Apathy

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about a society in 2400 where knowledge has been neglected and those who still hold books are reported to the police. Once a person has been reported, firemen come to the home and burn the books as well as the structure. Bradbury seems to think that apathy towards…

I have been working for my current employer for almost 3 years now. This job has been the most difficult job that I have had and it has grown me in the most ways. 3 years ago when I first accepted the job, I immediately felt unwelcome. I received no training, and was regularly reprimanded for things I had not been told. When I decided that the pull between two jobs was too much, I tried to file my two weeks, but my current employer would not honor my unavailability and I had to burn my bridge. I…

The Salvation Army is a Christian denominational church and an international charitable organization structured in a quasi-military fashion. The organization reports a worldwide membership of over 1.5 million,(Salvation army, 2014) consisting of soldiers, officers and adherents known as Salvationists. Its founders Catherine and William Booth sought to bring salvation to the poor, destitute and hungry by meeting both their "physical and spiritual needs". It is present in 127 countries, (The…

Formerly, I believed people with addictions were worthless and not worth helping, until addiction happened in my family. When my cousin became an alcoholic I realized anyone could become an addict. I also began to understand how cruelly addicts are treated and that they need help instead of being pushed out of our society. It was not until someone close to me developed an addiction that I truly realized that addiction can happen to anyone, even good people, and that addicts needed to be treated…

Deja Freeman Professor McPherson HED 100 8th December 2016 Hypothermia Hypothermia is described as a life threating condition in which the body’s core temperature falls below 95ºF (Gulli). Hypothermia can cause the body to lose heat faster than it can produce which leads to quivering and shaking of the body. Back in the year 2012, Europe had more than 650 lives were taken away; most of them were frozen to death (Kostigen). Some of the most beneficial tips in curing hypothermia is finding…

The novel, The Road by Cormac McCarthy follows a father and his son in a post-apocalyptic world. They are forced to endure many tough situations, which make them test themselves and continually push their limits. Over time, the boy starts to become detached from the horrors he witnesses, which shows that morals are shed when one sees too many cruel acts. In the beginning of the book, the boy is desperately trying to hold onto his morals, no matter what he sees. Along the road Papa and the boy…

Muhammad Ali is insisting that ‘impossible’ is used as an excuse to avoid taking on new, seemingly difficult endeavors. In one part he says that ‘impossible’ is used by people who “find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it.” This indicates that people use this word to do what they know they can in this world, and count everything they supposedly can’t as impossible. Ali says that they have the choice to validate more activities as…

Children as young as 9 years old are destroying their future. Children in the US under the age of 12 who play tackle football are putting their brain at risk. Although youth football has been a very traditional staple of boyhood in America, it comes with serious medical consequences which can often result in permanent damage. Young boys all over the country play tackle football as they feel it gives them more freedom. Freedom to run around and tackle one another. It builds bonds between the…

was Jane Addams’ “Hull House” in Chicago. Settlement houses provided food, housing, and education to the poor in urban communities. Jane Addams was a huge advocate for helping the poor, she helped children immensely. “It is hard to understand the apathy in regard to youth’s inevitable experience in modern industry.” [Document C, Jane Addams] Sadly, there was still segregation in the U.S regarding African Americans. DuBois felt that blacks were being oppressed in their own country. “For the…