edu/entries/affirmative-action/ Affirmative Action First published Fri Dec 28‚ 2001; substantive revision Wed Apr 1‚ 2009 owned exclusively by above web source “Affirmative action” means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment‚ education‚ and business from which they have been historically excluded. When those steps involve preferential selection—selection on the basis of race‚ gender‚ or ethnicity—affirmative action generates intense controversy
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Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm As health care providers‚ it is natural to want to heal the patients completely. Today‚ many people are wanting and needing more from their health care system. The healing hospital paradigm incorporates the process of physical healing‚ as well as the mind and spiritual healing (Erie Chapman Foundation‚ 2009). Spirituality is the foundation of the meaning of life. For some‚ the foundation is built on religion and for others it may include things like music‚ art
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MONTREAL PROTOCOL: The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (a protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer) is an international treaty designed to protect theozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible forozone depletion. The treaty was opened for signature on September 16‚ 1987‚ and entered into force on January 1‚ 1989‚ followed by a first meeting in Helsinki‚ May 1989. Since then‚ it has undergone
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WEEK TWO: DEVELOPMENT PARADIGMS & THEORIES ------------------------------------------------- The study of development is large and contains many different viewpoints and academic disciplines. You will need to understand the difference between modernisation theory and dependency theory for any future study of development. ------------------------------------------------- These two approaches were both built on classical studies of economics‚ have been superseded by refined versions in both
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Protocol Paper #2- Do we Survive Death? Recall • Socrates thought that the soul is too simple to destroy; he thought that we are indestructible. • Modern science disagrees with Socrates; the idea of the body-and-soul became the idea of the body-and-brain‚ psychology is the new soul; modern science has sees a correlation between consciousness and the brain. • There are three main fields that try to answer life after death- near death experiences‚ reincarnation‚ and psychics. • Near death experiences
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TITLE OF RESEARCH: “Oras Mo‚ Kaalam Ko”program. A response to poor Reading Comprehension Skills of 88 Grade 7 learners of Gil Montilla NHS- Cabadiangan Extension 2014-2015. TIME FRAME: November 2014 to February 2015 1. SITUATION English and Filipino teachers of Gil Montilla NHS-
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Introduction: According to Polit and Hungler (1997) paradigm is a "way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses a set of philosophical assumptions and that guides one’s approach to inquiry" (pg. 463). Metaparadigm‚ on the other hand‚ "is a statement or group of statements identifying its relevant phenomena" (Fawcett‚ 1984‚ pg. 84). The metaparadigm has four central concepts to the discipline of nursing and they are interrelated although they have different meanings. They are: * Person
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Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology David Graeber PRICKLY PARADIGM PRESS CHICAGO 1 Anarchism: The name given to a principle or theory of life and conduct under which society is conceived without government—harmony in such a society being obtained‚ not by submission to law‚ or by obedience to any authority‚ but by free agreements concluded between the various groups‚ territorial and professional‚ freely constituted for the sake of production and consumption‚ as also for the satisfaction
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A critical view on my view; 3 main research paradigms in tourism studies using ecotourism as an example. Paradigm; a conceptual framework within which scientific theories are constructed‚ which is consistent within itself‚ but may need completely revising as evidence challenging the factual accuracy of some aspects of its accumulates. (Chambers 21st century dictionary‚ 1996) Ecotourism; the careful development end management of tourism in areas of unspoiled natural beauty‚ so that the environment
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A healing hospital paradigm First of all‚ a healing hospital setting or paradigm in the healthcare system and within the healthcare professional provider are vital in providing care‚ reassure in safety net‚ and have an outlook or outcome that evolves compassion‚ kindness‚ care‚ and love for humanity‚ human well-being and wellness of the generation‚ population and in our community. However‚ there are three main source that reflect a healing hospital concept which involves the physical environment
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