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The Metatheoretical maps are a way to organize the ideas of theorists in comparison to one another. The horizontal line serves as a continuous range between the individual and the collective while the vertical line serves as a continuous range between rational and nonrational. (See diagram 1) Rational is defined by people making decisions based on “a strategic attempt to maximize rewards or benefits while minimizing costs.” ((Appelrouth, Edles 2012: 12) Nonrational is defined as people making…

The War on Drugs directly impacts the life of almost every American. The program began as a fight against drug abuse and the spread of dangerous operations including and related to drug trafficking into American cities. Each new president, for the most part, has continued the programs of their predecessors. The naissance of the government’s anti-drug program began under the presidency of Richard Nixon. He set the ball in motion by classifying marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug and by directing his…

Social class is what makes up our society, we have low, middle and upper class. When you put lower class into consideration they have many disadvantages and less opportunities in life. Such as a higher education, or better paying career opportunities compared to someone who is middle/upper class. Studies have shown that children grow up to be, in the same social class as their parents. For upper class children this is a good thing, they will continually have the resources needed to achieve their…

The publication of Douglas R. Egerton’s He Shall Go Out Free, The Lives of Denmark Vesey offers readers a colorful illustration of the puzzling life of a freed slave named Denmark Vesey—known for his role in planning one of the nation’s major slave revolutions. While the Vesey Rebellion is exceptionally substantial to Vesey’s life, Egerton successfully shows that Vesey was much more than a conspirator but also, arguably, a stand up gentleman. This is justified through the selfless actions…

There are many tribes of the first peoples living in Canada. The Inuit, Haida, and the Sioux are all First Nations people. All three of these tribes have things in common, how the Inuit are different, how the Haida are different, and how the Sioux are different. The Inuit, the Haida, and the Sioux are all located in Canada, make different kinds of artwork, have similar tools for hunting and fishing, and they all make their clothing out of animal skins and furs. Topic 1, the Inuit lives in…

It was on a sunny day in June, the summer before my freshman year. It seemed as if it was just going to be a normal summer day; maybe go swimming with some friends or go to the movies. That idea changed when my mother told me we were going to visit my grandmother in Shawnee, Kansas. I remember that day very clearly; like it was just yesterday. I can remember arriving at her house, being greeted by her at-home nurse who had an unusual smile for caring for a person that is dying, but I guess that…

Right now in classrooms across the world, there are millions of high school students sluggishly dragging down the halls and dozing off during lectures. The question is: why are they so sleepy? Because these students are often troubled by demanding social lives, family commitments, extracurricular activities and extreme amounts of schoolwork, they commonly do not get adequate sleep at night. For most, it would be a mixture of these problems that cause them to lose rest. On the other hand, some…

Sigmund Freud was born on the 6th of May, 1856, where he was raised until the age of 4 in Freiberg, Moravia. In 1860 Freud being only 4 years old moved with his family of 10 to Vienna. He attended school and graduated from the Medical School of Vienna at the age of 25 in 1881. Freud received his medical degree and only a year later got married to his lovely wife Martha Bernays. At this time in his life he discovered that he would like a change of occupation and he found a fascination in…

Introduction Human Sexuality is an area of research and study focusing on all aspects of humans as sexual beings. One of the most important concepts to study is sexuality to increase one’s knowledge of the subject. Our sexual bodies are all different in some shape or form, and no two human beings are alike. I took this course to understand my relationships with other peers better, and to gain knowledge about social structures and about human relationships. Culture makes a big impact on each…

to better prepare myself for impact on hard days. In Quizzes and Exams, Demoting my assignments was the most important because it helped know what to read and what not to read. I was able to get away this summer by making a hierarchy on the reading totem. Newport reinforced what I originally thought by telling us to take smart notes. Newport also reinforced the importance of practicing problems in technical courses and to study notes for non-technical courses. In the final unit, Essays and…