E. Tory Higgins

Is mental illness a common theme in successful artists? Many artists in the twentieth century suffered from mental illness, but went undiagnosed because there was not as extensive research there is nowadays. Some artists that have been suspected of having a mental illness are Marina Abramovic, Edvard Munch, Jackson Pollock, and Vincent Van Gogh. Those suffering from mental illness think very differently than those without. This could be the reasoning for why these artists have created works…

A study has shown that Internet appearance exposure and magazine reading exposure were correlated with higher internalization of thin ideals, appearance comparison, weight dissatisfaction, and drive for thinness in adolescent girls of mean age of 14.9 years. (Tiggemann & Miller, 2010). As mentioned in lecture, an average American watches 5.13 hours TV per day. (K.Dalrymple, personal communication, October 26,2015). This data shows that television is a dominant media that plays a great deal in…

This feature is perfect for readers with finicky taste or those who read very quickly, affording the ability to jump from one title to another without the bulk of multiple books. The book market is flush with e-books that can be used on any number of operating systems and devices. “E-books now make up around 30% of all book sales, and Amazon has a 65% share within that category, with Apple and Barnes & Noble accounting for most of the balance" (Bercovici 2014). In addition to this, many…

frequent use of modern electronic products, so too as the way of reading. The e-book, short of the electronic book refers to books that are created and read through modern information technology and Internet technology, which has realized paperless reading and become more accessible to readers. The birth and thriving of e-books are an inevitable trend as the progress of Internet in this information era and so as the frequency use of e-book across the world. It arouses some concerns for me about…

S- One of my strengths is that I made my topic very relatable, and everybody was interested in my warm up. The members were fascinated by the agar slides and where I went to contain the samples. They kept asking questions about the places that I obtained the bacteria and some seemed amazed at which slide corresponded with which place. It is important to have a compelling group to encourage active participation and learning about the group topic. Another action that I viewed as one of my…

I went with an expectation that I already know what the movie was about because I have read about the Tuskegee study before. This movie showed what the Tuskegee study was about. This study was conducting an experiment among black men in Tuskegee, Alabama who had syphilis but without treating them. However, while watching I was very surprised at what I saw. The thing that surprised me the most was that it was a black doctor and nurse, who encouraged the men to participate in this experiment…

Definition Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (STMP) is often described as a connection-oriented that is text-based protocol, which allows a mail sender to communicates with a mail receiver. STMP uses command strings that are issued and supplies data over a data stream channel, which is usually a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection. STMP main objective is to transfer mail reliably and efficiently. SMTP travels over TCP port 587 and is mainly used by clients to send messages. Industry…

Romance, horror, comedy, and mystery are all genres of books. Some more interesting than the other depending on the person. So how does one choose what they want to write about? Important factors have to considered, such as ideas, plots, climaxes, endings, character names, and their personalities. Writing a book is a lot harder than it seems when it comes down to it. But before stress engulfs the mind and writer 's block sets in before the first word, follow these few steps and it will make…

Don’t we all wonder what the real purpose of the internet is? What is even the internet? Well, according to the dictionary, the internet is defined as a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide. The internet can be used for many different reasons, but it’s true purpose is education. Yes, you did hear that right. The main purpose for the internet is for it to be used for education purposes. The internet has become an immense part of a student’s everyday life, whether it’s…

I found my learning objectives more difficult to create than my performance objectives, since they are more abstract. International development is a multidisciplinary program with many different approaches, and as a result of that there are many approaches to using information gained from the program in real like context. The first goal I came up with was to work on “…using the theories I have learned in my development classes and apply them to launching ‘Calls for Proposals’…”. This goal embody…