Delta Winds: A Magazine of Student Essays A Publication of San Joaquin Delta College 2000

Table of Contents

• What is Abuse?
  Jamie Lee delves into the manifestations of abuse.
• An Overpopulating Nation Unconscious of Waste
  Tara Burrows discusses how to conserve water on the farm and in the house.
• California
  John Azzaro presents thoughts on stereotyped images of Californians.
• Hope in Isolation
  Matthew Alldredge describes a fear of social situations.
• Rub a Dub Dub, How To Get a Toddler Clean in the Tub
  Sandra Amaral treasures a child-rearing routine.
• The Finicky Child Does Eat Vegetables
  Velma Young shows how to involve children in a nutritional diet.
• Tonight at 6:00, Sensationalism
  John Azzaro analyzes the content of television news programs.
• A New Life
  Julia Newton discovers how motherhood changed her dependent lifestyle.
• A Snow Day
  Nancy Rausch recalls the delight of a winter's day.
• Breathing: A Dangerous Habit?
  Laura Patterson's findings on the effects of second-hand smoke.
• I Am Who I Am
  Cheryl Evans discusses the complications of searching for biological parents.
• No Food or Drink Allowed in My Athenaeum
  Paul Mayrhofer provides a tour of his book shelves.
• She Never Said, "Honey, I'm Proud of You"
  Leticia Aguilar on a complex mother/daughter relationship.
• The Day I Became a Statistic
  Bernardo Zavalza describes the dangers of drinking and driving.
• The True Purpose of College and Higher Education
  Dung Nguyen on how and why higher education has changed over the years.