tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87574871668871518862024-02-20T12:30:08.060-08:00Essay writing stylesSociology Of Caribbean Immigrants In New York Research Paper Topicsmadelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-69061704665697311892020-08-25T20:42:00.001-07:002020-08-25T20:42:04.670-07:00Twilight 24. AN IMPASSE24. AN IMPASSE My eyes opened to a brilliant, white light. I was in a new room, a white room. The divider next to me was canvassed in long vertical blinds; over my head, the glaring lights blinded me. I was propped up on a hard, lopsided bed â⬠a bed with rails. The pads were level and uneven. There was an irritating signaling sound some place close by. I trusted that implied I was as yet alive. Passing shouldn't be this awkward. My hands were completely bent up with clear cylinders, and something was taped over my face, without me even noticing. I lifted my hand to scam it. ââ¬Å"No, you don't.â⬠And cool fingers got my hand. ââ¬Å"Edward?â⬠I turned my head marginally, and his stunning face was simply crawls from mine, his jawline laying on the edge of my cushion. I understood again that I was alive, this time with appreciation and rapture. ââ¬Å"Oh, Edward, I'm so sorry!â⬠ââ¬Å"Shhhh,â⬠he shushed me. ââ¬Å"Everything's OK now.â⬠ââ¬Å"What happened?â⬠I was unable to recollect unmistakably, and my brain defied me as I attempted to review. ââ¬Å"I was past the point of no return. I could have been too late,â⬠he murmured, his voice tormented. ââ¬Å"I was so inept, Edward. I thought he had my mom.â⬠ââ¬Å"He deceived us all.â⬠ââ¬Å"I need to call Charlie and my mom,â⬠I understood through the fog. ââ¬Å"Alice called them. Ren?â ¦e is here â⬠well, here in the medical clinic. She's grabbed a bite right now.â⬠ââ¬Å"She's here?â⬠I attempted to sit up, yet the turning in my mind quickened, and his hand pushed me tenderly down onto the pads. ââ¬Å"She'll be back soon,â⬠he guaranteed. ââ¬Å"And you have to remain still.â⬠ââ¬Å"But what did you tell her?â⬠I froze. I had no enthusiasm for being mitigated. My mother was here and I was recouping from a vampire assault. ââ¬Å"Why did you disclose to her I'm here?â⬠ââ¬Å"You tumbled down two stairwells and through a window.â⬠He stopped. ââ¬Å"You need to concede, it could happen.â⬠I moaned, and it hurt. I gazed down at my body under the sheet, the colossal irregularity that was my leg. ââ¬Å"How awful am I?â⬠I inquired. ââ¬Å"You have a wrecked leg, four broken ribs, a few breaks in your skull, wounds covering every last trace of your skin, and you've lost a great deal of blood. They gave you a couple of transfusions. I didn't care for it â⬠it made you smell all wrong for a while.â⬠ââ¬Å"That more likely than not been a decent change for you.â⬠ââ¬Å"No, I like how you smell.â⬠ââ¬Å"How did you do it?â⬠I asked discreetly. He comprehended what I implied without a moment's delay. ââ¬Å"I'm not sure.â⬠He turned away from my pondering eyes, lifting my bandage wrapped hand from the bed and holding it tenderly in his, cautious not to upset the wire associating me to one of the screens. I stood by persistently for the rest. He murmured without restoring my look. ââ¬Å"It was impossibleâ⬠¦ to stop,â⬠he murmured. ââ¬Å"Impossible. Be that as it may, I did.â⬠He turned upward at long last, with a large portion of a grin. ââ¬Å"I must love you.â⬠ââ¬Å"Don't I taste comparable to I smell?â⬠I grinned accordingly. That hurt my face. ââ¬Å"Even better â⬠better than I'd imagined.â⬠ââ¬Å"I'm sorry,â⬠I was sorry. He raised his eyes to the roof. ââ¬Å"Of all the things to apologize for.â⬠ââ¬Å"What should I am sorry for?â⬠ââ¬Å"For practically removing yourself from me forever.â⬠ââ¬Å"I'm sorry,â⬠I was sorry once more. ââ¬Å"I know why you did it.â⬠His voice was ameliorating. ââ¬Å"It was as yet silly, obviously. You ought to have hung tight for me, you ought to have told me.â⬠ââ¬Å"You wouldn't have let me go.â⬠ââ¬Å"No,â⬠he concurred in a horrid tone, ââ¬Å"I wouldn't.â⬠Some undesirable recollections were starting to return to me. I shivered, and afterward recoiled. He was right away on edge. ââ¬Å"Bella, what's wrong?â⬠ââ¬Å"What happened to James?â⬠ââ¬Å"After I pulled him off you, Emmett and Jasper dealt with him.â⬠There was a furious note of disappointment in his voice. This confounded me. ââ¬Å"I didn't see Emmett and Jasper there.â⬠ââ¬Å"They needed to leave the roomâ⬠¦ there was a great deal of blood.â⬠ââ¬Å"But you stayed.â⬠ââ¬Å"Yes, I stayed.â⬠ââ¬Å"And Alice, and Carlisleâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ I said in wonder. ââ¬Å"They love you, as well, you know.â⬠A blaze of agonizing pictures from the last time I'd seen Alice helped me to remember something. ââ¬Å"Did Alice see the tape?â⬠I asked restlessly. ââ¬Å"Yes.â⬠another sound obscured his voice, a tone of sheer scorn. ââ¬Å"She was consistently in obscurity, that is the reason she didn't remember.â⬠ââ¬Å"I know. She comprehends now.â⬠His voice was even, yet his face was dark with wrath. I attempted to arrive at his face with my free hand, however something halted me. I looked down to see the IV pulling at my hand. ââ¬Å"Ugh.â⬠I flinched. ââ¬Å"What is it?â⬠he asked tensely â⬠occupied, however insufficient. The dreariness didn't totally leave his eyes. ââ¬Å"Needles,â⬠I clarified, turning away from the one in my grasp. I focused on a twisted roof tile and attempted to inhale profoundly regardless of the hurt in my ribs. ââ¬Å"Afraid of a needle,â⬠he murmured to himself softly, shaking his head. ââ¬Å"Oh, a vicious vampire, expectation on tormenting her to death, sure, no issue, she runs off to meet him. An IV, on the other handâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ I feigned exacerbation. I was satisfied to find that this response, in any event, was without torment. I chose to change the subject. ââ¬Å"Why are you here?â⬠I inquired. He gazed at me, first disarray and afterward hurt contacting his eyes. His foreheads arranged as he grimaced. ââ¬Å"Do you need me to leave?â⬠ââ¬Å"No!â⬠I dissented, sickened by the idea. ââ¬Å"No, I implied, for what reason does my mother believe you're here? I have to have my story straight before she gets back.â⬠ââ¬Å"Oh,â⬠he stated, and his temple smoothed go into marble. ââ¬Å"I came to Phoenix to talk some detect into you, to persuade you to return to Forks.â⬠His wide eyes were so sincere and earnest, I nearly trusted him myself. ââ¬Å"You consented to see me, and you drove out to the inn where I was remaining with Carlisle and Alice â⬠obviously I was here with parental supervision,â⬠he embedded idealistically, ââ¬Å"but you stumbled on the steps while in transit to my room andâ⬠¦ well, you know the rest. You don't have to recall any subtleties, however; you have a decent reason to be somewhat obfuscated about the better points.â⬠I considered it for a second. ââ¬Å"There are a couple of imperfections with that story. Like no messed up windows.â⬠ââ¬Å"Not really,â⬠he said. ââ¬Å"Alice had somewhat a lot of fun creating proof. It's totally been dealt with convincingly â⬠you could likely sue the lodging on the off chance that you needed to. You don't have anything to stress about,â⬠he guaranteed, stroking my cheek with the lightest of contacts. ââ¬Å"Your just occupation currently is to heal.â⬠I wasn't so lost to the irritation or the mist of drug that I didn't react to his touch. The blaring of the screen bounced around unpredictably â⬠presently he wasn't the one in particular who could hear my heart act up. ââ¬Å"That will be embarrassing,â⬠I murmured to myself. He laughed, and a theoretical look came into his eye. ââ¬Å"Hmm, I wonderâ⬠¦Ã¢â¬ He inclined in gradually; the blaring commotion quickened uncontrollably before his lips even contacted me. However, when they did, however with the most delicate of weight, the blaring halted through and through. He pulled back suddenly, his on edge articulation going to alleviation as the screen detailed the restarting of my heart. ââ¬Å"It appears that I will must be much more cautious with you than usual.â⬠He glared. ââ¬Å"I was not completed the process of kissing you,â⬠I grumbled. ââ¬Å"Don't make me come over there.â⬠He smiled, and twisted to squeeze his lips softly to mine. The screen went wild. Yet, at that point his lips were rigid. He pulled away. ââ¬Å"I think I hear your mother,â⬠he stated, smiling once more. ââ¬Å"Don't leave me,â⬠I cried, an unreasonable flood of frenzy flooding through me. I was unable to release him â⬠he may vanish from me once more. He read the dread in my eyes for a brief second. ââ¬Å"I won't,â⬠he guaranteed gravely, and afterward he grinned. ââ¬Å"I'll take a nap.â⬠He moved from the hard plastic seat close by to the turquoise artificial cowhide chair at the foot of my bed, inclining it right back, and shutting his eyes. He was totally still. ââ¬Å"Don't neglect to breathe,â⬠I murmured snidely. He took a full breath, his eyes despite everything shut. I could hear my mom now. She was conversing with somebody, possibly a medical attendant, and she sounded drained and upset. I needed to leap out of the bed and hurry to her, to quiet her, guarantee that everything was fine. In any case, I wasn't in any kind of shape for hopping, so I stood by eagerly. The entryway opened a break, and she looked through. ââ¬Å"Mom!â⬠I murmured, my voice brimming with adoration and alleviation. She took in Edward's despite everything structure on the chair, and pussyfooted to my bedside. ââ¬Å"He never leaves, does he?â⬠she murmured to herself. ââ¬Å"Mom, I'm so happy to see you!â⬠She twisted down to embrace me delicately, and I felt warm tears falling on my cheeks. ââ¬Å"Bella, I was so upset!â⬠ââ¬Å"I'm sorry, Mom. In any case, everything's fine presently, it's okay,â⬠I console her. ââ¬Å"I'm only happy to at last observe your eyes open.â⬠She sat on the edge of my bed. I abruptly acknowledged I didn't have any thought when it was. ââ¬Å"How long have they been closed?â⬠ââ¬Å"It's Friday, hon, you've been out for a while.â⬠ââ¬Å"Friday?â⬠I was stunned. I attempted to recall what day it had been whenâ⬠¦ however I would not like to think about that. ââ¬Å"They madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-54386887628866021632020-08-22T05:45:00.001-07:002020-08-22T05:45:33.621-07:00The Status Of The Arabic LanguageThe Status Of The Arabic Language Arabic is one of the across the board communicated in dialects among Arab speakers, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa and its considered the focal language of Semitic dialects, for example, Hebrew and Aramaic dialects (Zeina, 2008). Arabic is spoken by in excess of 280 million individuals as a first language and by 250 million as a subsequent language. Despite the various assortments, there are three essential Arabics. To put it unmistakably, there are three kinds of Arabic: the traditional language, the advanced standard language and conversational language (Zeina, 2008, Gonzalo, 2005). The first is the language of the Holy Quran which is utilized by every Muslim individuals who play out their petitions or read the Holy Quran whether they comprehend what they read or not (Zeina, 2008). With respect to the Modern Standard Arabic, it was gotten from the Classical Arabic and it is generally utilized in formal circumstances, for example, schools, colleges, courts, governm ent and the media. With respect to last one, it is significantly utilized in every day life circumstances and exercises among individuals. Arabic language is not quite the same as different dialects; it has its very own arrangement (Back Walter Tim, 2004). It comprises of 28 letters, 25 of them are consonant letters and the other three are vowels (Hattami, 2010). There isn't capital letters and little letters. In addition, it has a one of a kind and distinctive style since it begins from option to left in both perusing and composing. (Zeina, 2008). The connection among Arabic and different dialects, for example, Hebrew, English, Spanish, Sicilian, and other European dialects is a solid related one. Usually dialects acquire some lexical things from each other. Arabic has obtained numerous words from English and different dialects and different dialects have done likewise too (wajih, 1991). At the end of the day, Arabic has acquired words from numerous dialects, including Hebrew, Persian and Syriac in early hundreds of years, Turkish in medieval occasions and contemporary European dialects in present day times. To put it plainly, the Arabic language is a typical language among Arab speakers and its underlying foundations have been taken from the Holy Quran which is viewed as the wellspring of every single artistic work and verse in the Arab world and all etymologists allude to it when they scan for certain clarifications of certain words and implications. Also, Arabic with its distinctive composing framework and assortments, it has a genuine and close contact to different dialects, particularly English. In this composed task, I will be quickly addressing certain focuses. Right off the bat, the portrayal of vowels and consonants found in the Arabic and English dialects, and the examination between them. Furthermore, a few issues that students of the Arabic language may have in learning English. Notwithstanding the likenesses between the consonantal frameworks of English and Arabic, there are a few contrasts in certain viewpoints. For instance, the Arabic language has uvular sounds Ghain/, Qaaf,/, and Khaa/, the pharyngeal sounds Ain/and Haa/(Harakat, 1998), and unequivocal sounds two plosives,/and/, and two fricatives,/and/(Al-Muhtaseb et al., 2000; Ouni et al., 2005; Selouania and Caelen, 1998). These sounds really give the Arabic language its own particular property. Since every language has its own framework, as referenced above, Arabic and English offer regular consonant sounds and some limited language sounds.(Eid, 2006). 1-Arabic consonant sounds The Arabic language has some consonant sounds that are not existed in the English language. Truth be told, there are 28 consonants in Arabic, eight stops, thirteen fricatives, one affricate, two nasals, two fluids and two floats (Mousa M. Amayreh, 2003). The accompanying table shows the spot, way, and voicing of Arabic consonants. Consonant Chart for Arabic 2-English consonant sounds In English phonetics we portray consonants as indicated by three standards: spot of enunciation, way of verbalization and voicing. There are 25 consonants in English, six stops, nine fricatives, two affricates, three nasals, two skims, and two fluids. (Eid, 2006). The accompanying table outlines the spot, way, and voicing of English consonants. Consonant Chart for English 3-Comparison of English and Arabic consonants This part is an examination among English and Arabic consonants. A few tables and different delineations are given beneath: 3.1 Stops In light of the tables over, one can unmistakably say that there are eight plosives in Arabic [ b,d,t,k,d,t,q,?] while there are six plosives in English [ ph,b,t,k,d,g]. The English language does not have the reciprocals of the Arabic emphatics [dãËâ ¸, tãËâ · ], the uvular [qãâ¢Ã¢â¬Å¡] and the glottal stop [?ãâ¢Ã¢â¬ ¡]. Then again, the Arabic language likewise comes up short on certain reciprocals of the English plosives [ph, g]. The consequence of such distinction brings about certain troubles for understudies and speakers. As we will see later on, the troubles that face Arab students towards articulating vowels and consonants. The accompanying table sums up the contrast among Arabic and English plosives with IPA images. 3.2 Fricatives The English language has nine fricatives in the labio-denteal interdental, dento-alveolar and glottal territories for example a large portion of its fricatives are in the front portion of the vocal tract, while the Arabic language has thirteen extending from the labiodental to the glottal zones. Notwithstanding that, it likewise has portions of uvular [ xãËâ ®, ÃËâ ¹] and pharyngeal fricatives [hãËâ , ÃËâ ¹] just as two vehement ones (Eid, 2006). The accompanying table sums up the contrast among Arabic and English fricatives with IPA images. 3.3 Affricates There are two essential affricates in English a voiceless post-alveolar affricate [th] and a voiced post-alveolar affricate [d3] while Arabic has just a single affricate, a voiced post-alveolar one [d3] (Hattami, 2010). In any case, some Arabic tongues, for example, the Iraqi one, have [th] sound and this enables Iraqi students to express words containing such stable appropriately. (Andrzej Rouag, 1993, Hattami, 2010). 3.4 Nasals The English language has three nasal sounds [m,n,g] while Arabic has just two [m,n ] (Hattami, 2010). That is, the Arabic language does not have the [g] sound which is viewed as an allophone of [n] before velar and uvular stops, as in: English and Arabic have the equivalent [m] and this doesnt cause issues. Then again, [n] is alveolar in English while it is dental in Arabic. English and Arabic nasal sounds 3.5 Approximants There are three contrasts between the approximants of Arabic and English. To begin with, English has the nasal sound [g] while it isn't found in the Arabic language. Second, [r] in Arabic doesn't follow the approximants yet the un-supported or R-sound (Odisho, 2003b). Third, the English approximant [r] messes up Arab students. 3.6 Laterals There is just a single sidelong solid in English [l] while the Arabic language has two: non-determined one [l] and unequivocal one [L] (Andrzej Rouag, 1993, Hattami, 2010), as in: 3.7 Flab The phonemic arrangement of English language doesn't have the alleged fold sound. Notwithstanding, the arrangement of the Arabic language might be a wellspring of replacements for the English/r/s. (Andrzej Rouag, 1993, Hattami, 2010) 4. Consonantal issues Arab students face in learning English Since every language has a sound framework and paying little mind to the likenesses between these dialects, there, without a doubt, must be a few contrasts which mess up students of dialects. In this manner, when the Arab students are eager to become familiar with the English language, they may commit oblivious errors coming about because of either the impedance of the two dialects or ignorance of the sound frameworks of every language or the inexistence of specific sounds. (Hattami, 2010) A rundown of such issues is sketched out underneath: /p/as expressed prior, English has the consonant suctioned sound/p/, and/b/, while there is just/b//ÃËâ ¨/in Arabic. In the outcome, Arab students will most likely be unable to separate between these two sounds and commit errors while articulating them and supplant/b/in supplant of/p/. For example,/picture//bicture/. /g/the standard Arabic doesn't consider/g/as a fixed sound in its sound framework, yet in some Arabic vernaculars, this sound is viewed as, for example, the Egyptian tongue. Generally, all Arab students of English face trouble in separating among them, and they substitute the Arabic/k/for the English/g/. For instance,/game//kame/. /t㠢ëâ â «/this sound isn't likewise existed in the sound arrangement of standard Arabic. Be that as it may, it very well may be found in some Arabic tongues, for example, the Iraqi vernacular. The counter-consonant in standard Arabic is/k/. Bedouin students of English may have issues in the sound/t㠢ëâ â «/and they may will in general streamline this sound to/à ¢Ã«â â «/.Consequently, this outcomes in wrong way to express/t㠢ëâ â «/. For instance, seat shair. /Ãâ â ·/at times, the rearrangements of/dãšââ¬â¢/to/Ãâ â ·/is additionally found. Some Arabic vernaculars acknowledge this sound, for example, Syrian and Lebanese ones. Speakers may improve/to/, for example,/. /Ã⦠à /doesnt exist in Arabic by any stretch of the imagination, in English, it has a limitation on event: it doesnt happen at first. It just happens medially lastly. For instance, finger and sing. Therefore, an Arab understudy who learns English is firmly molded by the setting in which allophone/Ã⦠à /happens and will in general addition the molding/k g/, for example, Singing - Think . End I have introduced a short correlation between the consonant frameworks of English and Arabic. I have additionally recorded a few issues in articulating singular consonants looked by Arabic speakers and students of English. As indicated by (Hattami, 2010), the healing arrangement can be set on educators. Instructors must be completely mindful of the two sound frameworks and afterward plan therapeutic bores and train understudies to maintain a strategic distance from such issues in madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-23913240537412644092020-08-09T04:19:00.001-07:002020-08-09T04:19:03.533-07:00The History of Orthorexia NervosaThe History of Orthorexia Nervosa Eating Disorders Diagnosis Print What Is Orthorexia Nervosa? By Lauren Muhlheim, PsyD, CEDS facebook twitter linkedin Lauren Muhlheim, PsyD, is a certified eating disorders expert and clinical psychologist who provides cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. Learn about our editorial policy Lauren Muhlheim, PsyD, CEDS Medically reviewed by Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD on February 24, 2016 Steven Gans, MD is board-certified in psychiatry and is an active supervisor, teacher, and mentor at Massachusetts General Hospital. Learn about our Medical Review Board Steven Gans, MD Updated on February 22, 2019 JGI/Jamie Grill, Blend Images, Getty Images More in Eating Disorders Diagnosis Symptoms Treatment Awareness and Prevention Orthorexia is not recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) as an official eating disorder. It remains a proposed diagnosis that is attracting increased interest by researchers, treatment professionals, bloggers, and the public, especially as a desire for healthy food has become more mainstream. Orthorexia is not merely veganism, a gluten-free diet, or a general appreciation for healthy eating. According to Dr. Stephen Bratman, the doctor who coined the term in 1996 to describe the obsession with healthy eating he had seen in several of his patients, âPeople can adhere to just about any theory of healthy eating without having an eating disorder (with the only caveat that such a diet must provide adequate nutrients).â Orthorexia commonly begins as an âexuberantâ interest in healthy eating that escalates over time. What was originally a choice becomes a compulsion and the individual can no longer choose to relax their own rules. Eventually, the personâs restrictive eating starts to negatively impact both their health and social and occupational functioning; eating the right foods becomes increasingly important and squeezes out other pursuits. A personâs self-esteem becomes very closely tied to their adherence to their selected diet. Consequently, any deviation from the diet typically causes extreme feelings of guilt and shame. Dr. Bratman observes the irony of the pursuit of healthy eating backfiring and becoming incredibly unhealthy. History At the time he coined the term, Dr. Bratman was working in alternative medicine. Many âhealthyâ diets were touted as alternatives to medications, but Dr. Bratman began to notice significant costs to this approach. These included an inability to share food with others; an inability to eat foods previously enjoyed; an identity wrapped up in food; and guilt, shame, and fear associated with straying from the diet. Dr. Bratman discerned that for some patients it would be more prudent to relax about their eating than to improve or further restrict their diet. As a form of âtease therapy,â Dr. Bratman decided to invent a disorder his patients could focus on being cured of. He hired a Greek scholar to help him choose the name. The term âorthorexia nervosaâ was coined to mean an obsession with eating the right food; âortho,â meaning right, âorexia,â meaning hunger, and ânervosaâ meaning fixation or obsession. He was making an analogy to anorexia nervosa. Dr. Bratman said he originally thought of orthorexia as a way to encourage his patients to loosen their own eating rules, rather than a serious diagnosis. He published the term in 1997 Yoga Journal article â" from there it was quickly taken up by popular magazines. Dr. Bratman himself did not take it seriously. It was not until after the publication of a humorous book on the subject that he learned that he had âtapped into something bigger.â He learned that people were dying from the condition. Proposed Risk Factors Dr. Bratman (2016, IAEDP) described what he believes are several risk factors for orthorexia: adoption of a highly restrictive dietary theoryparents who place undue importance on healthy foodchildhood illness involving diet and/or digestive issuesmedical problems that canât be addressed by medical sciencetraits of perfectionism, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and extremismfear of disease Proposed Diagnostic Criteria Orthorexia nervosa was the subject of an Italian study in 2004, which gave further credibility to the condition. In 2014, Jordan Younger, a popular blogger discussed having suffered from orthorexia. At this point, Dr. Bratman decided to study and write about the condition he had first recognized. It is important to note that there are no reliable studies on the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa. There are, however, according to Bratman and Dunn, âconvincing case studies and broad anecdotal evidence to conclude that sufficient evidence exists to pursue whether [orthorexia nervosa] is a distinct condition.â In a 2016 paper in the journal Eating Behaviors, Dr. Bratman co-authored with Thom Dunn, Ph.D. they propose the following diagnostic criteria. Criteria A All of the following: Compulsive behavior and/or preoccupation with a restrictive diet to promote optimum healthViolation of self-imposed dietary rules causes exaggerated fear of disease, sense of personal impurity, and/or negative physical sensations, anxiety, and shameDietary restriction increases over time and may come to include the elimination of food groups and cleanses. Weight loss commonly occurs but the desire to lose weight is not the focus. Criteria B Any of the following: Malnutrition, severe weight loss, or other medical consequences from a restricted dietIntrapersonal distress or impairment of social, academic or occupational functioning due to beliefs or behaviors about healthy dietSelf-worth, identity, and body image unduly dependent on compliance with ones âhealthyâ diet Other Features and Medical Risks Dr. Bratman reported that the condition of orthorexia has already shown signs of evolution since he first conceived of it. He noted that exercise is more commonly a part of it than it was in the 1990s. He also reported that incorporating low-calorie foods has also become a bigger part of the healthy eating associated with orthorexia. In cases where individuals pursue both purity and thinness, there may be an overlap between anorexia nervosa and orthorexia nervosa. Orthorexia may also, on occasions, be a disguise for anorexia by individuals presenting a more socially acceptable way of staying thin. Orthorexia nervosa may also cross over with bulimia nervosa and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Belief System of Orthorexia Although the behaviors (dietary restriction) and consequences (weight loss, malnutrition, bingeing and/or purging) associated with orthorexia nervosa may look similar to anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, the main difference is in the content of the belief system. Patients with orthorexia primarily think about ideal health, physical purity, enhanced fitness, and avoiding disease. They restrict foods perceived as unhealthy and embrace certain âsuperfoodsâ perceived as providing special health benefits according to their belief system about what constitutes healthy food. In contrast, patients with anorexia consciously focus on weight and restrict foods primarily based on calories. There are other differences as well. People are usually ashamed of their anorexia and attempt to hide it, but persons with orthorexia may actively attempt to persuade others to follow the same health beliefs. Those with anorexia nervosa often forego meals; people with orthorexia typically do not (unless they are intentionally âcleansingâ). Finally, when a person with anorexia is in treatment, they have no particular objection to being fed with Ensure or Boost except regarding the calories, whereas a person with orthorexia would object to the chemicals in those supplements. These distinctions in beliefs may be important. Dr. Bratman observed that treatment professionalsâ misunderstanding of the concerns of someone with orthorexia may lead to treatment failure. Much to Be Learned Since orthorexia is only a proposed diagnosis, there is a great deal we do not know. For example, we do not know its relationship to the existing eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and ARFID. Nor do we know its relationship to anxiety disorders. Research is needed to refine the diagnosis, determine prevalence rates, identify risk factors, and develop treatments. An important first step is developing an assessment tool; a 100-question survey is in development to assess and diagnose orthorexia. One thing we do know is that, because it can cause malnutrition, orthorexia nervosa may produce any of the medical problems associated with anorexia nervosa including loss of menses, osteoporosis, and heart failure. Although treatments have not been specifically validated for orthorexia, clinicians, and Dr. Bratman reported that treatment that challenges the dietary theory and builds more flexible eating have been successful in the treatment of orthorexia. Seeking Help If you or a loved one shows signs of orthorexia, please seek help from an eating disorder treatment professional. As with other eating disorders, early intervention increases the chance of a complete recovery and minimizes negative consequences. If you dont have a doctor who specializes in eating disorders, speak with your primary healthcare professional firstâ"he/she can most likely refer you to a specialized doctor. Be sure to discuss behaviors, day-to-day issues, and anything else related to your eating and well-being with your doctor. Orthorexia Discussion Guide Get our printable guide for your next doctors appointment to help you ask the right questions. Download PDF Oftentimes, people with eating disorders cannot recognize the power the condition has over themâ"they may not even be inclined to speak with a doctor at all. If this is the case for you or a loved one, a doctors visit (and hopefully a discussion with a doctor) is a great first step. From there, hopefully, intervention in the form of realistic treatment options can progress. 4 Steps for Eating Disorder Recovery madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-22684557311257883772020-05-23T14:15:00.001-07:002020-05-23T14:15:03.959-07:00Essay On Air Pollution - 1500 Words Introduction: Pollution is when a harmful or poisonous gas is emitted in the presence of air that can be very harmful to the environment even for humans, especially when we donââ¬â¢t do anything . We might think that pollution is not really a problem in the world but it is one major problem and some countries are suffering from it now. There are many ways that we can stop pollution about but we just donââ¬â¢t really take matter of it, if people will just observe how pollution is affecting the environment they might do something about it. There are many types of Pollutions there are, Water, Land, Air , etc but Air pollution is the main topic in this paper. These days, there are many countries that are suffering from Air Pollution, thereââ¬â¢sâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦(A Review of Air Pollution Control in Beijing: 1998-2013.) The air pollution in Beijing causes their neighboring countries experience smog covering some part of their country. Also there is a new problem of their pollut ion problem which is the urbanization which people demands different new manufacture to be develop. Lots of different cars are being developed that are now record for 17 millions new cars on the road in the year of 2014. The rapid urbanization growth increases lot of demands and new industries. Chemical Reaction: The main causes to build pollution are Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Particulates and Ammonia. In Beijing the chemical reaction they have is Sulfur Dioxide, Ozone, and Carbon Monoxide. 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During this time, breathing became a major issue madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-50415175999475807332020-05-12T10:20:00.001-07:002020-05-12T10:20:02.533-07:00My Interested Job As The Icon Of My Choice Essay Everyone desires to be unique in their own way, most people especially students possess an occupational wish immediately they join the early stages of education. Some would like to be identified with certain jobs, hobbies, affiliating groups or even movies. This paper majorly illustrates my interested job as the icon of my choice; the icons have been selected from the medical field in relation to the eye. Each of the icon is referring to an eye specialist hence the theme is common. Since I am interested in becoming an optometrist, I have decided to choose other two related jobs dealing in eye disorders, these are optician and ophthalmologist. Since I desire a profession dealing in eye, the three icons I have mentioned would be of great relevance to me in my entire professional life. In the succeeding paragraphs, the three icons have been explained inà three ways, that is what they are and what they deal in, why they represent me what and why they mean something tome and how they h ave improved my life.à The paper will also explain how I intend to become or embrace the icons. OPTOMETRIST This is a profession in health care that is concerned with the eye and its related structures. It deals in visual system, information on vision processing and vision in humans as well. Optometrists are qualified to treat and diagnose eye diseases like glaucoma and even infections. The eye and its structures and the mechanisms involved has captivated scientists and the general public since the ancient times, therefore many people have been involved in it and this is my point of interest. Many patients are usually more concerned with eye related disorders than other diseases; the knowledge that one may experience an eye problem has an upsetting effect on the psychology of an individual, the same effect even spread to economy and social life. This makes the profession a point of interest to me as I would prefer helping and interacting with such individuals. Many people with visual problems need vital assistance with the activities of their daily living and are usually unable to gain ful l employment that they initially possessed before they developed the defect. It therefore results into terrible challenges to the victims. It would be my interest in the future to assist the eye disorder victims in maintaining of ocular health and correcting their eye problems that may limit their vision and contribute deeply to the ability to appreciate longer lifespan that the medicine can allow. This profession is therefore very vital due to the quality that vision has in life, hence many optometrists consider their job very rewarding, and that is why I intend to be one. As such optometry is tied to the vision science, optics and optical assistance, optical instruments of imaging techniques among other eye care professions. The nature of work in optometry includes examining peopleââ¬â¢s eye in order to diagnose the detected vision problems. These problems may include shortsightedness and long-sightedness, color perception and ability to coordinate and focus the eyes; they may prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses or even provide treatment like vision therapy and low visual rehabilitation. Optometrists may also test for glaucoma and other eye disorders and even diagnose those conditions caused by systemic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. They also prescribe medication to treat vision disorders or eye problem and provide both pre operative and postoperative care to cataract victims. Optometrists may also specialize in fields like contact lenses, pediatrics, and geriatrics or vision therapy. This has resulted in the formation of professional groups depending on the area of specialization and still they remain practitioners. For instance, some may specialize in developing ways of protecting workerââ¬â¢s eye from job related diseases, occupational vision while others may focus on sports vision, ocular diseases, head trauma and special testing. Some even teach optometry, perform research and consult at the same time. This is a major reaso n why I am interested in the profession and is my major icon. To become an optometrist, a doctor of optometry degree is needed and this requires a completion of a four year degree program in the accredited school of optometry. This is usually a competitive program which admits very few candidates and therefore commitment is necessary and that is what I advocate. Since the requirement for admission include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology which I possess a great background in, I therefore believe I am capable of practicing the profession. This icon therefore means life to me and represents me in that I possess what it takes to be one, it will therefore improve my life in the actualization stage as I help others achieve their goals and mission. OPHTHALMOLOGIST This is a specialist who deals with medical and surgical eye problems. This profession is one of the branches in medicine that deal in the physiology, anatomy and diseases of the eye. As a discipline, ophthalmology applies to animal eye as well; this broadens the practice, since the distinctions in human practice are minor and related mainly to the differences in prevalence or anatomy and not differences in the disease processes. Ophthalmologist is therefore a medical doctor specialized in vision care and the eye. They are trained to provide a full spectrum of the eye care, prescribing contact lenses and glasses to delicate and complex eye surgery. They are sometimes involved in the eye research as well. This makes the profession my point of interest. This profession requires a four year training and one year internship which should be hospital based. They are trained in all aspects of eye care and prevention, medical and surgery treatment of the conditions of the eye including diagn osis of the same. Some of the specific areas of training include; cornea and the external disorders, glaucoma, ophthalmic pathology, Neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology and vitriol retinal diseases. Both the diagnosis and management of these diseases are intensively learnt with several practical demonstrations like transplantation involved in the training. Practitioners may specialize in different field such as corneal diseases, glaucoma, retina and vitreous diseases, pediatric eye problems and plastic surgery. This is a major contribution of this profession to be my preference icon, with several options to specialize, one can easily identify what he or she can perform best and since it is geared towards assisting people which is my aim in life, I prefer it to other professions. Optometrists and family doctors are known to often refer the patients experiencing serious eye problems to ophthalmologists due to their extensive training as they can always link eye problems to ot her diseases for instance, they are usually he first to identify and detect brain tumor, multiple sclerosis and even diabetes. Ophthalmologists usually use a variety of different instrument such as ophthalmoscopes, which enables easy visualization of the inner part of the eye. They can then prescribe contact lenses, medicine and eye glasses or even recommend eye exercises and where required with urgency, they perform surgery. For this to take place, extensive training after high school for four years in medical school is necessary. This means a lot to me as I aspire to become an eye specialist, therefore in reference to this, I prefer the icon, it would improve my life as I assist the victims as I actualize my professional life. OPTICIAN This is a person who deals in optical devises. A medical practitioner trained on filling the prescriptions for the correction of the eye in the field of medicine. Opticians also make optical devices and are also known as dispensing optician. They determine the specifications of different ophthalmic appliances that gives necessary corrections to an individualââ¬â¢s eyesight. Some opticians also manufacture lenses to their own stipulations and design spectacle frames and some other devices. Opticians work in a variety of settings like as independent or joint practice, retail stores or hospital eye care centers. This is not always the case as opticians need to get registered in order to meet the set standards of practice. They also commit to an ongoing education and hold professional liability if any arises. They usually consult a client in order to design optical appliances or ophthalmic to best meet their needs. Information is usually gathered from the patients on the eye and the f acial features. In proving the service, opticians are expected to use variety of instrument which usually ranges from simple devices of measuring to complex examination instrument. This is my preference icon as it is very marketable and always needed by the victims. Due to the increasing demand for contact lenses and glasses, the job growth is proportionate for dispensing opticians. This growth creates more demand for corrective lenses by those who need regular vision care hence making the profession lucrative and profitable. Therefore apart from assisting others, there is also a lot to learn and earn from the profession, for that reason, this icon means a lot to my life and I believe it will not only improve my life but also take me to the actualization stage of life. Some other things that I love with the icon is the kind of activities that one involve themselves in. such activities as taking clientââ¬â¢s facial measurement, assisting a client to sense the type of most appropri ate glasses, keeping clientââ¬â¢s records up to date, working together with the insurance groups to maximize the clientââ¬â¢s benefits and even customizing the glasses fit to suit the face of the client. Such activities mean a lot to me and therefore justify my love for the profession. As s result of the nature of the work that opticians do in their daily lives, a lot of experience is needed in mathematics especially in algebra and geometry, Physics, anatomy and quality drawing. One also requires very good interpersonal communication skills as they get to interact with many people in their service delivery. For jobs like this, one do not need to wait for employment but can set up his or her own premise and begin, that is one of the reasons why I admire the profession and tops my list in the icons. In summary, the above icons actually represent me as they are what I want to become. In the medical profession, I prefer to assist those with poor vision and bring the whole world back to them. The three icons also mean life to me and improves my life as each day, I work extra hard to achieve my ambition of becoming one. The requirements of each leave me with no option but to commit myself to work. I would like to assist people gain their sight where necessary. I believe in the Icons as they inspire me to work hard and therefore they change my life in a positive way. I also believe that apart from helping people, I can also earn a living with them. Therefore they are all I need in life, my inspiration and what I want to become. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-695045668140480722020-05-06T12:15:00.001-07:002020-05-06T12:15:23.579-07:00The Role of the Individual in Candide Free Essays All around the world the roles of the individual and of society are completely abstract. As the world changes and develops, the roles of the individual and society change to meet the needs of the people. Voltaireââ¬â¢s Candide which involves France during the Age of Enlightment Marx Engelsââ¬â¢ Communist Manifesto which involves Germany around 1848 both discuss the roles of the individual and of society in different ways. We will write a custom essay sample on The Role of the Individual in Candide or any similar topic only for you Order Now In both pieces of literature what is expected of the individuals and of society is very different from what is presently happening. The Communist Manifesto discusses human nature and social class while Voltaire discusses the flaws of society and the realities that not everything is for the best. In Communist Manifesto, the role of an individual is to be an equal and work towards the greater good of society and the role of society is to provide equality for all people. However in Candide, the role of an individual is to be an individual while the role of society is based upon the society you are living in. The role of the individual according to Marx and Engels is to be an equal with everyone else in society. The immediate aim of the Communists is the same as that of all other proletarian parties: Formation of the proletariat into a class, overthrow of the bourgeois supremacy, conquest of political power by the proletariatâ⬠(Communist Manifesto 13) The Bourgeois are the 0. 1% of the population that owns the means of production and The Proletariat are laborers who are 99. 9% of the population. Carl Marx state s here that the goal of Communism is equality for all. If you overthrow the Bourgeois it insures that power will be balanced because its 99. 9% in control now instead itââ¬â¢s 0. 1% in control. Marx describes his distaste for how everyone in society is being manipulated by the small percentage in control. Marx goes on to say that ââ¬Å"The Bourgeoisie has subjected the country to the rules of the towns. It has created enormous cities, has greatly increased the urban population as compared with the rural and has thus rescued a considerable part of the population for the idiocy of rural lifeâ⬠(Communist Manifesto 7) People are being control in a majority of their daily routines and being an individual is not something truly supported by the Bourgeoisie. ââ¬Å"You say individuality vanishes. You must therefore confess that by ââ¬Å"individualâ⬠you mean no other person than the bourgeois, than the middle-class owner of propertyâ⬠(The Communist Manifesto 16) The idea of communism is to encourage people to actually be individuals while being an active member of society. Although the role of the individual are made very clear by Marx they fail due the ideals of human nature. It is said that the human nature can be considered the downfall of communism. Communism as proposed should be extremely successful but due to human nature there is no way for communist success. The success declines as soon as it starts because people lose motivation. People have no motivation to work as hard as they possibly can because everyone is economically equal. This is a flaw of the communist society as opposed to capitalism. Marx wants people to work as an autonomous collective to gain power and take it away from capitalism however, people are only invested in something that benefits them, and communism relies on an ââ¬Å"all for one, one for all attitudes. According to The Communist Manifesto. the role of society is to provide equality for all people. As stated ââ¬Å"In bourgeois society, living labor is but a mean to increase labor. In communist society accumulated labor is but a means to widen, to enrich, to promote the existence of the laborerâ⬠(The Communist Manifesto 15) Marx describes a comparison between the society currently and what Marxââ¬â¢s hopes society will be. Individuals are promised so much more in a Communist society. The difference between the idea of increasing labor and widening labor although minuscule provides hope for the people who are sick of their current society. In communist society, the present dominates the past. In bourgeois society, capital is independent and has individuality while the living person is dependent and has no individualityâ⬠(The Communist Manifesto 15). This shows how people, while working toward the greater good have their own individuality under communist society. In a Communist Society although people are allowed to be unique they are all considered equal no matter what. In Candide the role of an individual is to be an individual. Voltaire, throughout the skill of repetition exploits how people behave. He describes for instance how everyone feels someone is better off than they are. Voltaire uses Candideââ¬â¢s journeys to portray the human assumption that the grass is always greener on the other side. Now even though most people are not pleased with how their lives are currently, they are esteemed individuals. Individuals work for the benefits of themselves as they cultivate their farms and work hard to make sure their families are well fed and stable. ââ¬Å"ââ¬ËI have only twenty acres of landââ¬â¢ replied the Turk, ââ¬Ëwhich my children and I cultivate. Our work keeps us free of three great evils: boredom, vice and povertyââ¬â¢Ã¢â¬ (Candide 112). This shows how in Candide, societyââ¬â¢s individuals work hard on their own to make something out of themselves. According to Voltaire in Candide the role of society clearly depends on what kind of society you are currently living in. Societies, according to Voltaire had many flaws. As Candide comes to the land of Eldurado, we are shown an almost flawless society. ââ¬Å"Candide asked to see the law courts, he was told that there were none, that lawsuits were unknown. He asked if there were prisons; the answer was no. â⬠(Candide 64) In this nearly flawless society all men are free and the king is the complete opposite of a tyrant. ââ¬Å"I know my country doesnââ¬â¢t amount to much, but when man is fairly well of somewhere, he ought to stay there. I certainly have no right to prevent foreigners from leaving: that kind of tyranny is sanctioned by neither our customs nor our lawsâ⬠(Candide 66). Another society Candide discusses is Paris. ââ¬Å"Yes, Iââ¬â¢ve been in Paris: itââ¬â¢s a mixture of everything found in all the provinces. Itââ¬â¢s a chaos, a restless throng in which everyone is looking for pleasure and hardly anyone finds it, or at least thatââ¬â¢s how it seemed to meâ⬠(Candide 75) In Paris it seems that this society has no partake in itââ¬â¢s citizens lifestyle. The individuals yearn for what society has to offer them. Voltaire uses satire to take aim at the military, religion, and societiesââ¬â¢ shallowness to disprove Panglossââ¬â¢ theory that ââ¬Å"all is for the bestâ⬠. The world that we live in is not the best of all possible worlds. How to cite The Role of the Individual in Candide, Papers madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-38464205953249773492020-05-02T04:53:00.001-07:002020-05-02T04:53:02.742-07:00European Union Laws Question: Explain why European Union law takes precedence over domestic law in the United Kingdom? Answer: Introduction The supremacy of the laws if the European Union can be considered as a principle where the laws that is made together by the member states of the European Union would prevail in cases where there lies any conflict with the laws of the European Union and the domestic laws of the country (Hartley, 2005). Hence, the national courts should take into account the European Union laws and that law would be taken into account. This legal doctrine had emerged from the European Court of Justice and can be considered as a result of a number of decisions. Legal decisions supporting the European Union Laws There were a number of case decisions that supported and favored the European Union laws as compared to the domestic laws. In the case of R v Secretary of State for Transport (R v Secretary of State for Transport, Ex p Factortame, [2001]), the House of Lords had opined that under such circumstances were the acts of the Parliament conflicted with that of the laws of the European Union, the courts in the United Kingdom would apply the European Union laws. Lord Bridge in this case, had stated that this limitation in the sovereignty was voluntarily accepted by the Parliament since even though this limitation was not inherited from the Treaty of Rome, the Parliamentary jurisprudence in the form of the European Communities Act 1972 had well established this principle (Wiesbrock, 2010). Again in the case of Costa v Enel (Costa v Enel, [1964]), the ECJ had opined that whenever there lays a conflict with the European Union laws and the member state laws, the European Union laws should prevail since any subsequent act which is unilateral cannot prevail when it becomes inconsistent with the concepts of the community. Nevertheless, the Treaty of Maastricht, had provided that this does not mean that the Union prevents the stated from creating laws on various subjects such as the environment, the conditions of work or the social policies. The only criterion is that the laws have to be compatible with the Treaty of Rome and have the appropriate jurisdiction considering the Treaty. Under many circumstances there has been many arguments with regard to the fact that the European Union laws taking over the domestic laws of the states, and in this regard it should be reminded that United Kingdom is a member states that the European Union is a collective union of all member state s (Konstadinidis, 1998). Supremacy of the EU Laws The limitation of the domestic laws of the United Kingdom came up with the enactment of the European Communities Act 1972 and this limitation was totally a voluntary decision. In accordance to the conditions of the 1972 Act (Pearson of Rannoch, 2013), it has been clearly stated that the United Kingdom court had a duty that while delivering any judgment to make the European laws prevail with regard to any national laws. The European laws comprise primarily of treaties, regulations and directives. In cases of regulations, these take precedent over the domestic laws of the member stated which are contrary to them. The member state also cannot make any more domestic laws in order to implement the regulations. Directives on the other had are those set of goals that are required to be attained within a certain period. The member states of European Union can make laws for reaching that goal. The Royal Prerogative provides the power to the British government to enter into any international treaty that binds the country (Wall, 1973). Nonetheless, the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty exists in the state which provides that there exists no changes in the rights given to the British citizens and the other individuals and this can be done without the consent of the Parliament. Such rights can be changed only with the help of any Act of Parliament. Hence, the United Kingdom in order to protect itself from the breach of any international obligation is required to include the international laws in the domestic laws of the country through enactments. Conclusion As concluding remarks it can be stated that the UK government is required to override any law that is contrary to the European laws. The British Parliament is still upholding the fact that the European Union laws are supreme. According to the rule of Dicey, in case the Parliament takes the decision to repeal the ECA 1972, it can be done anytime. Theoretically, the laws of the European Union are supreme, but logically it can be stated that the laws of the United Kingdom Parliament is supreme. References Costa v Enel[1964]ECR p.585. Hartley, T. (2005). The European Union and the Systematic Dismantling of the Common Law of Conflict of Laws.International Comparative Law Quarterly, 54(04). Konstadinidis, S. (1998). Nationality Laws in the European Union. Edited by Bruno Nascimbene [London: Butterworths. 1996. xv + 771 pp. ISBN 88-14-06139-4. 80].International Comparative Law Quarterly, 47(01). Pearson of Rannoch, M. (2013).A bill to repeal the European Communities Act 1972, and to make provision for the Secretary of State to repeal any enactment that has been a consequence of the European Communities Act 1972. London: Stationery Office. R v Secretary of State for Transport, Ex p Factortame[2001] NO. 7. Wall, E. (1973).European Communities act 1972. London: Butterworths. Wiesbrock, A. (2010).Legal migration to the European Union. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-37263830196132409232020-03-22T10:22:00.001-07:002020-03-22T10:22:02.621-07:00Week Discussion Ques free essay sample In fact, in the early 1 sass studies were done to determine the meaning of diversity. For example, in 1997 the National Naval Research Council defined diversity as the presence of a significant number of women, members of underrepresented racial groups, and persons with disabilities throughout the organization (National Research Council Staff. Building a Diverse Workforce: Scientists and Engineers in the Office of Naval Research. Washington, DC, ASSAI: National Academies Press, 1997. P viii. ) Although a general relative definition, R.Roosevelt Thomas provided a more in depth understanding of diversity and indicates in his article that diversity is no longer about the crucial distinctions between groups, UT is the elements that encompasses both the differences and similarities of employees (Understanding and Managing Diversity, peg _. ) thus, creating a diversity mixture within corporations. For me, it Is surprising to adjust to the notion that diversity can in fact relate to the similarities and/or qualities of constituencies. We will write a custom essay sample on Week Discussion Ques or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page This helps to eliminate the thought process that diversity is one dimensional. After reviewing Thomas eight (8) action options in the Diversity Paradigm model, which of these could be characterized as good management practices even when diversity Is not an Issue. It is my belief that the art of building relationships among employees is a beneficial initiative in helping constituents become acclimated with various diverse groups.This kind of implementation fosters general understanding of the corporate culture and helps to eliminate prejudices (defined as preconceived, evaluative attitudes about someone based on his or her group memberships Understanding and Managing Diversity, peg. _). According to CEO, Luke Viscount who Is the founder of Diversity, he believes that the benefits of diversity fosters talent development and s an opportunity for companies to develop and enhances the ability to form relationships as they are (www.Diversity. Com). Because Thomas writes that diversity management has to go beyond legal compliance, do you think that he would or would not support the repeal of Civil I do believe R. Roosevelt Thomas would not be opposed to the Civil Rights legislation; however, as per his article, I think he wanted to expose to management to the concept that diversity has a broader meaning and applies to many critical areas that affect. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-54945723128934055062020-03-05T22:19:00.001-08:002020-03-05T22:19:04.021-08:00Was America a free society in the 1920s essaysWas America a free society in the 1920s essays Was America really a free society in the 1920's? Freedom covers many aspects of life : human rights, religious freedom, economic freedom, freedom of expression and political freedom. In America in the 1920's there was an illusion of freedom - but some people were more free than others and this depended on race, social class and political belief. There was a big divide between rich and poor and this was further exagerrated by the divide between the urban and rural populations. The smaller farmers suffered from low income. The government did nothing to help, as it was Republican and believed in not interfering with American peoples lives. This ties in with the idea of economic freedom - the rural poor were not free because they could not afford to buy what they wanted. They barely had the money to survive, let alone the opportunity to earn the extra money to buy the things that they needed. The mining story was much the same. As the demand for coal dropped, the wages were lowered and the hours for miners were longer. A non-union policy was set up in many mines, which prevented any worker from joining a trade union. This meant that they could pay lower wages and charge less for coal and get a bigger percentage of the market, (65 percent in 1926.) So the freedom to join a trade union was taken away. As a citizen of the United States of America, you had the right to vote, that is if you were classed as a citizen. Citizenship excluded blacks and Indians in most states, and even communists in one. This exclusion was more prominent in the Deep South where racism was still a bitter fact of every day life. The Jim Crow laws prevented black people from voting, getting a good education and even riding on buses in the seat they wanted to sit in. (Despite this fact, many black people rose to the top and got good jobs such as lawyers). The majority of blacks though, were employed in low paid, dirty jobs, such as bin men and toilet cl... madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-85544513370113425842020-02-18T13:46:00.001-08:002020-02-18T13:46:02.961-08:00Cultural Diversity - action plan Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 500 wordsCultural Diversity - action plan - Essay Example The society must, therefore, strive to enhance cultural proficiency through the adoption and implementation of an effective action plan. The creation of cultural awareness, self and societal, is critical for the development of cultural proficiency. People should be enlightened on the need to understand and appreciate their culture, beliefs, and values, knowledge, and interests, from the individual level to the community level (Lindsey, Robins, & Terrell, 2009). Accepting the cultural differences that exist and respecting them is important for the enhancement of cultural proficiency. The society should be educated on the need to appreciate each other despite the cultural differences. The society should also be enlightened on the need to values the different cultural practices, values, and ways of communication, which exist because of diversity (Leavitt, 2010). The promotion of cultural knowledge in institutions can work towards the development of cultural proficiency. Therefore, it is important that institutions like schools work towards the promotion of cultural knowledge, and consequently, cultural proficiency (Lindsey, Robins, & Terrell, 2009). All the members in the society and the authorities that govern the society should join hands in the promotion of cultural proficiency. The participation and cooperation of every individual will be vital in the implementation of the cultural proficiency action plan. The government, local authorities, educational institutions, and all other institutions should ensure the implementation of the action plan for the enhancement of humanity (Leavitt, 2010). While some issues deemed important for the promotion of cultural competence demand for specific resources, others require the commitment of the society only. For instance, the creation of cultural awareness and the institutionalization of cultural madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-1150142913424160222020-02-03T21:12:00.001-08:002020-02-03T21:12:03.198-08:00Case Study analysis Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1250 words - 1Case Study analysis - Essay Example An organization without a vision, mission, purpose and values is doomed to fail. It is hard for such an organization to be able to set their goals and objectives. The organization has no defined future and does not know what it exists to do. Vision, mission and values help an organization to have common goals and objectives in an organization. The management expects to maximize the level of their profits. They also expect to lower their operating costs. Considering the level of competition in the industry, the management expects to have a viable benefit over their competitors. The management also expects to have the right people for the job. They expect to be treated with respect and dignity. They also expect the company will produce products of high quality that will meet their needs. The customers expect the company will have the recent technology to improve their efficiency. There is a rapid change of technology, and the company does not want to adopt the new changes. The companiesââ¬â¢ workforce has also changed with time as well as their needs. The company has to adapt to the changes and learn the needs of its workforce in order to keep them satisfied in the job. The company also needs to learn the changing needs of the customer in order to remain competitive in the market. The manager (Meyerson) moral development is within the stage of the social contract. Meyerson values different opinions and the rights of employees. The manager believes that the organization should adopt policies that lead to the satisfaction of the majority of workers. The manager has come up with new management styles that lead to the satisfaction of the majority of the employees. Meyerson has opened the communication channel in the organization for employees to access him directly. He has also embraced the problems of the workforce as problems of the whole organization. (Robbins, 2005) The model is ideal in evaluation of key madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-87261252218611701832020-01-26T17:36:00.001-08:002020-01-26T17:36:03.895-08:00Trumans Decision to Drop the Atomic BombTrumans Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb It was spring of 1945, and the Second World War was coming to a decisive conclusion. Germany had surrendered, and Hitler had committed suicide. In addition, Italy had begun working out the details of its surrender with Allied diplomats. Japan, however, refused to surrender. Even after the decisive American victories at Okinawa and Iwo Jima, Japans Emperor, Hirohito, refused to give in to the Allys demand for unconditional surrender. Japans defiance forced United States President Harry Truman to make the most important decision of his presidency: whether to give the order to invade the Japanese mainland or use the atomic bomb. President Truman, after many months of careful consideration and countless meetings with his Secretary of War Henry Stimson, decided to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This decision involved four major justifications: use of the atomic bomb would end the war successfully at the earliest possible moment, it would achieve diplomatic gains in the gr owing rivalry with the Soviet Union, it would satisfy Americaââ¬â¢s hatred of the Japanese and it would satisfy the need for Americans to avenge the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As the war continued into its fifth year, the war for Europe was successfully ended by the use of what are now called conventional means, but the war in the Pacific still needed to be drawn to a close, and as quickly as possible (Stimson 98). Truman and his administration believed that only complete destruction of her [Japan] military power could open the way to lasting peace; however, there were several options for ending the war. Trumans first attempt to end the war involved convincing Japan to surrender under the new conditions of the surrender document (Stimson 101). The Japanese believe that unconditional surrender would be the equivalent of national extinction, and there are as yet no indications that they are ready to accept such terms, however, it appeared that Japan might surrender at any time depending upon the conditions of surrender (Command Decision 504-505). On July 26, 1945, the Allies issued the Potsdam Proclamation to Japan. It was an opportunity for Japan to surrend er immediately or face prompt and utter destruction (Nobile 53). However, due to political opposition from American Senators and Congressmen to weaken the terms of unconditional surrender, Secretary of State Byrnes eliminated all reference of the possibility that Emperor Hirohito could retain the throne. In addition to this elimination, all references to the atomic bomb and the Soviets entry into the war were also omitted. As a result of these changes, the proclamation was not effective in changing the position of Japans government. After this failed attempt at diplomatically ending the war, a military invasion of the Japanese mainland now seemed to be the most viable solution to ending the war as soon as possible. This plan, however, was predicted to be very costly and dangerous. Sean Malloy believes that the bomb was used to avoid a million casualties, to American forces alone and enemy casualtiesà ¢Ã¢â ¬Ã ¦much larger than our own (162). Stimson was informed that such an operation might be expected to cost over a million casualties, to American forces alone. Additional large losses might be expected among our allies and, of course, if our campaign were successful and if we could judge by previous experience, enemy casualties would be much larger than our own (McKain 141). However, the ground invasion still posed the question, whether this kind of action would induce surrender (McKain 141). Stimson, in his memorandum for the president, questioned: [if] there are any alternatives to such a forceful occupation of Japan which will secure for us the equivalent of an unconditional surrender of her forces and a permanent destruction of her power again to strike an aggressive blow at the peace of the Pacific. (McKain 142-143) Stimson, who ultimately convinced Truman, that there is enough such change [to surrender] to make it well worth while (McKain 143). The reality behind Trumans decision to use the atomic bomb was that the bomb would be favored over an invasion. President Truman based part of his decision on post-war politics. Truman and his advisers knew there were alternative ways of ending the war in the Pacific but deliberately went ahead with dropping the atomic bomb because of the perceived diplomatic advantages. From the very beginning of Trumans Presidency, Secretary of War Stimson advised him that the atomic weapon might be useful in post war diplomatic disagreements with the Soviets (Nobile 40). The atomic bomb allowed the United States, in the following months after Japans surrender, to follow a strategy of atomic diplomacy in dealing with its war-time ally the Soviet Union. In addition, Truman believed that the bomb would make Russia more manageable in Europe (Command Decisions 510).Ãâà In essence using the atomic bomb would intimidate the Soviets. In a letter from the Assistant Secretary of War John McCloy to President Truman, McCloy recommended the following: The time now and the method now to deal with Russia was to keep our mouths shut and let our actions speak for our words. The Russians understand them better than anything else. It is a case where we have got to regain the lead and perhaps do it in a pretty tough and realistic way. (Roleff 120) Secretary of State James Byrnes more than anyone else inside the Administration, supported Trumans hopes that, the bombà ¢Ã¢â ¬Ã ¦might well put us in a position to dictate our own terms at the end of the war (Nobile 40). Trumans decision to drop the bomb was also based on his belief that he would be support by a majority of the American public because it satisfied their hatred of the Japanese. Japan throughout the war and Probably in all our history, no foe had been so detested as were the Japanese (Nobile 17). This great disgust for the Japanese stemmed from Japans treatment of prisoners of war (POWs), and use of kamikaze pilots on the American Navy. Treatment of prisoners in Japanese camps varied, although it was always very poor. Prisoners were known to have been thrown off cliffs or used for bayonet practice. The infamy of Pearl Harbor was enough: But to it were soon added circumstantial accounts of Japanese atrocities at Hong Kong, Singapore, and finally and most appallingly, upon American prisoners in the Philippinesà ¢Ã¢â ¬Ã ¦Emotions forgotten since our most savage Indian wars were reawakenedà ¢Ã¢â ¬Ã ¦ (Nobile 17) The use of Japanese kamikaze pilots as a weapon against the United State Navy and Air Force was an addition source of anger. This unconventional military tactic confirmed Japanese fanaticism and every navel battle was now a fight to the finish (Nobile 9). This tactic was so successful that several thousand kamikaze planes were set aside for an invasion of the Japanese mainland that never happened. Ãâà By the end of the war, kamikaze pilots had destroyed thirty-six US war ships and killed over 5,000 sailors. Trumans decision to drop the atomic bomb could have been justified out of hatred for the poor treatment for American POW, and the use of kamikaze pilots as a military tactic. and the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor (; McKain 28-35). Revenge was also a source of motivation for Truman to drop the atomic bomb. Americans regarded their Pacific enemy as a nation of treacherous and inhuman fanatics. Wartime advertising and propaganda portrayed the Japanese as sub-human monkey-men, vicious rodents, or venomous insects especially for their surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack resulted in the death of nearly 2,500 service men, and the destruction of many of the United States aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and aircraft (Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped; Roleff 88-89). Ultimately, the American public supported Trumans decision because it quenched their thirst for revenge against Japan. I did what I thought was right Truman responded, when asked a question regarding the decision to drop the atomic bomb (Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped). Truman justified his position that using the atomic bomb on Japan was completely necessary because it would end the war successfully at the earliest possible moment, it would achieve diplomatic gains in the growing rivalry with the Soviet Union, it would satisfy Americaââ¬â¢s hatred of the Japanese and it would satisfy Americas desire for revenge. It has been argued in recent years if the atomic bomb was truly justifiable, according to Stimson, Trumans Secretary of War: In light of the alternatives which, on a fair estimate, were open to us I believe that no man, in our position and subject to our responsibilities, holding in his hands a weapon of such possibilities for accomplishing this purpose [ending the war] and saving those lives, could have failed to use it and afterwards looked his countrymen in the face. (Stimson 106) The main goal of President Truman, once accepting the office of president, was to end the war in the shortest amount of time and with the fewest American lives lost. Truman was able to accomplish this goal through dropping the atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Bibliography Center of Military History, United States Army. Command Decisions: The Decision toà Use the Atomic Bomb. Washington: GPO, 1990. Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped. Peter Jennings Reporting. ABC. WDIG,à New York. 1996. Malloy, Sean L. Atomic Tragedy: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to use the Bombagainst Japan. New York: Cornell University, 2008. McKain, Mark. Making and Using the Atomic Bomb. Michigan: Greenhaven Press,à 2003. Nobile, Philip. Judgment at the Smithsonian: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.à New York: Marlowe, 1995. Roleff, Tamara L. The Atomic Bomb. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2000. Stimson, Henry L. The Decision to use the Atomic Bomb. Harpers Magazine Feb.à 1947: 97-107. Truman Library. 20 Jan. 2009. The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. 24 Jan. 2009à http://www.trumanlibrary.org/index.php madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-81113774547545739622020-01-18T14:00:00.001-08:002020-01-18T14:00:04.152-08:00Discuss the Significance of Studying Different Philosophical World Views of Teacher Education?Education provides a foundation for a child to base the rest of his or her life on. Without a solid education, it becomes impossible for an individual to provide for themselves and their family. Also, well-educated people can make decisions that benefit both their own interests and the interests of society as a whole. In this paper, the author will address the different opinions of philosophy about education. The nature of the student will then be addressed followed by the nature of knowledge and finally the purpose of education.In conclusion, the author will compare and contrast the two main theories; that of realism and idealism. No two students are exactly alike. Nevertheless, they do share one fundamental characterâ⬠¦ the character of an inquisitiveness to learn. Educational philosophy is no doubt a matter that has changed over the decades, and still today not everyone is in total agreement on the subject. However, one thing is certain- philosophy is the foundation of educati onal styles.Today, four basic educational philosophies exist including idealism, realism, pragmatism, and existentialism. All four philosophies are very different, but all strive for the same goal, to better our education system. Although every teacher has a different style of teaching that can be considered their own, they all adhere to one of the four basic philosophies. However, it may take a teacher many years to master, and recognize their style as one of the philosophies.The child centred educational approach holds that the teacher is a facilitator, a guide, an advisor and fellow traveller and therefore, the teacher must provide warmth and nurture emotions whilst continuing to function as a resource centre. Creating an appropriate learning environment where all students feel that they have the ability to learn and succeed is an essential responsibility of the teacher. As a childââ¬â¢s education is the most important tool that they will ever acquire throughout their lifetime , it is imperative for the teacher to find a way to relate to each and every student under their direct responsibility.The domain of education is vast, the issues it raises are almost overwhelmingly numerous and are of great complexity, and the social significance of the field is second to none. These features make the phenomena and problems of education of great interest to a wide range of socially-concerned intellectuals, who bring with them their own favoured conceptual frameworksââ¬âconcepts, theories and ideologies, methods of analysis and argumentation, metaphysical and other assumptions, criteria for selecting evidence that has relevance for the problems that they consider central, and the like.It is no surprise, then, to find that the significant intellectual and social trends of the past few centuries, together with the significant developments in philosophy, all have had an impact on the content and methods of argument in philosophy of educationââ¬âMarxism, psycho- analysis, existentialism, phenomenology, positivism, post-modernism, pragmatism, neo-liberalism, the several waves of feminism, analytic philosophy in both its ordinary language and more formal guises, are merely the tip of the iceberg.It is revealing to note some of the names that were heavily-cited in the field (in alphabetical order): Adorno, Aristotle, Derrida, Descartes, Dewey, Habermas, Hegel, Horkheimer, Kant, Locke, Lyotard, Marx, Mill, Nietzsche, Plato, Rawls, Richard Rorty, Rousseau, and Wittgenstein (Curren 2003; Blake, Smeyers, Smith, and Standish 2003). Although this list conveys something of the diversity of the field, it fails to do it complete justice, for the influence of feminist philosophers is not adequately represented.Regardless of the size of the iceberg, authoritative scholars relate and argue that most educational philosophies today are developed from the idealistic and realistic view points. Idealism and realism in education are often considered together in educational philosophy under the name essentialism. This is in part because, although they are of the universe differ radically, their view concerning the nature of truth are similar. Both of these positions, as we shall see, view truth as immutable, permanent, and unchanging.The main tenant of idealism is that ideas and knowledge are the truest reality. Many things in the world change, but ideas and knowledge are enduring. Idealism was often referred to as ââ¬Å"idea-ismâ⬠. Idealists believe that ideas can change lives. The most important part of a person is the mind. It is to be nourished and developed. Idealism is a product of ancient Greece and Rome, mainly Socrates. Although Socratesââ¬â¢ ideals are the basis for the idealist philosophy, it was his student Plato, who is considered the founder of idealism.The Platonic theory that ultimate reality lies in a realm beyond the real world that the real world is a by-product of mental or supernatural states; art that rejects realism for the world of imagination. Park, Joe. (1968: 23). The philosophy ââ¬Å"focuses on the spiritual and intellectual development of the individualâ⬠(ibid: 27). According to Chambliss, idealist attempt to describe ideas, mind, consciousness, form, thought, energy, and other non-material conceptsâ⬠Chambliss, (J. J. 1996: 33). The educational approach of this philosophy is of a holistic nature.In which self-realization and character development is strongly supported. The idealist feels that with the growth of a fine moral character as well as personal reflection, wisdom is gained. The holistic approach is supported instead of a specialized concentration on a specific targeted area (ibid: 52). By combining experiences gained through critical thinking and dealing with broader topics, the idealist creates an environment in which a learner can rationalize information across curriculum. Idealism as a philosophy had its greatest impact during the nineteenth century Kamins ky, James S. 1993: 14). Kaminsky further states that ââ¬Ëits influence in todayââ¬â¢s world is less important than it has been in the pastââ¬â¢ (1993: 18). Idealism is the conclusion that the universe is expression of intelligence and will, that the enduring substance of the world is the nature of the mind, that the material is explained by the mental. Idealism as a philosophy stands in contrast with all those systems of thought that centre in nature (naturalism) or in man (humanism). According to idealism to be means to be experienced by a person.Idealism holds that the order of the world is due to the manifestation in space and time of an eternal and spiritual reality. As to knowledge, idealism holds that knowledge is man thinking the thoughts and purposes of this eternal and spiritual reality as they are embodied in our world of fact. As to ethics, idealism holds that the goodness of man's individual and social life is the conformity of the human will with the moral admi nistration of the universe. In idealism, the aim of education is to discover and develop each individual's abilities and full moral excellence in order to better serve society.The curricular emphasis is subject matter of mind: literature, history, philosophy, and religion. Teaching methods focus on handling ideas through lecture, discussion, and Socratic dialogue (a method of teaching that uses questioning to help students discover and clarify knowledge). Introspection, intuition, insight, and whole-part logic are used to bring to consciousness the forms or concepts which are latent in the mind. Character is developed through imitating examples and heroes. Idealism has been influential in education for a considerable amount of time.It is considered a conservative philosophy because of its emphasis in preserving cultural traditions. The strengths of idealism include encouraging thinking and cognition, promoting cultural learning, and providing for character development of students. T eachers are considered valuable parts of the educational process who should strive to provide a comprehensive, systematic and holistic approach to learning that stress self realisation. Scholars today have challenged idealism and brought about challenges and maybe changes to the idealistic approach. Blake, Nigel; Smeyers et al: (248).Aristotle, a student of Plato, developed the basis for the philosophy known as realism. Realism ââ¬Å"holds that objects and happenings exist regardless of how we perceive themâ⬠Archambault, Reginald D. , ed. (1965: 103). Thomas Jefferson is one of the more known realists. Teachers who are realists ââ¬Å"focus on reason and thinkingâ⬠(ibid: 111). The philosophical perspective possessed by a teacher has on affects the ability and effectiveness of their teaching methods. Therefore a teacher must be one who appreciates and respects education and formalized schooling.In this metaphysical view, the aim is to understand objective reality through ââ¬Å"the diligent and unsparing scrutiny of all observable dataâ⬠. (ibid: 119). Aristotle believed that to understand an object, its ultimate form had to be understood, which does not change. For example, a rose exists whether or not a person is aware of it. A rose can exist in the mind without being physically present, but ultimately, the rose shares properties with all other roses and flowers (its form), although one rose may be red and another peach coloured.Aristotle also was the first to teach logic as a formal discipline in order to be able to reason about physical events and aspects Jarret, James L. , ed. (1969: 78). The exercise of rational thought is viewed as the ultimate purpose for humankind. The Realist curriculum emphasizes the subject matter of the physical world, particularly science and mathematics. The teacher organizes and presents content systematically within a discipline, demonstrating use of criteria in making decisions.Teaching methods focus on master y of facts and basic skills through demonstration and recitation. Students must also demonstrate the ability to think critically and scientifically, using observation and experimentation. Curriculum should be scientifically approached, standardized, and distinct-discipline based. Character is developed through training in the rules of conduct. The educational principles developed by Plato, Aristotle and et al, and numerous educational theorists and philosophers in the interregnum, are alive and well in the twenty-first century.Of particular contemporary interest is the evolution that has occurred of the progressive idea that each student is an active learner who is pursuing his or her own individual educational path. By incorporating elements of the classical empiricist epistemology of John Locke, this progressive principle has become transformed into the extremely popular position known as constructivism, according to which each student in a classroom constructs his or her own indi vidual body of understandings even when all in the group are given what appears to be the same stimulus or educational experience. A consequence of this is that a classroom of thirty students will have thirty individually-constructed, and possibly different, bodies of ââ¬Å"knowledgeâ⬠, in addition to that of the teacher! ). There is also a solipsistic element here, for constructivists also believe that none of usââ¬âteachers includedââ¬âcan directly access the bodies of understandings of anyone else; each of us is imprisoned in a world of our own making. It is an understatement to say that this poses great difficulties for the teacher.The education journals of the past two decades contain many thousands of references to discussions of this position, which elsewhere the author claimed has become a type of educational ââ¬Å"secular religionâ⬠; for reasons that are hard to discern it is particularly influential in mathematics and science education. The teacher shou ld therefore be able to ââ¬Ëmix and juggleââ¬â¢ through the different viewpoints to be able to relate to the disparate intellectual capacity of the students. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-53156099372817777012020-01-10T10:24:00.001-08:002020-01-10T10:24:03.398-08:00Existentialism in Literature EssayExistentialism in literature is a movement or tendency that emphasizes individual existence, freedom, and choice. While Existentialism was never an organized literary movement, the tenets of this philosophy have influenced many diverse writers around the world and readers can detect existential elements in their fiction. Americans writers like William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck reveal existential elements in their writing. Perhaps the most prominent theme in existentialist writing is that of choice. Humanityââ¬â¢s primary distinction, in the view of most existentialists, is the freedom to choose. Because we are free to choose our own paths, existentialists have argued, we must accept the risk and responsibility of following our commitments wherever they lead. American writers Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson often wrote about these concepts. Existentialism is not dark. It is not depressing. Existentialism is about life. Existentialists believe in livingââ¬âand in fighting for life. The politics of existentialist writers around the world varies widely, but each seeks the most individual freedom for people within a society. Despite encompassing this wide range of philosophical, religious, and political ideologies, the underlying concepts of existentialism are constant: ? Mankind has free will ? Life is a series of choices ? Few decisions are without any negative consequences ? Some events and occurrences are irrational or absurd, without explanation. ? If one makes a decision, he or she must follow through. So existentialism, broadly defined, is a set of philosophical systems concerned with free will, choice, and personal responsibility. Because we make choices based on our experiences, beliefs, and biases, those choices are unique to usââ¬âand made without an objective form of truth. There are no ââ¬Å"universalâ⬠guidelines for most decisions, existentialists believe. Even trusting science is often a ââ¬Å"leap of faith. â⬠The existentialists conclude that human choice is subjective, because individuals finally must make their own choices without help from such external standards as laws, ethical rules, or traditions. Because individuals make their own choices, they are free; but because they freely choose, they are completely responsible for their choices. The existentialists emphasize that freedom is necessarily accompanied by responsibility. Furthermore, since individuals are forced to choose for themselves, they have their freedomââ¬âand therefore their responsibilityââ¬âthrust upon them. They are ââ¬Å"condemned to be free. â⬠Many existentialist writers stress the importance of passionate individual action in deciding questions of both personal morality and truth. Personal experience and acting on oneââ¬â¢s own convictions are essential in arriving at the truth. 17th-century French philosopher and existentialist Blaise Pascal saw human existence in terms of paradoxes. He believed that ââ¬Å"We know truth, not only by reason, but also by the heart. â⬠And as many existentialists, he acknowledges that ââ¬Å"It is the fight alone that pleases us, not the victory. â⬠The modern adage that the journey is more important than the final destination applies to this idea. Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, who was the first writer to call himself existential, reacted against traditional thoughts by insisting that the highest good for the individual is to find his or her own unique vocation. As he wrote in his journal, ââ¬Å"I must find a truth that is true for me . . . the idea for which I can live or die. â⬠Existentialists have argued that no objective, rational basis can be found for moral decisions. The 19th-century German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche contended that the individual using free will must decide which situations are to count as moral situations. He believed that ââ¬Å"There are no facts, only interpretations. â⬠. . . and he is famous for this well known adage:ââ¬Å"That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. â⬠The 19th-century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky is probably the most well-known existentialist literary figure. In his book Notes from the Underground the alienated anti-hero questions experiences in life that are unpredictable and sometimes self-destructive. French writer, Jean Paul Sartre wrote that man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth. There is no ultimate meaning or purpose inherent in human life; in this sense life is absurd. We are forlorn, abandoned in the world to look after ourselves completely. The only foundation for values is human freedom, and that there can be no external or objective justification for the values anyone chooses to adopt. â⬠When the Swedish Academy granted the Nobel Prize in Literature to Sartre for his work which, they recognized as ââ¬Å"rich in ideas and filled with the spirit of freedom and the quest for truth, [that] has exerted a far-reaching influence on our age,â⬠Sartre made it known that he did not wish to accept the prize. In a public announcement, in1964, Sartre expressed his regret that his refusal of the prize had given rise to a scandal, and he wished it to be known that his refusal was not meant to slight the Swedish Academy but was rather based on personal and objective reasons. Sartre pointed out that due to his conception of the writerââ¬â¢s task he had always declined official honors so this act was not unprecedented. He had similarly refused other awards offered to him. He stated that a writerââ¬â¢s acceptance of such an honor would be to associate his personal commitments with the awarding institution, and that, above all, a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-65305132019892541042020-01-02T06:48:00.001-08:002020-01-02T06:48:02.826-08:00Essay about Oedipus Rex and Fight Club - 965 Words Oedipus Rex, a play written by Sophocles, and Fight Club, a movie directed by David Fincher, are two stories that relate to one another by sharing similar ideas and life lessons. One could argue that both contain essential qualities and characteristics of classical tragedy, but are they both ultimately tragic in the classical sense of the word? I believe that both Oedipus Rex and Fight Club do, in fact, exhibit the important qualities of classical tragedy but ultimately, I think that only one of the two stories is a true classical tragedy. The term ââ¬Ëclassical tragedyââ¬â¢ may often be confused with the modern view of tragedy. Today, we may think of a tragedy as a disastrous event such as a car accident or a natural disaster, often leadingâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦Therefore, this ending is an example of a sorrowful and disastrous conclusion. Sorrow and disaster are also central in Fight Club, in which a depressed young man, named in the credits only as Narrator, doesnt l ike his work and gets no sense of reward from it. Instead, he attempts to drown his sorrows by putting together the perfect apartment. He cannot sleep and begins to feel alienated from the world at large; hes become so desperate to relate to others that hes taken to visiting support groups for patients with terminal diseases so that he will have people to talk to and cry with. One day on a business flight, he discovers Tyler Durden, a charming, free-spirited man who sells soap. Tyler couldnt care less about the materialistic world, and he believes that one can learn a great deal through pain, misfortune, and chaos. One night, after the narrator comes home he finds his apartment burnt to the ground and he ends up spending the rest of his night at a bar with Tyler. After leaving the bar, Tyler cheerfully challenges his new friend to a fight. Our Narrator finds that bare-knuckle brawling makes him feel more alive than he has in years, and soon the two become friends and roommates, meet ing informally to fight once a week. 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Hercules continued to cut off its heads and now Iolaus burned each cut wound so heads couldnââ¬â¢t grow. The Hydra had one head left, so Hercules smashed it with his club, tore it off, and buried it under a rock (Moncrieff 37-38). 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When someone discounts the opinion of a coworker, for example, on the grounds that the person is ââ¬Å"a member of the old boysââ¬â¢ club,â⬠ââ¬Å"from marketing,â⬠ââ¬Å"a woman,â⬠or ââ¬Å"doesnââ¬â¢t have a college degree,â⬠he or she is creating a distinction that is not only potentially hurtful on a personal basis but ineffective for the organization. The creation of such distinctions destroys trust among madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-28851180906501424382019-12-25T03:15:00.001-08:002019-12-25T03:15:03.483-08:00Society s Ideal Body Image - 915 Words American society pushes a fantasy of the idealized body through magazines, television, advertising, and social networks. The delusional principles centered on the ââ¬Å"perfect bodyâ⬠have caused women to become insecure and feel less attractive. From a very young age, women are given the message that in order to be happy and pretty, they must look like a Barbie doll. Women need to become aware that societyââ¬â¢s ideal body image is not feasible. Your body is merely a vessel that contains the beautiful mind and soul that makes who you are. Women need to focus on being attractive from whatââ¬â¢s on the inside, rather than the outside. Everyone has flaws, so why not flaunt them? The poems that appealed to me emphasized that our society has created unattainable standards of perfection in body image. Over time, I have learned the most important aspect in life: perfection does not exist. It seemed like I had it all, good grades, amazing family and friends, and top runner on the cross-country and track team in high school. But, on the inside I was struggling. I hit rock bottom in April of 2012. I was flirting with death. I was a walking skeleton, barely able to plaster that fake smile on that gaunt face. 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These images can have an impact on peoples body images, which can lead to eating disorders such as Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa. Body Image is the way you see your body, and how you feelRead MoreSocial Media Has a Negative Effect on Body Image and Self Esteem1202 Words à |à 5 Pagescommunication for the upcoming generation. For young people growing up in todayââ¬â¢s society, social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have provided pictures and news that have become the first thing that their eyes see in the morning and the last thing that they see before bed. These pictures have provided unrealistic standards as to what is considered beautiful in todayââ¬â¢s society. As young people refer to these images as a form of comparison, it has created harmful circumstances. These influencesRead MoreMass Media s Influence On Society962 Words à |à 4 PagesOver the years mass media has become more available and favored by society through avenues such as magazines, television, newspapers, print ads, internet, and including social media. According to U.S. Census Bureau (2007), individuals sp end nearly a total of 3,518 hours of their time on mass media outlets. Mass media has become widely popular among individuals, in particularly young adults.73% of U.S adults aged 18ââ¬â29, have been reported regularly visit at least one of these outlet, and 42% use moreRead MoreAdvertisements Are Shaping Our Society1254 Words à |à 6 Pagesin Englandââ¬â¢ above my foot to represent that, that I felt like a doll for so long.â⬠Said Cara Delevingne, supermodel. Why is the model industry, creating this idea that all females have to look like this ââ¬Ëdollââ¬â¢ to be beautiful? Society has moulded the ââ¬Ëidealââ¬â¢ body image to an unattainable goal fashioned by the criteria established through advertising. Advertisements are enforcing the standards of beauty to encourage our youth to believe and aspire to become this contemporary based view of what beautifulRead MoreThe Body Image And Advertisements1630 Words à |à 7 PagesBody Image and Advertisements In roughly three decades, the number of advertisement exposed to consumers daily went from 500 in the 1970ââ¬â¢s to as many as 5000 today (Johnson, 2006). Fashion advertisements often promote models that have an ideal body which is often models with thin bodies (Diedrichs Lee 2011). Consequently, these advertisements set unrealistic standards to the public (Yu, Damhorst Russell, 2011). Researchers have found that consumers are constantly comparing themselvesRead MoreAnalysis Of Disney s The Outer Shell Of Innocence 1427 Words à |à 6 Pagesmirror the perfect body images surrounding us in todayââ¬â¢s media. Body image dominates media everywhere you look, every time you turn your head we are pestered with beautiful women and perfect figures. The overwhelming urge for women to have a body just like the perfect models and idols we see plastered in media has spilled over into our children. Despite the outer shell of innocence, the psychological and sociological effect s of Disney figures misrepresent the ideal body image as distorted to perfectionRead MoreAdvertisements Are Shaping Our Society1253 Words à |à 6 Pagesin Englandââ¬â¢ above my foot to represent that, that I felt like a doll for so long.â⬠Said Cara Delevingne, supermodel. Why is the model industry, creating this idea that all females have to look like this ââ¬Ëdollââ¬â¢ to be beautiful? Society has moulded the ââ¬Ëidealââ¬â¢ body image to an unattainable goal fashioned by the criteria established through advertising. Advertisements are enforcing the standards of beauty to encourage our youth to believe and aspire to become this contemporary based view of what beautiful madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-68743946921199063302019-12-16T23:04:00.001-08:002019-12-16T23:04:03.886-08:00Vaccines Should Be Mandatory For Children - 1371 Words From 1994 to 2014 it was estimated that 732,000 American children were rescued from death by one small act (Vaccines). 322 Million cases of illnesses were prevented, because of a decision made by parents of small children. According to a United Nations Foundation partner organization, vaccines protect 2.5 million children from preventable diseases every year (Vaccines). Large numbers of people donââ¬â¢t know how preventable childrenââ¬â¢s illnesses and deaths really are. By using vaccines, children have a much smaller risk of getting sick or even potentially dying. The benefits of vaccines clearly outweigh the risks from any perspective (Bailey). Hundreds of thousands of children can be saved each year by receiving their vaccinations according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. By making vaccines mandatory for children, time, money, and lives will be saved, and also future generations will be protected. One important reason why vaccines should be mandatory for all children is because they have the ability to save lives. The American Academy of Pediatrics declared that most childhood vaccines are 90-99 percent effective in preventing disease (The Benefits). Today, vaccines are the best weapons that we have as human beings against toxic and harmful diseases, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Some people believe that better cleanliness and sanitation will put a stop to the spreads of diseases, but as long as the germs that cause the disease stillShow MoreRelatedShould Vaccines Be Mandatory For All Children?1308 Words à |à 6 Pagesestimated that that 732,000 American children were rescued from death by one small act (Vaccines). 322 Million cases of illnesses were prevented because of a decision made by childrenââ¬â¢s guardians. According to a United Nations foundation partner organization, vaccines protect 2.5 million children from preventable diseases every year ( Vaccines). Large numbers of people donââ¬â¢t know how preventable childrenââ¬â¢s illnesses and deaths really are. By using vaccines, children have a much smaller risk of gettingRead MoreMandatory Vaccination Should Be Mandatory Vaccinations1228 Words à |à 5 PagesMandatory vaccinations should be required for all citizens in the U.S. Having mandatory vaccinations will allow for well protected future generations that are susceptible to less health issues. With everyone being vaccinated there will be less occurrences of these diseases and sicknesses allowing future generations a more healthy life with fewer visits to the doctorââ¬â¢s office and hospital. Another reason to have mandatory vaccinations is that these vaccines are safe and approved by trusted medicalRead MorePros And Cons Of Vaccination1665 Words à |à 7 Pagesnow because of health and disease issues. There are people on both sides of this argument. Some people are against vaccinating their children because they feel they are being forced to have their child get vaccinated. While some people feel the need that vaccinations are important to protect themselves from any illness or diseases. Vaccinations should be mandatory for all schools and health care purposes. For one, people who are vaccinated can protect the other people who cannot be vaccinated forRead MoreThe Medical Influence Of The American Medical Association1263 Words à |à 6 PagesAssociation, has an 80,000 member group ready to lobby for mandatory vaccinations (Mihalovic n.p.). If their influence among legislators is strong enough, they can eventually force parents to vaccinate their children in order to access educational institutions. In history, only three provinces had mandatory requirements for vaccines, Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick. Nonetheless, proponents for mandatory vaccination believe that it should be done on a local scale. They believe that the large percentageRead MoreVaccinations : A Problem For Many Parents Essay1192 Words à |à 5 PagesVaccines Stubborn parents put their children and other children at risk of catching diseases. Parents think that if their childrenââ¬â¢s classmates are not vaccinated it puts their children in danger, however, that was the main reason their children were vaccinated in the first place. Either way parents should have the right to decide whether to get their children vaccinated. Although, the vaccinations are supposed to protect children from certain diseases, it can actually be a danger itself. The possibilityRead MoreYes or No to Mandatory Vaccinations Essay832 Words à |à 4 PagesYes or No to Mandatory Vaccinations Should vaccinations be mandatory for children entering school? At the present time, all fifty states in the United States require children entering public school to be vaccinated. However, no federal vaccination laws exist (ProCon.org, Children Vaccinations, Did you know?). Many parents hold religious beliefs against vaccination. Forcing such parents to vaccinate their children would violate the First Amendment, which guarantees citizens the right toRead MoreVaccination Of Vaccinations Should Be Mandatory1403 Words à |à 6 Pages Vaccines Should be Mandatory in Order to Attend School Standard Number 6.4.B Jessica Crowe James H. Groves CEA3 ARGUMENT PAPER Jessica Crowe James H. Groves 30 June 2017 Vaccines Should be Mandatory in order to Attend School Standard Number: 6.4.B Protecting a childââ¬â¢s health is very important to parents! That is why they should vaccinate them as young children. All children should be required to have vaccinations in order to start school in every state. Each year about 85% ofRead MoreWhy Parents Should Not Parents1103 Words à |à 5 PagesWhether or not parents should vaccinate their children has been something many parents have had to contemplate since the creation of the first vaccine in 1796. There is the constant battle of whether they should protect their kids against diseases or refrain from pricking them with a multitude of vaccines that could contain ingredients that go against their beliefs. Some vaccines contain ingredients such as aborted fetal tissue or animal residue which many parents think is unethical to inject intoRead MoreShould Vaccinations Be Mandatory?1652 Words à |à 7 PagesAudrey Miller Research Paper Draft Laura Thompson 10/21/15 Should Vaccinations be Mandatory? In todayââ¬â¢s society, it is very common for parents to have their children vaccinated and to be vaccinated themselves. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Source 1), more than 80% of children from the ages of 19 months to 35 months were immunized for several different diseases. I myself have always been vaccinated, but I believe that it is a personââ¬â¢s right to decide whether or notRead MoreBenefits Of Mandatory Vaccines905 Words à |à 4 PagesMandatory vaccines have been a subject of debate for years. They are easily the most controversial subject in the medical field. Vaccines protect us from diseases, however, with many accusations surrounding vaccinations, such as they give children autism or they can cause febrile seizures many parents question whether they are worth the risk. Mandatory vaccines have benefits and risks because of the impacts they have on your health. The seemingly greatest benefit of mandatory vaccines is that you madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-10615239027525426382019-12-08T19:46:00.001-08:002019-12-08T19:46:03.534-08:00Comparative Essay-Music free essay sample Longing for Love: A Comparative Essay Jack Ettlinger ENG4U1 Ms. Palka July 18, 2010. Longing For Love A Comparative Essay By Jack Ettlinger In the song I Just Havenââ¬â¢t Met You Yet (IJHMYY) written and composed by Michael Buble, themes such as love, optimism, and loneliness are all are evident. These themes are also found in the song Love Song For No One (LSFNO), written and composed by John Mayer, but optimism is replaced by pessimism. Both of these songs are about a man longing for love; however, in the first, the man is optimistic and hopeful, while in the second he is getting anxious and a little doubtful. The way that the themes are portrayed are both similar and different in that they are about love, optimism/pessimism and loneliness, but each song has differences on how the themes are viewed. In I Just Havenââ¬â¢t Met You Yet the theme of love is evident, of course, and the song focuses around it. Just by reading the lyrics you get a warm fuzzy feeling, and that is what love is supposed to bring. But what is love really? Is it one specific thing? Or is it just a nebulous word that is used to describe the feeling two people get when they think about each other or spend time together? Love is an enigma by itââ¬â¢s very nature; each and every person has his or her own opinion of what it is, and it may mean different things to each, but certainly, love is what Michael Buble is feeling and discussing in his song. If everyone interprets love differently than it is possible to also make someone angry or upset, as it does in Love Song For No One. In Love Song For No One love is embodied in a very different way than the way that Buble portrayed it. With Mayerââ¬â¢s song, he chose to go down the route that many people do when love is not going their way the route to sadness, frustration and impatience. The song focuses around these feelings. Even just the title captures what the songââ¬â¢s overall feeling is. This guy is simply getting tired of waiting and starting to believe that the girl of his dreams may never come. In literature, music and entertainment of all kinds, love is often accompanied with warm, happy feelings, but there can also be upset. It all really depends on the point of view or reference of the person who is speaking in the piece, whatever it may be. People who have not found the love they are looking for yet in their life are one of two things; optimistic or regretful. When you read the lyrics of LSFNO you donââ¬â¢t get a feeling of optimism. Regret fills your brain. You are left with the impression that love can be a bitch, because sometimes you donââ¬â¢t find it. The lyrics, ââ¬Å"Im tired of being alone, so hurry up and get here,â⬠really leaves the reader with a sense that he is not happy, but filled with despair. There is a line in the song that clearly states how he is feeling, ââ¬Å"Iââ¬â¢m jaded, I hate it. â⬠That pretty much sums it up. The main theme in Bubleââ¬â¢s IJHMYY is love, but the undertone feeling of this love is one of optimism. Lines such as, ââ¬Å"I know that we can be so amazing,â⬠and ââ¬Å"I know someday that itll all turn outâ⬠make the reader understand that Buble is still on the hopeful side of love. He believes that it will happen for him, in fact he knows it. To him, love really is an issue of trust and Buble simply trusts that love and the girl of his dreams are coming for him. He just has to meet her first. Mayer is a pessimistic ââ¬Å"sad sackâ⬠in his song about love. The repeated chorus line ââ¬Å"Im tired of being alone, so hurry up and get hereâ⬠echoes his yearning. After all the crushes are faded, and all my wishful thinking was wrongâ⬠leaves the listener with the feeling that Mayer is unhappy, desolate and despondent. He needs love, but he really doubts that it is coming. His pessimistic attitude is overruling his belief that love will ever find him. The last theme to discuss is loneliness. So often, an artistââ¬â¢s life is reflected in their art, their so ngs. Mayer is a lonely guy; in his life he has gone from girl to girl, searching for loveâ⬠¦and that search and his lonely spirit is evident in his music, especially in Love Song For No One. Mayer says that he has been, ââ¬Å"searching all my days just to find you not sure who Im looking for,â⬠and the listener feels his exhaustion, sadness and most of all, his loneliness. In his song, Michael Buble is clearly lonely, but his loneliness in motivating him to persevere in his life, and to find the one that will complete him. The lyric ââ¬Å" I know someday that itll all turn out, youll make me work, so we can work to work it outâ⬠shows this. He knows that the love of his life is out there and that she is coming, and therefore his loneliness feels temporary. There is, in his mind, an end in sight. He understands that he has to be patient: ââ¬Å"I might have to wait, Ill never give up, I guess its half timing and the other halfs luck. â⬠Buble trusts that love is coming for him. He knows he wonââ¬â¢t have to be lonely for too long. The songs, I Just Havenââ¬â¢t Met you Yet, and Love Song For No One both focus on the theme of love, and at first glance, can be perceived as very similar. But by dissecting the lyrics and looking more closely at the undertones and messages of both songs, we find that they are actually almost opposite in their approach to the mystery of love. As an ending note, John Mayer is still girlfriend-less, while, as a true example of ââ¬Ëlife imitating art,â⬠Michael Buble is engaged to the beautiful model who played the girl of his dreams in the video for his hit song. I guess he really did meet her after all. I Just Havenââ¬â¢t Met You Yet-Lyrics Im not surprised, not everything lasts Ive broken my heart so many times, I stopped keeping track Talk myself in, I talk myself out I get all worked up, then I let myself down I tried so very hard not to lose it I came up with a million excuses I thought, I thought of every possibility And I know someday that itll all turn out Youll make me work, so we can work to work it out And I promise you, kid, that I give so much more than I get I just havent met you yet I might have to wait, Ill never give up I guess its half timing, and the other halfs luck Wherever you are, whenever its right Youll come out of nowhere and into my life And I know that we can be so amazing And, baby, your love is gonna change me And now I can see every possibility And somehow I know that itll all turn out Youll make me work, so we can work to work it out And I promise you, kid, I give so much more than I get I just havent met you yet They say alls fair In love and war But I wont need to fight it Well get it right and well be united And I know that we can be so amazing And being in your life is gonna change me And now I can see every single possibility And someday I know itll all turn out And Ill work to work it out Promise you, kid, Ill give more than I get Than I get, than I get, than I get Oh, you know itll all turn out And youll make me work so we can work to work it out And I promise you kid to give so much more than I get Yeah, I just havent met you yet I just havent met you yet Oh, promise you, kid To give so much more than I get I said love, love, love, love Love, love, love, love (I just havent met you yet) Love, love, love, love Love, love I just havent met you yet Love Song For No One-Lyrics Staying home alone on a Friday Flat on the floor looking back On old love Or lack thereof After all the crushes are faded And all my wishful thinking was wrong Im jaded I hate it Im tired of being alone So hurry up and get here So tired of being alone So hurry up and get here Get here Searching all my days just to find you Im not sure who Im looking for Ill know it When I see you Until then, Ill hide in my bedroom Staying up all night just to write A love song for no one Im tired of being alone So hurry up and get here So tired of being alone So hurry up and get here I could have met you in a sandbox I could have passed you on the sidewalk Could I have missed my chance And watched you walk away? Oh no way I could have met you in a sandbox I could have passed you on the sidewalk Could I have missed my chance And watched you walk away? Im tired of being alone So hurry up and get here Im so tired of being alone So hurry up and get here oh yeah Im tired of being alone So hurry up and get here Im so tired of being alone So hurry up and get here Youll be so good Youll be so good for me madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-56712587450748934952019-12-01T07:28:00.001-08:002019-12-01T07:28:05.798-08:00The History of Art Essays (1109 words) - Depression, Fast Food and its Effect on Health Human nutrition is the study of how food affects the health and survival of the human body. Human beings require food to grow, reproduce, and maintain good health. Without the food our bodies could not stay warm, build or repair tissues, and maintain a good heartbeat. Eating the right foods could help us rid certain diseases or recover faster other illness occur. These and other important functions are dueled by chemical substances in our food called nutrients. Nutrients p0lya a major role in maintaining the bodies organs in functioning at its proper level. The Basal Metabolism Rate (BMR) is in influenced by the body site and on state of nutrition. The BMR is an important diagnostic tool especially in determines disorders of the thyroid gland. Inadequate secretion of the thyroid may lead to greatly depresses metabolism with mental and physically lethargy. Depression is a complex illness with many facets of which mood is only one. Depression is a form of mental illness which a person experiences great sadness and despair in one. Depression can also be considered as self-destructive hatred, blaming oneself for being full of helpfulness. Depression can also be used to describe the blues a person may feel from time to time. Depressive disorders are at the present the highest-ranking problems in America. A variety of medical conditions can cause and lead to depression. A depressive disorder is a whole body illness involving your body, mood and thoughts. People with severe depressive disorder usually deal with a combination of genetics, behavioral, and environmental factors. People with these feelings have greater thoughts towards committing suicide. Fiftieth percent of depressed people commit and others attempt suicide. Most of these depressed persons suffer from malnutrition. Mental Health a, psychological state of well being, a sense of purpose in life. Self-esteem, self-assurance, and self-acceptance, are all characteristics of mental health. Mental health is ter m used to refer to the absence of mental disorder. Mental health is focused upon by a person's capability of dealing with strenuous situations. Being able to elude cognitive, emotional, and dysfunctional behavior is good form of mental health. A positive strategy for the mental health and limiting depression is decreasing stresses. Sometimes there is much need for stress management. Psychological make-up also can be linked to depression. A number of different aspects of life can downside an individuals mental health. Depression is a major factor that affects a person's mental state. Many problems such as martial relationships, or financial difficulties in a person's life can lead to stress. Stresses can also onset depression. Stress management can be a positive factor in reducing the risk of depression. Depression is a common and costly mental illness that affects approximately 17.6 million Americans each year. Depression can affect a person's mental health. There are many different forms of depression that are linked to mental health disorders. A number of mental illnesses occur worldwide. The most common disorders are manic depression, schizophrenia, and severe depression. Manic depression is a bipolar disease that causes mood swings from manic to depression. Manic disorders affect a person's way of thinking and judgement Schizophrenia is an abnormal behavior, which distorts thought and perceptions from reality. Severe depression sometimes referred to as major depression enables a person to interact with daily situations. Major depression is manifested by a combination of symptoms that prohibit the ability to work, eat, and sleep. These episodes may reoccur numerous times throughout a person's life. Certain situations can drive a person into depressed state. Without proper treatment, symptoms of depression can last for weeks. A person must first have a physical and psychological evaluation to determine if in fact they do have a depressive disorder. Physician s have to first rule out all other possibilities before administering a medication. There must be a proper interview of the person's complete history. Lab test is also done to determine the symptoms the person is claiming to be having. Necessary treatment will depend on the outcome of the evaluation. Depression can be treated with antidepressant drugs. The human brain has neurotransmitters, which control our emotion and mood state. Antidepressants act on these neurotransmitters by altering the level of the depressed state. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-71369363860260929112019-11-26T13:57:00.001-08:002019-11-26T13:57:05.870-08:00Improve Customer Service In Hospitality Industry Tourism Essay Essay ExampleImprove Customer Service In Hospitality Industry Tourism Essay Essay Example Improve Customer Service In Hospitality Industry Tourism Essay Essay Improve Customer Service In Hospitality Industry Tourism Essay Essay The chief intent of this study is to research the jobs in client service of hotel and advance substantial recommendations to work out the jobs. The study comprises the particular definition of service, analyses of jobs and methods of work outing the jobs. In order to better those failings of client service, this study besides identifies some elaborate schemes. 2.0 Introduction Along with rapid economic development, competition in cordial reception industry is going more intense, and the client service is going an of import agencies of bettering efficiency, edifice trade name and spread outing gross revenues. The degree of client service will mostly find the result of competition. Guests check a hotel, purchasing non merely the installations, and invitees have a dinner at the hotel, purchase is non limited to repasts, more significantly, they want to have high-quality and thoughtful service. Therefore, the hotel s mission is to supply quality services for invitees and to run into the demands of invitees. It is common pursue of hotel director that how to better client service quality and do the hotel in a dominant place in the ferocious market. 3.0 Customer service definition Servicess can be defined as the amount of behavior effectivity that hotel staff devoted their emotions to organize with the footing of certain equipment and installations and with the mark of clients demands ( Gavin B. and Gillian M. , 2002 ) . We can construct a figure to explicate the word service . Figure 1 As the figure 1 said that client service contain eight agencies: smiling, excellence, ready, sing, ask foring, making, oculus and giving ( Joost P. M. Wouters, 2004 ) . In fact, these are some of the dictionary account about service . It enables service s definition more specific, more operational. It is a circle environing the centre of hotel, and this circle organize the definition of service. 4.0 Improving service quality is the survival footing for hotel Modern client demands are diversified and personalized, and their demands are besides acquiring higher and higher. It requires the hotel get downing from the client demands and continuously improves service quality ( Omar M. and Simon J. 2006 ) . Basically talking, quality of service is the footing for endurance and development of hotel. Competition among hotels, in kernel, is the service quality competition. The grounds are as below: 1. Customers are sensitive to quality of service ; 2. Customer satisfaction are positively related to service quality. 5.0 Customer service quality s jobs analysis 5.1 Level of service quality is low Many hotel staff deficiency of enterprise. Smile service can non be carried out and deficiency of basic manners etiquette ( Allan Yen-Lun Su, 2004 ) , and the staff can non run advanced equipments. Although the state of affairs has been improved in recent old ages, it still does non run into client satisfaction really good. 5.2 Lack of inter-departmental services co-ordination Hotel client service merchandises have the belongings of integration and which is provided by different sections and staff. Hotel service quality is good or bad that depends on the grade of cooperation and coordination between different sections and staff. Many directors are more concerned with the public presentation of their sections, instead than the co-operation with other sections, the matching barrier will finally hotfoot the invitees to turn to equal. 5.3 Service Quality Management is inefficient Hotel service quality merchandises are non merely the physical merchandises, but besides the intangible service. Intangible service s chief is human-that is hotel staff iMarianna Sigala, 2005 ) . Regulating and commanding the behavior of staff is the cardinal manner to better the quality of services. 6.0 The implement measures to better the quality of hotel client service 6.1 Build support system of client service degree of cordial reception industry Figure 2 ( FL=foreign linguistic communication accomplishment OM=operation manage accomplishment IK=information cognition EK=etiquette cognition ) From the study consequences, it is a must that beef up the operation manage accomplishment of high-star hotel staff, foreign linguistic communication communicating accomplishments, every bit good as the turning populary information systems direction cognition and so on. Hotel should construct the enfranchisement system of hotel industry staff preparation that implement a voluntary system of taking scrutiny to station. Through scientific preparation, assist new employees master certain sum of hotel industry concern cognition. 6.2 Hotel directors should beef up consciousness service quality The quality of client service the centeral work in hotel day-to-day direction, therefore all staff should hold a sense of quality and directors must set up the construct of service quality. Lone directors taken root profoundly in the construct of client service quality can he see quality as the lifeblood of endeavors, and do staff acknowledge the importance of client service quality ( Ling-Feng Hsieh and Li-Hung Lin, 2008 ) . 6.3 Establish perfact service quality direction system Establish the organisation of client service quality direction. Hotel should put up specialised organisation of client service quality direction as ensuranment of service quality system. Specifically, it is that set up comprehensive, scientific and rational, and controlled service control system, and convey the hotel quality activities into a incorporate quality direction system through a certain regulations, methods and processs. Make out quality criterions and quality aims. Hotel should do specific criterions to day-to-day direction of each service point and service sectors, and do work norms and processs to do employee hold the regulation to follow with. Hotel can accurately enter service procedure of different places and sectors, and so analysis carefully, farther better service harmonizing to quality manage demand, eventually apologize it, and defined it with the signifier of text and artworks and so organize a service plan. 6.4 Implementing a system of first-staff being in charge Equally far as clients concerned, they visit hotel and pass money merely for purchasing service, and they do non hold involvement in understand that with which thing they can turn to which individual for aid. They have the right to believe that any employee represents hotels and should work out job for them. So this system means, any hotel staff working in the station, who is the first to be consulted by clients, will be the chief individual in charge of work outing jobs and petition of invitees ( C. F. Cheung and W. B. Lee, 2003 ) . 7.0 Decision In decision, many hotels need to better client service degree. Therefore, control and reappraisal is required when implementing disposal and selling activities. The hotel has to set up concern ends for commanding and reexamining. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-67872954957662922962019-11-22T21:20:00.001-08:002019-11-22T21:20:06.644-08:00An Unpaid Option An Illustrative Essay Template (MLA Sample Paper)An Unpaid Option An Illustrative Essay Template (MLA Sample Paper) What Is MLA Format? MLA Format is a standard format for academic writing and citing sources within the humanities and liberal arts. MLA refers to a set of rules and formatting guidelines that are used by researchers. These standards are described in the MLA Handbook for writers of research papers (8-th edition) which is a 300-page manual describing every aspect of MLA paper writing. Below you will find a great MLA essay example. Read and use it while writing your own paper. Feel free to download MLA Essay Example Name LastName Professorââ¬â¢s Name Course Number Day Month Year Truth Behind the War à à à à à à Media plays a great role in influencing todayââ¬â¢s youth and changing the opinions of many. Mediaââ¬â¢s coverage is soà much influential that it can have an effect on anyoneââ¬â¢s opinion and views.à Media at times could be good,à while at times ità could be really bad. For example, in focusing on theà issues of discrimination, it plays a very important role in letting peopleà know the adverse effects ofà discrimination,à while on the other hand media, itself isà being responsible for the growing issuesà ofà discrimination. à à à à à à à Media plays a great role during the Wartime, not just by broadcasting the war events but also by letting the peopleà know the realityà and the truth behind the war. They are the ones who change peopleââ¬â¢s perspective and opinion. Theà techniques in addition to goalsà of the media have changed radically. The media now is what bring the news of all the terrorà war into everyoneââ¬â¢s home.When the World war broke out in August 1914, the United States at once fixed its relation to the belligerents thruà proclamationà of neutrality. The days of the war, before their entry on the side of the allied powers in April 1917, wereà marked with difficulties, à both in preventing violations of out neutrality and in securing proper respect for our neutral rights.à The rights and duties of neutrals wereà involved. à à à à à à à At the outbreak of the war, Great Britain notified the United States that she would be held responsible for injuriesà resulting to British interests from vessels converted to warships or armed inà American ports, even though the completion ofà the act of conversion took place on the high seas.à British merchant vessels, it was asserted, were armed for self-defenseà only.à The position of the United States was that a merchant vessel belonging to a belligerent should not arm itself so as toà avoid capture by lawful and legitimateà processes. à à à à à à à On April 8, 1917, the Austrian government, as Germanys ally, broke off diplomatic relations with the United States,à and in due course, the war was declared against Austria. Until all effective states agree upon the abandonment of neutrality,à those remainingà outside the agreement will insist on their right to judge for themselves as to the neutral or belligerentà character of their policy, in the case of a conflict between two or more other states. This lies in the field of policy. And asà long as the policy of neutrality may be elected, it follows that the status of neutrality will exist, together with its rights andà duties. The belligerent states will be sufficiently active in demanding that a country is impartially a country is impartially neutral. The neutral stateà must itself insist upon an observance of its formally declared by the joint resolution of Congress (Cipriano, 1995). à à à à à à à All this during the First World War was well focused on, and a clear perspective was shown through Media. Thereà was not any biasness and the news was broadcasted to merely let the people know what is going on in their surrounding,à and not to exaggerate a particular news. Media of that time would only broadcast what was actually happening and so ità would leave the decision to viewers hands as to what conclusion they make out from the broadcast and it had let them hadà their own perspective to everything they watched rather than to force Mediaââ¬â¢s own perspective on its viewer. Change of the War Picture à à à à à à à Previously media would emphasize a focus on the positives of wars. They paid attention to what people requiredà and needed to hear. There was no struggle, and money wasnââ¬â¢t as key an issue in becoming a journalist. The commercialismà of news was far less of an issue in the reporting of news. The news wasnââ¬â¢t so much unconstructive as it was upbeat andà vigorous. It was the mediaââ¬â¢s job to keep their listeners hopeful and panic free. It wasnââ¬â¢t concerning who could get a hold ofà the most listeners by offeringà the most sensational newscasts. It was about letting everyone know the truth and realityà (Jowett, ODonnell, 1992). à à à à à à But now in the present time, media offers overly negative pictures of war and its objectives and accomplishments.à A new legacy would be built: the rising of deviousness, one that imitated and showed the broader dissatisfactions with theà government. Journalism was now regarding the money and the achievement that would be wrapped around it. Theà competition rose as the requirement for unconstructiveness in the life unraveled. Good, decent, honest and optimistic newsà would no longer be found. à Media vs. Military Business à à à à à à We shall have a look at how the media interferes in the military business, so to have a clear vision of howà things actually are. Every time a society has permitted its military establishment to insulate itself against effective public scrutiny thatà military establishment has ended up destroying the people it was supposed to protect. The independence guaranteed to theà press under the the First Amendment to that Constitution is one of the most important of the safeguards. Yet every bureaucratà knows that power flows from each increment of information he or she can garner and hold tight. To the extent that ourà society permits such bureaucratic self-interest to restrict access by the public to the business of government ââ¬â in particular,à its military business ââ¬â the First Amendment à becomes meaningless. à à à à à à Very few citizens have the time and means to search out government information vital to their well-being. As aà result, access means mainly access by the press, like it or not.à In a speech to the National Newspaper Associationà following the end of the war, à General Colin L. Powell, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged that if theà Iraqi army had moved, in August 1990, à as it was entirely capable of doing, to occupy the principal Saudi Arabian airfieldsà and ports, the United States would have been in enormous difficulty. What General Powell did not tell his audience, but whatà Major General Edward B. Atkeson, formerly of the Central Intelligence Agency, had made plain more than three years earlierà in an article in Armed Forces Journal International was that for a period of several weeks, until major U.S. land and air forcesà could be inserted, a determined, large-scale Iraqi invasion could be stopped only by n uclear weapons. à à à à à à But American journalism has neither the technical competence to recognize the long-term implications of an articleà such as General Atkesons nor the structural means to relate it to a crisis that occurs years, or even months, later. So theà public ââ¬â American or otherwise ââ¬â was never informed that in declaring his intention to defeat Iraqi aggression the president ofà the United States was, in fact, committing the United States to nuclear war during the period when the first token U.S. landà forces flown to the region were in danger of being overrun. Passion for Seeking Out the Truth à à à à à à As with every major military story since the end of World War, the press failed. It did not fail because of government censorship. Rather, it failed because of the inadequacies of its own training and organization, deficiencies that prevented it from reporting matters of crucial importance, even when all of the essential facts were in the public domain. à à à à à à The media, much similar to the American people, began losing optimism in the government, so broadcastersà subsequently would create such newscasts that would also fill the American people with a strong sense of doubt. A majorà loss to the reliability of the public was the leaking of information to the public from the Pentagon Papers. These documentsà were discovered by journalists to contain far higher rates of American fatalities and far less victorious battles than theà publicly released government statistics had specified. No longer would the press recognize the government press releases;à now they began more analytical journalism to check the truth of the official reports. à à à à à à We need to realize that media is there to raise the voice for truth, not to support the exaggeration of the simple, à uncomplicated anecdote. What the media at this stage need to do isà to make an attempt and realize that to ââ¬Ëcover a war andà for a nation determined to comprehend it, thereà is merely one course. They must share a passion for seeking out the truthââ¬â¢Ã (DeParle, 1991). MediAffect à à à à à à Where do the media fit in this procedure? An average American high school graduate spends more time in front ofà the TV than in the classroom. The mass media is an influential socializing agent. Media is not restricted to the contented ofà media messages. Media have an effect on how we learn regarding our world and interrelate with one another. Media actuallyà reconcile our relationship with social institutions. We base a large amount of our knowledge on government news accounts,à not knowledge. We are reliant on the media for what we distinguish and how we narrate to the world of politics due to theà media-politics connection. We read or à watch political discussions followed by immediate analysis as well as commentary byà experts. Politicians rely on media to converse their message. Related dynamics are present in other mediated events suchà as televised sports and televangelism. Media is part of our usual relations with family and frie nds. They describe ourà communication with other people on a daily foundation as a diversion, sources of disagreement, or a uniting force. Mediaà have an impact on society not merely through the contented of the message but also through the procedure. à DeParle, Jason. Covering the Warâ⬠. New York Times, 5 May 1991. Venzon, Anne Cipriano. The United States in the First World War. Garland Publishing, 1995. Jowett, G. S., and ODonnell, Victoria. Propaganda and Persuasion. 2nd ed., Sage Press, 1992. Edward B. Atkeson. ââ¬Å"The Persian Gulf. Still a Vital U.S. Interest?â⬠Armed Forces Journal International, April 1987): 46-56 Get your free MLA Essay template only today! madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-8426677547616346392019-11-21T03:02:00.001-08:002019-11-21T03:02:06.706-08:00U.S. Fiscal Budgeting and Government Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 3000 wordsU.S. Fiscal Budgeting and Government - Essay Example The proposal has recently sparked debates on both the Republican and the Democrat controlled Congress, an ordinary occurrence prevalent in American history especially during those times when the president puts forward his budgetary plan. Both the Republican and the Democratic parties would often disagree on what causes imbalance on the Federal budget, and oftentimes, heated debates soon ensue with regards the subject. The issue of budget in the US is an interesting topic to listen to except that ordinary Americans are not privy to the language and the esoteric terms employed in this discussion. It is also imperative that the public and the US legislators be able to pinpoint the sources of imbalance in the federal government expenditures. The president, as a rule, submits his proposal in the month of February after which it is submitted to the Congress on the first Monday of the said month. As this is only a proposal, the budget constitutes and specifies the governmentââ¬â¢s intended spending for the following fiscal year. This proposal is backed by voluminous documents aimed at convincing the Congress of the importance and value of the budget provisions. The cabinet and the agencies under the Federal government likewise submit their proposals which will consequently be included in the final version of the proposed budget (Taylor 1950). This proposal contains some line items specified as discretionary and some as mandatory expenditures. Discretionary spending obliges a yearly appropriation bill, a piece of legislation which should be enacted and determined by the Appropriations Committee of both Houses of Congress ââ¬â the Senate and the House of Representatives. This spending is under the discretion of the Congress and usually lasts for one year. On the other hand, mandatory spending is a spending which also requires legislation but is not dependent on a yearly appropriation bill. Examples of these are Social Security madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-87457771861353278392019-11-19T12:26:00.001-08:002019-11-19T12:26:04.437-08:00Chicano studies Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1750 wordsChicano studies - Essay Example These movies need close introspection and a thorough cognition would definitely enable us to deep delve into some of the important socio-economic and cultural discourse of the time with a good taste of aesthetic operating throughout the film. Comparison of two films occurs from some mutual paradigm. Portrait of Teresa by Pastor Vega and Salt of the Earth by Herbert J. Biberman both the films are contemporary and are based on contemporary socio-economic issue of a similar geographical terrain. Both the films encapsulate a strong feminist discourse and centres round the deconstruction of archetypal stereotype traditional and conventional role of woman in society. Portrait of Teresa directed by Pastor Vega was released in the year 1979 and apparently seems a trajectory of women with much dramatic presentation. But the language of camera pushes its limit beyond the initial portrayal of Teresa overwhelmed with her family which comprise of her husband Ramon and three children and her job as a crew leader in the textile factory to a realm where she moves beyond the ordinary role of a household woman trying to seek the attention of her husband and becoming expert in mere domestic duties to a revolutionary and a dominant motivating factor in labour movement (The Internet Movie Database, ââ¬Å"Retrato de Teresa (1979)â⬠). Teresa moves beyond the parameters of odd jobs and dirty dishes and her husband failing to accept her in the new role get separated and start an affair. When her husband wishes to reconcile, Teresa asks him what if during the time of separation she also had an affair. Block-headed Ramon fails to pass Teresaââ¬â¢s test with his chauvinist reply ââ¬Å"But men are differentâ⬠and with if he loses Teresa forever who with her head held high in self-esteem courageously wishes to move beyond the limits of an ordinary woman performing only her household duties (Rich, ââ¬Å"Portrait of Teresa Double Day, Double Standardsâ⬠). On the other hand, the film Salt of the madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-37345729935313891432019-11-17T00:58:00.001-08:002019-11-17T00:58:06.820-08:00Edinburgh Napier library services Essay Example for Free Edinburgh Napier library services Essay Edinburgh Napier University was established as a technical college in 1964 taking its name from famous inventor of logarithms, John Napier. Since 1971, the college has started to offer degree level educations. In 1992, the college was converted to university, and changed its name to Napier University. However, in 2009, the university changed its name to Edinburgh Napier University. To enhance high academic integrity, the university aims to implement scalable high level Library Information Systems in order to offer high quality learning. (Edinburgh Napier University, 2009, Microsoft Corporation, 2006). The objective of this proposal is to evaluate an initiative of the Edinburgh Napier library services. To enhance greater understanding of proposal, it is essential to provide brief description of the research area. 1. 1: Background of Research The university opened Electronic Library Information systems in 2000, and since this period, the library has acquired huge amount of academic resources in electronic formats. However, with increase in the academic complexity, learners are increasingly facing challenges in accessing academic resources from the university library. (Edinburgh Napier University, 2008). By visiting the current online library resources, it is revealed that the university is facing challenges to provide high quality and innovative e- library services. Although, the university e-library has offered various services such as e-resources, teaching resources, study and research, userââ¬â¢s information, and information on the library resources, however, it is revealed that there are various lapses in the existing library services that have led to gaps in the knowledge. The university teaching resources from WebCT has not provided social teaching networking where students and tutors will be able to interact when lecture is taking place. Thus, the university has not been able to provide virtual face-to-face teaching strategy that resembles traditional teaching method. As being argued by Rolfe et al (2008), the WebCT which is one of the university library resources of Napier Edinburgh University has not been able to provide social interactions for students. The lack of dialogue do not provide rich virtual academic standard for students. Moreover, the university has not be able to offer 24 hour service for students in the physical university libraries such as Canaan Lane, Comely Bank, Craighouse, Craiglockhart, Livingston, Melrose, and Merchiston. The books in these libraries have not been available online. To address this problem, the university needs to implement scalable e-Resources Strategy in order to achieve high quality e-learning. It is essential to realise that the library should be able to provide varieties of online portals that should provide social networking for students and instructors. The recommendation provided is that the existing software and hardware that were used for the university library resources need to be upgraded to high quality and scalable new software and hardware. The comparison between national and international students on the effectiveness of university library resources has revealed that overall international students are happy with the university library resources. Compared to home students where only 54% of home students are happy with the university library resources. (Bawden, Robinson, Anderson et al 2007). Thus, the proposal attempts to address these gaps and make recommendations to the library. To achieve these objectives, the study provides the outline of the project in the box below. 2. Project outline for the project 1. The idea for this research arose from: The research arose from the shortcoming identified in the library services of Edinburgh Napier University. The research attempts to provide recommendations to the library in order to fill the gap. 2. The aims of the project are as follows: To provide understanding among students the different means of accessing material through the various services. To provide recommendations of high quality and scalable e-library resources in order to ensure easy and quick accessible of learning materials. 3. The main research questions that this work will address include: To what extent the existing library resources have been able to satisfy the need of students and staff? What are the high quality and scalable methods to improve university library resources? 4. The software development/design work/other deliverable of the project will be: The software design will involve Software Development Life Cycle which is typically referred as waterfall model. The prototype of the software design reveals that output from a specific stage will provide the inputs for the next stage of software design. 5. The project will involve the following research/field work/experimentation/evaluation: There will be primary and secondary research to carry out this project. Moreover, there will be experimentation of software and hardware that will be employed for the proposal. 6. This work will require the use of specialist software: MOSS 2007, Microsoft cluster, Web 2. 0 7. This work will require the use of specialist hardware: VM Ware Tools, Linux Server, podcasts, Virtual hardware 8. The project is being undertaken in collaboration with: The project is done in collaboration with a researcher and school of computing. (Bawden, Robinson, Anderson et al 2007) 3. Conclusion The proposal attempts to evaluate an initiative of Edinburgh Napier library services. The study has revealed that there are shortcomings in the existing university library resources. The gaps identified are that the university has not been able to offer 24 hours services for some of the library resources. Moreover, the WebCT has not been able to offer virtual classroom experience for students where learners would enjoy virtual classroom experience just like traditional learning. Thus, the proposal has recommends that the existing software and hardware need to be upgraded to ensure that the university offers high quality and scalable library services for students. References Bawden, D. Robinson, L. Anderson, T. et al (2007). Towards Curriculum 2. 0: library / information education for a Web 2. 0 world. Library and Information Research. 31(99):14-25). Edinburgh Napier University, (2009). History of Edinburgh Napier University. Scotland. Edinburg University Press. Edinburgh Napier University, (2008). Napier University Learning Information Services E-service strategy: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Microsoft Corporation, (2006). Napier University, University Streamlines Access to Student Services with Improved E-Learning Portal. Microsoft Corporations. Rolfe, V. Alcocer, M. Bentley, E. (2008). Academic Staff Attitudes Towards Electronic Learning in Arts and Sciences. University of Nottingham. UK. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757487166887151886.post-39339713651879265122019-11-14T13:30:00.001-08:002019-11-14T13:30:04.942-08:00Mans Opinion about Women Essay -- Biography, Ibsen and WildeThere are many influences that affect a manââ¬â¢s opinion about women. Influences such as personal experiences, rumors, and the women in a manââ¬â¢s life help form his opinion of a woman. Henrik Ibsen and Oscar Wilde are two playwrights who reflected their beliefs about women in their plays. Ibsen and Wilde both believe that society shunned women, unfairly forcing them into a submissive role, under the control of men. On March 20, 1828, Henrik Johan Ibsen was born in Skien, Norway (Merriman Ibsen 1) and had four biological siblings (Meyer 13) His parents went from wealthy to poor at his age of six (Meyer 13). Ibsen was rumored to be a illegitimate child, possibly conceived before his mother married (Meyer 15). ââ¬Å"Bankruptcy and illegitimacy recur specter like throughout his workâ⬠(Meyer 16) Ibsen went to college at Christiania (Oslo) and was the editor of the school newspaper (Merriman Ibsen 1). While in his twenties he directed many successful drama plays in Norway (Merriman Ibsen 1). After moving to Germany in 1858, Ibsen Married Suzannah Thoreson and together had one son (Merriman Ibsen 1). Many of Ibsenââ¬â¢s plays have thoughts or actions of suicide. ââ¬Å"It has been said that Ibsen himself suffered from depression and at times contemplated suicide. Social breakdown, stereotypes, class struggle and issues of morality dominate his characters (Merriman Ibsen 1). On October 16, 1854, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland (Merriman Wilde 1). Wilde had two biological siblings and his mother was a poet who influenced him (Merriman Wilde 1). His father was a facial surgeon, philanthropist, and a knight (Merriman Wilde 1). Wilde was home schooled for about ten years before leaving for Trinity College in Dublin for thre... ... make people think. In A Dollââ¬â¢s House and The Master Builder, Ibsen shows two magnificent examples of a husband who fails to love his wife well. The weak love they display leads to a downfall in both situations. Henrik Ibsen and Oscar Wilde both presented ideas to the Victorian society that challenged the ways of society at that time. These ideas were presented by the charactersââ¬â¢ actions and decisions that were uncharacteristic of women at the time. This brought about much controversy. If the plays had been written in todayââ¬â¢s world the ideas would not have been so controversial because what they challenge is now occurs more frequently. Women now have dominating roles in todayââ¬â¢s society and can make their own decisions without a male overriding them. In this way, Ibsen and Wilde influenced society because society changed in the ways that they thought it should. madelinepo83http://www.blogger.com/profile/06872806920791975608noreply@blogger.com0