Gibbons

Decades ago in New Jersey, Whitetail Deer were declared a protected species, and their hunting was banned. Not long afterwards, the population exploded. These deer exhausted the food supply not only for themselves, but for other animals in general (Gibbons). With their habitat nearly destroyed, thousands of deer starved to death in the wilderness of New Jersey. An article written last year by Mark Blazis stated that, “Reduced deer collisions, diminished incidence of Lyme disease, and mitigated…

Discrimination or Discovery? Throughout civilization’s history, many cruel forms of religious, racist, and sexist discrimination have existed in and dominated parts of the world. This discrimination has taken form as concentration camps, slave trades, and caste systems. An evolving platform that has caused some to speak out against discrimination recently, however, does not even involve humans. Animal rights activists have labeled this as “speciesism” and involves the discrimination of animals…

The life of cosmopolitan women in late-antiquity has remained something of an enigma to scholars. Perceptions of general decadence and moral impoverishment date back to the early research of historians like Edward Gibbon, who argued that a loss of virtue-ethics plagued the secular government. Authors of the 5th and 6th centuries, like Procopius and St. Augustine, offer little to undermine that notion. One would be quick to assume that the general decline in quality of life in the late…

Cruelty in American prisons is an awfully controversial topic that numerous would rather not examine. What’s more, the reality is that the correctional system of the United States of America is malfunctioning. Likewise, it is estimated that 50% of all rape in penitentiaries is at the hands of correctional officers (Starr). The dominant part of these crimes do not obtain punishment and the officers can therefore continue to misuse their power without consequences. Nonetheless, inmates should be…

Health promotion is a course of action to help people change their habits to attain excellent health (Fair, p.2). For physical therapists, it should come as second nature to promote and become advocates of health and wellness. In the US, the pervasiveness of obesity will rise from “32% in 2008 to 50% in 2030” (Kraschnewski, Hwang, George, Lehman, & Sciamanna, 2014). Taking this information into account, we as physical therapists, should be involved in creating a health promotion initiative that…

a supreme court was established under the New South Wales Act 1823, which is now known as Australia’s initial steps towards a “responsible parliament” (“Australian Stories”). In June 1829, Robert Gouger, one founder of South Australia, and Edward Gibbon Wakefield, a British politician, began discussing their proposal for colonizing Australia (Leadbeater, Barry). According to John Bull’s journal article, the colonization of Southern Australia began in the early 1830’s. A group of men known as the…

by doing that, hopefully reducing the number of juveniles who move toward committing serious offenses,” said president of the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission and executive director of the Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis, Bill Gibbons. Being that I am not from Memphis and I am not really aware of what’s happening, I will say Little Rock has had a problem similar to this one. Arkansas as a whole is known for many things such as the birthplace of Bill Clinton and Wal-Mart, the…

and leadership" (McDonald & Bubna-Litic, 2012, p. 855) and will continue to play a vital role in the future of I/O psychology. According, Bennett and Bierema (2010), Davison, Maraist, & Bing (2011), Davison, Marasit, Hamilton, & Bing (2012), Rupp, Gibbons, and Snyder (2008), and Wankel (2009) discuss the role social interactions play in the use of technological advancements, such as social media as it influences the workplace in the areas of recruitment strategies, training, education, and…

activity that doesn’t come with responsibilities or consequences. Numerous studies have found that exposure to sexy media content increases the likelihood of sexual activity and, importantly, hastens the initiation of sexual intercourse (O’Hara, Gibbons, Li, Gerrard, & Sargent, 2013, p. 206). It is known that of all industrialized countries America’s teen birth rate is higher than all other. Although, those in opposition to my stance on the argument may argue that hormones initiate sex rather…

Theoretical construct Based upon analysis of previous research, it is evident that research into compassion is less prevalent than compassion fatigue (Kagen, 2014). According to Gilbert (2005), compassion can be divided into two parts: 1) a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune and 2) a strong desire to help stop the suffering. The desire to help stop the suffering is what separates compassion from empathy. A plethora of research has identified…