Writing 103--Persuasive Blog Post--2:00 class

  Photo by:  https://haelaw.com/can-sexual-harassment-happen-outside-of-work/ A first job is widely regarded as an important milestone in a young person's life. It represented the beginning of financial independence, the development of workplace skills, and an introduction to professional responsibility. For many teenage girls, it is also their first exposure to adult workplace dynamics. Ideally, this experience serves as a foundation for confidence building while also helping with career development. However, for a significant number of young women that is not the case. The introduction is disrupted by experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace.  Although such conduct is sometimes minimized or characterized as an unavoidable aspect of life, the evidence suggests otherwise. Workplace sexual harassment is associated with meaningful and lasting psychological consequences that extend beyond the immediate environment where it occurs. Sexual harassment in the workplace ...

                                                                                          Picture from Health For decades, the American narrative around alcohol has been carefully curated by multi-billion-dollar marketing budgets. On one side, we are sold the "happy hour" lifestyle—an essential reward for the grueling 40-plus hour work week. On the other, we see a patchwork of underfunded public health initiatives. But while lobbyists in Washington fight to keep labels vague and taxes low, a quiet crisis is predatory: alcohol addiction is stripping the dignity from our communities and families. Alcohol dependency isn't a "moral failing". It is a predictable response to a society that prioritizes corporate profit over huma...

Effects of Bullying Bullying is often assumed to be a normal part of growing up, but research shows that the effects can follow an individual into adulthood. Bullying in school is a widespread issue that affects a large number of students across the country. For many people, issues such as depression, anxiety, self-harm, and substance abuse become the most common long-term consequences.  According to  Centerfor Violence Prevention , "26.1% of middle school students are bullied." Middle school is a critical stage in development, where individuals begin to create their identity and decide their place in society. Being bullied at a time of self-discovery can have serious consequences. Depression, for example, is a mental disorder that affects many students who are bullied in middle school. This mental disorder causes constant feelings of sadness and hopelessness that are difficult to escape. This disorder commonly follows a person into their post-graduate life. Expe...

Prescription Drug Overdose      What happens to a child when their parent or guardian who is supposed to take c are of them is consumed by drug addiction?   Parental substance abuse  impacts  the development of children   across th e country   by  creating emotional instability,   physical health problems, and unstable relationships.   According to   Hanley Foundation ,  “ SAMHSA reports   that approximately 1 in 8 children, totaling 8.7 million aged 17 or younger, reside in households where at least one parent grapples with a substance use disorder (SUD).”  Parental substance abuse is a worldwide issue that a ffects  children everywhere.   T he   National Institutes  of Health   reports   that  addiction  is  c aused by  a number of  factors; two of the major factors are environmental and genetic  vulnerability.   Genetic  v ulnerability is an...