Arlinda Alves
Hey there all! I'm very into learning subjects like forensics, life science, literature/film, culture, addiction & many others. I'm an animal lover to the core, a NY Yankee fan & a neat freak.
Location United States
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I'm not sure of an exact hybrid book title, but it gives the reader information that uses both narrative and expository structures. Sometimes a hybrid book will combine elements of biographies, letters, facts and information, poetry, memoirs, and editorials in the newspaper.
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No I wasn't surprised about the poll results as it's offensive to some people because the comic has negative and stereotypical portrayals of indigenous people. As children become adults they can form their own opinions. At a younger age, those inferences can damage their perspective and possibly form racial profiling in their brain.
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Some comics use problematic tropes, especially for villains. Comic books often use significant scarring or limb deformities to make a character look monstrous. It's also common for a villain to use an acquired disability as their excuse to commit violence. There's inaccurate portrayals of women. Female characters have been portrayed in comics with inaccurate...
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Movies, soap operas and even commercials on tv have become very sexualized. It's not like before when things were demure, as when I was younger. They leave nothing to the imagination and really shouldn't be for children's eyes.
These forms of media cause moral panic amongst the police, church leaders, parents, and politicians, to question whether the moral... -
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Foreign content has flooded TV channels for both adult and children's programs, which can lead to a loss of culture among the new generation. Some also argue that the popular cultural media of comics, cartoons, animated movies, and video games have been contagious and influential towards the Third World.
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Comics have been found to increase memory and recall as students who read material in a comics format retain more information verbatim. Comics contribute to memory and recall by visually representing and engaging with culture, memory, trauma, and developing social skills .
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The value of wordless comics, empower students to take ownership of their interpretations. They can focus on details in visual elements and bring their own experiences and inferences into the text matter .
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One panel newspaper cartoons and quirky, but also superheroes & villains.
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Interesting. I don't know that I'd be able to read Chinese comics then.
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Just as in books, I think a comics genre, style and culture are different and would take me time to adapt.
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Comics literacy involved me understanding the story by making connections between the pictures and the text.
Vocabulary and word usage, in addition to the illustrations.
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Hieiroglyphics are a form of writing, as used in ancient Egypt, in which pictures or symbols are used to represent objects, concepts, or sounds. Not a comic but a form of symbolism.
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Comics can make one use imagination to fill in the blanks between panels (gutter). People may come to different conclusions within a comic strip which makes it fun and interesting too.
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This comic can be read and understood by children and adults alike. Bold color pictures, sequence, basic symbols and over exaggerated nose shows character thinking, lightbulb depicts idea then him writing down his thoughts.
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Not all comics are geared towards children, but they are usually brightly illustrated, some funny, and others portray current world events.
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I remember deciphering political comics in daily newspaper. To convey their political message in comics, cartoonists use:
Symbols: Simple pictures that represent ideas or groups
Caricatures: Exaggerated drawings of a person for comic effect
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I never thought in-depth regarding picturebooks before, but this has definitely enlightened me and looking forward to coming weeks.
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Reading rocket is good for grades 1-12. I even use it sometimes.
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For me, I'm a big fan of reading from paper. Some time ago, I started a course on Criminal justice through a university, and found that I couldn't get used to reading from the laptop. I went through tons of paper& ink, but it's what I was most comfortable with. Learning on FL is different because you're not reading hundreds of pages @ a time.
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Picturebook apps are fun and motivating for kids. Reading Rockets can help students find apps that provide practice with essential skills in alphabet knowledge, phonics, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. They've also included interactive apps to support children with dyslexia, ADHD, and autism.
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Postmodern picturebooks can encourage visual literacy and higher-order thinking skills. They can also help students develop a multiliteracies use of complex visual representations, codes, and literary devices. Postmodern picturebooks may include indeterminacy, ambiguity, and lack of closure. This means that information is deliberately vague, omitted, or...
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Indeed
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I think a child would find it difficult to follow and confused by all the collage pictures.
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An example of a postmodern picture book is David Wiesner's "The Three Pigs". It's about morality and imagination. But, I also read the book is a symbol of the Great Depression, with the wolf representing the Depression and the three little pigs representing average citizens who eventually succeeded by working together. Never knew that before. Interesting.
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Baby books have large pictures or bright and bold illustrations set against a contrasting background. Simple pictures, one per page. Infants will enjoy looking through wordless picture books, or books that have just a single word along with a big picture. Mirrors, different textures, noises, and sometimes smells, which incorporate four of the senses. I don't...
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Coloring books can help children develop fine motor skills, hand strength, hand-eye coordination, dexterity, and precision. It can also help children learn to recognize, blend, and use colors to create visually appealing images. Coloring can also help children express their creativity, learn new words and sentences, and develop concentration. Staying or not in...
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Arlinda Alves replied to Benan Demir
More imagination definitely.
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"Cat in the Hat" by Dr Seuss has many pictures and also teaches children about empathy, acceptance, and perseverance.
The repetitive text and basic vocabulary in the book also help develop children's language skills and provide confidence for beginner readers.
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Like states, too much of the information given verbally and visually leaves little to the imagination. Having a child question and think makes for more creativity. Another child reading the same picture book may have a whole different interpretation.
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Visual literacy, perception, and enhancing imagination. Seeing the meaning as it develops through the pages into one colorful story.
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"The Alphabet from the Sky" (ages 3-5) by
Benedikt Gross & Joey Lee is an interesting picture book. Its creators used satellite technology to compile photos of letters “hidden” in neighborhoods, roads, waterways. It's a learning book too, that makes your brain work to locate the letter in the pattern. -
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Wordless picture books can be used to help with speech and language assessments. They can provide structure and allow children to create their own interpretations.
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I think it gives children, or people in general, skills to being adept in deductive reasoning. Focus and concentration as well
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Picture books can help children develop their imagination and creativity through art activities. For example, children can create their own characters from books, paint different images, or draw their own scenes. I agree that picture books are an art form that connect pictures with words, stimulating visual and verbal communication.
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Since I love to draw paint or put collages together, I am a more visual person. Sometimes putting things in words loses some meaning.
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The use of illustrations is the defining characteristic of a picture book. Usually large, colorful, and vibrant pictures to help children understand the story. Must be relatable to a child, engaging and captivating. Contains humor and interactivity as well.
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Where the Wild Things Are is a brilliant exploration of the contents of a child's imagination. Angry and hurt by his mother's punishment, Max, who may have cried himself to sleep, finds himself dreaming a fantastic dream in which he goes to a place where he can be king.?
The last line of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" signifies Max's return to... -
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Dr. Seuss- Cat in the Hat, The Grinch. Little Red Riding Hood, Wizard of Oz, Hansel and Gretel. I liked mysterious endings and where the good defeated the evil. Fantasy books too. Many of my old time favorites have been turned into movies or cartoons and vice versa.
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Arlinda Alves replied to Fizza Tanveer
Harry Potter wasn't created yet when I was young, but have read those books as an adult.
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I used to love those books that had pop ups in between the pages. Bed time stories, Sunday morning cartoons. Plays. At that time we didn't have all these stations like on cable or satellite. We had an antenna on top of the house and some device that turned it around to get reception. Lol.. it was free at least.
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Arlinda Alves replied to Sara R
Wonderful
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Hello all, I'm Arlinda from the United States. I'm very interested in FL courses and it's a part of my everyday activities. I'm home all the time and love to learn. I do watch TV also, but need to keep my mind sharp. Interested to go back in time and see the world through a child's eyes. I do art, Pop Art especially, just learned about it through a FL course...
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Arlinda Alves replied to Dianne Fegan
I'm going to check out the Fairytales course after this. Looks interesting & I believe they've got a subliminal message.
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I've completed several FL courses and am familiar with the platform. I enjoy and learn from peers comments, as well as, course material even though it is over.
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I'm planning to continue educating myself through FL in all different studies.
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I found the concept of face to be interesting. It has been used to explain linguistic politeness rituals, apology acts, embarrassment situations, requesting behaviors, and conflict interactions. The concept of face was a theory developed by Erving Goffman. It describes the way in which people put across the best possible version of themselves in social...
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It was a great assignment to research a language & reasons for it being on UNESCOs endangered list. I was to give feedback on a peer review but it was generally written, not for a specific language, so I skipped it. Was written effectively but not specifically to a particular language.
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Decline of Yiddish: Successive waves of Jewish migration provoked by poverty, persecution, pogroms, Stalinism and Nazism, war and all forms of antisemitism, have drastically reduced the Jewish population across Europe and, with it, the number of Yiddish speakers.
National Yiddish Book Center pays people to translate a small number of Yiddish books each year.... -
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Nobody I personally know, but the number of Hawaiian speakers is declining, and the language is at risk of extinction. The Hawaiian language, also known as ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, is considered critically endangered. The language is are several reasons for this decline, including the fact that the English language is the dominant language in Hawaii and that many...
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Community centers, cultural organizations, and local initiatives play a pivotal role in organizing cultural events, language classes, and heritage preservation workshops.
These efforts serve as bridges, connecting the younger generation with their roots and nurturing a strong cultural identity Through their contributions of art, music, literature, cuisine,... -
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Thanks to educators and my fellow learners. I gain knowledge from everybody's comments.
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Internal stigma is the worst for me, as I'm hard on myself, even knowing addiction is a disease. It's still hard to accept that it's a process, sometimes, including relapse, but unlike other diseases, there is no cure, or magic pill.
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This was useful and enlightening. As a person in recovery, it opened my eyes to the stigma still being placed on addiction, which doesn't discriminate against who's lives it destroys.
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Medical professionals and others in the health care system should treat people with substance use disorders with the same dignity and respect as other patients. This includes moving away from blame, shame, and stigma, and toward respect, dignity and compassion.
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Certain language sensationalizes addiction concerns and reinforces stigma. Terminology that suggests a lack of quality of life for people with SUD concerns. Labelling a person by this diagnosis. Descriptions of behaviour or criminal activity that imply existence of SUD concerns or are inaccurate.
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I was surprised that medication assisted treatment is considered stigmatizing. A learning experience indeed.
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I personally am not offended by the words addict or clean, probably due to the fact they are used frequently in NA. Sober is a better term, and being referred to as a person with SUD sounds less harsh and non judgemental.
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Using person-first language and let individuals choose how they are described. Person-first language maintains the integrity of individuals as whole human being, by removing language that equates people to their condition or it's negative connotations. For example, “person with a substance use disorder” has a neutral tone and distinguishes the person from his...
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Stigmatizing language assigns negative labels, stereotypes, and judgment to people with SUD. Such language can contribute to negative outcomes such as social isolation, reduced self-esteem, and less likelihood to seek medical help. That language can lead to feel fear, pity, anger, and a desire for social distance from people with SUD.
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Treating the whole person in addiction can help someone get sober and work on underlying issues that may be causing the addiction. Addiction can stem from many different areas of someone's life, such as mental health issues, trauma, physical or emotional pain, or other daily stresses that may be occurring.
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Stigmas surrounding individuals who have substance use disorders might include inaccurate and baseless beliefs, including that these individuals are dangerous, incapable of managing treatment, or at fault for their medical condition
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Education and awareness around the harm of using substances, along with the support of friends, parents, and caregivers, can help prevent SUDs.
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In the US, native languages spoken by Indigenous peoples have been declining since European colonization began.
Navajo, one of those languages, is spoken primarily in the Southwestern United States.
Tribal governments are on equal footing with state government and have a government-to-government relationship with federal government.
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I'm of Portuguese heritage, but I never learned the language. My grandparents spoke it in the home and I think they did that so I didn't know what they were saying. In NY, the migrant communities speak their native language, which for the most part is Spanish. There's many Spanish speaking Americans throughout the United States, so it's probably not that hard...
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It's eye opening that many things I feel are polite may not be taken that way by the recipient.
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*I would never expect any trip let alone an international business trip to be handled in this manner. I'd expect a contact at the university to advise me in an acceptable time frame that the trip was cancelled. I'd feel like I'd been left 'hanging' and that's totally unacceptable to me. Especially with all the planning had to be done.
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I'm American but Portuguese nationality. These people tend to communicate directly and emotively, and they are usually polite and gentle. For example, making eye contact is considered polite, and speaking quickly and loudly can be misconstrued as anger. However, this is just the passionate way in which people communicate. Being too direct or blunt may be...
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I was brought up to be polite, 'please, thank you, your welcome, Mr, Mrs, Ms'. Pretty much everyone I grew up around was taught the same thing. For example, I'd never say ' get me that or I want that'. Of course, around friends, we gave nicknames and talked more loosely.
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I once said to a man, 'Thank you sir' and he said 'Im not that old'. Here I thought I was being polite, but that's not how he perceived it. Same thing with Ms Mrs Ma'am Madam etc. I personally don't like being called ma'am, but I've visited places in the south and that's their etiquette in business settings, like restaurants.
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Non-compliance sets the stage for possibly the patient not receiving the best care/treatment. Change our words from negative to positive.
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I checked my understanding in the launch exercise.
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I think it is important to read 'in the original' so you understand the writer's intended meaning, connect more deeply with the author, and better understand the author. Translators may bring their own biases and weaknesses to the translation, which can result in inaccuracies and mistranslation.
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"Drowning in paperwork" compares so much paperwork it's like drowning in water. I'd suggest to others that it's being behind in doing paperwork.
"A heart of gold" describes someone very genuine and kind to people, but I think that's understandable between many cultures already. -
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For me to understand something I have to know the concept being delivered. Such as regional, cultural and the accuracy of words used. I do sometimes have difficulty understanding some situational ideas being conveyed.
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We can begin by offering social and community support to stigmatized/marginalized groups of people. Addressing their physical, mental and emotional health issues/care needs. We should not discriminate and treat these patients equally, with respect, dignity and compassion.
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From what I understand, the concept of social death is characterized by the loss of social identity and connectedness. It can involve inaccurate stereotypes, such as people with mental illness being more violent than the rest of society, people with anxiety being labeled as being cowardly, or people with depression and addiction being told to "just snap out of...
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A stigma is like a prejudice against race, ethnicity, religion, social status, income, culture or people with SUD. I've heard it in many different settings, including AA/NA when I used to attend & do not any longer. Talk about being hypocritical.
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I'm not a physician, I'm a recovering addict and am very aware of stigma. I try to be aware of what I say and how I say it in regards to others seeking treatment.
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Stigma is horrible and demeaning related to any person or group. Even "birds of a feather" in English is stigmatizing someone to be like a group of undesirables.
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Sounds just as good as week 1. Looking forward to it.
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No I'm just a person loves to learn through FL.
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I'll refer to this glossary when needed because too much for me to memorize. Thanks.
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Sounds like an interesting week coming up.
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That is true.
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I always learn from comments posted by my peers. I get a different perspective on things. Informative, thorough, enlightening
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An example would be -Beat around the bush which means to avoid saying something directly. For example, if someone is asking you a question that you don't want to answer, you might say "I'm not sure how to answer that" or "I'm not ready to talk about that yet." Some people in different communities knowing the English language may not have even heard of it so...
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*I'm of Portuguese descent and malandro cannot be directly translated into English. It's Someone who is a mix of a conman, bohemian, and swindler.
*I think that even people who speak the same language experience cultural differences because of their various intersecting cultural identities and personal experiences.
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I hope that stigma against people with substance disorder will lessen with education, understanding and compassion.
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People with substance use disorders, such as me, face mistreatment, stereotyping, and negative bias from society, including in healthcare settings. These challenges led me to avoid seeking treatment in the beginning. Then I realized and learned that SUD is a chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse...
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I found I had a few implicit bias in these tests .I took 3 and I had a few negative attitudes about members of certain groups without being consciously aware of them. I need to take note and change my feelings to become more acceptable of those groups.
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I suffer from OUD, but I found my way to recovery. I had my primary doctor refer me to a pain clinic. I felt she had a stigma because of my addiction. It made me ashamed and I never went back there. Looking back, there was a severe opioid crisis and she might've been afraid that I may misuse the medication. I feel a pain clinic is specialized in addiction and...
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I don't think the doctor had shamed or stigmatized Mrs L, I just think he wasn't educated in the field of addiction. He was maybe afraid of her overdosing as she unfortunately did. The doctor probably didn't want to be responsible if the patient didn't take buprenorphine as prescribed. It wasn't his expertise at the time, and I feel his referring Mrs L to a...
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The shame and expectation of discrimination prevents people from talking about their addiction and stops them seeking help. External stigma being the experience of unfair treatment by others.The results can be alienation,stereotyping, discrimination, and social withdrawal.
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I answered these questions in the exercise launch.
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Habitual uses of language can influence our habit of thought and action, and some linguistic practice seems to be associated with cultural values and social institution. I agree to an extent that this experiment makes a valid point.
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The way people think of the world is influenced directly by the language that people use to talk about it. People could only perceive aspects of the world for which their language has words. There's evidence that suggests language does play a causal role in shaping cognition. For example, teaching people new color words changes their ability to discriminate...
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In English there's many words for money...cash, capital, coin, dollar, currency, legal tender, bread, green, riches, gold, silver, bacon, moolah, dough, funds, loot, c-note, g-note,and bucks. Some of the words are used by different social and cultural groups.
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Good understanding check.
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The word Gattara (Italian) means a woman who has a number of cats and would likely rather spend time with them than other humans. This word refers to someone who might be called a “crazy cat lady.”
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A friend used "grill "referring to teeth. I took it as front piece of a car. She was using it as a slang. We resolved it by explaining what the meaning of grill was to each of us. Grill can also mean an outdoor cooking device or to interrogate someone.
