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Since the earliest traces of civilizations, humanity has made great progress considering the brief existence of modern human beings. Never before have we existed in a world as sophisticated and engineered to our needs as today; access to clean water, reliable sources of nourishment, shelter and security, healthcare and disease prevention. However, the importance of these needs can often be taken for granted when they do not impact us directly, which forces us to respond to them as they arise.…

Elijah Alsop Social Problems Trimester Project Miss Osterman The U.S. Health Care Problem What is a Social Problem? The United States healthcare crisis is a social problem. A social problem is some aspect of society that people are concerned about and would like changed. A social problem is not a natural disaster like hurricanes and tornados. The two essential components of a social problem are an objective condition, which is a condition of society that can be measured or experienced, and a…

Gaining viewer attention while speaking can be a complex issue unless approached carefully by the presenter. Typically, the use of ethos, pathos, and logos can strategically strengthen the connection with an audience especially alongside the use of rhetorical strategies. Sir Ken Robinson used all of these strategies to gather the interest of those around him during his Ted Talk in February 2006 which is still being discussed to this day. By examining how creativity is being killed in school, he…

cancer crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa from the view of the oncology ward in Princess Marina Hospital (PMH) in Gaborone, Botswana. A professor at New York University, Julie Livingston is a medical historian who combines her training in anthropology and public health to evaluate medicine in Botswana with an emotional analysis, depicting a view of physical suffering in context of the social climate. Her previous work, Debility and the Moral Imagination in Botswana, analyzed the effect of economic and…

Could Yoga Be The Answer is an article in which author Teresa Ann Power, a children's health and fitness specialist, explains how she believes the practice of yoga in children could be a solution for the obesity epidemic in America. In the article, Power explains the causes behind obesity, the effects of childhood obesity, and claims that yoga could be the answer to the problem of obesity. I believe Power excellently presents her point by correctly targeting her audience and appealing to the…

Persuasion is defined as “the process by which a message induces change in beliefs, attitudes, or behaviours” (Myers, 2010). In 1984, Robert Cialdini composed six principles of persuasion, “each of which are governed by a fundamental psychological principal that directs human behaviour.” These principles can be taught, mastered and applied in order to make a sale on a product/service or gain consumer consensus. This brief’s context resides around medical/healthcare marketing, with the aim of…

When we talk about universal health care we are referring to health care that’s paid for or subsidized by the government, which is also called single-payer health care system. Since World War II most countries of the world offer some form of universal health care for their citizens. So what are the pros and cons of this type of health care system? Should there be universal health care for the United States? There are many issues on American’s health care system regardless the fate of ObamaCare…

(Pender, 2002) Health promotion can also relate to a strategy that is responsible for educating individuals and communities, that leads to the promotion of good health. Public Health Ontario describes the process of Health Promotion as “promoting health, behaviours, creating supportive environments and encouraging healthy public policies….. may occur in settings such as workplaces, schools, clinics, and communities with partnership and capacity building across multiple sectors and diverse…

When picturing school lunches, many people may think of greasy and oily food that is unappealing and unhealthy. Is this a reality, or just a fiction? There is large controversy over whether this view should be altered or not. About 19,000 schools in the United States currently serve fast food in their cafeteria. Since this food is cheaper to make, many schools may find it a better option than healthier lunches. People on the other side of the debate, however, may argue that schools should serve…

Vincent McGrath Persuasive Outline Topic: Americans & Their Right to Free Healthcare Audience: The audience of my speech would be Americans who currently live in the United States. General Purpose: To persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that Americans should have the right to free healthcare. Thesis; Even though free healthcare may be a proponent of socialism, no American citizen should go without healthcare. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: According to…