In the world today there are over 400 million people affected by some form of mental illness. But in today’s world many of these people are able to be treated in some form due to the gained knowledge about the illnesses compared even to fifty years ago. Today there are many studies out there about the proper way to treat these illnesses and what may cause them. In order to understand the way illnesses are treated one must know what a mental illness is. According to psychiatric.org a mental illnesses are “health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior.” Mental illness can affect anyone because a person’s environment may trigger symptoms of it. It is also very common because nearly 19% of US adults have or have
While the author makes valid points about the value of diversity in the classroom, their argument is incomplete. First, they state that diverse classrooms are important for preparing students for the 21st-century job market, but they do not provide any evidence to support this claim. Second, they argue that diversity enhances the process of humanizing individuals, but they do not provide any examples to illustrate this point. Finally, the author claims that diverse classrooms are important for developing “human relation traits,” but they do not provide any explanation of what this means. In conclusion, the author provides a few reasons why diversity is important in the classroom, but they do not provide enough evidence to support their claims.
This essay makes a very strong argument against animal testing. The author provides many examples of the cruelty that animals endure in laboratories, and argues that we should not use animals for our own ends. The essay is well-written and persuasive.