Licensed to Ill

Ahh, fall, the best time of the year; falling leaves, bonfires, crisp air… and the always dreaded flu season. Every year, over 41% of Americans take preventative measures against the widespread virus most commonly known as, “influenza” or the “flu.” But the statistics are even higher when it comes to the number of parents who don’t protect their children against this potentially deadly virus. Due to the high susceptibility children have to sickness, all children under the age of eighteen should…

Should Marijuana be legalized for Recreational Use? Marijuana has been on the earth for millions of years. It is also the most controversial plant in the history of mankind, as once again the question of medicinal and recreational purpose comes to light. The term marijuana refers to the entire makeup of the plant itself, including the leaves, stems, flowers, seeds and its high inducing component known as THC. According to ancient Chinese literature, its use to achieve a recreational high…

values. In the year 1933, the Prohibition was repealed. During the decade where it was enforced, it was never actually illegal to consume alcohol; many people bought illegal alcohol that was consequently of poor quality and made individuals become ill. Roughly 1,000 Americans died each year of the Prohibition. Additionally, Prohibition worsened the economy because jobs were lost from breweries closing, and the government lost about 11 billion dollars in tax revenue and used 300 million to…

impactful in today’s medical world. We need to instill in the value that the registered nurse role plays in hospitalizations and other facilities. While hiring quality, we also need to hire quantity to take care of this demanding population becoming ill. The value of the nurse is vital and needs to be believed…

“In rap music, even though the element of poetry is strong, so is the element of the drum, and the implication of dance. Without the beat, its commercial value would certainly be more tenuous” Archie Shepp. For many years people have argued about whether or not rap is poetry and, the differences between the two. The most prominent question in this debate is, is rap poetry or its own form of literature. Both rap and poetry have been around for a very long time and have appealed to the senses of a…

Treatments There are no cures for lupus, but there are treatments that can help manage a life style with lupus. The treatment depends on your symptoms to see what medications you may be able to take. Current treatments focus on improving quality of life through controlling symptoms and minimizing flare ups. Early treatment and diagnosis can help manage symptoms to decrease severe damage to organs. Medications are based on individual needs because lupus is not the same for everyone. The…

beginning of time. Throughout all these events one thing has often been the same, they had planned it beforehand before they executed the deed. People seem to think that banning guns will in turn solve the conflict that we face currently but that is a very ill conceived notion. The solution to this problem is to enforce stronger gun laws and regulations. For example they should put a limit on purchasing guns without a background check to look for any mental instability and a gun ownership…

her mother or family. She is a part of the Sanders family, a family of six (both father and son are now deceased), consisting of all women, including a niece. The matriarch, a retired educator who relocated to her hometown in Alabama, is also a licensed minister of 27 years. Three of the four sisters reside in Tallahassee, while one of the sisters, the eldest of the daughters (but not the eldest of the children) resides in another part of the state. Octavia was the last born for 10 years,…

Hip-hop is by far the utmost popular music genre of today’s generation. Artists such as Post Malone, Drake, and 21 Savage dominate the Billboard Hot 100. Hip-hop, as a music genre, is at its peak. One of the special aspects of Hip-hop is how true the music genre has stayed with its roots. Using a series of techniques and tools, Hip-hop has always been rooted in black culture, this is true even as Hip-hop evolved over time. One additional, powerful tool that retained that black identity…

often occur when patients focus too heavily on excessive guilt and shame, stressful religious demands, and the use of religion to deny life problems (Taylor 386). In a report by William Sheehan and Jerome Kroll (1989), it was found that 23% of mentally ill patients surveyed believed sin caused their mental illness, and 10% believed they were hospitalized because they had sinned. With this, some patients feel an anger toward God because of their illness, and they will blame God for putting them…