For me it was heart wrenching knowing that children I left as infants were to be walking toddlers when I returned. Even as an adult with the power of reasoning and discernment it was very disheartening when I approached my younger child who seemingly no longer recognized me. ... There were unlimited ways to demonstrate this including providing us with first-rate tools and suitable working environments, providing us with decent living conditions, and additional pay allowances to sustain our families back home. ... Extended deployments are not easy, but for me it was best to concentrate on t...

• Word Count: 592
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Kazin stated he once heard his mother say, "How sad it is," "It grips me! It grips me!" ... She always came home upset and depressed and because being exposed at such an early stage allowed me to become vulnerable to depression. Watching my mother suffer during my childhood could lead me to symptoms of depression. ... For example, as written in Lennon's research, "Rates of depression among women are 1.5 to 3 times that of men".However, even with women having a higher rate of vulnerability, it does not exclude the fact that either I or Kazin may still be susceptible of receiving such a d...

• Word Count: 1291
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the beginning of her memoir, "Halfbreed," Campbell's writing revolved around her sense of belonging to her community: "I grew up with some really funny, wonderful, fantastic people and they are as real to me today as they were then. ... Instead, there has been a steady increase in the youth suicide rate within the last fifty years in Canada. Specifically, Aboriginal people in Canada appear to be particularly vulnerable to suicide with rates exceeding those in the population at large. Furthermore, when standardized rates were compared, the risk of suicide was more than twice as lik...

• Word Count: 1391
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Vitamin E has been shown to reduce the rate of decline of functions in patients with Alzheimer's Disease" (Cummings & Cole, 2002, p. 4) While no one understands exactly why this positive result occurred, the logic for testing Vitamin E has a sound scientific basis. ... But earlier long term use (more than two years) was associated with an incidence rate that was only 45 percent of the rate seen in non-users. ...

• Word Count: 3614
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She bitterly curses the name of her soon to be ex-husband, who instigated the divorce with petty excuses: "I just need to rediscover my individual identity", and his favorite: "It's not you, it's me" However, deep down they both knew it was by virtue of the many unresolved dissensions in their relationship. ... If you compare that incredible statistic to the contemporary divorce rate of 50% in normal marriages, you can find a colossal 36% reduction in divorce. ...

• Word Count: 883
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The following student greatly expresses the significance his peers had on him: "Me and my friends were concerned about each other's success. ... In addition, there are several programs the grant students the opportunity to register and take college courses during high school at a lower rate. ...

• Word Count: 1471
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate