Abstract This paper addresses the lack of nursing opinion available in news media and public opinion, how it affects our profession and how we can change this perception. The general public is ignorant of the role nursing plays in healthcare and has misunderstood important aspects of the profession and how our contribution can be beneficial in many ways if we have a stronger voice. The perceptions and opinions are summarized from the third edition of the book, From Silence to Voice, and provide
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Nova Southeastern University Wayne Huizenga Graduate School of Business & Entrepreneurship Integrating Values - The Legality, Morality, and Social Responsibility of Caffeine-Alcohol Drinks Introduction The subject of this paper being presented is a specific review of how Phusion Projects, maker of the Four Loko alcoholic drink, acted between 2005 and 2010 in regards to their operation within the caffeinated alcoholic drink market. The paper will review the FTC and
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The genetic make-up of these crops is altered, combining genes of multiple organisms such as plants, to produce favorable outcomes such as higher yields. With genetically engineered crops ever-present in our food supply, debates have risen in the media concerning the safety and overall implication of these crops. Conducting research on the topic, I have discovered three different perspectives on the use and implications of genetically engineered crops. One perspective, found in the article “Plant
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Situation In the border between Guatemala-Mexico what started as a small conflict over in the month of February, has become a massacre. Over 10,000 innocent people have been killed in the bloodiest conflict between drug cartels that the region has ever seen. The conflict started in the middle of February, when a group of about 25 individuals attempted to cross illegally from Guatemala into Mexican territory through the Chilpepeño border crossing. These kinds of acts are widely known and beyond that
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evolving. The media industry gets a jolt from certain events, which brings instant change on how the media portrays these events. The media is faced with extreme controversy because media outlets are bias. The media is a form of propaganda making their bias tendencies a serious problem. Fox news was the most popular news coverage during the 2003 invasion on Iraq. They influenced other media outlets to cover war in the same way. CNN and MSNBC do not cover war the same way as Fox. The media has a tendency
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educational and public facilities for black Americans which inevitably, caused an increase in discrimination from white Americans. Despite the overwhelming political opposition demonstrated towards African Americans, there were organisations that assisted African Americans. The growth of the National association for the advancement of coloured people (N.A.A.C.P) was an organisation that greatly improved African American lives in the 1940's. However, it took a long time for the effects of
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INTRODUCTION Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the flow of information between an individual or an organization and the public. Public relations may include an organization or individual gaining exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment. The aim of public relations by a company often is to persuade the public, investors, partners, employees, and other stakeholders to maintain a certain point of view about it,
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ADULTERATION 2. NATURALLY OCCURING TOXINS 3. PESTICIDE RESIDUES 4. MYCOTOXINS 5. MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION 6. VETERINARY DRUG RESIDUES 7. HEAVY METALS Burden on public health • Diarrhoea – 3 million cases reported (DGHS; 2005-09) – Responsible for 15% of mortality in children under 5 years (2011) • Long term health effects – Renal failure – Liver damage – Cancer • Large scale adulteration – 40-60% food samples found adulterated in Dhaka (IPH) – Extent and severity of food-borne illnesses
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Censorship restricts the public's access to knowledge. Individuals can be severely misinformed and exposed to unforeseen risks without access to information or books. In recent news, it is becoming routine to see misinformation on social media about drugs such as cannabis. In particular, claims are being made about cannabis-based medicinal products, which suggest that everything from pain to terminal cancer can be cured” (Hamilton, Cavazos-Rehg). Misinformation can be extremely dangerous
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