Alternatives Essay

Acupuncture is a medical practice that has very old origins. Knowing about acupuncture and the history behind it is incredibly beneficial. There are many people who choose to have acupuncture performed on them. Struggling with any form of illness can be crippling, and conventional medicine may not always be the answer. This is why people are seeking out other forms of medicine, including acupuncture. Learning about acupuncture could provide you with the information that you need in order to try…

Primary Benefits The active ingredient is gingerol. It is best known for providing support for the digestive system. Many people who nothing about herbal medicine use it to help suppress nausea. However, it also can provide support for the heart and lungs. In Chinese medicine, it is known as a general tonic that can help counteract exhaustion. Description Ginger root is a mild tasting plant used in many Asian dishes as a spice. If you are a Westerner, you may be most familiar with its…

Good essential oil recipes or essential oil blends can heal the physical body and bring wholeness and health to body, mind and spirit. What constitutes an "essential oil recipe?" In aromatherapy, when we create a recipe we are actually blending various oils together for a particular purpose. All essential oils have the power to affect us emotionally and spiritually but only those that are right for the individual at this particular juncture in their healing process will possess the subtle…

Guidance and virtue begins in the home. Many scholars and academics agree that kids learn from their parents more than any other they may encounter in their lives. Social skills, morals, and political beliefs all have one thing in common: they are directly related to home life. To try and teach key skills in school, like honesty or good virtues is really fanciful at the least. At most the idea is a concoction of lazy-parenting hoping to push it off on another source. So then, as some push for…

Hippocrates was a 90-year-old man when he died living in the timeframe of 460 BC to 377 BC. Hippocrates was born in a town from Greece called Larissa (Hippocrates Biography). Hippocrates was a Greek philosopher and physician who have been called ‘the father of medicine’. He and his followers dismissed the idea that illness was simply caused or cured by superstitions, spirits or gods. Instead, he argued for a rational approach to medical treatment based on close observation of the individual…

Around the world are many different energy sources. There are two main types: renewable and nonrenewable. Renewable sources are sources we can use repeatedly without fear of running out. Some examples are water, solar, and wind. Nonrenewable have a short shelf life. They are slowly running out. Examples of these are coal, natural gas, and petroleum. The two I will be comparing are ethanol from corn and solar energy from the sun. Solar energy is self-explanatory. We harness the power of the sun…

In both Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and Freire’s “The Banking Concept of Education”, the two authors focus on a similar topic: education and delusions. In Plato’s Allegory, Plato discusses a scenario where prisoners, except for one who escapes, are inside a cave that impairs their ability to view the outside world. His writing is an allegory discussing his views of education and false beliefs with the use of the cave and the prisoners. Freire discusses two different styles of education: the…

A Crude Awakening Fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal have been burned as a source of energy for many years, but are they safe and lasting? Renewable energy, on the other hand, has been around for centuries. From the water wheels and mills of the Middle Ages to the photoelectric effect in solar panels of the early 1900’s, renewable energy is constantly being renovated and improved upon. Due to fossil fuels’ negative effects on the environment and lack of supply, renewable energy should be…

The above words, so eloquently spoken by Thomas Jefferson, the opening to the Declaration of Independence, are synonymous with freedom and the bedrock of America’s democracy. For the intent of this essay, I will focus on the right to the pursuit of happiness and contend that the liberty beholden by the above statement threatens a democratic education. In order to this, I will answer the following questions: What is a democratic education? How can a democratic education be achieved in a school…

I will agree that the environment of public schools isn’t always ideal for children, however, children who are never exposed to adverse ideas of their own, won’t have the opportunity to stand up for what they believe in. If we teach children confidence in the home, then they are very likely to go to school become leaders among their peers. Brett Laursen a PhD and member of the American Psychological Association in his article Speaking of Psychology: The good and bad of peer pressure, says that…