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Prevention and Care of DiabetesA current New Zealand based health issue that interrelates with environmental factors is diabetes. Diabetes is one of the most accountable reasons for death in New Zealand it has become New Zealand's greatest and most instantaneous health issue in New Zealand. More than 240,000 people in New Zealand are found to have Diabetes and the number is increasing. The amount of people diagnosed with diabetes is largely more probable to occur in Maori and Pacific Islanders. Diabetes is a disease that can occur due to the blood sugar levels in the body not being under the correct control (Ministry of Health, 2013). There are many environmental factors that have an influence on human health in relation to diabetes such as unhealthful food, food marketing, urban design, socioeconomic living status and barriers to physical activity. An unhealthy diet can be the cause of the development of diabetes. Unhealthy eating habits puts a person at higher risk of acquiring diabetes type two as it leads |
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Bullying and Sports Hazing1. Being a 29 year old male, I came from a different era I suppose. Bullying was present when I was a kid but it is a lot more prevalent these days. Bullying can be defined as a relationship problem characterized by an imbalance of power whereby a more powerful individual repeatedly causes harm to a weaker individual (Craig & Pepler, 2003). When I was younger bullying seemed to be more physical. You might get picked on or pushed, shoved, or beat up but kids these days are taking it to a new level. The most common forms of bullying in sports are verbal, physical, and relational. From what I have researched it seems that there is definitely still that physical aspect of bullying but there are more and more kids being broken down mentally these days. In my mind this is way worse than a couple of bruises and scratches from a school yard scuff. It is always tou |
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Strong Women in Realistic FictionAre there any strong female role models in "Realistic" fiction? The role of women in society is always being questioned, and thus women have struggled to find their place in a world that is mostly run by men. Literature that provides a window into the lives of women of different time periods should hold some truth in it, especially the literature of the "Realistic" era, but you have a hard time finding really "strong" women. In The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton and The Awakening by Kate Chopin, I was hoping to find those strong women role models because they were written by women. I was mostly disappointed because the women I found in these works were more likely to be pampered, "Upper class," selfish examples of womanhood, who have the appearance of strength when things are going their way. When things get tough, these same women leave you questioning their intelligence. It is not the women who need to be changed, it is our society's percep |
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Women and the Right to Vote Post WWIThe 1918 Representation of the People Act gave women over 30 the vote, however the vote was limited to around eight million women who were householders or married to householders1. An explanation as to why women were rewarded the vote has been deliberated amongst many historians, each with their own analysis. Traditional historians such as Arthur Markwick argue that participation and effort from women during WW1 was the main reason for women getting the vote2. It is believed that WW1 changed male opinions of women and the role they played in society. Some historians suggest that giving women the vote in 1918 was merely a 'thank you' for their previous efforts. However revisionists argue that this analysis is too naive and simplistic. Martin Pugh disputes the traditionalist view and believes that women were not granted the vote solely for participation in the war and states "The reforms of 1918 represented the conclusion of the attempts and manoeuvres of liberal and labour ra |
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Feigning ConfidenceA silent rumor spreading, a note taped to my back, and a kick to the shins – at the time, it felt as if I was prone to the unkind acts of my peers. To my immediate friends and family, I was known as the quiet, shy, and intellectual girl who often had a bright smile on her face, who loved cracking jokes and sharing stories. In elementary school I found myself fortunate enough to share a close friendship with two of my classmates. With them by my side, I knew where I would sit at lunch or what to do over a long weekend. My surreal childhood seemed to last for the longest time- until fifth grade- when, for no particular reason, a boy tripped me as I was walking back to my desk. As gravity kicked in, I had yet to realize that this was the beginning of something excruciating; the snowball started rolling, soon to become the avalanche that would dictate the next |
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Identifying the Self in The WatchmenWhether the "Self" can be truly grasped by the human mind or not, is a question within philosophy that has led to the composition of various theories on the subject. Through the Watchmen's unrelentingly human story, and distinctly natural characters, their flawed personalities provide the possibility for discussion on true self. Moreover, by identifying these aspects of The Watchmen, along with the use of philosophies ranging from philosophers like Lao-tzu, Martin Heidegger, and Kierkegaard. The main question in interpreting the Watchmen philosophically, revolves around whether or not one can find true self through logical means, or if there must be metaphysical influence or ability, in order to do so? From within the graphic novel, this philosophical question is dealt with through Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, and the Comedian. Each character introduces another aspect of the exploration of the self and the process of discovery. Rorschach identifies with the possible necessary human flaw i |
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Documentary Film - $ellebrityAbstract In this essay, I will critically analyze the most effective and logical argument discussed in the documentary $ellebrity. I will try to see all the strengths and weaknesses of this argument by also providing some proofs from the documentary and some examples. I'm trying to stay as much objective as I could because I'm just critically analyzing the argument that seems for me as the strongest one presented in the documentary. In analyzing I'm generally using ethos, pathos, and logos found in the documentary, and I'm also using the rhetorical triangle to see if it supports the argument that I'm analyzing or not. So basically this paper is answering at whether the documentary is presenting a good argument if yes then how is it good? Key Words: $ellebrity, Critical Analysis, Documentary. $ellebrity's Critical Analysis In class we watched a movie about celebrities and paparazzi, but before I start analyzing I have to start first by defining the meaning of these two terms. Accor |
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Spieglman, Wiesel and the Holocaust"Holocaust" is a word all Jews despise and want to abolish from their minds.It was one of the greatest tragedies known to mankind, which occurred during the twentieth century. A horrendous, gruesome, catastrophe, that was made possible by prevalent anti Semitism, fear, and the constant demonization of the Jews. The Germans were deprived of someone to blame for their countless issues, so they sought the Jews to be at fault. They thrived off the power they possessed which led to the killing of six million Jews. There was plenty of racism toward the Jews and as a result, people accepted that Jews were being murdered and removed from civil society. There was not a soul existing that wanted to save the Jews in the early stages of the Holocaust, until years later when the Americans fought to save the remaining Jews. Maus a book written by Art Spiegelman, and Night told by Elie Wiesel are two stories that were experienced during the Holocaust. Both stories express the terror that each i |
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The Disguise in King LearThe motif of disguise is prominent in King Lear. Two characters choose to change their apperal. Edgar and Kent. It is possible to draw upon a "progress narrative" approach to explain their motive for their disguise. Yet this explanation is insufficient. This paper suggest different methods of interpretation Historical elucidation that draws upon class conflict, which Shakespeare chooses to show through the conduct of his disguised character, is stressed. Yet another and different way seeing the function of disguises is exhibited in the paper: Edgar's Tom and Kent's Caius entail symbolic importance as the emblems of truth and regeneration in the play. First and foremost, the motif of disguise in King Lear is defined in terms of "progress narrative". "progress narrative", according to Garber, is a story line that advances towards the fulfillment of specific goals. A character whose life story embodies "progress narrative"... is 'compelled' |
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The Land of the Cherokee IndiansRoughly a thousand years before the Europeans came to North America, the Cherokees occupied a large portion of present day states Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama. Cherokees before their regular contact with Europeans generally were a sedentary society that was matrilineal, meaning that their property and position passed from generation to generation through the mother's side of the family. Each Cherokee town theoretically was autonomous, having no leaders, chiefs, or European parlance who ruled over all the towns. Conflict raised when Cherokees inevitably became swept up in European wars along with the new U.S. government pursuing a policy to attempt to "civilize" the Indians. Europeans wanted the removal of treaty signed land designated to the Indians. To make such action happen, Europeans passed laws, acts, and treaties to fight their way into winning the land from the Indians. Debates pro removal and anti removal came from both Europeans and |
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Narratives of Native AmericansTraditional narratives of the Western expansion described western tribes as a part of the dangerous environment that the American travelers had to endure throughout their journey. They are typically portrayed as challenging encounters for the travelers to overcome. History books, the western genre of fiction, and Hollywood movies all reinforced the stereotypes of Indian massacres, raids, abductions, thieves, and vagabonds. Occasionally in these narratives, a lone Native American would travel with the hero as a faithful companion. In general, however, Native Americans are portrayed as a form of civilized wildlife. Tate challenges this convention by highlighting the human to human interactions that defined the westward journey of the American emigrants. While most began their trek with Native Americans as their biggest fear, many had come to value and rely on their encounters with the local tribes. "Although lasting personal friendships were impossible to maintain among the migrating po |
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Business Overview - AmazonAmong the leading online sellers amazon.com is providing its best variety of heterogeneous product line. Amazon is residing in Seattle, and is having a customer pool in all 50 states of USA and other 160 countries as well around the globe. The product offering includes books, CD's DVD's computer hardware software, electronics, home based products and many more are made visible to the customer through online websites and other international websites. Company seeks to pursue the vision of being the customer centered company and to build a place where people can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Amazon is having a healthy brand reputation as it stands 43rd among the best brands around the globe in year 2009. Amazon believes that innovation is the force to bring change in the world so it constantly innovate to attract customers, to enhance their merchandise, to stimulate the developers following Amazon's infrastructure for creation of businesses and boosting the cre |
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Notes on ConsumerismConsumerism is the belief that it is good for people to spend a lot of money on goods and services. Consumerism encourages people to acquire goods in greater and greater amounts. It promotes spending money and in theory is suppose to be economically desirable (Stearns, 2011). The spread of consumerism socially and geographically is one of the most significant and important developments in world history over the past two or three centuries (Stearns, 2011). Consumerism was a result of industrialization. Living standard rose as people made more money and they were encouraged to buy new goods. In Western society people went crazy for buying new non-essential goods, especially textiles (fabric) and jewelry. Hou |
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Art Review - The Banjo Lesson"The Banjo Lesson" was painted by a wonderful and talented artist named Henry Ossawa Tanner. This piece of art was Tanner's most famous piece of work. He painted this in 1893. This 49x35.5 inch piece of art is located in Hampton, Virginia at Hampton University Museum. This painting is so detailed. The artist uses colors to set the mood to the art piece. This is a serious, compassionate, and loving picture. In this painting the main focus is the man and the little boy. The way the little boy is sitting in the lap of the old man suggest that he could be a relative, maybe a grandson. The man is seems very knowledgeable about the banjo. The little boy seems to be very interested in what he is being taught. The old man skin complexion and clothing is darker than everything that has something to do with the little boy. This could be to show who the teacher is and who the student is. The hat on the floor by the chair suggest that the man may have been sitting down playing the banjo when the li |
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Universal and Equal Rights to Health in the UKAccording to the statistics supplemented by the National Health Service (NHS), the treatment of coronary heart disease, diabetes and obesity, which are due to the result of personal lifestyle choices (related to diet and absence of physical exercise) costs the tax payers around millions of pounds every year (Dean, 1999). The report of Telegraph indicated that the government of United Kingdom is spending an excess of 800 million pounds on drugs alone to diagnose various lifestyle related complications. As per the figures supplemented by the official government, the use of prescription drugs to diagnose "obesity, diabetes, alcoholism, smoking and cardiovascular complications" has enhanced substantially (Harris, 2003). The surge in lifestyle associated conditions is cause an immense challenge to the National Health Service. Though, each and every citizen of the United Kingdom is actually entitled to receive high quality of care and support at times of disease, the provision of t |
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Business Marketing - Tip-Top AccessoriesA. The macro environmental factors that might affect Tip-Top Accessories would include the economy. Fortunately the company has survived recessions in the past and has been able to continue operating. Customer loyalty, however, is also important as without an established customer base the company would not have been able to survive in difficult economic circumstances. The shop is located in Oxford where there is heavy footfall and a broad demographic which has obviously benefitted the business over the years. Another important macroeconomic factor that should be taken into consideration would be that Tip-Top is one of a number of similar businesses in the local area. This means that they must consider their competitors, making competition another important macroeconomic consideration. Hiring a new marketing manager could be understood to be a microeconomic factor as it will impact the operating costs of the business and increase its outgoings. This will also |
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Choosing Insanity in HamletThesis In the play "Hamlet", by William Shakespeare, Hamlet is sane because he plans his actions very rationally, is well aware of his surroundings, and he admits to wanting others around him to think he is insane. First Paragraph Introduction Firstly, Hamlet is extremely logical, as he plans his actions and thinks before acting upon them, which justifies his sanity. After he is informed by his father's ghost that Claudius is responsible for his murder, Hamlet tests if Claudius is truly evil before seeking revenge. He does this by setting up a re-enactment of the murder that took place, according to the ghost's description. This verifies whether the information that the ghost gave him was valid or not. Only a rational person, whose mind is sane, will look for proof before killing a person out of vengeance. Embedded Quote Hamlet retains from killing Claudius and say's: "Up, sword, and know thou a more horrid hent.When he is drunk asleep, or in his rage,/Or in th' incestuous pleasure of his bed,At game a-swearing, or about some actThat has no relish of salvation in 't-/ Then trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven,/ And that his soul may be as damned and black/ As hel |
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The United Nations and a Safer WorldThe United Nations is in charge of making the world a safer and more stable place by preventing and stopping conflicts among its nations. The Security Council is the only organ whose resolutions are mandatory for member states. It has the authority to examine any conflict that might have international repercussions. It can call on UN members to act and apply economic sanctions and even military sanctions . The Security Council consists of fifteen members. The five permanent members include: China, Russia, France, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US); the other ten members are elected every two years by the General Assembly. The council replaces a president monthly according to alphabetical order of the council members. The permanent five members hold special importance in the council, in part because of their permanency and their status as powerful nations and also in part because each has the right of veto. That means that when a permanent member votes no on a resoluti |
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The Roaring 20s, Prohibition and MobstersThe decade immediately following The Great War, coined "The Roaring Twenties" for its period of vivacity and decadence, marked one of this country's most indulging times in its young history. Despite all the superficial glory, organized crime was detrimental to the purity of America; a catalyst for murder, sex trafficking, and many other illegal activities detrimental to society. The government had begun to realize that alcohol had many negative effects on the people of the U.S. Men were more abusive to their wives while inebriated, intoxicated people became more involved in antisocial or criminal behavior, fights, vandalism or theft, and impaired judgment. These activities would be difficult to stopper, as "prohibition created the ideal setting for the growth of organized crime" (Ciment, James, and Rembis 150). Because alcohol was a popular way to party and escape from these troubling times, the entire generation swiftly became addicted. Once the government revok |
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Song Summary - I Drive Your TruckAt some point in life, we all come to a point where we have to face some tough obstacles. Whether these obstacles include losing your job, dealing with financial issues, or even losing a loved one, we have to learn to deal with what is thrown at us. Hard times usually tend to sneak up on us, and unfortunately it is part of life. But depending on how you react to the problems, will determine if it will be easy or hard to get through. When losing a loved one, life can become a lot different and become harder. People who have to go through this kind of tragedy tend to grieve; and different people grieve differently. This song by Lee Brice, "I Drive Your Truck," explains and describes how a young man copes and gets through the loss of his dad. |
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Comparison Essay - The 1980s and TodayUpon interviewing my mother, a 1987 high school graduate from Fort Fairfield high school, I have come to the conclusion that a lot has changed in 30 years. Although there was drug use then, it has escalated a lot since. It isn't uncommon to find three or four students in every class to be in a non-sober state today. I find drugs to be a huge problem today as they are taking away from student's ability to learn. The groups back then weren't segregated as much on who partied and did drugs like they are today either. In today's world the students who party all hang out, and those who don't likewise. Another huge theme that was different in the 80's was technology use. Technology has taken over the modern world in good and bad ways. It is handy to have a cellphone in your pocket to look up facts or check the weather. It is also bad, however, because people use technology to hide behind and be somebody they aren't. Cyber bullying is a huge problem in society today. Typewriters were one of the most modern technology in the 80's. Cellphones hadn't even been thought of, as people were still using |
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The Yellow Wallpaper and Sonny's BluesThe short stories "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "Sonny's Blues" are different in many respects. One is written by a white woman in the 19th century, the other by an African-American man in the 20th century. One deals with a depressed writer, the other with an emotionally fragile musician. However, the stories' similarities are greater than their differences. In each story, the protagonist is an artistic soul, and each struggles to fit into the "normal" world. Both Sonny and the wife in "The Yellow Wallpaper" also face deep emotional and mental problems that have affected their relationships as well as their ability to create their art. Each character faces oppression, one as a woman in the 19th century and the other as a black man in the early 20th century. In addition, each has a close family member who tries to control their artistic expression and therefore control their loved one. In "The Yellow Wallpaper," the narrator has been broug |
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Canada and Equality for WomenBetween 1914 and 1989, Canada was on a long way towards being a just society and achieving gender equality. Canadians never stopped to pursue the equality of women during their struggle towards the world wars and political change. Canada had achieved equality for women by the end of 1989; which approved by their changing roles in politics and jobs. They gradually earned equal pay and more women participated in the House of Commons. They were protected by various acts and laws and Immigrated women were also gaining respect from the government. The major change that contributed to their equality had emerged from 1916 due to their voting rights. Women first won the right to vote in provincial elections in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. On the other hand, the Military Voters Act also extended to allow wives or widows to vote (Coomber 6). A good beginning started at that point was leading Canada to a just society. It gave us a clearer viewpoint of the next contributions that proved w |
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Racial Misconceptions and FallaciesThere are five fallacies of racism that explain the misconceptions about the nature of racism. "Tokenistic Fallacy assumes that the presence of people of color in influential positions is evidence of the complete eradication of racial obstacles." This fallacy disregards the existence of racism by pointing to successful individuals and making the assertion that because some people of color have reached certain positions and status in life, racism and its effects do not exist. That successful person becomes a "token" symbolizing a skewed perception of reality where their very existence is proof of racial equality. Just because there are a few exceptions does not mean racism is a non-factor. I feel that people are too naive about this subject. For example when people say "well look our president is black, we aren't racist anymore," but what about the hateful and prejudice comments death threats he has received while in office? After President Obama was ele |
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Literary Analysis - To His Coy Mistress by Andrew MarvellTo His Coy Mistress- by Andrew Marvell (1621-1678). Analysis of figures of Speech and Poetic Devices. To begin, the title of the poem suggests that it is written by a man to his coy (shy) mistress. The poem is a metaphysical poem expressed in a romantic form, so it could be easily categorized as a love poem. The title addresses who the poem is from and who it is being addressed to. It has connotations of lust with the word "mistress." The theme of "To His Coy Mistress" is sexual desires not shared by both individuals and the man's proposal to love. In essence, the mistress is unresponsive to the speaker's adoration and does not share his concern of time. In summary, the poem is written to a woman who is slow to respond to the speaker's sexual advances. The speaker describes in the first stanza how, if given infinite time, he could spend centuries admiring each part of her body; even if she did not comply. In the second stanza he remembers how short life is and |
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