Challenging Negative Perspectives of Prostitution in Meiji Japan

 Negative perceptions of prostitution have been successfully challenged by historians to an extent however the stigma surrounding prostitutes and the sex trade didn’t change throughout the Victorian era or even today. This essay will specifically focus on four main judgements of prostitution in Meiji Japan and evaluate the extent these judgments, of venereal disease … Read more

Clinical Decision Support Systems: Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Healthcare Costs

 Clinical Decision Support Systems Brittany Percy University of Miami Professor Catherine Turner, BSN, MBA, RN-BC HCS685 Y – Intro to Health Informatics October 21, 2017 Clinical Decision Support Systems Technological advances developed in the last few decades have greatly influenced changes in the delivery of healthcare internationally. With health organizations’ goals of increasing the … Read more

Living with Cystic Fibrosis

 Living with Cystic Fibrosis Jasmine Melville Simpson University Living with Cystic Fibrosis Imagine knowingly living everyday with something that will most likely kill you before you reach the age of forty. The feeling of needing to carefully make the most of everyday, and to meticulously manage a medication regimen at the same time, are … Read more

FDR’s Federal Aid Programs in the Great Depression of the 20th Century

 Federal Assistance in the Early 20th Century The early twentieth-century was a time of great change to the political and social landscape in America. Prior to the Great Depression, nonprofit charitable agencies such as churches, volunteer organizations, and state-directed emergency assistance programs provided financial assistance and social services for impoverished and disadvantaged citizens. Most … Read more

How Stereotypes, Self-Concept, CampusClimate Impact College Student Success

 The academic success of college students can be impacted by stereotypes and self-concept, academic integration, and the interaction of diverse groups. All of these factors are related to the effects of campus climate on academic performance. These effects on academic performance include grade point averages, test scores, completion of course work, and graduation rates. … Read more

Stop Coddling College Students: Rhetorical Analysis of Grant Addison’s Argument

 Lillie Doherty Professor Dorfield   Rhetoric (first draft) September, 25th , 2017 Rhetorical Analysis: Grant Addison “Stop Coddling College Students” In our higher education society, many argue we are transitioning in the act of coddling today’s college students with their very own preferences and opinions (Addison, Peyser, Jackson). There have been instances today in … Read more

Teach Self Regulation to Kids: Strategies for Preschool and School Readiness

 aSome teachers could say that self-regulation is the number one challenge they face in the classroom setting, while others may believe that children should be equipped with skills and knowledge on self-control and emotions. Self-regulation is a skill that allows individuals to thrive in life. The skill is developed during the early years of … Read more

Exploring Gender Roles: Inequalities around the World

 All around the world society has created an ideological perspective for the basis of gender roles. Gender and sex are often times misused and believed to be interchangeable. This is not the case. There are two broad generalization of sexes; female and male, yet there is a vast number of gender roles that each … Read more

Reducing Emissions from Jet Engines: The Role of Turbochargers and Biofuels

 In today’s society the amount of emissions that engines produced are harmful and integrate towards greenhouse gasses, this is dangerous as it contributes with global warming. Integrating a turbocharger to reduce emissions and feedback emissions back into the Brayton cycle is one way to reduce the total emissions produced by the jet engine. Today’s … Read more