The Equalizer

supposed to have the same opportunities and resources. Education is something that is supposed to help the world end poverty. The more intelligent people are, the more capable they should be to escape poverty. Education is supposed to be this “great equalizer of the conditions of men”(Mann 250), but with the current education gap, all it does is make the rich richer and the poor even…

od is good, says Christianity. After all, faith in God is the key to heaven. Is heaven not good? But what about hell? Why allow such perdition at all? The presence of evil challenges the existence and preconception of a God whose grounding is one of not only assigned, but assumed benevolence, such as the one found in Christianity. To name God supreme creator, or transcendent father (our father, who art in heaven…), or an essence above that of mortal beings and simultaneously surmise that…

Mike Ryan is a fiction thriller writer from Pennsylvania thought he currently lives in Bensalem a suburb of Philadelphia. Over the course of his career he has written several series of novels that include his most popular Silencer series, The CIA Ghost series, and The Cain series, most of which have gone on to become bestsellers on Amazon Kindle. Even as he writes high octane thriller fiction, he is a family man who lives with Liz his wife and four children. Ryan is a big animal rights crusader…

In Growing up Gay in the South: Race, Gender, and Journeys of the Spirit, Sears (1991) provides compelling narratives of high school life for lesbian and gay youth in South Carolina, the heart of the Protestant evangelical South, and the difficulties of the lesbian and youth gaining acceptance in the conservative state. The majority of South Carolinians is conservative Christians (Sears, 1991). Thereby, the conservative Christians in SC are “fervent believers in rebirth and redemption, the blood…

1. Describe what you see as the role of the University of Hawai'i (UH) locally, nationally, globally. (300 words) The University of Hawaiʻi has the envious role of providing education in an exceptionally multi-cultural environment. We are preparing our students as students and leaders to help develop the knowledge necessary to advance the goals of a democratic participatory society. As one of a very small number of universities in the region, UH is uniquely well positioned to serve an area that…

It was the biggest night of our school history. My Proctor High School varsity soccer team and I were on our way to Morrisville, New York, where we would be playing our regionals championship match. Heading into the championship game, we were all focused and let nothing distract us from our mental state of concentration. There was nothing more we wanted than to make the night ours and make history for our beloved school. After triumphing in our sectional championship game against Cicero-North…

The defense attorneys are known as the equalizers in the bargaining process. Regardless of what Pete want they have to make sure that it all with in the best for the client As Sneaky Pete’s defense attorney, what would you suggest as a possible plea bargain to resolve the case against him?…

Life is full of worry and situations that have the potential to become overwhelming. I personally find that anytime I can share some hilarity, my day can immediately improve. I see humor as an equalizer in the human experience. My family thinks that we are a crazy bunch, but we just fill our home with silly moments. Luckily for me, Sandra has the unique ability to turn me into a ten year old when she gets me laughing. I end up with giggles that…

breaking into your house, calling 911 will probably not save you. Self-defense techniques do not provide protection against an armed attacker or more than one man. Only a gun provides the ability to defend oneself from a safe distance. Guns are also an equalizer for women and the elderly or handicapped”. What this argument does not take into account is that Americans are far more likely to injure themselves or someone else with a firearm then use it for self defence in 2012 there were 8,855…

Mindfulness and Drug Addiction Treatment An individual with substance abuse issues tends to live in the past and dwell on the "woulda, shoulda, coulda," focus on ways to alter their mood, function on auto-pilot, and be driven by emotions without analysis of the consequences. Mindfulness is a viable strategy that will prioritize and help the individual to focus on the present. Mindfulness can assist with decreasing mood dependent behaviors by increasing awareness of thoughts and acceptance…