The Long Wait

It’s told that he left Sutter’s mother a long time ago, and when Sutter finally meets him again he is distant, forgetful, and spacey. He forgets that his own son was coming to visit him, and forgets Amy’s name not too long after he first meets her. He also seems to have to take a long time to think of what he wants to say and the actor clearly shows a stagger whenever he walks around. This is almost the exact definition…

possible health problem. Chronic drinking increases the risk of certain forms of cancer, including esophageal cancer and liver cancer. It also increases the risk of other major health problems, including stroke, diabetes, and neurological problems. Long-term effects include, but are not limited to Arthritis, heart disease, Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, infertility, liver disease, nerve disorders, and shock…

For those who hear of Martin Shkreli and read his story, the first thing that comes to mind might be a man with ruthless ambition or maybe a young man trying to escalate the ladder of success. Despite his arrogance and self-fishness, Martin Shkreli comes from a humble background. Shkreli was born on April 1, 1983 and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of immigrant parents from Albania and Croatia. His family came to the U.S. in search for better opportunities. As they lived in New…

informative tool for staying in contact with friends and family or receiving news updates and for educational purposes. But, as with most things, there is a limit; how much is too much? My goal is to look specifically at children and the short and long term effects that can result of excessive screen time or media time. This concern of children having too much media exposure is well validating in today’s society, as there are several researched health and social complications that can emerge.…

I am originally from a small rural community in Ohio which has poor regulation on the air and water quality which humans depend on to sustain life. Throughout the city, hydraulic fracking has become a common method to obtain energy. This method of obtaining energy is misconceptualized to be a cleaner alternative to oil and coal, however, with a first hand on experience with living in this area allows me to witness otherwise. This city is known as Youngstown, Ohio. Hydraulic fracking is a…

Finally, a formula was created that could remove the risk from investments. Many financial derivatives were invented to exploit the BS formula. So after the academics received the Nobel price, LTCM (long term capital management) was created (smart guys going to the market). In 1995 the hedge fund LTCM (long term capital management) was created. The Nobel prize winners had no problem raising the capital and became what could be the team of the century. Within months $3bill raised. Started…

There is many social problems in this world. Each problem affects the family, relationship, marriages, society, school, work and so on. The one that is a very common and that people tend to do a lot and the biggest issue is alcoholism. Alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency (dictionary.com). Many may think it is no big deal but they may not realize the changes, abuse or distrust in the…

Unlike in the United States, people who are living in poverty do not have to worry about whether they can afford healthcare. Those who make less than $68,336 a year automatically receive benefits through SHI (Clarke & Bidgood, 2013). Premiums are based on financial ability rather than age, gender or certain health risks (Rychlik, Guntertgomann, Kilburg, & Frazier, 2000). Low-income households are only required to pay 1% of their income out-of-pocket compared to the 2% that other households are…

close relatives or friends regularly. Other causes of alcohol abuse include mental issues, peer pressure, low self-esteem, a stressful lifestyle and sexual or physical abuse. It must be noted that becoming an alcoholic doesn’t happen overnight, it is a long process that builds up overtime. 3.1 Symptoms of alcohol abuse The symptoms of a drinking problem are often first noticed by family members or close friends, not the drinkers themselves. Some of the most common symptoms are drinking even…

Silveris provides us research-based studies that tell us adolescent drinking has increased almost ten percent in the last ten years. The question Silveri attempts to answer is what effects does this have directly on adolescents, and on society as a whole. Is this the effect of underlying factors such as alcohol being easier to obtain by adolescents or even an increase in depression by adolescents? Additionally Silveri discusses the types of harms adolescent drinking has directly the brain.…