Mathematical anxiety

Durham v. McDonald’s Restaurants of Oklahoma, Inc. FACTS Camran Durham filed an intentional infliction of emotional distress lawsuit against his former employer, McDonald’s in Oklahoma. As he was denied three requests by McDonald’s manager which was his supervisor to take his prescription anti-seizure medication. After the denial of the last request the manager called him “f…ing retard”. Durham alleged that the refusals by the manager caused him to fear that he would suffer a seizure which…

Trixie the Model Trixie was an isolated pup, but all of that happened a long time ago. Things have looked up for her since then. She now has a happy, healthy home. Trixie lived in a compact “cell” in the Los Angeles Shelter. She was a gawky, grimy, and “supposedly gray” dog. Until one fortunate day. It was raining cats and dogs outside of the Los Angeles Shelter. It was a humid, cold, rainy day, with a slight breeze. One young couple, Laura and John Swanson, stumbled inside to find respite…

(even for this project) is starting to control our lives. Cyberbullying is one of the most dangerous ways technology is impacting teenager’s lives. It can lead to depression, anxiety, and even suicide. In the case of Amanda Todd, it lead to all three. In Amanda’s YouTube video, she stated, “[I] fell into anxiety, depression,and panic attacks.” About a year later, she…

I have been struggling with the effects of Hashimoto’s disease, GERD, anemia, vitamin deficiency, anxiety, and depression for years without a proper diagnosis and treatment program. Each year a doctor has prescribed something to relieve a symptom, such as an iron infusion for my anemia. But, the relief has been short-lived. Over the last year, I have pushed my doctors to do more testing and now have a combination of medications that manage some of the symptoms more effectively. However, my…

“With one catlike movement both her hands clawed instinctively for my eyes and she almost reached them too.” Imagine this, your daughter might have a deadly disease and she’s attacking the man that is trying to help her live. “The Use of Force” by William Carlos William, portrays a child’s fear of being diagnosed with this disease. This child’s and parents fear shows a continuous pattern throughout the story and demonstrates the theme . An act of self preservation can be an act of self…

In the movie 'The Village', there was a lot of symbolism included. The red berries were a big symbolism of fear and curiousness. "Those We Don't Speak Of" was a symbol of the red berries because when there were red berries around, that meant that there were creatures around and everyone thought that they were going to hurt them because that's what they were taught when they were younger. Ivy and her sister buried the bright red berries because they thought something was going to happen when they…

From anxiety over the future to feelings of guilt & shame regarding the past people are shifting their focus so rapidly it appears they are unable to observe what is happening right now. I believe helping ground people in the “here-and-now” is a highly important…

Heraclitus said, “We can never step into the same river twice, for different water is ever flowing” (12). Heraclitus compares a river to moments and aspects of one’s life. As people try to step into the river, thinking they will step into the same river as before, they are only met with failure as that part of the river has already flowed past. Things change regardless of what we want. We can try to step into the river again, or the same moment in time, but it is too late as both the river and…

Out of the 725 venomous snakes discovered, a whopping 280 can kill you in only one bite! When it comes to snakes they differ greatly, and one of the greatest kinds of snakes are viperidae or viper. We will be talking about vipers different type of behavior, how to tell them apart from other snakes, and most what their diet is. The behavior or snakes differs from species to species, but viper snakes tend to act the same. If threatened at times they might coil up into a flat spiral or might hiss…

Title George F. Kennan, an american diplomat and political scientist, once said, “Heroism is endurance for one moment more.” We often think that being a hero means someone who is fearless. This is not always true as we see in Homer’s The Odyssey. We may think that to be a hero you have to be strong and fearless, but really, a hero is someone who does not give up and perseveres - even in the toughest circumstances. Odysseus is faced with countless and potentially fatal obstacles throughout…