Essays on Idleness

Chinese medicine and Chinese philosophy act as a whole. And the name of this whole - Taoism, the way of the Tao. What I admire in the Taoists to the core of my soul, is the fact that they can find simple and affordable solutions for everyday problems, without losing sight of the whole complexity of life. Next wonderful parable illustrates this approach.

A rich merchant came to the sage and asked him to make a beautiful calligraphic inscription.

- Write to me the secret of happiness - said the merchant, - and I'll put the scroll on the wall of my home. - Come back in a week, - said the sage.

When the merchant returned, sage showed him the scroll. The inscription read:

"Father will ...

I have chosen to change my behavior from a smoker to a nonsmoker. Over a period of one week, I took data on my smoking behavior. Through self-monitoring, I established that I smoke 2-3 cigarettes during the night. I did not smoke during the day as I am always busy. I have established that due to the idleness experienced during the night, I tend to smoke.

During the day, I exercise 5-6 days a week for 2-3 hours each day. In order to achieve my goal, I have decided to increase the intensity of my workout during the day. Due to fatigue involved ...

In the early 1800s, Neoclassical writing was par for the course; works were typically very restrained, conservative, and focused on structure more than anything else. However, as the 19th century rolled along, more and more authors (including Washington Irving and

James Fenimore Cooper) found themselves writing stories of passion, full of experimentation and discovery. In these works, notions of established language and literary structure were challenged, as the Romantics ceased believing in the established systems of literature and created wholly new works that were free from restraint. While the works of Smith demonstrate the observational, dry and formal writing ...

The notion of wisdom in the book of Hebrew has been discussed thoroughly and comprehensively from a range of various perspectives such as literary, linguistic, social-scientific, theological and historical approaches. This has played a crucial part in enabling people understand how wisdom was mainly interpreted in the ancient Israel. It is obvious that the bible speak abundantly and profusely concerning the wisdom of being diligent at the same time, showing an unambiguous contrast especially of what befalls the lazy person. Book of Hebrew argues that Christ followers usually have the benefit of enjoying the great reward by using the knowledge found ...

Abstract

The use of a systematic approach which eliminates wastes by the creation of a flow that is determined by customer pull has greatly transformed process design in organizations. This approach is known as lean thinking while the process of deploying this methodology and achieving its aim is known as the Lean process. This paper describes the concept of the lean process and manufacturing with focus on the Toyota Production System. A brief history and background of the lean process is described and the background of the Toyota Production System is also described.

Introduction

Several organizations today are making the lean process an ...

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel, This Side of Paradise, tells the tale of a young Midwestern university student who falls in and out of love, while eschewing his education for a life in the military. Fitzgerald’s book, a semi-autobiographical tale written around the time of the pursuit of his first love Zelda, combines varying literary styles with a powerful narrative voice to show the idleness and greed of American youth in the 1910s. In the world of This Side of Paradise, the youth of the nation is confused, lost and torn between love, obligation and opportunity, not really knowing where they ...

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This is an article about HIV in the state of Missouri. The article focuses on the challenges of the current status of HIV infection in the African American community. Focusing in St. Louis, this essay examines the cultural, social, and political challenges that affect both the providers of healthcare and the patients. A snapshot as the main problem is the obvious devoid in educational training among the healthcare providers on the dangers of HIV and the cultural stigma associated with the disease. The article concludes with an array of recommendations that would be applicable in finding solutions for the ...

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Obesity is a dreaded illness that affects not only adults but children as well. Long associated with adults, the number of children suffering from childhood obesity is also on the rise as families change their lifestyle and opt for processed and unhealthy foods. What makes it ironic is despite knowing how healthy foods and exercise can combat obesity, still, there are people who do not make changes on their lifestyle. Thus, in order to address the problems of obesity, educating schoolchildren, including their families and school personnel is important. In addition, applying food tax on items considered as unhealthy is ...

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Executive summary prior military security company embarked in conducting a feasibility study that aimed at increasing the efficiency of its operations at reduced economic margins. The feasibility study also aimed at investing other key issues that relates to better development and establishment of the security company. This mainly entails public safety, consultancy, organization requirements, training needs, specializations, and cost of operation relationships. The report from the feasibility study evaluates all the possible alternatives and then recommends on the best options and most concrete action plan for enhancing public safety and providing necessary and the inevitable training to the organization’ ...

Children's literature can have many purposes - they are often used to entertain, to delight, and to spark imagination. Many are also used to provide children with useful lessons for proper behavior and desirable attitudes. However, one additional benefit that children's literature has is its unique method of discussing adult topics and subjects in front of children in a way that does not offend the status quo, or introduces it to them too harshly. At the turn of the twentieth century, three stories in particular were particularly useful in conveying adult messages to their audience - "Uncle Remus," "Rip Van ...

Factors that explain that violence is a Social Problem

Violence may result from social factors such as unemployment, working conditions that are poor, political differences, financial problems and drugs. According to World Bank (79), the linkage between violence and unemployment involves exclusion and social identity. Employment cannot be entirely viewed as a financial matter. Employment should be viewed as a social matter since it involves aspects of social relations such as a person’s expectations and personal status. Unemployment becomes a factor that results to recruitment of individuals into gangs. According to the World Bank (79), studies indicate that criminal violence is strongly linked to persons with low income. Most people are ...