Introduction Depression and psychosis are two complex mental health disorders that significantly impact individuals' lives, yet their interrelation is often overlooked. While depression is primarily characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest, psychosis involves a disconnection from reality, manifesting as hallucinations or delusions. Research indicates that depression can be a major precursor to psychosis, especially in cases where the depressive disorder is severe or untreated. This essay explores the relationship between depression and psychosis, highlighting how depressive...
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I realized that there was no limit to what I could do in 2016 during the election when Hillary Clinton was running for office; up until the election whenever I thought of the president my mind always thought about men, so I was very surprised and excited when I saw her running for office. I was a little upset when she didn’t win but still hopeful about my future. I thought she was so brave and strong to run for...
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As part of this written homework, I must explore and talk about the major themes and issues in at least two of the iCollege documents. The documents I chose are; African Americans Petition for Freedom, The Cherokee Removal Through The Eyes of a Private Soldier, written by John G. Burnett, and finally Frederick Douglass’s speech on The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro. All three of these documents show the reality about how white Americans treated people that were...
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For the People: The Government of Germany’s Formal Position and Recommendations on Combating Current and Future Global Food Shortages In recent years many factors have contributed to a global food shortage, and more specifically a shortage in lesser developed countries. As the United Nations reports, “the number of undernourished people in the world has been on the rise since 2015, reaching an estimated 821 million in 2018” (SOFI 2019). Environmental change, war, and corrupt government, are a few of the...
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Intercultural Communications Contemporary Tensions Intercultural communication is communication between two individuals or groups of different cultural origins or social groups and how culture affects communication between the two individuals or groups. It can be defined as a concept and competence that individuals or groups should acquire to facilitate better communication. Acquiring intercultural competence equips one with qualities that can enhance intercultural communication. It means having skills, knowledge, and attitudes towards understanding intercultural communication. Intercultural communication not only studies the interaction...
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“Maybe there is a beast….maybe it’s only us” (Golding 89). William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies, lived through the two World Wars. During these wars, he witnessed the horrors and evils of our society: the numerous casualties, the Holocaust, and other tragic events. He even participated in one, World War II. It is clear that these events inspired him to write this novel; the characters and events in the story symbolize different aspects of our society (Alnajm)....
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“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?' (Golding). William Golding believes that a person cannot be entirely good. When it comes down to it, without consequences humankind's desires is attainable. Indeed, humankind is civil, but civility and savagery are just a state of mind. Society demands peace but there is always a temptation for savage behavior. Plus, humankind constantly desires something, whether it is power, wealth, or resources. William Golding uses the allegory in Lord of the Flies, to...
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Introduction Short stories offer a unique lens through which readers can explore complex human experiences and emotions within a compact framework. Renowned for their brevity and depth, stories such as "Araby" by James Joyce, "Bellflower" by Guy de Maupassant, and "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov delve into themes of desire, disillusionment, and moral introspection. These narratives not only entertain but also provoke thought and introspection, inviting readers to consider profound questions about life, love, and ethics. This essay aims to...
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Acid rain – words which we often read in books and hear in news, is a phenomena towards which we contribute directly or indirectly. As the name suggests, is precipitation made extremely acidic by atmospheric pollutants which causes harm to the flora, fauna and infrastructure. Acid rain contains elevated levels of hydrogen ions produces as a result of interaction between sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides with water. In order to find remedies to this problem, we must delve deep and...
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Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun’s heat and raising temperatures. Examples of greenhouse gas emissions that are causing...
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There are different operations, strategies, beliefs, and principles that guide every economic structure. The principles and ideas that are dominating in such territories determine the type of system in operation. Capitalism vs. communism concepts are two contrasting economic systems that are applicable in different places. Indeed, the difference between communism and capitalism is that the former supports equality in society by making economic services owned and controlled by the community. In contrast, the latter seeks to privatize production activities. However,...
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Did you know that our oceans sustain human and animal life? Oceans will feed a billion, individuals a healthy meal, every day, forever . However, now the oceans are being filled and killed by throwaway plastics. Did you know that the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic is dumped in the sea every minute. This works out to be 17 point six billion tons of rubbish every single year. Sad to say plastic is all over the oceans, floating...
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Water pollution has become a significant concern because it adversely affects plants, humans, and animals. River pollution is caused by a wide variety of factors, but combined sewerage overflows (CSOs) are the main source of contamination in New York City Rivers (Wang 1373). Combined sewer systems are used to transport stormwater, domestic sewage, and industrial wastewater to treatment plants (Wang 1373). During heavy rainfalls, wastewater treatment companies might discharge excess untreated effluents into rivers, leading to pollution (Wang 1373). Therefore,...
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In America, we have a growing issue of feral hogs, and they are becoming very destructive. Hogs are not native to America and are considered an invasive species also known as an alien species. Invasive species are a major problem that must be understood and controlled. Invasive species, as defined by the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), are organisms that cause ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native. Alien species affect native species...
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Poaching which is an illegal act of hunting wild animals to take off some vital parts for commercial purposes or for subsistence has become a call for concern lately. Initially, subsistence farmers did poaching as a diet substitute but today, it is being done for commercial purposes; mainly for their body parts or alive as pets in the case of monkeys. Animals that are endangered by poaching include; rhinoceroses, pangolins, crocodiles, bears, sea horses, elephants, sea turtles, wild tigers, rosewood...
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Introduction Acid rain is a very serious environmental problem that exists today because of high-energy consumption in the industrial world. Acid rain is snow, fog, or rain that has been polluted by acid in the atmosphere. Rain is naturally acidic because carbon dioxide, found normally in the earth’s atmosphere, reacts with water to form carbonic acid. While “pure” rain’s acidity is pH 5.6-5.7, actual pH readings vary from place to place depending upon the type and amount of other gases...
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'The Tyger' is a poem by visionary English poet William Blake, and is often said to be the most widely anthologized poem in the English language. It consists entirely of questions about the nature of God and creation, particularly whether the same God that created vulnerable beings like the lamb could also have made the fearsome tiger. The tiger becomes a symbol for one of religion's most difficult questions: why does God allow evil to exist? At the same time,...
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Yeats believed that art and politics were intrinsically linked and used his writing to express his attitudes toward Irish politics, as well as to educate his readers about Irish cultural history. From an early age, Yeats felt a deep connection to Ireland and his national identity, and he thought that British rule negatively impacted Irish politics and social life. His early compilation of folklore sought to teach a literary history that had been suppressed by British rule, and his early...
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Drought is a intermittent natural hazard having a critical socio-economic and environmental effect (Asadi Zarch et al., 2015). The United Nations declared this menacing creeping phenomenon as one of the deadliest natural disasters. It affects almost every climatic zone, however, the adverse effects on the ecology and human society may vary spatially (Haroon et al., 2016). It is estimated that nearly more than 50% of the terrestrial earth is susceptible to drought each year. The productive lands of all continents...
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Many people take what they have for granted, when it comes to excess food that is wasted, luxuries that are discarded, or certain rights abused, many people don’t know how lucky they are. For example, citizens in the US have many freedoms that other people are still fighting for. Currently in Hong Kong, people are fighting for the rights that they feel they deserve and they either never had or feel are being taken away. Though the conflict is quite...
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The human brain is intricate and still very strange. It is probably why many myths about the mind and its functions always come about. One of the most well-known of these legends is often alluded to as the 10% of the brain myth, or the idea that an individual only uses an extremely small amount of their brain in everyday life. I am not sure where this myth could have derived from, but the ten percent myth probably emerged from...
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In regards to the domestic and international newspaper, I was able to find articles related to the recent tornado in Louisiana. For the domestic newspaper, the article was titled, “Louisiana Hammered by Tornadoes” (McGILL, 2017). For the international newspaper their article was titled, “Severe damage after tornadoes batter Louisiana” (BBC News, 2017). I used the U.S News for the domestic newspaper and BBC for the international newspaper. The purpose of this article is to inform to the public, whether it...
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Francis Bacon was born in 1561 in London. He was a great essayist, scientist, lawyer, statesman, philosopher and writer. He is named as ”father of English essays” because he was the first writer who wrote essays in English. Essays were greatly cared by Bacon during the Elizabethan age. His essays convey the worldly wisdom. Some of his most famous essays are: of truth, of death, of friendship, of revenge, of great place, of marriage and single life, etc. In his...
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Conservation of biodiversity is vital for maintaining the Earth’s environment and sustaining life on the planet. There are a number of ways in which the richness of biodiversity helps in maintaining the ecological system. Conservation of biodiversity is important for the survival of living beings on Earth. Hence, a lot of emphases is being given on the conservation of biodiversity these days. The Extinction in Biodiversity Due to human activities, numerous varieties of animals go extinct each year. Western Black...
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The main protagonist of the novel is a nameless civil servant, who serves as magistrate to a frontier settlement owned by a nameless empire. The Empire, a vague colonialist regime, sets itself in opposition to the “barbarians,” mysterious nomadic peoples who live in the wild lands bordering the Empire. The magistrate is looking forward to a quiet retirement, and hopes to live out his last years of service without anything too eventful happening—he spends his free time looking for ruins...
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Fermentation refers to a metabolic process which consist of glycolysis plus reactions that regenerate NAD+ by transferring electrons from NADH to pyruvate. Organic molecules are converted into acids, gases, or alcohol in the absence of oxygen or any electron chain (Biology Dictionary, 2019). Fermentation occurs among specific types of bacteria and fungi that are obligate anaerobes, which are organisms that cannot survive in the presence of oxygen, and to some can be toxic if it does not have a protective...
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The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi. While visiting his relatives in Mississippi, Till went to the Bryant store with his cousins, and may have whistled at Carolyn Bryant. Her husband, Roy Bryant, and brother-in-law, J.W. Milam, kidnapped and brutally murdered Till, dumping his body in the Tallahatchie River. The newspaper coverage and murder trial galvanized a generation of young African Americans to join the Civil Rights...
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Sophocles, a renowned author from Athens, once stated that “to women silence is their proper grace,” which suggests that women are better off keeping their opinions to themselves and letting men hold all the power. The quote above reflects Athenian society’s view that women are not equivalent to men. The following essay details the biases held against women at the time the book was written and compares those views with Plato’s Symposium’s depiction of women, while highlighting the importance of...
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Introduction Procrastination is a prevalent issue among students, often leading to significant academic challenges, including the temptation to engage in dishonest practices such as cheating. Defined as the act of delaying or postponing tasks, procrastination is not merely a time management problem but a complex psychological behavior that can severely impact a student's academic integrity. According to Steel (2007), approximately 75% of students consider themselves procrastinators, with half of them feeling that it is a significant problem. The link between...
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Climate change is a growing problem that affects thousands of lives through the form of high temperatures which further results in record heat waves, droughts, rising sea levels, greater intensity of storms, wildfires, and floods. Although Climate change is not the direct cause of hurricanes, the destruction caused by hurricane harvey was intensified by high atmospheric carbon dioxide levels which lead to it to drop significantly more rain. Consequently, 70 lives were lost when it hit the Houston Texas in...
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