Argumentative Essay : ' Mad '

Ever since the concept of mental illness became more mainstream, it has become a widely controversial topic. Based on what has been seen in society, people who are involved with mental disorders are often dehumanized in some way.

The science behind mental illness is complicated and has not yet been completely figured out by scientists, so misconceptions about and misuse of mental illness are commonly seen because of it. For example, OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, is often used as an adjective or synonym to a perfectionist. Or, those who are feeling sad one day may say they are depressed. This could be seen as normalizing, but for the wrong reason: it removes the legitimacy of the disorder. The reason why people do this is because they do not understand how mental illness works and where it comes from. Many believe it is fluid or spontaneous, while some simply believe it is not a real illness at all. The brain is an organ capable of becoming ill, just like every

“Do what you have to do, and send me to the main office.” “I don’t care,” said Alexander, a teenage student who I disciplined in the hallway.

When someone labels somebody as them having a mental illness it enforces conformity to the standards of people powerful enough to impose their will on others. Even though the majority of mental health professionals feel like the idea of mental illness does not exist; they do feel as though it is important to think carefully about how we define a person's "differences". People who suffer from a mental illness have no reason to be blamed for their condition than those people who suffer from cancer or other problem. So having a mental or physical illness is no grounds for a person being labeled deviant. Also people should really stop applying these labels just to make others conform to their own standards of behavior (Macionis

Human beings are prone to believe in things they can touch, see or feel. Even though the human brain has proved to be too complex for us to truly understand it, most of us are pretty happy to disregard anything that we cannot really see proof of. If a person had cancer, everyone around him would naturally feel sympathetic, and tiptoe around his feelings. But when it comes to mental health,

Since America left Britian, Britian wasn't very happy, but they didn't think the Americans would be able to form rules and a government. America formed and established the Constitution. Since America was a thriving country Britian was a little bit mad. Overtime British started doing things to prevent America from becoming all powerful. A reason why British started impressment, which was part of creating the War of 1812, had to do with the Constitution. Without the War of 1812 the National Anthem might have never been made, because of the Battle of Fort McHenry, which was in the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key wrote about the battle and how the Americans didn't quit. Without that war, there would have been no battle of Fort McHenry with Francis

Outline, planning, revising, rough and final draft, grading. This is the typical process for writing an essay, I however as a young high school student never followed this. I started with an idea in my head and go on from there. I never considered a need to plan and prepare an outline, just to write a rough draft that I would have to revise, draft, and draft again. It would just be easier to start writing the final draft first right? No. This class has taught me many strategies on how to accustom my writing to a college level. Over the semester in this class I have grown, learned how to effectively draft, and experienced argumentative writing first hand.

Christopher McCandless age twenty-two embarks on his greatest journey that will forever make him famous in his journey and death. There is the argument that Christopher was psychotic for going out into the Alaskan Wild so unprepared without any proper tools or materials. Also, Christopher should have told his parents where he was going so they would’ve known where to look for their son so he could be safer and might of had the chance to survive. What you have to understand that, Chris McCandless approached it the way he wanted to approached it because some say he is narcissistic and only does what he wants and it's true, he is but that isn't negative it's what he wants, and shouldn't we all be able to feel free to do whatever we wish. As the reader, you can pick the side you agree with and have your opinion on Chris. Christopher McCandless wasn't crazy or psychotic, but instead a true example of a person who did whatever he wanted to be filled with joy.

They do not fit in with society. People who choose to go against the social norms that have been established also do not fit in, so they too have a stigma attached. While these people are not clinically labeled with some type of mental illness, they are still seen as ‘crazy.’” It has always been abnormal for a person to be mentally ill, even when they are not diagnosed or even if they are diagnosed falsely. Bullis talks in her essay about three points about One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the first one is the patients are

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Mental illness and deviance fit together like a puzzle. Many times if someone commits a crime or does something so insanely crazy, people are quick to say “Well, they were mentally ill”. Although, that is not always the case, a lot of the time it is. If someone is an excessive drinker, people will label them mentally ill. They obviously must have something wrong with them if they just drink all the time. If someone commits a murder, they will be labeled mentally ill. If someone does drugs, robs a store, commits suicide, and so many more things – they will automatically be labeled as someone who is mentally ill. People will plead insanity so that they don’t get the death penalty in prison. Pretty much every time, if someone

Imagine a world where a third of the human population suffered from the same type of illness. Imagine a world where the government does little to help those who suffer from this terrible illness. Imagine a world where nobody acknowledged the pain and suffering that comes along with this illness. This is, unfortunately, the world we live in today. The illness is not one that others notice, but it can have terrible consequences to those who suffer from it. The type of illness are the ones that plague people mentally.

Common stigmas with mental illness include feeling as though you will somehow be threatened by the individual whose mind is not well. It is also thought that someone with mental illness may be obviously identifiable, such as someone who is unkempt, or does not exercise good hygiene. The media does its fair share of perpetuating and instilling these images that many of us have of someone who is mentally ill. Another stigma is that the person on the corner who may be talking or mumbling to himself and is wearing torn, tattered, and dirty clothing must be a drug addict and couldn’t possibly be very intelligent. We do not stop to think that his mind may be in the process of being tortured by voices and magnified sounds.

It is often assumed that failure is a deterrent to achievement. Rather, failure should be seen as a motivator for a person to keep trying until the objective or aim of a particular mission is fulfilled.

We live in a technology driven world, almost everyone own a smartphone today. Uber and its competitors are allowing us to use an app on our smartphone to call for a cab. When a rider request a ride, the app gives you an estimated time of when the driver will arrive. It also calculates the fare and take the money out of your account. Whoever came up with the Uber idea is genius. Uber is beneficial to both the riders and the drivers. Uber created jobs for a lot of individuals, also for people who has a job but want to make extra money can drive Uber. The riders get high quality service for a fair price. In addition, the Uber app is easy to use and to understand. Increasing the amount of cars on the road results in faster pickup time which is