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  • Top Down Policy Failure in Public Education
    2/9/2010
    The basic fact that students are not making adequate progress is a reflection of the top-down policy failure by MNPS and the Board of Ed.
  • Career Center Chaos
    2/9/2010
    After receiving 5 letters of rejection from jobs that require nothing more than a GED or a high school diploma, I went to the TN career center. That didn;t go so well...
  • What Makes Me Feel Beautiful.
    7/23/2009
    In my work, I can feel strong, and I can feel whole, I can feel beautiful, I find myself needing something, anything, who is capable of diverting my attention from realities I would rather not see.
  • Healthcare Reform Requires Regulation
    6/3/2009
    You cannot apply basic economic theory and free market principles to health care. Health care is fundamentally different and should be considered a public good.
  • The Cyberwar: Controversy Vs. Censorship
    6/3/2009
    This material was apparently so offensive that it was removed from the publishers site without warning. Of all the thingas I've written, THIS offends people?
  • The Dog Ate My Homework
    5/4/2009
    This may contain some important information. Or maybe not. You decide.
  • Who Owns My Copyright?
    5/4/2009
    Lifetime Ban. Where did it go? Wanna preserve twistory... help fight copy right infringement!
  • Unemployment Crisis in America
    5/4/2009
    Career in Crisis: Complete Confusion
  • Elyssa Lies: Oops!
    3/29/2009
    I find it so hard to believe that after all this time people find it easier to speak around me and actrually think that is in my best interests? Sorry, but no. Don't you realize, I am home?
  • Elyssa Lies
    3/27/2009
    I came here to WORK. I came here to be a part of something. I came here to lave the past behind me.
  • On Not Being Able to Write
    3/23/2009
    I write these words mostly for myself, as they clearly reflect the ways that I have tried not to define myself through and by my relationships with others, since I believe that reality and identity is something that comes from within.
  • 6044: DMHT and the Tennessee Code Annotated Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 10
    3/19/2009
    DMHT: Trained in TAPS (Therapeutic Assault Prevention System) and was certified on October 15, 2004 through the Tennessee Department of Children's Services. HIPPA
  • Draft Media
    3/19/2009
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  • Blink! Ground Zero
    3/19/2009
    Shortly after the 9?11, I began to question my purpose in this life. Had I been just a few miles closer, and heading west that day instead of east on the LIE, I would have driven right been at Ground Zero.
  • Drastic Times, Drastic Measures
    2/9/2009
    Read more about economic recovery at: http://my.barackobama.com/sharestories
  • Chapter II: Older & Bolder
    2/3/2009
    I'm am not perfect, and I will always struggle with my obsession to find just The Write Words, but I'm guessing it is probably good enough.
  • NAACP Files Civil Rights Complaint Against MNPS
    1/29/2009
    If MNPS is found to be in violation, MNPS stands to lose as much as 67 million dollars in federal funding.
  • A LOCAL CALL to ACTION: $44 or 44?
    1/15/2009
    This is your official call to action. Be the change. Act locally. Go to www.volunteernashville.com and tell me what you are doing to make a better Nashville for all of us! $44 or 44?
  • Moved to Tears
    1/4/2009
    Yes, the food was good. The food was fantastic. I was full inside because Carol Ann did not just feed my tummy, she fed my spirit, and she fed my soul.
  • Morally Bankrupt: How Much Am I Worth?
    12/16/2008
    Help become the person I was meant to be. Try to the see the person I could become. I have so much to contribute, but few resources get there. I believe I deserve more out of life than this, and I think that if you knew me, you would think so too.
  • The Obama-Biden Transition Project
    12/12/2008
    "We're often asked how we plan to take this unique moment in history - when a grassroots movement for change elected a president - and turn it into a force that can build stronger communities, block by block." -The Obama-Biden Transition Project
  • Distributive Justice and Health Care Reform
    12/12/2008
    There is legitimate role and public desire for government regulation of the health care industry. It has become obvious that the federal government must intervene in order to protect natural law rights, the social contract, and, the US Constitution.
  • Medical Treatment for Americans with Disabilities
    12/3/2008
    Who has the authority and expertise to make decisions about the quality of life and who decides who shall live and who shall die? What makes one life more valuable to society and worthy of medical expenditures?
  • Religious Convictions and Medical Treatment
    12/3/2008
    Should hopitals adopt a uniform policy to address the treatment of children with advance directives refusing medical treatment? How can we know when to accept medical decisions as ones made independent of parental influence and church authority?
  • Genetic Experimentation
    12/3/2008
    It would be naïve to think someone hasn't already thought about the potential "benefits" of cloning, and how it might expedite the evolutionary process of Social Darwinism.
  • Writing Through Dark
    12/3/2008
    Maybe others have taken this path before me-- or maybe someday, someone might inadvertently wander into this sanctuary I call home. A place where nothing seems as it but exactly the way it is supposed to be.
  • Is Equal Opportunity Just a Myth?
    11/28/2008
    America claims to be dedicated to equal opportunity, yet equality is not sufficient in urban communities. These kids need more. We need to think about equity, not equality. It is not enough to hide them away. These are visions we should never forget.
  • Asleep at the Wheel Again
    10/19/2008
    I have been staring at that the computer screen so long it beginning to morph into strange little dots in my peripheral vision.
  • DarkNight II: "The Return of Durant"
    10/14/2008
    It keeps me up at night, and allows me to avoid the day. My life is not unexamined, and my thought patterns may be far from typical, but the things I have learned along the way are by far the most intriguing and most unique.
  • The Dark Night Returns
    10/14/2008
    I think it is more about the anonymity. Someplace you can be yourself, and never worry about being judged for being different. In the city, I can disappear. I can peruse the streets at 3am and still find things to do. If not to do, then things to see.
  • A Brief History of the TennCare Budget Crisis
    10/13/2008
    The massive number of people being dis-enrolled or limited in their access to medical care and other social services will no doubt create significant anxiety, confusion, and chaos for everyone involved in the social service and health care industries.
  • Pharmacy Fallout '08: Here We Go Again [[DRAFT ONLY]]
    10/13/2008
    Here We Go Again: TennCare Changes Benefits Without Notice. TennCare providers, beneficiaries and advocates are once again unaware of the new changes in the pharmacy program that went into effect on October 1, 2008.
  • Sanity Checker
    10/13/2008
    My mind has information overload. My life has information overload. My brain is full! I want a sanity checker!!!! I need a sanity checker! Where can I find a "sanity checker" to guide me through the rest of my life???
  • Investing in the Ivy League
    10/13/2008
    I wasted a ton of money at the Grad School at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and almost as much at an elite Ivy League institution. I learned one thing: No one ever taught me how to be poor.
  • Charity Begins at Home
    10/12/2008
    There is much to be done right here, right now. Do we accept the indignation of indigence and poverty with indifference? Or do we act?
  • What's in a Name? Does a Diagnosis by Any Other Name Smell Just as Sweet?
    10/7/2008
    Largely driven by pharmaceutical conglomerates, a psychiatric diagnosis can be every bit a trendy as a new pair of jeans. Psychiatric diagnoses appear to be driven by the latest and greatest pharmaceutical discovery.
  • Power Analysis of Congressional Districts
    10/6/2008
    A comprehensive directory to constituent services regarding health care concerns including Social Security, Disability, and Veterans Affairs. In compliance with The Privacy Act of 1974, Release Forms are available.
  • Storm on the Horizon
    9/1/2008
    We live in a country that rallies together when faced with domestic and international crises. Other domestic problems tend to be chronic in nature and often slip under the radar. The battle lines have been drawn and we lost.
  • My Worst Nightmare
    8/27/2008
    In the distance, I see two police officers. I run to them believing they will help me find a way out of the madness. Believing they will bring me to safety.. Shelter from the storm. Free from the madness. Free from the violence. Free from this sea of unfamiliar faces...
  • Reorganization or Disorganization: MNPS Undermines Teacher Autonomy and Professionalism
    7/12/2008
    The high rate of student mobility in Metro (approximately 40% per year) is further complicated by the constant shifting of school personnel.
  • Recruitment and Retention Rates in Public Education
    7/10/2008
    If MNPS truly wants a better-qualified staff, then Metro needs to take a closer look at the methods used to recruit, retain, and reward qualified teachers.
  • Pre Natal Diagnosis
    7/10/2008
    Discusses the advantages of pre natal diagnosis and the value of being aware of potential complications before birth. Examines "quality of l;ifew" issues and definitions.
  • IVF and Multiple Fetal Reduction
    7/10/2008
    Multiple fetal reduction is a medical procedure performed on women carrying multiple live fetuses after in vitro fertilization (IVF).
  • Underpaid and Overworked: Is an Ivy League Degree Worth the Investment?
    7/8/2008
    Obtaining a graduate degree from the Ivy League was the worst investment I ever made. Not many people are willing to work for free, but I am one of them. Mostly because I cannot find a real job. All I need is a chance!
  • White Noise: Finding My Voice in the Silent Hours
    6/12/2008
    Who'd a thunk it? That loneliness can become a family in it's own right? It is always there and it is always familiar. Who would have thought that solitude could become our greatest companion and that strangers would be our very best friends.
  • Equity in Education
    6/9/2008
    Given the official release of performance data by MNPS officials, will less curious readers place too much attention to such bogus data and misconstrue this information making voluntary, de-facto desegregation even more prevalent in Nashville, Tennessee?
  • Prescription for Disaster: Changes to Tennessee's Medicaid Program
    6/8/2008
    Testimony Given to the Governor's Roundtable on TennCare 1999 regarding sudden changes to Grier. Footnotes and signature file added on June 8, 2008 for Historical Reference.
  • Are Minorities to Blame for Low Test Scores in Metro Nashville Public Schools?
    6/8/2008
    The Nashville City Paper previously reported that African-American students were out-performed by their white counterparts on the ACT (Metro ACT scores drop; Tennessee reaches new high, 2007).
  • Are Minorities to Blame for Low Test Scores in Metro Nashville Public Schools?
    6/8/2008
    The Bell Curve Wars Savage Inequalities There Are No Children Here
  • No Teacher Left Behind
    6/7/2008
    Behavioral disruptions prompted school administrators to pull the most effective teachers out of the classroom to enforce school policy while their classrooms remained empty or were covered by floating substitute teachers.
  • An Ivy League Grad on Welfare?
    6/6/2008
    This document was created in response to an online forum concerning the TennCare Budget Crisis by Elyssa Durant, Welfare Recipient. Yes, ANOTHER healthcare crisis in Tennesseee- 2008.
  • Medicare Commission Report: The Medicare & Social Security Insolvency Crises
    6/6/2008
    Prepared for Congressman Jim Cooper at Vanderbilt University, Owen (Graduate School of Business) for a presentation on Health Care Policy & Management. Discusses strategies for equitable healthcare in a changing marketplace.
  • Cyberwhore
    5/21/2008
    Hoarding and Collecting is a most prevalent in people with a primary diagnosis of Obsessive Compulasive Disorder. Some collect cats; others collect newspapers-- as for me? I collect information!
  • in God We Trust? Funding Private Interests in Public Schools
    5/12/2008
    What arguments can be presented for against the use of school vouchers for parochial schools? How is the issue of school vouchers for sectarian institutions different or similar from issues surrounding prayer in school?
  • Relatively Speaking: What is "Real?"
    4/22/2008
    What is "real?" Something we can touch? Something we can feel? Someone we can love?
  • A Voice for the Voiceless
    1/23/2008
    Do you really want to know what happens to children in state custody once they turn 18? This article addresses the problems associated with transitioning youth out of Child Services and into adulthood.
  • Internet Graveyard
    1/16/2008
    What happens to my written works that I have so carefully created? Do they just float around in cyberspace forever? Are my words now immortal? Does that make me grandiose or paranoid?
  • Pre-Natal Diagnosis and Voluntary Abortion
    1/16/2008
    Modern technology has given us the capability to correct genetic abnormalities and imperfections, yet on the other, we must ask ourselves if this capability gives us the right to manipulate the evolutionary development of future generations.
  • Do You Have OCD?
    1/16/2008
    You Know You Have OCD When...
  • Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide
    1/15/2008
    Anyone forced to make a decision about the quality of one's life is faced with an awesome responsibility that inherently demands some sort of value judgment in when considering life's options.
  • Grassroots Advocacy
    1/10/2008
    An interview with Stand for Children in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Creating a Culture of Fear in American Schools
    1/10/2008
    Added security measures in urban classrooms changes the school environment. For some students, school is a mere extension of the violent communities in which they live.
  • Mandatory AIDS Testing for Health Care Workers
    1/7/2008
    Individuals diagnosed with the AIDS virus are frequently isolated and alienated by friends and loved ones. By implementing mandatory AIDS testing to health care workers and/or patients, we would only be propelling discriminatory practices among HIV patients.
  • Good Fences
    1/7/2008
    OCD, PTSD, Good Fences, Good Neighbors, Good Friends, Psychology, Sociology
  • School Vouchers for Private Education
    1/7/2008
    Do the long term outcomes of school choice and voucher programs exacerbate the inequality between the rich and the poor?
  • Voter Apathy?
    1/6/2008
    How will the theft of ALL personal information from the Davidson County Election Commission affect voter regsitration, voter turn-out, and voter "apathy" in the upcoming election? Will people still register to vote bbefore tomorrow's deadline? (Nashville, TN)
  • Things that Keep Me Up at Night..
    1/5/2008
    Twenty questions that keep me up at night....
  • Coping with Chronic Illness in the Era of Managed Care
    1/2/2008
    Financial incentives to deny health care to beneficiaries in managed care organizations. Why this does NOT work for persons with chronic illness and diseases. HIV, AIDS, and mental illness discussed.
  • Alternative Models to Voluntary Organ and Tissue Donation
    1/2/2008
    This paper discusses the major historical efforts to legislate organ transplantation in the United States. In addition to discussing the problems found within the current system of voluntary donation, this paper will provide an overview of three alternative approaches.
  • Prescription for Disaster
    1/2/2008
    Why have so many people encountered so many random barriers to health care in addition to those obstacles strategically placed in the system? Medicaid is in fact an entitlement program.
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