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To Change The Future for all of US we need to Change the Present Using Science
At the end of the day do you know what resources that it takes to make a certain product that you use very often ,do you ever stop and think of what it took to manufacturers that product to work the way we need it to? What most people do not even realize that there is a whole behind the scenes of the making of a product that are more horrendous than we lead to believe, because of that idea we still rely on the results of animal testing. The only way things can be changed is if more people are aware of the true horror and pain that are so called resources go through. Because if you think about it they feel as much as us and they easily feel pain the same way as well. The only difference is that we can fight back and they can not. For example these helpless animals never know what love is because as soon as they are born ,they are taken away from their mothers and that is part of the sad truth that is hidden from many of us.
The animals never choose to take part of this inhuman test because they are the resources that we need. The sad part is that they don’t understand why they were chosen, all they know is that they were unlucky to fall victims to the painful life of animal testing. On top of facing the test alone, but when the tests are completed they are seen as useless. As a result from these test they are now suffering from pain they were forced into ,then they are sentenced to death all because they are no longer needed by the ones who conduct these gruesome test. Now we are faced with the choice to save the life of all animals that are facing a miserable life of testing. The reason we need to change is because they are not resources for us to use they are animals that feel pain as much as anyone would. The reason I say this is because we have choices to stop animal testing as a whole. Which is very possible if we as the people become more aware of what the animals are going through on a daily when they face these test are being performed on them. And if we start to treat animals the same way we would treat humans because they are not much different than us.You see if there are other way to do testing and get the same results as if it was done on an animal then why would we waste a poor helpless animals life. One of the other ways is to use stem cell and genetic testing methods, which has shown to work better because it uses human cells that more reliable than the animal cells they rely on, which don’t always work. And in light of this it leaves the question ,why are we not trying this new methods ? The fact of the matter is that we can easily use this new way to find out new things in science using science. By Using new ways is the first step to knowing more about animal testing and how to change it for the better.
But now you know what is done to get the products and medication that we have today. Now that you know can’t say you don’t know because do and if you choose to ignore it then you have chosen to take away the rights of each animal and ignored the pain they are facing practically everyday. So the choice to stop animal testing or continue it is up to you. More people need to be informed, so we can put a stop to the cruelty and be the voice of the animals. If we use new ways like in-Vito to test new products, we can ensure that it works on humans. And top of this we let this animals know love that they need and deserve. Now it’s your turn to choose to make a change no matter how small or big it is , because it all matters to the animals. Even past president Obama is on board to stop animals testing. According to the times are a board “ The read written law, signed by President Obama…, Requires the EPA to help develop significantly sound alternative methods to animal testing and to encourage chemical companies to follow them. This new regulation philosophies is not just humane; it is also smart, prudent and a reflection of a remarkable advancement and chemical testing that are pursuing producing better results than those obtained by torturous testings over the years on rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice.” Because of this animal testing has dropped significantly. The numbers have dropped nearly to fifty percent ut fifty percent is good but we are still hurting animals so it’s not enough until we have dropped to one hundred percent and all animals know that their faith is not to be found in the lab. That is why I need your help to get to that one hundred percent.
Works Cited
- Board, The Times Editorial. “Why Test Chemicals on Animals If We Don’t Have to?” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2016, www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-epa-animal-testing-20160710-snap-story.html.
- Feder, Barnaby J. “Saving the Animals: New Ways to Test Products.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 11 Sept. 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/technology/techspecial/12animal.html?mcubz=3.
- Rowan, Andrew. “Avoiding Animal Testing.” The Scientist, The Scientist, 1 Dec. 2007, www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/31401/title/Avoiding-Animal-Testing/.
- https://www.change.org/p/petition-reduction-of-animal-testing-to-reduce-government-waste-at-tax-payers-expense
- Alternatives to animal testing in basic and preclinical research of atopic dermatitis. https://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=2f9244f8-5d8c-4c45-8c84-c4f272a7b07d%40pdc-v-sessmgr01&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=130001172&db=a9h
- Free the animal ? investigating attitudes towards animals testing in britain and the united states.
- In-vitro methods: an alternative to animal testing Methods in drug development
- All animals are equal.
- The case for animal rights , Tom Regan
What happens to the survivors of a mass shooting ?
By Annette C., Adrian C., Ariam C.
As school mass shooting episodes have risen up to at least 354 it is hard not to wonder how they affect those who witness them. School mass shootings do not only leave physical injuries but also psychological ones that require healing. Among them, anxiety, depression and PTSD. School mass shootings are the first-line traumatic events that can trigger PTSD. A study led by Lensey Miron PhD, a Northern Illinois University graduate, revealed that about twelve percent of mass school shootings survivors reported persistent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a number higher than the average prevalence of PTSD among trauma survivors as a whole. Despite all the negative mental health issues that arise from school mass shootings few in depth efforts have been made to help cope with trauma and aid in preventing it from becoming long term.
After an event like Parkland ASD is expected right after the event. Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is very similar to PTSD, the only differences being that ASD can only be diagnosed in the first month after a traumatic event and it focuses more dissociative symptoms shown by the victim. It would actually be considered not normal if the victims did not show any signs of trauma. Although trauma is expected immediately after the event, mental recovery for those affected is not always the primary pursuit. Prolonged trauma, PTSD, plays a big role is the victim’s life causing them to suffer from anxiety, depression and sometimes resulting in possible suicide. In the book Parkland, Dr. Ley states,”the really important thing in trauma work is finding out what the individual needs”. By this Dr. Ley suggests that not all the victims need the same treatment or coping strategies. This makes sense because, not only does one victim experience less of the traumatic event but in turn results in certain survivors needing less treatment as to one who was affected more severely . In order to help those experiencing PTSD we need to fully understand each individual and look at not only this event but also speak about any other mental health issues they were experiencing such as depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and any other mental illness they might be facing.
https://www.kars4kids.org/blog/florida-mass-shooting-ptsd-teens/amp/?usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D
This picture represents how the people come together to try to stop something when others cannot fight for themselves anymore.
Violence and trauma in adolescence causes children to face long-term mental health consequences.In their article call “The Fact of High School Shooting on School and Student Performances,” Louis-Phillipe. Beland and Dongwoo Kim examine the relationship between school shootings and high school student success. They say that “ adolescent violence exposure is associated with poor mental health outcomes later on in life” and “ exposure to violence has lasting mental health consequences“(114). This means that when children experience or witness traumatic events like a school shooting, they harbor these images and are traumatized. PTSD affects them in that everyday occurrences like sudden, loud noises triggers them, and they were turned to a flight or fight response. Meaning that trauma and violence in pubescence and children have longer lasting psychopathology. But this also plays into their life because with every new shooting it reminds the survivors of past shootings of the fear and the pain they felt that day.
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Survivors relive their past traumas everytime a new shooting occurs. In the article “Columbine Survivors Reflect, and Reckon with Specter of Future Shootings” by Julie Turkewitz explains how after twenty years the Columbine survivors are still facing he trauma they felt that day. “ every time there is a new attack, said Tami Diaz, thirty-six , another survivor,’ everything has to reheal -it’s like ripping off a scab.’” This goes to show that with recent school shootings the survivors of the Columbine attack relive their fear they felt during the attack. Thus letting the cycle continue and have more lasting effect on the survivor long after this horrific tragedy happened. Proving that the survivors face their trauma long after what happened to them and because of the current increase of school shootings it’s never ending no matter how long it has been.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/parkland-shooting-yearbook.html?usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D
As mental health care professionals,we are not equipped to stop school shootings, but we can help those cope with the trauma of such an event. No, but it is possible to change the outcome of the aftermath of the victims of the school shootings; By effectively integrating professional psychological therapies in the in a zero period or six period, by learning from the victimes teach us about teach us through there methods will help us going in the future. With the Survivors of the Columbine massacre they showed us that the effects of that tragedy. With the necessary changes they will assentaly low the effect of PTSD in the surviving victims of school shooting. Although we don’t have the power to end school shooting; We do have the power to effect real change for the victims.
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Work cited
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http://navigatorcounseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Acute_Stress_Disorder.pdf
http://faculty.bus.lsu.edu/papers/pap15_05.pdf
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/us/columbine-anniversary-parents.amp.html
How To Reunite A Lone Wolf With The Pack
Abstract
With the increase in of
technology in today’s generation we are starting to lose face to face time. Because we are losing this face time we are causing higher rating of people who feel lonely in which this feeling can lead to depression. Using CQ Researcher I was able to put key terms such as loneliness, depession, and technology to find the article I found useful in regards to making what I am saying more relevant. The point of my paper is that little by little we are starting to lose are connections to other people and because of this we as a community are becoming more depressed.
Table of Context
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Major proposal
- Identify the problem
- My solution
- Response to objection
- Conclusion
A Wolf Is Only As Strong As It’s Pack
This idea that you are not alone is true, but only if you allow people to be there for you. In today’s society we are so connected to the online world,we are disconnecting from the real world. With this disconnection from the world we are missing out on all the different connection we can make with other people around us. Yes it can be scary talking to new people, and yes some can be mean but not everyone is and those are the people that everyone can use in their life.
Friends don’t just keep you company
Friend are always good to have because yes they listen and hangout with you, but they have a bigger role than that. The role they also play in is your mental and physical health. I say this because disconnection from other people causes loneliness and loneliness can lead to depression. The problem with this is that loneliness is like a shadow that you can’t always see but it’s there, and this shadow only seems to be getting bigger and bigger in today’s society. In Johann Hari’s book Lost Connections “isolated people were more likely to die during this period” (Page 75). He also states that “‘loneliness is not merely the result of depression…indeed it leads to depression… definitely had the starring role'” (Page 76). So in another words by taking yourself away from other people you are not just causing depression in yourself, you are also cutting your life shorter than it is expected to be.
Loneliness is a drug problem that needs to be fixed
In today’s society we go along with this idea that our social media is connecting us to one another, but in reality it’s doing the opposite. According to the article Loneliness and Social Isolation by Christina L. Lyons “reliance on technology in place of face-to-face discourse.” With this it gives insight into how technology is a problem in loneliness. To further explain the role of technology it can connect us to people who don’t live close but it is starting to effect the time we can use to spend in the present with the people around us. Lyons also states “Some researchers contend that Americans are no lonelier than in past generations, and they say technology can bring people closer together as well as drive them apart.” This statement backs up the idea that “loneliness hangs over our culture today like a thick smog” (page 73) which was stated by Hari. In other words because of technology we are now in a state that loneliness is normal, which is not true now and it never should have been considered normal. With this idea depression in today’s time is at its highest level it has ever been at. According to Health-line “estimated that 16.2 million adults in the United States, or 6.7 percent of American adults, have had at least one major depressive episode in a given year.” Now knowing this doesn’t help that loneliness is rising ,which only increases depression as well.Which is why all doctors should “treat loneliness and isolation with the same urgency as drug abuse or other major social ills” which Lyons suggest we do.
It’s Better Together Than Going It Alone 
