Essays on Friendships

Research Method LSS 2533

Assignment 1 - H00225779

Research questions and hypothesis

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RQ *How does smoking cause deaths?

H *Smoking causes deaths. Q2:

RQ*Why do smokers have bad breath?

H* Smoker have bad breath. Q3:

RQ*Can smokers be effected financially by smoking?

H* Smoking effects the financial status of smokers. Q4:

RQ* Are friendships with non-smokers a social treatment?

H* Friendship with non-smokers are part of social treatment. Q5:

RQ* Does smoking effect the smoker’s mood and make smokers angry?

H* Smoking effects the smoker’s mood and make them angry. Background research report and justification Smoking is one of the most impactful public health dangers worldwide. It is considered a leading cause of death, illness and impoverishment (WHO, 2016). Tobacco is a highly addictive substance with a well-documented impact on health. It can lead to serious respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, such as lung ...

Love is a complex subject as its definition and understanding varies among people. Collins and Manfred (27) assert that true love is one that triumphs lastingly through painful moments and hurdles present in everyday life. It is undeniable that love is quite essential in different cultures, considering how it is discussed in songs, films and books by people from various societies. Love is a vibrant theme especially among the youth as they transit from childhood to adulthood. Philosophically, love cuts across a variety of disciplines such as metaphysics, human nature, ethics, religion and epistemology. In this regard, love may ...

The experiment was conducted in a local church whereby, I created a Youths’ Facebook account for the purpose of enhancing communication among the members who were aged between 12 to 17 years. Other that communication, the Facebook page was instrumental in giving updates about the upcoming youths activities and fun days. All members were encouraged to create their accounts and update their profiles. In a period of two weeks, over 20 youths had signed up on the Facebook page. Most of the group members uploaded their pictures time .Some of the group members liked the photos while other gave ...

Studying Abroad

The idea of studying abroad is a thrilling and sometimes frightening experience to many. Some are apprehensive at the thought, while others cannot wait to see what countries are willing to have them. Much like any other big decision, there are pros and cons to the idea of studying abroad. It does appear that it is a more positive than a negative decision for most. Students get to experience a different culture firsthand, likely learn a new language, and even for lifelong friendships with individuals they would not have otherwise met when studying abroad. Experiencing a new or foreign ...

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Assignment 1

WR Assignment Guiding Question: How does the communication styles effect relationships Integrated Summary: Communication or conversational style is the way in which people interact and communicate with others through verbal and non-verbal mediums. It is the purposeful way of sharing information in which the receiver may not exactly understand what the communicator has to say. It may be due to cultural or language differences (Gareis, Merkin & Goldman, 2011). Hence, stress, noise, misunderstandings and conflicts need to be removed from communication process and channel to improve the bond of friendship or acquaintance or relationship between the people. Communication style ...

The Business of International Business is Culture

-Geert Hofstede

Views on the International Business Perspectives

International communication has been the research topic of various scholars and disciplines for several decades. The phenomena of globalization brought upon internationalization and growth of businesses, thus resulting into practicality and necessity of it. Due to the increase in business opportunities’ number beyond the borders of their own country, numerous organizations choose to extend their activities abroad frequently without understanding that the prospective financial growth can result into disastrous conditions because of the inappropriate communication with the individuals from the other countries. One of the typical misconceptions among the executives of the enterprises is that business communication ...

Introduction: “Cyberspace is now the playground of fools and psychopaths according to some people” (Suler, Psychology of the Digital Age.) In the early days, there was no cyberspace and people connect with others through personal relations, print, and written communications. Today, many people believe that cyberspace is a phenomenal approach to personal relationships because at the click of the mouse or by merely using their fingers, they can connect with their friends and love ones throughout the globe. Another thing is that they can say whatever they want in emails while they cannot say it directly in personal. However, ...

(McLesky, Chapters 11) Identify and explain the tiers of Response to Intervention (RtI). When is this process implemented and what is its significance for educators and students? RTI is designed to give quality education o all students. The program offers intensive instruction to students, focusing on their needs and giving struggling students a chance to excellent. It gives student the best chance possible in attaining success in the education while at the same time offers educators a tool to aid their achievement of educational goals. The tiers are as follows:

Tier 1 - core instructional interventions

Tier 2- Targeted Group Interventions Tier 3- In tier ...

High quality relationships are very important for young people and since they play a great valuable role in their academic and social lives. According to Diego and Sanders (2002) stable and solid friendships can lead to success at school. Having a great connectivity and special relationships can be a great formidable source of greater higher academic motivation, achievement and engagement. Having Creating good satisfactory relationships is important for in order to enjoy a normal and healthy human functioning. Relationships are a great source of happiness, meaning and support. and Wwithout a doubt, the loss of a friendship can be ...

Introduction

Modern technologies make it possible to communicate interactively with other people all around the globe, despite distances and time zones-related differences. Nowadays the Internet has already become a ‘background part’ of everyday life, penetrating a variety of communication-related areas, such as work, entrepreneurship and interpersonal relations. Instant messaging and self-reporting are especially important for modern children, who perceive these phenomena for granted, along with telephones and TV sets (Kraut et al. 1017-1018) Moreover, the Internet significantly increased cooperation opportunities for colleagues, living in different cities and countries, brought together the representatives of different cultures (e.g., via special interest groups) ...

The law allows us to take certain decisions, so as to facilitate the accomplishment of our everyday desires. Only those who violate it have no freedom. Now just imagine that you did nothing wrong and someone put you in jail as a prisoner and treated you in an inhumane way, what would you feel? Imagine that one day, some scientists made different kinds of experiments on you, what would you feel? Every living thing in our world has feelings; they can suffer from pain, and have emotions. Mammals, as a large group of living organisms living on earth, have ...

Fear is an emotional response to various situations that people experience in their lives. Just like any other emotion felt by a person, fear and apprehension are normal and natural to occur. However, to experience fear upon coming across a new venture or trying something for the first time is pretty natural to people nowadays. It might be common to anyone who is going to try something new in life, to have a certain apprehension about it. A feeling of reluctance and hesitation kicks in which makes a great room for fear. People will experience fear because of many ...

INTRODUCTION

World exploration and explorers are always hailed in history books and classes as significant events and people because they have opened doors to new eras of trade, knowledge and information, technology and cultural consolidation. The names Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are some of the greatest names in exploration. Countries that have often been associated with historical explorations are Spain, Portugal, Great Britain – in other words, Western countries. A closer scrutiny, however, of historical explorations showed that ancient China conducted explorations and voyages even before these Western countries did in the 15th century. The voyages occurred ...

It can surely be said that the extract from the Bible called “The Sermon on the Mount” plays the role of ethical foundation for every Catholic Christian. This extract tells the story of how Jesus “went up on a mountainside and sat down” (Matthew 5:2), and after gathering His disciples around Him, He started to introduce the rules that Christians had to follow in order to enter Heaven after their death. Although some people might find these rules too strict (for example, Christianity doesn’t allow a divorce), they can greatly increase the quality of human relationships once they ...

Introduction

Raising a child from birth can be a big deal and quite a job, many couples have found that it is a necessary evil in order to make sure that the child grows up knowing about the various aspects of the world around them. Coincidentally, a newborn do not yet have the concept about the world until they get to be toddler age and they learn a lot more than what not to do regarding certain behaviors. Adopting a child that is already toddler age presents its own set of challenges, it can leave parents trying to figure out ...

Jamaica Kincaid’s novel Annie John (1991) is a pure reflection of female relationships that might be seen to go against societal norms. In the novel, the author creates a heroine who struggles in her search for self-identity but whose life is dotted with affection for fellow women starting from her mother to other girls with whom she interacts. The theme of homosexual or homosocial female love is present in the story and is best expressed through Annie John, the protagonist in the book. Annie expresses her desire towards her mother especially when she gets jealousy of the relationship ...

Question 1

The function of gossip is to build strong bonds between individuals (Wert and Salovey 123). Individuals can share ideas, opinions, and emotions by finding common grounds that unite them. These points of convergence, whether positive or negative, unifies them in long-term friendships or a temporary association. Gossip also facilitates social comparisons that can either build up or tear down an individual. By comparing themselves with others, people gain insights into the validity of their opinions and beliefs, hence the description of gossip as “self-evaluative” (Wert and Salovey 123). Self-evaluation creates an avenue for identifying the shortfalls in one’s ...

What is a Friend? A Friend is a person who is willing to take you the way you are (Ashton). The word ‘friend’ traces back to England in the early 12th century and continues to be utilized throughout the world today. Though, it was originated from German where it is called as “Freund.” Having too many friends can be stressful and dramatic at times, but they can also help resolve personal issues, assist in loneliness, and help you in your overall emotional and physical well-being. Friends are those people in your life that you can rely on when a ...

Many authors regard their work as being a single standalone piece of art. By this logic, it can be safe to assume that the authors work their literary pieces to stand out against similar genres of works. However, in some cases many different stories end up sharing the same motif and theme. In many cases like this, it is not because of two authors collaborating to come up with a theme, or lesson, to teach society but a stroke of luck. When forming their stories, authors use society around them to develop their characters, settings, and such so in ...

Impact on Relationships

The advent of social networking has introduced a new dynamic to how people relate to one another in society. Where once only a broad circle of individuals might be known to a single person, now through social networking a single user can be connected to dozens if not hundreds of other people in a matter of minutes. From Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn and several others, social networking has managed to connect the world in a way it has never known before. For all this however there is a very real and noticeable disconnect between individuals in terms of ...

Introduction

Sexual behavior and homosexuality are the sensitive issues among other issues in the world of religion. Every society has moral rules that regulate sexual behavior. However, the rules differ from society to society. At times, to its intents and purposes, the rules necessarily and sufficiently need some specific study and comparing for rational precision. At this event, the comparison of the sexual behavior of different societies with the religious beliefs displays some distinctive connection between the social structures and morals. Power argues that the monastic rules served to ensure the proper public performance of monks because it is the ...

The Decline of Face to Face Communication

For a particular category of people, who have an outgoing nature and would have made friends quickly anyway, it's doubtful social media would make much of a difference. They would still have relationships and social circles outside the media. For them, the social media is just an extension of their real-world. It all depends on the person and how one uses it. Some people might use social media to enhance their relationships and meet new people, where others might use it to quantify the amount of friends they have or use it to spy on people so that they ...

(Author Name) (Course Name/Number) Of all of the things that are important for the development of young children, there is one that goes without question. Play has dominated the social sciences are a true cornerstone in the healthy development of children, from infants through the adolescent years. Multiple types of play have been recognized in the years leading up to what many consider to be the height of psychological science, research, and implementation. It is through Symbolic play and Creative play that children are able to explore their limits, test possible solutions to problems, and learn how to navigate ...

Man’s best friend, the dog, is proof enough that human beings can be good friends with animals. Animals are born to Mother Nature like a human child and have rights to live. It is time we observed and respected animal rights. Animals have rights like humans do to live freely and enjoy the earth, at least before human beings destroy what it has to offer. Just like a man can be best friends with the dog human beings can become friends with other animals too. Human beings have God-given role to protect the earth and control other living ...

Introduction

Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have become staple applications in the workplace and at home. Because of this, more of our friendships are developed and nurtured online. While social media gives the individual a sense of autonomy, and allows for freedom of expression, there are implications for those who use social media as a way of abusing, and terrorising others. The consequences of such behaviour can lead to the breakdown of face to face communication and the dissolution of relationships. On the extreme end, legal consequences can ensue for those who use social media to break the ...

1.0 Introduction of a Developmental Issue Hong Kong primary and secondary school students are under constant academic pressure since they have no spare time to relax leading to psychological stress. In fact, it is difficult to change the education system. Since the beginning of the school year to the present day, the number of Hong Kong students who committed suicide rose to the highest levels. According to most of the students, school workload is just a fuse with “no joy, no hope, and no help.” There is a case that happened in a middle school in Hong Kong. The ...

The children in the sample group were observed and interviewed on February 16, 2016. The researcher received verbal permission of the ECE practitioner in the group. Based on the interactions with the students, I observed that the total number of students in the interviewed comprised of mixed gender. There were a total of eleven students in the group. The eleven students were separated according to their gender. The majority of students (7) were girls and the remaining 4 students were boys. The interview was confidential and the procedure was conducted at the left side of the school age room. ...

Freshman year at college is one of the most important years in a college student’s life. Primarily, the reason for the importance and the anticipation of going to college is because students are bound to experience more freedom, more competitive education and a wholly different learning experience and atmosphere; altogether a lifestyle that will be starkly different from high school. However, a major question before a first-year college student is, whether they would prefer living on campus or off-campus. This is a topic of concern because many students enroll in colleges that are in a different State or ...

The forcible removal and transportation of millions of African men and women to the Americas took place for over three centuries starting in the mid 1400’s and ending in the late 1800’s. The importation and enslavement of Africans resulted in great economic growth as well as a resettling of the American Continents. An estimated 6.5 million people came to the Western Hemisphere. 83 percent of the people arriving were African slaves. The slave trade sets the precedence for capitalism. This was because the labor of the slaves generated great wealth for businesses in America and Europe. The ...

Abstract

The premise of the novel is that every year, about 100 teenage boys from all over the US volunteer and participate in a Long Walk. They start walking from Maine to south for the grand price. They walk without stopping until there is only one person able to continue. You must not drop to below 4 miles per hour; else you receive an official warning. If competitors breach their limit of 3 warnings, they are shot dead. The walkers are followed by military vehicle carrying monitoring equipment and soldiers with heavy guns. This essay seeks to show how King ...

Introduction

Teenagers will always try to fit and get along with their peers especially during the present time when they spend fewer moments with families and more being in engagements in various activities with colleagues and friends. Adolescence, for instance, is the time when peers impact an increasingly important role in the lives of many youths. Teenagers start developing friendships which tend to be more exclusive, constant and intimate than in their younger years (De Guzman, 2007). After all, friendships are unavoidable and, in many ways; they form essential components of our developments. What we all know is that peer ...

The analysis of friendship as a life concept and universal phenomenon is evident in Aristotle’s The Nicomachean Ethics. According to the philosopher, for one to declare another his or her friend, they have to meet certain conditions. For illustration purposes, one can consider the love of famous musicians that an individual may choose to monitor via different social media platforms. The decision to like them on Facebook or to follow them on Twitter does not mean that the fan and the famous person are friends. On the contrary, in Aristotle’s views, such a situation does not even ...

There have been numerous stories throughout the centuries of heroes who have struggled with inner and external conflicts and who have used different mediums to share their tales. Their journeys are different in many respects, but they all share the same qualities that define the role of a hero in any literature piece. Heroes continue to maintain their presences and their role in the stories that are told every day. The hero plays an interesting role in any piece of literatures and pulls the readers towards the plot. Gilgamesh is the typical hero who he survives the difficult journey. ...