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The Problem With Statistics
The popular media presentation of statistics can be misleading. How can politicians be expected to come up with the right answers when the information they are given is not honest?
By Peter Rose8 years ago in The Swamp
Right and Left
Right, politically, is categorized as authoritative and more inclined to think and act blatantly upon the physical world. An example of far right thinking was the case of Adolf Hitler himself. Under his authority, a large amount of people were physically enslaved and punished for crimes they didn't commit. Another example of this type of thinking would involve a police state, where police hold ultimate authority in all situations, essentially inciting the same thing: total loss of freedom.
By Che Tree8 years ago in The Swamp
Health Care Rights
Currently, patients have limited rights. Our healthcare system in the United States is barbaric and one huge monster besides. We willingly pay huge bills every time something goes wrong. Why are we so brainwashed? Do you normal folk realize that people are brainwashed? Why do you not care more about the heavy bills you will get? Hospital bills have massive errors often enough. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and that was my first introduction to the health care system in the United States. I haven’t tried health care elsewhere like in Spain or Chile since I’m half Spanish, half-Chilean. I consider myself American though, and I’m appalled at the way our health care system is seriously broken.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in The Swamp
Anne Frank
What happened to Anne Frank after she was arrested? “I want to go on living, even after my death” (Anne Frank, House). Anne Frank was a 13-year-old Jewish girl who was one of the many who suffered through the Holocaust. Anne and her family, along with the Van Pels, went into hiding during the Nazi invasion. The Nazis captured and killed over six million people—Jews being their number one target to exterminate. On August 4th, 1944, an anonymous tip was given to the Nazis that the Franks were hiding. At the age of 15, Anne, along with her family and the Vann Pels, were sent to the concentration camps. Life in the camps was cruel during Anne's time in Westerbork, Auschwitz, and Bergen Belsen.
By Ally8 years ago in The Swamp
US Problems
Homelessness, wealth distribution, and voting controversies have plagued and still are plaguing the United States of America. Arguments have been made that the three of these problems are all interconnected and that taken together, these problems form a bigger picture that reflect the systemic issues that the United States of America is facing today. Homelessness is mainly a factor of the economy and the housing bubble and it also disproportionately affects veterans. Wealth distribution has led to a large gap in income and power between the classes. Voting controversies have been a part of United States history for as long as the United States has been a country.
By Elijah8 years ago in The Swamp
Drugs You Didn't Even Know Existed
A recurring theme in the psychology of addiction is that the opposite of addiction is connection. That means that getting hooked on opioids is more about an inability to achieve emotional intimacy than it is about seeking pleasurable experiences. If this is the case, then one approach to dealing with the ongoing opioid crisis is crafting policy that seeks to lift the impediments to emotional connectivity. That way the feelings that separate us from others are excised in order to create a space for genuine human connection.
By Lauren Skopkowski8 years ago in The Swamp
Black Lives Matter
#BlackLivesMatter Do you think people of color and “white” people have the same rights and opportunities? Do you think systematic racism exists today? You might be thinking it doesn’t exist anymore and everyone is equal and some might even believe it’s not that big of a deal. They have to have their priorities straight to be accepted by society. It’s hard for blacks to feel elevated in this country because it’s mainly run by white folks. Society's perception of black folks is always negative and they are often misunderstood. Law enforcement definitely doesn’t have a problem putting a black nigga behind bars and will always start a problem when there isn’t one there. Racism is still a thing and black folks have to try twice as hard to be accepted by society, be cautious of the laws and pray their lives aren’t next.
By Fatima hassan8 years ago in The Swamp
The Torch Has Been Passed
In all through those years since the late 1960s, the United States has evolved into a nation that ceased to learn from the lessons of the past as to what made America such a the great nation. This was the noble experiment democracy; a republic under God, one nation indivisible that our founding fathers entrusted to future generations. Sad to say that today our founding fathers would look down upon this nation and probably say "What the hell happened?" No longer are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness available to all. It's the more affluent, the wealthiest few are the only ones that benefit the most today.
By Dr. Williams8 years ago in The Swamp
To Racists
Racism is silly, and it revolves around hating somebody for their skin color? It used to be a very popular sentiment before the Civil War. But these days, we are more enlightened and there are many people who are mixed race. Don’t stare at mixed people because you make them feel awkward. Racism is stupid. Some people cannot see this at all. They have no idea just how silly they sound. Racism is wrong because it is demeaning. You have all these racial slurs to throw at people who didn’t really do anything to you.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in The Swamp
Why Jordan Peterson Doesn't Matter
The celebrity psychologist has reached a cult following. I recently attended one of his promotional talks in London, part of his 12 Rules for Life Tour. Apprehensive at first, my feelings remained unsettled as all 8,000 seats were gradually filled with an overwhelmingly white audience, though unsurprising for the ethnographic makeup of the area. However, I was surprised by the gender balance: women were outnumbered, but only just. For a figure who openly admits the heavily male-tilted imbalance of his YouTube audience, this crowd bode well.
By Aleksander Sand8 years ago in The Swamp
Common Signs of School Shooters
To preface this, there are five common traits that almost all spree/serial killers show. A history of neglect or abuse from a parent or guardian, a history of arson or animal abuse, sadism, lack of sympathy and/or empathy and egocentrism and selfishness.
By Isza Edwards8 years ago in The Swamp
Divorce in the Age of Trump
In December of 2016, Time Magazine, citing research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research, reported that divorce rates had plummeted to a forty-year low and that marriage rates were on the rise. However, less than a year later news outlets began to reporton a Wakefield Research study whose findings painted a very different picture of the state of American romance. It seems that the tides were turning (again), and not in a good way.
By Atheer Sadek8 years ago in The Swamp