According to the New York Daily News, the average American over the age of 2 watches 34 hours of television a week. 34 hours of programming opens the viewer up to not only a great deal of entertainment, but also a great deal of propaganda chiefly from advertisements. ...
"How's it going, are you feeling okay? You don't seem like yourself, are you positive you're doing alright? If somethings going on you know you can talk to me, no judgement involved." Just those few sentences could have helped me conclude that I need help. There have been many times that I've gone d...
I remember when I first moved to the United States 2 years ago. As soon as I got off the airplane I could feel that it was a cold, rainy day; I looked to the sky and I couldn't even see the smallest amount of blue in the sky, it was all grey. When I left Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, my d...
In the year 1940, 75 years after slavery was abolished, African Americans were still experiencing hateful and demoralizing discrimination. In Maya Angelou's "Graduation," she describes her roller coaster of emotions on her 8th grade graduation day. Angelou was an acclaimed poet, author, dancer, actr...
The Essence of Man In William Wordsworth's sonnet "The World Is Too Much with Us," the author's techniques enhance a feeling of not only hopeless despondency, but also forlorn dejection. Wordsworth presents first humankind's existing botched relationship to nature and quickly follows with his nosta...
As the AMC series, Breaking Bad, commenced, Walter White served as a relatable character, a high school teacher who felt passionate about engaging his students in chemistry and acting as an involved family man. The loving relationship he had with his wife, teenage son with learning challenges, and h...
Introduction Loss of a significant other, especially a spouse, is considered one of lifes most stressful events. While it may be difficult, bereavement is an event that all people experience at some point in their lives. The time frame in which the loss occurs and how the individual reacts to it...
