Major scales

CARIBBEAN CIVILIZATION THINK PIECE The song “Chokra” is the 1996 ICC World Cup song for the Sri Lankan cricketers. “The Sri Lankans were the first host country to win the World Cup, the first country to win the World Cup batting second and it was also their first time ever winning the ICC World Cup” (espncricinfo.com). Though the song is not in English it could be seen or even gathered from the video that it was about national pride, gender and the unification of the masses. The images…

The case I will be studying is the case of a 20 year old university student who is struggling to function as a student and social areas of his life. He is going through the psychological phase of depression and feels helpless and in no control over it. One possible reason to the cause of James depression was how his friends and family reacted to his learning disability. His learning difficulties always made him feel like a failure to himself and to others. James always had learning difficulties…

happiness is difficult, myself and others close to me have shown that it possible to move past depression and fight it back once it rears its ugly head. Depression is considered to be under the mood disorder umbrella. There are two types of depression: Major Depressive…

Daniel Levinson’s “Seasons of Life” theory consists of seven stages. However, for this prompt, the focus will be on the fifth stage: mid-life transition. This usually happens between the ages of 40 to 45, and is sometimes classified as one of crisis. During this stage, a person, whether it be a man or woman, begins to evaluate or reevaluate their life. Levinson states, during this phase there is a lot of soul searching and reflection done throughout this stage (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team,…

For every suicide, there are twenty-five suicide attempts; of which ninety percent of all people who commit suicide are diagnosed with depression. One of those suicide attempts was a ten-year-old girl, and that ten-year-old was me. After I attempted suicide, it took a year for me to confess to my mother what I had done. Instantly, I was tested for depression; as an eleven-year old female diagnosed with depression, my life would take a massive turn. Some may say that this turn was good, while I…

I never expected something bad to happen that day. It was my parents anniversary night, May 11th, 2017, and of course, I had a softball game. We knew that the opposing team was better than us, but we still played hard, until the accident, that is when everything fell apart. My parents anniversary night was on one of my last home games of the season, but not the teams. Our game was at the Hyatt Elementary softball/baseball fields. The team, coaches, and parents knew that we were going to…

of Chinese Aviation” an article by Rebecca Maksel. The people in these stories faced life changing events and these events affected their countries. Jackie Robinson’s life changed when he became the first black man to play in the world series and Major League Baseball during a time of segregation in…

In addition to his chronic low back pain, Mr. Bacon has had problems with substance abuse from his heavy reliance on his painkillers. Mr. Bacon visits clinics only to receive more pain medication, and when he doesn’t take his medication, he is less willing to interact with his family and is in a bad mood. His problem with substance abuse has led to many arguments with his wife, as his wife does not approve of his coping mechanism and has tried to express her feelings. Mr. Bacon’s wife has been…

What are the effects of loneliness? Some people become depressed, some people find ways to not be lonely anymore, but some people are so used to being lonely that they choose to live that way. Loneliness can change people by causing them to become depressed, angry, and mistreat others. Of Mice and Men takes places during the Dust Bowl in America. During this time, things like racism, sexism, and discrimination against mentally handicapped people was very common. The characters in this book work…

“It’s been shown over and over that people who live lonely and disconnected lives, even smack in the middle of a modern metropolis, are more depressed, more suicidal and have more physical illnesses than the rest of us,” (Herbert). Although it may be mentally draining, disconnect, if practiced repeatedly, may become a comforting familiarity. People who are disconnected- from family, friends, nature, life, etc.- may not realize the harm they are causing by forcing themselves into this emotional…