Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You’re welcome. Eating disorders hardly qualify as a new phenomenon, as documented cases date back to the Middle Ages; however, these disorders have become a prevalent and unique healthcare problem in the United States. Eating disorders … [Read more...] about Binge on Science, Purge the Blame
Archives for 2013
Alone, Together
Unaware that he is being watched, a Hasidic Jew massages his temples with his gnarled hands, alone and frustrated. Nearby, a food cart touting “Gyro over rice and Philly Cheese Steaks” overcrowds two women eating sandwiches by themselves, while a third woman angrily stares at two men blocking her exit off of the bus. In the corner, a hairdresser combs through her customer’s … [Read more...] about Alone, Together
Teach for America
Each week on Scrolling Scribe, editors will select their favorite archived articles and repost them for your reading pleasure. You're welcome. By Mandy Hoff As a teacher-training program for failing public schools, Teach for America (TFA) has become an increasingly prestigious non-profit for graduates from elite universities. However, criticism has plagued the … [Read more...] about Teach for America
Heroic Heroin Addicts
By Seda Sandy Mushyan Imagine a day in the summer of 1982, where fumes cloud up a dimly lit room. A man is underground in a basement, concocting his new creation. He looks at his watch and panic sets in. His clients are expecting their product soon, and he simply does not have enough time. He rushes the next few steps. This underground chemist, aiming to make the synthetic … [Read more...] about Heroic Heroin Addicts
TV Culture: ‘American Dad’ and Model Minorities
The "Spelling Bee My Baby" episode of American Dad opens with a Japanese mom beating her children for not playing their instruments intensely enough to make her “feel” the music. She went on to explain that they wouldn’t be eligible for the Ivy Leagues if they didn't master music, academics, and every other extra-curricular activity known to man. The jokes continued as we … [Read more...] about TV Culture: ‘American Dad’ and Model Minorities