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McCarran International Airport- Las Vegas, Nevada

Abstract The McCarran International Airport is deemed to be the ninth busiest in the US and tops in Nevada County. It accounts for sixty percent of the passengers arriving at the Nevada County. The airport was built in 1942 by George Cockett an American Aviator. The airport has undergone major changes and restructuring which has turned it into a modern international airport. The economic, political and social role of the airport cannot be undermined. The airport contributes to the income of the county and thus provides employment to some locals of the bigger population of the Nevada State. Socially, ...

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Introduction Grief is the response of an individual to the loss of something or someone with whom the individual has a bond. (Smith, 2012). Every individual has a different reaction to grief. Grief therefore may be considered a personal phenomenon. However, the loss may not always be personal. Grief may be experienced for a loss of opportunity at work or loss of a friendship. One may therefore state that there are different types of grief. The process of grieving however may remain the same irrespective of the type of loss. Kübler-Ross describes grief in five stages. This is the most commonly accepted ...

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Divorce refers to the legal dissolution of a marriage. Divorce can be considered as one of the major life-changing experience that can cause stress and trauma within the family. Aside from the psychological effect of divorce, it also affects the finances, living arrangements, household chores, schedules of family members and even their relationships. In most of the divorce cases, it is usually the children who suffer the consequences of divorce which can deeply affect their overall development. Marital separation and divorce have been identified as the most challenging events in a person’s lifetime due to the stress that go ...

Description of Injury and Treatment Plan

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important ligament of the knee in regards to stabilization (Friedberg, 2013). The ACL originates from the later femoral condyle in the distal femur; it traverses in an antero-medial direction to insert onto the antero-medial part of the tibia, in between the condyles. (Friedberg, 2013) The function of the ACL is to resist anterior movement and medial rotation of the tibia in relation to the femur (Markolf, Mensch, & Amstutz, 1976). A Non-contact mechanism of injury involves a running or jumping athlete with a sudden change in direction. A contact mechanism ...

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Blood pressure is a principal vital sign that is examined by physicians. This is the pressure that circulating blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels (Irwin & Rippe, 2008, Pp. 132). There are normal ranges of blood pressure, ranges upon which assessment is done so that blood pressure figures above or below signify an anomaly in the body systems (Criner, Barnette & D'alonzo, 2010, Pp. 187). As such, it is important for healthcare providers to be knowledgeable on how to assess blood pressure. This essay is a reflection on a skill learnt in the lab skills on how to use the manual ...

Meursault is the main character of the novel “The Stranger,” in which Camus wanted to emphasize the problem of belief in contemporary society. According to Camus, the most serious issue is the inability to believe in reality, observe what happens in the moment, and the inability to live life as it is rather than being concerned with nihilism and contemplating the absurd (Francev, 2010). The novel shows three stages of development, through which Meursault eventually learns to deal with the lack of meaning in life. In the first part of the book, Meursault is an isolated being who ...