Group dynamics

TIME-OUT FROM REALITY is a character driven drama. The plot has merit. The idea of a young foster girl trying to rehab her uncle so that she can live with him is very appealing. It’s always nice to see how an adult character can change through the eyes of a child. The story explores themes about forgiveness, family, and healing. The goal is clear and the stakes are personal. The story is driven also by the inner emotional needs of the protagonist, Izzy, just as much as her external goal.…

College Pressures In “College Pressures”, William Zinsser talks about the college pressures that most college students face. At the time, William Zinsser was the Master of Branford College at Yale University. He says that he sees four kinds of pressure that most college students go through such as economic, parental, peer and self-induced pressure. As I read his essay, I analyzed the effectiveness of Zinsser’s observation about what pressures most college students face. Most students face…

With the recent legality of marijuana use in some states and the slow but sure erasure of the stigma surrounding marijuana use, it is no surprise that there are fears about whether legalization will result in increased rates of use. However, legality is not the only thing that affects an individual’s use. When thinking of marijuana use, most view it as an individual’s decision to use the drug. However, it is known that peer pressure often plays a large role in an individual’s choice to use…

My grandparents were the storytellers in my life and I believe that it was them that have had the biggest impact on how I would define my ethnic background. When I was growing up I used to love hearing stories about my grandparent’s experiences and learning more about my family’s history. Some of the stories that were told to me were more pronounced than others, but I think that the common theme in all of their stories, were the sense of national pride that came with being an American. However,…

Our country faces multiple problems that are all at different levels. Some are more important than others and affect everyone differently. One of the problems in our country is youth incarceration. Youth Incarceration needs to be reconfigured into a positive changing experience for troubled teens instead of a horrible time that effects the reason of their lives in a negative way. Youth incarceration is when a young adult younger than eighteen is sentenced to serve a certain amount of time in a…

who I really am is more important to me. Does my race define who I am? Does my heritage allow me to have some unprecedented upper hand over someone who has a different skin color, hair color or eye color than me? Belonging to a particular ethnic group plays a large role on how individuals perceive and treat each other socially; this influence extends in the home, workplace and the society as a whole.…

performance of high school athletes who incur multiple concussions suggest athletes with a history of 3 or more concussions are still impaired on cognitive tasks and concussion symptoms [6].The authors used a cohort study design, the IVs were concussion groups (0,1,2,>3), and time ( baseline, 3 days, 8 days), the DVs were neurocognitive test scores measured by Immediate Post Concussion Assessment, cognitive testing (ImPact), neurocognitive test battery (verbal, visual memory, processing…

The police are the public and the public are the police. Sir Robert Peel used the saying to express the fact that police services are made up from people who are in the community. The police protect and represent the community which they originate from. Thus, it is crucial to have a police service reflective of the community. A community police model requires that the service is reflective of the community to ensure maximum efficiency. Also, a police service that represents a community can…

middleman minority theory is and it is discussed in Bonacich’s article, “A Theory of Middleman Minorities.” Blalock 's defines a middleman minority as racial groups who come to a new country and are placed in the middle between producers and consumers; an overall status gap. Bonacich does not necessarily agree with Blalock. She describes these racial groups as people who do not necessarily want to settle down permanently. This means that these individuals are temporarily in the United States.…

Taking Mexican American studies out of schools in Arizona not only effects the students at schools such as Tucson High Magnet School, but also the surrounding community. “The collectivity of many different racial and ethnic groups that comprise the society does not threaten American culture or its identity” ( Issue Summary 3). Teaching students about where they come from does not have to be a bad thing. Historically the different races and cultures that are apart of America…