Essays on Illness

The first hypothetical situation The first hypothetical situation is for a 55 year old wife developed an early Dementia – Alzhiemers. The Dementia – Alzhiemers is a disease that relates to the malfunction of the brain which results to loss of memory, lack of proper thinking and uncontrolled behavior. The family began...

Substance Abuse Substance abuse is the harmful use of psychoactive substances. The substances commonly abused include alcohol, illegal drugs, cocaine, caffeine, heroin, nicotine, and other volatile substances. The substances are said to be abused when they are used for wrong reasons or in harmful quantities leading to addiction. Addiction is the...

My alarm goes off at the right moment. It dawns on me that it is Christmas day of 2017 yet I am lying in my bed sickening.  Snow is falling in large snowflakes gently covering the ground; my body starts to shiver just looking out my window. Christmas is my...

The term abortion has been a bone of contention in the current society, and the purpose of this essay is to defend the legal permissibility of abortion. Many people continue to debate on the merits and demerits of abortion in the community. Abortion although facing many different challenges in the...

Crossley, Kara L. et al. "What Is an Attractive Body? Using an Interactive 3D Program to Create the Ideal Body for You and Your Partner". Plos ONE, vol 7, no. 11, 2012, p. e50601. Public Library of Science (Plos), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050601. The paper focuses on the ideal person created based on the...

Overview of Cerebral Palsy Children with cerebral palsy undeniably suffer from a range of physical disability. Some can either be mildly impaired while others, severely affected by the condition. The severity of the condition depends on the damage done to the brain. Brain damage in children can be limited; here it...

The food issue I have selected is about obesity among children. According to research, obesity is getting worse in children today. Experts are putting the blame on a society which has continued to encourage the consumption of junk food in spite of the overwhelming proof about its health risks and...

Introduction [Hook] Barbie doll; the molded plastic statuette has become an icon for little girls across the world since its debut. From 1959, the product line of Barbie doll has recorded huge sales in the toy industry. [Problem] Unfortunately, Barbie has created controversies over the unrealistic ultra-slim figure presented by the...

I would like to start by commending the station for its stellar performance in 2017 and I hope that this will remain the case this year as well. One thing that is clear so far is that building safety regulations have reduced the number of fires that the station handles...

Debates concerning Abortions Over the recent years, debates concerning abortions are incessant all over the world. Other countries were quite successful in the adoption of pro natal's policies in relation to their cultural and religious beliefs while others support the notion of abortion and formed policies to support the practice. Merriam-Webster...

Over the years, the eating habits of the people in the United States have dramatically changed. Regarding diet, the food that the people in the modern days are taking is very different from that which our grandparents and the great-grandparents used to consume. The people’s attitudes towards shopping, cooking, and...

The discovery of Penicillin in 1928 was a crucial breakthrough for medicine and health care.  Penicillin also then championed as “the Miracle drug” had the unique ability to rapidly control infectious bacteria without harming the patient. “Antibiotics” was the term coined for such naturally occurring substances of the microbial world...