Essays on Oneself

The case study shows that the company named BOKF is providing some training on the specific areas to train people to meet the job requirements. As a matter of fact, the persons who are being trained can be more proficient in the areas of training and perform well in the job. However, such trainings are already limited to the professional objectives and it don’t go beyond the college education. The college education has numerous benefits to offer and that benefits don’t exists in such job training. The college education is not only helpful to learn the basic ...

Today, the mention of crime in the inner cities immediately whips up emotions regarding unlawful possession of guns by criminal gangs. There are many reports on violence that result from the use of unregistered guns over the past decades.The crime rate in inner cities goes interchangeably with unlawful possession of guns. When the government put laws that seek to control ownership of guns, do the steps help to stop crime and protect citizens? Robert La Follette argues that the issue of gun control should not focus on whether to support ownership or to oppose ownership, rather, decisions should be ...

1. Exercising regularly is good for health. However, one should not be erratic about it i.e. one should have a plan and stick to it. Fitness also includes the food intake. One should have a balanced diet that gives all nutrients in the correct proportion. Exercise and food together lead to a healthy body. At times an overweight person will not be prepared to expose himself to others in a fitness centre. However, one should realise that it is to change this very situation that one need to keep oneself fit. As a result, one becomes more confident about ...

Leadership cannot be fully exercised without self-awareness. To be conscious of oneself is to have self-knowledge and to be mindful of others. A leader who has introspection is more likely to practice social change in the society. I believe I am becoming more conscious of myself because of a series of actions that I partake from time to time. There are various ways to become more aware of oneself, and it is entirely necessary to establish it since it will lead to social change in the long run. Firstly, keeping a journal is one way of becoming self-aware; this ...

Doctor

ABSTRACT Young people in the United States are battling depression in record numbers, reaching an all-time high of 3 million patients in 2015. Researchers are continuing to search for alternative or additional methods than therapy and medications to improve depressive symptoms in teenagers and young adults. Some studies have demonstrated that as possible option in easing depression is physical exercise. In addition to assisting mental health issues, exercise promotes social interaction, physical health, and appearance. However, research has focused primarily on adults and therefore additional studies are needed with focus on the impact of exercise on depression in young ...

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VITAL INFORMATION Summary: This lesson utilizes two descriptions of the same room from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. By contrasting the words chosen to depict the color of the room in the first and second descriptions, students can figure out the moods involved in the descriptions and indicate how those word choices contribute to those two moods.

STANDARDS AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

Standards: INSERT HERE Differentiated Instruction: In this instance, flexible grouping will be the system for creating differentiated instruction EEI (ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INSTRUCTION) – LESSON PLAN ELEMENTS REQUIRED: Objective The learner will analyze prose for the ways in which diction ...

Yin and Yang are the basic principle and concept for both Chinese philosophy and culture that is traced back to the third century BCE. According to the principle, all the things that exist and surround us are inseparable and contradicting. Examples of this are female-male, old-young, darkness-light. These opposing aspects attract each other and, as it is illustrated by the well-known symbol of Yin-Yang principle, each of opposites has a part of the other in its core.

According to the principle, Yin stands for:

Feminine Black Dark North Cold Providing spirit for all things and so forth On the contrary, in terms of Chinese philosophy Yin ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

In order to understand the extract from the book of James, it is necessary to consider every important word as a part of the paragraph and even in relation to the whole Bible. The first word that catches the readers’ attention is ‘keep’ in the first sentence of the extract 2:8-11. The word ‘keep’ is relatively new and could not be present in the extract in its current form. Moreover, it is hard to understand the meaning of the word in the sentence, since it is linked with the noun ‘law’. What did the translator mean by ‘keeping the ...

Human Dignity and the Organ Trade

Organ donation is a gracious act that adds more years to a sick individual’s life as it allows them to live a longer and healthier life. Those with end-stage heart, eye, or kidney diseases live longer than those who receive other treatment methods such as dialysis or oral medications. The problem is that there is a shortage of organs for transplantation all over the world. The list of patients waiting for donors run in the hundreds of thousands, with about 100,000 of them waiting for kidney donors alone. This has led to questions about the possibility of ...

I work as a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. This week I was going to make a presentation in one of the universities of our country. I talk about the dangers and true occurrences of fraud. I was told about the identity theft of the professors of the university. At first, there were only two victims but then during a month their number increased to fifteen. All the victims noticed unexplained charges and credit accounts on their credit reports. I became interested in this case, that was why I decided to help them. We will try ...

Introduction

Emotional Intelligence (EI) as a concept has struck root since the middle of the 1990s. It was adopted by the management world though it has its base in psychology. It became popular as a trait that every leader ought to possess if he were to lead a team. It surpassed the existing notion that Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was sufficient to succeed in an organizational setting. The practical use of EI leads to better decisions by both individuals and groups (Hess & Bacigalupo, 2011). This essay introduces the concept of EI with examples and differentiates EQ from IQ. It dwells on ...

“Leadership Skills: Qualities of a Great Leadership”, is an informative video, in which an individual shares what makes the qualities of a great leader. Now, the five qualities that make a leader are as follows: leading, listening, learning, loving, and losing with grace. Now, while the individual in the video goes into detail about each of the five essential traits of being a leader, it is more important to reply to Response#2 and Response#3. Now, response#2 does an efficient job at defining the traits of being a leader, just like in the video. However, I would have gone into ...

Introduction

This generation, unlike the previous ones is experiencing a lot of sudden encounters that have been contributed to by various factors, including industrialization and globalization, which are associated with numerous problems including economic catastrophes among others. This means that they have to find out ways of coping with these new happenings so as to survive and fulfill their desires. It is in this case that the necessity for guidance and assistance arises. In the old generation, people lived in a closed society where few individuals were entitled with the responsibility of ensuring order and set morals were followed. The ...

1. Key Elements of Branson’s Leadership Style In his autobiography, The Virgin Way: If It’s Not Fun, It’s Not Worth Doing, Richard Branson identifies and explains important aspects of his leadership philosophy and style: There are ten of them: (1) “Follow your passion, but protect the downside”; (2) “Do some good”; (3) “Believe in your business”; (4) “Have fun”; (5) “Don’t give up”; (6) “Listen more and talk less”; (7) “Make room for personal time through delegation”; (8) “Go out and meet people”; (9) “Communicate among all levels of your company”; and, (10) “Be happy”. ...

Purpose Statement

1. What have you learned this semester about evangelism as it relates to your Christian walk that has changed your perception and challenged your thinking? There are a variety of important lessons that I have learned this semester regarding evangelism as it relates to my Christian walk. These ideas have profoundly changed my perceptions and challenged my thinking by providing me with a basis for understanding my faith and that of others on a more fundamental level. Not only does an understanding of Christian evangelism help to provide insight into the way in which faith can be instilled and ...

In XXI century, when the Internet is spreading with unbelievable speed, electronic media becomes the most popular source of getting different information about all things around the world. The sphere of politics is no exception. Today, more and more people prefer to get information through the Internet, cable channels and other electronic media and not to use radio or newspapers, which were regarded as traditional information sources for decades. Young adults compose an overwhelming majority of these new electronic media users. Albeit, having access to the information that is always renovating, young people seem to be not engaged in ...

Risk is one of the major elements of the life to deal with. Everyone needs to deal with risks and there are no ways of avoiding risks in the real life. The risk can be explained as a potential that can result in gain or loss. The gain or loss is caused by any actions taken. The life continuously experiences risk at day to day activities. The number of accidents or cases that happens around us remind the consequences of risks. There are different types of risk that we do face. It can be described as financial risks, physical ...

‘Love’ is among the majorly debated themes by both the modern and postmodern poets. Fundamentally, love refers to a deep affection for something towards another thing. The poems “A&P” by John Updike, “Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, “a leaf falls” by E.E. Cummings and When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" by Walt Whitman vividly provides a depiction of love, as some of the major thematic issues. This paper, therefore, provides an analysis and the discussion of ‘” love” as one of the major thematic issues portrayed in “A&P”, “Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord “a leaf falls” ...

A sexual offender is a person who has committed a sex crime, which is punishable by law. Sex crimes, on the other hand, are determined by a particular area’s laws and jurisdiction and they determine whether a person’s actions fall under sexual offense or otherwise. In many countries, sex crimes are in fact major crimes which are kept side by side with other crimes like physical assault or breaking traffic rules. While some crimes committed by sex offenders are strictly sexual in nature, others might be those that are a violation of those who are chosen by ...

There is a connection between developing ideas and the creation of artworks. Media also plays a role in this process because people today cannot function without the influence of media. These spheres are interconnected and interrelated because of the fact that people live in ‘global village’ as Marshall McLuhan stated. Media plays a role in improvement of ideas because of its omnipresence and it has impact on people’s minds and on the process of creation. The fact that medium is the message, as McLuhan stated, supports the viewpoint that media is the extension of man and so is ...

Jihad is a very contradictory Arabic term. It includes every kind of effort, exertion, conflict and war (Aidin 7-15). The etymological origin of the word Jihad is derived from j-h-d which means striving one’s utmost or exerting one’s utmost power, efforts, endeavors, toil or hard work and ability in contending with an object of disapprobation (Aidin 7-15). As it is seen this expression means to make an effort for Allah in many fields of life (Aidin 7-15). The goals of jihad and its idea have changed a lot while Muhammad performed his activities. Initially, Muhammad and Quran ...

King Solomon who wrote the “Book of Proverbs” and Lucius Annaeus Seneca, who is better known by his cognomen Seneca was the author of “The Moral Essays”. Solomon’s “Book of Proverbs” was a guide that told the Hebrew people how to live for over a thousand years. Proverbs addresses many areas that are important to being able to live peacefully with one another such as moral behavior, values of oneself, the family and the community. It also deals with the meaning of life and submission to the will of god. In “the Moral Essays” Seneca like Solomon gave ...

Human beings are sometimes driven by the desire to exploit others for their personal gains. The aspect particularly takes place in a capitalistic society that thrives on more work and money without considering the welfare of the employees. Workers begin to develop occupational stress in three dimensions: self, work, and life situations. They find it difficult to balance their work and personal life resulting in stress or fatigue. Jordan Ferris in the article titled “Unsafe staffing events and their effect on nursing fatigue and stress levels” explores occupational stress and the implications it has on the employees. Jordan’s ...

Introduction

In the present-day 21st era, sharing of the gospel is comprehended and acknowledged as a custom, fact, and right bestowing to each precise indulgent and its context. The society is comprised of diverse categories of individuals, different in their spiritual, ethnic, social, political, and economics settings. In such different situations, culture plays the most vital part in all features of human-associated life and in the function of sharing the gospel. This is an indication that every action ought to be arbitrated by culture and the process ought to be religion based understood, and considerate. Addressing the issue of gospel ...

Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study is to find the connection between depression and suicide among youth, identify the percentage of young people that are affected by the depressive disorder and the percentage of those suffering from depression that have suicidal intentions. It is important to study this issue because mental illness and following suicide attempts is a wide-spread complicated problem all around the world nowadays.

Research Question/Hypothesis

Research questions of this study are as follows: What is the percentage of young people that suffer from depressive disorder? What is the percentage of depressed youth that have thoughts of suicide? Can depression ...

It has been said that music is the universal language. This statement could not have been any truer—ever since the dawn of civilization, humans have always used music as an instrument in expressing their thoughts, feelings, and passion to the audience regardless of language. What is wonderful about music is that it speaks to us a message that transcends language barriers. One distinct primary goal of music is to give out a message to the audience. These can be attributed in the early days when music was a form of accompaniment in telling the stories of every culture. ...

I chose the Positive Psychology Perspective on Body Image and the Sociocultural Perspective on Human Appearance and Body Image for this assignment because I consider that these two adequately describe the common reasoning behind body image appreciation in modern society. Among the aspects that I find most interesting or accurate is the notion introduced by the Positive Psychology Perspective contends that a low negative body image does not equal a positive body image. If one is not dissatisfied with one’s body, this does not necessarily imply that one thinks positively about oneself, but could simply create a neutral ...

Virtue Ethics

The essence of Virtue Ethics is based in its antiquity and the fact that almost all ancient civilizations having endorsed some form of this principle. This is one form of Ethics that can directly be applied to professional and managerial situations. The reason for this is the ‘character-based’ nature of Virtue Ethics, wherein one evaluates an action in terms of specific ethical goals. In a sense, Virtue Ethics answers questions for managers better as compared to the Teleological or Deontological Ethical thoughts that are more consequence or duty based respectively. This essay would proceed to describe Virtue Ethics and ...

Chang, N.-Y., & Liou, T.-Y. (2009). A study of Latino parenting culture and practices: listening to the voices of Latino parents. Hsiuping Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12, 1-36. Retrieved from http://ir.hust.edu.tw/bitstream/310993100/1599/1/12-01.pdf The article studies culture and practices of childrearing in Latino families. As the authors write, “Traditional Latino parents, in general, may have more rigid parenting values compared to their Caucasian counterparts” (Chang & Liou, 2009, p. 1). The conducted study is based on the qualitative research. First, the authors provide a complete literature review regarding the main values of Latin culture and historical background of their living in ...

Intro

Basically, the idea that the world is not a random and chaotic mass of things, but a harmoniously ordered unity exists in accordance with certain laws at the heart of the Buddhist philosophy. The Dharma is the universal and eternal order that preserves and retains the integrity of the world. That is why the Dharma is a key concept in the complex system of Buddhism. The Dharma is the way and the law at the same time. It is a way to improve and complete enlightenment. If one analyzes this concept literally and in more detail, it becomes evident ...

The twenty first century has already seen a rapid technoligization of practically every aspect of life. Indeed, it could not but affect the labor force. The question is: in what way has it done so? Firstly and foremostly, apart from obvious computerization, we can speak of robots being introduced in the labor force environment. There are two facets of this process – the positive one and the negative one. As for the first, robots have taken on the most difficult and in certain cases most dangerous work. As for the second, it may be justly maintained that robots have endangered ...

INTRODUCTION

One of the technological platforms regularly visited by college students each and every day is social media. There are many youths who participate in all social media, like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, as if it is an important factor of their lives, something that is essential and necessary. Social media places youths in place where there every posted action and opinion is free to agreeable responses, positive accolades and “likes,” but they are also facing negative comments, hurtful insults and, in some case, even threats. E.A. Vogel, as well as other authors, in the 2014 article for Psychology of ...

Abstract

A caring disposition is a highly crucial aspect in service leadership. It is a fundamental attribute in today’s workplace settings that provide a unique system to which a good service leader can be assessed. In essence, a caring disposition encompasses powerful knowledge that is particularly efficient in formulating and implementing team approaches in ensuring the delivery of a successful leadership practice. This term paper seeks to discuss important concepts in caring disposition and how it promotes service leadership. The introductory part of the paper creates a clear understanding service leadership. In the first section of the term paper, ...

Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine life without social networking sites. Every person, from teenagers to adults reaching middle-age, is or has been registered on one or more web platforms used for communication. Recently, socialization process has shifted from face-to-face communication to chats and texting, as well as the exchange of visual data. Originally created as an application for sharing visual content, Instagram has become the most powerful social network in terms of its influence on society. The permanent flow of photos of various people, places, food and clothes is shaping the modern understanding of the standards of beauty, ...

Performance management is the process that makes an organization incorporates its employees in almost all activities of the company so that the enterprise can achieve efficiency. The key part in performance management is the employee involvement in decision-making. The activities that are involved in this process include planning where the human resource department sets the work schedule to be followed and the expected results if the work is done on their planned schedule. Continuous monitoring of the employee performance under regular schedules is imperative as Armstrong and Taylor (2014) assert. The other activity involved is that of capacity development ...

Review of the article “Chinese Table Manners: You Are How You Eat” by Eugene Cooper

It goes without saying that in today’s globalized world intercultural communication plays a significant role and requires a good knowledge of the culture within which communication happens, and it is not only because it is interesting, it has practical importance. One of the cultures that is worth paying attention to is the Chinese culture, as it differs from other cultures, especially European ones in many ways. Table etiquette can play a crucial role in doing business with a Chinese businessman. The Chinese table etiquette has become the main topic of the article “Chinese Table Manners: You Are How ...

Development and fine tuning of documents e.g. the curriculum vitae

Preparation for the job interview

Preparation for the negotiation and acceptance of the offer Lastly, learning ways to become successful in the workplace. Positioning oneself with the lower level subordinate is of particular importance for purposes of fostering the relationships within the workplace. In my discussion, I would include the challenges that they often face touching on their personal integrity, the need to remain competent and also prevent embarrassments. This is in light of the discomfort and pressures that may be brought about by their superiors in the workplace as a result of the ...

1. Basil’s handsome model Dorian Gray is the main character in the novel. At the beginning of the novel is portrayed as a man with sincere feelings and conscious mind. As soon as the artist had depicted the young man, with the help of innovative technique on canvas, Dorian transformed into a soulless Narcissus, who was ready to sell his soul in order to become immoral. Basically, Dorian says: “If the picture could change, and I could be always what I am now!” ( Wilde, 43). Dorian’s worldview had split apart, as the concept of “beauty” was raised ...

Exploring High Self-Esteem and Narcissism as Contributors of Aggressive Tendencies: an Argument against the Low Self-Esteem Hypothesis

Literature Review Introduction There are relevant themes in the current literature that relate to the argument presented in this position paper. Many of these themes have focused on supporting the high self-esteem hypothesis, which holds that highly favorable self-appraisals cause aggression and make people more prone to acts of aggression. The results and findings of several research studies conducted with the purpose of supporting the so called high self-esteem hypothesis have actually been successful in providing evidence in favor of the view that it is actually high levels of self-esteem that increase an individual’s proneness to aggressive tendencies ( ...

Introduction

It is not a secret that school curriculum is literally the issue of wide all-national discussion. No wonder, the effectiveness of students’ education is the main prerequisite of human future. However, very frequently one allegedly insignificant detail is not taken into account: in particular, the spectrum of skills, on which the main emphasis is made. No doubt, there would be many people, who would fervently defense the opposite position, insisting on the fact that children do obtain all necessary skills. Nevertheless, this paper is aimed at the proving of simple statement that any curriculum, which considers art education as ...

That a man should hate oneself is a common phenomenon, which everyone experiences once in a while, because of people’s intrinsic flaws. These flaws ramify into people’s creations such that there is not one thing a man has created, which does not have to endure a measure of hatred from the rest of society. The creature in Frankenstein is no different from men’s inventions, whose hideous nature was not apparent at the time of their inception, and abhorred for what passed as evil yet not appreciated for the utility its creator envisaged. The guiding question for ...

Introduction

The Bhagavad Gita is a set of sermons given by Lord Krishna to his nephew Arjuna who was caught in a mental dilemma where he was unable to decide between lifting arms and annihilating his own relatives who were against him and his brothers (Pavulraj, 2014). The sole purpose of the entire scripture was to demystify the connection between the humans and the God. Lord Krishna holds the religious value of being an incarnation of lord Vishnu who is among the three main deities in the Hinduism. Thus, although literally, the message of Bhagavad Gita was to inculcate the ...

It is clear that exams are important for all students. They usually show their progress and the way they have learnt the material. Of course, all students want to pass their exams with good grades. Therefore, it is extremely important to prepare for the exam. All in all, there are a number of strategies out of which each student may choose the most successful one. First of all, it is worth considering the usage of visual aids while preparing for the exam. For instance, it is useful to make charts and diagrams which summarize all the necessary information. While ...

In the contemporary society, living a moral Christian life is difficult, particularly because of the different messages that people receive from various sources, and as a result of the distancing between man and religion. In the context of a chaotic, rushed and often confusing lifestyle, spirituality often loses grounds in favor of practical concerns. Besides, the globalization of today’s developed societies means that people often live in diverse and non-traditional families, that communities become less homogenous and various religions can be found within the same families and communities. In this context, the Christian believer often finds that the ...

Introduction

Experiential learning is one of the most important methods that people from the academe, most especially educators apply to help students develop his/her emotional, cognitive, and social values. Experiential learning is basically learning through first-hand experience, action, discovery, and exploration. It is important for observational learners which needs actual application of concepts to understand it (Brock et al., 2012). Immersing oneself in an unfamiliar territory is an important way to teach people, especially students, on what it is really like to be part of a certain community, and it is also one way for them to understand why people ...

Through discussion of the philosophical themes from the course that arise in the movie a better understanding of the relationship between film and philosophy and the various elements that are utilized in the movie to present the implications of these ideas. There are a variety of philosophical themes present in Blade Runner. Questions related to humanity, morality consciousness, and life and death are all explored. These ideas can be understood in relation to philosophers such as Aristotle, Sartre, Heidegger, and Kant, whose positions regarding these aspects of truth can help to provide insight in this regard. Exploration of the ...

CHOOSE TOPIC

FIND SOURCES APPROPRIATE FOR THE TOPIC OF THE PAPER WRITE INTRODUCTION FOR THE PAPER WRITE CONCLUSIONS FOR THE PAPER Introduction Anorexia nervosa is one of eating disorders which appears, as a rule, in young women in the age 12-25 years. However, cases when males become anorexic patients also can be found. The main features of anorexia nervosa: weight loss of more than 15% of the initial weight, pathological belief in own obesity despite the extremely low weight, amenorrhea. At the center of disease is persistent desire to lose weight, which patients try to achieve using diets, exercise, and even ...

ISLAMIC SUFISM

Introduction There has been a profound link between the art and the spiritual depth of humans because the true form of art is assumed to be a reflection of the various thoughts, beliefs, and emotions existent in the spirit of the individuals. Religion is a definite medium to address all the above three aspects of humans and therefore, religion has an equally significant impact on the artworks as well. Like all the other prominent religions of the world, Sufism (Islam) is highly capable of reflecting the core facets of spiritual refinement, precision, and profundity in its art forms. The ...

I Am a Strategic Leader

Communication

I Am a Strategic Leader

Introduction

The best favor that a person can make for oneself in the XXI century is to learn how to become a leader. There is no space for unconfident and covered people in the modern society. Success demands to be achieved through persistence and control. In this paper we would like to analyze a common state of affairs, to define what the leader’s basic features of character are, and to emphasize their importance either in everyday life or at your workplace.

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Brahmacharya is a vow which means that a person is mentally and physically abstaining from all the sensual pleasures. Marriage is supposed to be monogamous and being faithful means respecting the truth. Gandhi understood the true meaning of brahmacharya when he visited South Africa where he was influenced by Raychandbhai. Devotion, which is related to self-control, is the part of being faithful and practicing brahmacharya means taking a vow and denouncing all earthly pleasures which might corrupt a person and their practice. Gandhi thinks about the true meaning of faithfulness and its connection with devotion. He talks about the ...

Judith Butler, a controversial writer and professor of philosophy, known to write about gender and sexuality, along with a recent interest in war, discusses the topic of “what counts as human” and “what makes for a liveable life,” in an essay titled, “Beside Oneself: On the Limits of Sexual Autonomy.” Butler examines the paradigms set by society and politics of what is considered the “norm” and how one is only acknowledged in his or her humanity based on these standards. Those that are outside the expected norm, such as homosexuals, bisexuals, transgender and transsexual are not given the same ...

Summary

The book The life you’ve always wanted: The spiritual disciplines for ordinary people was written by John Ortberg and published by Zondervan in 2002. The main topic is the personal transformation in the spiritual terms which only a person willing to make a spiritual progress is capable of. The book opens with the description of personal failure and a willingness to improve oneself by becoming a better person. Ortberg discusses the term morphoo and explains that it is “the inward and real formation of the essential nature of a person” (Ortberg, 2002, p. 23). Morphing means becoming a ...

Foundation Course-

Evaluation Of The Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Current Theories In Explaining Revenge Pornography And The Implications That These Have For Policy And Practice In The UK In the recent past, there have been numerous cases of revenge pornography. Revenge pornography arises when an individual takes photographs of someone else without consent or knowledge. Then distribute the information either through the social media or any media channel (Cowen p.511, 2015).Revenge pornography takes many forms; for instance, through hidden recordings of sexual activity, taking photos of one when he/she is naked, recording of sexual assaults within the environment of ...

Organizational behavior entails research on individuals within an organizational setting. Such research is crucial for the effective management of organizational structures and requires particular focus on the behavioral traits of individuals while alone (private individuals) as well as in the context of interpersonal relationships such as observed in behavior of individuals while working with others in a professional environment as a team or a group (Sing). Studies on organizational behavior aim at actuating an understanding of the factors influencing groups and individual dynamics within organizational settings for better efficiency and effectiveness of these groups and the overarching organizational structure ...

Vincent van Gogh was born as the son of a middle class family in 1853; his style of painting created a maelstrom of rejection, panic, and curiosity from the late 19th century public. The famous Van Gogh scholar named Zola previously stated that no other artist had ever exceeded Van Gogh; his immense popularity as a result of his insanely beautiful artworks made him a champion of the rejected artists who crafter genius masterpieces that are all timeless, hysterical, and eccentrically beautiful at the same time. (Naifeh and Smith Ch. 1, n.p.). Throughout history, Van Gogh is probably one ...

For centuries, animals have been euthanized to stop their suffering when they have become too old or injured. While the decision to put down a beloved pet may be emotionally devastating, there is no question of the ethics involved. In fact, many people would think to keep an animal lingering in pain and distress would be considered inhumane. Why, then, do we allow human beings to suffer in pain and distress? Does a human not have the right to a final relief granted to an animal? An animal does not have the ability to grant permission for self-euthanasia like ...

First, I learned that uneducated, ill-mannered, wild creatures like Mirabella can be more human and sympathetic than her ‘civilized’ sisters. Her example taught me that process of civilization and becoming human-like should not exclude abandoning one`s values and ability to support and sympathize. True human characteristics are already embedded in almost all creatures and the only thing one should do is control and tame all negative and primitive instincts; therefore letting kindness flourish and develop. In fact, I saw that notion and term ‘civilization’ is used as a tool in killing all good and human that are implemented ...

The Vimalakirti is essential in understanding vague passages of the Koan for it details the concept of enlightenment through Buddha’s words through the use of narratives derived from Buddha’s conversation with the Bodhisattvas. The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Vimalakirti can be a useful reference in reading the Koan. In this respect, two texts dealing with the argument have been tackling the issue of attaining enlightenment. According to the Vimalakirti sutra, when the Buddha was asked by his fellow men in order to attain enlightenment, they gave him gifts to become an enlightened ...

As It Is in Heaven is a story about love which is channeled through music and is capable of reaching everyone’s heart. The main topic is the infinite love which is the product of the group project and of a noble work which is related to singing and performing music. Other topics which are involved are love, self-accomplishment, jealousy and the strength to stand up for oneself. All of these themes are present in the film and make it remarkable and universal because of its protagonists. The film As It Is in Heaven deals with infinite love which ...

English 301B-21

Competition among children is a debate that has lingered for generations now. Some people argue that competition is good while others argue that competition is destructive. During competition, children in a contest or event like sports or a class contest apply their most favorable skills and knowledge to emerge as the best. There will always be a winner and a loser. However, losing does not necessarily mean not succeeding; but ideally can highlight their weaknesses and strengths. In many cases, competition creates fun, encourages children to give their best, and promotes healthy self-esteem; however, competition can also foster inequality, ...