The Downside of Resilience is an academic journal written by Jay Belsky. In the journal Belsky mentions how some children come out of developmental programs more intellectually capable and with satisfactory behavior. However, others come out of the same developmental programs completely opposite of the ideal child. Belsky mentions how there is no single contributing factor to this division, but genetics may seem to play a part. Belsky then mentions the biology of the genes and two alleles. He explains how people who carry certain variations of the two alleles may lead to the person developing a particular disorder in the future. Belsky then mentions a controlled trial led by Gene H. Brody and Steven R. H. Beach affiliated with the University
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This article is written by Maanvi Singh and the purpose is to reach out to parents and explain that children and teenagers that are popular in a school setting have studies linked to most of them showing signs of depression, drug, and alcohol use. These teenagers that try to act cool are also more likely to have trouble managing friendships as they get older and by the time most of them are done college their popularity has faded out. Joseph Allen is a psychologist with the University of Virginia. Allen led a study and has this discovery the high school reunion effect. In the study, approximately 180 13 year olds were followed for a period of ten years. These teenagers were interviewed as well as, their parents and friends. By the time that these teenagers were 22, the teenagers that were considered cool had a 45 percent higher rate of problems with alcohol and substance abuse. Not only did these teenagers have a higher rate of problems with the drugs, but they were also seen missing work and driving while intoxicated to the effects of the substances. Allan mentions, even though the popular crowd in middle school and high school acted mature for their age, by the time they are 22 the group has regressed and actually become less mature and socially competent. Allan then leads into mentioning how the media is helping to fuel this image into teenagers, …show more content…
Here’s how I chose peace. Is a talk by Zak Ebrahim. In this talk, Ebrahim gives some background into an assassination performed by El-Sayyid Nosair of a Rabbi who was a leader of the Jewish Defense League. Nosair was found not guilty of the murder, but while he was serving lesser charges, Nosair and his group were discovered by an FBI agent for their attacks on a dozen city landmarks in New York City. Nosair was also involved in the 1993 bombing of the world trade center. Ebrahim then mentions his connection to El-Sayyid Nosair, Ebrahim is the son of Nosair. Ebrahim leads into background of his family and his early childhood development. When Ebrahim turned seven years old he noticed how his family dynamics have changed. Ebrahim mentions a story of him and his family going to a shooting range in Long Island, New York. On Ebrahim’s last shot of the day he hit an orange light, after the bullet hit the light there was an explosion. Ebrahim’s relatives that went along with the father and son mentioned to Nosair, “like father, like son”. Years later, Ebrahim discovered the meaning behind his uncle’s statement, they say the same potential for destruction in Ebrahim as they saw in his father. Ebrahim progresses into explaining the attack of the world trade center and how he looked up to these men. After the attack, Ebrahim mentions how he moved over twenty times. Due to the moving, he was constantly bullied and he struggled to not segregate people due
This article is written by Maanvi Singh and the purpose is to reach out to parents and explain that children and teenagers that are popular in a school setting have studies linked to most of them showing signs of depression, drug, and alcohol use. These teenagers that try to act cool are also more likely to have trouble managing friendships as they get older and by the time most of them are done college their popularity has faded out. Joseph Allen is a psychologist with the University of Virginia. Allen led a study and has this discovery the high school reunion effect. In the study, approximately 180 13 year olds were followed for a period of ten years. These teenagers were interviewed as well as, their parents and friends. By the time that these teenagers were 22, the teenagers that were considered cool had a 45 percent higher rate of problems with alcohol and substance abuse. Not only did these teenagers have a higher rate of problems with the drugs, but they were also seen missing work and driving while intoxicated to the effects of the substances. Allan mentions, even though the popular crowd in middle school and high school acted mature for their age, by the time they are 22 the group has regressed and actually become less mature and socially competent. Allan then leads into mentioning how the media is helping to fuel this image into teenagers, …show more content…
Here’s how I chose peace. Is a talk by Zak Ebrahim. In this talk, Ebrahim gives some background into an assassination performed by El-Sayyid Nosair of a Rabbi who was a leader of the Jewish Defense League. Nosair was found not guilty of the murder, but while he was serving lesser charges, Nosair and his group were discovered by an FBI agent for their attacks on a dozen city landmarks in New York City. Nosair was also involved in the 1993 bombing of the world trade center. Ebrahim then mentions his connection to El-Sayyid Nosair, Ebrahim is the son of Nosair. Ebrahim leads into background of his family and his early childhood development. When Ebrahim turned seven years old he noticed how his family dynamics have changed. Ebrahim mentions a story of him and his family going to a shooting range in Long Island, New York. On Ebrahim’s last shot of the day he hit an orange light, after the bullet hit the light there was an explosion. Ebrahim’s relatives that went along with the father and son mentioned to Nosair, “like father, like son”. Years later, Ebrahim discovered the meaning behind his uncle’s statement, they say the same potential for destruction in Ebrahim as they saw in his father. Ebrahim progresses into explaining the attack of the world trade center and how he looked up to these men. After the attack, Ebrahim mentions how he moved over twenty times. Due to the moving, he was constantly bullied and he struggled to not segregate people due