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The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian, Kelsi Decora

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

The book The True Diary of a Part Time Indian is about a Native American kid Arnold Spirit Jr, who lives on the reservation in poverty and has a bad home life. He wants to get out of the reservation and do better for himself, so he goes to an all-white school and leaves his family and friends behind. While he is at his new school, he is trying to find his identity.

• Junior struggles with finding his identity as many Native American students do. • Native American students sometimes face poverty, and this can make it hard to …

“It Can't Get Worse Than This”, Tommy Gilmore-Leshure V

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Challenges faced by high school students throughout the COVID 19 pandemic and quarantine have increased an already troubling problem: struggles with mental health. A large number of students were struggling mentally due to quarantine, and unfortunately South high school students were not an exception. For this project, an independent research survey was created to explore how the mental health of Omaha South students were affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic. A voluntary survey was taken of students at Omaha South High school from three grade levels. This research was done to better understand the mental effects of quarantine within the …

How Mental Health Affects Adults Mental Health, Juan Garcia

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

omelessness has been a problem in the USA and around the world for thousands of years. The number of homeless people in the USA is also continuing to increase throughout the year due to the shortage of affordable rental housing as well as the increase in poverty. The state of homelessness has been proven to affect adults' mental health quicker throughout the years, affecting their mood, thoughts, and most importantly, their actions.

Dissociative Identity Disorder And Relationships, Georgia Leclair

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Dissociative identity disorder(DID) is a mental disorder that involves a coexistence of two or more personalities in one person. “DID is very rare. The disorder affects between 0.01 and 1% of the population. It can occur at any age. Women are more likely than men to have DID.” (Cleveland Clinic, 2021) Most people with DID may not even realize they have it, as when another personality (referred to as an alter) fronts, which is when an alter takes over, they experience it as a loss of time and do not realize that it is instead an alter fronting. People with …

College Athletes Deserve Pay, Mentheep John

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Sports have and always will be important to Americans. There has always been a huge debate on whether collegiate athletes should be paid or not. College athletes should be paid off the position they play and their work ethic. People tend to build up a hard work ethic expecting to be rewarded in the end. For athletes, that may mean the National Football League (NFL) or National Basketball Association (NBA), but why can’t they be rewarded for their hard work while in college? If professional athletes are worth millions and get a salary, college athletes should be paid as well.

Climate Change: One Prospective, Diego I. Espinoza Garcia

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Climate change is a global danger arising from our own actions, constantly evolving from its own effects. This research will focus on the implications of Climate Change; the CO2 emissions into the atmosphere through the generation of energy and meat consumption; the acidification of the ocean; and the gradual innovation of alternative sources of energy. Ways to mitigate need to be implemented and the population needs to be educated on the subject. For a better world and our safe future we must create a plan of action.

Homelessness: The Leading Causes, Victor Garcia

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Often many individuals choose not to occupy a home, however that choice doesn't fit the majority. Many of those living on the streets do often face the problem of not being able to find a home through personal obstacles such as poverty or lack of opportunities to make a living for themselves. While this way of living may be due to personal fault, there are however many kinds of situations where the ability to provide for oneself may be out of the question

Domestic Violence: Causes, Odalys Garcia

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

When conversing about domestic abuse, it can appear to be a sensitive or sort of dark topic. Although it is likely to be a disheartening case, it is important to proceed with empathy and decency. Domestic abuse is not as uncommon as it seems. So therefore it is best for readers and the general public to fully understand what domestic abuse truly is, what effects it has on a human being - emotionally, physically, and mentally-, and what are the causes of these harmful situations. DA can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is being …

How Do Health Disparities In Minorities Lead To Incompetent Patient Care?, Gisela Meza-Guzman

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Despite the yearly advances in preventative medicine with the use of advanced technology, new treatment applications, effective therapeutic methods, etc., a significant number of minorities are not receiving the proper care from medical professionals. The determinative groups that are being affected by this incompetent care occur involve race and ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, region or geography, and age. These populations have faced many challenges in receiving access to health care in the United States for generations and even when they do receive proper health care, their care may not be as efficient compared to the Caucasian population. There are necessary …

Is Mental Health The Reason For Homelessness?, Evelyn Lopez

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Mentally ill people leave their homes and cluster in cities all over the world. The phenomenon of homelessness and its link to mental illness is growing and worrying genetically, and is impacted by infections, brain defects or injuries, and substance abuse. Now the growth of a different kind of homeless population appears to be related to mentally illness. The different types of homeless population that are being created are chronic homelessness, episodic homelessness, and transitional homeless.

How Technology Has Affected The Minds Of Adults And Children, Miavalentina Paula

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Nowadays, life can be considered more simple, logical, and strategic because of the use of technology. The way technology has developed and affected the world is astronomical. Yet, the use of technology has caused teens and young adults to become “dumber” over time. The mind simply does not work the same way it did 40 years ago. The true definition of dumb is “lacking such fundamental cognitive capacities as the ability to think critically and logically” (Begley, 2014). People quickly blame technology for the lack of skills in children and are quick to call them dumb.

The Difference Is In The Brain, Misa Kori

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

A serial murder, is “the unlawful homicide of at least two people carried out by the same person (or persons) in separate events occurring at different times” (Briannica.com). A serial killer is an individual who carries out a serial murder. The thought process of a serial killer is miraculously different than that of an average person. Due to this, there is a difference in the brain activity between the two. This is important because research shows that an average person doesn’t think the same as a serial killer does. The serial killer’s brain has a decreased connectivity between the brain …

How Can The Car Industry Reduce Green House Gas Emissions, Marcos De La Torre

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Climate change is rapidly increasing. With the car industry being one of the biggest proprietors, how to best use non-renewable resources? should be at the forefront of our thought process. Most street and industrial vehicles use the non-renewable resource of gasoline as fuel, the burning of gasoline raises the amount of green house gases in the atmosphere causing global warming to increase. The three vehicles discussed in this research are hybrid, electric, and conventional combustion. The questions being asked are, what are the ways these three different types of vehicles affect the environment and which one is the best for …

Healthy Coping Mechanisms For Patients With Adhd, Sophia Hernandez

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

ADHD doesn't just affect patients at work/school. Research shows that 5-9% of the population has been diagnosed with ADHD, and many more undiagnosed. Those who have been diagnosed can be treated and find healthy coping mechanisms to live with ADHD. Some symptoms that patients struggle with are: impulsiveness, problems focusing on tasks and excessive activity/restlessness. Most people just find ways to cope with this disability that helps them. Different things work for different people.

Penal Practices: An American And Norwegian Comparison, Anne Martinez

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

A lot is known about prison systems around the world, especially in bigger countries. However, not much is publicly known about the inner workings of the prisons themselves. These differences range from their incarceration rates, their environments, and their health care. This research will explore those striking differences between the Kriminalsomsorgen, Norway’s correctional facility, and the United States penal system. Both of these systems have very different approaches to justice seeing as how one emphasizes retribution while the other emphasizes rehabilitation. Each section of this research will go on to discuss how the United States is severely lacking in these …

Gender And Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Nylah Rosas

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

This research was done to bring forth attention to the under diagnoses of girls with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder in comparison to boys. They mistaken the uncommon diagnoses as other disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder which could leave to a long-term effect on those children getting treated for the wrong disorder. Some girls go their entire lives without being diagnosed with ADHD and create unhealthy habits to over come their symptoms. This research looks at articles and presentations explaining the misconceptions of ADHD in girls, the short term and long-term effects of a misdiagnoses, and the ways to notice …

Mental Illness: An Open Window To Adolescent Substance Abuse, Danya Torres-Lagunas

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Mental illness during the adolescent years comes with its own struggles and battles. Not only the social and emotional aspects of it, but also neurological and developmental effects. By looking at the early developmental stages of adolescence, preexisting factor, and previous psychiatric disorders, e.g. MDD (Major depressive disorder) we can see that there is a correlation between mental health disorders and their effect on adolescent substance abuse.

The Effects Of Alcohol And Opioid Withdrawal During Pregnancy, Sandy Segura

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Alcohol and opioid withdrawal is very common, especially in the United States. People, including pregnant women go through withdrawal when they lower the number of substance(s) they have daily or just stop suddenly. Since the body is used to having a high dosage, when it’s lowered or stopped, the body reacts in ways that can be very painful commonly known as withdrawal. As for pregnant women, when they allow these substances in their body, it can be extremely harmful to the baby. These babies can develop conditions such as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) or Fetal Alcohol (FAS) syndrome. Statistics show …

World Longest Ongoing Civil War, Kleh Mu Kpru Say

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Today, in a world where conflict arises from geopolitical and ethnics differences, Burma is a country that has faced significant impacts of civil conflict and is a country that is not often brought up. However, the conflict this country faces represents one of the most complicated and longest cases of ongoing ethnic conflict in a country. The civil conflict in Burma has negatively impacted the independence of the Karen community, caused mass human displacement and human rights violations, as well as left an entire race of people to be without a place to go for future prosperity. Over the70-years long …

Problems In The Healthcare System, Julie Suarez

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

The healthcare system in the United States is the most prevalent and underemphasized issue in the country. It is not a single entity but rather a collection of people, institutions, and resources that provide health care services. As there are health disparities throughout the USA, navigation in the healthcare system becomes increasingly more difficult, and calls into question of the health literacy of the average American. Even as complex as this topic may seem, every citizen and individual should be aware that negotiation is always on the table and is a given right under a democratic republic. As such, a …

Why We Should Defund The Police, Shelby A. Sanchez

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Ninety-nine percent of the police departments budget throughout the country increases every year into the billions. More money is spent on keeping the “peace” than investing in young students to assure they have a bright future, avoid violence and in return, bring true peace to all communities. Police departments and even some of the population have been conditioned into believing that minority communities are naturally violent, inherently bad and need to be policed heavily. Instead, minority communities need resources and tools to break the cycle of poverty and crime. Defunding the police is a controversial topic and dangerous to bring …

America’S First World Obesity, Dismas Nsabiyumva

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Obesity, defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher has been a progressing health risk throughout the globe. With a spiked increase attributed to the introduction and popularity of fast food. America became a mascot and staple for obesity rates as its increase introduced the epidemic to the world. This affects smaller develops countries which adopt Americas culture and eating habits. In the comparison of First World Countries, many follow similar trends in weight apart from a select few. Each of the countries succumb to the issue due to their similar cultures, ideologies and living conditions. For example, countries …

Sleep Deprivation And Student Academic Success, Ashley Plascencia Orozco

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Sleep deprivation affects students health, education, and wellbeing. Minimal sleep affects students education in various ways and can negatively impact their education, learning environment and capacity to learn. Having a good sleep schedule can positively impact academic performance. Early school start times cause a cycle of afternoon sleepiness, which can influence mood, conduct, and raise the risk of accidents or injury.

How Does The Foster System Connect To Juvenile Delinquency?, Mairan Rodriguez

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Juvenile maltreatment in homes is a large factor in today’s incarcerated youth. Victims of child abuse and neglect are predominant in the foster care system. This issue has grown to where “1/4 of foster care alumni will become involved with the criminal justice system within two years of leaving care.” (Anspach, 2018). These children who experience certain maltreatment while in foster care are at an increased risk of engaging in delinquent behavior. They often move out of the welfare system into the criminal justice system.

The Physical And Mental Effects Of Death, Lizbeth Valente

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Death and grieving is a common occurrence in life. When we lose a loved one, our body naturally processes it in many ways often referred to as the 5 stages of grief. Some people may experience severe depression, anxiety, bursts of anger and other emotional disturbances that can affects one's day to day life. As much as people struggle psychologically, they also experience physical altercations; like not eating and sleeping. People feel emptiness in their life and are left to wonder “why?”.

Depersonalization Derealization Disorder In Teens, Samantha Sotelo-Flores

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Depersonalization Derealization Disorder and its accompanying symptoms affect a teenager’s life. DDD is a mental disorder that affects a diagnosed individual perspective of themselves and of the world around them, making it seem distant or dream-like. I became interested in this topic because of the symptoms that lead me into a spiraling rabbit hole of cross-construct connections with other dissociative disorders.

Child Abuse, Emily Whiting

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Child abuse occurs all around the world, to children of all ages. It can be in the form of neglect, or physical, sexual, mental, and/or emotional abuse. It negatively impacts the victim and interrupts the developmental stages of youth. Neglect, physical, mental/emotional, and sexual abuse have many consequences on children, and the signs of the abuse are often present in victims’ lives.

What Affects Does Childhood Trauma Have In Adulthood, Stacy F. Yebe

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

In a national sample of adolescents, those who were physically and sexually abused, or witnessed violence had increased risk for current substance use disorders and PTSD .” (C. Zlotnick te al./ Comprehensive Psychiatry 49, (2008), p.163). Through research it is evident that trauma affects children's cognitive growth into adulthood. It is imperative to break the cycle of childhood trauma that impacts adulthood to refrain the trauma from having ongoing generational affects. Individuals who experience this trauma can get the help and have knowledge to outlets that can decrease the effects of trauma in childhood. It is imperative to educate individuals …

Acculturation, Nyanhial Wiyual Pal

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

The phenomenon of acculturation occurs when groups of people from different cultures come into constant contact with shifts in the original culture, the host country's culture, or the cultures of both groups. It can affect immigrants’ health and well-being as a result of coping with stressful experiences such as prejudice, racism, and poverty, as well as changes in or loss of identity, a lack of social support, exposure to diverse views, cultural values and norms, and particular patterns of health behaviors (drinking, smoking, taking illicit drugs).

Learned Helplessness And Domestic Violence, Nayla G. Torres Ruiz

Nebraska College Preparatory Academy: Senior Capstone Projects

Domestic violence can affect anyone, regardless of gender, age, race, social status, or sexual orientation. A phenomenon known as learned helplessness may play a role in why victims of domestic violence remain in those unsafe environments. Learned helplessness (LH) is a psychological trait, which results from repeated exposure to uncontrollable and aversive events. LH contributes to submissiveness and reluctance to leave an abusive relationship. LH can develop from childhood experiences and circumstances, such as controlling, authoritarian, and demanding parents. LH can also develop during adulthood and whilst in abusive relationships, as the victims are often led to believe by the …