Carrie

due to the efforts of Congresswoman Bella Abzug (D-NY). This designation recognized the many sacrifices made by these courageous women and men to achieve this ratification. So is this not worth celebrating! The League of Women Voters was founded by Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1920, during its convention that was held six months before the ratification. She was a women’s rights activist and a suffragist, who stated that the vote was the…

In the twenty-first century, an emphasis has been placed on establishing the importance of women in American history, renewed interest has been generated in preserving the legacy of famous suffragists, such as Alice Paul or Carrie Chapman Catt, and their roles in the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which awarded women full and equal voting rights at the national level. However, considerably less attention has been given to ways in which Midwestern women participated in the 19th century…

Celebrity drug overdoses continue to make the news, and they are appearing to become commonplace. Any overdose is tragic, but people often overlook those that are happening close to home until they or someone they know is personally affected. Any time an individual is facing one or more drug charges, he or she needs to obtain an attorney immediately, as the consequences of a conviction can be devastating. The death of Prince was very upsetting and could be tributed directly to an overdose, but…

If I were able to speak to anyone that is dead I would choose my grandma. I would choose her because 3 years before she passed away, she had really bad alzheimer's that was eating away at her brain so she didn’t recognize who we were, she didn’t know I was her grandchild and my mom was her daughter. Her memory was slowly going away as years and days would pass, she would wake up and not know who someone was, she would be all confused on where she was. She didn't recognize any family except her…

People tend to believe that their problem or issue is something isolated from the rest of their lifer rather than an interconnected and interwoven web of relationships that affect everything in their life. Therefore, the theory of Family Systems assists caregivers in helping clients see themselves, “not as an autonomous psychological entity, but rather see each individual strongly influenced by the familiar relationships and systems in which they have to live.” Furthermore, as Bob Bertolino and…

Alton Franklin is standing trial on a charge of second degree murder in the death last September of a 26-year-old Brandon Brown.” (Darcy). Furthermore, “Brown died Sept. 22, six days after he was injured in a fight early Sept. 16 outside of 438 N. Carrie St. in McPherson, where there had been a college drinking party.” (Darcy). Illegal drug use is extremely abused in the college premises. The essence of marijuana scent is very prevalent in dormitory perimeters. An article affirmed “After a…

Are We All Insane? “Why We Crave Horror Movies” is an essay by Stephen King that was in Playboy magazine in 1981. King is trying to convince the audience that everyone is insane to a degree. King’s ethos in horror makes the subject of “Why We Crave Horror Movies” the perfect argument for him to write about. The pathos makes the audience question their own sanity for a moment and helps them understand “like the sick joke, has a dirty job to do” so does the horror movie, “it deliberately…

Have you ever heard of Star Wars? You probably have. It’s “a space opera film series (created by George Lucas) that became one of the most successful and influential franchises in motion picture history.” Starting in the late 20th century, and brought back at the turn of the 21st century, the Star Wars films continually advanced the field of special effects, and developed into a massive merchandising industry. Lucas’s success as director and writer with his previous films got him the support of…

awareness of several other perinatal (several weeks before, during, and after birth) mental health conditions that are important for the new mother and father alike. In today’s world, the pressure to be “super mom” and “super dad” is growing, according to Carrie Wendel-Hummell. Some other things to keep a watch for during this perinatal period, are signs of bi-polar, anxiety, PTSD, and psychosis. For decades, post-partum depression has been said to be caused from a hormone imbalance in the…

Fission was used in the original atomic bombs, and fusion is most commonly used today. This is due to the fact that the amount of energy that can be released from fission is limited, whereas fusion can theoretically release an unlimited amount of energy. Fusion is the same type of reaction that occurs on stars, thus obviously very powerful. Fusion occurs when two atoms are “fused” together and release a stray neutron. Thermonuclear bombs are much more powerful, and produce significantly greater…