1964 births

1. What is the name of the movie? To the Bone is a somewhat recent Netflix drama, written and directed by Marti Noxon, tells a tale about a 20 year-old girl named Ellen who is battling a chronic case of anorexia. Ellen has been in and out of hospital treatments and in-patient facilities, but still struggles with her obsession of staying thin. This is all of course before Ellen is admitted into a world-renowned doctor’s group home, where Ellen is joined by six other individuals battling different types of eating disorders (Bulimia, Binge eating, anorexia). 2. What psychological symptoms and disorder are exhibited? The main character, Ellen has chronic anorexia nervosa, and the symptoms she exhibited included extreme weight loss and thinness, fear of gaining weight, preoccupation with calories, calorie restriction, anxiety, amenorrhea, dry skin, bruising, sensitivity to cold, lanugo, substance abuse, fainting, impulsivity, and guilt. 3. How did the disorder affect the character’s life? Ellen had been so preoccupied with her body weight, size, and shape, that when asked to talk about her disorder she, acted like it wasn’t a big deal as she “had it under control”, when in fact she didn’t. For this reason Ellen’s eating disorder placed significant strains on her relationship with her family and friends, more specifically her biological mom, stepsister, and step mom. Ellen’s battle with anorexia is what ultimately drove her family apart and instilled fear in their eyes.…

The assessment in which I completed was on Billy Ray Tuff. Bill Ray Tuff a 23 year old white male was recently caught under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Tuff was apprehended and found with a large sum of money and substance believed to be heroin on his person. During the trial, he plead not guilty even after video footage was shown to the presiding judge. Tuff was charged with a DUI, Reckless Driving, Resisting Arrest, Assault, Violation of Open Container Law, Distribution and…

Caldwell v. Linker, 901 F. Supp. 1010 - Dist. Court, MD North Carolina 1995 Facts: In 1991, Sharon Caldwell was issued a one-year contract between the dates of July 1, 1992 until June 30, 1993 for the position as instructor-Program Developer that was in the continuing education division at Randolph Community College (RCC). Soon after starting her position, she informed her supervisors of harassment against her while at work that involved the vice-president of Randolph Community. In July of…

Who was Alfred Wegener? Alfred Wegener was born in Berlin, Germany on November 1, 1880. He was a meteorologist (a person who studies the atmosphere and its weather (Meteorology, n.d.)) and geologist (a person who studies about the Earth’s history through rocks, layers of soil, etc. (Geology, n.d.)). In the early twentieth century, Wegener championed the continental drift theory. In 1904, he attended University of Berlin, where is he studied natural sciences also, received his doctorate in…

I used to think that giving birth was overrated and believed that the emotional rollercoaster leading up the birth was insincere. In my opinion, giving birth had always seemed frightening, long and most of all painful. Surprisingly, my whole outlook on giving birth and its emotional impact changed when I gave birth to my first child, Joy. I remember the day as if it was yesterday, despite the fact that it took place almost nine years ago. It was a rainy Sunday in February when I invited my best…

its operations in pursuit of profits for its corporate executives. They continue to brandish themselves under the guise of McDonalds brand only because of the cultural capital it has amassed makes it easier to make profits, but if the brand ever became too toxic it is simply expendable. There are some operations though that McDonaldization does seem to exist symbiotically with, this being the temporal expansion of McDonaldization into the sector birthing and life. It must be considered that…

that had rolled into her home country(olympic.org). Even though the government had reassured her that she would be fine joining the rest of the Mexico Olympic team in 1968, tension still stood between her country and the Soviet Union. So, as Vera Caslavska, and the rest of her Czech team, were competing and winning medals in each event, the Soviet Union authorities did not agree with each Czech win and gave bad applauses for each event which then gave many athletes discouragement. Even from…

setting was upheld. In 1964, the United States Congress finally added the word “sex” to Title VII of the Civil Rights Bill, prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of “race, colour, religion, national origins or sex”(3. Civil Rights Act of 1964). This triggered a domino effect, allowing more women to stand up for their rights, to be treated equally, and to start organizations raising awareness of critical issues. On October 29 1966, in Washington, D.C., thirty-two persons organized…

The first hormonal birth control pill, Enovid, was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1690. Hormonal contraceptives work by combining estrogen, the female sexual hormone, and progestin, a derivative of progesterone that prevents ovulation, together to inhibit ovulation and create an inhabitable cervical environment for both sperm and embryos. Therefore, oral contraceptives effectively block the fertility cycle by not allowing sperm to meet an egg or implantation of a fertilized…

1922 they had published “…the Manual in Sex Education in High School” (Advocates for Youth, n.d.). This was due to increased demand for education on sex caused by WWI; “…but the war, when every man had to be examined physically, was a horrible nightmare, and has led to the courageous crusade for sex enlightenment for individual prevention and community protection” (Sex Education, 1922). Sex education adapted to fulfill the needs of military men on the front lines. The 1930s and 1940s were fairly…