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Racism is prominent in the United States. Growing up in my small, predominately white town I did not recognize it. I had difficulty comprehending what racism is. As I have grown and developed my understanding of the many identities I hold, I have come to realize racism is the systematic oppression of people of color rooted in discrimination through the historical power, privilege given to the dominate identity. With this definition of racism, I can recall many occurrences in my childhood where I

opportunities. We’re urging people to remember to protect their skin every time they go outside to prevent skin cancer.” Another thing that us as Idahoans do often are using tanning beds, something that I am guilty of myself. It is so cold here for majority of the year that often times people resort to other forms of sun, such as sun tanning beds, just to shed a little light on the cold winter days. Now that I know the potential affects of getting a little

Social symbols are standards or beliefs that society uses to define what is accepted or what’s not. It a model or visual interpretation of what society is viewed as depending on the favoured culture. In our modern world, there are various social groups in which ideas are copied and adapted for that social symbol. For example, throughout history people have used intelligence, skin color and body types as a figure of what is “in” or in other words a symbol that must be followed in order to be successful

From the advent of globalization, the monolithic view of European beauty standards, fair skin, colored eyes, blonde to light brown hair, has steadily been changing in Europe and the United States. With less homogeneity and more diversification, there are strides to shift these measures of beauty. Though these standards are diminishing more quickly in the West, this is not the case in many countries in the East. Rather, products, predominantly in the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and

Introduction This document is a critique on the Paul Bloom persuasive speech on topic “Can prejudice ever be a good thing?” Paul Bloom has presented this talk at official Ted conference and it was featured at January 2014. Paul Bloom is a professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University. Paul Bloom has a different opinion about prejudice. He said prejudice is often natural and rational thing. He discussed several stories and examples along with pictures in this Ted talk. In this

A healthy summer vacation exercise! Dr. Halit Yerebakan It is summer time, and most of you are on or will go to summer vacations. It is not surprising that when summer vacations are pronounced aloud, they are mostly about going to coastal cities. Well when going on a seaside vacation, there are several warnings you should keep in mind and be cautious about them. You basically should have guessed by now about what I will talk about today, swimming in the pools or the sea, sun bathing, playing under

In the article The benefits and risks of ultraviolet (UV) tanning and its alternatives: the role of prudent sun exposure the author contends, “Several health benefit claims such as improved appearance, enhanced mood, and increased vitamin D levels have been attributed to tanning. Furthermore, the Indoor Tanning Association claims that ‘catching some rays may lengthen your life’” (Sivamani, Crane, & Dellavalle, 2009). According to Slevin

In the article, Skin Deep by Nina G. Jablonski and George Chaplan, the authors are attempting to explain how the human skin color has evolved to be dark enough to prevent sunlight from destroying folate but light enough to enhance the production of Vitamin D. The changes in skin pigmentation have evolved since the age of Lucy, who is a skeleton of the ancient humans that is about 3.2 million old. Lucy is being used to determine where and why our ancestors began changing in skin pigmentation. The

In the article, "Many Colleges Have Tanning Salons on or Near Campus; Some Accept Campus Cash," Health Magazine is arguing that even though tanning has been proven to increase the chances of cancer, colleges are promoting tanning. The tanning services being offered are often found on or near college campus's. While this may passively reinforce tanning and harmful nature, as a salon business owner I would put aside the unethical choices, and make decisions in what is best for marketing choices. As

am going to discuss indoor tanning and the health effects that it has on the body. Almost everyone on the Earth has had a tan at one point, whether that be from just being outside, taking a swim, lying out in the sun or tanning at a salon. No matter where you got your tan from the UV radiation that you exposed to your skin to can cause skin cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also known as the FDA wants individuals to know that UV radiation in indoor tanning beds has a variety of serious