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    Telehealth is currently a widely used service by both physicians and patients. Throughout history‚ many cultures developed their own form of communicating over long distances. Today‚ in part to innovation and technology‚ physicians are able to provide the best care possible to their patients through improved technology that allows better communication and physician availability (Noble‚ 2015). This idea has become known as Telehealth‚ and Telemedicine. Since it is able to provide faster and more efficient

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    persecute individuals at random‚ and the victim is guilty of no transgression other than having drawn the wrong slip of paper from a box. Seems like in the Crucible many just grabbed the “wrong slip” of paper. * The elaborate ritual of the lottery is designed so that all villagers have the same chance of becoming the victim—even children are at risk. Each year‚ someone new is chosen and killed‚ and no family is safe. Like in the Crucible the villagers focused on maintaining public reputation

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    injustice within‚" means that even when a civilization is viewed as good or peaceful‚ many people in the society are treated unfairly. This theme is often expressed in works of literature. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Shirley Jackson’s‚ "The Lottery" both show how the quote is true. The Crucible supports the lens through setting‚ characterization‚ and conflict. The play has to do with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. During this time in American history‚ there were nineteen people who hanged

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    Justin Campbell Professor J. Eastman English 102‚ Tues and Thur 5:00 Essay 3 11 March 2010 The Wonderful World of Omelas The city of Omelas is a city compared to heaven‚ but in reality‚ it is more like hell. The Festival of Summer paints a perfect picture of a city of happiness with an air of excitement‚ characterized by boisterous running children‚ prancing horses and flag-adorned boats. The mere reason all the people in the small town are so happy is because this one adolescent child is

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    The Lottery‚ by Shirley Jackson‚ and The Yellow Wallpaper‚ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ are two very different stories told in very different ways. While both very well written‚ and enjoyable reads‚ both of these dark pieces leave a person thinking once they are done. In The Lottery‚ the narrator is a third party‚ objective‚ nigh robotic presence. This seems to work well for the piece‚ as a first person narrator may not have been able to give as much of the story. The Yellow Wallpaper has an

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    West 1 Tyler West January 9‚ 2012 Period 4 The Giver and Omelas Period four honors English read the two science fiction books‚ The Giver written by Lois Lowery‚ and “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” written by Ursula LeGuin. The Giver describes an anti utopian society where everything is the same. Food is equally given to everyone‚ they are chosen a job for them‚ there is no color‚ and everything in this society is said in the book as “sameness.” When it is time for Jonas to be chosen a

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    For my final project‚ I decided to create an art piece that represented what makes people evil. I chose to show Clay Derby from Copper Sun‚ Bob Ewell from To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and a character from The Lottery to show this. These three people all showed a lack of empathy and I drew a head that was split into the three people. The blindfold that is covering their eyes symbolizes the blindness to others’ feelings. Their selfishness is something that you don’t just see in books‚ but it relates to real

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    EHR is for electronic health record and EMR stands for electronic medical record‚ even though they sound very similar‚ they are two completely different things. Electronic medical records are basically just an electronic version of a patient’s chart which comes with many advantages‚ like a doctor being able to track a patient’s data over a long period of time. It also allows them to identify which vaccines patient’s are due‚ where patient’s fall among others in their parameters‚ and just overall

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    Omelas Moral Dilemma

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    Omelas Moral Dilemma In "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" Ursula LeGuin is raising the moral dilemma of justice vs. happiness. The happiness of the citizens in Omelas depends on the suffering of a child locked in a closet. She briefly describes the contrast between the child’s situation and the citizens’ position‚ portraying a moral dilemma‚ which is when you have to choose to do one of two equally unpleasant things. LeGuin portrays an ideal life “boats in the harbor sparkled with flags

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    United by Similarities‚ Separated by Differences “Man has been studied more carefully than any other organic being‚ and yet there is the greatest possible diversity among capable judges whether he should be classed as a single species or race‚ or as two‚ as three...or as sixty-three” (Darwin‚ 83). In The Descent of Man Darwin argues whether humans are one species or if the races of the world make up their own respective species. Darwin considers both the differences and similarities between races

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