The holidays! They’re supposed to be a time of warmth‚ happiness and excitement. For many people‚ they are. Although for some‚ the season can be just the opposite. Joyous feelings‚ family and religious traditions can be overshadowed by stress‚ fatigue and gloom--"the blues." In addition to all of the gifts‚ goodies‚ decorations and events‚ the holiday season can be filled with many pressures. To reduce a stressful holiday‚ people should look at the simple ways that are all around them. I believe
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given by Gross‚ “can’t remember a time when people on the reservation weren’t arguing about the team name‚ evenly divided between people who were proud of it and those who were ashamed.” (Price) This statement alone lets us know that this is a controversy.
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The Autism Controversy and Why it’s Ridiculous In 1998‚ a scandal that caused outbreaks of diseases and widespread fear was released (10). In 1998‚ the formerly-renowned Dr. Andrew Wakefield‚ along with 12 of his colleagues‚ released a paper‚ oddly entitled Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia‚ non-specific colitis‚ and pervasive developmental disorder in children in noted scientific journal The Lancet (18). This study‚ according to The Huffington Post‚ was retracted by 10 of its 13 authors as well
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and others. The most controversial cartoon depicts Mohammad wearing a bomb in his turban‚ which is a blatant reference to Islamic suicide bombers. The cartoons have since been reprinted in fifty countries‚ ("Jyllands-Posten Muhammad Cartoons Controversy") ensuring that the majority of the world read the news and took sides. Denmark claims the printing was an exercise in free speech; Muslims claim the cartoons defile and misrepresent Mohammad (Associated Press). Technically‚ both are right‚ as
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Tattoos: Changing Fashion Fads by James Govier The young man waited in uneasy anticipation while the artist prepared his tools. Rapid short breaths were making the young man’s heart pound even faster as doubts circled in his mind: “Maybe I shouldn’t go through with this.” “Should I say something?” "What am I getting myself into?" Even though the young man was still undecided about actually going through with it‚ the artist prepared his arm for the havoc that was about to begin. “Relax‚” said the
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for millennia‚ from the tribal tattoos of the New Zealand Maoris to the intense scarification of the Papua New Guinean Sepiks‚ to the stretched neck of the Padaung tribe of Burma. In the 1920s‚ tattoos were recognised as symbols of delinquency or naval status‚ and progressed to popularity in the 1960s after waves of popularity for centuries. In the last 20 years‚ tattoos have become so prevalent that 15% of parents would let their child (under 18) to get a tattoo
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The last decade has seen a dramatic rise in spectacular forms of body modification‚ including the tattoo renaissance and the phenomena of body piercing‚ the emergence of neo-tribal practices like scarification and the invention of new‚ high-tech forms of body art like sub-dermal implants. Therefore‚ body modification practices have proven to be an interesting field of study for sociologists interested in deviance‚ social control‚ and the social construction of problematic behaviour. Much of the
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National Artist Award Controversy The National Artist Award is one of the prestigious awards given to people who are considered as national artists for their contribution in the different field of arts. It is the highest state of recognition given to Filipino artists. Just recently‚ this year’s awarding was full of controversies and issues that left the people questioning if the awardees deserved the recognition given. Among the seven awardees of this year’s National Artist are;
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want to‚ whether it be dancing‚ drawing‚ singing‚ or even body art!! Tattoos are not just for looks‚ it’s a way to tell a story. A lot of people that have gone in the war or service‚ they come out wanting to get a tattoo about what division they were in. Do we judge them or criticize them on that? No‚ we honor them! So before you start assuming that people with tattoos are bad‚ just ask questions for the meaning behind the tattoo. You will be surprised of what most people will have to say. Many
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getting a tattoo is becoming normality among Americans of all ages and backgrounds. However‚ several people get tattooed without thinking about the dangerous consequences that may follow. The skin procedure required for the removal of a tattoo can be expensive and painful. Furthermore‚ I will discuss that the perceptions of tattoos are changing from negative to positive because we know much more about tattoos than we did in the past decades‚ but that we still have so much to learn about tattoos. If
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