.... in the sciences and liberal arts, it can be applied to many jobs across America. The family, education system, workplace, and media directly and indirectly socialize society to have deep-seated stereotypes and prejudices. The effects of these prejudices are often seen much later in life, where an employer or co-worker makes a harmful decision based on the gender of the applicant. It can also make a worker uncomfortable when confronted with a workplace dominated by the opposite gender. The family is the first place that a child is subjected to sexism and the indirect domination of one gender over another. The first hint at a sexist difference is the .....

.... it seems everyone is interested in improving memory. With new herbs and miracle drugs that now “promise” better memory, memory problems should be a thing of the past. This, however, is not the case. Although these alternatives may be somewhat helpful in increasing memory, our study hopes to replicate previous experiments that dealt with ways to improve memory without the use of drugs. In a study conducted by Craik and Tulving (1975), the effects of deeper levels of processing on retention of words was tested. They found that the deeper level the word was processed on, the more likely the word was to be retained. A simple structural task (R .....

.... with lots of slim and maybe long leaves. The arrangement of these leaves is similar to a peacocks feathers only much shorter and less colorful. This Indian hemp plant is usually found in pretty warm climates for example it is found a lot in Colombia. These are not the only places where people grow marijuana lots of people grow it by themselves in their farms or their backyard. In Kentucky farmers are suing the state because they believe that they have the right to grow marijuana for their usage. Although the farmers in Kentucky have not won this case it is still going on. When the people start growing this plant in their own houses they have to make the enviro .....

.... professor of educations "Children need to be learning." Simple games can play a significant role in this learning process. A good daycare is a key to a child's development. They are structured to encourage a child to mix with others but also to acquire skills that will be useful in elementary school. Many parents believe that their child will get ahead start by forcing them to learn faster, which can set up unreal expectations. The most important aspect of daycare is that the child may acquire social skills. Not all children are fit for daycare's, many already acquire the social skills through their busy active family. They are constantly interacting .....

.... functioning at all in society. Education is a tool that is to be developed by a combination of motivation, preparation, support, and society. An education can be offered to someone, but the pupil can only take from it what is put in. A gift is something that can be given to someone regardless of the effort put forth by the individual, therefore an education is not a gift. Although an education cannot be given to someone, and it is not a gift, there are things that can be given to you that contribute to your education. Perhaps the greatest thing that can be provided is support. When a parent or teacher rewards a child for learning, it makes a connect .....

.... away from home in a new environment, living the college life. College is a time where tough decisions are to be made and these choices can change the direction of your life. It is a time where in most cases students get a taste of the real world by being away from home for the first time with a new found freedom to live as they please. College life is a new experience and the pressures that come along with it have an effect on a student’s path to success. Unfortunately, alcohol is one of these pressures. Alcohol abuse is a major problem that many young men and women encounter throughout their college experience. Drinking on college campuses is a problem .....

.... people will realize that my child is just as special as the next. An estimated 7,000,000 children in Missouri that suffers from these “invisible disabilities.” Mental illness not only affects the life of the child but the whole community. I live with this fact every day because my son suffers from Bipolar, better known as Manic Depression. Bipolar children long to be free of the strange feelings of sadness or euphoria and the voices that torment them. They wish for a good nights sleep and hope for a day when they can put their words on paper. They dream of friends who don’t abandon them when their moods change; and look for a mir .....

.... life of its own over the years. Its been told, retold, and embellished to the point that many people are surprised to discover it's true. Urban legends are typically about people you could know, but don't. They're about things that happened to a friend of a friend, or a relative of a friend, or a relative of a friend of a friend's hairdresser. You'll never hear one of these stories straight from the horse's mouth, but “swear to God, it really happened.” Many people have asked me why I believe in urban legends. My response to question is simple; I'm intrigued by these legends. I don't know if it is just I, but I get an adrenaline rush from hearing thes .....