Sedentary behavior is characterized not only by that individual who does not practice any physical activity, even the simplest activities, like walking or playing sports, or the one who sits in a chair or lying in bed all day. The lifestyle of a sedentary human goes far beyond that. Having this lifestyle means that the individual has bad daily habits, even in small details like preferring an elevator while avoiding a ladder. But not necessarily the individual who does not...
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The kidnapping of Peter Weinberger stunned the country in 1956. It brought a dreaded reality to the average family. During my research, I found that kidnappings, the taking of a child by a stranger, were not common in the era of the 50s. A headlining kidnapping case prior to Peter Weinberger was the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. in 1932. His father was a well-known aviator. The difference between the two kidnappings was that Peter Weinberger belonged to a loving,...
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Student loan debt. Youâve probably heard this term at least once. It affects everyone, whether it be now or later on in life. During the 20th century, around the end of World War II, the federal government recognized the wasted brain power due to the lack of higher education for the majority of society except a few wealthy white people. Later the government began supporting higher education through a series of laws, such as the 1862 Morrill Act, which allowed...
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You might think that there is no difference between being a vegan and a vegetarian. Some people even think that the term 'vegan' is just a newer and trendier version of or term for vegetarianism. This is easy to understand when you think about the fact that the well-known common trait for both vegans and vegetarians is that neither eats meat. Vegan vs vegetarian But there may be some similarities and differences that you aren't aware of yet, and these...
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Gone are the days when veganism was a mocked subculture where activists championed animal rights against wearing fur and testing products on animals. Today, veganism has permeated to the masses and is often painted as an aesthetically pleasing canvas on Instagram. Lifestyle social media influencers have also jumped onto the bandwagon to worship and advocate this lifestyle as part of their personal branding. Searches for âveganismâ and âInstagramâ have gradually risen to prominence since 2012, creating a positive correlation relationship...
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Feminist literary criticism arose from the work of first-wave feminism but mostly came about from second-wave feminism in the early 1960s. Inspired by the civil rights movement in the US, women of all ages began fighting to secure a more prominent role in society. They strove for equality between men and women in the workforce. Post-colonial readings represent the aftermath of Western colonialism and force audiences to reflect on the past and think toward a more equal and inclusive future....
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Textual conversations allow a perfect and personal amalgamation of our own experiences and the moral lessons taught by the texts. Textual conversations expose the benefit of the experience detailed in Literature and how they relate to our life and the human condition. All expectations, thoughts, and experiences are relative to our past experiences, our whole lives are experienced in comparisons and evaluation compared to prior experiences so it is only logical that textual conversation and comparison highlight the true significance...
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While drinking every now and then is not a problem, excessive alcohol consumption can lead to extreme alcohol abuse and ultimately alcoholism. The society we live in is strongly prejudiced by alcohol and affects people of all ages and backgrounds. Alcohol has been manifested in millionaires to the homeless. History has shown that alcohol abuse is a severe problem and that it is a disease that has caused numerous people to be overcome with trouble, problems, and debts. According to...
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In trying to understand sexual harassment one first has to learn where it derived from and what the roots of sexual harassment are. Sexism nowadays has a prevailing importance in many peopleâs lives. But what exactly does sexism mean? As sexism, one can understand discrimination based on someoneâs gender or sex. Sexism can affect anyone no matter their age, nationality, belief, or gender, but it mainly affects girls and women (Masequesmay, no date). Even girls at a young age already...
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Health data is critical to public health practice. Information management, information science, and information technology are key functions in public health informatics. Data collection systems â Information representation including coding, data elements, and so on. Also, data management, storage, archiving are all a part of health informatics. Public health informatics is the composed utilization of data innovation to expand the adequacy of the general wellbeing application for the advancement of strength of a population and assists with getting to, improve...
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Intro Delinquency among adolescent females in foster care is an issue that has been analyzed and looked into for many years. From the years 2009-2013, adolescent youth ages 12-17 compromised about 38% of the 402,378 overall youth in foster care nationwide, with adolescent females accounting for 30% of juvenile arrests ( Lind & Sheldon, 2014, p. 2; Sarri, Stoffregen and Ryan, 2016, p. 191). Some of the risk factors that lead to delinquency amongst this population are substance use, mental...
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Today, social media is one of the best ways of spreading information and connecting with people around the world. Social media offers a form of interaction while giving you that information that other types of media do not. It also allows many corporations to better connect with their customers. In fact, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center in Washington DC, â67 percent of survey participants say they get their news from social media in general, and 45...
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In Grutter v. Bollinger, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution allows for race to be a factor in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in student body diversity if the policy in question is narrowly tailored. Two prominent constitutional law scholars, Derrick Bell, and John Hart Ely, would criticize the majorityâs ruling in similar and different ways. Ely provides a useful starting point for equal protection jurisprudence and a procedural framework centered around the prejudice of the...
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My Interpretation of Enslaved Individual's Experiences There are many paintings and documents from people and their experiences during the time of slavery. In the documents provided to me, there have been several experiences told by enslaved individuals who are housemaids, and field workers, as well as a free man who was captured in New York and then sold into slavery. In the following, I am going to analyze and interpret how these enslaved individuals depicted in the documents viewed whites...
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As United States citizens, do we have the right to bear arms? Americaâs growing gun culture stems in part from its colonial history, revolutionary roots, and the Second Amendment, which states: âA well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.â This amendment has been under severe scrutiny in the past decade as a result of mass murders with a gun involved. It is...
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The following research paper is on the topic of World War One Its causes and the results. This paper is based on authentic history and written on the basis of valid sources. And this research paper will talk about that how World War One took place, and what major factors played a role in World War One, which were the major states who fought the war. After the causes the results of the war has been discussed that how the...
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Fahrenheit 451 Allusions Research Allusion/Type: Jonathan Swift, Gulliverâs Travels/literature Quote: âIt is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.â (Bradbury 65). Explanation: This particular quote is based on the way people broke their eggs to eat. Usually, they would be broken on the âfatâ end, but because of a situation with the kingâs son, he ordered the public to instead break them on the smaller...
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Introduction "The Cask of Amontillado," a masterful tale of suspense and revenge, stands as one of Edgar Allan Poe's most renowned short stories. Set against the backdrop of an unnamed Italian city during the carnival season, the narrative delves deep into the dark corners of human psyche, exploring themes of betrayal, pride, and the chilling consequences of vengeance. The story unfolds through the eyes of Montresor, who seeks retribution against Fortunato, a fellow nobleman who has inflicted untold insults upon...
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In what circumstances, if any, is abortion morally impermissible? In this essay, I will argue that abortion is morally permissible in all circumstances. The fundamental issue of when human life begins is one that determines the opinions of whether abortion is morally permissible or not. I will take the standpoint that life does not begin at conception and my arguments will follow this. This essay will further argue that in the case of rape, womenâs health, and their consequent reproductive...
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The Second Commandment of the US Constitution gave the right of the people to keep and bear arms. The American idea of the right to bear arms has since then been debated and introduced a new debate on gun control. The article, âGun Control: An Overviewâ, defines gun control as it is used in the United States as, âany action taken by the federal government or by state or local governments to regulate, through legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and...
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Throughout the last three years, there have been over 75 mass shootings in the United States. Gun violence has reduced the life expectancy of White Americans by 2.5 years and African Americans by 4.1 years. Gun control has been a big debate among political leaders because it creates a controversy over the Second Amendment, the âRight to Bear Arms.â However, every 4 days roughly about 147 people die. The gun control laws, currently in action, worry many citizens because the...
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Plato was a philosopher born in Athens, Greece in 427 BCE and later died in 347 BCE. He was the founder of the first university, the Academy, where his students would read Socratic dialogues that he wrote. (Palmer, 2001). He was a student of Socrates and became the teacher of Aristotle. He is best known for his idealism in philosophy and the creation of theories such as the theory of forms. The Theory of the forms was his most notable...
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âAbina and the Important Menâ by Trevor R. Gets, and Liz Clarke tells a story about a young girl who attempts to have her voice heard by people of higher class and status. However, her voice is constantly silenced and people with the agency are always the people in control of Abinaâs life. In Abina's story, class, status, and agency are the things that actually matter when it comes to having power. Those in power are usually of higher class...
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Within this essay, I will discuss the main historical and contemporary social changes which have occurred in family life. Family structure has shifted, as in previous years couples tended to cohabit after marriage with children following shortly after, now things have changed as there is a rise in divorce rates and a decline in marriage. According to David Morgan (1999), family represents a constructed quality of human interaction or an active process rather than a thing like an object of...
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âSometimes in Aprilâ is a story of Rwanda, steeped in the images of past ethnic discrimination which was systematically initiated by the Belgian colonialists. The film, written, directed and produced by Raoul Peck, analyzes in ambitious detail, the horrific events that devastated millions of lives during the unprecedented 1994 outpour of terror and violence in Rwanda. There will be little understanding of the genocide without recourse to the roles of the colonialists. This understanding must have prompted the film producer...
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âWar made the state, and the state made warâ, this cyclical representation of war and peace presented by Charles Tilly is a defining feature of international relations (IR). By using theory in this discipline, the recurring theme of war and peace amongst states can again be expanded upon. Realism and liberalism are two core theoretical concepts in IR which attempt to provide a conceptual framework in which themes like this can be examined. Realism focuses on power politics and the...
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As a child, I remember being engulfed in the many diverse and colorful sounds of jazz, rock & roll, country, Afro-Cuban/Latin, Afrobeat, and reggae. However, out of the superabundance of music that I was being fed, the positive vibrations of one genre infused itself with my being: reggae. I was probably born with the hunger for music, but after I listened to Bob Marleyâs album âLegendâ, I grew a thirst for rhetoric. Yes, my mother holds my entire house down,...
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âIn America, roads are like the devilâs hands, like Godâs love, reaching all over, just the sad thing is, they wonât really take me home. There are two homes inside my head: home before Paradise, and home in Paradise; home one and home two. Home one was best. A real house. Father and Mother having good jobs. Plenty of food to eat. Clothes to wear. Radios blaring every Saturday and everybody dancing because there was nothing to do but party...
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One of the most primal motivators that facilitate survival in people is fear. The two protagonists, the Man and the Boy, from Cormac McCarthyâs âThe Roadâ demonstrate survival and perseverance through their internal fears, motivating them to continue to âcarry the fireâ within such a hostile and frightening landscape. Their fear manifests in this novel in three main ways: their fear of loss, their fear of the unknown, and the fear of others. These three fears are demonstrated by both...
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Stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a person or thing. Stereotype is also any thought that is widely adopted about specific types of individuals or behaviors. These thoughts or beliefs may or may not accurately reflect reality. Even though itâs not often times true, it is targeting black Americans immensely because these persons are of African descent or called black Americans. There are various stereotypes such as men being regarded as stereotypical brute...
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