causal draft- lil.sapph

Posted on November 12, 2024 by lil.sapph

Minimalism Prevents Creativity

The distinctive characteristics of minimalist design are precisely what stifle our innovative minds. We have evolved to fabricate complex stories and come up with unconventional ideas that stem from the creativity inside us. Our minds require a stimulative influence to grow beyond logic, developing into this output of inventiveness that is extremely threatened in a minimalist designed environment due to its simplicity. This interior design, commonly found in homes or workplaces, can be identified by its color scheme, clean lines, materials. 

Color theory demonstrates the feelings evoked by certain wavelengths of light. FZE in The Psychology of Color says “…the retina focuses on colors as rays of light which have varying lengths and degrees of refraction, reflection, absorption depending on the hue. The eye’s sensing of each color induces fast reactions in the brain and autonomic nervous system.” Longer wavelengths like red are closer to infrared light, also giving off an intense feeling that calls your attention. Shorter wavelengths like blues and purples enter our eyes easier, making them appear calmer and more relaxing. We also tend to associate colors like green to nature as that color is prominently found there, and yellow to happiness or joy because of its brightness and vibrancy. Color scheme is one of the most important aspects in interior design, used as a foundation for the “feel” of the room. Minimalist design tends to use muted neutral colors that aren’t saturated. These colors psychologically do nothing more than make you calmer and more focused, killing any creative thoughts. This use of color directly changes the way our brains think, confining our minds to a simple state. Image 1 on the right shows this wonderfully, the stone and beige tones bring out the peace of the room. It can also be seen in the image on the right how there are no other colors in any decoration that would bring up any emotions other than serenity. The image on the left on the other hand is overflowing with color, vibrancy, and creativity. The color scheme is not chaotic, yet harmonious. It gives a really complete look to the room, along with a bit of biophilic design as can be seen on the wall and the plants all along the room. The addition of this foliage allows an inspiration from nature to also seep into our wonderful minds.

Image 1

As humans we are drawn to order, and make this order appear in everything around us. This manufactured carpentered environment repeats the same straight lines and forces our perspective to see everything identically, in some type of rectangle. While our perspective changes and objects appear to be angled and somewhat trapezoidal, our eyes strictly believe it is still rectangular, showing us how it is always the same thing. This type of repetition embedded itself in our brains making any other type of structured environment out of the ordinary. These straight lines are the staple of minimalist design, like the image 2, on the right side, providing comfort in relaying the environment we already have around us in our everyday life. This does not engage with our minds in any creative type of way as creativity is inspired into our minds by environments, like the image on the left, that challenges our boundaries and breaks them. Creativity has no limits to what it can accomplish, but in a minimalist designed room? It is hard to see anything groundbreaking come out of that. This can also be seen in image 1, as these right angles make up the image on the right side, while the left has a much more complex ceiling. This complexity stimulates our brain to think beyond 90 degrees, and gives us something new to look at.

Image 2

Specific textures and materials are also definitive of minimalist design. They often use these materials that don’t really engage with one of our most important 5 senses, touch. This sense allows our minds to perceive the texture and temperatures that different materials have. It is important that there is a variety of materials that allow our minds new levels of thinking. Image 2 is beautifully intricate and symmetrical with its wood design on its left side. This texture allows us to have something special like in the left side of Image 1. Both Image 1 and 2 on the right show the little material used in minimalist design, giving it that smooth feel, directly impacting the freedom one feels to be creative in that setting.

            References 

FZE, B. B. C. (2024, September 20). The psychology of Color. UKEssays. https://www.ukessays.com/essays/arts/the-psychology-of-color.php

Kansal, S., & Rana, D. P. (n.d.). International Journal of Architecture and Infrastructure Planning. http://architecture.journalspub.info/index.php?journal=JAIP&page=index 

Mahmoud, H. M. (2023). (PDF) form and structure in Interior Architecture. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328256439_Form_and_Structure_in_Interior_Architecture  

Mahmoud, Dr. H.-T. H. (n.d.). Minimalism as concept in interior architecture design Case study North coast villa. https://jsos.journals.ekb.eg/article_225753_b862f35afd09da34e21df0f09c701d79.pdf 

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Robust Verb—GamersPet

Posted on November 12, 2024 by GamersPet

Vancouver has been known for an increase in crimes that involve heroin addicts breaking, entering, and stealing drugs in city streets. A “free heroin for addicts” program was created to alleviate the crime rate of addicts by providing a placebo drug that is clean, safe, and mimics the effects of heroin. The flaw in the “free heroin for addicts” is that it cannot help the heroin addicts to fully detoxicate themselves from the effects of heroin. People who try to stop using heroin completely cannot resist the temptation of heroin since heroin makes them feel addicted to the point that they want to get their hands on it by any means necessary. Heroin addicts are facing hardships and difficulties by trying to maintain their daily routines towards their jobs, social interactions, and relationships with their peers. Even though this method cannot cure the addiction to heroin, the program can support, and fix addict’s necessities to get through their daily lives. Aside from helping addicts, the program can provide support to staff members in city hospitals doctors, and nurses to avoid spending their time on patients who are drug abusers.

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Summaries- CourageTheCowardlyDog

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Courage The Cowardly Dog

It seems counterintuitive that the death of Fabienne Cherismas, a fifteen-year-old girl shot by police following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, became a symbol of the earthquake. Her death was unrelated to the earthquake; it resulted from an accidental misfiring. When the earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, it caused widespread panic, destruction, and suffering among the population, affecting many innocent lives. Amidst this chaos, Fabienne’s tragic incident occurred. Police could not control people during this earthquake and because of that, it led to looting. Fabienne was a 15-year-old girl who had her whole life ahead of her and she was struck during police trying to gain control over the situation. Whether it was an accident or it was on purpose, her life was lost that day and reporters trying to make her the symbol of the earthquake show some lack of remorse. Instead of helping the situation reporters decided to take photos of it all happening and even if there wasn’t much they could have done to help, it would have been better to stay out of the way than to stand in front of her lifeless body photographing it. She shouldn’t be a symbol for an earthquake that also destroyed other lives but should be reported as its own thing instead.

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Elevator instructions-Patrickthestar1

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Patrick The Star

1.Stay on the first floor until the Up Button is pressed for a higher floor.

2.Wait for all passengers to get on or off before responding to any up commands.

3.After 20 seconds close the door when closing doors if any resistance when closing then open doors and wait for ten seconds then attempt to close the door again.

4.When the Up Button is pressed, move to the requested higher floor.

5.If the up button is pressed and the elevator already in motion upward DO NOT respond to any down button requests before completing designated stops in chronological order.

6.Stop at each floor in ascending order then wait for 30 seconds, slowly close doors however if any force is sensed between doors immediately open wait for 10 second then attempt to close again if resistance is felt again repeat this process until doors can be closed without hassle.

7.Once you have reached the top floor after allowing 30 seconds for passengers to get off then start responding to down button requests.

8.Move down towards the lowest requested floor where the Down Button is pressed.

9.If the down button is pressed, stop at the designated floor in descending order.

10.Stop at each floor where the Down Button is pressed wait for 30 seconds before attempting to close doors if no resistance close doors and repeat.

11.After responding to all Down Button requests if there are no remaining requests return to the lobby floor and open.

12.Once passengers are off then remain on first floor until elevator is called to a different floor or a passenger enters it

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Summaries–Patrickthestar1

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Patrick The Star

It seems counterintuitive that Fabienne Cherismas death, A fifteen year old girl shot by police following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti could be anything other than a senseless tragedy. Fabienne was killed amid the chaos and a period of desperation due to scarcity of supplies. She was shot and her body laid exposed on a rooftop, photographed and the image circulated . Her death, however, became a symbol not only for the immensely dire situation in Haiti but also of the complex ways the media manipulate an image to change public perception and drive humanitarian efforts in a problematic yet profound way. The image of her lifeless body provided a face to the suffering of a nation that forced people to confront the realities of the disaster in a way that statistics or news reports could never completely capture.The media managed to transform a single moment of tragedy and chaos surrounding  and shifted the narrative to human suffering and real pain. While Fabienne’s death was without a doubt tragic the widespread circulation of the image forced the world to understand the consequences of the disaster in way that could not possibly be ignored.

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Causal rewrite- iloveme5

Posted on November 11, 2024 by iloveme5

The Power of Tears: How Different Tears Impact Our Decisions, Thinking, and Lives.

As humans, we naturally have a response of tears to any situations or emotions that deeply affect us. Whether they are from joy, sorrow, frustration, or relief. Tears serve as a physical manifestation of our internal emotional states, often helping us process and release intense feelings. Whether in times of joy or sorrow, tears serve as a means of expressing emotions that words often cannot convey, enabling us to communicate the depth of our feelings through a simple yet profound physical reaction. The different types of tears range from person to person, causing emotions and our reactions to be perceived differently as well.

For example, tears of joy are often thought of as the body’s response to happiness or joy. However, joy can be more complex than simply feeling good in a moment of success. Take the example of a soccer team that has lost 42 matches in a row, only to win their 43rd match. At first glance, the win may seem like a simple cause for celebration. However, the parent watching this victory unfold may shed tears that are not merely joyful but are instead an outpouring of relief. Relief plays a crucial role in the emotional response to such a long-awaited victory. For months, the team has struggled, pouring their hearts into every match without seeing success. The parent, too, has witnessed this struggle, feeling their own frustration and anxiety build up with each loss. When the team finally wins, the tears that follow are not just about the joy of seeing their child’s team succeed; they are about the end of an emotional journey. The victory represents the release of months of tension, anxiety, and helplessness. In this case, the joy is not just the feeling of success but the emotional relief that comes with the cessation of stress and disappointment.

Aside from tears of joy we can also compare an alternate example such as if you were a part of a basketball team and has had experienced game losses back to back. If by your 43rd game there have been no victories this will trigger most likely tears of frustration and hopelessness. Some may even have tears of anger. These responses are all expected because of the situation. When one is angry or frustrated some people tend to have an overflow of tears. This is a different response that many people have. To the other team, maybe they perceive it as tears of embarrassment but to your coach who has been at all games, they recognize what types of tears they are. Different emotions and tears can even trigger in this example your opponents. “Why some partners are so triggered by our tears”, an article published in 2024, by Yvonne Castañeda, outlines how emotions can trigger certain responses in partners or other people. “For some, seeing you break down in tears can trigger all kinds of discomfort. They might be overwhelmed because they’ve never been taught or given permission to accept and process their own feelings; they have no frame of reference. This is especially true for individuals raised in environments in which emotional expression, especially tears, was discouraged or viewed as a sign of weakness. As a result, they may react with anger when faced with your tears because it challenges their ingrained beliefs about emotional expression.” (Psychology Today, 2024).

If you could remember a moment where you cried genuine tears of joy, would you be able to recognize the exact reason why you cried them? For example, say someone is crying tears over finally getting a car after months of not having transportation. Would the tears of joy be because of the car or because of the fact that you have transportation now? One could even argue that you only cried because you no longer have to take the bus. These tears could be tears of relief or they could just be tears of excitement. It’s impossible to say what exactly every person is crying about because they could be generally crying over a variety of things or something completely different than what you see.

According to an article by the University Of Miami, an article published in 2024, by Barbara Gutierrez, argues that there are three different types of tears. “It can be because of happiness or sadness. From pain or even relief. Experts say that there are three kinds of tears: basal tears that line our eyes and keep them wet and healthy, emotional tears that are triggered by strong feelings, and reflex tears that are shed because of irritants including chemicals.” These tears are difficult to identify because they generally all look the same. All tears are clear and running down our eyes. Typically the persons actions, of who is crying help us determine which tears they are and causes us to react a certain way. Whether it’s someone on their knees weeping, trying to hide their tears, a person who is laughing and crying, etc. These reactions can all differ and mean different things.

References:

Why Some Partners Are So Triggered by Our Tears. (2024). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-of-parallels/202406/why-your-tears-might-make-your-partner-angry

‌Gutierrez, B. (2024, October). Why do we cry? Miami.edu. https://news.miami.edu/stories/2024/06/why-do-we-cry.html

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Causal argument- iloveme5

Posted on November 11, 2024 by iloveme5

The Power of Tears: How Different Tears Impact Our Decisions, Thinking, and Lives.

As humans, we naturally have a response of tears to any situations or emotions that deeply affect us. Whether they are from joy, sorrow, frustration, or relief. Tears serve as a physical manifestation of our internal emotional states, often helping us process and release intense feelings. Whether in times of joy or sorrow, tears serve as a means of expressing emotions that words often cannot convey, enabling us to communicate the depth of our feelings through a simple yet profound physical reaction. The different types of tears range from person to person, causing emotions and our reactions to be perceived differently as well.

For example, tears of joy are often thought of as the body’s response to happiness or joy. However, joy can be more complex than simply feeling good in a moment of success. Take the example of a soccer team that has lost 42 matches in a row, only to win their 43rd match. At first glance, the win may seem like a simple cause for celebration. However, the parent watching this victory unfold may shed tears that are not merely joyful but are instead an outpouring of relief. Relief plays a crucial role in the emotional response to such a long-awaited victory. For months, the team has struggled, pouring their hearts into every match without seeing success. The parent, too, has witnessed this struggle, feeling their own frustration and anxiety build up with each loss. When the team finally wins, the tears that follow are not just about the joy of seeing their child’s team succeed; they are about the end of an emotional journey. The victory represents the release of months of tension, anxiety, and helplessness. In this case, the joy is not just the feeling of success but the emotional relief that comes with the cessation of stress and disappointment.

Aside from tears of joy we can also compare an alternate example such as if you were a part of a basketball team and has had experienced game losses back to back. If by your 43rd game there have been no victories this will trigger most likely tears of frustration and hopelessness. Some may even have tears of anger. These responses are all expected because of the situation. When one is angry or frustrated some people tend to have an overflow of tears. This is a different response that many people have. To the other team, maybe they perceive it as tears of embarrassment but to your coach who has been at all games, they recognize what types of tears they are. Different emotions and tears can even trigger in this example your opponents. “Why some partners are so triggered by our tears”, an article published in 2024, by Yvonne Castañeda, outlines how emotions can trigger certain responses in partners or other people. “For some, seeing you break down in tears can trigger all kinds of discomfort. They might be overwhelmed because they’ve never been taught or given permission to accept and process their own feelings; they have no frame of reference. This is especially true for individuals raised in environments in which emotional expression, especially tears, was discouraged or viewed as a sign of weakness. As a result, they may react with anger when faced with your tears because it challenges their ingrained beliefs about emotional expression.” (Psychology Today, 2024).

If you could remember a moment where you cried genuine tears of joy, would you be able to recognize the exact reason why you cried them? For example, say someone is crying tears over finally getting a car after months of not having transportation. Would the tears of joy be because of the car or because of the fact that you have transportation now? One could even argue that you only cried because you no longer have to take the bus. These tears could be tears of relief or they could just be tears of excitement. It’s impossible to say what exactly every person is crying about because they could be generally crying over a variety of things or something completely different than what you see.

According to an article by the University Of Miami, an article published in 2024, by Barbara Gutierrez, argues that there are three different types of tears. “It can be because of happiness or sadness. From pain or even relief. Experts say that there are three kinds of tears: basal tears that line our eyes and keep them wet and healthy, emotional tears that are triggered by strong feelings, and reflex tears that are shed because of irritants including chemicals.” These tears are difficult to identify because they generally all look the same. All tears are clear and running down our eyes. Typically the persons actions, of who is crying help us determine which tears they are and causes us to react a certain way. Whether it’s someone on their knees weeping, trying to hide their tears, a person who is laughing and crying, etc. These reactions can all differ and mean different things.

References:

Why Some Partners Are So Triggered by Our Tears. (2024). Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-of-parallels/202406/why-your-tears-might-make-your-partner-angry

‌Gutierrez, B. (2024, October). Why do we cry? Miami.edu. https://news.miami.edu/stories/2024/06/why-do-we-cry.html

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Causal Rewrite- Elongated Lobster

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Elongated lobster

The Pressure Cooker: How Expectations and At-Home Deadlines
Lead to a Build-up of Stress in Students

Stress among school-aged children has become an increasingly common issue, affecting their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. In recent years, many students have reported feeling overwhelmed by the demands of school, leading to higher levels of anxiety and distress. Several factors contribute to this growing problem, including the pressure of weekend and 11:59 deadlines and high expectations from both teachers and family members. As children struggle to keep up with academic responsibilities and extracurricular activities, the stress they experience often spirals into anxiety, creating a cycle that can negatively impact their health and performance. In order to better support students, it is crucial to understand the root causes of this stress and work towards solutions that prioritize their mental well-being.

One of the main causes of this stress is weekend deadlines and 11:59 deadlines in general. These deadlines are becoming increasingly commonplace for students and are only causing excess stress and anxiety. By pushing these deadlines into the student’s home time or free time, teachers are taking away the student’s ability to escape the classroom and the work. Before the major shift to online coursework, students would have assignments due the next day, or the next time that they had class. This would give them time to do their work not just when they had the time that night, but also if they had time in the morning or before class which would allow for a more gradual approach to assignments and, as a result, a higher quality of work as they would be able to work while their mind was sharp and could take a break when they began to feel fatigued. This is no longer the case as students are now required to work well into the night and past burnout if they are to meet these deadlines. 

Some may argue that this late-night deadline now gives students more flexibility for when they can complete the assignment. While this is true, many students wish to have a life outside of school and work. They may be a part of sports, clubs, or have a job which can prevent them from having time to complete the assignment later at night. There is also another cause to this stress. The 11:59 deadline may give students the illusion that they have more time to complete the assignment which, as previously mentioned, may not be the case if they are involved in extracurricular activities. This leads to procrastination which only builds more stress on top of students. A study from the University of Calgary found that 80%-95% of college students procrastinate with this 11:59 deadline, and among these students, it showed a consistent, negative correlation resulting in lower quality work. 

“An Invitation to Fail: How 11:59 Deadlines are Hurting Students”, an article published in 2023 by Kathir Sankaralingam, a journalist for the Medium and student in neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas, outlines Sankaralingam’s time as a student and how these deadlines impacted him personally and made him feel overwhelmed and made his mental health spiral downward. He also cites how other students that he has talked to found this to be the case as well. The article highlights how much of an issue that this is becoming for students of all ages as their places and times that were once used to escape from these stressors have now become a haven for the catalyst of spiraling mental health. 

Another one of the main causes of this stress stems from high expectations from teachers as well as family. One of the main fuels to the stress felt by students regarding their school life is the expectations set by teachers. Whether consciously or not, teachers set expectations for their students such as when they want something turned in, the standards of quality in which it should maintain, and the format or length that it should be. These expectations, individually, are not bad or unrealistic; however, when students have these expectations set upon them by 4-5 teachers, each expecting 9-12 hours of work each week, this becomes overwhelming and unmanageable. 

With 168 hours in a week, using an average of 10.5 hours of homework per week per class as outlined by most universities, if someone works part-time for 20 hours per week, sleeps 8 hours a day, is in class 15 hours per week, and spends 14 hours per week on sports or clubs, that gives them 158 hours of work. Assuming this standard schedule, which does not include time for meals or commutes as they may be different depending on how far students live, students are left with less than an hour and a half per day of free time, which when including these necessities that were excluded, is much less. The result of this tends to be less sleep or less time on homework, both of which lead to grades suffering. 

As far as family expectations go, most students feel completely overwhelmed and crushed by the pressure set upon by parents. These expectations include maintaining a high GPA as well as feeling the need to become just as successful, or more successful, than their parents. An interview with author Breheny Wallace, a New York Times best selling author, from The Harvard Gazette showcases just how detrimental and toxic pressure to be successful from parents can be to a student’s mind. She hones in on the idea that the pressure set forth upon students by themselves and their parents can result in the mindset that self-worth and value are connected to achievements. This mindset is destroying the self-esteem of young students, which makes their grades suffer because it is nearly impossible to put forth their best efforts when they feel as if their best will never be enough.

As weekend and 11:59 deadlines take away more and more separation from a work-life balance, more and more students will spiral into becoming stressed and overwhelmed by what is expected of them from their teachers and parents. This balance is nearly completely nonexistent anymore as most students are found to have hardly one hour a day to themselves to spend it how they please. If this separation continues to become blurred, it is only a matter of time before the stress and feelings of being overwhelmed become too much and student suicide rates begin to rise. 

References

Sankaralingam, Kathir. Medium. (2023, July 7). “An Invitation to Fail: How 11:59 Deadlines are Hurting Students”. https://medium.com/@kathirsankaralingam/an-invitation-to-fail-how-11-59-deadlines-are-hurting-students-d58702223fcc

Perfas, Samantha. The Harvard Gazette. (2023, September 11). “How Achievement Pressure is Crushing Kids and What to do About It”. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/09/how-achievement-pressure-is-crushing-kids-and-what-to-do-about-it/

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Causal Argument- Elongated Lobster

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Elongated lobster

The Pressure Cooker: How Expectations and At-Home Deadlines Lead to a Build-up of Stress in Students

Stress among school-aged children has become an increasingly common issue, affecting their mental, emotional, and physical well-being. In recent years, many students have reported feeling overwhelmed by the demands of school, leading to higher levels of anxiety and distress. Several factors contribute to this growing problem, including the pressure of weekend and 11:59 deadlines and high expectations from both teachers and family members. As children struggle to keep up with academic responsibilities and extracurricular activities, the stress they experience often spirals into anxiety, creating a cycle that can negatively impact their health and performance. In order to better support students, it is crucial to understand the root causes of this stress and work towards solutions that prioritize their mental well-being.

One of the main causes of this stress is weekend deadlines and 11:59 deadlines in general. These deadlines are becoming increasingly commonplace for students and are only causing excess stress and anxiety. By pushing these deadlines into the student’s home time or free time, teachers are taking away the student’s ability to escape the classroom and the work. Before the major shift to online coursework, students would have assignments due the next day, or the next time that they had class. This would give them time to do their work not just when they had the time that night, but also if they had time in the morning or before class which would allow for a more gradual approach to assignments and, as a result, a higher quality of work as they would be able to work while their mind was sharp and could take a break when they began to feel fatigued. This is no longer the case as students are now required to work well into the night and past burnout if they are to meet these deadlines. 

Some may argue that this late-night deadline now gives students more flexibility for when they can complete the assignment. While this is true, many students wish to have a life outside of school and work. They may be a part of sports, clubs, or have a job which can prevent them from having time to complete the assignment later at night. There is also another cause to this stress. The 11:59 deadline may give students the illusion that they have more time to complete the assignment which, as previously mentioned, may not be the case if they are involved in extracurricular activities. This leads to procrastination which only builds more stress on top of students. A study from the University of Calgary found that 80%-95% of college students procrastinate with this 11:59 deadline, and among these students, it showed a consistent, negative correlation resulting in lower quality work. 

“An Invitation to Fail: How 11:59 Deadlines are Hurting Students”, an article published in 2023 by Kathir Sankaralingam, a journalist for the Medium and student in neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas, outlines Sankaralingam’s time as a student and how these deadlines impacted him personally and made him feel overwhelmed and made his mental health spiral downward. He also cites how other students that he has talked to found this to be the case as well. The article highlights how much of an issue that this is becoming for students of all ages as their places and times that were once used to escape from these stressors have now become a haven for the catalyst of spiraling mental health. 

Another one of the main causes of this stress stems from high expectations from teachers as well as family. One of the main fuels to the stress felt by students regarding their school life is the expectations set by teachers. Whether consciously or not, teachers set expectations for their students such as when they want something turned in, the standards of quality in which it should maintain, and the format or length that it should be. These expectations, individually, are not bad or unrealistic; however, when students have these expectations set upon them by 4-5 teachers, each expecting 9-12 hours of work each week, this becomes overwhelming and unmanageable. 

With 168 hours in a week, using an average of 10.5 hours of homework per week per class as outlined by most universities, if someone works part-time for 20 hours per week, sleeps 8 hours a day, is in class 15 hours per week, and spends 14 hours per week on sports or clubs, that gives them 158 hours of work. Assuming this standard schedule, which does not include time for meals or commutes as they may be different depending on how far students live, students are left with less than an hour and a half per day of free time, which when including these necessities that were excluded, is much less. The result of this tends to be less sleep or less time on homework, both of which lead to grades suffering. 

As far as family expectations go, most students feel completely overwhelmed and crushed by the pressure set upon by parents. These expectations include maintaining a high GPA as well as feeling the need to become just as successful, or more successful, than their parents. An interview with author Breheny Wallace, a New York Times best selling author, from The Harvard Gazette showcases just how detrimental and toxic pressure to be successful from parents can be to a student’s mind. She hones in on the idea that the pressure set forth upon students by themselves and their parents can result in the mindset that self-worth and value are connected to achievements. This mindset is destroying the self-esteem of young students, which makes their grades suffer because it is nearly impossible to put forth their best efforts when they feel as if their best will never be enough.

As weekend and 11:59 deadlines take away more and more separation from a work-life balance, more and more students will spiral into becoming stressed and overwhelmed by what is expected of them from their teachers and parents. This balance is nearly completely nonexistent anymore as most students are found to have hardly one hour a day to themselves to spend it how they please. If this separation continues to become blurred, it is only a matter of time before the stress and feelings of being overwhelmed become too much and student suicide rates begin to rise. 

References

Sankaralingam, Kathir. Medium. (2023, July 7). “An Invitation to Fail: How 11:59 Deadlines are Hurting Students”. https://medium.com/@kathirsankaralingam/an-invitation-to-fail-how-11-59-deadlines-are-hurting-students-d58702223fcc

Perfas, Samantha. The Harvard Gazette. (2023, September 11). “How Achievement Pressure is Crushing Kids and What to do About It”. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/09/how-achievement-pressure-is-crushing-kids-and-what-to-do-about-it/

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Purposeful Summary -WickedWerm

Posted on November 11, 2024 by WickedWerm

It seems counterintuitive that photographers assigned to cover an earthquake in Haiti snapped a photo of a lifeless Fabienne Charisme to show the aftermath of an earthquake.

On 1/19/2010, there was a catastrophic earthquake in Poet-au-Prince. Said earthquake caused mass panic and chaos. In order to contain the situation and take charge, police officers fired their weapons in the air towards civilians. One of these civilians was fifteen-year-old Fabienne Charisma, she was unfortunately struck by one of the bullets and killed. The photographers on scene that were supposed to cover the earthquake then snapped a picture of Charisma’s body in order to show the damage caused. There are many different reasons as to why this could’ve been the photograph used, but to show damage caused by the earthquake is not one of them.

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