Take That

From reading this article, I was able to gain a lot of insight of why people may not take their medications as prescribed. From prior knowledge, I would have said that the main reasons are due to not understanding the value of taking the medicine or wanting to avoid side effects. One reason highlighted in the article was the stigma attached with taking certain types of medications. The specific disorder mentioned in the article was epilepsy, but many other diseases are stigmatized such as…

heavy weights on my shoulders thinking about it. Personally, I’m that kid who is impatient, curious, stubborn, and does not want to be in one space all the time (I think college is very compressing). One day I came up with this thought “what if I don’t take college?”. The idea came to me when I was fourteen. My…

It Takes All Kinds Nicole Sarhan Pursassive Essay Writing Sample. 5/4/15 I’m having a hard time with this topic. I hate lumping people into groups. I understand that it is human nature for us to do this; a way of keeping things sorted in our brains. But to me, it’s offensive. I grew up not knowing exactly how to classify myself. My father is Arab, my mother a German. The two of them met and created me, along with my five brothers and sisters. I didn’t fit in on dad’s side, and…

Wrinkles got you down? Get inspired by Julianne Moore's take on aging Changing the way society thinks about aging It’s hard to embrace getting older when society doesn’t see it as a positive thing. It’s very common to not see women over the age of 40 in acting roles or in marketing campaigns. It’s like they somehow just disappear from the collective consciousness. That’s not a good thing. It leads to women feeling bad about themselves and fighting the aging process. Luckily, over the past…

25 years since a photo of Jupiter like this has been taken so this picture will provide valuable information to exoplanet researchers by showing us how planets with atmospheres look from one billion miles away. One of the reasons why Cassini should take this picture is because it has been over 25 years since a picture of the planet like this has been taken. The last picture was taken by Voyager 1 in the 1980s with camera technology from the 1970s when it was launched which means that the photo…

From an average student's’ perspective the idea of sleeping to be more productive is perceived to be counter intuitive, and in essence, ironic. When taking into consideration the dense academic and auxiliary workload of a student; essays, projects, assignments, tests, finding internships, research, establishing meaningful relationships, and personal activities to get a mental break from it all, efficiency is paramount and sleep should not be the go to course of action. However, this linear way…

Creoles Take Charge In the 18th century a social group called the Creoles lead many revolutions. Creoles were people of pure Spanish blood who were born in America. They made up about twenty three percent of the population. Creoles fought across Latin America in order to reform the country. The Creoles led the fight for Latin American independence for three main reasons: they wanted political control, economic control, and social control. One reason Creoles led the fight for Latin…

Muhammad al-Kashef, regarding the Syrian’s petrifying voyage to escape harsh conditions in Egypt (19). In the article “Who Will Take In the Syrians?” Priyanka Motaparthy discusses the Syrian refugee’s situation and the dangerous journey thousands make to escape troubles in Egypt. She discusses the government in Egypt, the details of the trip, the routes the migrants take, and where they possibly end up. Syrian’s first fled their own country, hoping to escape the crisis happening there. They…

The song “Take me to Church” written by Hozier can be seen as a song about forgiving one’s actions. This can be seen through the title as it could be about the speaker of the song wanting or needing to go to church after a sinful act that they could have committed (ex: cheating on his wife). The song consists of thirteen stanzas, the chorus of the song being sung three times. The first three stanzas showcase the speaker’s choice between religion and love. The song is about the sexuality of the…

Science and Children are “Take a Leaf from Our Book” by Betty Fowler and “The Poetry of Plant” by Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry. Both articles demonstrated how to incorporate literature, poetry, and science in order to teach students about plants through hands-on activities. A piece of literature can be significant tool for teaching and learning about science. However, it takes more than just reading about a topic to be considered “doing science”. (Fowler, 1997). Take a Leaf from Our Book, is…