Although solitary confinement has been used in the United States for over a century, it is time to put an end to this abhorrent punishment. Solitary confinement has been proven over the years to be detrimental to the mental health of inmates. According to an article from the journal Crime and Justice, a staggering percentage of prisoners suffer detrimental mental damage from solitary confinement. Questioned prisoners pointed to stress, thoughts of suicide, hallucinations, and difficulty sleeping as symptoms suffered (Smith,...
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Have you or your friends, siblings, parents, or anyone you know ever been so dominated by your own online life that you no longer want to interact with the outside world because all you want is right then and there in front of you? The answer is probably yes because everyone has experienced this at least once in their lives, but have you thought about the consequences this brings in the long term, such as in your maturation? In the...
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“Differences, not similarities, are the source of strength” (Stephen R. Covey). This is my favorite quotation because it prioritizes the well-being of all people in our community and reflects the desire to be valued and respected as pillars of our successful community. Cultural change and diversity are both desirable and unavoidable. Learning and understanding individuals who are different allows us to value cultural diversity. I've always been a curious person who enjoys learning about different cultures since I was a...
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Introduction Tobacco appeared in our society several centuries ago. For a long time, nobody considered smoking as the thing that literally kills the person, it was more of a prestige to smoke. But with time people figured that smoking causes addiction and health problems, and just recently the antipropaganda of smoking has started. The most popular types of tobacco Cigarette, rolling cigarettes, smoking pipes. Cigars, cigarillos, little cigars Dissolvable tobacco, smokeless tobacco (snus), snuff Electronic cigarette (nicotine delivery system) Hookah,...
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Background According to UNESCO, it is valued that 1.3 billion individuals live on less than US$ 1.25 per day. This number is upward progressively as civil wars, loss of employment, and improvement of societies are establishing newly poor groups (UNESCO, 2013). Regarding human rights, conference fundamental human needs, and further equitable delivery of wealth are more important for the alleviation of poverty. The United Nations Decade for Poverty Eradication (1997-2006) was a universal endeavor to confront the issue of human...
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End-of-life decisions can be a very difficult topic or issue to deal with for anyone. I have had to see people very close to me suffer from terminal illnesses, that if I may be so honest have literally prayed “God make it stop”. In that prayer of make it stop, I can tell you that my heart was not necessarily asking God to remove the illness but more so to give my loved one peace in whatever manner you see...
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The ecological footprint of man is a debatable issue because every year people are causing more and more damage to the environment, which already has extremely negative consequences, not to mention the future. In this essay, I'm going to look at the three main factors that determine our ecological footprint, namely food, homes, and driving, and how we can reduce it. Stop Eating Processed, Packaged Food to Allow for Your Ecological Footprint to Decrease! Food is something we have to...
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Prior to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, their water was already questionable. Ever since the earthquake, sanitation issues in the water exploded and caused many diseases. Sanitation issues in Haiti are still occurring today. More than 7000 people have died from cholera, which is caused by unsanitized water. 530,000 people have gotten sick because of this issue, making it the gravest issue in Haiti right now. Haiti is a small country with a population of 11.3 million. 52% of people...
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Criminologists are always trying to get to the root of why people commit crimes and create theories on why those same people act in the manner that they do. There are many theories that account for why people commit crimes and what drives them to do so. Recently through this course, the class has touched base on a few of these key theories, such as social disorganization or social ecology, the code of the streets, social learning, and biosocial theories....
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The chosen issue for this paper is cognitive changes in very old age. Cognition is the process of gaining knowledge through cultural experiences. This essay will focus on the aged 80 years and over and examine the cognitive function and reasons for cognitive decline in very old age. Jung and Haier’s (2007) parieto-frontal integration theory will research studies of human intelligence and reasoning. Christensen (2001) will define crystallized intelligence and examine a longitudinal study of crystallized intelligence, speed, and memory,...
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We live in a society where meritocracy has become a myth. Meritocracy is a believed society where discrimination based on race, nationality, gender, age, and other irrelevant characteristics is completely absent. Meritocracy is giving everyone respect on basis of their ability, not the amount of power they have or the amount of money they have. Everything in the USA can be achieved through money. It is believed that everyone in the States is treated equally, but this is not true,...
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“Meaning, while a slippery concept, seemed inextricable from human relationships and moral values”. Intending to find the ‘meaning’ of life, 36-year-old Paul Kalanithi pursues a career and devotes his life to a neurosurgeon. But everything takes a turn when the doctor turns a patient himself. The book is the journey of the author who was once an actor but now is acted upon. The direct experience that he believed would help to generate the answers to his complex questions, was...
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The year is 1963, the most common baby name is Michael, ‘Surfin’ USA’ is the best song ever created, and the President of the United States was just assassinated. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas, perhaps killed by those within the government he was running. According to thousands of people influenced by conspiracy theorists JFK was killed by the CIA for several reasons: firstly that he was...
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Names can give people a self-perception that can shape their decisions, therefore names should not be what you base your life around. The effect of someone’s name is something principal in my life through my family. This is because almost every descendant on my father’s side of the family studied law. Most of them became lawyers shortly after. It is expected from them for every child to also study law when they become older. My last name defined what I...
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It often seems like the world is in a constant state of panic. Technology has facilitated many everyday activities and has provided immediate information to those seeking it. People are informed about major events in seconds and this, inevitably, causes people to persistently feel alarmed and anxious. Terrorism, or “ the threat or use of violence to change an existing political order” (Chernotsky), is one of the major events shaping the world today and adding to this panic. In 2016,...
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My chosen social action is the Caritas agency. Caritas was founded back on the 9th November 1897 and was formed by a single man from Germany, Lorenz Werthmann as well as now becoming the second largest network in the world following right after The Red Cross. However, being a large agency they strive to carry social justice although their founding name translates to love and compassion displays their whole mission of defeating poverty and attaining peace and development. Caritas works...
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Introduction and company background This report will highlight the strategic plan on how Google can achieve a trillion-dollar mark like its competitors Apple and Amazon. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Serge Brin in California, USA. Since then, the company evolved exponentially and became a tech giant in the mainstream media. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Ever since its beginnings, the company has focused on developing algorithms...
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Introduction There is an assortment of ways that the youth can be pushed into juvenile and adult justice systems. Many factors may contribute to the reason why the youth eventually end up in prison. These factors include, but are not limited to, school systems and the child welfare system. In this paper, I will be focusing on the foster care system. The foster care system is broken in many ways and children can endure serious harm as a result. I...
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Michael Gerard Tyson was born in 1966 in the Brooklyn area of New York City USA, He is a retired boxer, former 2-time undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and is still the youngest heavyweight world champion in history. He became heavyweight champion at 20 years of age, and he held the title for many years before he lost his first fight to Buster Douglas. (Larry Sloman 13 Nov. 2013) Although he was one of the world's most feared men...
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The track I chose for this project was track two Psychological Influences of Abnormal Behavior. Abnormality can be subjective depending on what one person considers abnormal (Whitbourne, 2017). Since there is a huge variation of what is normal, one could define abnormality as what is considered outside of the socially expected norm. Since the world is constantly changing the definition and factors revolving around abnormal behavior are also developing. Psychological causes are also a factor and can be viewed as...
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These four simple words make up perhaps the most terrifying political slogan to have ever been created. However, in the fear-filled world of 1984, such a slogan is an ever-present reality for the citizens of Oceania to face. In George Orwell's 1949 hit novel, 1984, Winston Smith wrestles with oppression in Oceania, a dystopia where the Party inspects human actions with the ever-watchful gaze of Big Brother. Despite the Party’s ubiquitous ban on individuality, Winston dares to rebel against the...
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Introduction The Second World War lasted 6 years, however, the impact it had on the wider world still exists in the modern day. The largest of these many impacts is the monstrous events of the Holocaust which were implemented by Adolf Hitler and resulted in the extensive murder of over 6 million Jewish people. Hitler and his Nazi Party, therefore had a devastating impact on the Jewish population in Europe during World War II, as he enforced laws and strategies...
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The Great War, generally known as World War I, began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His assassination triggered a European war that lasted until 1918. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) battled against the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Canada, Japan, and the United States during the war (the Allied Powers). World War I saw unparalleled levels of bloodshed and destruction due to new military technology and the horrors...
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Gun control has been a topic of discussion in the United States since the day we became a nation. The founding fathers made it known in the Second Amendment, that citizens of the United States should have the right to bear arms. This discussion in allowing Americans the right to own guns has proven to be both horrific and lifesaving. With great power comes great responsibility, and many times in America people have proven to themselves and others that they...
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In the case of Town of Castle Rock, Colorado v. Jessica Gonzales in 2005, the human rights of Jessica Gonzales were fundamentally violated. Gonzales obtained a restraining order from the Colorado trial court on June 4th, 1999 that granted her property interest for it to be enforced by the police. Yet, 18 days later, on June 22nd, 1999, the Castle Rock Police Department continuously dismissed her calls and restraining order, ultimately leading to the death of her estranged husband and...
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Trent Shelton once said, “The right decisions are always the hardest to make it. But they must be made in order to live the life you deserve.” In Anaheim, California on January 1, 2014, it was discovered that Brittney Maynard had brain cancer. In fact, she had only six months left to live. Of course, Ms. Maynard wanted to have the choice of ending her own life because of the situation she was in. In order to benefit from Oregon’s...
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“Liberté, égalité, fraternité'' - These were the words spoken by Maximilien Robespierre in December of 1790, which gave the French people hope. On July 14, 1789, the Bastille was invaded. The French Revolution had begun. Many reasons led to this revolution. Seven reasons include the American Revolution and the Seven Years’ War, weather calamities, ideas of enlightenment, the unfair estates system, absolutism, the rising bourgeoisie, and the bad reign of Louis XVI. Most historians agree that the French Revolution started...
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In Dan Brock’s “voluntary active euthanasia,” Brock discusses some of the reasons that support the idea to allow voluntary active euthanasia. He argues against killing the patient involuntarily and states that it is acceptable to let the patient die by not taking away his or her life. I will agree with Brock’s view on legalizing the use of active euthanasia because a patient’s autonomy should be respected. I will disagree with the legalization of physician-assisted suicide based on its consequences,...
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Hamlet's plot is based on a universal element, which is the relentless complex battle. From the battle of the opening scene with the spirit of a deceased man to the bloodbath of the final scene, which leaves almost every key character dead, Death winds its way through the whole of Hamlet. Despite too many deaths, though, the treatment of the problem of death Shakespeare is notably clear in his depiction of Hamlet, who is portrayed as an individual obsessed with...
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In 'A Rose for Emily,' William Faulkner recounts the tale of an old and forlorn woman stuck in her very own period of time. Her controlling dad kicked the bucket approximately thirty years back, and she has never entirely discovered her very own ground. Her home has turned into the ugliest-looking home on the once most select road in the city. Already rich and white with looked-over overhangs, it was presently infringed with residue and rot. The individuals in Miss...
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