These are the helping hands that have polluted over 80% of all lakes and rivers that are now too polluted for fishing, swimming or aquatic life. These are the helping hands that have polluted the drinking water that is responsible for over 250 million cases of water based diseases that have caused 5 to 10 million deaths. These helping hands have freely turned the engines that are responsible for over 60% of all carbon monoxide that goes into the air we breathe every day. These are the helping hands that help farm all the hogs that put the hydrogen sulfide, a gas that causes flu like symptoms in humans that in high concentration leads to brain damage. These are the helping hands that are filling over 80% of all landfills with items that can be recycled. These are also the helping hands that can stop all these problems that are threatening our earth. The power is in our hands. Will you lend a helping hand?
Many colleges across the United States pass out free condoms to is students. Whether they provided by some type of organization on campus or the college's clinic, college students have access to free condoms. High school students, however, are not so lucky. Less than 5% of all high schools in the United States provide free condoms to its students. Many of these teen's parents also do not provide condoms to their children. The result of such negligence is teen pregnancy. Apparently the general assumption is that teens aren't having sex but with the rising number of teenage pregnancies, school systems should be more sensitive to the issue. An estimated number of 750,000 young girls between the ages of 15 and 19 will become pregnant this year alone. That's 750,000 babies who will have to be taken care of. A great number of these children will need government assistance and then the responsibility will fall on not only these teen parents, but their communities as well. Teens have unprotected sex for a number of reasons. Some of which are as simple as they are just too embarrassed to go into the store and purchase them. Believe it or not, going into a store to purchase condoms can be a very awkward situation for some teens. But they still want to have sex, and they do so, and and there you have it. That's all it takes to bring that baby into the world. I believe that schools systems across America should see this as a rising problem in our country and shoul take action. They shoul provide condoms to their students. Yes, it would be extra money that will come from our tax dollars but it would be much less than what we'd pay to take care of 750,000 babies for 18 years!
According to child molestation statistics from the Diana Russell Survey of 1978, it was stated that approximately 89% of child sexual cases involve persons known to the child, such as a caretaker or family acquaintance. As seen in my photograph, the adolescent pictured with her hands on the minor's lap is actually apart of the minor's immediate family. It can easily been seen that the young child is afraid of what is going to happen next because of his posture and the crossing of his hands. My photograph is implying that the adults that most children depend on are the main ones who hurt them sexually, therefore causing the minor to think that such actions are acceptable because they know the adult and won't think that they will harm them. I believe this photograph will help support an argument that I might make about my chosen topic because I feel that children who have been molested should have a voice and that child molesters should not be apart of our community.
Lauren Williamon - Pills
Pills, a stethoscope, medical equipment, and a lot of money, items all of which seem to go hand in hand these days. We know almost all medical procedures come with a high price tag, but should we really be paying this much for basic healthcare?
In compliance to the U.S. constitution, our government is required to regulate our medical costs, which often results in prices double what they are today. Currently, they are attempting to control Medicare exclusively, which may end up doing more harm than good. Prices will continue to rise, making it increasingly difficult for people to pay their healthcare bills. Higher costs may be beneficial for our government, since they hold the power to employ their own personal doctors, but the people will have to be wait-listed.
There are so many people that are against the healthcare reform, but we don’t really have a say in whether healthcare is implemented or not.It will cost those in the medical field a great deal of money. Basically the government wants to save money by punishing the wealthy.
In this picture you see a college aged boy being forced under a shower while duck taped to a chair. He is obviously being hazed by a number of people. There are at least 3 people present that are either participating or standing around not doing anything. There is the guy next to him, who probably was the one that put him under there, the camera man, and the guy laughing that is almost out of the shot. The boy tied up definitely does not seem to be enjoying himself, but the other people find the situation hilarious. The cameraman is demonstrating what is so dangerous about hazing, that even when there are multiple participants it is unlikely that one of them will put a stop to it.By taking this picture he is doing nothing to prevent this hazing. That makes him as guilty as the person that tied him up. Hazing normally takes place with multiple people hazing an individual. The hazers want to show their dominance over the hazie, and that is obviously happening in the picture. The kid tied up is completely powerless. The viewer cannot help but feel sorry for this guy, but unfortunately if this is in a fraternity setting; it is probably not going to be a onetime occurrence. He might have agreed to being hazed like this with the hopes of being accepted into the fraternity. It is upsetting that someone could watch this take place, but instead of helping, taking a picture.
This picture shows a young beautiful girl. I looked at the picture I thought this little girl was in her preteens. Yet, this young girl is only five years old. Her name is Brianna and she is from a well known show on TLC called “Toddlers and Tiaras”. She is all done up with make-up, full extensions, fake teeth, and a glitzy dress. When looking at the picture someone might say what a beautiful girl and a gorgeous dress, but when you beyond the picture and find out that she is parading herself around in front of judges just to be the most beautiful the excitement is lost. On this show you get to go into the lives of these people for a couple of days. They show the preparation for a specific pageant, the on stage cat walks, and then the crowing of these young children. These children go through hours and hours of putting on make-up and styling their hair just to go on stage and solely judged on their looks. During the actually pageant they have a routine that they have to remember. God forbid that they forget their routine, so there won’t be disappointed and angry adult ready to take it out on their child. The crowing is the saddest part. Only a certain amount of children can win the crowns. When a child does their best and doesn’t win a crown the look of disappointment on their face is devastating. These young girls that don’t win feel like they are not good enough, like they are lesser than everyone else. That is not the message that we should be sending children as young as 2 and 3. I feel sorry for some of the young children that are made to do this. They are going to be filled with thoughts of beauty is the only thing that matter and other qualities in a person don’t matter. Also the self image and confidence in the girls can be completely destroyed by these pageants.
Each year thousands of hopefuls run to the cattle call that we know as American Idol for a chance at stardom. Each, in their own mind, believing they are the next American Idol. They work hard to be noticed and to leave a lasting impression on the judges and the nation (if they make it far enough in the competition). This is the perfect illustration of how the music industry really is. There are countless "hopefuls" in the world that believe they have IT; however, not everyone will be given the opportunity to showcase it.
While the music industry requires no higher level of education or degree, it is not simple to break into and maintain. It is not always entirely based on ones talent, but more importantly the image they portray. There is plenty of talent in the world but the package the talent comes in is not always seen as appealing. This is where the term "sex sells" is derived. Also, those who have made it into the music industry have to constantly reinvent themselves in order to stay "current". They also have to remain awareof everthing they say, do, and even wear.
A careerr in the music industry requires a hectic schedule. Long hours in the studio, rehearsing, traveling, interviews, and much more come witht the title of entertainer. Injuries and sicknesses are not unfamiliar with the music industry. A celebrity also spends long periods of time away from family and loved ones.
This leaves me to question if these hopefuls are aware of these prerequisites for the career they strongly desire. Do they truly realize the sacrifices they have to make in order to live their dream. Do they, like many others, believe this job is going to be easy? What do YOU think?
This picture shows a very familiar scene back when integration first occurred. Here we see African Americans and Caucasian Americans riding on the same bus. None of the people in the picture are really talking to each other or even smiling. Is this scene something of the past or does this still occur in our present day and time? This picture ties into my argument that segregation still exists in many smaller southern towns because it is but a mere reflection of everyday life. In my hometown segregation is still a common site. Although in black and white, the picture of the women and men on the school bus is a reflection of what I saw every day when going to school and while I was at school. I think a major problem and reason for this is because the past can be forgiven but not forgotten. Parents often question their kids about why they are talking or interacting with friends if they do not fit in with their parents’ likings. Living in my town I realized that the younger generation is steeping outside of their comfort zones and causing uproar among the community. Recently a cop committed what was found to be a hate crime against a man how was simply walking down the road at night time. The police officer asked the man for his license and when the man said he did not have them on him was continually beat over the head with a baton eventually resulting in his eye coming out of its socket. To keep the community’s perfect little peaceful image they tried to cover up the story by saying he was intoxicated. Is this wrongful hatred being taught or will it eventually fade away and peace be restored?
At first look many would see this picture as an angry soldier stealing an iPod from a teen that maybe stole music. What I see when I look at this picture is the perfect examply of what I am arguing against. Many people say that the music young adults listen to corrupts their minds and that they should stop listening to music the contains profanity, violence and sexual innuendo. To me this picture shows "the man" trying to control what kids are listening to because he believes that music is corrupting our youth. Music is something that many people love and enjoy and no one should tell a person that they can not listen to a song because it may contain violence. Music is something that some one should listen to based off of what their personal interest are. To me this photo shows that too many people are trying to control what goes in out music because of their beliefs that it is corrupting everyone that hears a few profane words. What I noticed was that the person holding the iPod looks innocent and definatly does not seem like he is out to murder anyone or is going crazy because a song dropped a few profane statements. The person seems confused as to why this man is all the sudden targeting him for no reason. This is why this picture meant a lot to me because it is a perfect example that people are trying to get rid of music that people like just because they feel as if it is corrupting all of its listeners when it really is not.
First glance at the photo shows a young boy smiling and holding the controller to a video game. This is not such an uncommon sight these days but if one looks more into the image other things begin to show themselves. On a more in depth look it becomes apparent how young this little boy is to be alone in a dark room with only the games. No parents or friends are visible in the dark room where the little boy is sitting on the hardwood floor. The screen of the TV is not visible only the light cascading over the boy lets the viewer know it is there. This does not let the viewer know what game he Is playing, as the game is not the important part of the picture.
I believe the message that this photo is sending is not that games in general are bad, but that children so young should not be left alone to be raised by the games. Its not so much a problem that this child is playing the games, but he should have a parent of friend with him. Leaving a child in front of video games in the dark for as long as the child wants is not an appropriate parenting method. Although is seems like common sense to not let a child play a video game all day , may parents let the child do it because it is easier than setting rules for how long they can play.
Playing too many video games at such a young age with little parental intervention can cause problems for the child later in life. A dependence on games for entertainment and relaxation may develop. This is not such a problem if the child has other ways to cope as well, but if all they know is the games difficulties will occur when the games are not available. Social interaction skills may also be damaged if all the child does is play games alone instead of with other kids. The games themselves are not causing the problem and in moderation can be good for the child. Yet as with most activities should be limited by the parents and watched over.
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I took this photo of my friends Ori and Sharona. In this photo you can see that her eye is blackened and she's crying. You would think that she would be upset and irrate with him but unfortunately she is leaning on his shoulder showing that she forgives him even though he's abusive towards her. Ori on the other hand knows that his actions are wrong but you can tell from the expression on his face and from his bald fist that he is not remorseful. He also knows that he has the upper hand in his relationship and that he wont be punished by Sharona for his actions. She has accepted his abusive so he continues to do it.This is a situation that happens all to often in all parts of the world and in all types of households and relationships. To me, its because of the socially constructed societies that we live in and because of our sexist history. Because men have been seen to be the number one bread winners in the household, some women have begun to put up with the man's abuse beacuse they may be dependent upon them financially, emotionally, and mentally. From a feminist prospective, I believe that this problem will begin to decrease when women learn to get their own and depend on themselves.Since my chosen topic is Feminism, this photo I think has brought out another approach that can be taken from such a broad topic. Women do not have to stay in abusive relationships because of their dependency on a man. In the past that would have been the case, but today in a more modern world where there are more opportunities for women and where women are more accepted as going out into the workplace, I really see no need for the toleration of abuse.This photo of Sharona crying but allowing herself to be abused and Ori's expression of nonchalantness develops pathos very well I think because you see a young girl throwing her life away and allowing herself to be hurt. I believe other females would look at this picture and have a gut wrecking feeling of anger and sadness because they could see themselves in Sharona's face. Those who were once in the same position would most likely feel remorseful and be taken back by it. Males may even feel a feeling of anger and rage toward Ori as they may not be able to understand how and why a male could hit and abuse a female.
The photograph portrays a professional looking, well-dressed man disappearing behind his computer. Immediately, the picture brings forth an ominous feeling of the loss of identity, which is one of the main threats that technology poses to our society today. Mass automation and mechanization have made individuals utterly insignificant. The headless figure makes it easy for a viewer to imagine his or herself as the character in the scene, bringing an emotional appeal to the image.
In a society that we live in today, it is perceived that if a company is bigger that it must be better. The picture that you see here is a Bankruptcy Form from the Southern District of New York. Here is the stereotypical document for all individuals to fill out. If you look closely what you will see will surprise you. The individual filling out for bankruptcy is General Motors Corporation.
I am here to argue that even with the events that have taken place recently, I believe Toyota is the #1 automobile manufacturer in the world. While giants like Ford and GM have been the perennial number one and two for more than the past 70 years, what they fail to realize is that Toyota has been slowly coming from behind and now has the top position. Toyota's rise to the top had many factors: sales dominance, steady growth, much-better-than-industry-average shareholder returns, off-the-charts consumer loyalty ratings, and some of the happiest employees in the world. Toyota has not had a money-losing quarter in more than half a century. But the key factor in Toyota's remarkable and inspirational success is not to be the biggest, just the best. Through proven and time-tested way of progression, improvement, ambition, and betterment, Toyota is without a doubt the number one car company on the planet.
In this picture is an expensive professional- looking brown dress shoe sitting on top of a ball. The picture may seem ordinary and plain to many who view it, but to me, it symbolizes how many universities increas profit off of their athletic program. Not only do they gain such a huge profit, these universities rarely give enough compensation in return for the work of the athletes. The scenario reminds me of “white collar” versus “blue collar” jobs. I refer to these terms as it was used historically to classify under- paid and over -worked individuals who had very little education( “blue collar”) in comparison to (white collar) big business individuals. In this photograph, the professional business shoe (white collar), represents the universities that make money off of the players. It also represents the apparel companies, the video game industry, and all other corporations that make money off of collegiate athletes with out having to pay them a dime. The ball looks like a combination of a football, basketball, soccer ball, and volley ball, which represents a variety of athletes. It also represents athletes as being under- paid and over –worked, because the ball is placed under the shoe almost as if the shoe is showing ownership to the ball, and instead of the ball being brand new, it looks aged. This picture supports the argument in my topic, because it portrays many feelings, for example, one person might express sympathy toward the athletes and feel the manner in which they are treated is iniquitous. Another person may feel disgusted and outraged towards universities and corporations. In conclusion, this photograph would be a prominent asset to my final paper, because it exhibits the primary aspect of my topic, which is, to argue how major corporations and universities use the athletic community for their own monetary benefit.
In the picture, one can see an older woman in a wheelchair who is opnely supporting the promotion of medical marijuana. The woman is wearing a wreath of pot leaves and seems to be leaving a medical event. It is hard to understand her emotions based soley on her facial expressions, but if I had to guess I would conclude that she is in some sort of pain and/or has a serious illness.
The picture implies that medical marijuana is fair and necessary for those that have chronic pain or illness. It supports my argument for the legalization of weed. In my paper I included an example of someone with Multiple Sclerosis who would only benefit from marijuana. I also stated that the only reason she will not ingest marijuana is because of its legal status. There are many other illnesses that, with the ingestion of marijuana, would result result in less adverse effects for patients.
This picture gives the viewer an idea of how prescription pot could be beneficial to those that need it. The woman's face is blank which, as stated previously, makes it hard to draw accurate emotional conclusions. Regardless of facial expressions, the audience should clearly infer that she has some unstated illness (or pain), and is undoubtedly in need of weed.
In this picture we see a dolphin and a cow jumping out of the ocean beside each other. At first glance, this picture doesn't make much sense. It was actually found from a website where you are supposed to add funny captions to random pictures, but it is perfect for my argumentative essay. I am writing about how there is nothing wrong with Japan's killing of dolphins for food despite most of the world being strongly against it. People demonize Japan for killing and eating dolphins because they view dolphins as intelligent, self-aware, magnificent creatures of the sea. In America the dolphin is featured as the hero in films such as Flipper, it is one of the main attractions of sea parks, and there are several stories of dolphins saving people from sharks in the ocean. Japan doesn't see dolphins in this way though, as they have been eating dolphin meat for centuries. Dolphins are in no danger of going extinct, and the only reason people are so against Japan's killing and eating of dolphins is because they are blinded by their own glamorization of dolphins. This picture shows how dolphins and cows fall under the same category, food. It is hypocritical and culturally imperialistic for large scale cow-eating nations such as the United States to tell Japan they can't kill and eat dolphins.
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People have always been willing to bring joy to themselves and others around them. This is an aspect of our culture that will never cease to be dominant. As you can see in the picture the over abundance of roller coasters are providing that joy. Just in this one glimpse of the park there are three very large, expensive roller coasters. Their intricate turns and sloping hills are ones developed by very intelligent men and women who will always have a place in the working community.
This picture taken in 2009 shows the three roller coasters fully loaded and running at full capacity. As you may know 2009 was one of the worst years for the American economy since the great depression. It is clear though that no matter what the situation the people will find their way to the fun. The picture is originally used to portray the new technology and thrills to convince people to come to the park but it really enforces the point that people need larger and faster thrills.
As Americans we are known as people that are never content with a certain product and are always looking for technology ahead of the curve. These coasters won’t satisfy the hunger of society forever and new technologies must be developed to keep ahead of the curve.
As stated before the picture is used to entice guests and bring them through the pearly gates of what I like to call heaven. This intern will allow for the park to create revenue and develop those new technologies. It becomes a never-ending cycle that provides the ability to build capital and physical assets. It is not prone to drops in the economy or times of hardship. These spirits in the sky will continually change the skyline of our culture.
In the picture to the left, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, to the left, and Beyonce Knowles, to the right, are wearing similar dresses. I believe this picture implies is excellent proof that fashion is recycled. With designers today, they pride themselves on innovation of their clothing. But all clothing nowadays is influenced by fashion trends from decades and even centuries before. Not only fashion trends, but also entire fashion from a decade is seen in present fashion. The picture of Mary Wilson was taken in the 1960’s and the picture of Beyonce Knowles was taken like a few years ago. It’s interesting that a dress today is similar to one made 40 years ago. My chosen topic is to prove that in the fashion world nothing is innovation. All “new” fashion trends are inspired from clothing from years prior. Even though clothing today might not even look similar to prior trends, the silhouette can be found in years before. The audience should feel shocked that Beyonce’s original looking dress is not original at all.
Many people struggle with communication issues. Some cannot communicate because they are rude and simply do not know the rules of communication but there are others that cannot communicate for more serious reasons and more common reasons.
The most common thing that hinders some from communicating is language difference. There are so many languages such as English, French, Swahili, Spanish, Arabic, and even sign language. Sign language is one form of language that many of us fail to understand. This language is used by several people and is their only means of communicating.
In this picture you see an Ethiopian female attempting to communicate with a white female that struggles to understand. What the Ethiopian is signing is "interpret" or "translate." This picture conveys two messages. The confusion on the girl to the right face shows that she clearly does not understand. These two people speak two different languages, Arabic and English, and it is a clear reason why they would have trouble communicating. If both these women could use sign because at one point in there lives they were required to learn the language this would not be that big of an issue.
Now let's look at this picture from another perspective. Let's say that the female to the left is completely deaf and cannot communicate in any other way. How would the look on the girl to right face make her feel? More than likely sad and excluded because of their language difference. Many people that can only communicate through sign language feel as though they are handicap and not a part of this world. So how could we break this language barrier an get these people included into our everyday lives without alienating them? The answer is simple, LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE and not only communicate with those from other countries but also include those that are mute or deaf in our nation in something they are usually limited to by a few people, communicating with a speaking person.
When I look at this woman, I see sad eyes with a semi forced grin. I see pain in this woman's face of having lost a loved one-- her father. Her dad appears to have had a very happy-go-lucky personality; like he was really fun to be around and such a loving man. This picture appears to have been taken in her home because you can see a small portion of what appears to be her wedding picture behind her, which makes the photo that much more personal.
This picture on its own just shows the loss of this woman's father, but what you don't see is the part you have to read into. This man entered the hospital for hormone treatment when he found out he had cancer. The hospital he was taken to was very unsanitary and not fit to have any patient in, let alone someone who would be at such high risk for infections. Because of cases like this, hospitals should be looked at much more closely. The regulations need to actually be enforced and have employees that want to care. With those few additions, it could make hospitals much more effective and of course, safer.
When a close family member of anyone's becomes ill and needs health care assistance, people want to know that they are being taken care of in the best way possible. They want to see nurses and doctors that are personable and compassionate and it seems these kinds of people are becoming increasingly scarce. When I worked in the hospital, I worked with about 100 different people. Out of those, I think I met about 4 people that genuinely cared. The others it just felt as if they were stuck in a redundant routine in that they did the exact same things everyday with no variations. I found many of them essentially doing the bare minimum to get through the day. They weren't going to do anything excessive that could have made someone more comfortable. During hard times like this, patients want to feel at home as much as possible to create a pleasant environment which in the end helps to heal the patient and comfort the family.
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
I have heard of so much hurt about elderly family members who were neglected or abused by hospitals, assisted living homes or nursing homes. I have been fortunate enough to not have had a family member in that situation, but I've lost 2 grandparents, volunteer at nursing homes and my grandmother lives in an assisted living home. I could not imagine having something like this happen to my grandmother. Thinking of this man laying in his hospital bed in the same sheets he has laid in for the past 2 weeks and not having clean gowns infuriates me. It sends your mind into a whirlwind thinking "how much longer could he have lived if there was never an infection caused by the filth?" "how many people actually go through this same scenarios?" and "how can people live with themselves knowing they did not help to prevent a death and what can we do to change this?" Neglection of a person who is unable to help themselves is just horrendous. Something has to be done in order to prevent these kinds of things from happening. I can only make suggestions of improvements that could be made, but it is up to everyone to make sure new and stricter rules are enforced. We cannot have our hospital losing many of their patients due to preventable causes and families losing loved ones because of someone's lack of care. It's in times such as these when you just want to say to all the doctors and nurses "What if this were YOUR dad?”
