Essays on Medicine Page 18

As my first semester of college comes to a close, many things come to mind when I am asked to write a letter of advice to next year’s freshman class. I wish I could tell you about everything that went as planned and everything I did right, but what I have learned the most from…

Emily Prager’s written work titled “Our Barbies, Ourselves” tries to compare Barbies figure to a “weapon” of feminism. Barbie is a doll that was created by Jack Ryan and emerged during the rise of the feminist movement, Barbie was regarded as an ideal American woman by many generations. The Barbie doll was never intended to…

As a college student, ever wonder how to work any technology system at any given work field? Kimberly Cassidy, president of Bryn Mawr College and Gina Siesing, college chief information officer, argues that colleges should be teaching their students’ technology skills within their curriculum. In the Article, “Solving the Work Force’s Skills Gap”, the authors…

In general, animal abuse is any form of action that involves either “neglect or intentional cruelty” toward animals. Animal neglect is defined as inadequacy or entire absence of basic necessities such as food and water for animals. Intentional cruelty, on the other hand, is deliberate inhumane actions perpetrated towards animals that cause them mental or…

Assistance dogs provide a great sense of independence for people with disabilities. Many people with disabilities rely on some form of support to assist with day-to-day tasks that are often taken for granted. The amount of independence a trained assistance dog can provide is immeasurable. Everyday tasks like doing laundry, opening drawers and closing doors…

Walking through Costco I remembered most of what happened. I saw the familiar faces of employees who just stared at my cold face as if I was just another lost customer. The stained concrete floors helped me remember the scenario better, as if I could see it lapse through from a separate viewpointt I still…

In the book, The Happiness Advantage ; Principle 7, Shawn Achor claims that our need for social support links to biology of the human body, not just mentally. I agree with the theory that our bodies are linked and impacted by social connections. In the passage he states that if we lack social connections it…

An expansion of scope means the expansion of an organization’s ability to go forward and expand their functions to several other activities. Once they have achieved a certain amount of success in one, they go into another function. It is imperative that an organization gets back to expansion of services strategy in the right industry…

Living in today‘s world, some of the most important social justice issues to me are gender equality and education I believe that just because women are a different gender than men does not mean that they should be treated any differently and I came to this belief through witnessing just how disadvantaged a woman can…

How do you see yourself in the next 10 years? How would a Presidential Scholarship at the College of DuPage enable you to attain your personal, educational, and career goals, and what difference would you make in your community and in the world? During the course of the next ten years, I will be taking…