The Philadelphia Inquirer

The author Barbara Kantrowitz wrote an article called, “The Fine Art of Letting Go,” that was written in 2006. Kantrowitz was a senior editor of Newsweek Society section. She joined Newsweek in 1985 after working for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New York Times, and the Hartford Courant. The article, “The fine Art of Letting Go,” is about parents’ responsibilities and problems that parents encounter with their children going to college. Parents are the people we love most in this world, and…

Case 1: Case Study the Football Star’s Fictitious Girlfriend The first case study I chose from the book was the “Case Study the Football Star’s Fictitious Girlfriend” from chapter 12. The case explains the situation of Manti Te’o, Notre Dame University's linebacker in 2012 and his Stanford graduate girlfriend, Lennay Kekua who was reported to be involved in a car accident, and later diagnosed with leukemia. Days after learning that his girlfriend and grandmother died, the then linebacker…

low-cost music frees us from having to download 20 copies of a song in the hope of finding the version that starts at the right point, sounds reasonably good, and doesn 't end three beats short of the true finish,” writes John J. Fried of The Philadelphia Inquirer. The illegal downloading sites come with the if factor of how well the song will turn out and what mess ups it has within it. Buying them from legal software is more legitimate in the sense that they are usually straight from the…

“One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world.” Malala Yousafzai. Education is the most powerful key for success. However, having a good education is the most important thing this these days. In the United States, not every child can have a good education. There are many different factors that could lead to inequality in education in the United States. Economic Status, disabilities, and race-ethnicity are the most important factors that lead to inequality in schools.…

Many people face discrimination due to the way they look or how they tend to speak a language that they aren’t perfect in. People move to different places looking for better lives, but instead experience racial discrimination and prejudice. This could be seen in the articles written by Tanya Barrientos, Amy Tan, and Robert Rodriguez that shows how not being fluent in the native language affected them. In their personal experiences, either them or their parents have been discriminated against due…

Rodeo Thompson Sarah Jane Whiteling Sarah Jane Whiteling was born in the mid-1800’s, a tough time in history to be alive. She lived in Pennsylvania with her husband, a son, and a daughter. Sarah was accused and found guilty of killing her entire family by the method of poisoning from common rat poison which contained arsenic. Her sickly husband was the first to die on March 20, 1888, followed by her nine-year old-daughter, Bertha in April and her two-year-old son, Willie in May of the same year.…

The prominence of head injuries is becoming more and more common each year. Players from different sports leagues, including the National Football League, are voicing their outrage on the lack of protection from concussions and other head injuries and are now shedding light on the all-important issue of player safety. This controversy has become so popular that it was even made into a movie released in 2015. Head injuries in sports are perilous and scientists and players are now highlighting the…

In public health, a variety of different models are used to assess specific concerns on a variety of different intervention levels. In using these models, programs and interventions can be developed and implemented as a means of determining the most equitable route towards prevention or at least towards a reduction in the hazards relating to the public health concern in question. One of the models that has been used to classify and assess such concerns is the socio-ecological model. The…

There are all kinds of diseases that can cause death but in the U.S. obesity, tobacco, and alcohol put together have roughly nine hundred thousand deaths per year and we get scared of a disease that barely caused four thousand deaths. This cartoon can be seen anywhere on the internet, and had a bunch of controversy towards it, it shows a man in a shirt that says “USA” and he is holding three things: a beer or a form of alcohol, a greasy hamburger meal, and a cigarette. For some of us, seeing…

JCK: The Trends of Jewelry The magazine JCK stands for Jeweler's Circular Keystone and it is the jewelry industry’s leading trade publication. JCK has been publishing magazines for the past 148 years since 1869. JCK features a wide range of contents about jewelry and things related to jewelry. It is also one of the best resources for people who are in the jewelry industry, by giving them the opportunity to gain knowledge and stay updated with the trends. JCK published their first issue on…