Inheritance Cycle

In their book “The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills”, David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu scrutinize the impact of economic policy to the life and death of the world’s population during recession. To serve their purpose, they discover the term “body economic” which is defined as “a group of persons organized under a common set of economic policies; a people whose lives are collectively affected by these policies” (p. 139). They argue that the neoliberal austerity policy has lethal impact and cause…

When the society experiences an economic recession, people often think about the Great Depression in 1930s. Up to the present, many researchers attempted to study on Great Depression to gain a lesson. Friedman claimed that policy makers could not take proper actions depended on the radical changes in the international environment after the First World War ended. However, he only considered a single factor and excluded other important factors such as Customs Law and international monetary system.…

The Great Transformation As Homer’s epic recounts the return of Odysseus from the Trojan War, in The Odyssey, the Greek hero faces many hardships during the process of his return that seem dependent on prior events in the Trojan War described in The Iliad. In other words, Odysseus confronts similar problems, when he was in the Trojan War, traveling back to Ithaca. As a result, Homer displays Odysseus’ development as a person throughout both stories, applying his knowledge acquired on the…

Poverty can affect anyone. Unfortunately all over the world poverty is an enormous issue for people and families. This essay will be focusing on the effect of poverty for children and what people can do to help support. To do there’s a need to look at what poverty is, how it effects the people and families, employment statuses, and what schools, teacher, state and Australian governments can do to positively affect/help children going through the impacts of poverty. So what is poverty? Poverty…

After viewing World on Fire, reading chapter 9 and reflecting on my own life I truly comprehend how where we live makes a difference. Where we live shapes the lives we lead in relation to technology and access to education. In the United States, we are one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, and in many low-income countries there is little to no advancement in technology. This is mostly due to the high importance placed on cultural tradition in many of these countries…

The Cardiac Cycle The cardiac cycle is the sequence of events that occur in the heart during one heart beat. It is how the heart operates, and what exactly happens when it contracts and relaxes. The heart is equipped with four chambers and one-way valves that work with precision to pump blood to and from the body. The heart regulates blood volume to support efficient circulation to the cells, tissues, organs, and systems. It provides oxygen and nutrients to the bodies tissue while also…

I believe that it is a shame that in 2008, 12.7 million people were diagnosed with cancer and an additional 7.6 million people die from this tragic disease. The World Health Organization states that in the year of 2030, this statistic will grow to 21.4 and 13.2 million respectively (Fanghua, 2010, p.297). But, what is cancer. Cancer is a disease caused by non-stop division of cells and it can happen almost anywhere in the human body. People who are stricken with this disease are people who are…

teenage girls are more focused on sexual activities instead of their childhood. Contraception is not only used for teenage girls who are sexually active, but they are also used to regulate irregular menstrual cycles. Once teenagers start to consume birth control, their menstrual cycles will be controlled to where it will come at a certain time each month. When taking some forms of…

In a Facebook post on March 9, 2016, Gerald Mullen posted “When we were lucky enough to have Cheerios and mild, we had to eat ‘em with a fork, then pass the unused milk on to the next kid.” Gerald Mullen grew up in southern Indiana during the Great Depression and lived the tough life that many others had to live as well. Struggling to earn enough money to live, families often needed the children to drop out of school to work. The struggles of that era varied upon where the family lived during…

Are You Pregnant? Becoming pregnant can be one of the most exciting events in a woman’s life. From the clothes shopping to the nursery painting. But first you have to recognize if you are pregnant. Pregnancy can have many symptoms. “A missed period is often the first clue that a woman might be pregnant” (The Office of Women 's Health, 2010). However, there can be symptoms that can be an indicator even before you miss your first period. These symptoms, according to the Office of Women’s Health,…