The prison system in America is one that is extremely flawed. Instead of encouraging rehabilitation, it encourages punishment and the beating down of individuals who are incarcerated. This beating down, however, only affects a select group of people, the poor. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of this is the USC admission scandal where rich parents falsely listed … [Read more...] about Prison Is The New Jim Crow
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The Misrepresentation of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Film
Introduction In ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian civilizations, mental illness was viewed as a form of demonic possession or religious punishment. Mentally ill people were chained to walls and subjected to cruel and unusual treatments such as lobotomies or strange surgeries that more than often resulted in death. People did not understand the brain and mental illness at … [Read more...] about The Misrepresentation of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Film
FALSELY ACCUSED BLACK MEN
Throughout history Black men have been the victims of racism and prejudice that have caused them their freedom and lives. This racism and prejudice can begin to affect these men at a really young age, forcing them to grow up exponentially in an extremely short amount of time. This can be seen with the Central Park Five, where five Black teenage boys were accused of raping and … [Read more...] about FALSELY ACCUSED BLACK MEN
Importance of Sleep
On an everyday basis, more and more research is found on the way our brains operate. The article being discussed is titled “Study Shows How Our Brains Replay Recent Experiences During Sleep,” by George Dvorsky. This article addresses a research study that looks into memory storage during sleep. A study designed to look at the way our brain operates during sleep is also … [Read more...] about Importance of Sleep
Microagressions
Microaggressions, a topic that makes many people uncomfortable because it often happens unintentionally or subconsciously and is outright discriminatory behavior towards marginalized racial or ethnic minorities. The topic of microaggressions comes about due to prejudice that might be conceived towards a certain group of people. This prejudice holds no fact and is solely based … [Read more...] about Microagressions