Deregulation

One important aspect of cable television for MTV was “the advent of stereo TV and the deregulation of the airwaves” (Szatmary 280). By using satelittle cable, television networks could be broadcast around the country, opening up a new means for the dispersion of commercial music (Wicke 158). With this new capability, MTV was able to be shown…

Traumatic stress can be associated with lasting changes in several areas in the brain. This is correlated to “increased deregulation of Cortisol systems and norepinephrine responses to subsequent stressors” (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, 2006) in which the brain undergoes stress-induced changes in structure and function. Stress results in severe and chronic changes in neurochemical systems…

It is true, that the United States Housing Market can be “unpredictable, volatile and cyclical.” I believe it is crucial to familiarize ourselves with the past mistakes so that we can set up precautions and measures to ensure that another housing disaster does not occur. In the 1980s, we were faced with what was called the Savings and Loan Crisis. According to Kenneth J. Robinson, author of his article, Savings and Loan Crisis, “In the 1980s, the financial sector suffered through a period of…

What constitutes the ideal body is in constant flux, due to shifts in the cultural zeitgeist (influenced by factors including scientific and technological advancement). As such, the consensus of what currently constitutes the ideal body in the Western world is fundamentally different to that of the 1980’s. While the effects of scientific and technological advancement are important, it is necessary to question whether the changing notion of body image is due to changing social values or whether,…

INEQUALITY AND ITS CAUSE AND EFFECTS What is income inequality? It refers to unequal distributions of income. Close to 1 billion people live on less than 1 dollar per day at purchasing power parity and around 2.7 billion (40 percent of world populations) live on less than 2 dollar per day Income inequality is of major concern because it leads to economic inefficiency. This is mostly due to the fact that at higher levels of inequality, smaller fraction of population qualifies for a loan or…

In 1950, John Bowlby was the first to report to the World Health Organization his research on attachment theory. He founded the fundamentals of attachment theory. He reported that newborns are born with such immaturity that they cannot survive without the security of their caregivers. With this security comes a healthy attachment. During the early months it doesn’t matter who the caregiver is as long as one is continually there for them. Once the child starts to discover the world around them…

following decade was marked by a shift in domestic, foreign, and economic policy, as well as the emergence of the “yuppies”, young adults with materialistic and self-serving tendencies. Under Reagan’s administration, the United States turned towards deregulation, tax and spending cuts, and advocacy of “trickle-down” economics, where if corporations and other individuals keep more money, it encourages more spending and investment, resulting in a stronger economy overall. Americans called Reagan’s…

During most of the duration of Communism, Albania had not always been a nation in isolation, as is otherwise often assumed. Indeed, after World War II, Albania joined other nations within the Soviet Block in the trend of authoritative rule and self-reliant industry; methods of production were centralized and state ownership took precedence over all else. However, in the decades leading up to the 1970’s, foreign inflows of capital and selective international trade with other communist regimes,…

who misses the signs for mere coughs and are reluctant to seek help. This delays and causes multiplications and mutations. Africa Health, (36, 5, p. 11, 2014) highlights some part of the globe sort out for cheap affordable medications, however deregulation and policies may give rise to subclinical, less effective drugs being distributed to these nations resulting in prolong treatment, worse side effects, ease multiplication of mycobacteria or…

This originates from an era in which the American economy had been caused to experience a range of widespread tax cuts, decreased social spending, increased military spending, and the deregulation of domestic markets. Her silkscreen print, ‘I shop therefore I am’ (1987), is a prime example of Marxist’s ideologies with the technical use of commodity. Among the composition, a bold, direct and concise caption is placed across the surface of…