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After four years of meaningless lectures and pointless assignments, high school English class has abandoned me at the gates of university with only the slightest writing skills. English Composition 1 has been an academic life saver, providing writing skills and concepts that will be of the absolute necessity for all my future endeavors. So far every essay I have written for English Composition 1 has received an acceptable score, so I think I think I have applied at least some of the literary…

. About 5% of teens worldwide have said that they have been cyber bullying by someone and it has harmed them, but do not let that get to them to the point where committing suicide is what others think. Cyber harassment also makes enough harm to where the individual does not want to attend school anymore and feels like they are left alone when seen by many people that know what is happening and are helping the bully. Cyber harassment is not just one main way to harass a person online, in other…

The formula used to define crisis consist of three components, a precipitating event, emotional distress and coping methods (Kanel, 2015). As a crisis counselor it is imperative to pinpoint and comprehend such components of crisis since they are the segments which the crisis counselor must identify in order to assist the client in overcoming the crisis. The most detrimental component of the three is perception of the event, due to the fact this segment can be altered with ease by the counselor…

I chose Chapter 23 “Using Source Material” in Writing: 10 Core Concepts. “Using Source Material” is important and useful information on how to use other sources in your writing effectively. Chapter 23 gives examples for how to: include enough information to back up your ideas, but not so much information that it covers up what you want to say. In addition, it gives tips for how to incorporate it into your writing. Robert P. Yagelski argues that “The challenge for many students is resisting the…

Pain is defined as the physical discomfort or suffering caused by illness or injury. In Ordinary People by Judith Guest the story of a grieving family is portrayed. The story begins when Conrad gets out of the mental hospital, beginning to recover from his suicide attempt. However, as the story progresses the reader learns of much more hidden pain in the families past. A boating accident caused Jordan, Conrad’s older brother, to die, leaving the family in disrepair. After the death of his…

1. What is the writer’s main purpose or theme? Does the structure of the paper complement its purpose and content? Explain in narrative form as opposed to a yes/no format. The main purpose of the paper is to discover how the errors of capturing the charges in the ED occurred and how this error of revenue charges could be fixed. Once the outline is placed in draft form and the main concerns are addressed the structure of the paper seems fine. 2. How does the introduction catch the reader’s…

Suicide is one issue that remains controversial to this day. In the eyes of some, suicide is one way to get out of a world that seems to torment them endlessly. They think that all the pain can be removed by "Death". To those who think rationally, suicide is an act totally unreasonable. It cuts short the most natural thing in existence. People who ended their own lives believe that there is nothing that they can rely on this world and there is no reason for them to be alive anymore. But they do…

To Be or Not To Be An old word asks us: “To be or not to be, is a question.” How does a person think of death in daily life? What makes a person commit suicide rather than live a better life? What experience does a person go through leading him to give up the hope of existence? In our reading, “The Birth-mark” and “A wall of fire rising”, Hawthorne and Danticat use representative symbols, such as the birthmark and the balloon, to show pursuing to perfection and freedom. Symbolism is one…

The average life expectancy of an American male is 73 years, meanwhile, it is 80 years for females. In the article “Men Still Die Before Women. Is Toxic Masculinity to Blame?” by Haider Javed Warraich and Robert Califf, the authors come to the conclusion that masculinity causes men to die earlier than women. Michael Kimmel, author of “Bros before Hos: The Guy Code”, digs even deeper into why masculinity is to blame for the shorter life expectancy of men. Kimmel also includes many anecdotes,…

Have you ever been so depressed that you’ve thought suicide was the only way to end your suffering? Yeah, I know that went 0 to 100 in .2 seconds but believe me, I’ve been there. So have my two friends, Hannah Baker of 13 Reasons Why, and Charlotte “Charlie” Davis of Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow. Now, I know you are wondering why I am writing about entertainment that openly speak of suicide and the recovery process. Mainly, being that both 13 Reasons Why and Girl In Pieces manipulate the…