My MIT Essay Revisions

My MIT Essay Revisions Note: all of my MIT essays can be found online so if youre curious as to what the other ones were, you can easily find them! When applying to MIT, I knew I really, really had to write some damn good essays because I didnt feel like I had the stats and awards to bolster me up to acceptance level material. I wanted to give a short rundown of what my essay writing process was like for me since I get a lot of questions as to how to start the essay. Of course, its different for everyone. But I found that this is what worked best for me. Its typically better of a supplemental essay approach, which probably explains why my Common Application essay was so shit, but regardless! I started writing my essays in early August. I started by writing down everything I wanted MIT to know about me important extracurriculars, mandatory tidbits and facts, quirks and personality points, etc. 1. Create a list of everything you want to include in your applications.   My list looked a little something like this: bioengineering nonprofit organization equality in STEM and social justice music Filipino identity Boeing internship I left out a bit more of the personal details, but really, this was the essence of my application. Then, I took each important part and allotted it to a specific essay question, just to ensure that all of me, or at least nearly all of me would be incorporated into my application somehow. 2. Assign each bullet point to an essay. Dont worry, you can move it around later, but just put in what makes the most sense to you. I quickly assigned each bit to the 5 MIT essays, resulting in: bioengineering Essay #2: Although you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? (100 words or fewer) nonprofit organization ??? equality in STEM and social justice Essay #3: At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to improve their communities in different ways, from tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom, your neighborhood, etc. (200-250 words) music Essay #1: We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words or fewer) Filipino identity Essay #4: Describe the world you come from; for example, your family, clubs, school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations? (200-250 words) Boeing internship ??? All I was really missing was Essay #5: Tell us about the most significant challenge you’ve faced or something important that didn’t go according to plan. How did you manage the situation? (200-250 words). In fact, I didnt finalize the final draft of this essay until 20 minutes before the MIT deadline. For some reason, I found this essay the most challenging of all of them (ironically).01 Wouldve been pretty meta to write an essay on the most significant challenge on that essay being my most significant challenge.   Regardless, I began to write. 3. Write. Write. Write. Do  not pay attention to word limit. The editing can come later. Write down your full, complete responses to the essay. Write multiple versions of it. Write everything that come to mind. Generate as much information as you possibly can. Heres my first draft of Essay #4 from September 14th: “I am large, I contain multitudes.” As the only daughter of a single Filipino mother, my experiences growing up seemed to differ from those of other kids.   I remember only thinking that everyone had only one parent, and if you happened to have both, you chose which one you lived with.   I remember looking at the sea of ethnicities of my classmates and feeling a loneliness in being the only Filipino. I remember having to create friends out of inanimate objectspillowcases, stuffed animals, treesto combat the solitude of being an only child.   I come from a world where creativity was my weapon against loneliness, where a family was not composed of a mama and a dada, but a mama and her mama (my grandmother), where being Filipino was a mark of “other” onto my skin.   I was not one of the Big Three. I was no Korea, China, or Japan, but instead, an insignificant splash of islands messily painted onto a globe.   I grew up hating my culture; from feeling a hot shame whenever my grandparents’ accents rang harshly in a conversation to avoiding bringing Filipino food to school because I couldn’t bear the embarrassment of having to explain what it was, I attempted to distance myself from a heritage I wanted no part in. It wasn’t until I went to high school, where I met my friends (Kellen, Savana, and Lauren) who found incredible pride in their backgrounds and had an intense curiosity for my own background, that I started to open up more.   I told them about Filipino foods, to which they responded with great awe and want to taste it. I told them about our history, a history of being conquered and colonized over and over again to where our identities were a mesh of other cultures, yet amidst that all, we made it our own.   I told them about growing up around Tagalog and taught them words so they could discreetly insult other people in my language and continued to talk and talk and talk until one day, I realized that maybe it wasn’t so bad being who I was. However, it wasn’t until my mother came to me in my sophomore year with a request to help her friend from the Philippines gather books for three schools she sponsored.   I decided to invite Lauren, Savana, and Kellen to help me. We prepared fo r five months, planning a month long book drive at our middle school to fundraise. In those five months, we designed a logo, wrote out mission statements, made brochures, e-mailed administrators back and forth, and gave our nonprofit organization a name The Literacy Movement. The drive was a success and soon enough, we found ourselves with plane tickets to visit the Philippines for two weeks to give the books to the schools ourselves.   Those two weeks in the Philippines changed my outlook on Filipino lifestyle and culture forever.   The students in the Philippines had an incredible passion and dedication to their education, traveling miles upon miles, whether barefoot or in flimsy chinelas (flip-flops), through the jungle-like terrain to go to school.   They combatted the struggles of living in an impoverished neighborhood through camaraderie and positivity. When we assisted in a feeding program at the Philippines, giving out cups of soup to each child that approached the door, I saw kids run back to their homes and return with their family and friends so that they could get a portion of the food, too.   There was an incredible sense of community in the Philippines that I will remember forever and it reminded me that while the Filipino people did not have much physically, we had a lot to give emotionally. Our culture was one of giving back, and I felt it was my duty to give as much as I could to these people. They let us into their own lives and own worlds, showing us bits and pieces of what it was like to live like them, and it was only fair that we gave them all we could, not only in books, but in our returned kindness and appreciation. Being in that environment, surrounded by people who shared my roots yet lived an entirely different life, sparked not only a want to return to the Philippines and visit those same schools again, but a pride in my people and my culture and a confidence in my identity. 4. Read. Critique. Edit.   This isnt the part where you cut down just yet. Instead, this step is dedicated to solidifying really good ideas and stories, making sure that you have all the ingredients needed to make a good essay. I was lucky enough to have really talented editors help me identify weaker parts of my essay. The main critique for this first one was my comparison of Asian countries against the Philippines and having too negative of an overall tone for a college essay. Which I get. Draft 2, October 5th: “I am large, I contain multitudes.” As the only daughter of a single Filipino mother, my experiences growing up seemed to differ from those of other kids.   I remember only thinking that everyone had only one parent, and if you happened to have both, you chose which one you lived with.   I remember looking at the sea of ethnicities of my classmates and feeling a loneliness in being the only Filipino. I remember having to create friends out of inanimate objectspillowcases, stuffed animals, treesto combat the solitude of being an only child. I come from a world where creativity was my weapon against loneliness, where a family was not composed of a mama and a dada, but a mama and her mama (my grandmother), where being Filipino was a mark of “other” onto my skin.   I was not one of the Big Three.   I was no Korea, China, or Japan, but instead, an insignificant splash of islands messily painted onto a globe. I grew up hating my culture; from feeling a hot shame whenever my grandparents’ accents rang harshly in a conversation to avoiding bringing Filipino food to school because I couldn’t bear the embarrassment of having to explain what it was, I attempted to distance myself from a heritage I wanted no part in. I grew up hating my culture, my insignificance. It wasn’t until I went to high school,I started to open up more wheren I met my friends Kellen, Savana, and Lauren in high school(Kellen, Savana, and Lauren) , who found incredible pride in their backgrounds and had an intense curiosity for my own background, that I started to open up moreasked me about mine.   I told them about Filipino foods, to which they responded with great awe and want to taste it.   I told them about our Filipinohistory, a history of being conquered and colonized over and over againcolonization to the point where our identities were a mesh of other culturesstrange amalgamation of a the world, yet amidst that all, we made it our ownuniquely Filipino.   I told them about growing up around Tagalog and taught them words so they could discreetly insult other people in my language andand Filipino foods and our traditions and continued to talk and talk and talk and talk until one day, I realized that maybe it wasn’t so bad being who I wasrealized that my culture was one to be proud of.   However, it wasn’t until When my mother came to me in my sophomore year with a request to help her friend from the Philippines gather books for three schools she sponsored, .  Idecided to invited Lauren, Savana, and Kellen to help me.   We prepared a month long book drive at our middle school to fundraisefor five months, planning a month long book drive at our middle school to fundraise.   In those five months, we designed designing a our ownlogo, wrote out mission statements, made brochures creating brochures, e-mailedingschool administrators back and forth, and gave our nonprofit organization a namegiving ourselves a name The Literacy Movement.   The drive was a success and soon enough, we found ourselves with plane tickets to visit the Philippines for two weeks to give the books to the schools ourselves.   Those two weeks in the Philippines changed my outlook on Filipino lifestyle and culture forever.   The students in the Philippines had an incredible passion and dedication to their education, traveling miles upon miles, whether barefoot or in flimsy chinelas (flip-flops), through the jungle-like terrain to go to school.   They combatteding the struggles of living in an impoverished neighborhood through camaraderie and positivity. When we assisted in a feeding program at the Philippines, giving out cups of soup to each child that approached the door, I saw kids run back to their homes and return with their family and friends so that they could get a portion of the food, too.   There was an incredible sense of community in the Philippines that I will remember forever and iIt reminded me that while the Filipino people did not have much physically, we had a lot to give emotionally. Our culture was one of giving back, and I felt it was my duty to give as much as I could to these people.Th ey let us into their own lives and own worlds, showing us bits and pieces of what it was like to live like them, and it was only fair that we gave them all we could, not only in books, but in our returned kindness and appreciation. Being in that environment, surrounded by people who shared my roots yet lived an entirely different life, sparked not only a want to return to the Philippines and visit those same schools again, but a pride in my people and my culture and a confidence in my identity. 5. Repeat Step 4 until you are satisfied with your sentences. Then move on to Step 6. I actually did something weird here, where I really hated my drafts. So I just scrapped most of it and started fresh. Draft #3, October 15: I come from a world where creativity was my weapon against loneliness, where a family was not composed of a mama and a dada, but a mama and her mama, and where being Filipino was the thing I hated most about myself. I am the only daughter of a divorced Filipino woman, whose disconnection from her culture imprinted onto myself so that I thought poorly of the Philippines.   In my eyes, we were just tools of service. We were your maids, your nurses, your babysitters. We weren’t at the forefront, but an afterthought. The ones who cleaned up the mess after the party. I lived with this perspective until I reached high school. I worked with my friends to create a nonprofit organization, The Literacy Movement, where we collected books to donate to three schools in the Philippines.   When I visited the Philippines in the summer before my junior year, I gained a better understanding of the Filipino people.   We are a people whose long history with colonialism has made it difficult to find our own identity.   Our language is, as described by my mom, a poor man’s Spanish. Despite this, I still find a pride in my culture. I no longer look at my country with a scornful eye, but a critical one.   I’ve worked to incorporate my heritage in my schoolwork, writing a thesis and dissertation on colorism in the Philippines in AP Language and Composition, as well as centering my speech in the same class on my complex relationship with my culture. 6. Cut down/write your essay, but now following word limits. Funnily enough, my new fresh essay followed word limits. Draft #3, October 15: I come from a world where creativity was my weapon against loneliness, where a family was not composed of a mama and dada, but a mama and her mama, and where being Filipino was the thing I hated most about myself. I am the only daughter of a divorced Filipino woman, whose disconnect from her culture influenced my understanding of it.   In my eyes, we were just tools of service. We were your maids, your nurses, your babysitters an afterthought. The ones who cleaned up the mess after the celebration. I lived with this perspective until I reached high school. I worked with my friends to create a nonprofit organization, The Literacy Movement, where we collected books to donate to three schools in the Philippines.   When I visited the Philippines in the summer before my junior year, I gained a better understanding of the Filipino people.   We are a people whose long history with colonialism has made it difficult to find our own identity, but throughout the years, I’ve come to know who I am.   We are an amalgamation of various countries, and we have taken those bits and pieces and made it our own. That uniqueness is seen in our foods, our language, our people.   I no longer look at my country with a scornful eye, but a critical one, even incorporating my heritage in my schoolwork. I wrote a thesis and dissertation on colorism in the Philippines and a speech about my complex relationship with my Filipino culture. Word Count: 250 7. Edit. Tweak. Perfect. October 16: I come from a world where creativity was my weapon against loneliness, where a family was not composed of a mama and dada, but a mama and her mama, and where being Filipino was the thing I hated most about myself. I am the only daughter of a divorced Filipino woman, whose disconnect from her culture influenced my understanding of it.   In my eyes, we were just tools of service. We were your maids, your nurses, your babysitters an afterthought. The ones who cleaned up the mess after the celebration. I lived with this perspective until I reached high school. I worked with my friends to createcreated a nonprofit organization with my friends, called The Literacy Movement, where we collected books to donate to three schools in the Philippines.   When I visited the Philippines in the summer before my junior year, I gained a better understanding of the Filipino people.   We are a people whose long history with colonialism has made it difficult to find our own identity, but throughout the years, I’ve come to know who I am.   We are an amalgamation of various countries, taking bits and pieces of them and making it our own. That uniqueness is seen in our foods, our language, our people.   I no longer look at my country with a scornful eye, but a critical one. I’ve incorporated my heritage in my schoolwork, writing a thesis and dissertation on colorism in the Philippines and a speech about my complex relationship with my Filipino culture. Word Count: 2486 October 20: I come from a world where creativity was my weapon against loneliness, where a family was not composed of a mama and dada, but a mama and her mama, and where being Filipino was the thing I hated most about myself. I am the only daughter of a divorced Filipino woman, whose disconnect from her culture influenced my understanding of it.   In my eyes, we were just tools of service. We were your maids, your nurses, your babysitters an afterthought. The ones who cleaned up the mess after the celebration. I lived with this perspective until I reached high school. I created a nonprofit organization with my friends called The Literacy Movement, where we collected books to donate to three schools in the Philippines.   When I visited the Philippines in the summer before my junior year, I gained a better understanding of the Filipino people.   We are a people whose long history with colonialism has made it difficult to find our own identity, but throughout the years, I’ve come to know who I am.   We are an amalgamation of various countries, taking bits and pieces of them and making it our own. That uniqueness is seen in our foods, our language, our people.   I no longer look at my country with a scornful eye, but a critical one. I’ve incorporated my heritage in my schoolwork, writing a thesis and dissertation on colorism in the Philippines and a speech about my complex relationship with my Filipino culture. Word Count: 246 October 23: I come from a world where a family was not composed of a mama and dada, but a mama and her mama, and where being Filipino was the thing I hated most about myself. I am the only daughter of a divorced Filipino woman, whose disconnect from her culture influenced my understanding of it.   In my eyes, we were just tools of service. We were your maids, your nurses, your babysitters an afterthought. The ones who cleaned up the mess after the celebration.I lived with this perspective until I reached high school, where increase of Filipino representation in the media made me feel more comfortable in my identity. Because of this, I created a nonprofit organization with my friends called The Literacy Movement, where we collected books to donate to threeschools in the Philippines.   When I visited the Philippines in the summer before my junior year, I gained a better understanding of the Filipino people.   We are a people whose long history with colonialism has made it difficult to find our own identity, but throughout the years, I’ve come to know who I am.   We are an amalgamation of various countries, taking bits and pieces of them and making it our own. That uniqueness is seen in our foods, our language, our people.   I no longer look at my country with a scornful eye, but a critical one. I’ve incorporated my heritage in my schoolwork, writing a thesis and dissertation on colorism in the Philippines and a speech about my complex relationship with my Filipino culture. We are a people whose long history with colonialism has made it difficult to find out own identity, but throughout the years, I’ve come to know who I am. I no longer look at my country with a scornful eye, but a critical one, now incorporating my heritage into my schoolwork. I’ve written a thesis and dissertation on colorism in the Philippines and presented a speech about my complex relationship with my culture. We are an amalgamation of various countries, whose uniqueness is seen in its foods, language, and people. And through all this, I can now say that I am proud to be Filipino. Word Count: 2469 October 27: I come from a world where a family was not composed of a mama and dada, but a mama and her mama, and where being Filipino was the thing I hated most about myselfwas something I was ashamed of. I am the only daughter of a divorced Filipino woman, whose disconnect from her culture influenced my understanding of it.   In my eyes, we were just tools of service. We were your maids, your nurses, your babysitters an afterthought. I lived with this perspective until high school, where increase of Filipino representation in the media made me feel more comfortable in my identity. Because of this, I created a nonprofit organization with my friends called The Literacy Movement, where we collected books to donate to schools in the Philippines.   When I visited the Philippines in the summer before my junior year, I gained a better understanding of the Filipino people.   We are a people whose long history with colonialism has made it difficult to find out own identity, but throughout the years, I’ve come to know who I am. I no longer look at my country with a scornful eye, but a critical one, now incorporating my heritage into my schoolwork. I’ve written a thesis and dissertation on colorism in the Philippines and presented a speech about my complex relationship with my culture. We are an amalgamation of various countries, whose uniqueness is seen in its foods, language, and people. And through all this, I can now say that I am proud to be Filipino. Word Count: 2497 8. Finally, its done. October 28, final product: I come from a world where a family was not composed of a mama and dada, but a mama and her mama, and where being Filipino was something I was ashamed of. I am the only daughter of a divorced Filipino woman, whose disconnect from her culture influenced my understanding of it.   In my eyes, we were just tools of service. We were your maids, your nurses, your babysitters an afterthought. I lived with this perspective until high school, where increase of Filipino representation in the media made me feel more comfortable in my identity. Because of this, I created a nonprofit organization with my friends called The Literacy Movement, where we collected books to donate to schools in the Philippines.   When I visited the Philippines in the summer before my junior year, I gained a better understanding of the Filipino people.   We are a people whose long history with colonialism has made it difficult to find out own identity, but throughout the years, I’ve come to know who I am. I no longer look at my country with a scornful eye, but a critical one, now incorporating my heritage into my schoolwork. I’ve written a thesis and dissertation on colorism in the Philippines and presented a speech about my complex relationship with my culture. We are an amalgamation of various countries, whose uniqueness is seen in its foods, language, and people. And through all this, I can now say that I am proud to be Filipino. Word Count: 247 As you can see, this essay has come a very, very long way. I actually would be interested in trying to rewrite it  not for a college essay because I definitely did have to censor myself a bit in order to try and ~appeal to those colleges~. I look back at my writing now and am kind of sad at how stiff it is. Theres not a lot of color in my writing aside from maybe the opening bit showing splashes of personality, but if you recall the list from earlier, I shoved my nonprofit organization + Filipino identity into one essay. It is completely okay to incorporate multiple elements of yourself into one essay as long as its cohesive and flows well. Honestly, I didnt do a lot of very colorful and abstract writing for my college essays, which is something I regret a lot, but I did get my chance to play with it during my blogger application, which can also be another revisions post for the future. I hope this was kind of helpful and gave some insight into how I approach any application-like essays that ask to show myself off. Post Tagged #my essays ooooo uwu Would've been pretty meta to write an essay on the most significant challenge on that essay being my most significant challenge. back to text ?

How Is a Cells Membrane Suited to Its Functions

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Hurlyburly Play Character Analysis

If Hollywood were a large stone in the middle of a swamp, then David Rabe’s Hurlyburly represents all of the creepy crawlers and slimy disgusting gunk you find underneath the rock. This darkly comic drama is set in the Hollywood Hills. It tells the story of four miserable, self-destructive bachelors, each of whom is pursuing careers in the film industry. They don’t seem the ambitious types, however. The bachelors (Eddie, Phil, Mickey, and Artie) spend their time drinking, womanizing, and ingesting a shocking amount of cocaine. All the while, Eddie — the central character — wonders why his life is slowly rotting away to nothing. The Male Characters Eddie:It is debatable whether or not Eddie and his cohorts learn anything by the conclusion. But the audience gets the picture: Don’t be like Eddie. During the play’s beginning Eddies spends his morning snorting cocaine and eating slightly molded Hostess Snowballs. 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The question is: What kind of life will he wake up to in the morning? Note to Drama Departments As the character descriptions indicate, Hurlyburly is an intense drama featuring several challenging characters. Although high-school drama departments and family-oriented theaters should stay away from David Rabe’s play due to its language and subject matter, college departments and daring regional theaters should certainly check out this edgy play.

Alcoholism Genetic or a Learned Behavior Free Essays

Alcoholism: Genetic or Learned Behavior? First, before I could answer this question, I had to do a little research. Alcohol addiction is a physical dependence on alcohol which occurs gradually. Over time, drink too much alcohol changed the balance of chemicals in your brain associated with the pleasure aspects of drinking alcohol. We will write a custom essay sample on Alcoholism: Genetic or a Learned Behavior or any similar topic only for you Order Now Excessive, long-term drinking can affect the balance of these chemicals, causing your body to crave alcohol to restore good feelings or to avoid negative feelings. â€Å"Alcoholism was officially recognized as a disease by the American Medical Association in 1991†. ( http://www. earn-about-alcoholism. com/alcoholism-disease. html ). What causes alcoholism? Is alcoholism inherited from a parent or is alcoholism a learned behavior? I chose this subject because I have a cousin who is 21 and already and alcoholic. According to him, he has been drinking since he was 10, while it was only a gulp of beer when his dad’s back was turned; it was still a step towards his current condition. Now I wonder, is he an alcoholic because he inherited this trait genetically from his dad (whose dad was also an alcoholic), or is he an alcoholic because of the environment in which he was raised and influenced.According to NCADI (Fact is Alcoholism Runs in Family), reports show that children of alcoholics are four times more likely to grow up to be an alcoholic than any other children. Scientists agree that genetic anomalies were the primary causative factor in at least some forms of alcoholism. (http://www. neurogenesis. com/Articles-Library/Foundational-Studies/The-Alcoholic-Gene. php ). Now scientists have to determine what these genes are and whether they are specific for alcohol or define something more general, such as differences in temperament or personality that increase an individual’s vulnerability to alcoholism.There was a study done in Sweden that followed alcohol use in twins who were adopted as children and raised apart. The study showed that alcoholism was slightly higher among those who were exposed to alcoholism only through adoptive families. However, it was dramatically higher among the twins whose biological fathers were alcoholics, regardless of the presence of alcoholism in their adoptive families. (http://alcoholism. about. com/cs/genetics/a/aa990517. htm) The studies also showed one twin doesn’t always become an alcoholic just because How to cite Alcoholism: Genetic or a Learned Behavior, Papers

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Question: Discuss about the Last Drinks Program And Argues. Answer: The essay examines the last Last drinks, Last drinks program and argues that it is a strong example of development of alcohol abuse prevention which targets alcohol related violence. The essay critically analyses the program and provides why it is effective towards solving the problem alcohol abuse in the state of NSW. Alcohol abuse is becoming a major issue in the country from the last decade and it is high time that policies and strategies are implemented in order to address the major growing issue. The selected program has taken a few initiatives to solve the problem in the state of NSW. It has been reported by the Sydney Morning Herald that the state of NSW has the worst statistics when it comes to harm form alcohol along with tackling such problems (SMG 2017). This is a very serious kind of crime which has resulted in a very significant cost for the state and the citizens. Out of all crimes which have taken place in the country and have resulted in police detention such as road vehicle traffic offences, public order offences and assaults of all level are related to the consumption of alcohol (Barratt, Cakic and Lenton 2013 pp 141-146). The other types of crime which is initiated through alcohol use are that of outing in fear, verbal abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence and assault. The consumption of alcohol is in itself not a crime, however it is the reason for mostly all types of crimes which takes place in the society. The harm which is related to the consumption of alcohol is increasingly growing concerns in the Australian community specially related to the young people. It is notoriously difficult to develop initiatives and policies which influence drinking behavior as the consumption of alcohol is not only accepted widely but also is a major part of the Australian culture. The program includes programs similar to that of the Newcastle program such as closing all pubs at 3am, locking out all venues sharp at 1:30 am and restricting the sales of liquor which contains high level alcohol such as tequila shots after 10am (About 2017). However the program does not include spreading awareness about alcohol consumption by educating the young citizens about it, mobilization and community engagement, assessment control and providing late nigh safe transport facilities to the intoxicated person. As provided by social learning theory of crime new behaviors are acquired by imitating and observing others. The process of learning is cognitive and takes place in the social context the process can occur purely through direct instructions or observati on (Downes, Rock and McLaughlin 2016 pp. 111-124). The program takes the use of alcohol in an excessive manner which results in several crimes as stated above as a process of social learning. The customs which are prevalent in the area make the young people indulge in excessive alcoholism. As having alcohol is widely accepted in the society people often do not recognize the limit which can make the consumption seriously harmful for them. The program takes excessive consumption of alcohol as one of the major causes of any kind of crime in the society. The program recognizes alcohol fueled violence as one of the major problems faced by the local communities around the state of NSW. The crime is a constant occupational hazard for nurses, paramedics, Police officers and doctors who in frontline deal with aggressive drunk people in relation to emergency services. Australians are becoming worried increasingly with respect to the negative impact of alcohol on the society. Majority of Australians believe that the society has now become use to the problem of alcohol abuse. The annual alcohol poll 2017 has revealed that 92% of the Australian family believe that consumption of alcohol lead to domestic and family violence. Violence which is fueled by alcohol is continuously becoming one of the main problems for the local communities of New South Wales. Doctors, paramedics, police officer and nurses who work for emergency services aggressively intoxicated people are becoming an occupational hazard. Therefore four major organization representing emergency services in NSW have bonded together to form the last drinks campaign and head on tackling of the issue related to alcohol fueled violence is been aimed by the campaign. The campaign seeks to change the 24/7 drinking culture which has permeated modern Australians. Evidence based policy solution is st rongly believe by the coalition. In addition evidence prove that the most useful way of reducing violence which is filled by alcohol in Australia is by placing restriction on the sale of alcohol late night. Over 30% of night time assaults have been reduced by the implementation of the Newcastle program. The program also imposed various restrictions on license venues in Newcastle. The restrictions which have been initiated by the last drinks last drinks program include the closing of all values by 3 a.m the lock out of all venues by 1:30 a.m and restriction upon the sale of drinks having high alcohol content after 10 p.m. The campaign is similar to that of the New Castle model. The challenge in relation to the campaign is to help other communities within the state to address alcohol related violence. The campaign also seek to reduce the use of drug eyes which is also becoming an increasing problem across the state. The campaign is also undertaking proper research in relation to the i ssue to collect evidence for the purpose of implementing policies against it. The campaign is strictly against the acceptance of drug or alcohol related violence as an Australian way of life. The program recognizes that life is way more important than the consumption of alcohol. The program seeks to target specially the young generation of Australia by restricting the sale of alcohol (About 2017). According to Kypri, McElduff and Miller (2014) pp. 303-310 most of the alcohol related crimes author during night when the people are highly intoxicated. Therefore this evidence based approach taken by the program to restrict the sale of alcohol at night is set to be successful. However a few shortcomings of the program are that it does not include any kind of awareness program for those who indulge in high level alcohol consumption. Various studies such as Jones et al. (2009) pp. 312-317 have proved that awareness resulted in very little success in relation to the prevention of alcohol co nsumption. According to Miller et al. (2014) pp. 314-322 alcohol consumption rate can only be reduced by restricting the sale of alcohol and limiting access to it. Primary prevention is used to prevent the crime before it takes place. This is done by eliminating the source of the crime by identifying it before the crime takes place. This type of prevention is taken in relation to the crime which is yet to take place and the source of which can be identified (Fennelly 2012) pp. 33-44. Secondary prevention of crime is a strategy to reduce the impact of the crime which has already taken place. Secondary prevention is best suited for crimes which have already taken place and the effect of which on the society has to be reduced (Newburn 2012) pp. 121-123. Tertiary prevention of crime aims to reduce the impact of an ongoing problem which is expected to have a lasting effect. This kind of crime prevention strategy is used in cases of crime which are prevalent in the society and the expected to have long lasting effect on it (Greenwood and Turner 2011) pp. 88-129. In this case the program which has been initiated by the coalition is in relation to prim ary prevention of the crime. This can be stated because the program used to restrict the sale of alcohol after a specified time so that the main cause of the alcohol fueled abuse is eradicated. If the citizens would not have access to alcohol over consumption would be restricted which would directly prevent any alcohol affected crime. Situational crime prevention is based on the fact that crime is mostly opportunistic and objects to change contextual factors to restrict the opportunities for the criminals to engage in criminal behavior (Shariati and Guerette 2017) pp. 261-268. Development crime prevention is based on the fact that early intervention in the young persons development can result in significant economic and social benefits (Welsh and Farrington 2014) pp. 221-224. Community prevention is based on the fact that changing the social or physical organization of the communities may have an impact on the behaviors of the individual who live there (Crawford and Evans 2016) pp 89-101. This particular program is community crime prevention mechanism as it used to change social and physical organizations by limiting the sales of alcohol and influence the behavior of individuals. The program is majorly focused on the community as it is seriously getting affected by alcohol abuse. According to Kypri, McElduff and Miller (2014) pp. 303-310 restriction in the closing time of pubs and lockouts can have a very beneficial effect towards reducing the clients caused by alcohol abuse. As the program includes strategies which is limiting the pub time and the sale of alcohol after a prescribed time it may be evidently said that the program is set to achieve its objectives in the same way it has been done in Newcastle. As provided by Jones et al. (2009) restricting the availability of alcohol may significantly reduce alcohol related violence as if the source of violence is eradicated there would be no violence at all. The same concept has been argued by the same concept has been argued by Kypri et al. (2011) pp. 323-326 Therefore it can be provided that this program is set to achieve its objective of restricting and limiting alcohol related violence. The empirical evidence behind such assumption is that similar programs have been used a Newcastle in a very effective manner and had been able to bring down the percentage of alcohol related abuse by 30%in the last 5 years. The crime is understood by the program in a way that it is a part of the society. As consumption of alcohol is widely accepted in the Australian society it is not regarded as a sin and therefore is not mostly associated with criminal activities. However the truth is that alcohol is one of the major causes for crimes which take place and the state. The measures which have been taken by the program are said to be consistent with the way in which the program as understood crime because implementation of community crime prevention technique along with primary crime prevention strategy is best suited to address crime which are a part of the society and affect the community as a whole. The prevention of crime is only possible when the best possible theories, techniques and strategies adopted while the framing of policies and programs. The purpose of effectively designing policies and programs to prevent crime the crime has to be understood in a proper manner. The source of crime has to be identified and the policy should be in relation to the community the victim or the offender. The policy which should be used for the prevention of crime must be in accordance to the relevance of the crime in the society. References About (2017) Last Drinks https://lastdrinks.org.au/about/ Barratt, M.J., Cakic, V. and Lenton, S., 2013. Patterns of synthetic cannabinoid use in Australia.Drug and alcohol review,32(2), pp.141-146. Crawford, T.A.M. and Evans, K., 2016. Crime prevention and community safety. pp. 89-101 Downes, D., Rock, P. and McLaughlin, E., 2016. Understanding deviance: a guide to the sociology of crime and rule-breaking. Oxford University Press. pp 111-124 Fennelly, L.J., 2012.Handbook of loss prevention and crime prevention. Elsevier. pp. 33-44 Greenwood, P.W. and Turner, S., 2011. Juvenile crime and juvenile justice.Crime and public policy, pp.88-129. Jones, C.G.A., Price, B., Kypri, K., Moffatt, S., Borzycki, C. New South Wales. Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research 2009, The impact of restricted alcohol availability on alcohol-related violence in Newcastle, NSW / Craig Jones. Pp. 312-317 Kypri, K., Jones, C., McElduff, P. Barker, D. 2011, "Effects of restricting pub closing times on night?time assaults in an Australian city", Addiction, vol. 106, no. 2, pp. 303-310. Kypri, K., McElduff, P. Miller, P. 2014, "Restrictions in pub closing times and lockouts in Newcastle, Australia five years on", Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 323-326.Applied Policy Analysis Miller, P., Curtis, A., Palmer, D., Busija, L., Tindall, J., Droste, N., Gillham, K., Coomber, K. Wiggers, J. 2014, "Changes in injury?related hospital emergency department presentations associated with the imposition of regulatory versus voluntary licensing conditions on licensed venues in two cities", Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 314-322. Newburn, T. ed., 2012.Handbook of policing. Routledge. pp. 121-123 Shariati, A. and Guerette, R.T., 2017. Situational Crime Prevention. InPreventing Crime and Violence(pp. 261-268). Springer International Publishing. SMG (2017) https://www.smh.com.au News NSW News Welsh, B.C. and Farrington, D.P., 2014.The Oxford handbook of crime prevention. Oxford University Press. Pp. 221-224

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Provencher Brief Facts: Motorist located a roadside rest area. The user of the roadside rest area fell on the stairs. The fall caused an injury, which consisted of a fractured right ankle. Judicial History: The user of the roadside rest area filed a complaint of negligence against ODOT. The plaintiff claimed the steps were in need of repair. ODOT argued that the user of the rest area was only a public invitee and was not there for a beneficial reason. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of ODOT. Issues: (1) Does ODOT who was not purposely trying to cause the area user bodily harm owes the user a compensation, for her injuries? (2) If ODOT owes the user of the roadside rest area any type of compensation what should the user receive? Holding: (1) No. (2) There is compensation owed only to injuries caused intentionally and when people are on the property for business purposes. Reasoning: The use of a roadside rest area is an invitation to use ODOT s facilities. The facilities should be safely manageable. The users of the roadside rest areas awareness of unsafe things such as the stairs that may be in bad shape needs to kept in mind. The defendant and the plaintiff owe each other equal amounts of caution and consideration. Legal Issues

History Of Chile essays

History Of Chile essays The native inhabitants of Chile are a people called the Araucanos. When Chile was first discovered in 1520 by Portuguese explorer Magellen most of Chile was dominated by these people. This Native American tribe was known for their remarkable fighting ability's. Chile was discovered Pedro de Valdivia ,Diego de Almargo and Ferdinand Magellen . Magellen landed on the Chilo Island following his voyage in 1520 through a strait which now bears his name . When Chile was discovered by Magellen it was called Tchili meaning "snow" . Pedro de Valdivia led a second expedition into southern Chile in 1540. Valdivia overcame the fierce resistance of the Araucanos and succeeded in establishing several settlements. These settlements included Santiago in 1541,Santiago is now the capital of Chile, Concepcin in 1550, and Valdivia in 1552. However only 3 years after Vabliva set up his first settlement in Chile the Araucanians organized and in a successful uprising killed Valdivia and many of his followers leaving only Concepcin The monetary unit used in Chile is one that is used in so many different Hispanic countries, this monetary unit is called the Peso. The present governmental status of Chile is a Republican one. The executive branch of the Chilean government holds 3 branches which are chief of state, head of government and a cabinet. The chief of state and head of government role is played by the same person which is elected by popular vote for a six year term. The last election was held on December 12,1999 in which presiding president Ricardo Lagos Escobar won by only three percent of the votes against Joaquin Lavin. The cabinet is appointed by the residing president for the length of his six year term. The legislative branch is made up of a bicameral Congreso Nacional of Senado. This ...