Category: Critical Thinking

“And Justice for All”. These are the last four words of the American Pledge of Allegiance which represents the concept that every American is free and not to be “deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law” as stated in the Bill of Rights. In a typical community, the citizens rely on…

In the 1940s, America was living in fear. Hiding in plain sight, Communists were infiltrating the country. Everyone from government employees to actors was being subpoenaed to testify before Congress. However, the truth behind this story is that an ambitious Senator named Joseph McCarthy had scared the country into alienating large groups of innocent Americans.…

Gender is constituted in time – an identity instituted through a stylized repetition of acts. Further, gender is instituted through the stylization of the body and, hence, must be understood as the mundane way in which bodily gestures, movements, and enactments of various kinds constitute the illusion of an abiding gendered self.” (Butler 1988: 519).…

Oral health is essential for good chewing function, which can influence food selection and nutritional well-being. Diet or malnutrition can lead to tooth loss, pain, caries, periodontal disease and these are only a few. The lack of teeth, in particular, may affect a person’s digestive ability and nutritional status Vital teeth and well-fitting prostheses have…

Maus I and 11 is a publication by Art Spiegelman that illustrates how his elderly father Vladek Spiegelman survived the holocaust via a comical representation of the holocaust. This comic has been crafted as a masterly art that is filled with truth and is emotionally captivating. It has essentially, portrayed the actual families that were…

Frailty is an age-related clinical condition in which there is decreased reserve and resistance to stressors, leading to a progressive decline in multisystem dysfunction and hospital stays. The decrease in lean body mass, gait, and low activity, and several components must be clinically present to represent frailty. Observational results indicate that frailty includes a slowly…

First of all, I will start by defining what I think morality is. Morality is a doctrine that allows us to differentiate between right and wrong, it governs us and also allows us to live in society. In my opinion, morality has evolved in a significant way and it has evolved in a rather positive…

Alcohol has been around for a long time alcohol is considered a drug and it is a very popular drug, to say the least. Its side effects as some might call them are what people like most about alcohol. Alcohol’s side effects are very dangerous especially when paired with the driving task that can be…

As a result of the increased popularity of social media, the younger generation faces constant peer pressure. When I scroll through social media, I see many models, what my friends are doing, advertisements, and so much more. It encourages me to try to look like those models and do what my friends are doing just…

The research article I chose was The American Veteran Experience and the Post 9/11 Generation which was a study conducted by Kim Parker, Ruth Igielnik, Amanda Barroso, and Anthony Cilluffo through the Pew Research Center. Kim Parker is the director of social trends research at Pew Research Center. She has expertise in demographics and social…