Petra

Oportunidades is the leading social protection project in Mexico. This initiative started in 1998 under the name Progresa. This project was mainly for families in rural and urban communities, which were under poor conditions. Oportunidades invested in human capital looking to improve children’s education, health and nutrition. Thus, planning to achieve long-term effects. The goal was not only to reduce poverty, but also to provide better future economic conditions to children. By a conditional…

In the pre-Islam, religion was comprised of many gods. The Arabs worshipped many gods and had various practices that were believed to appease these gods. Before Islam, the Kaaba and Mecca were covered in symbols which represented demons, jinn, demigods or tribal gods and other deities. All these represented the polytheistic culture of the pre-Islamic Arabia. During this time, Allah was used to represent a creator god among the Meccans, who had three daughters (Hishām Ibn al-Kalbī, 1951). Near…

As Petra Collins said in her article: “Through this removal, I really felt how strong of a distrust and hate we have towards female bodies. The deletion of my account felt like a physical act, like the public coming at me with a razor, sticking their finger…

Bassetti, Chiara. “Male Dancing Body, Stigma and Normalizing Processes. Playing with (Bodily) Signifieds/ers of Masculinity.” Sociological and Anthropological Research. Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technology, Department of Sociology and Social Research. University of Trento. 20 Jan. 2014. Web. 26 Oct. 2015. Bassetti explains that there are certain stereotypes that are placed on man dancers. His article examines, how can the idea of males dancing be socially normalized. During his 3…

In a recent poll, it was found that only 41% of the American population believe that the world is being harmed by climate change today, despite there being a scientific consensus that climate change is a proven matter of concern (Wike). Why do such large number of Americans reject the scientific consensus on climate change? There is a widespread misconception that there is a disconnect between scientists on the climate change issue, however the actual disconnect is between the public opinion and…

Power doesn’t corrupt people. People corrupt power. This saying is relevant in the novel, The Chrysalids, because when power is given to an individual, it only takes one step for the person to take advantage of it and corrupt it, but the concept of power never corrupts anything. In The Chrysalids, the theme of power is strongly seen through religion, discrimination, and mutants. In The Chrysalids, the theme of power is demonstrated through religion because of the Strorms’ history and religious…

Argument Analysis of “Defining Mental Disability” Defining mental disability is not, under any circumstances, an easy task. One wants to be politically correct, but without actually going through life every day with a disability, how can one even start to define it? One cannot. Margaret Price tackles this issue through thoroughly exploring the different definitions of disability in her article, “Defining Mental Disability.” Through her use of argumentative strategies as well as structural…

where this room “…entirely isolate[d] Bartleby” (Melville 9). Melville then constructs a deeper meaning into the setting when describing Wall Street and its unnatural emptiness and isolation. The story states, “Of a Sunday, Wall Street is deserted as Petra, and every night of every day it is an emptiness. This building, too, which of weekdays hums with industry and life, at nightfall echoes with sheer vacancy, and all through Sunday is forlorn” (Melville 17). Melville clearly helps paint…

Introduction Jean Watson developed a human caring grand theory in the 1970s. In 1991, Swanson proposed her middle range theory consisting of five caring processes. Swanson’s Theory of Caring defines caring as the ways to nurture and value other people’s feelings, thus, showing a sense of commitment and responsibility. The theory supports the claim that care is the central phenomenon in the nursing field but is not necessarily unique to the practice. Swanson’s Theory of Caring put more effort…

Perspective, an attitude toward or way of regarding something, is abstract; many individuals have their own beliefs and will often go to great lengths to maintain and pass on these ideals. Perspective is made up of what a person has learned and experienced within their lifetime, making it difficult to change beliefs and values. This can cause complications, as an individual will often become possessed with proving their own convictions correct. In John Wyndham’s novel The Chrysalids, the…