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Bullying in today’s society has unfortunately become all too familiar. One way that people resort to bullying each other is through social media and the internet, this popular type of bullying is referred to as cyberbullying. In my 9th grade of high school back in 2010, a social media service called form spring appeared. Form spring allowed people to write anonymous comments on each person’s account. The comments that would be posted were cringe-worthy. They ranged from negative comments on…

In 2009, a feminist blogger named Jessica Valenti wrote an essay titled, “The Cult of Virginity”. The purpose of her piece is to highlight how the concept of virginity contributes to a harmful, unrealistic standard for women. For this reason, Valenti aims to educate her intended audience of adolescent readers in the hopes counteracting this damaging social construct. In the beginning of the essay, Valenti reflects on her own personal story of having intercourse for the first time. The date of…

Reliability and Truthfulness of Resurfaced Repressed Memory. Ola Fatai, Ayanleke. PSYC 1111 Written Assignment unit 4. The University of the People (UoPeople), AY 2016 - 2017. December 01, 2016. Introduction The News article “Recovered Memory Murder Case Unravels”, was been written by Dan Morain and published by the Los Angeles Times on Christmas day in 1995 is one of the articles that exposed the controversies in whether recovered repressed memories are real, authentic, and can be counted…

Jessica Lahey said that just because someone is an introvert, doesn’t mean they should be excused from social situations in school (Source 5). School is an opportunity for students to gain more social skills, so they should use it to their advantage. People…

All Alexa’s life, she had a vision of the perfect family. She had two happily married parents, and two loving siblings, Jessica and Ben. Alexa was the middle child yet she never felt neglected, she really thought her life was perfect. Contrary to her belief, her life actually wasn’t perfect though. If her life were perfect she’d have family on her side, she’d live a stable lifestyle, and she wouldn’t be terminally ill. Alexa’s life began to go downhill when at age 13, her mother Julie was…

understood as clichéd of the Jewish people. Finally, Antonio only treasures himself in such a jam since he had trade ships were destroyed in a storm. If it had not put up for a sequence of unlucky dealings, Antonio would then be living fortunately with Jessica. In this situation, prejudice separates the viewer’s state of mind on empathy, making even more melodramatic pressure all the way through the…

The adrenaline rush is here again. Dune- one of the most fascinating military strategy games, takes its name from the sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert- ‘Dune’. The game is a seamless blend of adventure with economic and military strategy. Paul Atreides, the protagonist is tasked with the ultimate goal of driving Harkonnen from Planet Dune, and sees adventures running through spice extractions, military combat, and protecting against the Fremen Tribes. Here’s a short review of what the players can…

Jessica Starks Unequal Communities: Exploring the Relationship between Colonialism, Patriarchy and the Marginalization of Aboriginal Women addresses multiple topics in regards to the effects of colonialism, the introduction of the Indian Act and its detrimental effects in pertinence to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, specifically First Nations women. Stark also explores the colonial/pre-colonial political identity of Indigenous women. In addition, Stark examines how patriarchal design of the…

How Can Students, Teachers, and Parents Put an End to Bullying? Is bullying becoming an enormous complication in your school? Have you ever been walking down the halls and seen someone picking on someone else for their looks, where they have come from, or just because they are different? Today, in 2016, you could take a stand and make a difference for those who cannot stand up for themselves and for those whose lives have been lost due to this situation. There are many forms of bullying, but the…

A major feminism advocate and a well, respected speaker within the community who goes by the name Leila Aboulela once stated that, “All through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end, the graves are identical.” Aboulela is trying to say that, at the end of the day women and men should be equal in every sense of the word with no distinctions to obey. As defined in the dictionary, a woman is an adult human female.…