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Chandler is a 65-yr-old man who underwent a left total knee replacement due to osteoarthritis approximately 5 days ago. He is a newly retired firefighter who served in his city’s fire department for 40 years. Chandler and his wife of 42 years live in their four-bedroom, single-story home; they have two grown sons who live in the area and a large-breed pet dog. Chandler reported becoming increasingly limited in his ability to participate in his desired occupations because of bilateral knee pain and stiffness caused by osteoarthritis. He retired as the chief of the fire department as a direct result of his difficulty with work tasks. He also reported that in addition to work-related tasks, he was having difficulty with leisure activities that he enjoyed with his wife, including light home renovation, caring for his Scottish Deerhound, and yard work. Chandler and his wife have always been very active within their community and enjoy spending time with their grandchildren who live nearby and volunteering in the community with at-risk children. His daily routine has typically consisted of waking early; taking his dog outside for a morning walk; preparing breakfast for himself and his wife; and then spending the day at work, in his yard, or at a community event. He indicates concerns that he may not be able to return to many of his occupations not only because of his recent surgery but also because of the worsening condition of his right knee, which is not scheduled for surgery at this time. His goals for occupational therapy, according to the COPM and as described on the occupational profile, include reengaging in community activities, such as fundraising and field days with at-risk youth; completing yard maintenance at his home, including lawn mowing, mulching, and plant care; cooking and completing odd jobs around his house (instrumental activities of daily living [IADLs]); and regaining independence in all self-care activities. While describing his goals, Chandler pointed out that sometimes he becomes concerned that he may not be able to return to his previous activity level. He pointed out that this concern causes him some anxiety but that he and his wife discuss his apprehensions on a regular basis and that it alleviates some of his fear. Spirituality is an important part of any individual, regardless of religious affiliation. How does spirituality influence his occupational choice?

Which of the following transcendentalist placed a special emphasis on the role of nature, publishing his lecture “Civil Disobedience” which urged readers to refuse to support a government that was immoral?

Which of the following combined an interest in temperance with vegetarianism and sexuality into what he called a “Science of Human Life,” calling for a regimented diet of more vegetables, fruits, and grain, and no alcohol, meat, or spices, creating leading him to create what he believed to be a perfect food that would maintain health?

Congress abolished this in 1807, importing captives from Africa became illegal in the United States, resulting in the smuggling of the more valuable enslaved.

Slaveholders looked south to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America, hoping to add new slave states, causing this nation to become the objective of many American slaveholders in the 1850s?

What significant effect does the German loss in the Battle for Britain have on Hitler’s plans for conquering other countries? 

What was it called when a separate region, which would otherwise be in the minority, having the power to veto or disallow legislation put forward by a hostile majority?

What was the function of the GI bill? 

In 1793, Eli Whitney revolutionized the production of cotton when he developed this invention that removed the seeds from the cotton fibers, a process that was extraordinarily labor-intensive when done by hand could be completed quickly and easily.

This stated that if Spain refused to sell Cuba to the United States, the United States was justified in taking the island as a national security measure.