War on drugs – history and today’s war (Heroin and Opioid)

Drugs have always been an issue in the United States, the battle against drugs truly began in 1971 when the Nixon Administration coined the term “War on Drugs.” This War on Drugs was the campaign for the prohibition on illegal drug and fought to reduce the illegal drug trade using military aid and intervention. This … Read more

Barriers to communication

Within this assignment, I will identify barriers to communication; firstly, I will explain why they are barriers with an example and lastly two ways to overcome the barrier. There are varieties of reasons why a barrier may occur while communicating, however knowing the different barriers to effective communication will enable an individual to avoid potential … Read more

Humans Should Strive for Space Exploration

Humanity has had many difficult trials to overcome since time began, but none such as this. Humanity has been in a state of constant civil war, and we need to start to work together. Humans need to look up from the dirt, and from the blood, and from the dying, to the stars! Earth should … Read more

Reasons to adopt a vegetarian diet

People adopt a vegetarian diet for various reasons, which includes health, environment and economic factors. Traditionally, it is thought that vegetarianism would cause nutritional deficiencies, but recently studies have shown that it is no longer true (Harvard Health publishing 2009). Moreover, there are many problems that the world is currently facing, like global warming, deforestation, … Read more

Importance of community gardens

Community gardens are defined as “everything from individual plot cultivation to collective gardening in public spaces, schools and prisons” (Pudup 2008). However, Linn identifies community gardens “as a common space that brings people together and inspires shared action” (2007). The notion of a community garden dates back to the nineteenth century whereas the contemporary idea … Read more

How the college-related environment shapes students’ drinking behavior

Abstract Objective To determine the need for alcohol consumption among college students particularly college freshman and focus on how the college-related environment shapes students’ drinking behavior. To examine the impact of alcohol consumption and discover how students are living, where they are living, what activities they participate in, academic stress, sleeping schedule and how much … Read more

Max Weber

Max Weber was born in 1864 in Prussia. As a sociologist, Weber devoted himself to the “interpretive understanding of social action […] with a causal explanation of its course & consequence” (Weber 1968: 4). Weber’s work focused on interpersonal relationships from the dyadic scale to the societal scale. Over the course of his life, he … Read more

How Housing and Neighborhood Factors Influence Health and Health Equity

Summary 3 Weekly Topic: “Housing Experiment to Inform How Housing and Neighborhood Factors Influence Health and Health Equity” Paper Reviewed: Lee, Min-Ah, and Kenneth F. Ferraro. “Neighborhood Residential Segregation and Physical Health among Hispanic Americans: Good, Bad, or Benign?” Journal of Health and Social Behavior, SAGE Publications. 31 May 2007. This week’s guest speaker was … Read more