I am writing this letter to give you a more personal insight of a man who is kind, family oriented and a friend, he is my younger Brother Al-Jaleel Bell. While I can only fathom, how difficult your job may be, I ask that you take into consideration the following regarding my Brother Al-Jaleel Bell. Al-Jaleel, is a warm spirit, who has never had a chance to shine. He is a man who has never been afforded the simple things of life exploration, or the resources to enjoy the beauty that life offers…
In an article titled “Media Psychology: Research in the area of media psychology reported from the University of North Carolina,” researchers from the University of North Carolina studied how media can cause changes in mood in adolescents. In this study, scientists studied the technology intake of two groups of adolescents- one group who had been affected by psychological disorders, and another (the control group) who had no history of mental illness. Researchers found that adolescents in the control…
Although it started out virtual, my problem eventually became tangible, having very real impacts on my mood, emotions, and well being. My problem was social media; the way I used it, and the way it used me. I craved a sense of approval, one that needed to be renewed at increasingly frequent intervals. I displayed a glamorized depiction of my life, in order to impress peers and anyone else who viewed my profiles. I felt the need to compete with my friends, family, and even strangers in appearing of…
One of my best friends in high school wanted to major in psychology and I often mocked him and poked fun at the idea that psychology was a real study and something to be taken seriously. Only after taking this psychology course, which I am forced to do in order to in order to pursue nursing, I have come to realize how little I even knew about the subject. I have judged people for enjoying the study and even worse, I have not taken seriously mental illnesses that affect some of the dearest people…
My first personal interaction with social media was precisely in 2006, two years after what I could call the boom of Myspace. Compare to most of friends, it took me awhile before joining the circle because I didn’t think it was a useful tool for me until I took my first trip to France, where I started to miss my families and friends and I then create an account, just to communicate pricelessly with them. Back then, there were no prevalent features as video chat or voice and photos upload…
people that we socialise most with are our family and friends. A lot of our close friends are people we have met through work. But there are also friends that I went to high school with and friends that Ben went through university. We think of ourselves as very lucky to have such a fantastic network of people around us all in different stages and phases of life. There are friends and family that are older and wiser than us that we can learn from. We see my mum and her partner a lot as they live really…
modern society is full of multimedia stimuli with social media being an integral part of individual 's day-to-day life. With the increase of popularity with social media, the public have more access and exposure to health information. Oral health professionals (OHP) have a major role in provision of oral health education (Dental Council, 2014). OHP has the responsibility to prevent disease and promote good oral health knowledge and behaviours. Online media, such as Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and…
Social media has definitely been a growing phenomenon within the last 10 years and it is rare to find someone who does not use social media as a means to socially interact with others. Aside from being a form of communication, social media also serves as a way for people to display and manipulate their self-image or cyber selves to others. One of the most fascinating traits of online presentation is the flexibility to show only what people want to allow others to see and in a way exclude what they…
to a distinct type of person. My words vary, I may get stumbled up, or even make snarly comments. All of that depends on the type of person I talk to. I talk separately to my friends, through text, new people, my father, and my family. The first group of people is my friends. When I am with my friends, I am usually free and do not feel constrained. I often joke a great deal and often find myself saying “just kidding”. Whether I am making a joke or picking on a friend, I always seem to say “just kidding”…
LONELINESS Loneliness has been my major problem since I came into the United States in May, 2015. My family and friends are all in Nigeria. The life I live now is very different from how I had lived in Nigeria. I was so busy in Nigeria that sometimes I sneaked out of my house for thirty minutes just to get a quiet nap. I was the production manager of a juice company, and my job took all my time during the week and weekends. I scheduled production for weekends when the company ran out of products…