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I’ve always wanted a career in a field where I would be able to do the greatest good in the community; however, it wasn’t until my last year of community college that I realized Sociology/Human Service was the best choice. When I initially started school, I was interested in Computer Programming, but eventually learned this wasn’t the direction I wanted to move forward with. I’ve always loved helping people, and although working as a computer tech would afford me this opportunity, on some level…

In “Overcoming Abuse - My Story”, Shawna Platt talks about her own experience with abuse and how she was able to survive and eventually overcome it. Platt grew up with abusive parents, in an environment of alcoholism which was filled with physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, anxiety, and denial. Platt believes that forgiveness is important in order to stop the cycle of abuse so it doesn 't get passed on to the next generation. Platt’s usage of pathos, tone, and detailed descriptions of…

In the world we live in today, it is hard to deny the shootings happening all over the united states of America’s college campuses. Music is so easy to access now. Anyone at any age can get access to it. Most people would use YouTube to stream music, app stores, TV, and radio to listen to music. No one can really control the violence that has been spreading through the music. In a result of excessive exposure to violent music we see school shooting and mass shootings too. According to Gretchen…

contribute to children not doing well in school, which makes them susceptible to dropping out. A violent home sets patterns for children which causes them to commit violence and abuse themselves and continues the cycle of violence and abuse. We know domestic violence have affected many women, yet we rarely even pay attention to the children that are being abused. Children who grow up without guidance are easily influenced, which can also make them receptive to drugs. Whether they start…

Newspaper portfolio “Arrest in Hong Kong Maid-Abuse Case” (WSJ, 2014) The abuse of foreign domestic helpers (FDH) is not uncommon at all. It is not only through physical violence but also via the deprivation of food and even money. As a result, social and political tensions are at an all time high and the fact that an FDH named Erwiana Sulistyaniangsih was recently tortured has not eased such conflicts. However, Hong Kong is not the only one to blame, but also their counterparts, the…

As a child, we think nothing of the dangers ahead of us, but not for child soldiers. In the article “Child soldiers” by Sarah Rose Miller and the article “Abducted Children” by Kelly Jocelyn shows the struggles that child soldiers go through. Child soldiers are kids taken to join in combat. One of many locations that use child soldiers is located in Africa. Child soldiers are illegal in the present, but somehow there are still being used. There is nearly 300,000 kids that were and are still used…

The universal refugee experience is a term that colloquially describes the pain and hardships that all refugees endure. This term often includes persecution, oppression, and fear of attack or even murder as they flee. The universal refugee experience is something that child refugees experience more severely than adult ones. They face poverty, attack, and ostracization from their country of asylum, all without an adult understanding of why all these bad things are happening to them. Ha…

The Story Of The Stolen Wool By: Jordyn Sullivan [based on Baa Baa Black Sheep] You wouldn't think a sheet of wool could cause so much problems in the span of 4 days, until you hear the story of Betty Black Sheep. See, Betty Black Sheep has the absolute finest wool. Everyone is asking for it so they can sell it themselves or sew something out of it. This is where everything went wrong. Somebody stole the wool! All three bags full! It's springtime of 2006 a sunny day where you feel the…

In her memoir, Denial, Jessica Stern delves into the topic of trauma and the denial of traumas. Stern and her sister, as children, were victims of a serial rapist: a trauma that permanently alters their lives. Embarking on a journey of introspectiveness and investigation, Stern seeks to find the truth about her trauma, her family and her own mind. Along this journey, Stern encounters some fundamental truths about her own mind: she likely has post-traumatic-stress-disorder, she has the ability to…

have a background of the U.S. history know that even today’s events consist of violent acts such as war, gory ways of killing, and abuse. In result, a violent history contributed to the cycle of violence that are relevant today such as acts like domestic and gun violence. Although the violence people experience today is not at gory as it was before it still exists. In fact, the United States itself is a nation that was created with violence, which is the cause of the violence that is experience…