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The Potential for Video Games to Improve Mental Health Care …

WebSee the Remediation My primary audience is American counselors because they can educate the public about the lack of access to mental health care in the United States and support the use of video games to supplement such services. It is critical that this audience reads this paper so they become aware of gaming’s psychological benefits, which are …

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Mental Health: Let’s Talk About It Department of English

WebSome families perceive mental illnesses such as schizophrenia to be the result of immorality or spiritual weakness. There is a belief that “African-descended people are supposed to be spiritually strong” (Mantovani et al. 376). Others may perceive it as “demon possession,” and “evil spirits” (376). As quoted in Mantovani’s study

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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Recycling in the United States: Is Recycling

WebBaskind, Chris. "5 Reasons Not to Drink Bottled Water." Mother Nature Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2010. Black, H. (1995, November). “Rethinking Recycling

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The Truth About Our Mental Health Professionals Department of …

WebWhen combating stigma and negative attitudes towards mental illness, a commonly accepted solution is to educate the general population about mental illness and foster greater connections between the public and people who suffer from mental illness. According to the studies discussed in this paper, a “negative attitude” may include …

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Neglected or Uninformed

WebSeptember 23, 2010 marked a transition point in our country’s healthcare policy. President Obama passed the Affordable Care Act to “begin to bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry” (“Affordable Care” 1). This act aims to provide more coverage, rights, and benefits to a greater population of citizens. Such changes will occur …

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Linking Eating Disorders, Stigma, and Media Department of English

WebLinking Eating Disorders, Stigma, and Media. The summer prior to my freshman year of high school was marked, unexpectedly, by an eight week excavation into a sole fragmented psyche at Camp Blue Ridge. The all-girls sleep-away camp served as a sort of social training ground to prepare incoming high school students for their new roles as freshmen

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Daniel Pendick Named Executive Editor of Harvard Men's Health …

WebIn March, Professional Writing Program lecturer Daniel Pendick became the executive editor of Harvard Men's Health Watch, a monthly consumer health newsletter published by Harvard Medical School and the Belvoir Media Group. The 8-page periodical publishes men's health news and advice in collaboration with physician-researchers at …

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Implementing Safe Injection Facilities to Combat the Opioid Crisis

WebAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an average of 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose (“Understanding the Epidemic”). This alarming statistic is a product of the United States’ opioid crisis, which involves the misuse of and addiction to prescription pain relievers and illicit drugs.

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Professional Writing Department of English

WebThe Professional Writing Program (PWP) provides Maryland undergraduates with practice in the writing and document design skills necessary for success in their careers. PWP courses help students transition from writing academic papers to writing for the workplace, where the audience is not teachers but professionals who need …

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Research & Innovation Department of English

WebResearch in the arts and humanities represents a range of disciplines and distinctive modes of knowledge and methods that result in articles and books, ideas, exhibitions, performances, artifacts and more. This deliberate and dedicated work generates deep insights into the multi-faceted people and cultures of the world, past and present.

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Aysha Jawed Department of English

WebBy Aysha Jawed and Anna Hogan. Author/Lead: Aysha Jawed. Dates: Monday, April 15, 2024 - 12:00. Background: Tobacco use and exposure are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the past decade, educational efforts to reduce tobacco use and exposure have extended to social media, including video-sharing …

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English Minors Department of English

WebAn English minor complements a variety of degrees and solidifies practical skills including creative thinking, written and verbal communication and logical argumentation. We offer rigorous 15-credit minors in Creative Writing, Professional Writing, and Rhetoric, as detailed below. Interested students should also consider whether our 36-credit

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Doctors: The Opioid Epidemic’s Biggest Contributor

WebOthers like Joshua Aspril argue health insurers are the main contributor. He discusses how an average monthly supply of opioids will cost just 10 dollars (Aspril, Joshua, and JH Bloomberg School of Public Health). By covering such a large cost of the opioids, health insurers may be financially enabling addiction.

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Genetic Engineering: A Serious Threat to Human Society

WebGenetically engineered organisms pose lethal and economic risks to human society. The availability of genomic information and genetic engineering technology creates a lethal threat to humanity because terrorists can use both the information and technology to recreate deadly pathogens, such as the poliovirus. The naturally occurring poliovirus

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Graduate Funding Department of English

WebStipends are currently in the range of $24,000-25,000 and include tuition remission. Health benefits are available as part of the funding packages. We encourage all students to seek in-state student status within two years of entering the program. All applicants accepted into the Ph.D. program are automatically considered for funding.

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Blended and Online Learning Department of English

WebBlended or "hybrid" learning courses take advantage of both online and traditional classroom environments. Typically, Blended Learning versions of courses meet face-to-face once or twice a week and online once a week. Blended Learning courses have the same goals and are worth the same credit as their traditional counterparts while harnessing

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The Problem of Tree Inequity: Redlining and its Contribution to …

WebAudience: The topic of this paper is tree inequity in low income neighborhoods. The intended audience of this paper would be environmentalists, forestry program or tree maintenance employees and volunteers, and urban planners including city sustainability or resilience coordinators. Their work generally entails working toward improving or conserving the …

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A Shift of Focus on the Term “Stay-at-Home Mothers”

WebThe term “stay-at-home mother” has become widely known in society over the past few decades but it is only recently that the phrase has acquired almost exclusively negative connotations. The reason for that stigma is the same reason proponents have fought for that right: the choice of the mother or, more specifically, how that choice is regarded by others.

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Normalize Menstruation, End Period Poverty Department of English

WebThough there is much debate on how to end period poverty, most sources agree that this issue must be addressed in order to promote women’s rights and health. This essay will explore the reasons why erasing the stigma around menstruation would be the most effective means of reducing period poverty in the United States.

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A Caution Against Current Transgenic Mosquitoes

WebAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), malaria alone had caused approximately 438,000 deaths in 2015 (WHO). Sadly, most of these deaths occur in countries where treatment is oftentimes either not an option or quite difficult to get. Nonetheless, this issue isn’t one simply reserved for third-world countries.

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Fall 2024 COURSE DISTRIBUTIONS – English Education Major …

Web254 Introduction to Humanities, Health, and Medicine 280 The English Language (M) 282 How Rhetoric Works: Persuasive Power and Strategies (M)

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