Introduction: Hook – Vampires. Mummies. Werewolves… These are all staples in horror movies. Yet, are they as scary as they once were? Background – Since the dawn of cinema, horror films have been an influential part of the American movie experience. From Stephen King’s 1980 The Shining, to the 2019 hit movie It, horror […]
Month: October 2019
Nursing Homes
For this weeks passion blog, I am going to speak to issues that I find personal to me. I believe the nursing home system in America can be disheartening, as I had spent my last summer working in a nursing home as an activities director. Working so closely with those who live in these homes, […]
Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in the U.S.
Substance abuse and mental illness have been a big issue within the United States for a long time. The National Bureau of Economic Research has reported that those who have been diagnosed with a mental illness will consume about 69% of the nation’s alcohol and 84% of the nation’s cocaine. These statistics, to me, are […]
Best Ted Talk: This is What Happens if you Reply to a Spam Email
First glance, this talk probably doesn’t come off as something very important. Or, at least not as important as other Ted Talks you may have encountered. But, this Ted Talk is a perfect example of spoken rhetoric, as James Veitch uses comedy, speech strategies, and an interesting topic to entice his audience. What his talk […]
Living Undocumented
What would you do if you were a young teenager within a poor country. In your neighborhood, profanities of gangs, sexual murder, and mass assassinations plague those around you. When will you come next? One day, you are working at the corner convenience store, and a man with a black mask comes running in, targeting […]
Paradigm Shift of Mental Health
Many aspects have changed throughout history, causing revolutions in technology, gender, relationships, and many more societal conditions. One that I believe that has had a great impact within the 21st century is the transformation of mental health. Throughout history, mental health has always been frowned upon; if you were bipolar, you were labeled insane. If […]
Finalized Speech Outline
Introduction: Hook – When you look at this image of a child, what comes to mind? Probably thoughts of Innocence? Purity? Now, how about this image? Probably doesn’t remind you of the incorrupt childhood you envisioned of the first one…. Thesis – In this speech, I am going to explore society’s influence on our […]
The 13th Amendment
“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” This is the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Now, most people associate this amendment with the […]