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My First Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) MeetingMy first experience at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting was an enlightening one. I, along with two of my fellow students, attended an open, "Big Book ", non-smoking, wheelchair accessible meeting at the First Presbyterian Church in the city of Passaic, New Jersey. Upon arriving at the church, we were quickly greeted by an older gentleman who asked us if we were visitors. We told him we were the nursing students who had called ahead asking for information and he smiled and welcomed us inside a small room. The room consisted of a long table at which one woman and six men were seated, including the group leader who was seated at the head of the table and who had a large book on the table in front of him. Around the perimeter of the room were more chairs, with about three other men seated. Everyone was quiet, and the man who welcomed us in, asked us to have a seat along the wall so that we may observe. He offered us coffee and/or tea, and I felt that was a warm gesture, however I declined |
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The Basics of AdvertisingEvery day we see advertisements everywhere we go. They are a great way to make people aware about products and more. Do you think advertising harms us!! Everyone has known advertisements try to convince the consumers that a product will make our life better. Also, they try to influence our mind to buy their products. I agree that advertising is harmful to us for three reasons. First of all, some manufacturers aim to earn money by advertising. They don't care if consumers need their products, but they are focusing on making advertising more attractive for customers to increase their profit. For example, when I go to Ralphs, I see many food products from different brands. I buy some of them. Then I ask myself why i have this behavior, but I'm sure that it's related to the effect of the advertising because all the products I bought, I had seen on television. In addition, I had a terrible headache several days ago. I heard an announcement on the radio about effective pills for removing a headache within |
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Solomon Asch - Conformity ExperimentsAbstract Solomon Asch was a social psychologist that worked on issue of conformity. He worked in a lab and tested nine participants having one being a confederate, knowing when to say the wrong answer. They were shown multiple images of lines and were asked which one was different. Depending on the size of the group and what kind of participants were there, there would be a fluctuation of results, with when people would conform to the rest of the group. The more people that would take part in the experiment the high percentage of conformists, when there were not that many participants then there would be a less likely chance of conformity. Solomon Asch influenced many people to study social psychology and take part in looking what makes people act and do the things that they do. Solomon Asch Conformity Experiments Social psychology looks at a wide range of social topics, including group behavior, social perception, leadership, nonverbal behavior, conformity, aggression, and prejudice |
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Informative Essay - Queen Elizabeth I of EnglandWith her country on the verge of being attacked, Queen Elizabeth I of England gathered her troops at Tilbury to give her remarks to the soldiers. During her speech, Queen Elizabeth conveyed her strength and credibility as a leader as well as elicited a nationalistic pride out of those fighting to protect England by using imagery, specifically of war, and diction evoking leadership, credibility, and pride in country. One of Queen Elizabeth's main priorities with this speech was to establish her credibility and strength as the leader of England. In the 1500s, when the speech was delivered, women were not seen as being as strong as men both physically and emotionally; because of this men were viewed as the st |
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Chanda's Secrets by Allan StrattonChanda Kabelo, the main character in this novel struggles with a unique journey of maintaining a family and striving towards a better life despite the society she lives in. She travels through her journey alone, however along the way there's always someone there to lend a helping hand such as a friend, a neighbor, a teacher or her mother. Chanda moves from the country side in Sub-Saharan Africa to a more urban area, where she's exposed to new obstacles. This society and culture struggles with accepting the truth of the pandemic of AIDS because they're all uneducated and ignorant about this disease. Many would rather go off and die or commit suicide to spare their families from living with the shame of knowing they were an "AIDS Family." The story opens with an obstacle in Chanda's journey, her little sister Sara, has just died from colic. She feels all alone when dealing with her sister's death. Chanda's mother shuts down, and her step-father drinks and sleeps around to forget. It is |
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Sociology of a FamilyThe meaning of family and structure of family is different for everyone among different cultures and countries. In general a family can be understood as a group that are related by birth, marriage, adoption, or living together. As for me, my mother, father, younger brother, and younger sister are my family and this may be different for some people. For example a close friend of mine has a family of three consisting of herself and her mother unlike my family that has siblings and both parents. In come cases people live with other members in their extended families like a grandparent, in-laws, aunt, uncle, or cousins. I have seen this very common among my family in Pakistan where they live in large families with several extended members. In my grandmothers family in Pakistan her family consist of her husband, her son, her daughter-in-law, and her grandkids. As a Pakistani-American there are various differences I have seen in the two countries' culture. Being there just three months ago I have seen the views of family people have in Pakistan as compare to here in New York specifi |
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Political Science - Defining the Political PartyThe 6th Annual Charles H. Harris Public Policy Lecture Series was based on "Political Engagement and Public Policy: Domestic and Foreign". The special guest speaker, Cynthia McKinney, came to Howard University to inform students and professors about participation in politics. She is the first African American Woman in Congress to represent the state of Georgia and a very profound leader in the government system. The first topic she "touched base on" was Human Rights. Because people are very unaware of their human rights, they are taken advantage of by government officials. Ms. McKinney discussed the racial disparity towards the black community and how it may tie with human rights. Race has continued to "play" a part in politics, even after the civil rights movement. There have been racial topics in the presidential debates and other political events. For example, Governor Romney has been asked, repeatedly, how can he relate to the black community. His r |
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Batman and Superman - Who's the Real Hero?When searching for the definition of a "hero", it is hard to find a precise answer. That is because; a hero can vary between each person accordingly to one's personal beliefs, and/or perceptions. Stories that involve heroes have been around for many years, mostly through fairytales and comics. In comics, the hero is usually referred to as a superhero. Superheroes can come in many different styles, although some have common characteristics. Each has some type of power or ability that is beyond natural to humans. Between two well-known superheroes, Batman and Superman, there is no exact answer to which one personal preferences determine which superhero one may find as the better choice. A superhero is a very powerful person, who has both strengths as well as weaknesses. They each have certain characteristics that allow them to have noble achievements, and if going by the definition of a superhero, it is Batman who would be the one to choose. Batman lacks the immortalit |
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The Extension of Ancient Rome into World CulturesThe four elements chosen to research for the ancient Romans were clothing, food, art, and music. All four of these things can be summed up to show how the Romans used to live or at least parts of how they lived, like their daily lifestyle. This essay will outline the things that the Romans used to wear, what they used to eat, how they painted and sculpted things, and how the Romans used to listen to music in their leisure time. Roman clothing is quite plain really. The men typically wore things called a toga or a tunica. These were also commonly worn by "the working class plebes, freedmen and slaves" (UNRV History). Typically the Romans would only wear the toga as a public display garment, to tell the rich from the poor in Rome you had to spot the difference in the fabric. The rich mostly wore white wool or a type of expensive linen; while the poor would wear whatever fabric was available at a reasonable price and was ready anywhere. Another way to distinguish Romans was t |
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The Ugly Side of a Glamorous ChildhoodCould one of America's multi-billion dollar industries be the cause of decreased self-esteem in the youth today? Many people believe that child beauty competitions put children under pressure that they are not yet able to handle, resulting in dissatisfaction in different aspects of their lives. Beauty pageants can adversely affect a child's development by putting them in stressful situations at a young age, having them focus on appearance rather than intelligence, and ultimately taking away their childhood. There are about 3,000 pageants a year in the U.S., 500 of which cater to the pre-teen and under set (Gleick). These are the beauty pageants plaguing our society today. These contests put the world on the children's shoulders, forcing them into tense positions that they are not able to handle on their own. Recent studies show that children who grow up having a calm and predictable view on the world have much healthier self-control versus those who are put in stress-causing chaotic en |
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Psychological AnalysisPsychology Final Exam Paragraph 1- Module 1A on Psychology Perspectives and Ethics in Research In this section, we discussed different psychological perspectives, careers in the psychological field, and ethics involved in psychology. There are many different perspectives we discussed such as the biological (understanding biological processes), socio-cultural (customs), humanistic (human capacity for growth and choice), cognitive (how people process, store, and retrieve information and how it's used to reason and solve problems.), psychodynamic (the importance of the unconscious mind), and behavioral (study of observable behavior and external factors), and each of these are involved in the way psychologists approach the study of human behavior. I addressed these in the Outrageous Celebrity Assignment by applying them to the wild behaviors of Manny Ramirez on and off the baseball field. Afterwards, we discussed the diverse and varied careers involved in psychology such as psychiat |
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Cultural Appreciation in Everyday Use by Alice WalkerAlex Walker`s "Everyday Use"" is a short story written in the early nineteen-seventies in a collection titled "In Love and Trouble."" It is a glimpse into the life of an elder African-American woman referred to as "Mama " as she is visited by her eldest daughter, "Dee " who has come home to visit. Dee returns to her mother's humble home troubled by what she sees as a history of racial oppression against her family, and details to her mother her new found "African " heritage. Walker uses a variety of literary devices such as diction, symbolism, and irony, to both create the mood of the scene, and emphasize the traits of the characters throughout the story. Walker's use of diction both adds to the mood of the story and further details the characters in their own way. When Dee first introduces herself back to her family she shouts out, "wa-su-zo-Tean-o! " as a greeting, showing her desire to connect to African culture by using a Swahili phrase (493). Yet at the same time Walker details |
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Ethics and UtilitarianismEthics rule everything that we hold as being necessary for a functioning society, it plays an integral role in personal lives and is supposed to be a steadfast part of what makes our system of government one of the best in the world. However the problems arises when we have to take into consideration that what one group finds as moral another might find as hindering to their rights and vice versa. Who is to have the final say on what becomes the ethical guidelines from which to create and execute our laws? We cannot possibly accommodate every group's beliefs into a monumental decisions if we did, there is a large possibility that we would still have slavery and segregated schools, we would still see the female population unable to vote and homosexual individuals would still "suffer from a mental affliction ". When dealing within the realm of Utilitarianism, "the purpose of morality is to guide people's actions in such a way as to produce a better world. " (Bednar) The Utilitarian met |
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The Secret Sharer by Joseph ConradThe sea is filled with adventure, but can be detrimental to one physically, mentally and emotionally. There are more dangers at the sea than just the sea itself. Joseph Conrad includes a doppelganger, Leggatt, of the young Captain that many believe is a real person. His readers think that the doppelganger is a real person, but Conrad hints that the doppelganger is not a real person. In The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad, isolation and stress at sea drive the young Captain to create a fantasized character named Leggatt who is a representation of the type of person the Captain would like to be. The experiences with Leggatt help him undergo a positive metamorphosis. Before the young Captain meets Leggatt, he encounters plenty of stress and loneliness. The young Captain feels that he was somewhat of a stranger to himself, also being the youngest man on board (221). The young Captain lacks confidence in running the ship and is in a crisis of self identity. He does not know who he really is |
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Themes of Significance in The Scarlett LetterMankind has looked to the natural world for the answers to life since the beginning. From the days of the cavemen, to the transcendentalist movement of the Second Great Awakening, to modern day, mankind is finding comfort and closure in nature. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, nature is extremely significant in the development of the plot, characters, themes, and main idea. Nature plays a very significant role in the plot development of the Scarlet Letter. In the opening scene of the novel, Hawthorne describes the setting of the prison where Hester Prynne was held for her crime. In a way, the natural setting of the prison showed the contrast between the utopian Puritan society and the evil, dark place where the audience meets Hester Prynne. But on one side of the portal, and rooted almost at the threshold, was a wild rosebush, covered, in this month of June, with its delicate gems, which might be imagined to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he we |
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Socioeconomic Factors and ObesityTopic For this paper I have selected to study the relationship between specific socioeconomic factors and obesity. I have decided to study this topic because I believe that obesity is becoming a serious worldwide epidemic. In doing this research, I aspire to explain which socioeconomic factors affect an individual's ability to achieve good health. Full Literature Review After some initial research on the topic at hand, I have come across four main conclusions regarding the causes of obesity: low socioeconomic status, level of education achieved, age, and the role of the federal nutrition programs in schools. One group of scholars reported that low socioeconomic status is a main reason for obesity. (Low, USDA, O'Hill, Fleischhacker, Larson, Simon). Poverty rates and obesity were evaluated throughout 3,139 counties in America. In contrast to international trends, people in America who live in the poverty-dense counties are those most prone to obesity. Counties with poverty rates of grea |
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A Cultural Self-AssessmentI am a Latina college student and naturally that means that I must have lived a difficult life to get here. My mom must have debuted on Dr. Phil (or some other drama-filled daytime talk show or the Jerry Springer show) screaming at her "baby daddy " for child support. I'm Latina so I must be an illegal immigrant from Cuba or Mexico. I'm Puerto Rican so I must have friends in a gang. I'm Hispanic so when there's an increase in poverty, crime, and teen pregnancies, I must have something to do with it. And of course, when applying to a scholarship for being Latina, the essay topic would be to write about the challenges in my life and how I overcame them, because you know, I am Latina and therefore my life has to be complicated. I must have had a set of obstacles that others don't and risen above. I fall under the most popular stereotypes associated with least likely to succeed. There's statistics saying that being a Latina girl from a low income family living in a neighborhood with a hig |
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Online School - It Really Works!In modern society, one of the toughest decisions parents face will be their children's education. Many parents have assumed in current times that there is only one method of education, and that is public schooling. Most think of this as their only option because that is the customary path of education. Looking back in history, the current method of schooling has only been around a hundred years since many students went to a schoolhouse. Then before schoolhouses, children were educated in their homes by their parents or a nanny. Even I was led to believe that public schools are the only way for my son because of his learning needs. After a few years of failed programs and moving from school to school, I started a research on other options. I found there were many options available, such as public, charter, private, and home school also known as online public school. My son went through the public school system for many years, and we even tried the charter schools. I started to wonder ab |
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Societies Perception of Black MenThere is great racial and ethnic diversity all threw out the world. Race, religion, age, and sex are ways to identify humans. Many countries around the world are populated with people of different cultures and from different countries. The United States of America is an example of. The "melting pot" as we call it, is populated from people all over the world. America has not been exactly great since it has caused various conflicts. There has always been a conflict among people of different races. This negative behavior is discrimination. Blacks have been discriminated in this country for hundreds of years. People's prejudices concern their perceptions of other individuals and their attitudes and behavior towards them. Prejudice can be one of the most destructive aspects of social behavior, often ending in acts of violence. Racial prejudice against blacks by whites has been perhaps one of the more severe and social problems faced by the United States. It dates back to as far as the earl |
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Odysseus: Self-Centered LeaderThe definition of a leader has a broad spectrum of interpretations. A leader can be a politician, a parent, a soldier, or anyone who has any type of groundbreaking qualities. To define a true leader it doesn't matter if they are rich, poor, man, woman, or anything. Odysseus was willing to give his life for his soldiers at any type during his journey. Some may say he was not a good leader others such as say he could've been one of the greatest. For example, Odysseus took initiative at war in Troy with creating the Trojan horse, devised a plan for his men when they were in danger with Cyclopes and when they were on Circe's island Odysseus selflessly went with the leader when half of his men were turned into pigs. Odysseus's first true signs of leadership can be seen when he leads his troops during the Trojan War. As it says in the book, " Tell me, Muse, of the man of ways, who has driven far journeys, after he had sacked Troy's sacred citadel " (Book 1 lines 1-3). Odysseus had the c |
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Male Dominance: Oppressing Women in TriflesIn the early 20th century, men were the leaders of the family, and they worked in communities, police, and courts. However, women just stayed at home and took care of the children. In studies of cultural structures, there has been a role of "The Other " that is always found within a social structure. The "other " can simply be described as the outsider. The "other " in a society is generally the opposite of what a society describes as ideal or perfect. Our society has come to create ideals that are based off of no real fact or substance. If it hasn't been obvious, the "other " in the play are the women. The women are seen as insubstantial and only have to worry about their "trifles ". The male characters use their knowledge and experience to look for the criminal evidence the murder left, while the female characters us a different angle, a wife's everyday pattern, to approach the truth. The playwright describes each role's characteristics to show how women and men's tendencies of life |
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The Bible and the Qur'anIslam and Christianity are among the most popular religions in our history. Their Holy Scriptures, the Bible and the Qur'an, have many similarities as well as differences. This written assignment will analyze each text and compare and contrast interaction of power and religion. However, before one can do this, they must first obtain a general understanding of each text. The Bible and Qur'an are Holy Scriptures containing a collection of narratives and parables. The narratives teach about the origin of mankind and a belief in one all-powerful God, also known as Monotheism. The books also lay out a moral code for everyone to live by. They want people to live a happy, sin free life, not being swayed by the sinful nature of mankind. The main difference between the two texts is how they are interpreted. The Qur'an was written by Muhammad after the Angel Gabriel appeared to him and revealed what was to be written and recorded. Because the Qur'an is the written record of the revelations Muha |
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The Video Game PhenomenonOne of the fastest growing industries for the past half-century has been the video game industry. An industry that did not even exist sixty years ago is now worth well over one-hundred billion dollars. Video games have come a long way from their beginnings in the 1950s and will continue to advance. The evolution of video games has had many steps and it started with the development with the earliest video games. These games were introduced public arcades and then video game home systems were developed, all though there has been much controversy with parents deciding whether home systems are healthy for children to play, and now there are rumors over the newest form of gaming known as virtual reality. In the year 1958, a scientist named William Higinbotham who worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. He was planning on releasing something that would attract one of the largest crowds to the lab's annual visiting day. This experiment that he displayed was considered on |
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Just Wages and Labor ConditionsCorruption in modern society often leads to greed and avarice. Corporations commonly use unjust wages for personal gain. Regardless of moral decisions several businesses justify unjust wages based on their employee's sex. Contrary though, paying minimum wage or unjust wages may stimulate the business enterprise and guarantee employment. Many businesses employ illegal immigrates for the cheap labor and to avoid taxes. The Catholic Church teaching believes "A just wage is the legitimate fruit of work " (Catechism 2434). Ignoring Just Wages is considered a grave injustice. Evidenced in many businesses, labor conditions can be considered unhealthy and convey a risk of series injury. I personally advocate just wages and ideal labor conditions to assure |
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Defining FreaknomicsAren't experts supposed to be always right with their statistics? That's why they studied so hard, long, and even get paid professionally to be subject matter expert in that specific field, but that's not always the case. In the non-fiction book Freakonomics where American economist Steven D. Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner dive deep into conventional wisdom in one of their chapters "Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? ", where they state several examples of how conventional wisdom is clearly wrong. First of all the authors describe conventional wisdom as a phrase that came from the American economist John Kenneth Galbraith who first used this phrase in his 1958 book "The Affluent Society ". "So the conventional wisdom in Galbraith's view must be simple, convenient, comfortable, and " though not necessarily true. " (pg86). Galbraith states that the phrase is not necessarily a compliment. Because of its comfortable simplicity, people wrap thei |
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