Self-care

arguments; I would try to leave home for most weekends choosing to stay with relatives. I was terrified to talk/ask my parents for anything or tell them anything, figuring it would end in a fight or get me into trouble or worse. I had devastatingly low self esteem (Berk,…

Garcia.Session1.Journal Here I am, thirty years after graduating high school. As I grew older, I often wondered what happened to the young girl that was so full of dreams and intentions. I thought I could change the world. I did very well in my professional life at around 28 years old and was financially responsible. I was proud of myself and felt as if I accomplished alot at a very young age. I wondered if I needed to further my education afterall. Life was pretty good and if you 're…

According to Arnett (2007) during adolescent, girls have lower self-esteem than boys, also they seek to be accepted based on physical appearance more than boys. Furthermore girls are critical with own appearance, usually not happy with own body image, tiring to compete with the latest cultural trend setters has impact on their self esteem. There have been cases where the impact was so major leading to develop life threatening illness such as anorexia…

Anthropology is an area of study that has been present throughout history and has always played a large roll in the understanding and studying of different cultures and societies. One accredited anthropologist is Dorothy Lee. Lee is recognized in this paper for the discovery and evaluation of the themes being discussed as well as the culture being examined. The key social problem that the reading discusses is the lack of individual choice in Western culture specifically evaluating other cultures…

James Q Wilson once said, “Man’s moral sense is not a strong beacon light…it is, rather, a small candle flame…flickering and sputtering in the strong winds of power and passion, greed and ideology” (Amstutz 9). Morality refers to a person’s values and beliefs about what is right and wrong, just and unjust, and fair and unfair. However, the concept of morality is more nuanced that its definition, given the multiple factors that inform a person’s moral compass—such as, their religion—and the many…

The Fifth Amendment provides citizens with the opportunity to not be a witness in their own trial so that the possibility of self-incrimination is diminished. The self-incrimination clause protects defendants, but can be misconstrued at times as an admission of guilt by the defendant. There are several cases that have had to deal with the issue of self-incrimination, including Salinas v. Texas 570 US __ (2013) and Mitchell v. United States 526 US 314 (1999). Salinas v. Texas 570 US __ (2013)…

of clothing. Their reputation means everything to them and is a large part of everyday life. The fear of losing reputation or trying to repair a reputation can dictate how people act or behave. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, the characters care so much about their reputation that it determines how they act and the decisions they make. The loss of reputation is an underlying factor in how the characters act and the choices they make in The Crucible. A good reputation can save one, and a…

My Stupid Conspiracy As a child you’re filled with theories about life that aren’t always true. Such as, Santa Clause, as a kid you loved Santa and believed with all your heart until you were told or found out otherwise. This illustrates that we have not experienced life first hand. These little contradictions that we experience keep us imaginative and filled with creativity. I was young when I believed that all fish could kill me. This belief made me petrified to swim in lakes and oceans. This…

Whom to Blame Throughout the story of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there was a lot of tragedies that happened. Many people died and hearts were broken, but there were several reasons why they happened. The big question is that who is to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? There was many people involved with it but there is two that stand out and seems to be the ones. Those two people are Romeo and Friar Lawrence, they have done a lot things that contributed to the death of Juliet and…

Nowadays society judge based on your beauty and how perfect you are rather than judging you based on your personality. Kylie Jenner she became famous because of her beauty and perfect body she did several plastic surgery to reach the beauty she wanted the society doesn’t pay attention to her personality they know nothing about her character. Which is similar in the Victorian Era beauty was important. In The Picture Of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde introduces us to the main character that was young and…