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    people‚ mostly from major urban centres‚ moved ‘back-to-the land’. United by a shared critique of consumer oriented society‚ capitalization and the homogenizing‚ often oppressive effects of mass media‚ the generation sought to live in ways that were more authentic‚ self-reliant and in better harmony to the natural world. There was an emphasis on nonconformity‚ self-sufficiency and on ‘doing’ itself. Leading thus to the formation of the 1970’s back-to-the land movement. Although originally coined

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    Going back to school I would have to say that going back to school was a hard and challenging decision‚ but so far it has been a good decision on so many levels. When I was about 14 I had to drop out of school. But going back to has been great‚ not only by furthering my education‚ but because I have gained so much pride and confidence. It has been a long rode but I finally made it and now working toward my success. Dropping out of school was something I never imagined. At the age of 14‚ two years

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    In all honesty‚ I am not completely certain on whether I will transfer this fall. I am going back home to Morocco for the first time in three years to visit my family during the summer break and depending on my father’s health status‚ I will have to decide on whether or not to transfer this coming fall or wait until he is no longer ill. So far‚ I’ve applied to Syracuse University‚ Binghamton‚ Le Moyne‚ University at Buffalo‚ and NYU. However‚ NYU requested my official high school transcripts and

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    Topic: Piriformis Block for Sciatic Pain Keyword: Back Pain Therapy What is the Sciatic Nerve? The sciatic nerve is the most massive single nerve in the body that bridges the spine and the lower extremities. It is fed by a total of five nerves originating from the spinal cord‚ transcending the length of the lower spine to the buttocks‚ branching out‚ and continuing to the foot. It innervates the skin and muscles of the lower limbs via the tibial and peroneal nerves. It also provides strength to

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    The title of this book is To Heaven and Back. The author is Mary C. Neal. This book is about Mary C. Neal’s life and her trip to heaven and back. Mary is an orthopedic surgeon who had a kayak accident and died‚ went to heaven‚ but came back to Earth. Why did God not keep her in Heaven? Was there something on Earth she needed to fulfill? To Heaven and Back is a non-fiction book. Mary went through several hardships and trials in her life and had to depend on God with her faith to get through

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    Rough Draft Refugees are common people who must flee their home country‚ due to the fear of all the war-driven chaos going on. In the novel Inside Out & Back Again‚ written by Thanhha Lai‚ Ha must go through the feeling of losing her father‚ although she never really knew him she could feel the absence of him. She must also leave almost all her belongings behind.The article Children of War shows great examples‚ such as Amela Kantenica‚ she just isn’t the same person now that her father is gone

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    with a lot of time on my hands. I decided to go back to work only to realize that as I was busy raising the Children‚ the world had moved on without me. I could not perform the normal simple tasks that used to be easy‚ everything had changed .from new and improved syringe’s‚ to new charting systems. Technology in hospitals and even modern health care offices has evolved tremendously and is still evolving. Before I knew it‚ I was thinking of going back to school. This would not only help me with all

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    INTRODUCTION Low back pain can be caused by several pathological entities and its perception can be altered by external and psychosocial factors. The large number of patients complaining about lumbar pain and its consequent impact are startling medical organizations to rethink not only the anatomical pathology‚ but also other topics that may influence or attenuate the clinical presentation‚ such as psychological factors‚ litigation‚ social and work status‚ and other secondary gains. 1‚2 Back pain has been

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    education satisfaction‚ asking for help when I need it‚ and working on my personal achievement goals. Deciding to return back to school is the best decision a person can make‚ and I am happy that I made that decision. Coming to NYU to obtain a higher education has provided me with endless opportunities. When I made the decision to return back to school‚ my first problem was getting back into writing and salving math problems. Taking a gap year in between college in High School was good and bad for me

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    1st I felt like I was in the back of a cop car. There was a divider between the driver and I‚ I couldn’t roll down my window‚ I couldn’t open my door. This car was probably cleaner than a cop car‚ though. I’ve never been in the back of a cop car‚ but I would expect it to be less sanitary than this all too clean car. I know I didn’t commit a crime‚ but this car is making me feel like I did. I read somewhere that legally‚ suicide is a crime. This is so the police have a reason to come inside your

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