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victims. If you're a teenager who has gone through some sort of depression, you are twice more likely than the average individual to start drinking alcohol heavily. This is an alarming statistic -- we have millions of teenagers mixing an illness with a drug that intensifies that illness. In order to get through this, we need to improve our education on depression. The problem isn't just the…

Liberalism is an ideology based on the liberty and equality of every individual in society, and has evolved throughout history because of the recurring rejection of itself as an ideology. From the perspective of the source, liberalism is the source of inequality in multiple aspects of society. It goes on to say that it is crucial to reject the principles of liberalism at every opportunity. However, in historical and modern examples, societies that reject the core ideals of liberalism often are…

INTRODUCTION Cancer can be defined as a special kind of illness that occurs when the cells in a given part of a body begin to grow out of proportion than is normal. Currently, in the United States, this disease is the second leading cause of deaths. Human beings over the history have had tumors and remedies have been implemented, and others continue to be performed and studied over time (American Cancer Society, 2010). These methods of treatment include chemo-preventive methods and of late…

people out of their shell. Almost as many that tried, also failed. However, Stephen Crane made sure he was nothing like these other authors. He pushed his works of art throughout the New World, though this World be torn and battered by the many violent acts committed towards it. Reconstruction had begun, but Stephen Crane had another aspect of life to rebuild. The mind needed attending to, where the prisoners still lived, rioting and rebelling against each other. The work that needed to be done…

her head was interrupting her conversations, telling her she was weak, pitiful, fat, out of control. The vegetables were healthy so they were okay to eat, and of course she had to try the pozole and flan because she's never had home-cooked Mexican food before. And the cookie wasn’t going to hurt right? Riley had one, too and she's really skinny. Or a bit of queso, actually a whole bowl because she never got to have it, and the cake, the cookies,…

Child Abuse vs. Discipline: Where to draw the line? Physical discipline, also known as corporal punishment, is the punishment where any physical force is castoff and its purpose is to cause pain to the child in order to teach them a lesson. It goes without saying that physical violence does not teach anything to any child. According to a research conducted by UNICEF on child abuse: 4 out of 5 children are exposed to some degree of physical abuse in their homes. With a substantial amount of…

Businesses’ are operating in a troubled economy. The troubled economy cannot be pinpointed to any specific region of the world. Companies must consider economic trends that affect its industry (Pearce & Robinson, 2004). Now, more than ever, managers must consider the general availability of credit, the level of disposable income, and the propensity of people to spend (Pearce & Robinson, 2004). One needs to look no further than the shipping industry to understand how growth has slowed.…

Adaptability In today’s society rapid change is always happening. Effective and respected leaders see change not as an obstacle but as an opportunity for growth into new possibilities. Constant change is not good, but being able to step out of your comfort zone once in a while and accepting change is necessary no matter how uncomfortable it is to grow. The ability to adapt is paramount in leadership today. H.G. Wells once wrote: “Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.”…

Orwell and The Vision of 1984 When George Orwell finished his landmark novel 1984 he had lived a life that is difficult to compare. His first hand experiences with totalitarianism and imperialism culminated in one the best and wildly known dystopian novels. Though known primarily as a journalist during his life, his success is associated with 1984 (“Biography of George Orwell”). The story shows the reasons why this is true. It is difficult to read this book and not worry about what one…

In contemporary society, what role does advertising play in shaping culture? Researchers, scholars, and media critics have strongly identified advertising as an analytical approach to offer products and services to the consumers. However, advertising is also seen as an important method of social communication within society. Advertising is central to the processes through which our desires are activated. Fifty years ago the methods of communication for advertising were limited to newspapers…