Recognizing Postpartum Depression The birth of a baby is generally considered a joyful time‚ but it is also a time when women are susceptible to depression. Such feelings make it extremely difficult for a new mother to take care of herself and her baby and it may put a strain on the family. Depression that occurs after the birth of a baby is called postpartum depression‚ otherwise known as PPD. Postpartum illness is a serious problem among women. Once thought of as a relatively minor phase within
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The Little Refugee – Multimedia Text 1. The Little Refugee is a multimedia text. This book is a great example of belonging due to the representation of Anh Do and his family moving from Vietnam to Australia and belonging into the Australian culture. I chose this article because of the several aspects of belonging represented in this text. These aspects include social belonging‚ cultural belonging and just the overall acceptance in a new country. Anh has many difficulties during his life in Australia
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Being a refugee is not a choice. Packing your entire life into a couple of suitcases to relocate into a foreign land can be intimidating. However‚ uncertainty cannot be a concern when your loved ones are in danger. After my uncle died in a car bomb attack‚ my family fled Afghanistan and crossed into Pakistan. In Pakistan‚ we settled temporarily because of the unbearable hostility toward Afghans in the region‚ which also forced us to seek refuge elsewhere. Fortunately‚ in August 2001‚ my family and
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Initially‚ immigrants arrived mainly from northern and western Europe‚ as they had before the Civil War; the largest groups came from England‚ Ireland‚ Germany‚ and Scandinavia. From the mid-1880s until World War I began in 1914‚ the number of newcomers from southern‚ eastern‚ and central Europe increased. Among the new immigrants were also Greeks‚ Romanians‚ and Italians‚ mainly from southern Italy or Sicily. Record numbers of immigrants arrived in the United States‚ some 9 million from 1880 to 1900
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When I was just a child the world seems like an endless place‚ and all the world was to me was my backyard. As I grew‚ I slowly began to realize that in-fact despite the world’s size‚ we are all connected somehow and each personal encounter that I experience adds to that connection. This awareness truly began to resonate with me when I transferred to Loomis Chaffee. Upon arriving‚ I had not truly experienced much of the world besides a few vacations and a few students in my classes that had some
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Essay #2 Please describe how and when any unusual family or personal circumstances have affected your achievement in school‚ work experience‚ or your participation in school and community activities. A couple years ago I encountered a situation where I was close to my final breath. This situation unfolded when I was on vacation in Hawaii with my family. We traveled to a beach were we enjoyed the sun and had a great time when I was caught by a riptide and taken a couple hundred yards out into the
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Tarik Dean 9/6/12 English Composition and Gram - GE 102 - 03 Personal learning experience essay Running track probably benefited me more than most people. When I ran track I just didn’t benefit from the physical exercise‚ but track benefitted me in many other ways I didn’t come to realize until I did a little self examination on myself. Looking back I realized track didn’t just make me more powerful physically. It also learned that it made me more powerful mentally. Through track I also learned
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kind of disability could be a hero. I remember it as if it was yesterday‚ surprisingly‚ as my state of mind on that cold December night can be described only of confusion. It was around eight o’clock p.m. when my mother received a phone call from her brother-in-law‚ who told her that her sister had just recently been admitted into the hospital after experiencing difficulty breathing and chest pain. When my aunt was diagnosed with coronary artery disease‚ my family became worried. A physician
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My Personal Religious Experience I’ve been attending church for as long as I can remember. The earliest time I remember going to church was when I was in pre-school‚ and I attended the same church until high school. Sundays were routine‚ we attended church‚ went out to eat after with other members of the church‚ and then went home to watch either football or baseball (sports being my second religion). Skipping church was never an option‚ nor did I really want to miss it. I had good friends at
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The Anti-Imperialist Perspective and The New Manifest Destiny Senator George F. Hoar opposed the use of blatant force in order to plant our flag in another country; this included the annexation of the Philippines. The Senator did not want our Nation‚ a republic based on freedom‚ to turn into a violent nation using physical force. He is quoted saying "the danger that we are to be transformed from a Republic‚ founded on the Declaration of Independence . . . into a vulgar‚ commonplace empire‚
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