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and a nurse like myself, was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. Her manic state was confusing and devastating to my family. Although my mother was living, I felt that I had lost her. That all changed, however, when she was admitted to the University of North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital. Witnessing her transformation towards mental stability with the help of UNC Psychiatry remain some of my most vivid memories. I had always dreamt of becoming a nurse just like my mother, but it was during this…

Virginia, Austria, and North Carolina all before she was 15 years old(Mary Pope Osborne). Moving never bothered her because of the strong bond she formed with her family. Mary and her siblings spent a great deal of time playing and biking in the woods. They would pretend that they were traveling to far off places (Banting). Mary had a vivid imagination and it would only enhance her development as a writer in later years. Her dad eventually retired to a small town in North Carolina. Mary was…

interviewee, Margaret Anton, is a fourth year clinical psychology student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. While she is in clinical psychology program as a graduate-student at UNC, she also works as a research assistant, where she helps to research how technology can improve mental healthcare for low income families. To get to where she is now she went through three years as a post-doc research assistant at the University of Virginia, the school where she also majored in…

Language,” some linguists anticipate that English will take control of the internet in 10 years because those who speak English as their second language have outnumbered the native speakers (O’Brien). Naomi Baron, a professor of Linguistics at American University in Washington DC states that the internet enfranchise people who are not native speakers to use English in a significant meaningful way, according to him all that matters on the internet is that people can communicate and nobody has the…

Over the years many have believed junk food to be the main cause of childhood obesity; when in reality it only plays a small part in it. What really plays a major part in the childhood obesity epidemic are school, physical activity, and most importantly family influence. The CDC reports that over 17% of children are obese, and for years many have believed that junk food was the main cause of childhood obesity, but recent studies have found otherwise. Many recent studies have found that junk…

D. REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES 1. SCREAMING THROUGH SILENCE: THE VIOLENCE OF RACE IN “INDIAN CAMP” AND “THE DOCTOR AND THE DOCTOR’S WIFE” by Amy Strong, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996 The focus in this journal article will be on the lack of an Indian (rather than Africanist) presence, Amy explores the ways Hemingway negotiates the matter of "race" and racial difference in two short stories from In Our Time. Her work will center on two of Hemingway’s earliest short stories,…

The Civil War, also known by those who fought in it as the “great war” (Ford, Ford, & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999, p.7, para.1), was a tumultuous time in American history: pitting the Union Army in the North against the Confederate Army of the South; waging brother against brother; even causing neighbors to take up arms against one another. With the first-hand accounts writings of soldiers (on both sides of the war), such as A.P. Ford (1999), a soldier fighting for the side…

Imagine living in a country where every time you wore a turban you were considered to be a terrorist. Did you know that turbans, as well as the other articles of faith worn have an immense spiritual as well as temporal significance? The symbolisms of wearing a turban are many from it being regarded as a symbol of sovereignty, dedication, self-respect, courage and piety, but the reason all practicing Sikhs wear the turban is just one - out of love and obedience to the wishes of the founders of…

Although my mother and I have had countless conversations about her previous life experiences, I was surprised at how much I did not know prior to this interview. I had never thought to ask her about what networks and resources she used to adjust to her new lifestyle in the United States. Our conversation made me realize the importance of friends, family and professionals to shape her as an immigrant parent. Growing up, she was not only a mother but a mentor to me—she supported me endlessly and…

not? Being a pharmacist has been my dream job for years. Though it took me while to decide what I wanted to do with my life, this was the only profession I have ever considered and I have not changed my mind once. I am currently attending Campbell University to pursue my goal, and am thoroughly excited about finally working towards what I have longed to do…help others. Nothing makes me anymore happier then seeing the look on ones face when I am able to help them, especially when it comes to…