Mathematical anxiety

Anxiety Anxiety is one of more common mental illness in America, more than 18% of Americans have anxiety. This barrier of anxiety has been tough, but it getting better and better every day; courage and determination helped me get better with this illness, and I was able to preserve just like Jackie Robinson. This illness started in 7th grade. I first noticed it in a softball game, I have been playing softball since I was 7 years old, and nothing like this has ever happened to me before.…

Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder which is characterized by seizures. When a person near you has an epileptic seizure, it can be a very scary and frightening experience. Learning how to handle the situation will make it less dangerous for the victim and less stressful for you and the people watching it. I have listed some steps to teach you what to do. First of all, take a mental note of the duration of the victim's seizure. If the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes, call 911 immediately.…

They The tires screeched and squealed as Russel pressed his foot hard on the gas pedal. Smoke billowed out as the black car shot forward, quickly disappearing in the darkness of the winter night. Emily sobbed quietly in the faint light of her front porch. She kept to herself as she retreated back into the safety of her own bedroom. The dying hours of her night were spent tossing and turning, filled with too much fear to sleep. Russel couldn’t help but contemplate the events of the previous…

In Anne Sexton’s poem “Letter Written on a Ferry”, she uses tone to convey meaning and to express her feelings. “Letter Written on a Ferry” was written while Anne was going through a breakup. This poem was written to express her feelings while going through this period of her life. When reading this poem, the reader automatically thinks a woman is leaving her loved one. Even though that is true, there is a hidden meaning that Sexton is trying to convey by using tone and her life experiences.…

Death is feared by many, yet in other communities death is celebrated with festivities. It is important that we form our own understanding of death and how it affects us because without an answer to the question “what happens after we die,” we live in fear for our entire lives when we should be enjoying the time we have in this life. The only way we can hope to find a solution to the previously mentioned question is by questioning our existence through philosophy. By this method we may find…

Hedwig is another character that shows another side of the mental disorder Kevin is facing. Hedwig is a person that is in a grown man’s body but still acts like a young kid. Hedwig knows a lot about “The Beast” that Kevin is dealing with and that is something that has made me look into the Strain theory a lot more. The element that would go with Hedwig is the Conformist stage. And this goes along with this character very well because Hedwig wants to do everything even though he knows it is not…

People often encounter many difficulties in life. Some of which being unexpected journeys that can easily make or break an individual. These journeys can affect us in a variety of different ways and are typically not foreseen. A change that is somewhat simpler to identify is an emotional change. However, the way we find ourselves handling these situations can often feel like an uphill battle. Life throws obstacles at us that forces us to feel differently and to think differently. Certainly, it…

Throughout my survey and interviews I have found that both interviewees had very similar views on the questions I had asked them. First interview I had was with Dale Johnson he is a truck driver and owns his own business called Dale Johnson Trucking. My second interview was with Susan Grau who currently works at the City of Moline as a-----. She has worked at a grocery store in the past and has supervised many employees for many years. Sitting down with Dale, I first asked him what he looks…

The characters’ fears all rest upon a single idea: the unknown. All three stories depict characters that find themselves fearful of things that they aren’t familiar with, things that are outside of their comfort zone. The first character, Cable, acknowledges a very common fear: the fear of death. For many people, death is the ultimate unknown and Cable portrays this concept in an almost literal sense as he retells his story of approaching the mortuary: “I was apprehensive as I climbed the stone…

Communication disorders encompass a variety of speech and language that affect the day to day lives of children and adults. The views of these disorders are viewed differently by different people depending on the setting. It ranges from positive acceptance to negative rejection. For example, within the movies, “The King’s Speech” and “Sound and Fury” has been produced in order to capture the challenges that give an inside view for viewers to empathize with. People can connect to the characters…