Alyea Pierce is an author, public speaking and poetry coach, and performer. She is the Assistant Director for Department of Leadership and Experiential Learning at Rutgers University. She describes her purpose with spoken word as one to provide a voice for the unheard – those silenced in some way. In her work, she strives to tell stories as truthfully as possible, whether in describing experiences with race, gender, cancer, autism, or Alzheimer’s. In this TEDx talk in Huntsville, Alabama, Alyea shares a spoken word piece about overcoming the challenges of Alzheimer’s within her family.
Better Babies: A Commentary on Modern Eugenics with the History of Virginia
I could feel it again – my mother’s gaze examining me as we sat at the coffee table. I had just updated her on my current medical status: my ongoing battle against the deadly duo of severe allergies and ever present eczema. I often joke of my unfortunate circumstances, but the one person who will never take my health lightly is my mom. She finally broke the awkward silence between us: “You know I’m so hard on you about your health because I feel guilty, right? I see you suffering and I feel responsible because I gave you bad genes.”
Environmental Federalism and the Protection and Preservation of Florida’s Coral Reefs
Environmental federalism is a collaborative system of government in which national and subnational (state and local) governments work together in addressing national issues in the environment. Florida provides a useful framework for discussing environmental federalism, driving conservation and protection of coral reefs.
Cross-Cultural Bioethics: Ethical Foundations in a Globalizing World
This piece seeks to outline the role that philosophical foundations play in the establishment of modern bioethics, outlining the major philosophical and religious teachings that have shaped various Asian cultures and their relevance to the field of bioethics. The practicality of balancing personal ethics in cross-cultural settings will be briefly discussed, concluding with a prospective consideration of pathways for reconciling conflicting ideologies with the ultimate goal of a globalized field of bioethics.
Categorizing Christian Perspectives on Capital Punishment
The debate on capital punishment reaches across religious, political, and social barriers. In the secular sphere, both advocates for capital punishment and abolitionists fiercely argue over the legitimacy and the practicality of state employment of the death penalty.
Should Pediatricians Disclose Sensitive Information About Minors’ Health To Their Parents?
In the American medical system, full moral status is assigned to competent adults. Beauchamp and Childress’s ethical principles of beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, and respect for autonomy define how competent patients should be treated. A case illustration helps to demonstrate the principles at conflict in disclosing sensitive information of minors.
Without License
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The Signs and Story of One in Four
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Without End
By: Dustin Hillsley, Associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP Photo by Rennett Stowe 1. The great absurdity of life was that by the time you had the knowledge and wisdom to appreciate it you were already losing it. What was it people said? When you’re born, you’re already dying. But I think knowledge and wisdom …
Wind, Rain, or Nothing at All
By: Erin E. McKee, Decedent Care Education Coordinator with Novant Health Photo by Niels Kliim The tree was fixing to fall, and he knew it. He knew it before the headlights swiped the last stand of hickory by the unmarked drive. Not by sight, but by feeling - the weight of it, the force of …
Awaken 