Thank You for Smoking

Do you know what you will be doing five years down the road? For me, it is hard to imagine myself as a therapist though I do share an interest in helping people. The reality is, you can plan for many things but you never can fully predict where life will take you. As a therapist I can identify some potential strengths and weaknesses that I bring to the field. Furthermore, I also have had some life experiences that help me keep and open mind to people 's perceived hardships and successes.…

engaged and were going to get married on June 12th 1988. The night of the 27th at about 11:30 p.m. Ethan, Owen, and Natalia were sitting around a campfire and having a good time. A man wearing a red and black coat walked into their campsite. “Have you seen my dog?” the mysterious guy asked “No we have not seen a dog.” Owen…

Did you know that Chris McCandless went into the Alaskan wilderness thinking the he could survive with only a little food and few supplies? Chris thought that what he brought would be plenty to last him until he decided to leave. He also thought that he had enough experience based on his previous trips, like when he went to Mexico. Chris believed that he could survive anything. I think that Chris was wrong about thinking that he was prepared to survive the harsh Alaska wilderness. He had…

used for experimentations; it was also performed on orphans, gypsies, and the mentally ill. It was not until the 1900’s that animal testing became a practice in the United States. Many cringe at the idea of using animals for testing, however would you donate your body or allow the government to use the bodies of the minority or the weak for scientific and medical research to benefit and save the lives of others? I presume not. Using animals for research is a more ethical and more morally…

The film “Scorpio rising”, directed by Kenneth Anger uses Avant-garde practises (A French term which is defined by “people or works that are experimental, radical, or unorthodox, with respect to art, culture, and society.”(2)) To undermine the morals and social conventions of American society in the 1960’s. Anger cleverly combines the conventions and imagery of the aforementioned subject with “pop” music hits made at the time of which he was creating the film (1962-1963). The fundamental feature…

the point that even the slightest inconvenience is what prompt the cycle. This particular example is in reference to something that unfortunately a whopping “36.5 million Americans” (CDC article, sect. 2) suffer with-- the endless habit of smoking cigarettes. Although every single human being in existence has formed at least one habit-- the question is, how many are truly aware of how crucial each and every habit is toward their success, their pursuit to happiness, and their…

health, going to church every Sunday. Since I started school, I don’t have a lot of time dedicated for leisure. My days are all planned to avoid any undue stress. Below are the samples of my determinants of health. A. Describe two domains in which you believe demonstrate healthy behaviors. Exercise or activity level/Fitness: As I go through my day, I have been indirectly doing my fair share of exercise by engaging on daily walks and stair climbing. I am proud to say that I was able to log…

Are you Persian? Arab? Indian? I know, you're from the same place as the kardashians, right? With dark hair, brown eyes and olive skin I often find myself as the subject of a game of charades. There are more than about ten ethnicities I could pass for. But no one ever guesses Afghan. “Afghan”? They ask with disbelief, “oh.. you don’t look afghan?” they say. Well, how would you know what an Afghan looks like? But what they are most confused about is why I don’t have an accent, and how come I’m…

Currently "30.3 million or 9.4% of the U.S. population have diabetes."(CDC,2017) While "23.1 million"(CDC,2017) people have been diagnosed, "7.2 million"(CDC,2017) go undiagnosed today. A number of factors go into developing diabetes. For example: "Smoking, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood glucose." (CDC,2017) Iin 2012 there was an "estimated cost of $245 million dollars for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes."(CDC,2012) People diagnosed with…

20) Charlie immediately put her opinions first before his own. For instance, at the beginning of the novel, he had inappropriate dreams and thoughts about her. After hearing about Charlie’s dreams, Sam said to him “You know you’re too young for me, Charlie.....I don’t want you to waste your time thinking about me that way.” (Chbosky, 22) Her response hurts Charlie’s feelings, but he listened to Sam, despite how hard it was for him throughout the novel to stop loving her. Most of Charlie’s…