Dare To Be You

Cleft lip and Palate Cleft lip or cleft palates is a problem in which there is a deformed facial structure. There is an opening split at the roof of the mouth or the upper lip(CDC). This is the most common birth defect(NIDCR). 1 in 5 children has a cleft palate(KidsHealth) 700 babies are born with cleft lip or cleft palates annually in the USA(WebMD). The USA is the fourth country with this most common birth defect(KidsHealth). The lifetime cost for the child born every year with this disease is $697 million dollars(NIDCR). But how does this happen to the child, what is the effect on the child, and the surgery process? What really happens to the baby when in the mother's stomach? Usually, during the 6th-10th week, the baby begins to develop tissues and bones of the babies upper jaw(KidsHealth). It's when the babies mouth and nose began to come together(KidsHealth). If something goes wrong during this process the child will develop cleft lip or palate(KidsHealth). Doctors ...

Marijuana There is a long list of things that make people happy, and then there is induced happiness;  i.e. You are not happy but you try to hide your sorrows and pains and feel happy by taking drugs. People go out to take drugs, smoke weed. Maybe they do it for fun or they do it because of peer pressure. Teens are taking this drug and so are adults. They take this drug to give them happiness but that happiness is short-lived. People consume more and more of this drug so they can feel that all of their worries are taken away. But what they pay for this drug is just boosting the Marijuana industry. Humans think it’s okay I just take this drug once in a while so I can feel good about myself. One step closer every time to death because of an overdose. An overdose that could have been prevented. Maybe if the government did a better job about drugs being sold to countries or on streets to children this may not even be a hot topic nor a problem to society. Marijuana has been used app...

What is Chemo? One out of three Americans gets cancer in their lifetime irrespective of age. Nine out of ten people get cancer at the age of 50 and older but, no one exactly knows why we get cancer. A disease has several aspects especially the ones which are life-threatening as Cancer. People suffering from cancer go through a roller coaster of emotions, depression, anxiety, and fear. The dearest thing to a person is his life and Cancer makes you uncertain of it. Cancer can affect several of your body parts like Kidneys, Breast Cancer in women, Leukemia, and Lungs. These are the most common forms of Cancer. There are several types of treatments that people undergo when fighting this deadly disease and one of the most common ones is Chemotherapy. There are several thoughts about Chemo’s reputation as treatment. Some doctors swear by it, and some would like to use it as a last resort. So what exactly is chemo, it’s drawbacks and advantages. Chemotherapy also called as Chemo is the p...

Space Travel Aerospace travel began on October 4, 1957 (Aerospace), and from that day onward, the world had changed. The planets, the stars, and the endless sky. There is nothing more like it. People look into the night sky and wish they were up there floating through space feeling weightless and free like nothing is holding them back. Space sounds like a dream, but a nightmare is folded inside. From effect to the body, isolation from family, and space radiation these are all effects of space travel. The body works differently in space then it does on Earth. The microbes in space change the human body (NASA). Microorganisms can move from person to person; the percentage of passing of sickness is higher than it would be on earth.  So, when one person gets sick everyone else will get sick in the space shuttle as well. Also, human hormone levels are increased and the body immune system is changed(NASA). Because of this, the chances of getting sick or even diseases is grea...

Where are my Roots of Optimism Where are my roots of optimism? Harry S. Truman said some beautiful words, ”A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” My roots of optimism are with my family, they give me all the hope and confidence to do everything. There are things that you know are hard and think to yourself that I cannot do it, that’s when you need these pillars of hope that tells you “No, You Can”. I believe Optimism starts with a simple thing in my family. As soon as I get home my mother asks me and my sister “Tell me something good that happened today”. Which sets us for other positive things in life. Like my singing. I had the notion that I had a voice of a nightingale, until one day my sister came knocking at my door and said,” Please stop singing all the birds are running away and all the neighbors are trying to sell their houses.”Honestly I am not that bad. I asked my...

Major city centers should not have cars in big cities because biking or walking is better and it has many health benefits. In the text, it states Pro/Con.org “...travel by bicycle instead of by car experience health benefits.” To explain in future detail doing other physical activity is good for the environment and less noisy. There are so many ways you can get to places it doesn't have to be by car. There are other issues to consider before going by car in major cities. Major city centers should not have cars in big cities because we need more people to use public transportation. In the text, it states in Pro/Con.org,”...transportation system desperately needs more money…” The real issue is public transportation is in need of money from the government. Also in Washington, D.C.’s metro need massive safety reinforcement. That is to say, public transportation needs more people to use them. If more people use public transportation may be the government would decide to invest in p...

Water Essay- World of Water “We never know the worth of water till the well is dry”- Thomas Fuller The whole world has been thinking for last three decades that we are facing an uncertain energy future, but we ignored a bigger crisis which is water. It seems that we have abundant water, clean water and we will never run out of it, but we will very soon. People do make a point that water is limitless as it cannot be destroyed after it is being used, it just gets dirty. It can be reused. There are plenty of wastewater recycling and saltwater desalination plants. They can produce as much water as we like which will be clean and portable. Scientists have demonstrated how water can be pulled from air from deserts if need be. The essence of the problem is that fresh water requires energy and money (to build and run the water treatment plants). As of now, Countries don’t want to spend a lot of money to produce fresh water. Access to water is considered as a basic human right, s...