...Tattoos Past and Present Debra Eng/101 9/15/11 Kimberly Stanley Tattoos Past and Present Some people may have tattoos and others may find them ugly or despise them but one thing is true, tattoos are a part of the past and understanding where they came from can give us a greater appreciation for them today. The Egyptians, the Japanese, the Chinese, and more all have elaborate art histories whether it is buried in the pyramids, the temples, the sculptures, or caves but how has our history books in school forgotten to mention the important history hidden in tattoos? Tattoos have many meanings, and they are different all over the world and there past leads directly to the present and if history repeats itself it may even tell us something about our future. In this essay creating a timeline to conclusively draw a line through history too today and understand the many traditions our culture still possesses. Tattoos are a common part of our life because of recent discoveries we can give tattoos a past that leads to the present. Iceman 3200 B.C. Tattoos are part of our life but we forget that they are not new, in fact tattoos have been around longer than we can significantly date. According to Lineberry, (n.d) the ”oldest man to this date found is believed to have lived 5,200 years ago and possessed about 57 tattoos all over his body in dot like formations, scientists believe because of the placement of the tattoos...
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...Past, Present, Future Jennifer Ann Samuel GEN/480 JUNE 27TH 2011 PEGGY BILLING Part I: Reflect on where you were in your personal and professional life when you started the University of Phoenix program Prior to my entry in to the University of Phoenix, I already had my Associate in Science and General Studies degree as a prelude in my pursuit for a Bachelor’s Degree in Management. I went through the General Studies program upon realizing that it would be better for me to rekindle my knowledge on liberal arts and science before pursuing a University of Phoenix program. As a woman, I know the value of competitive and in-depth learning especially at this period of globalization and economic uncertainties. Before entering the UOP, I was anxious on how to go by with the fast changing world and how to render an eclectic mix of marketing, business and ethics into working with patients with diverse needs and demands and demographics. At this period of uncertainty, it is highly recommended that I build first a foundation of knowledge concerning the art of doing business in the 21st century before entering UOP. I am a Patient Representative in the emergency room that is why education really plays a crucial role in my life not just for the improvement of my business but also for the betterment of my personal and career life. Personal growth and development have a tremendous impact on my career, daily life, relationships and work. This is why the role of learning...
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...War Past and Present Through out time man has been involved in many wars due to man wanting to protect what is theirs or to gain more power and wealth. No matter how or why a war is started one thing that is clear, war has an ever-lasting effect on everything and everyone. By true nature man is genital but man is also protective and man will fight to protect what is right or what man holds dear. War has taking a toll on land across the world that war has been fought on, and war has also taken an even bigger toll on those who were involved and those who have yet to be involved in war. For century’s war has played a large part in our history and with the most resent war in Iraq this couldn’t be more true. War is something that can bring things together that might not of been on any regular day and yet war has the power to rip it all apart. War has been here since the beginning and war will be here till the end there for lasting forever in our history. War Past and Present When World War 1 began many thought that the soldiers would return home to their families by December 1914 victorious, yet what started out with high expectations ended more than four years later than the original hope. According to Jennifer Rosenberg (n.d), “World War 1 was an extremely bloody war, with huge losses of life and little ground lost or won“ (para 1). Soldier’s that fought in WW1 were fighting their enemies by hiding trenches firing artillery and lobbed grenades, but when ordered the...
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...The Past is Always Present One theme constantly confronts the reader of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio: The past will constantly impose itself on the present. Many of the grotesques in the novel, such as Wing Biddlebaum, are living in self-imposed isolation because of something tragic that had occurred. In Wing's case the tragic past is raised any time he realizes that his hands are out of control. Two characters whose past play a key role in their unhappy present lives are Wash Williams and Elizabeth Willard. To understand the grotesque nature of their present lives, the reader is exposed to their past experiences. For both Elizabeth Willard and Wash Williams the past has had a powerful effect on their present, and their future seems based on the message they feel compelled to deliver to George Willard. Elizabeth Willard, mother of Winesburg, Ohio's central character George Willard, had watched helplessly as all of her girlhood dreams of adventure and freedom had died away, leaving only her hope and determination that George succeed where she had failed and escape Winesburg. In her youth Elizabeth had been a free spirit dreaming of traveling the world as a stage actress, and in the process gaining a reputation in Winesburg for spending her evenings with the men of the theatrical companies who stayed at her father's hotel. However as time passed, so did the notion of acting and Elizabeth began her search for love and marriage which lead her to...
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...Running head: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Past, Present and Future Brandon M. Kilmade PSY 202 Professor Ramsey June 8, 2009 Past, Present and Future Things are finally starting to come together for me in my 35th year in this adventure called life. I have been through ups and some major downs in my lifetime and everything that I have experienced has had a part in why I am the way I am today. Little did I know that my past would have a great effect on my future, as well. I sit here today with a clear image of who I want to be and what it will take to uphold that image. I know where I want to be and how to get there, now I just need to let life take its course and wait. This is a journey of my life past, present and future. Growing up as the youngest child of three was quite an advantage for me. I got to see firsthand what not to do and who not to hang out with. This only helped me to be more aware and to be careful. Universal changes are common to every individual in a species and are linked to specific ages (Boyd & Bee, 2006). I was in class way before I ever stepped foot in a classroom. Life lessons I learned before my life had really begun. I came from a loving but dysfunctional family setting. I cannot really say that I had the best role models to look up to or follow. My parents split up when I was eight years old. My dad was a deadbeat and my Mother had to provide for us on her own. Needless to say her best was not enough and we still needed help to...
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...Past, Present, & Future Paper GEN 480 Celena Hadlock Past, Present, & Future Paper The Past Upon starting my education with the University of Phoenix program I was unemployed and actively seeking re-employment. Prior to losing my job I was running an exceptional sports program at one of our organizations premier facilities in a very affluent community. However, I was feeling as though I had hit a plateau in my career and professional development due to not having my degree. The next areas of professional growth for me in my field involve becoming an Executive Director or an Association Youth Sports Director, but both of these positions require me to possess a degree. Not having my degree completely removed these career options from my reach and left me trapped in a dead position without much room for future upward growth or mobility. I felt that finding time to continue my education and secure my degree was not an option. Continuing my education was very important for my personal growth and development. Experiencing the rewards of learning both as a student and as certified CPR and Lifeguard instructor of several years I feel strongly about the role that learning plays in an individual’s development. Learning new things helps to keep individuals connected and engaged in the world around us and adds understanding and value to our lives. Learning impacts every part of who we are as human beings and increases the potential for who we can...
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...Knowledge of the foundations of the history of nursing gives us incite of where nursing began and its impact in nursing today. This knowledge fosters a better understanding of the challenges/difficulties early nurses faced and what was done so todays nurses do not face those same obstacles. I used Machiavelli’s quote because I feel today’s nurses are “animated by the same passions” (Machiavelli) as our predecessors. The first trend would be the transition of the nursing profession from a job only military, lay religious orders and undesirables fulfilled, with little or subsidized pay, to the highly recognized and desired profession it is today. Thanks to hard work of woman like Florence Nightingale and so many of the early nurses listed in The Nursing Timeline of Historical Events. “Every woman is a nurse” (Nightingale 1959 pg. 8) The second trend I feel has an impact on me as an African American nurse. Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first black American professional nurse and pioneer, paved the way for future African American nurses. Mary Mahoney and Mabel Keaton Staupers along with the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses fought to end segregation and restricted membership of African American nurses to state and national nurses association. The NACGN fought for almost 50 years to end the social, economic, and professional injuries inflicted on African-American graduate nurses (Staupers, 1951). The third trend would be Mildred Montag’s introduction of...
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...This essay will be answering the question 'What is Hypnosis?'. It will describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and will be discussing the role of relaxation in hypnotherapy. It will give a brief history of hypnosis. It will look back over the century's to the many people who have influenced the progression of hypnosis, to how it is seen and practiced to this day. It will discuss the role of relaxation and what happens to achieve relaxation. What is Hypnosis? Hypnosis is nothing new, in fact it has been widely practiced since the early 1700”s Most people are familiar with the term 'mesmerized', which in fact came from an Australian doctor named Franz Anton Mesmer who lived from 1733-1815 (1) Mesmer had a theory that he could heal people with the use of magnets and Franziska Osterlin was his first patient in 1774, followed shortly in 1777 to a young lady musician who had been born blind and was unable to be treated by any doctor. Mesmer did in fact restore the ladies site but in the process she lost the ability to play the piano. Mesmer was accused of magic and was forced to leave Austria. (2) Mesmer moved to France and by the 1780's he moved away from using magnets and instead used a 'healing tree'. He was evaluated by King Louis XVI who concluded that his results were due to individual fantasy and in 1785 he was forced to leave the city where for the next 30 years he lived a secluded life. (2) Shortly before Mesmers death in 1815 he was visited by...
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...Past, Present, and Future Janele Fletcher Interdisciplinary Capstone/480 May 30, 2012 Cheryl Burleigh Title of Paper The purpose of this paper is to reflect on one’s personal and professional lives’ during his or her program study at University of Phoenix. I will reflect on one’s growth while looking at the effects of completing the Human Services degree program of current and future professional goals. In this paper, I will discuss one’s views of learning, influences of personal growth and development including professional competences and career goals. Additionally, this paper evaluates areas of growth of skill orientation of core courses, which includes general education and poses areas of recommendation that can enhance the curriculum at University of Phoenix. Lastly, this paper analyzes the effects completing an undergraduate degree program while giving insight of lifelong learning goals (University of Phoenix, 2012). Assessment of one’s personal and professional growth and development enhances awareness and brings accomplishments to the forefront. Personal and Professional Growth As I reflect on personal and professional growth prior to completion of one’s degree program, I realize that one has been empowered by great deals of faculty and staff at University of Phoenix, which has influenced personal and professional growth. People, places, and things easily deterred me in the past however; since enrollment of one’s degree program, empowerment...
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...Past, Present, and Future Growing up I did not have much encouragement to get an education beyond high school. In fact, I swore I would never go college. My words exactly were, “I am not crazy enough to finish 13 years of school just to go back for another 4 or more and have to pay for it!!!” The thought was absolutely ridiculous. Then I started my first job at Sonic Drive In. I saw grown men working hard in the kitchen and sweating over a hot stove all day everyday. Suddenly a college education was very appealing. At the age of 17 I moved in with my now husband who was 25 at the time. He was in college finishing his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. I was a senior in high school. As soon as I finished, with his help I enrolled in the local community college where I finished my general education then transferred to the University of North Texas to study criminal justice. However, I was only there a year when I quit due to being undecided on what I wanted to do with a criminal justice degree. I went to work full time instead. I quickly realized that I was capable of doing so much but needed a college degree to even have a chance unless I wanted to stay at the same place forever. That is when I changed jobs to one that would allow me the flexibility I needed to finish school. That was two years ago. Today I feel better about myself for accomplishing so much. I have learned that I am stronger than I ever realized that once I put my mind to something I will succeed. I...
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...Perfect-English-Grammar.com Past Simple and Present Perfect Choose the past simple or the present perfect: 1. Last night I __________________ (lose) my keys – I had to call my flatmate to let me in. 2. I __________________ (lose) my keys – can you help me look for them? 3. I __________________ (visit) Paris three times. 4. Last year I __________________ (visit) Paris. 5. I __________________ (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight. 6. I __________________ (know) Julie for three years – we still meet once a month. 7. I __________________ (play) hockey since I was a child – I’m pretty good! 8. She __________________ (play) hockey at school, but she __________________ (not / like) it. 9. Sorry, I __________________ (miss) the bus, so I’m going to be late. 10. I __________________ (miss) the bus, and then I __________________ (miss) the aeroplane as well! 11. Last month I __________________ (go) to Scotland. 12. I’m sorry, John isn’t here now. He __________________ (go) to the shops. 13. We __________________ (finish) this room last week. 14. I __________________ (finish) my exams finally – I’m so happy! 15. Yesterday, I __________________ (go) to the library, the post office and the supermarket. 16. I __________________ (go) to the supermarket three times this week! 17. She __________________ (live) in London since 1994. 18. She __________________ (live) in London when she was a child. 19. I __________________ (drink) three cups of coffee this morning...
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...Past Present and Future Paper Nicole Bowers GEN480/Interdisciplinary Capstone Course November 17, 2012 Dr. Laura Paul Past, Present and Future Paper I am the oldest Of 2 children I was born to Mrs Middleton and Mr Bowers. I was born in Indiana and was raised here in south Florida. At about the age of 11 is when I started to develop a love for animals my Mother was hoping that one day I would become a veterinarian seeing that I loved animals we at one point had 7 cats as well as hamsters so my mother use to tell me that seeing that I liked animals so much I should go into the field of working hands on with the animals. I graduated from Cooper City High school is 2000 and once I graduated I enrolled at Broward Community College just for a semester I had to leave Broward community college cause although I graduated I was unable to get my High School diploma so I had to go night school and try and get my GED. I finally got my GED in 2004 and then debated as whether or not I wanted to go back to college after the experience I had I was a little skeptical about it. My plans after I got my GED was to enroll at Santa Fe community college because they had the best zoology program however I didn’t make it in due to the requirements that where needed in Math. I was never good in math so I figured that maybe college was not for me at the time. In 2006 I started working for the University of Phoenix which was one of the first company’s I ever worked for that where known nationwide...
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...Kareem Jamar is not your typical college athlete trying to make it to the pros. He has been through more in his young life than any of us will have to go through our entire life. Most people would have given up many times along the way, but every single thing problem that Jamar faced made him stronger and stronger. His single mother raised Jamar because his father passed away when he was just a boy. Deloris raised her eight children alone in a rough neighborhood, but that didn’t stop her from giving her youngest son every opportunity to succeed. “Tough neighborhood – a lot of challenges every day,” said Jamar. “School wasn’t really my biggest thing. I’m from a single-parent household and my mom’s main thing was making sure a roof was over me and my brother’s head.” When things got tough for Jamar he picked up a basketball and would shoot at the local park for hours. It was a sanctuary for him. “When I was out there shooting around I felt like nothing could touch me,” Jamar said. Jamar really struggled not having a father in his life, but he knew basketball would always be there. Jamar started his competitive basketball career in high school at Westchester High in Venice, California. His mother wanted him to play to keep him off the streets and in the gym. He starting playing not knowing how good he would be compared to the other kids, but he and his mother quickly realized that he had some serious talent. “Once we got to high school, she said, ‘I raised you this far. You...
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...Are you being taken advantage of? Ever feel like companies are taking advantage of you? Well it’s not just paranoia; in fact you probably are being taken advantage of. Companies often take advantage of consumers, by offering overpriced services or sometimes even charging for a service they can’t even afford to provide. It’s not just consumers who get taken advantage of either, in fact sometimes business take advantage of other businesses. Ever get quoted for something and when you get the bill its much higher? Well apparently this common practice for Florida locksmiths according to this ABC Action News Story. Desperate people would call these companies getting quoted fifty to sixty dollars then getting charged one-hundred and sixty to two-hundred dollars. The companies would put out ads with fake addresses and numbers claiming to be local companies, but no such buildings or companies actually existed. Instead all the calls were being redirected to an out of state dispatcher. The worst part is that Florida has no laws regulating locksmiths; in fact only 15 states have laws regulating locksmiths, so there is nothing can be done about. Sometimes it’s not just your wallet that’s in danger; sometimes it’s your life. According to an article by The Baltimore Sun a medical alert company by the name of Medical Alert Buyers Alliance Corp was taking advantage of its elderly customers. The company would sell them emergency alert devices with one year service plans, but then not responding...
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...Knowing what my past reading and writing experiences are, will explain how I got to where I am currently in my abilities to read and write. Some of the experiences might have been positive or negative, but with those experiences, I will use them to teach the importance of reading and writing with my future students. As a toddler, I first discovered books by touching, tasting, and even occasionally tearing pages. Doing these things provided me with the opportunity to explore written materials. My mom also helped in my discovery of reading. Every evening, before bedtime, I would gather many books and snuggle up in my moms lap. Listening to her read was always an adventure. My favorite memory of my mom reading to me was when she would try to imitate what she believed the voices of different characters might be. This set a lifelong love for books and learning. Another one of my fondest memories of literacy was when I was in kindergarten and we had a special time when our teacher read to us. It was always at the same time each day, naptime. Each student would race to get a little carpet to lie down. The teacher would dim the lights and begin to read with a soft voice. I remember that I would get so excited to hear the story, but before she could finish the book, I, along with most of the other students, was sound asleep. Television (T.V.) was never an option in my house. If we did not have something to do, we found a book, magazine or newspaper to read. It was more educational...
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