Study Like a Boss
Compassion, Respect, Courage, Gratitude, Humanity, Hope, Ambition, Pride, Honor, Pressure, Loyalty, Passion, Adversity, Kindness, Hate, Laughter, Loneliness, Lost, Mercy, Honesty, Desire, Joy, Shyness, Suffering, Feeling, Fear, Want, Need, Empathy, Happiness, Anger, Inspiration, Shame, Nostalgia, Patience, Pet Peeve, Regret, Tolerance, Guilt, Responsibility, Confidence, Doubt, Dishonesty, Skepticism, Betrayal, Homesickness, Politeness, Sincerity, Smiling, Envy, Apathy, Grief.
As I stood there looking into the painting as if it were a portal back in time. I could think of nothing but what it must have felt like to be abandoned from your ship by no choice of your own, as illustrated in “A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast” by Claude-Joseph Vernet. Art can … Read more
Our new religion named The Gloryers, which means Jeane Dixon, will help us to survive when the Armageddon comes and brings the glory to all our practitioners. Background of The Gloryers Jeane Dixon who was a famous American astrologer of the 20th century has accurately predicted the futures (Dixon, & Noorbergen, 1971). She prophesied that … Read more
Now I lay me down to sleep. Agent Marks was unconscious and handcuffed to a bed in the basement of the Memory Den. It would make for a good story if there had been a shouting match, some quick thinking, and a syringe of a sedative. But realy Allen took two steps after leaving the … Read more
Drawing on the work of Arlie Hochschild, I will argue that Hochschild’s theory of emotion management best describes my experience. Emotions were internally judged by myself and therefore, attempted to changed based on the cultural context I was in and the interaction I was engaged in. This essay will discuss how emotion work occurred during … Read more
Now, let me start this post review off with a disclaimer: I have not listened to this album very much. I have not bathed in it like I did for my review of Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago, or the Lumineers’ Cleopatra. I have not surrounded myself with it for weeks on end in … Read more
Social participation frame of reference (FOR), focuses on the abilities needed to support children with typical to mild cognition functioning to engage in social participation in a socially acceptable manner. Without the proper way of communication socially amongst their peers, or caregivers, children with social participation dysfunction tend to have a difficult time forming meaningful … Read more
Now, let me start this post review off with a disclaimer: I have not listened to this album very much. I have not bathed in it like I did for my review of Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago, or the Lumineers’ Cleopatra. I have not surrounded myself with it for weeks on end in … Read more
“War is the best thing in the world,” said no sane or knowledgeable person, ever. Whatever reasons there are to go to war, such as benefiting or protecting the way of life, the outcome is inevitably devastating. War affects not only the people intimately involved who are in combat, but also civilians who live near … Read more
Beauty is a very indefinite concept, every person has a different idea of what they view as attractive. So when an entire civilization of people collectively define such a word; an automatic categorization of the physical appearances, personality traits, fashion sense, social class, and attitude of the people separates and divides them into what is … Read more
Social participation frame of reference (FOR), focuses on the abilities needed to support children with typical to mild cognition functioning to engage in social participation in a socially acceptable manner. Without the proper way of communication socially amongst their peers, or caregivers, children with social participation dysfunction tend to have a difficult time forming meaningful … Read more
Tris’s shoulder was on fire as she pressed further against the wall. Tobias leaned in closer, his eyes still blank. “I don’t believe you will,” she whispered softly to him. The cold metal of the gun barrel pressed closer to her head, but he didn’t pull the trigger. Still, her best efforts to get him … Read more
From one side of the world to the next, parents constantly struggle with wrestling their rambunctious, exuberant, and sometimes obstreperous children. Whether they are stopping the fight in the corner, running a child to soccer practice, or deactivating the potentially explosive temper tantrum, parents are always on the move. Parenting can be a rewarding, fulfilling … Read more
My client currently receives cognitive behavioral therapy, however, how we can we assist her to change the way that she thinks, when her each day of her life is filled with a negative encounter? Cognitive behavioral therapy alone is not enough, this client and other clients like her need for trauma sensitive information, and family … Read more
Elizabeth continues to follow her crying with “what delight! ” constituting to the idea that she is ecstatic and weeping for joy, not for sadness. The word rapturously, in summary, means being overjoyed. “She had also to anticipate how her visit would pass, the quiet tenour of their usual employments, the vexatious interruptions of Mr. … Read more
In the short story “Cathedral,” by Raymond Carver, the narrator draws a cathedral with his blind guest and transforms from a narrow-minded, materialistic, and superficial individual to an individual who acknowledges the spiritual aspects of life and the lives of those around him. Before the egoist narrator meets the blind man, Bub is so closed-minded, … Read more
Self-esteem is how people value themselves; it affects every part of their lives. Positive self-esteem gives people confidence in whatever they do and prevents them from the hardships of rejection or failure. The psychological immune system intertwines with self-esteem by helping people cope with negative responses or outcomes. It allows people to make mistakes and … Read more
The novel Naveed by John Heffernan shows examples of how people can use certain situations to benefit themselves, while others choose not to become a victim and take up an altruistic lifestyle. “I am not what has happened to me. I am what choose to become. ” – Carl Jung. A victim is someone who … Read more
In this painting “The Deadline” (Artist Facing Blank Canvas) painted in 1938 by Norman Rockwell, the artist illustrates a moment when the painter is confused on what to do next. The controversy in the painting shows how the painter have gathered all of the necessary tools but needs to come up with a game plan … Read more
The film “Perks of Being a Wallflower” released in 2012 is directed by Stephen Chbosky and is based on the novel which was also written by Stephen Chbosky. The movie portrays the theme of coming of age and is based on three friends, living their teenage years, along with the challenges of high school and … Read more
Wickedness within selfnot to talk to anyone or trust anyone, not even his wife. “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story about Goodman Brown who leaves his wife, Faith to go on a journey into the woods. Faith asks him to stay with her but, he says he must leave just for … Read more
During the unit 2 assessment test, I learned that I am all over the charts between good and poor. I fell mostly in the middle of okay with the majority of the answers. It’s a reality check about your skills when you list them on paper in black and white. It helps you learn a … Read more
There are wires growing out of everyone’s ears. That is, to listen to music. Music is an infinite source, whether that source is for lifting up spirits, expressing underlying pain and anger, or just merely a distraction. Music from well-developed Broadway musicals to a series of beats at a party, it is something we all … Read more
Pain is a harsh reminder that one is still very much connected to the collective rapture called existence; a belonging which often resonates radially as it does its utmost best to alert one that to continue with the chosen action, to continue along the chosen path, is not without harsh yet definitely quantifiable inauspicious consequences. … Read more
Happiness is a universal human objective that has recently gaining more traction in the field of human psychology, known as positive psychology. The documentary Happy, by director Roko Belic, explains that being involved in a community makes people happier. He also says that personal growth, close relationships and community feeling have a major value in … Read more
Karen Horney defines a basic anxiety as insidiously increasing, all pervading feeling of being lonely and helpless in a hostile world” (Horney, 1937, p. 89). When a child experiences basic anxiety they can develop self defense mechanisms. These self defense mechanisms can become very common throughout the child’s life. So common in fact, that they … Read more
Discoveries deepen our understandings of ourselves and the world and have a transformative effect on those who discover. In William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, and Gwen Harwood’s poem ‘The Glass Jar’, the authors use the aracterisation of main characters in their texts to explore the ways in which discovery affects people and how it changes … Read more
The film Emmanuel’s Gift and Afghan girl “ Shah Bibi Trakhail”, conveys a powerful message of hope, faith, determination, and resilience. Cultural beliefs and practices directed to a more challenging repercussion with their presented disability. Hence, Support and understanding from good Samaritans paved way for both characters to find their inner strength and reached success. … Read more
A Close-up on Burton’s Style Tim Burton is a well renowned director, who has been contributing to the movie-making world since the 1980s. As a director, Tim Burton uses his twisted and creative mind to create these fantastical worlds with unique, larger-than-life characters that in a way reflect reality. Throughout his films, Tim Burton uses … Read more
Grief is a range of emotions and behaviours shown by people when confronted with a sudden loss. This range is divided up into a number of stages, or a process of grief. Doctor Granger Westburg developed 10 stages that illustrated these emotions linked with behaviour and then was followed by a number of people who … Read more
“As it is not proper to cure the eyes without the head, nor the head without the body; so neither is it proper to cure the body without the soul. ” Socrates(Cousins, 56) The word, to heal, comes from the root word “haelen” which means to make whole. Bringing together the body, mind and spirit … Read more
The term “Barbarian” is Greek in origin. The Greeks originally levied it at any races who were not of a Greek origin; especially those who threatened Greek civilization and culture. Because most of these “strangers” regularly assaulted Greek cities, the term “barbarian” gradually evolved into a rude term: a person who was a sub-human, uncivilized, … Read more
In the play Long Days Journey Into Night by Eugene ONeill, the Tyrone family is haunted not by what is present in flesh facing them, but by memories and constant reminders of what has been the downfall of the family for years. ” No it can never be now. But it was once, before you-” … Read more
An oppressed soul finds means to escape through the preparation of food in the novel, Like Water for Chocolate, “A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies,” published in 1989, written by Laura Esquivel. The story is set in revolutionary Mexico at the turn of the century. Tita, the young heroine, is … Read more
“To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.” William Blake, Auguries of Innocence Imagination, to the people of the eighteenth century of whom William Blake and Jane Austen are but two, involves the twisting … Read more
The story of Cyrano de Bergerac is about a tragic love triangle it has effectively been told using a number of techniques including the Themes that arise, the Atmosphere of the film, and the Characters in the film. Love, passion, friendship, hate, jealously loyalty and death are all universal themes that arise in the film. … Read more
Anthem, a science fiction novel, deals with a future primitive society in which the forbidden word “I”, which is punishable, has been replaced by “We”. Anthem’s theme seems to be about the meaning and glory of man’s ego. In this novel, Rand shows that the individualism needed for building a complex technological civilization has been … Read more
Happiness: In one word, this concept exemplifies the American dream. People go to any means by which to obtain the many varied materials and issues that induce pleasures in each individual, and intrinsically, this emotion remains the ultimate goal, John Stuart Mill, a nineteenth century philosopher, correctly advocated the pursuit of happiness, and maintained the … Read more
