tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676414415863705452011-11-27T18:38:51.824-05:00From Homo Sapiens to Homo Dysfunctional deals with reasonable & unbiased observations of society's continuing leap into communicative decay. Whether this is due to ignorance in accommodating the perspectives of diverse factions is currently an issue of contention. In any event, solving societal dilemmas with diverse factions may be the key to discovering the positive results of acceptance & change without individual degradation. Join me for an intellectual step into our world of dysfunction.Debrah McFarlanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17347159654995653320noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-767641441586370545.post-52782670505561143972011-10-10T21:51:00.000-04:002011-10-10T21:51:25.496-04:00

Steve Jobs: How to live before you die | Video on TED.com

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What is wrong with this picture, or should I say statement? Over the last couple of years Americans have suffered job losses, home foreclosures, and still continue to suffer these losses without much consideration from those who are not affected by the ongoing recession. There has been no countries that have come to the aid of Americans who are struggling with these issues. Yet, the United States

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It is my firm belief that many employers regard individuals with disabilities with little to no respect. Amazingly, even women who bear the workforce of the world are excluded from opportunities based on just simply choosing to have a child and family life. It is imperative that we do not continue down this path if we are to progress as a society. Physical disability or a mental disorder should

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Have you ever thought about the amount of individuals that are in distress from their continuous state of destitution? February 18th, 2010 brought a story out of Austin, Texas, about a gentleman who decided to fly his plane into a building that house IRS offices and employees. Typically, the media and criminologists flock to such cases and declare terrorism, mental incapacity, and or deviancy on

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The last few years have not been easy for anyone. It has especially been hard for couples who have lost just about everything except their sanity due to the downturn economy. It is imperative that whether you are single or a couple, you maintain the love and honor that was a part of your relationship prior to your current hardships. Although things are difficult at the moment, nothing lasts

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Psychotropic drugs can help or hurt individuals for many different reasons. It has been, and continues to be common practice to administer drugs to individuals who are affected by mental health issues regardless of mildness or severity. Western culture is so consumed with fixing every "supposed" anomaly that we sometimes forget to use rationality in decision-making. Mind you, anomalies are

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In response to your comment, I feel like this is deja vu. Relationships are always works in progress, and so is the fear of betrayal, abandonment, and every wrongs you attempt to avoid in this life. You definitely seem to possess qualities that I typically search for in my relationships. Essentially, I felt like I was the one who needed that extra bit of emotional support, but at the same time

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It is quite amazing that many individuals who are in a relationship continue to be attached to individuals that they do not love. Why do you think this is so? Is it because people are afraid of change or they are just comfortable being miserable? Whatever the case might be (love, lust, economic or financial hardship, or other), we all engage in this type of behavior at some point in our lives for

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I do not typically pay much attention to much outside of my interests in my current field of study. However, it was just difficult to see Rihanna’s face and not make a statement. Rihanna, I hope this is the last time you permit any male to lift his hand or voice to you. You deserve so much more. Women go through a lot in this life already, and domestic abuse / battering should not be among our

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Yesterday, November 12th, 2008, my father-in-law succumbed to his battle with cancer at the very young age of 52. He was an extraordinarily wonderful man who honored his community here in Brazil with his charity and philanthropy. He worked for the betterment of his community and is definitely missed by his many families and friends both here and abroad. Though he passed yesterday, his funeral

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I am pretty sure that the world would be a much happier place if you were not a part of it. You are obviously a fascist and as such nothing you say or write should be taken seriously as the evident lack of education overrule your ability to think in an unbiased manner. You hate Muslims, contradict yourself by stating "who cares if Barack is Black", then go on to say a Black individual is not

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There are many things that we complain about in our lives. Whether we focus on the lack of socioeconomic advantages, lack of proper education and enough experiences to compete for a job, or we just complain because we can, we most certainly never consider the fortunate circumstances that permit us the luxury of complaining. One such fortunate circumstance is the blessing of being alive and being

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O.K., am I the only one who believes that Rudy Giuliani is milking the September 11th ticket for all it's worth? A mean, here's a guy who has no minorities on his campaign, has placed Bernard Kerik of all people on nomination for Homeland Security and for Police Commissioner in 2000; yet, he has the audacity to enter the presidential campaign. My advice to the guy: drop out of the race, and make

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Well, ask the Department of Veterans Affairs employees who choose to use the VA credit cards and money for assisting disabled and homeless veterans, to purchase lingerie, computers and other electronic items, gifts, hotels and casino gaming, and other personal pleasures. Any other questions relating to social and political injustices, please re-read the above statement

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O. K., I have not blogged for the last few weeks because I am supposedly busy working on the "American Dream"--Yea, right! It is amazing how capitalistic industries such as the student loan corporations continue to make money off students by utilizing education to undermine them. For example, I believe that I have done everything possible to accomplish as much as I can in this life. However, I am

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It is this writer's belief that our society or more frankly, "our world" is in a detrimentally state of communicative decay. As such, we should not find the continuing deplorable manner of our matriculating institutions appalling without competitiveness. Governmental entities and universities should compete for the most attractive and qualified students irrespective of background to improve

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Now, I am absolutely certain that many of us are fascinated by stupidity. This is especially true when some people attempt to demean others by pretending to have all the answers. The Topic: Single Moms & Electing To Have ChildrenI was watching a morning show where a man appeared on the show complaining of the selfishness of single females who chose to bear children without fathers to assist with

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It is quite remarkable that human beings have not yet destroyed themselves and the world as well. Unfortunately for many people, they are not ready for the impending destruction that will result due to human violence and inflated egos. Fortunately for me, I never placed much hope in the human race. We have learned so little about life, love, trust, equity, similarities, uniqueness, and our

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