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Schnarch: Becoming a Self As I inquire about what it takes to become a satisfied woman, I am discovering satisfaction comes from within and it requires an individual to have a strong core self. From a developmental perspective, Dr. David Schnarch explores the process of the emerging self in his book Intimacy & Desire. He writes about the importance of developing a solid flexible self rather than relying on others to make you feel okay. He thinks the first emerged self was a “reflected sense…

Political campaigns stand as one of the staples of a democratic system of government, giving the citizenry access to the politicians who could represent them on a local, state, or national level. In america, every election is different with varying rules, ballot structures, level of media coverage, and participating constituents. Currently, the U.S. 2016 presidential campaign is in full force and quickly approaching the national conventions, which will finally declare who the Republican and…

Gamal Abdel Nasser was a monumental leader in modern Egyptian history. He was born on January 15th, 1918 in Bakos, Egypt. During Abdel Nasser’s childhood, Egypt was a monarchy which was controlled by the British, during the age of imperialism in Africa. Abdel Nasser group up with his uncle in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Cairo is also where Abdel Nasser received his primary and secondary schooling. While not much has been made public about Abdel Nasser’s childhood, one major aspect of his early…

Social workers who reach out to people and explore their environments will successfully acclimate to the population they serve and it’s challenging conditions. Naturally, this can be of mutual benefit to clients and providers alike. It can be the basis in which an augmentation in services occurs or when a change in policy is needed. When a deep understanding of an environment is developed, social services can be tailored to address the needs of the community. In order to produce a rounded…

Our first “Anti-bully Day Committee” meeting led to a goal: fight unkindness on a large scale. We called it “Kindness Is Contagious (KIC) Week.” Suddenly, I found myself the Director of the event which included thousands of students across six high schools. From the beginning, I imagined the actual event planning would be the hard part, but as a family member told me, “The hardest thing, not just in KIC Week, but in life is working with other people.” Over the course of a myriad of planning…

Given the political gridlock in Congress, it would be very unlikely that a budget could be approved in the House if legislators could touch some of the entitlement programs. The problem with not being able to modify mandatory spending as easily as discretionary spending, is…

An amendment to the Constitution requiring that seats in the House of Representatives be delegated by a party-list proportional representation system of elections, is necessary to enhance the democratic elements of the United States Government: particularly voter turnout, the creation of more political parties, and a more diverse electorate . Currently, the “Past the Post” style of elections in the United States has tainted the American democracy, and it is time that the country be required to…

Article II of the Constitution begins with the phrase “The executive power shall be vested…” The founders then went on to detail the various duties that would be expected of the Presidential office, and the sundry list of the powers that the office could exhibit. However, this is where the controversy began. Just a few short years after the ratification of the Constitution, the question as to the extent of what those powers were came to the forefront of the political scene. Many argued that the…

21. Explain the purpose of primary elections. A primary election is an “intraparty election used by political parties to select a candidate to run in the general election.” (pg.661) The purpose of primary elections is to narrow down and select a candidate for each party and elect party officers; then the general election will decide who becomes the next president. 22. List the pros and cons of political machines. Political machines are “groups that control activities of a political party.”…

works, but it is an essential part of taking care of your teeth and gums. In a group of people surveyed about what they would rather do than flossing about 18% said they would rather wash the dishes. Another 9% said they would rather be stuck in gridlock traffic…