May Swenson

This must be their first task.” When reading John 11, “So the sisters sent to him, saying, ‘Lord, the one whom you love is ill.’ But when Jesus heard it he said, ‘this illness does not lead to death. It is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.” The immediate thought from the reading is a sigh of relief until the biblical text said, “So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place…

Søren Kierkegaard was born on May 5, 1813 in the Copenhagen, Denmark. Kierkegaard’s father was Michael Pederson Kierkegaard a very prosperous wool merchant who also influenced Kierkegaard’s religious beliefs growing up by raising him according to Christian Tradition. (Swenson) This upbringing by his father may have also contributed to his personality and writing style as both Søren and his father could be described as melancholy people. Kierkegaard was also influenced in his writings by the…

simply because of mental illnesses or addictions in either one of the family members (McGaha 5). The first thing I want to discuss is sexual abuse. Sexual activity plays a massive role in the occurrence of dysfunctionality between families (Swenson 2). The reason why it is agonizing to the parents in these events is because no parent really wants to find out that their 12 year old child has been sexually abused or is being sexually active at such a young age. Different problems of…

Affirmative Action in college settings should be taken away because there are more aspects that need to be considered in the college admissions. Today in colleges, “We do treat race and ethnicity differently than region, age, special talents, and the many other considerations that enter into admission decisions” (Fullinwider). Some colleges admit students who are in a minority group just because they are a minority. Those colleges don’t care about where they are from, how they did…

increased mandatory rest stops, more dog food at stops, and the authority of race veterinarians. Many people have opinions about that, because even being treated by veterinarians, the dogs are kept outside in the frigid temperatures. Although, the ITC may consider some dog deaths to be unpreventable, they believe it can be prevented by stopping the…

to flashbacks to that same traumatizing event. If a person has developed PTSD, this disorder can very much interrupt the basic functioning of one’s life, and be very hard to cope with. Many times if someone is experiencing symptoms of PTSD then they may not be able to hold down a job or even keep a good steady relationship. PTSD is most prevalent in our soldiers that come home from war, because traumatizing experiences and death happen far more in war then in a regular jobs. Luckily, doctors…

in the form of rebellion. She is expected by her mother to act as how a lady should act. This tomboy who likes to play with her “brother’s jack-knife” and plays in the grass is least interested to “go tie [her] hair back” like her mother demands (Swenson). She chooses to partake in activities not so lady like despite her mother’s opposition. Another character who supports Marano is Arthur Jarvis from Cry, The Beloved Country. Although Jarvis’s family is not seen much a troubled one, to a small…

The authors for this book all have achieved degrees in Occupational Therapy(Kathleen Swenson Miller, Ph.D., OTR/L; Georgiana L. Herzberg, Ph.D., OTR/L; and Sharon A. Ray, Sc. D, OTR/L). The book focusing on specifically homelessness in America and how these homeless services are organized, the newest trends in service and also the funding…

In India, “thousands of sheep buffalo, and goats… died after grazing on Bt cotton plants”(GMO Dangers 1). In North America, farmers have reported that after feeding their pigs GM corn, the pigs had low conception rates, became sterile, or had false pregnancies. After eating GM corn, twelve cows died in Germany. Also, “other cows in the herd developed a mysterious illness and had to be killed” (The Good, Bad and Ugly about GMOs 5). Rats fed Bt corn “showed significant changes in their blood…

daily tasks in their lives and sinks their participation level in school. Lack of attendance and participation in college classes’ results in an extreme decrease in college retention levels in first year college students. Alicia H. Nordstrom, Lisa M. Swenson Goguen, and…