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_____________________ was an attempt by the federal government to help feed, cloth, educate, and provide medical care to ex-slaves.

Dr. Parnia believed that OBEs are important because they can be tested by science.

This former General’s presidency was surrounded by numerous scandals.  Two of the most famous involved “Credit Mobilier and what was known as the “whiskey ring.”

Byock argues that it is not easy but physical and personal suffering (e.g., the loss of meaning) can always be alleviated. 

 Young boys that worked long hours in textile factories because their small hands were perfect to change the bobbins in textile machines.  They are often photographed barefooted because it made it easier to climb the machines.  These boys were often as young as 6 years old and worked 10-12 hour days.

According to Dr. Byock, patients rarely have any control over the timing of their death. Dying people rarely survive past their primary diagnosis death date. 

Ira Byock says that the stories in his book are important because they can teach us some public policy lessons and show us the need for changing our cultures. 

The arrangement by which a company takes ownership of businesses in various stages of production and distribution within the same industry.  John D. Rockfeller’s Standard Oil exemplifies this as he built his own barrels, warehouses, and pipelines.  He owned the freight lines that transported the oil and he created his own marketing organization.

What is the primary cultural consideration related to dress and privacy when providing healthcare to Muslim patients?

_____________  was a boss that ran Tammany Hall, New York City’s Democratic Party most notorious polticial machine.  He embezzed millions of dollars from corruption in city construction projects.