Disconnection

Thousands of people join our military and risk their lives to fight for their country. After many years of fighting in war soldiers are no longer who they used to be. When they return home they are looked at, treated badly, and are not given the treatment needed to recover. The struggles and obstacles these veterans face on their journey home and once they arrive forever face. In the epic poem, Odyssey by Homer, it shows the obstacles a soldier has to face on their journey. Odysseus and his men…

In this TED talk, Johann Hari sets out to reform our view of addiction. Throughout the talk, he challenges the idea of drug addiction primarily being because of "chemical hooks" and more so due to a lack of connection in an individuals life. Hari cites his best evidence when he discusses the implications of Portugal's reformed drug policy. In contrast to the punishment mind set we hold here, in Portugal they shifted their focus from separating drug users from society, to creating connections and…

provide the telemedicine service. The platform needs to have a reliable and stable internet connection and video conference equipment; if the minimum of required platform is not available, the company could be exposed to lawsuits due to internet disconnection.…

The Appalachian Trail has been a major source of curiosity for many scholars in the past, and it will continue this trajectory for years to come. Even more individuals have embraced the theme of conservation within historical writing. Each segment of scholarship that focuses on these topics does so through varying lenses, though typically social, utilizing numerous methodologies, and originates from varying backgrounds. Despite these numerous approaches to the topics of the Appalachian Trail and…

Marcuse was called to the military obligation; It was in the military where his political training started, in spite of the fact that amid this period his political inclusion was brief. The experience of war and the German Revolution drove Marcuse to an investigation of Marxism as he attempted to comprehend "the elements of private enterprise and colonialism, and also the disappointment of the German Revolution. Marcuse additionally needed to take in more about communism and the Marxian…

The researcher may define feelings of loneliness differently than the person being surveyed. Matter says she believes that the rise in social disconnection, however, is real and due to the rise of individualistic culture and, ironically, social media. Modern societies, such as America, culturally push making it on your own with limited help, as opposed to a collectivist society which prioritizes groups…

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Discoveries help us interpret our world; They can offer insight into the human condition that in turn helps us to interpret concepts like isolation in our world. Isolation seemingly defines the character’s lives in the poems 'The Tuft of Flowers' and ‘Home Burial’ from Robert Frost’s ‘The Collected Poems’ and Sean Penn's film 'Into the Wild'. More importantly, it is through the way they overcome their isolation or lack, thereof, that we discover the importance of human…

facility is not always tolerable. There were times that an impolite attitude brought by the disappointed and pressured inmate can destroy the good mood of our day. In times that my patience was tested, I realized that I need to work on the method of disconnection. It is the way of letting go of disappointment, anger and self-pity. In Taylor’s book, she cited Saidel’s “tools for finding spirit and peace right where you are,” the author proposes focusing only for the moment (it means not to plant…

Ending the prayer, a feeling filled my body as if we would never see each other in the flesh again so race behind her before she made it to the top of the stairs to give her a hug. She replied, “I love you too.” After hours of fighting, I return to my room to wait on my roommate for 7 months to talk about the events of the day. An hour passed and no word. Shortly, there was a knock on the door requesting medical assistance because of my role as a first responder on the Medic Emergency Team.…

In the year 1932, on the 4th of July, Frida had a miscarriage at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Frida painted herself after the miscarriage, lying back on the bed in the hospital, which turned into this terrifying self-portrait. The woman in the portrait is naked, the sheets under her stained with her blood, and a huge tear drops from her left eye. The bed drifts in an intangible space, encircled by six different images, which act as metaphors relating to the miscarriage. These are secured…