The Alternative

"The 3rd Alternative" focuses on an insightful idea that addresses innovative problem solving. The premise: conflict necessitates resolve, one addressed through a synergistic approach that brings everyone’s skills, experience and wishes to the table. The book focuses on a third alternative approach to a conflict, it’s the change of attitude in approaching a problem, from each person asking themselves “what I can gain, to everyone asking each other, what together can we gain”. The book provides…

I never knew so many alternative rock bands were also considered hard rock bands. So many people around the world are major listeners of so many subgenres of rock music. I found that the most popular genres are alternative and hard rock. Personally my phone is full of music from both genres of rock. The two genres seem to be so different from one another to have so many of the same bands in them. A very popular rock back these days Avenged Sevenfold is under both classifications. I guess this…

treatment options with the most popular being conventional, and alternative medicine. In spite of conventional medicine being the main stream option, the use of alternative medicine has grown in popularity throughout the years, with consumers seeking a more natural approach to medicine. However, critics argue that alternative therapies and treatment, lack medical research on safety and effectiveness. The issue at hand is in alternative medicine, supplements, herbs, and therapies appear safe,…

One of my passions in life is service. I love giving back to the community by serving marginalized communities. Xavier University’s Alternative Breaks (AB) program has given me an opportunity to do this through service and leadership. As a 2015-2016 Alternative Breaks site leader, I was responsible for leading ten participants in direct service to explore the impacts of HIV/AIDS on communities in Memphis, Tennessee. The immersion trip took place during spring break period. In Memphis, we worked…

As mentioned above, the research about ABE as an alternative fuel is still in the early phase. Most research deals with the combustion and emissions performance of ABE-diesel blends in diesel engines, while the study about SI engine fuelled by ABE-gasoline blends is still not sufficient. Nithyanandan et al. (2014) [223] undertook preliminary investigations of the per-formance and emissions of a port-fuel injected SI engine fuelled with ABE and gasoline with volumetric ratios of 0%, 20%, and 40%…

Use of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine during Pregnancy The use of complementary medicine is on the rise across the nation; even pregnant women are using alternative means of treating their ailments while growing their young. Different cultures have their own means of self-medicating during times of sickness and pregnancy as they consider other forms of alternative remedies as a way to treat with natural medicine. A plethora of recent research is currently in progress, expanding and…

becoming higher, resources (oil and coal) are becoming limited, and carbon based fuels are adding to global warming. According to “Benefits of Alternative Energies”, renewable energy technologies have little impact on water resources, do not discharge pollutants into surface water and toxins do not seep into the groundwater. The benefits of using alternative energy are very clear and it is a step in the right direction to a greener…

The essay entitled “Enjoyment as an Alternative to Materialism” asserts materialism as being a destructive force to our overall well-being, more specifically, as being mentally and environmentally harmful. The essay discusses how happiness, or the key term of “flow”, is intrinsically valuable and can be derived internally, without any monetary cost, by choosing activities and experiences over purchasing more superfluous items. Additionally, the author Csikszentmihalyi discusses how leisure time…

every day given that they are created over geological time. It explores the probable sources of energy to replace the fossil fuels and recommends a number of alternatives that include wind power, solar, geothermal, nuclear, hydropower, and biomass. From the findings, the article strongly believes that solar power would be the best alternative for fossil fuels, but there is a need to reduce the costs of solar PV. Sims, R. E., Rogner, H.-H., & Gregory, K. (2003). Carbon emission…

primary method of treatment used by chiropractors, though they do use other alternative forms of treatments and therapies in their practices. The benefits of chiropractic care for back pain are many, which is why this alternative medical care is so popular among people with back and neck pain. Chiropractic Care Benefits Treating the causes of pain, not just the symptoms – While chiropractic isn’t a cure-all alternative to pain, it can reverse the causes of some of the aches and pains we all…