A Journal of the Plague Year

Self Evaluation 1 page My overall health has been on the decline for the last 7 years. At this time, I was diagnosed with a muscle and skin autoimmune disease called Dermatomyositis. This diagnosis was complicated by the fact I was pregnant with our 6th child. Once the baby was delivered, and medication was continued, the disease was considered in remission. Fatigue and pain have been two symptoms that have plagued my health physically as well as mentally. Chronic pain suffering impacts…

1 (IGF-1) in those who drink it. And higher levels of IGF-1 are linked to several cancers.” (Saveourbones.com.) Chemicals, as in drugs are also found in milk, either by being injected into the cows themselves or by being added into the milk, “every year U.S. inspectors find illegal levels of antibiotics in dairy cows. And that when the U.S. Food and Drug…

technology will forever change the lives of those born with genetic diseases. One major reason supporting the use of PGD for screening genetic diseases is that it gives people the opportunity to have a healthy child. PGD has been used for over 20 years since its introduction in the 1990s for the medical purpose of…

oppression. Women have been faced with this time and time again in order for the dominant group—males—to feel superior. Women’s education has been directly linked to their social roles for many years. During the 15th century, women had prominent roles in society and were given their own rights. Due to the plagues that engulfed Europe during this time, there were much more opportunities for women to take on jobs that, traditionally only the men would carry out. “The necessity for…

Introduction: Could you imagine having to leave everything you’ve ever known behind to start life over again in a foreign land; all because twenty years ago your parents decided to give you a better life in the land of opportunity? Well this is the daily struggle and fear for millions of undocumented immigrants and their children. It is no great secret to the millions who pour into this country, that being born on U.S. soil grants you citizenship and with it opportunity, and a path towards…

Today, in the United States, the amount of overweight and obese children has doubled in the past thirty years. Obesity may be caused from numerous things, from poor diet to media marketing, but it is an issue that needs to be addressed. Obese children may have serious health concerns, many of those concerns were only seen in adults. It is important for nurses to work with families and health care providers to help promote healthy weight in children and end this problem facing our youth.…

“Ebola:the modern black plague” “Lawsuit happy woman sues McD over hot coffee”\ “Magic pill causes weight loss” A pill that makes you lose weight magically? Tell me more. The truth is, we all fall prey to sensationalism. Sensationalism is a type of editorial bias. We see sensationalism in the media everywhere from pop up ads online to titles of articles in the newspapers. Journalists use sensationalism to draw readers in, hook them onto the piece of writing, excite the reader and make them…

trying to create for himself. After days of dreaming, the man develops insomnia and finds it impossible to not only dream, but sleep. A few weeks go by, and the dreaming man finally finishes his creation. The dreaming man teaches his creation for two years and sends him to the ruins downstream. The dreaming man eventually begins to feel tired and weak. He fears that the his creation will find out that he is not like normal people, and will discover that he is a product of somebody else 's dream.…

Discrimination distresses countless individuals all over the world. Persons of all backgrounds and from all diverse walks of life are subjective in some way by workplace discrimination. "Discrimination" defines inadequate treatment. One of the most communal features discriminated against is an individual’s ethnicity, or their race. This is known as Racial Discrimination. Even though there are various federal laws with reference to discrimination, most states have sanctioned laws that forbid…

In the interview with Amanda Swimmer she comments on how her people are less and less concerned with community, or as the pan Indian values handout states, “group emphasis rather than individual emphasis. In the first of Swimmer’s two interviews she comments, “And people don’t love each other like they used to way back. They used to help each other… they’d go out and help this person’s that’s got sick… they don’t (know) who’s sick and who’s dying.” She does not seem to have much hope that the…