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    12/8/12 446-01 Mrs.Corrado Case Study – Packet 4 1. What is meant by a “complete‚ comminuted‚ intertrochanteric fracture of the right hip? a. A complete fracture is when the entire bone impacted is fractured. A comminuted fracture is when the bone breaks shatters into many pieces. Intertrochanteric refers to the top part of the femur. So‚ a complete‚ comminuted intertrochanteric fracture is the upper most part of the femur is completely shattered. A comminuted

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    A CRITIQUE OF HIS NEEDS HER NEEDS Harley‚ Williard. His Needs‚ Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House‚ 2011. ISBN: 9780800719388. Reviewed by Donald W. Clark. Willard F. Harley‚ Jr.‚ Ph.D.‚ is a psychologist and marriage counselor. He has written many books‚ helping couples work through conflict and restore and strengthen their commitment and love for each other. He has been married to his wife Joyce for over thirty years and they have two children‚ both are

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    hundred thousand cases of bone cancer per year. There are three varieties of bone cancer which are called chondrosarcoma‚ Ewing’s sarcoma‚ and osteosarcoma. The most dangerous out of the three is Ewing’s Sarcoma‚ which only seventy percent out of one hundred survive after five years of the diagnosis. Chondrosarcoma is also very dangerous if it has progressed further before treatment‚ making it only a twenty-five percent survival rate after five years. The last‚ Osteosarcoma‚ has about a ninety percent

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    Bone Cancer Bone cancer is when there is an abnormal growth in the amount of tissue in a bone. These strange growths can be either benign or malignant‚ but usually malignant. There are two types of bone cancer; primary and secondary. In primary bone cancer‚ the cancer had actually started in the cells of the bone‚ whilst in secondary‚ the cancer has started in a different area and traveled through the body to the bone. The three main types of bone cancer are osteosarcomas‚ Ewing’s sarcomas‚ and

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    Essay # 2 The responsibilities of every individual in his or her society Many people wonder what is the greatest right that people possess‚ enabling them to enjoy freedom. Many claim that the right of self-defense is the most important one‚ while others argue that the right of self-expression or some other right is more important. However no one seems to realize that the greatest enabler of right and freedom is individual responsibility. Without individual responsibility‚ rights hold no meaning

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    techniques has Alice Sebold used to lead readers to sympathise with the characters In The Lovely Bones? ‘The Lovely Bones’ was written by renowned author Alice Sebold‚ who utilized various literary techniques to enhance our understanding and enjoyment of the novel. Rather than just writing about the rape and murder of fourteen year-old Susie Salmon‚ Sebold instead focused the narrative on Susie rising to Heaven where she watched over her killer Mr. Harvey‚ her love Ray Singh and her grieving family

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    and technique of an author is usually mainly attributed to his/her personality and individual preferences. In the case of Emily Brontë‚ she was an extremely withdrawn and private person; and it is because of this‚ why she turned to books as a form of expression. She used her novels as a mean of transmitting her feelings. Brontë published her novel Wuthering Heights in 1847 and just one year later died of tuberculosis. Wuthering Heights is considered a classic of English literature. It tells the

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    different ways‚ and this is something the novel‚ ‘The Lovely Bones’ written by Alice Sebold‚ emphasized. Sebold effectively uses a range of techniques to express this idea‚ including first person narrative‚ pathetic fallacy‚ oxymoron and symbolism. To begin with‚ first person narrative is used by Sebold to portray the idea of loss and grief and how different people move on in different circumstances. Susie Salmon‚ the main character is used in this case. After being raped and murdered in 1973 at only

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    regulatory requirements which necessitate us to obtain personal information about Sarah and Stan. 2. Privacy act involved/ privacy statement Inform thebe trice the reason of recording and data collection. The privacy of your personal information has always been important to us. 3. Employment detail By discussing this topic will give me information about Sarah and Stan current employment situation. This helps me to understand any issues needing consideration when providing advice to Sarah

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    example many NBA players don’t jump to shoot free throws and have no knee movement what so ever. In this case however‚ Ray Allen is using majority of the joints in his body if not all‚ due to his very "unique" and "effective" 3 Point Shot which makes him one of the best 3 point shooters to ever live. Major Joints Involved To start off‚ the first joint used by Ray Allen in his famous jump shot is the talocrural region or what is most commonly known as the ankle joint. It consists of three sub areas

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