In the article,”Ah-Choo!”, Jennifer Ackerman defines the most germ-filled areas in our society. She informs readers of researchers who have done studies on the pathogens living on common surfaces. These microorganisms are capable of triggering sicknesses, in which Ackerman clarifies the areas that viruses are located and often transferred. To start with, toys are available in the waiting rooms of the doctor’s offices. According to Dr. Diane Pappas, toys are contaminated.…
3 1 2 10363 Who Was Sarah Winchester? In the 1840?s Leonard Pardee and his wife Sarah W. Burns had a baby girl, who they named Sarah Lockwood Pardee. Sarah was born in New Haven, Connecticut, also know as ?…
In reference to the article published March 1st on the protests about Margaret Spellings by Sierra Dunne, there are few clarifying points I would like to make in order to get both sides of the story. This article pointed out why the protests occurred, what she has done and said. It also includes images of the protest and what all happened. Yes, what she is doing is wrong, it is not what the UNC school system needs, we do not want a customer relationship with our professors. However, if we strongly do not want that relationship we must stop asking for customer service from the school.…
Throughout history individuals have always strived to find the most efficient way of living. Soylent is just another example of this truth. In Lizzie Widdicombe's article, she presents the “hopes” and “nightmares” of creating a shortcut to sit down meals. Meals consume time and money, but they also provide us with a social break during our hectic schedules. Additionally, humans do not only eat food to sustain life, but for the reason that it is enjoyable to taste, a way to learn about different cultures, and the center of family traditions.…
Alongside the many forms of adversity Sarah Grimké has to plow through in her lifelong fight for racial and gender equality in The Invention of wings, none have stood as more of a setback than her growing up in a South Carolinian plantation. Forced to own a slave as a child, named by whites as Hetty, Sarah makes a vow to the slave’s mother that she would find a way to free her daughter, and at the same time, Sarah learns of her extraordinary intelligence, which will clear her a spot amongst society for incredible arguments, but such triumphs do not arise without disapproval from almost everyone in her racially-condescending family, who she must abandon to go north to pursue her dreams, guiding her to become one of the most renowned feminists…
In the article “Race and Reification in Science” by Troy Duster, the main argument consists of the idea that African Americans simply have more health problems than other races. Studies show that African Americans tend to die quicker, and have issues of hypertension or heart diseases in their early life. Duster emphasizes the differences between Americans of European decent and Americans of African descent in the field of science, medicine, and society by giving multiple examples of real life situations that occurs today. Alfred North Whitehead states ideas about “the fallacy of misplaced concreteness”. He implies that “If we think of a shoe as really a shoe, then we are not likely to use it as a hammer (when no hammer is around)”.…
Responses to Three Social Issues Global Food System: Ellen Gustafson The social issue presented in the video by Ellen Gustafson is about global food problem. Within this video, she is addressing how a big number of people all over the world are facing hunger problem. In addition, she talked about how many other people are facing obesity problem because of eating some of the produced food which lacks corn, soy, and wheat. Ellen said that the main cause of both hunger and obesity problem is agriculture.…
Topic: The risk of tanning beds Audience Analysis: Understanding the consequences of using a tanning bed. General Purpose: To persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience not to use a tanning bed. Thesis: The risk associated with tanning beds are constant burns, exposing yourself to skin cancer and it can all be avoided by substituting it with a tanning spray or not tanning at all.…
The diagnosis of breast cancer is one of the most dreaded words that a woman could hear out of a doctor’s mouth. It affects on in eight women in the United States (McCartney, Davidson, & Alic, 2015). This is a prevalent problem, particularly in African American women. They are much more likely by 40% to die of the illness than their Caucasian counterparts (McCartney et al., 2015). However, a diagnosis does not necessarily equate to a death sentence.…
During my research for this paper, I determined that there is a high infant mortality rate among African-American women in the United States. According to a National Vital Statistics Report, United States is ranked the highest among all countries in the world for infant mortality rate (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). Statistics have also shown that infant mortality rate is the highest among African-Americans both statewide and nationwide and also including Franklin County, where I currently reside. I wanted to further explore the possibilities of why these numbers are much higher for the African-American woman.…
Obesity among African American women vs. Caucasian American women Introduction Obesity has become an epidemic issue and its growing fast in this country. More than one-third of adults and seventeen percent of youth were obese in 2009 and 2010 (CDC, 2012). African American women have the highest obesity rate than any other race in the nation. Four out five of those women are African American according 2012 study by the Centers of Disease and Control and prevention (BU Today, 2012). The aim of this paper is to understand why African American women have higher rate of obesity when compared to other races.…
Birth control and the harsh side effects of using it has been an ongoing topic in the news for year now. Studies and research have shown that birth control can cause a variety of health issues in young girls and women, and from my own personal experiences with using birth control, I am arguing against women using birth control. What are the pros and cons of birth control? And, what would be the effect on young girls and women if we do not have access to birth control anymore? Are all questions I am aiming to discuss within my paper.…
The conversation talked about inclusion and diversity in sports organizations. In the meeting, Ellen Staurowsky offered her thoughts on the present situation of inclusion and diversity, the hindrances, and approaches to enforce the main topic. Additionally, Staurowsky particularly focused on sexual orientation. After reading and assessing the interview, I completely agree with a lot of her point of views. Staurowsky is exceptionally cautious with her reaction to the present situation of inclusion and diversity.…
Although the latter study did not show what type of cancer that British public feared. In general, fear still exists when perceiving cancer but people are trying to keep positive thoughts about it. On the other hand, the image of breast cancer in the Eastern culture is associated with death, pain and helplessness (Daher, 2012). This was true among 21 Pakistani women who participated in a qualitative study, who claimed that they were shocked following breast cancer diagnosis, and believed that the disease was caused by God and it could be the end of their lives (Banning and Tanzeen, 2014). Gujarati Indian women found it difficult to make sense of their…
Among minority populations, racial and ethnic disparities have long marred the dissemination of health information and the availability, delivery, and quality of care. Despite recent efforts to reduce such glaring inequalities, their implications for community health, particularly in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, remain on forefront of community health intervention research. This issue is exemplified by incidences of breast cancer among African American women in the United States. Data from the American Cancer Society (2015) reveal that non-Hispanic White women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a rate of 128.1 women per 100,000 of the population. However, African American women are diagnosed at a rate of 124.3 per 100,000.…