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Race, Crime and PrisonAfrican-Americans and Hispanics make up most of the prison population in America. The average prison sentence for a violent crime is about one year longer for African-Americans than for Caucasians ("Racial Inequalities in" 1). Many cases in America have been concluded in which a white man gets less prison time than a black man for the same crime. For example, there was a case in New York State where an African-American homeless man, Roy Brown, robbed a bank and only took one hundred dollars. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison (Co-Cane, "Justice For Roy Brown"). In Pennsylvania, a white man robbed a bank of five thousand dollars and was sentenced to ten years in prison ("Pennsylvania Man Sentenced" 1). This exemplifies that racism in criminal cases exist today. Minorities make up most of the prison population in American for two reasons that should be well known in today's society: minorities get more time because of unfair policies, and cases wher |
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Socioeconomics and Childhood PerceptionsGrowing up, as a child of seven, living in Brooklyn New York, was a complicated challenges for me, and as well my siblings. I can confirm for sure " we were limited to the amount outside extracurricular activities that are generally abundant in rich communities. Having access to extracurricular activities for minorities can help them to be productive and can keep them away from trouble within their community. However, the biggest substantial challenge children face in low-income communities are insufficient access to quality educations, lack of proper nutrition's, lack of access to quality jobs, and influential role models; these prominent factors can hinder their future development. Apparently, there's a significant gap between poor communities and their counterpart- education and income. In addition to the article of "The lesson", by Toni Cada Bambara, she highlights that society differentiate on people's social status. In the passage, one of the Primary character , |
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Eudaimonia and HappinessEudaimonia and happiness are often thought of as synonyms, but this is a clear and common misconception. Happiness only makes up a piece of eudaimonia. Only after a life of happiness will one achieve a state of eudaimonia, or the ultimate good, which is only determined after death. Eudaimonia is also often compared to hedonism, but, again, this is a misunderstanding. Hedonism is self centered, focusing on the the attainment of brief satisfaction through material and physical things, while eudaimonia is other centered, emphasising life fulfillment. Directly translated from Ancient Greek, Eudaimonia means "good spirit" ("eu" meaning "good" and "daimōn" meaning "spirit,") but Aristotle more often interprets the word as "flourishing." To live a life of eudaimonia, our happiness cannot be fleeting; it has to be a constant and continuous element of our lives. However, a person cannot flourish by just holding happiness within them. To reach eudaimonia, one must not only be embodied with virtue, but also act upon it. Aristotle said, "for the state of mind may exist without producing any good result, as in |
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Pearl in The Scarlet LetterPearl, is an effective and dynamic character in, "The Scarlet Letter." She is a constant reminder to Hester's sin. Hawthorne uses vivid descriptions to characterize Pearl in a variety of different circumstances. Pearl is first described as an infant whose innocent life had sprung by the inscrutable decree of Providence. She is often seen as a lovely and immortal flower, out of the rank of luxuriance and guilty passion. It was this guilty passion that immediately drew Pearl to the scarlet, "A," on Hester's bosom. "But the first object of which Pearl seemed to become aware was the scarlet letter on Hester's bosom! One day, as her mother stooped over the cradle, the infant's eyes had been caught by the glimmering of the gold embroidery about the letter' and, putting up her little hand, she grasped at it, smiling not doubtfully, but with a decided gleam," (Hawthorne, 88). Pertaining to chapter 6, Pearl is viewed at the age of three and begin to learn that she possesses a rich |
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Shame and Guilt in Achilles and OedipusDespite not being considered primary emotions, shame and guilt are emotions that are central to the way people view themselves and also how others view them. Shame and guilt have much more impact on the driving force behind certain actions than they are credited with. This phenomenon can be observed through everyday situations but also through classic literature. In The Iliad, the driving force behind the actions of Achilles was shame. The emotion of shame is contrasted with pride. When Agamemnon claimed his war prize Briseis, Achilles' pride was hurt and he refused to fight in the war against the Trojans, deciding instead to remain sulking while chaos unfolded around him. There is another aspect to Achilles' pride where part of knew he was needed in the war and having this reaffirmed by the struggle against the Trojans provided an ego boost which he very much needed after being humiliated. Achilles lived in a culture that was very much shame oriented. There was a huge emphasis placed |
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Good Teachers and Engaged StudentsGood teachers are imperative and are hard to come by. An instructor's methods and structure in the classroom can directly impact a pupil's attitude towards learning. Equally so, it can impact the students view of themselves, their self-worth in society and their potential to grow mentally. My favorite teacher is a man named Mr. Guerra, he was truly a great soul. Mr. Guerra covered the material in its entirety, he was receptive to student's ideas and thoughts, and was very patient. He thought a well taught class helped people of all ages to fully grasp the material and more importantly, enjoy learning in the process. Mr. Guerra also never made a student feel small, even if they didn't understand the material. It is because of Mr. Guerra, that I was inspired to become a teacher myself. Good teachers have many qualities, but the best teachers make students want to come to class. Anyone who wants to share knowledge can be a teacher. This willingness to share knowledge is an important tra |
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The Turbulent War on TerrorismThe War on Terrorism and Terror The United States climate after the surprise 9/11 terrorist attacks was somber, fearful and turbulent. Many, including President Bush, wanted justice for those behind the attacks that killed around 3,000 citizens. President Bush declared the preservation of American core values, global support of free and open societies, and preemptive wars against terrorist groups and states within the "axis of evil" as the major points of the post-9/11 foreign policy of the United States. Taking action on that foreign policy, the United States waged a war against terrorism which initiated the invasion of Afghanistan to bring justice to al Qaeda for their terrorist attacks, remove the Taliban regime that supported al Qaeda and their declaration of holy war against America, and establish peace and democracy in Afghanistan. Similarly, the United States declared a war on terror and began an invasion of Iraq against their ruthless leader Saddam Hussein to rem |
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Concepts of Modern Typography1. Introduction Nowadays, typography sounds popular to most of the people; not only popular but also very interesting. While graphic design is making a huge influence in the world communication, typography has been one of the most significant elements of graphic design. Many designers and typographers talked about the importance of typography and how it communicates thoughts information through human eyesight (Carter, 2002, p.11). Typography always is considered to be effective way to communicate between several people in simple and scalable way regardless size of the information. In the mean time, technology is developing and increasing everyday, and while everything around us is changing and renewing, the typography must have taken its step forward to keep up with the new demands and opportunities. Indeed, typography modernized and changed as well and it began developing by the 19th century to reach its peak by the early 20's (carter, 2002, p.1). Size, simplicity and scale are fundam |
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Medicine in Colonial America Medicine in Colonial America With time comes discovery, with discovery comes growth and expansion of science. This is true for the 18th century Colonial Americans, as they did not have many of the scientific theories that we Americans have today. For example, Colonial Americans were only knowledgeable of 7 planets, they had not yet discovered Pluto or Neptune. At that time they had not yet discovered a way to use electricity. This information plays a huge role in the type of knowledge Colonial Americans had, especially regarding the field of medicine. In the 1700's, medical philosophies were very different from what they are now, as they were theories with great lack of true scientific knowledge. Physicians in the 18th century had little knowledge of bacteria, viruses or germs. Scientists and medical physicians were thriving on the understanding of the theories of science. These small ideas were constantly evolving and growing for hundreds of years. Colonial physicians formed wor |
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Overview of Business MangementBusiness Management is the career I'm interested in because it's a way of challenging myself and also it's a way of expressing my ideas. Managing your own business isn't just about being the boss and being in charge, it's also about discipline, and having discipline is one thing many don't have when entering the fashion management and as for me that's one thing I want to add into being a business manager. Being a business manager is all about operating your own merchandise, controlling what goes on in your store, and also promotional division. Owning your own business means you run it yourself and you're in charge of ordering garments you need, hiring salespeople, scheduling employee hours, handling customer complaints, changing displays, and keeping records. It's a lot to maintain but that's your job and your responsibility as a manager and as the head boss. As a manager you also need to learn how to put your foot down and take control over your job and not let your job take contro |
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Acts of KindnessKindness in its entire context is something we rarely see in the world we live in today. Everyone is too busy worrying about work, school, being late, and the number one distraction of all, our cell phones. Taking three days out of my time to really focus on acts of kindness was not only interesting but it was gratifying to the point of teaching me a valuable lesson I will most likely carry with me for as long as I live. It is now to my understanding that acts of kindness don't necessarily mean to give a homeless man a hundred-dollar bill, or donating thousands of dollars to a charity of choice. Acts of kindness are sometimes so simple that we may not even realize we are being kind, but in the end the person on the receiving end of that act feels gratitude and that is what matters. Spending three days thinking of what I could do to help someone else instead of thinking of myself made me grateful for all those people that still believe in the gift of giving, and made me want to be one o |
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Conspiracy Theories - Lincoln's AssassinationOn April 14, 1865, the sixteenth President of the United Sates was Assassinated. He was shot point-blank in a balcony seat of Ford's theatre, while attending a play. He was killed by a well known actor of his time, John Wilkes Booth who slipped by one or two guards, snuck into the Presidential box, and shot the President. After shooting the President, Booth leaped from the box to the stage breaking one of his legs. While making his exit through the stage and backstage, Booth yelled, " Sic semper tyrannis," or, "thus ever to tyrants," which is the state motto of Virginia. The assassination plot of Lincoln had many other officials in mind in order to eliminate the threat to the South. After the death of the President and assassinations attempts to several other officials, John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators became America's most wanted criminals at the time. Lewis Powell, one of Booth's co-conspirators had been directed to kill Secretary of State William Sewar |
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John Wender in The Chrysalids"He must, I think, have been greatly tempted by the thought that a dead boy could break no promise. Perhaps Mr. Wender saved me," (Wyndham, 25). John Wender displays many different aspects that helps and protects the people he loves most including his daughter, wife and even David Strorm. He demonstrates three traits in particular to the upmost effect throughout the novel. He is determined to protect his family from the Waknuk people and learns that David Strorm knows of a secret within their family that might decide between life and death. Can David Strorm be trusted? As John Wender gets to know David their relationship between each other grows as if they were meant to be friends. The kindness that John demonstrates to David is hard to forget. Throughout the novel, "The Chrysalids," John shows many character traits that develop his identity. Three of the most prominent traits exhibited by John are determination, kindness and trustfulness. Firstly, John Wender exhibits |
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Early American MedicineIn early American society medicine was far different from the way it is now. People were completely unaware of the correlation between unsanitary living conditions and disease. They were even oblivious to the fact that bacteria and viruses cause illnesses and disease. Along with this lack of knowledge doctors did not have good equipment and medicines like we do today. Medicine has changed a lot since the seventeenth century and this paper will show how early Americans struggled to counter wide-spread diseases and common illnesses that are not considered a problem in our modern society. A form of medicine, used by early Americans, is herbal remedies. Some of the herbs used as medicine were: angelica, basil, betony, feverfew, foxglove, garden heliotrope, horehound, hyssop, lady's mantle, lamb's ear, lavender, lovage, parsley, rue, salad burnet, and sweet cicely. These are all herbs that were used by colonial doctors; they had a wide variety of uses. Angelica was used to prevent contagio |
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The Body's Reaction to StressStress is the body's reaction to difficult and challenging positions and circumstances. Helye Selye once said, "It is not stress that kills us; it is our reaction to it." This means when stressed, the body produces certain chemicals for a "fight-or-flight" response.I agree with Selye. This is because stress can effect our bodies in so many ways. Its not the stress that harms us but it is the strain that stress puts on the body. If a person is stressed frequently and over a long period of time, this can be harmful to the person. Richard Lazarus believes, how a person perceives and evaluates an event makes a difference in the level of stress this person feels. Lazarus took the cognitive approach of how people evaluate stress. The cognitive model of stress states that people will analyze and evaluate a situation before it is labeled as stressful. When a person must choose between two or more options that tend to result in opposing motives. This leads |
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Comparing Cats with DogsThere are tons of different species of animals. Animals have been around just as long as humans. For example, cats and dogs have been around for many centuries, and in today's world some people prefer one over the other. There are many reasons why cats are better than dogs or why dogs are better than cats, but all cats and dogs have their similarities and differences. Similarities include that both dogs and cats have been domesticated, and they both are four legged animals. Differences can include: cats produce different sounds than dogs, or that a dog enjoys the company of people rather than a cat who likes to be alone. All cats and dogs can be house pets except the undomesticated ones of course. Many people have cats, dogs or both as house pets. To people they can be good company to have around his or hers home. They tend to fill the space in a house as if it were a human depending how much the person treats them as one. They are considered to be part of the family. They are given a name and sometimes even inherit the last name of the household just to make them feel |
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Virtual Reality TechnologyIntroduction Over the years, the human imagination has given way to thousands of new technologies, one of which being the creation of virtual reality technology. According to NASA, virtual reality is "the use of computer technology to create the effect of an interactive three-dimensional world in which the objects have a sense of spatial presence" (2008). The first ever virtual reality technology to be invented was done so by a man named Morton Heilig, also known to be the father of virtual reality, when he developed a machine, the Sensorama, that allowed the user to go on a virtual bicycle ride (Mihelj, Novak, & Begus, 2014). In the Sensorama, the user sat in a machine where a three-dimensional city was displayed around them, and they could also hear the sounds of the city and feel the wind and vibrations of the seat (Mihelj, Novak, & Begus (2014). While the Sensorama was never commercially successful at the time of its invention, virtual reality technology has progressed |
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Nature at Fort Leonard WoodNature includes everything from the bugs flying in your face to the hot sun beating down on your neck. I'd learned this all too well during my time stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I'd spent about eight months in an Army Aviation unit back on Fort Huachuca, Arizona, so needless to say I wasn't in for what the Engineer Battalion in Missouri had waiting for me. When I'd boarded my flight on the crisp runway of Libby Army Airfield that cool October morning, my eyes were full of motivation and excitement for what Fort Leonard Wood had to offer me. I couldn't have been more wrong. When my flight had finally landed, five minutes on the tarmac and I was already feeling the humidity quite well. Growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada, I wasn't used to this new weather at all. It wasn't long before I was met by a lingering cloud of mosquitoes and gnats to shadow me for the remainder of my stay. I could tell very quickly that this environment was not what I had expected, and that I had a lot more of Missouri waiting for me. I had arrived at 135th Engineer Battalion in Fort Leonard Wood and it was now day 2, and what a better way for me t |
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Medicating Adolescent Bipolar DisorderThe experience of major depression is not solely a personal event especially when discussing young children- families are affected, school life is effected and certainly young children do not understand why it is they are feeling the way they are. When the sufferer is a child, the family is ultimately involved in all aspects of the experience from onset diagnosis, to remission and recovery. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated 11 percent of children are taking antidepressants; from 1988-2008 the use of antidepressants in children has skyrocket 400 percent. Prescriptions for psychiatric drugs in children and adolescents have skyrocketed in the past 20 years. There is little doubt that children being diagnosed with bipolar disorder is happening more often than ever before, an article published in The Archives of General Psychiatry, children are being diagnosed with bipolar disorder multiplied 40-fold from 1994 to 2003. "Twenty years ago, our s |
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Pro-Capital PunishmentPunishment stems from our parents, our mom or dad or maybe even both, and their learnings stem from their parents. They would lecture, about the rights and wrongs. So when a child grows up, maybe steals a pack of gum at age five, something petty, they get away with it, get a thrill because they were never caught. That small, minor theft turns into something a little larger over time, each time as they grow. That frivolous pack of gum has grown into a larger larceny, maybe grand theft, or robbing a bank, eventually leading to murder, this is known as The Progressive Effect. Most of us have a moral compass, so what should happen if that compass breaks? What is the purpose of punishment? The fundamental principal of justice is that the punishment should fit the crime. When one plans and brutally rapes or murders another, doesn't it make sense that the punishment for the culprit be equal to their crime? I believe in capital punishment, it is beneficial for society as a whole. Capital puni |
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Summary of Joshua, Chapter 7"Joshua 7," tells us about how God has control over the Israelites when they went out to fight the people of Ai. The chapter starts with saying that a treacherous sin had been committed amongst the Israelites, and that Achan the son of Carmi had committed this trespass. In verse 2 of this chapter, Joshua sends out some spies to go and spy out the land of Ai. The spies went out, and when they came back, they came back with good news. They told Joshua that the people in Ai were few, and that the Israelites could easily conquer them. For this reason, Joshua only sent out 3,000 men to fight. This way, he wouldn't have to tire out all his troops. Joshua didn't even submit his plans to the Lord, because he didn't think it was necessary. He and all the people thought it would be very easy to conquer the people of Ai, especially after they had just conquered Jericho. They hadn't yet realized that there was a sinner amongst them. The 3000 men set out for Ai, and there was little fear in the |
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US War on Communism in South-East Asia 1965-73In 1965, Johnson sent the first US combat troops into Vietnam and they left in 1973, accomplishing nothing. The United States was unable to defeat communism in South-East Asia between those years because of their ineptitude, and the superior tactics of the Viet Cong. There were many problems that the Americans faced. Firstly, they didn't get along with the Vietnamese people. The Americans disliked the very people that they were supposedly helping, all people were treated the same, Viet Cong or not. One US marine said: "If they weren't pro Viet Cong before we got there, they sure as well were by the time we left." An example of this hatred is the My Lai massacre in March 1968 were over 300 civilians were killed. The Americans also had a lax way of life compared to the Communists who only had the basics. Americans were lavished with comfort foods and facilities, at a peak there were over 150 baseball courts, 70 swimming pools and 40 ice-cream plants, cigarettes and bear were |
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Influence of Exercise on Pain PerceptionThe study of pain perception has been a popular area of study for many researchers. Pain itself lies at the intersection of biology and culture, and the perception of this pain is often thought to be due to the formation of pain beliefs (Williams & Thorn 1989). Perception of pain is complex and multidimensional, varying in quality, strength, duration and location. This perception of pain can be influenced by such variables as genetics, developmental, psychological, social and cultural variables (McGrath, 1994). The purpose of this essay is to outline what role exercise plays in pain perception. Studies into pain perception have used exercise as a method to test levels of perceived pain, and have suggested that regular physical activity can reduce perceived pain (Tesarz, Schuster, Hartmann, Gerhardt, & Eich, 2012). In Scheef et al. (2011) it was reported that athletes have much higher pain thresholds and lower perceived pain that untrained individuals. However, Fuller and Robinson (1993 |
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The Will of the PeopleThe source presented provides a perspective in favour of a more individual, democratic form of government where policies reflect actions taken by citizens to hold the government accountable. The thought being portrayed in the source represents the idea that a strong system of government that reflects the will of the nation will stay in power the longest, which is also the ideology used by John Locke. In Locke's' book "Two Treatises of Government" he argued that when a government is unfit to rule the citizens of its country the masses should overthrow it. Locke also created and defended the social contract stating that the rights given to the people by god should be enforced by a government loyal to those rights. Once the rights, "Life, Liberty and Property" are locked in then the citizens have no reason to overthrow their government. The source reflects the idea by arguing that the upholding of government accountability in correlation with protection of God given ri |
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Achieving A Healthy LifestyleResearch has shown that the top health and nutrition concerns in America are associated with severe diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, cancer and hypertension. Nutritionists assure that physical activity and eating the right foods are the best medicines. However, research shows that Americans do not follow the right recommendations. This was the main reason why I chose to teach this topic. Providing them with the right information and guidelines to face this issue is my goal. Besides being well aware and informed about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, I am a person who is really passionate for food, cooking, and exercising. I am constantly reading and researching about nutritional news, facts and healthy ideas to include into my daily basis. Moreover, I am currently interning at WBHI, a nonprofit organisation whose mission is to help women with breast cancer and heart disease. I am confident that prevention and education is key to a healthier and happier life. These a |
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