migrate talented individuals‚ who do not have an opportunity to work in their native country. Even Bill Gates ones mentioned that “cuts in legal immigration could make it more difficult for America’s high-tech industries to compete internationally” (Ungar‚ 378). Argument 5: There already exist tough legal immigration restrictions‚ and the new ones will cause discrimination and
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Is Going to College Worth It? When it comes to higher education in America‚ it is no secret that our nation is home to some of the best educational institutions in the world. Students from across the globe are attending our schools with one goal in mind‚ to obtain a top quality education and degree‚ which will open doors for a successful and fulfilling career. Going to college is not just a choice‚ it is the beginning of a lifelong journey‚ one that will shape and determine ones future. Although
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In a 2010 article‚ “Families as Navigators and Negotiators: Facilitating Culturally and Contextually Specific Expressions of Resilience‚” Ungar explores the concept of resiliency as a process achieved by families through finding resources and effectively negotiating for them. Ungar explains that the achievement of resilience can look different for people from different cultures based on culturally relevant definitions of positive outcomes and culture specific methods of reaching outcomes. The author
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In The Dietary Adaptations of European Miocene Catarrhines journal report‚ written by researchers Peter S. Ungar and Richard F. Kay‚ the findings show that the European Miocene apes varied greatly in their dietary consumption in comparison to modern apes. This was done by Ungar and Fay analyzing the development of the molar shearing crest found in the jaws of Miocene hominid specimens found in Europe. One helpful piece of information that helped shaped this research is knowing how folivorous apes
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the other hand‚ Ungar tried to clarify misperception about liberal art education like unaffordability‚ non productiveness‚ inadequate from job perspective‚ irrelevant for low income group‚ and non competitive with the STEM field-science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ and mathematics. Although liberal education produces individuals with critical thinking and analytical reasoning‚ but it
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day though‚ not to victims of cancer‚ but to victims of mental illness. Despite the fact that one in four Americans suffers from some form of mental illness‚ people suffering from mental illness are continually stigmatized and ostracized by society (Ungar). This stigma causes severe harm by dehumanizing those who have mental disorders‚ making it harder for the mentally ill to admit their symptoms to others and seek treatment‚ and making
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adults with a diagnosable mental disorder receive mental health services per year‚ as reported by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Furthermore‚ some with mental illnesses isolate themselves or are abandoned by friends and family‚ experts say (Ungar). This is due to the stigma and shame that surrounds mental illness‚ mostly the idea that mental illness is somehow a character defect caused by the person’s upbringing or their attitude. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
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process of getting rid of waste (diffusion) and unwanted water from the blood. This process is naturally done by our kidneys. Some people‚ however‚ may have failed or damaged kidneys which cannot carry out the function properly‚ they may need dialysis. (Ungar‚ 2012) Patients with renal failure experience a lot of imbalances while receiving dialysis. Electrolyte imbalances are the most common‚ usually presenting with hyperkalemia. This happens when the amount of calcium is more than the kidneys can
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Enslow Publishers‚ INC. Marquardt‚ E. (2005). The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce: Between Two Worlds. New York: Crown Publishers. National Vital Statistics System. (2009). Births‚ Marriages‚ Divorces‚ and Deaths: Provisional Data for 2008‚ U.S Ungar Ph.D.‚ M. (2010‚ April 9). How to Have a Good Divorce and Keep Your Kids Resilient. Retrieved April 12‚ 2010‚ Psychology Today: www.psychologytoday.com/print/40882 US Census Bureau Vollmer‚ M.S. (2010‚ January 4). Divorce: What about the Kids? Retrieved
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families‚ and social systems‚ which results in problems such as a family’s vulnerability to stressful experiences and social perspectives (p. 3). While in some instances‚ a family’s social ecological influences can have an adverse effect on resilience‚ Ungar (2013)‚ argues that research shows that a family’s social ecology has the ability to provide resources that are culturally significant (p. 256). Social ecology is an important factor that not only helps to explain the phenomenon of homeless veterans
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