Researchers Warner and Leukefeld studied how living in a rural community affects those seeking treatment for substance abuse, difference in how treatment is used, and their pattern of drug use and compared their findings to a similar group in urban areas. They sought to learn how being of a rural community affected those seeking treatment for drug abuse. Warner and Leukefeld used offenders in prison and those who arrested for some type of offense. The prisoners volunteered for the study (it seems
In class we viewed multiple articles and advertisements demoralizing the female gender, analyzing the language used in different text types to express gender equality. Specifically, we looked at the he for she speech by Emma Watson. I was inspired by Emma Watson’s speech to explore different situations around the world today where women are discriminated against and oppressed in the media. This led me to explore the effect of police brutality on females in the African American community and how they
“Homophobia, Hypermasculinity, and the US Black Church” by Elijah Ward elaborates on the sources, impact, and construction of homophobia and masculinity. One of the main points of the article is the influence of black churches on homophobia. Another main point in the article is the construction and sources of homophobia and masculinity in the community and the black church. The last main point in the article is the impact of theological homophobia on black men and in black communities. The main purpose
“It was not rape”, David Lori raped his student Melanie Isaacs. David, a womanizer, had to satisfy his needs thru prostitution, and inappropriate relations with his student Melanie Isaacs. After the incident with Melanie, he lost everything he was a disgrace. David went to his daughter Lucy’s farm where she tried to make an independent life for herself. Lucy got raped by two African American men and a black boy. Petrus Lucy’s employ turned neighbor protected of the perpetrator because he was family
Essay-1 (Rough Draft) Comparative Analysis Does technology change not only what we do, but also who we are? Do people end up hiding from one another, even when they are constantly connected to one another? Is connection a substitute of conversation? Have we lost confidence on our fellow humans? We’ll find the answers to these thought provoking questions in the essays, “The Flight from Conversation” by Sherry Turkle, and “The Myth of Multitasking” by Christine Rosen, which talk about the effect
In modern day society we have seen a dramatic shift in the cultural perceptions of honor. People's honor, good name, and reputation used to be some of the most important factors in day-to-day life. In modern times these personal characteristics often take a back seat to more tangible goods such as wealth and power. This transfer in characteristics is often credited to the modern day short attention span where people will focus on a certain quick quantifiable measure. Over time this has lead to a
Leadership is often perceived as something bigger than life; and only gifted to few fortunate individuals. We read about them in books, make movies about their life and think of them as someone very different than us. In his short talk, Drew Dudley challenges that idea by saying that leaders are not born, rather leaders are made from within ourselves. All of us can make an impact on another person’s life and take a step towards leadership. Simon Sinek reaffirms that by mentioning that leadership
Introduction The Equal Right to Inequality. An analysis by Morgan Luck (2009) of the inequalities and ethical dilemmas in study modality, has established a discussion point on the violation of the principle of equality in the context of distance education, when on-campus students have access to distance resources in addition to their own, due to the inherent disadvantage distance education students face; in terms of the availability of resources. This paper holds the position that students should
In the article “The Coddling of the American Mind” Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt explain their beliefs as to what’s going on in colleges today. They believe a movement is being made to stop anything that may cause discomfort or offense to students on campus. After reading the article, I do agree with Lukianoff and Haidt because from my own experience in college I feel like certain subjects are kept from students because of the reaction it may cause. For instance, in an English class one semester
I conducted an interview of asking college students’ that I know about their careers and parenthood. I had to choose 5 males and 5 females that I felt comfortable with and asked them these questions. The first question was after you have finished your education, do you plan to seek employment? How many hours would expect to work each week? I gather all the data and come up the one that’s being said the most. With the girls, majority said they want to go onto graduate school, and beyond. Then go into