A Journal of the Plague Year

If you had a chance to save up to eight people’s lives, would you do it? If you’re an organ donor, that may be possible. The concept of organ donation is a very important idea, especially in today’s medical community. In this paper I will discuss the history, present and future of organ donation ranging from its beginnings in the 8th century B.C. to modern technology and techniques. I will also discuss the difficulties surrounding awareness of becoming an organ donor, including…

gone out that night we might have gotten an A on the test not a B. We can also look at counterfactual thinking in a positive way and how that helps us in our lives. In order to learn more about counterfactual thinking we will look at five academic journals that provide others insight on the theory. In a few of the articles we look at the relationship between athletes and counterfactual thinking. What the effects are…

The NFL: Consistently Inconsistent Over the years, the NFL has been subject to widespread controversies. From bounty scandals and dog fighting to banned substances and domestic violence, the multi-billion dollar league always seems to be under the microscope. This year has been no different with the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson domestic violence cases. The NFL, being the most popular and lucrative sport in the nation by a considerable margin, often comes face to face with the comic book…

concept introduced within the white community, ‘Die Swart Gevaar’ created a literal fear of black people, insinuating that they are a race to be wary of (Koen 2013). People now viewed the black population as one that would massacre, drive away and plague the white population indefinitely if the Apartheid regime was abandoned. This new mentality meant that the human instinct for self-preservation was called upon where black people were concerned. This ultimately led to an abject suspicion and the…

song. In their eyes, there is a sparkle, an impressive amount of awareness to the space they have just filled with sound. The people came to sing with a community, and what they experienced was a communal celebration of solidarity. For thousands of years music has brought people together. Along with their voices, they intertwined their souls for a specific cause. For worship, to get through hard times, or to celebrate music, communal song has been utilized to facilitate unity. Communal song is a…

Lobster” and leaves the reader in a state of pure anger at the Festival and sympathy for the lobster that has been seemingly unattainable by any other argument we’ve heard. Why exactly is he so much better at doing what others have been doing for years and what exactly makes his argument so…

adolescent Taco Bell employee who regularly worked seventy to eighty hours a week but was only paid for forty. The restaurants manager manipulated the employer's time card in order to receive a productivity bonus. Stemming from robbery attempts, in one year more restaurant workers were murdered in the United States than police officers. McDonald's is one of the most anti-union companies in the world. Currently, not even one of its 15,000 restaurants is represented by a union.…

Historical Investigation To What Extent Did The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Contribute to African Americans and Their Distrust of Medicine and the Medical Community Today? Identification and Evaluation of Sources: This investigation will explore the question: to what extent did the tuskegee syphilis experiment on African Americans contribute to their distrust of medicine and the medical community today? I will analyze the extent of the Tuskegee Syphilis experiment and how…

Most people are familiar of the growing population rates in many countries, the increase of crop killing diseases and pests, and unpredictable weather conditions that farmers face every year. Scientists have found that modifying the right genes in common crops for farmers in the global north dealing with the growing population issue allows them to maintain or increase their yields despite the decrease in arable land. With the effects of…

Looking Back at Yesterday to Understand Today. When you explore the ramifications that result from the prejudicial mentalities that continue to plague modern day societies, it is without a doubt obvious that there is a continuous and active issue. Through the lenses of analyzing Spikes Lee’s 1989 film Do The Right Thing, the fundamental question that is presented that corroborates this perception is how does the racial politics alongside racial tensions of the 1980’s era still resonate within…