Concealment

person's parents, both if at all possible, will also aid in the diagnosis; parental concern will often lead to a much less positive picture of the young person's eating habits and self-esteem than will the young person, who may be inclined towards concealment, minimisation, or non-acknowledgement of their problem. (6) These interviews should discuss the history of the young person's illness, any comorbid conditions, any clinically relevant personality traits such as perfectionism or…

1. Women who were menstruating were seen as unclean and were separated from the others so as not to pollute them. Their cramps were thought of as a punishment and the emotional changes were often thought of as proof of the negative energy that was inside them. The traditional Yurok even believed that the blood was poison and that being around a menstruating woman could curse you (Buckley). In older literature research on women was a rarity. There weren’t many female anthropologists so the…

Manipulation of Information The presence of missiles in Cuba did not change Soviet nuclear capabilities since they already had the capacity to attack the United States. According to a CIA National Intelligence Estimate, the Soviet Union was going to utilize the nuclear weapons in Cuba to demonstrate that the balance of power had shifted globally. (United States Central Intelligence Agency). Therefore, the presence of nuclear missiles in Cuba presented a political conflict for President Kennedy…

Modern musings about society heavily question the unquestioned. Heteronormativity is naturalization of hetero/homo binary thinking about sexual attraction that privileges an investment in ‘straightness’, or how gender normativity is understood in Western contexts. It’s important to distinguish that this investment in straightness is characterized by heterosexual culture rather than heterosexual physical activity (Ingraham 209). It also is perpetuated as a social order and institution in…

Through the Eyes of the Innocent Written in 1905, and first published in 1914, James Joyce’s “Araby” is the tragic story of a young, nameless boy’s first infatuation with an older neighborhood girl. He lives in a dreary world dominated by the Catholic Church. Without understanding, the boy’s great adoration for the girl quickly becomes an obsession. As the narrative progresses, the boy thoughtlessly swears to the girl he will bring her back a present from the town’s bazaar. Because of his…

Emma Goldman devoted her life to the production of a drastically new social request. Persuaded that the political and monetary association of present day society was in a far-reaching way uncalled for, she grasped insurgency for the vision it offered of freedom, congruity and genuine social equity. For quite a long time, she battled eagerly against far reaching disparity, constraint and misuse. Goldman's profound duty to the perfect of supreme opportunity drove her to embrace an extensive…

Modern Shit The History of Shit by Dominique Laporte explores the function of waste throughout history as it plays roles in the development of language, technological development, and government laws. Correspondingly, the silent film Modern Times, by Charlie Chaplin, explores the consequences of the growth and use of new technologies in the industrial sphere and critiques the effect that it has on communication. Both texts reference industrialization as Chaplin analyzes the hierarchical…

The working class was the majority of the population and unquestioningly underrepresented in the British government during the Hanoverian era and, unfortunately, many eras before and after. Historians and scholars across multiple fields have studied the laws, workforce struggles, and the general social welfare of the lives of the lower class, but the narratives lack the big picture. A case study here may focus on men, another on women, and yet another on the black community, a specific field of…

At the beginning of the documentary, The Hunting Ground, the girls are so excited because they will become a part of their dream college very soon. All of them are young, smart, beautiful, and energetic like flowers blossoming in springtime. The admission letters bring happiness to their families. They laughed, cried, hugged, and expected because all of their efforts finally had paid off. With their versions of future, they arrived their colleges. On the orientation day, the college promised the…

The 1920’s vicariously suggest itself as the enactment of the New World, the embodiment of the American Dream. Whereas the glittering backdrop of Manhattan’s infinite skyline alludes to a sense of interminable opportunities; such that, life’s ultimate conquest is the pursuit of happiness. Glamour, fame, money, and success became the quintessential axiom people worshiped. Women adorned in jewels, whilst men in flamboyant cars and ostentatious summerhouses. Benjamin’s were more like today’s…