christian is that who gives without expecting
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