...Jasmine 3/07/13 2nd hour- Vandy “The Help” Essay (Film Version) The Help is a novel and a film based on the difficulties of the African American community, primarily the women, and the struggles they faced during the 1960s in Mississippi. During this decade, African American people faced the problem of social prejudice or racism. As children, the girls were predestined to be help to the white families when they were of age. Their duties were to tend to the needs of the babies and children, clean the house, clean and fold the clothes, cook the food, and do the dishes. I believe that the themes brought out in this movie are courage, what the past can teach us or warn us of, and freedom. The past is an excellent representation of what the future may hold. The past is here for but a brief second to teach us valuable life lessons that we should never forget. The past informs the future in many ways. It shows us that the things that happened in the past are likely to reoccur, maybe not in the same shape and form, but in the same manner. The past can also lead by example to help us learn from our past mistakes, so that we can alter our futures for the better. The past may also simply be a reminder of things that may come in the future. In any case, the past will inform the future, whether it is in a negative or positive way. Freedom is something that every one of all races struggle to achieve in some way. Freedom can mean different things to different people depending on...
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...outstanding essay. May be you need a good grade to cover up for a low grade in the exam or a failed term paper you have submitted. Otherwise, it may be the admission essay for the college of your dreams. It can even be the perfect scholarship essay that you are in need of. This is when you may need customized essays written by a professional essay writer to come to your rescue. Sometimes it happens to be the case that you have completely forgotten about an essay which needs to be submitted on a deadline just one or two days away. In such situations too, you may benefit by obtaining an essay that is custom written to match your assignment requirements. Benefits of a Custom Essay If you are unsure of whether it is a good idea to enlist help with essay writing, you should read on to find some of the benefits of obtaining customized essays. • Topic selection will take up as much time as the writing of the essay. You need to brainstorm and deliberate upon topic options. With a customized essay, students are ensured that this task will be done by a professional writer. • Research is one of the most important elements of an essay. This takes away the time which students can spend doing other important academic tasks. By obtaining a custom essay, they do not have to spend countless hours at libraries and the computer looking for information and sources. • Many students lack the proper knowledge of formatting their essays, regardless of whether it is a history essay format or...
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...Essay Test Tips-Help Read the directions carefully. Pay close attention to whether you are supposed to answer all the essays or only a specified amount (e.g. "Answer 2 out of the 3 questions). Make sure that you understand what the question is asking you. If you're not, ask your instructor. Make sure that you write down everything that is asked of you and more. The more details and facts that you write down, the higher your grade is going to be. Budget your time, don't spend the entire test time on one essay. If the question is asking for facts, don't give your personal opinion on the topic. When writing your essay, try to be as neat as possible, neater papers usually receive higher marks. Make an outline before writing your essay. This way your essay will be more organized and fluid. If you happen to run out of time, most instructors will give you partial credit for the ideas that you have outlined. Don't write long introductions and conclusions, the bulk of your time should be spent on answering the question(s) asked. Focus on one main idea per a paragraph. If you have time left at the end, proofread your work and correct any errors. Budget your time. If you have an hour to write 3 essays, spend no more than 20 minutes on each essay, then if you have time left over at the end go back and finish any incomplete essays. If you aren't sure about an exact date or number, use approximations e.g. "Approximately 5000" or "In the late 17th century." If you make...
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...Assessment Front Sheet |Learner: | | |Course/Group: |Level 3 Diploma in Uniformed Public Services | |Unit: |17: Police Powers in the Public Services | |Assessment: |The Powers of the Police | |Issue date: | |P1 Describe the difference between arrest with and without warrant | |P2 State the rights of a detained person | |P3 Explain the powers the police have to search people and premises | |M1 Explain the requirements of a lawful arrest | |D1 Evaluate police powers of arrest, detention and search ...
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...research; instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate. |What is your topic or area of interest? |My topic of interest is Drugs. | | | | | | | | | | |In what ways is this topic appropriate for a persuasive essay? |The way in which this topic is appropriate for a persuasive | | |essay is because I will be able persuade a person to not use | | |drugs and the affects it as on people in our society and | | |reasons why people do drugs and how they can avoid this from | |...
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...Obesity is increasing at alarming rates in our society. While excessive attention to “thinness” carries its own physical and mental health problems, increasing overweight is a much “larger” problem in our society and currently affects over two thirds of the population. This handbook sponsored by the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has been written with the layman in mind and is meant to be a comprehensive and concise source of reliable information for the educated consumer. In contrast to smoking, which has decreased due to improved public health awareness, overweight and obesity have steadily increased — particularly over the last twenty-five years. On average, obesity shortens life by six to seven years. Excess weight increases the risk of deadly diseases such as heart disease, stroke and cancer. One of the great ironies of advances in medical technology is that deaths due to heart attacks, stroke, and cancer, which have rapidly declined in the past, are now leveling off and in some cases increasing due to obesity-related conditions. For example, diabetes, which is directly related to being overweight, is increasing rapidly, and deaths due to heart disease in diabetics are also increasing. Similarly, cancers linked to obesity, such as colon, prostate, and breast, are also increasing. Right now the American Cancer Society considers obesity to be the second largest cause of preventable cancer, after cigarette smoking. Within ten years, obesity might exceed smoking...
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...The Help is a compelling movie about the African American struggle during the 1960s. It tells a story of African American maids and the racial division between them and their white employers. This movie is like no other. It is very funny, captivating, and current. Using stars,on a scale of one being horrible to five being good; I give this movie a five based the overall plot of the movie and costume design. The movie was a good because it was very well put together because it portrayed exactly what type of hardships African Americans went through during 1960s. Award-winning actor, Viola Davis, played the main character Aibileen. Aibileen stood out in the movie as and empowering figure for the maids; she symbolized a mother figure to not only the children she took care of but to the maids as well. I saw strength in Aibileen. She had a beautiful heart for the children she took care of and genuinely loved them. Minny was also someone that stood out to me in the movie. She was very stubborn but also very wise and caring. The character Minny was played by actress Octavia Spencer, who has also acted in other award-winning movies such the as Hidden Figures. Minny’s character definitely grew throughout the movie. At first, Minny don't particularly like white people, in fact she was very afraid of them until Skeeter and Celia. As Minny’s...
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...BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW ESSAY Anthony Briggs Theology 104-D75 LUO Due Date: April 20, 2015 INTRODUCTION God created mankind in his image and since He is involved in our everyday lives and decision we make, that should be enough foundational belief for any Christian that believes in him. In this biblical worldview essay, I plan to explain how this belief will have a great impact on my career as a psychologist and how it will affect my everyday life once I start my career and the people I will help in the near future. I will also mention the theology of creation and God’s involvement. As it states in Genesis 1:26 (KJV), Then God Said, “let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creping things that creeps on the earth.”” EXAMPLE 1 In this world we live in, we have choices to accept certain religions and worldviews to accept and live our lives and represent that specific religion. As a Christian and a future psychologist/counselor I have to be very mindful of my representation of God and what he expects from me and how I interact with people within my career. As it states in Proverbs 13:10 (KJV), by insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom, and in chapter 15:22 (KJV) it states, Without Counsel Plans fail, but with many advisers they succeeded. I have to believe that God created man in his image in...
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...Efe Tansık English 101- Section 22 Instructor: Erin Drew Essay 1 – First Draft New Media is Shaping Our Lives In the contemporary world, the importance of new media in people’s lives can never be dısregarded. Everybody should realize that new media has been affecting today’s world. This is mainly because; new media types help people at various issues. However, some people believe that new media is not preferable and ıt has a lot of drawback, some others believe that new media is useful and preferable. Even ıf mostly argue that. New media is not beneficial for individuals; in fact; new media is fundamental for today’s human-beings. In terms of education, business and socialization. The most prominent benefit of new media is education. This is because; todays chıldren benefit from new media types. Thanks to new media such as the ınternet, chıldren who use this kind of facilities might learn more effectively. Therefore, lecturers tend to educate chıldren with the help of new media. In addition, children need to learn new media types since since ıf they want to be successful in today’s world, children have to be knowledgeable about new media. They have to know, how to use computer systems or being knowledgeable about new technological devices. In addition, ıt is significant for university students. This is mainly because, a score of university prefer to use new media types. For this...
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...broken heart is not an easy quick process and can be time consuming. The person in this situation can feel there is no light at the end of the tunnel. A broken heart can be caused by one of many devastating occurrences or scenarios in life, such as the passing of a loved one, losing/not getting your dream job or the infamous breaking up with your significant other, which this essay will concentrate on. People build their lives with someone they trust and care for, and then, in a blink of an eye, it can be. This can leave most people angry and sorrowful, questioning themselves and possibly their future. Once a person has past the grieving stage and the hours of crying themselves to sleep, then this person must give themselves some “me time”. They must make time for themselves. People sometimes get caught up in a routine with their daily lives, especially after a break up. They should take a weekend and do things that make them happy, whether it’s hiking, biking, cooking or hanging out with friends that make them happy. Doing things that you love will not only distract a person from the heartache but can help a person realize they can be happy again. Writing down one’s feelings in a journal is a good coping mechanism. It can purify the mind through expression, thus resulting in happiness. Understanding and forgiving are major contributing factors in the mending of a broken heart. The person in this situation must understand what went wrong with the relationship. Concentrate...
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...having money to pay, which means they are jobless, or not making enough to cover their living expenses. A client that is homeless can be faced with many other issues simply because they have no place to live. Another challenge for Human Service clients is depression. Depression can come about when a client is not able to adequately live with the necessities of life and seem to have no means in which to acquire them. When a client cannot provide for him or herself, it is detrimental to their well-being and may bring on a bout of depression. Mental illness is another challenge that many clients may be faced with and they many depend on Human Service workers for their help. Human Service workers are able to direct clients who are mentally ill to resources such as self-help groups and support groups. They also help clients with severe mental illness to become self-sufficient and receive the proper care. They may refer these...
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...Stress Management Purpose: To learn practical skills to identify stressors and utilize resources to manage stress Objectives: This workshop will give you the tools to effectively: • identify stressors • place stressors in categories: internal & external • identify stress management resources • manage stress and maintain control Benefits: Participation in this workshop will help you: • identify and cope with stressors in your school life and at home Supplies: Some supplies are optional or can be substituted for other material • Paper and pens/pencils for every participant • Post-Its, a white board or chalk board and a marker or chalk • Copies of the “Stress Scenario” handout) • Copies of the “Stress Reliever Tips” handout Part 1 (20 min): Introduction / Purpose, Objectives, Benefits / Ice Breaker 1. Introduce yourself to the participants by stating your name, city, occupation and an interesting fact about yourself. 2. The purpose of this lesson is to help participants identify stressors and to provide tools to cope with stress which will improve overall performance in academics (or anywhere else in the participant’s lives). 3. Begin the icebreaker: “Demonstrate Please.” This icebreaker is for 5-8 people. Instructions: a. Have the participants form a circle sitting down. b. Pass out one piece of paper and a pencil to everyone. c. Have the participants write down both something he/she likes to do and something he/she does not like to do, but have them keep this piece of information...
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...Victoria Lombardo 75 Russell Street Staten Island N.Y. 10308 New Dorp High School Student AAUW Scholarship Essay Submission Throughout an individuals’ lifetime, they are always faced with some sort of significant hardship, in which they are forced to eventually overcome. In particular, women especially ranging from all ages suffer the worst and most when it involves the issue of self-hate. As a women I, have experienced the battle of self-hate, which has been very influential to my life in both a positive and negative aspect. From the time I was only fourteen years old, I have faced the battle of overcoming the self-hatred I developed amongst my inner self. The most commonly faced issue found amongst many women throughout the world is the issue of body weight. For many years, I myself struggled with facing that terrifying, horrific number on the scale. No matter how many times it has been stated that the number on the scale “does not define a person”, it didn’t change my own outlook. Turning to extreme measures to decrease my body weight seemed like the only solution. Although little did I realize, that not only would these extreme measures also come along with intense mood changes, but that it would affect my body both physically and mentally. The first idea that approached my mind was “just don’t eat, you will drop such a significant amount of weight that way, without even making any effort”; newsflash, that is the ABSOLUTE worst solution to turn to. As a cause of...
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...Entrance Essay Timothy Egan author of “Good Poor, Bad Poor,” addresses some issues with government assistance and the less fortunate individuals. Egan addresses how The House is taking away food aid from 4 million individuals, and congress is simply allowing unemployment benefits expire for about 1.8 million Americans. The article states how these individuals who still receive the government assistance might even have to undergo drug tests in order to get food stamps. Whereas there aren’t any rules in congress or higher political careers in which the individuals have to take drug tests to get their paycheck, truly unfair and a bit absurd. I agree with the author and the issues discussed. Egan in a way exposes these decisions and opens the audience’s eyes to see truth and injustices committed. He of government assistance and shares a type of sympathy while still having the hardship on certain topics. I believe that although there are some individuals who do take advantage of this assistance and misuse this help, while the people who actually need the assistance have to suffer the cuts, limitations and requirements. Of course there is going to be people who take governments aid as a way to depend on others, give up and not try to help themselves. But on the other hand there are those who take the help only to help get back on their feet and better themselves. Luckily there is plenty of help out there. For example there are Human Resource Center Buildings that provide people to...
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...Prisons-Reentry One very important function of the corrections system is to assist inmates that are up for release from federal prison. Assistance is given by connecting these individuals to outside organizations for assistance. These organizations help to reduce recidivism rates. “The BOP contracts with residential reentry centers (RRCs), also known as halfway houses, to provide assistance to inmates who are nearing release. RRCs provide a safe, structured, supervised environment, as well as employment counseling, job placement, financial management assistance, and other programs and services. RRCs help inmates gradually rebuild their ties to the community and facilitate supervising ex-offenders' activities during this readjustment phase.” There are basically five general services provided by (RRCs.) (1) Accountability- Daily counts are conducted to all residence. A resident is only authorized to leave by sign out procedures, and only approved activities are accepted. These are for recreation, counseling, looking for employment and working. These approved activities are constantly monitored by RRC staff members. Individual’s that return to their RRC facility may be given a random drug/alcohol test. (2) RRC staff members help residence locate employment opportunities in their local communities. ” offenders are expected to be employed 40 hours/week within 15 calendar days after their arrival at the RRC.” (3) Residence are required to pay a fee that defrays the cost of their...
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