The Urge

In the writing of our book, The Mindful Diet, we set out to help people change or "transform their relationship with food" No small task given that most of us don't realize there is anything wrong with our food relationship. However, if our goal is to live a long and healthful life, and to age to the best of our ability, we need to take a closer look at this relationship that has evolved between our food supply and us. The relationship between humans and their food marks 2.5 million years and…

and their living conditions were horrible, causing the majority of them to die young. These inequalities fed a will to be free in the enslaved residents of Haiti. The majority of Haitian slaves having come from a background of freedom amplified the urge to revolt. At the time that the revolution began, the upper classes were in complete disorder. The ideas of the French Revolution had impacted the Gens de Couleur as well as the…

ourselves. Behaviour or endeavours that start as adventurous never persist in their high risk state. The continuation of a certain endeavour, like sailing to America, becomes more stable every time it is done. In this case, repetition means safety. Our urge to make everything safer and secure has given us the same opportunities as our thrill seeking nature has done. Yearning for exploration and subjecting the…

Freedom is being able to be yourself and do (almost) whatever you want. Freedom is limited, which is for the best; sometimes people will harm others, steal, threaten, or bring dangerous substances, those people should and will get consequenses. But some rules are not clever, such as not being allowed to bring kinder eggs, or being allowed to carry guns (even with a permit it's unsafe,) being allowed to hunt (they limit certain animals to certain seasons, but either way it is terrible to hunt…

is leaps and bounds ahead of the times, there is still an extremely conservative force that tries to send the nation and its youth back into the dark ages, saying that they will make America great again. Rather than repressing peoples desires and urges to live their lives in a way that makes them happy which last documented is an inalienable right, they…

and clean. Karachi interviewed an addict that is attending a rehab center. The addict himself says, “I’m here because my whole life is a mess, I feel hopeless, I need help immediately before it’s too late.” In making that comment, the drug addict urges us that he needs all the help he can get; so he’s going to rehab because he’s desperate for a change, and needs guidance as soon as possible, before he ends up worse than he is and before it’s too late. Drug addiction is a chronic illness that…

conflicts based on the free associations, dreams and fantasies of a patient. He died 23rd September, 1939 in Hampstead. Sigmund Freud has a theory that all humans have certain natural urges that if it is not supressed, it could then lead to criminal behaviour or criminal activity. Freud alleged that we get these urges from our childhood and who we socialised with form a young age. He believed that a human brain is split…

interfere with intellectual decisions. Pain influences decisions stronger than any other emotion. It leaves a person feeling empty, having the constant urge to fill the void. This empty space can be filled with relief, happiness and joy that will come with forgiveness. Other times, there is a strong need for revenge and retaliation. These constant urges of strong emotional change can eat away at a person and influence their entire self. When writing The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne explores this…

Environmentalist ideas have been present in literature and art for centuries, with landscapes scenes and the appreciation of nature depicted in the brushstrokes of Patenir or the poems of Whitman. It was not until the late 1940s, however, that the modern environmental movement began to take shape with the passing of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the first federal regulation legislation passed to monitor water quality. Since then, environmentalism has blossomed from that single piece…

The company that uses interactive, search and or mobile advertising is Quicken Loans. Quicken Loans launches several commercials throughout the year that urge the clients to text a code or fill out a form on a microsite to enter into a contest. The organization also uses branded entertainment where it sponsors a sporting event or a team and launches a campaign supporting the event. An example is the “Hole in One” sweepstakes that was launched on the PGA tour website. The clients were encouraged…