Essays

My motivation to become a social worker came after being exposed to two different cultures and realizing that poverty and scarcity are not choices but social problems. As a MexicanAmerican I had the advantage to grow up in two countries that in addition to their differences in language and culture, I learned that poverty affects … Read more

Can you picture yourself marrying, sleeping, or spending the rest of your life with a stranger? Someone you don’t love? Arranged marriages are very common for people in India (Nanda). Parents find their kids a partner with good education, same social class, and decent appearance (Nanda). They want to give their kids a good shot … Read more

The Side Effects of Standardized Testing You would not give your kids unneeded pills that had side effects of limited creativity, stress, or anxiety, so why give them unneeded tests that do the same? In a peer-reviewed journal, 2015 Schooling In America Survey, it is stated that 60% of Americans believe negative thoughts about K-12 … Read more

Integrating More Physical Activity in the Workforce In 2008 the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services released the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, a comprehensive resource that provides guidance on the importance of being physically active. Relevant to policy makers, physical educators, health professionals, and the public, the Physical Activity Guidelines present … Read more

1. (20 Points) Using Figure 11. 1 (Page 416) in your UGP Text, List and Discuss how you would approach an Ethical Dilemma. (1page, single space max). The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is designed to communicate the fundamental values, ethical principles, and ethical standards of the social work … Read more

“His arms clawed at the water, searching the walls of the hollow for something to grab onto. … He had fallen through an abandoned well covering. He screamed for help, but his cries reverberated in the tight shaft. … Numbness set in as he treaded water in the depths of the casm, calling, crying out. … Read more

. This album was immediately accepted. Countless individuals refer to this album as the paramount opus of his career. It is number four on the list of his top grossing albums. This album sold 3,524,567 in the United States as of 2011(13) “Dear Mama” was circulated as the CD’s first single release . The single … Read more

In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald critiques a variety of themes of the American Dream — honesty, authority, avarice, treason, the American dream, and so on. Out of all the themes, none is more well developed than the theme of a social hierarchy. The Great Gatsby is considered as a brilliant piece of social narration, offering … Read more

Humanitarian Intervention has gained much attention in International relations, in protecting civilians from the atrocities committed by governments of states has resulted in further problems. Humanitarian intervention has seen the worlds most powerful intervene and engage in military action in conflicts, which states justify and legitimize as a humanitarian cause. One of the main reoccurring … Read more

“Greece of the Caribbean,” as many people like to call Puerto Rico, is spot on for the circumstances they are currently in. Puerto Rico’s economy has been quite the topic for discussion lately, with their debt climbing to unpayable amounts and their economy slowly crashing. Puerto Rico has accumulated their debt many ways; the main … Read more

Identity theft is the most-costly and fastest growing crime in the world. Ident theft is a white-collar crime that became popular among criminal in today’s society. It accords when a criminal obtains someone’s personal information without them knowing, such as, their bank account or social security number, many people uses the internet as a productive … Read more

In Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the oppressed, chapter one talks about humanization and dehumanization. He talks about humanization as qualities about us that makes us human. Freire talks about the importance of humans demonstrating humanization qualities towards one another. Freire states that in order to understand humanization we must also understand dehumanization. In dehumanization a … Read more

Paul has never secured such a refined place for me. Well, he has never put me in a “home” before. A massive dwelling with contemporary bathrooms and fluorescent lighting, it’s a place vastly superior to typical descriptions of antiquated and dusty assisted living centers. This place is well-furnished and far grander than I expected. The … Read more

Throughout life, everyone eventually loses a loved one who makes a huge impact within their lives. William Faulkner nails it perfectly in “A Rose for Emily”. As humans, trying to get through the pain and moving on can be a difficult task, no matter how strong one may be. In times of uncertainty and suffering, … Read more

The Ethiopian Red Terror genocide was a very crucial and violent time period for any ethiopian who was suspected to be a supporter of the EPRP (Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party). The Red Terror was like a modern day Holocaust. The two parties involved were the Dergs and Colonel Mengistu against the political opponents, or EPRP. … Read more

Throughout history, mankind has been forced to work diligently for his survival. As time progressed, however, and his methods for survival improved, he had more time for entertainment. One of his chief forms of entertainment took the form of sports. Golf is one of the myriad of sports entertainment that several of individuals strive to … Read more

In my research paper I choose a piece of art done by artist Eric Fischl an American artist. The piece of art I chose is called Slumber Party which is currently located at the Chicago Art Institution. Fischl is most famous for his incredible pieces of art that are located around the world. Some I … Read more

In George Orwell’s novel 1984 the main character, 39 year old Winston Smith, lives in the superstate Oceania, a place controlled by Ingsoc which is Newspeak for English Socialism (the English Socialist Party). Winston’s story takes place in what he believes is the year 1984, a time when Newspeak is still being changed and integrated … Read more

Without history, I cannot imagine what our world or society would be like. Many events, revolutions, wars, and reformations have taken place throughout the course of history, but the era that stands out to me is the World War II and the Cold War era that lasted from 1929-1991. This was the time period where … Read more

Julia is a 10-year-old girl with a cochlear implant and is in the process of getting a second implant in a few weeks. In this video interview, she is asked a series of questions from her older cousin. Julia presents with language development issues that are a possible result of her hearing loss. Julia does … Read more

Joan of Arc states, “One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. ” Born in France in 1412, Joan heard voices as a teenager, supposedly sent to her … Read more

Zelda In Fitzgerald’s This Side Of Trouble By Zelda is a piquant southern belle that meets Scott F. Fitzgerald right before World War one ends. She was described as being a carefree young lady and often flirted with many men, however Scott captured her heart, especially once he proves that he can turn his dropout … Read more

There is a quote that I think is fitting for the challenge that Benedict was given in writing The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, which is “There are two kinds of opportunities: one which we chance upon, the other which we create. In time of great difficulty, one must not fail to create his opportunity”, (Takamori … Read more

English, B. (2009). Recession spurs egg and sperm donations: Giving provides extra income. Boston Globe. Retrieved from http://search. proquest. com. ezproxy. library. unlv. edu/doc view/ 405164201? pq-origsite=summon This popular article by Bella English, a writer for the newspaper The Boston Globe, discusses the reimbursement which sperm donors receive. This article is aimed for the public … Read more

January 21, 1991. This is the day the Persian Gulf suffered from possibly the largest oil spill to date. However, the oil spill did not only affect the gulf. Animals, humans, ecosystems, and biodiversity were all impacted as a result. This act, inflicted as a war strategy by the Iraqi’s, is the cause of mass … Read more

Organ sales Should organ selling organs be legalized? Yes or no? me personally I would stand between it because there are plenty of good facts on both why and why it shouldn’t be legalized, such as; think about how many people die with good organs that someone else is in need of or suffering from … Read more

Unforgettable History: The Story of the Execution of Millions The Holocaust was the successful persecution of Jews, Slavs, homosexuals, communists, and disabled people by the Nazi Regime. This 20th century Holocaust took place in several European countries, and by the end of 1945, nearly twelve million people were killed. Anti-Semitism was the central motive for … Read more

Transcendentalism Exposed In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne, born Nathaniel Hathorne, was an extraordinary American author. He was born on July Fourth, 1804, in Salem Massachusetts. Salem had a lot of influence on his writing because of his ancestors involvement in the Salem witch trials. His guilt from his ancestors involvement in the trials … Read more

Summary The paper discusses majorly the issues that are greatly affecting immigrant children in USA. Immigrant children for a long time have been undergoing several challenges that are supposed to be addressed with relevant authorities in an attempt to ameliorate some of such challenges. The research has established various factors that affect the daily operations … Read more

Many Scholars say that the grieving process can be altered within the death of a child’s parent(s) through therapy and other stress relieving methods. However, I would like to look at the ways the grieving process can be altered or eased through spirituality and having a close involvement with a religion. According to childrensgriefawarenessday. org … Read more

Society’s opinion on something is never fixed. It is unstable and constantly changing quickly due to new ideas and information. Certain ideas on things such as how to treat people different than you that was believed thousands of years ago is no longer believed today. The way society has treated people with disabilities has drastically … Read more

Thesis: Throughout William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, women are viewed negatively and play a limited role within the society of Elsinore. Through the use of critical and dismissive dialogue, women are displayed as powerless, play a muted role and are dependant on a male figure. The negative judgements of women are represented throughout the whole play … Read more

Progressive Mobility Similarly to the previous article, In October 2015 an article by April Messer, Linda Comer, and Steve Forst, used an instructional teaching plan design similar to the Plan-Do-StudyAct model to implement a progressive mobilization program in a medical-surgical intensive care unit. They also wanted to evaluate the effect of education for a progressive … Read more

Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre explores one woman’s life in 19th century England. Jane lives in a society whose culture is shallow and apathetic to virtue. Even though she is exemplary in character and intellect, these attributes are forgotten in place of class and beauty. Jane struggles with the harsh judgment she faces for being … Read more

It is no secret that gender differences in crime exist; however even with all the theories there is no set reason as to why this is. Kevin Beaver said “In virtually every study ever conducted, males are much more likely than females to engage in violence, aggression, and serious crimes”. There has always been a … Read more

Public Health Problem Hypertension is when there is an elevated force of blood in the human body. High blood pressure virtually exists everywhere in the world and in almost every community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016), 75 million people are inflicted with increased blood pressure levels in the United States. … Read more

The Wachowski brothers created many situations in The Matrix that can provoke discussions and arguments over what they wanted to symbolize by particular characters of pieces of dialogue. These moments and scenes can relate to our modern day lives and how certain aspects of the Matrix perfectly resemble our imperfect world. The Matrix shows the … Read more

In today’s world consist of an uncultured society compared to what it was like back in the eighteenth century or the nineteenth century. Today’s society differentiates from the norm of what society used to base their aspects around and that was literature. Romanticism was the beginning of a revolutionary phenomenon over the human mind and … Read more

A New Height in the World of Architecture An abundance of light filters through the stained glass windows casting the stories they contain onto the people. The different stories the panes encase are vividly expressed through the words of the priest. Necks ached as they look up to the towering points of the arches above … Read more

The French Revolution greatly inspired feelings of rebellion among the Haitian people, which sparked the Haitian Revolution. The Haitian revolution was brought upon by the obvious oppression towards the people of Haiti but the French Revolution caused the beginnings of the inevitable uprisings by the complete disregard of the African’s natural rights that were stated … Read more

Although an individual’s identity is their own, their thinking and actions are influenced by external forces. This means that a person’s action can be defined by the dominant discourses in society, such as gender and sexuality. Michael Foucault’s definition of discourse is more than just the ways of thinking and producing meaning through communication. The … Read more

I can’t do this anymore. I thought, trying to focus on writing down my math homework and zone out the laughter surrounding me. I know- melodramatic eighth graders, everyone hates ’em. But I’m different- I swear. You just don’t know the whole story. It started when I walked into this wretched class. The worst thing … Read more

Lady Brett Ashley Love and Relationship Analysis Hemingway once said, “The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too” (Ernest M. Hemingway). His novel, The Sun Also Rises, demonstrated through the characters that love can be painful. He based his life through … Read more

Following are some of the most extreme examples of gross misconduct regarding fraud in our history. The Waste Management Scandal in 1998. They reported 1. 7 billion in fake earnings by increasing the length of depreciation time for property, plant and equipment on the balance Page 2 sheets. The fraud was detected when a new … Read more

Debt can be a very challenging thing to deal with. Some people react better than others. It’s reported that people in debt have more stress, depression, physical, and social issues. If you can’t cope with the fact that you are dealing with debt, you are more than likely going to get worse. The results of … Read more

“A life is not important except the impact it has on other lives. “(Robinson). If you have an impact on people’s lives, why make it a negative one. Judging people for their skin color, academic status, or anything like that is extremely disrespectful. Most of the time, people see right through the good qualities, and … Read more

1, George Delpratt, have grown up in a time where honour is everything; an era where people believe the sole way to demonstrate true patriotism is to pay the ultimate sacrifice for one’s country. That’s why half the men are here, at Gallipoli. Heroes, they feel the need to be memorialised as heroes. But there’s … Read more

The Gospel of Mark is a profoundly rich theological work which gives us an insight into the way his community understood and saw Jesus. Mark’s Gospel paints a picture of Jesus that is distinct from the other three Gospels. We know that Mark was written sometime before the destruction of the temple and most scholars … Read more

American fiction often portrays real-life experiences of a given period in history. Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan was based of the true story about the Niland brothers, who fought in the second world war in the Pacific theatre and the European theatre. Three of the four were presumed dead and after finding out that the … Read more

Online dating gives you the satisfaction of getting to know an individual with confidence because there is less stress involved. You both are able to be yourself and express yourself in whatever manner you prefer without any awkward silence to follow. But can you really fall in love with somebody you have never met? Online … Read more