Essays on Couch

The first time I visited my girlfriend’s mother, I found a hole on my socks when I took off shoes The big day had come, finally my girl friend’s perfect strict mother took some interest in knowing more about me. I was invited to my rich girl friend’s bungalow. In fact palace would be the right word. I was busy rehearsing in my mind on my greeting lines which would impress Clara’s mother straight away. After all it was almost like impressing a queen. I wanted everything to be just perfect. I was telling myself ...

During my childhood, I wondered why I had to go to school more often. To me, school was a distraction meant to separate me from my family, specifically my mum. However, over the years, through interacting and working with other people I have come to appreciate the thought that I am one of the few privileged in the world to set a foot in school, leave alone college. The most interesting thing about my school life, especially in college is the fact that I have come to see people for who they are. In this reflective essay, I plan ...

Working in groups is very essential to development, as it helps people to be able to work well with others in an efficient manner. Moreover, working in groups also helps individuals to work with those of various personalities and temperaments as well. For example; while some people in a group can be kind and understanding, there are those who can be bossy and order others around too. This is what individuals must deal with when working in groups, at one point or another. As “Hitchhikers and Couch Potatoes” says within a team setting, conflict is something that must be ...

Modern society is known for its advancements in technology and for being a 24/7 environment, but how does this impact parenting? Parenting is both a joyful and at times a difficult task. Parents throughout the centuries have struggled with issues specific to their time, and the 21st century is no different. The rise of social media, globalization, and changing demographics are unique to our age. Children are maturing earlier and suffering more from diseases that only affected adults in the past such as obesity. There is more expected of children in today’s world. They are tested earlier and ...

Book Review

Introduction This essay is based on critical review of the book titled as “A Tactical Ethic: Moral Conduct in the Insurgent Battle Space” authored by Dick Couch. The writer, in this book, sheds light on the importance of complying with ethical standards in the battlefield with a particular focus on U.S armed forces. He not only identifies critical ethical flaws but also suggests appropriate ways to fix them effectively.

Initial theme of the book relates to the importance of people (non-combatants). For clear justification of his ideas, he draws a wordy sketch of the evolution of the nature of ...

Communication in Social Networks

Abstract Everything in world undergoes its continuous changes. Though unknown is always frightening, it also affirms the beginning of something new and thrilling. The same can be said about the invention of social networking. In the midst of social media revolution such social networks as Facebook, Twitter and Skype have opened before their users an amazing world of opportunities and unlimited online communication. Knowledge and information could now be shared among various groups of people and even between different nationalities. People got the possibility to connect with the whole world and highly improve their communication skills. Although social networks ...

The cohesive and all-sided education policy in the U.S. and some other Western countries includes a strong focus on the ‘holistic’ development of young individuals, which means combining development of not just mind alone but also body. Therefore, athletics has been literally embedded in the academic culture in multiple levels (Sitkowski17). However, given the nature of the issue, the correlation and impact of both athletics and academics on the individual’s performance and development outcomes have been debatable. Supporters of athletics and especially intercollegiate sports typical for the U.S. education system argue that sport is extremely helpful in building ...

In our day to day life, it is easy to see individuals who have found ways to cheat the system, and claim social welfare sources that are above and beyond that which they are entitled to, or who find ways to misappropriate the funds that they are given, and we are incensed by the waste of public dollars. However, in contrast we rarely get to see the results of corporate welfare, provided through government subsidies, or how the use of those funds are abused. In reality, though public disgust of corporate subsidies is far less prominent, they cost tax ...

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” has been celebrated as one of the best plays ever written, and its popularity is proven by the fact that the play is still being enacted, centuries after being presented to the public for the first time. Partially, its universal appeal is explained by the fact that the play tackles issues that are still relevant for the contemporary audiences, such as betrayal, revenge and love, among many others. The play’s universality is so great that director Michael Almereyda was able to adapt it to the screen by changing the setting of the story to ...

Introduction

Violence within prison complexes is common in almost all parts of the world. The violence can originate from staff or inmate. The correctional systems in several countries attempted newer approaches to incarceration in order to avoid violence on prison complexes. There are very few complexes in the world that have reduced rates of violence or can claim to be violence free. Instead of rehabilitation, prisoners face entrapment in a dangerous game. The level of accountability towards prisoners and their safety diminishes in regions such as Asia, Middle East, and South America. The United Nations established a set of international ...

Lewis Black’s One Slight Hitch is a delightful comedy based in the year of 1981. A play on words, not only is the character Courtney Coleman (Jenna Morris) getting hitched that day, her ex-boyfriend shows up causing a slight hitch in the day. The dynamic between her straight-laced fiancé Harper (Conor Farrell) and her free spirited, Jack Karouac loving ex-boyfriend Ryan (Brian Heaton) as well as her straight-laced parents creates a wonderful comedy. The play group was excellent, bringing together impeccable acting, fun scenic designs and appropriate costuming to produce a thoroughly entertaining two-act play. It is little ...

Place: Dipylon Cemetery. Athens, Greece. The ancient Greeks used clay pots as vessels for storage of basic commodities such as grain, water, and food. The iconography depicted on the vessel’s surface illustrates the funeral rituals of the ancient Greek, especially the center part of the vessel; the image of the dead person is shown on top of the table while sacrificial animals were placed at the bottom. Meanwhile, chariots with soldiers riding on top of it are preparing for the funeral procession accompanied by legions of infantry soldiers. Artist: The Altamura Painter Date: Circa 460 B.C. In this ...

INTRODUCTION

The given study involves a 25-year old girl who has met with an accident and fell off the bike on a mountain her right side, while jumping over a curb and presents with a significantly large abrasion and ecchymotic area on the right thigh. She reports to have been wearing her helmet and no loss of consciousness and absence of any swelling. The patient may be evaluated and diagnosed for occurrence of musculoskeletal disorder for pain in her hip, arms and thigh.

ANATOMICAL COMPONENTS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

The musculoskeletal system comprises of bones, muscles, joints, and the other connective tissue constituents combining these structures . ...

The Anderson University (AU) has the responsibility to prepare students for ethical challenges in the job market. Hart (2009) noted that up to 56% of the employers expect students from universities to have a sense of integrity and ethics. Therefore, colleges and universities have no option other than creating environments, and content that promotes ethical behavior. First, AU needs to uphold ethics in its operation to act as a good example for the students. For instance, the university needs to enroll student based on exact promises other than false incentives that would attract students only for them to find ...

Sony Play station has been one of the most successful products of the century. Since the release of the first Play Station in December 1993, Sony has released three subsequent Play Stations with great success. Sony released the original play station in December 1993, and sold more than 70 million play stations worldwide by the time Play Station 2 was released in 2000 (USA Today, 2014). Play Station 2 sold more than 155 million by the time it was discontinued in December 2012 (USA Today, 2014). Sony released Play Station 3 in 2006, and had sold 80 million units ...

The dating landscape in the 21st century has known tremendous changes as a result of the technological developments that facilitate online dating. Having a larger pool of people from which to pick, singles have become more picky, interracial marriages are emerging and so is the gay dating and homosexual weddings (Brooks, 2011). But these dating trends do not reflect all the changes that online dating has produced to the current society. Online dating’s main outcome is that it made it easier to find love. Online dating represents a system that allows individuals to search dating partners for sexual ...

Consumerism is often a difficult concept to conceive in one’s mind, let alone through a piece of art. At the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, many pieces are on display that show consumerism in a variety of ways, though they do so incredibly subtly. Three pieces, “Explosion,” “Matisse in Nice,” and, “Blind Mickey’s Blues,” all represent consumerism while showing critical art theory in practice. Using bold or delicate lines, accessing negative space or not, and contrasting colors in order to show how consumerism has the power to change people, as well as corporations, and countries, the pieces ...

Susie was not one to cast judgment on another person because she was not that kind of girl; that was not the kind of person her parents had raised her to become. In the brightly lit hollow that was her bedroom, she stood and wondered why her brother could be so mean and hateful to her. They had spent nine months together in their mother’s womb. That should have been enough time to bond, in Susie’s opinion. Timothy was older by nine minutes. It was hardly the blink of an eye, Susie was sure, when it came ...

This report presents a summary of the investigation of a fire that burnt a house with a possible cause suspected to be a Christmas tree. It looks into the conditions of the burnt house specifically the areas close to be the possible cause of fire: A malfunction in the electrical system of a Christmas tree. Also, it examines possible reasons and tries to explain the events leading to the fire; its cause, origin, fuel and fire patterns left in the house. The conditions of the house after the fire are carefully examined so as to eliminate possible and suspected ...

The evening started with the three of us sitting on a soft leather couch that had two domesticate plants breathing out an exotic fragrance. The candles set upon the table creating warmth on our faces with an equally soothing light. Three cups of coffee reflected those lights quietly. I looked over at my friends; one of them who had been my best friend for nearly six years and next to her sat her boyfriend. At the time I thought I was among friends, but the “joke” was on me. Her boyfriend was a little bit choppy and obviously stronger ...

Context/Background

Liam is a 17 month old male. He is a little big for his age, with a full head of strawberry blond hair and a sturdy body frame. Liam is an only child conceived through in vitro fertilization. His mother (Mom) is a 37 year old speech pathologist who runs her own practice and his father (Dad) is 49 and works in the finance industry. Liam was observed in his home, on a Friday, from 10 am to 12 pm. Mom takes Fridays off from her practice to spend the day with Liam. Monday through Wednesday Liam is cared ...

The anti-Semitic sentiment set in motion by Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta and the near Satanic equation of Barabas had buttressed the plan of a play Shakespeare conceived in the commercial town of Venice with its life-loving gentry. The gentlemen of Venice who paraded themselves in gondolas in the romantic canals and waterways were instantly cut out for popular sympathy and affection, as the very opening seems to suggest. The dolour of Antonio and the volley of indulgent comments and cajoling coming in response proves it beyond doubt. To add to it are the fancies of the wastrel ...

Esoteric:

Designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone: “Anime fans have some of the most esoteric interests I know.” (Said by friend in conversation). (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). SYNONYMS: abstruse, deep, profound, recondite. ANTONYM: easy. (Roget’s Interactive Thesaurus).

Verisimilitude:

The quality or state of being verisimilar: “The dense language lends the film verisimilitude, and even lay audiences will be engrossed by the thrill of discovery” (Film review). (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). SYNONYMS: believability, color, credibility, credibleness, creditability, creditableness, plausibility, plausibleness. ANTONYM: falseness, impossibility. (Thesaurus.com).

Evulsion:

A forcible separation or detachment: “I got an evulsion cut on my finger when I tried to open a ...

Coach Knight and Coach K. have very different styles of coaching. One style of coaching displays a softer side to leadership and coaching while the other style believes in the notion of exercising tough love in leadership. Generally speaking, Coach K’s style seems to be more sincere, personal and at times compassionate while Coach Knight’s leadership style is rigid and strict. Both coaches have had very successful careers in coaching. The numerous wins reveal the success of the college basketball teams that they have coached. The difference in their coaching styles and leadership techniques leads one to wonder ...

Part A

Education is one of the major concerns that any government addresses. The world nations embrace education as the key strategy towards attaining economic growth and development. Politicians have advocated for a constant funding to the higher institutions hence low fees to enable high standards of education. This is an aim to improve its accessibility as a way of enhancing skills in the society and more so increase innovation, science, and technology (Levin, 2005).

In a case where the government maintains a constant university funding, the demand for higher education increases in the country. The initial equilibrium price for education will decrease due to ...

Almost every person has his/her favorite place and being there makes him/her feel happiness, peace and joy. I also have such a place and this is my library. I spend much time there because it brings me good emotions and I feel myself there. In this room I can be myself and no one can disturb me here. The library is like a living organism that lives its own life changing its mood depending on the time of the day.

In the morning this place is enchanting and inspiring. When I come into my library in the morning to have the ...

Introduction

Obesity has been on the rise in America and the rest of the world. The past decade has witnessed amazing rise in the cases of obesity. This has been blamed on many causes by varied writers. In this write up much focus is given on the article: Stuck on the Couch by Sanjay Gupta Don’t Eat the Flan by Greg Critser Supersize Me and Its Time to Stop Blaming Fat People for Their Size - by Alison Motluk

Gupta‘s reasons at to why as human beings we don’t exercise are not convincing enough. I believe that ...

(Candidate’s Full Name)

Causes and Effects Obesity is a medical condition in which excessive amount of fats accumulates in the human body. If a person’s body weight is at least 20% higher than it should be, the person is considered to be obese. Obesity has been classified as a disease by the American Medical Association and has been described as one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide and one of the most serious health issues of the 21st century. Its effects on health are unimaginable.

Causes of Obesity

- Junk Food: Eating high glycemic food with low nutritional content is a key ...

FADE IN:

INT. APARTMENT BEDROOM – NIGHT A modestly decorated first-floor apartment. A couple, ANDY and YASMIN, both in their early thirties, lie on the bed, the lights off. ANDY looks up at the ceiling, while YASMIN looks at him, slightly frustrated by concerned. Both are unclothed. YASMIN puts a hand on ANDY’s shoulder.

YASMINIt’s okay, it happens to everybody.

ANDY(defensively) Yeah, well, it didn’t used to happen. YASMINI’m not mad, I promise. ANDYI know you’re not mad, I’m mad. This kind of thing doesn’t happen, not to me.YASMINBabe, please don’t beat yourself up over this, we’ll ...

One of the problems in America is child obesity, wherein more children from low-income families have greater tendency to become victims (Saelens, Sallis, Couch, Cain, and Glanz 57). United States faces a childhood obesity epidemic which has been perceived to be a problem that continues to get worse. The changes on the way the children live, go to school and what they eat during snacks and meals, play as significant factors of childhood obesity. Obesity rates of children from low-income families are relatively high compared to children from middle-class families (Muth 68). Genetic, social, economic factors are the prevalent indicators of ...

Institutional school

Our family favored pets ever since I was little: we had at least one animal in our apartment at a time. However, there was that one pet, that one cat that was different from every other living thing that shared a life with us at our home. Its name was Tom, he was a simple domestic cat, a gray one. He was an extremely beautiful and smart cat. We grew up together; he was 5 months old when he first entered the threshold of our door. I got him from a friend whose female cat has given birth to six kittens. There it ...

(Number) The world has changed a lot for the past few decades with the dot-com era being the turning point. People are more responsive to e-commerce websites and transactions conducted over the online medium. There are claims that first movers have the capability and greater success levels to gain a sizeable market share. Conversely, others believe that all the hard work put by first movers to develop a framework and infrastructure for e-commerce is eroded with imitations by the followers. Obviously, one of them has proved to be a successful strategy for e-commerce. The paper will expound on the best strategy either a ...

Introduction

Death, hatred and destruction penetrate the entire plot of the renowned William Shakespeare tragedy play, Romeo and Juliet. Two young individuals from warring households fall heads over heels in love and due to a twisted turn of events, the two commit suicide at the end of the play, actually within few minutes of each other. This suicide of the two major characters can be attributed to several characters within the play. Romeo himself can be said to be responsible for the both his death and that of his lover due to his rash decisions as a result of his general immaturity. ...

Tom Coughlin serves as New York Giants head coach, a team that has two Super Bowl titles within the period of his management. During the initial stages, of his team leadership, Coughing applied tactics, which appeared as dictatorial leadership of the team. The players stated the worst experiences with his leadership as receiving fines for lateness during team meetings (Blanken, 2013). During these initial stages players doubted if he would serve during the entire season as head coach. However, the strictness he presented enabled the players to develop discipline and established a sense of team management. It came with costs as ...

Abstract

The use of influenza vaccine has both advantages and disadvantages. Its low efficacy rate has resulted to several questions being raised on whether it is necessary to have the vaccine. This paper aims to discuss whether it is beneficial to obtain influenza vaccine in terms of its safety and effectiveness. The topic will also go beyond science by focusing on the cost effectiveness of the influenza vaccine. The study was done by looking for other peer-reviewed sources and doing an assessment of the information presented. The studies have shown several benefits of using influenza vaccine such as efficacy, safety ...

The Effect of High College Costs to the American Society

The importance of college education has been ingrained in the minds of all Americans for decades, it is perceived as the epitome of success and the gateway to a great career that will lead to the achievement of the American dream. However since the economic recession this has not been the case with the unprecedented rise in college tuition fees, the amount of college graduates who are deep in debt has increased, the number of college dropouts has also increased, more students are stressed and depressed and the fact that unemployment rates are very high even for graduates has made ...

It’s well-known fact, that nowadays sport is essential part of daily life. Everybody wants to be in a shape, to be strong and healthy. You can hear it everywhere that sport is a life and doing sport makes you better. But sport could be also dangerous, especially for kids. Kids that are given to sport get injured and the consequences are not really good. So that is why there are articles on this theme, many questions and many thoughts about that. One of the most important theme is a collision sports (football, hockey..) where concussions very often takes place. The children’s ...

William Cullen Bryant and Edgar Allen Poe are among the many poems that the exercise the art of writing Romantic literature. These two poet writers use romantic literature as a way of expressing their feelings towards the global community. Romantic literature in most case is impractical in terms of the language used by the poem but it is also imaginative form of expressions one’s feelings (Canuel 172). It is important to note that romantic organicism literature portray strong feeling towards something without necessarily giving a reason. To understand the difference between Bryant’s and Poe’s literature, it is crucial that ...

Do zombies represent the white collar criminals from the financial crisis? That is the question I was asking myself after reading Torie Bosch’s article “First, Eat All the Lawyers.” zombies highly populate our pop culture. From movies to novels to television our world has become seemingly overflowing with zombies. Surprisingly sometimes there are even more zombies than there are vampires. Bosch tries to persuade us that the zombie craze is pop culture’s device to help us deal with the economic crisis. If the economic crisis has brought us zombies in our entertainment, does that mean the zombies ...

Introduction

Psychoanalysis is a technique of studying how certain people behave when they are subjected to different prevailing factors. In order for psychoanalysis to be effective, the psychoanalyst needs to ensure that the individual or group people, who are under observation, are not conscious of the factors, which influence their behavior and emotions. Psychoanalytic treatment seeks to explore ways through which some of these unconscious factors influence the patterns of emotion, thought, behavior, and the current relationships (Brill & Bailye, 2009). So as, to ensure that the affected person is able to undergo through treatment successfully, the psychoanalysts assess the entire history ...

Literature

Introduction Application of visual effects during a stage play can add a considerable amount of realism to the whole play. There are a large number of visual effects that are used for theatrical plays. But, imagination and creativity are two vital elements in implementing these effects. Besides this, lighting effects are the common ones that are widely used to create a hover of visual realism. The other common visual effects are physical effects and pyrotechnics. In pyrotechnics, much care is taken to ensure safety over the stage, and it is mainly used in rock concerts.

During medieval times, visual effects were looked ...

Obesity occurs when an individual accumulates excess fat in the body. This affects their health negatively. The BMI is used to measure the shape of the body based on a person’s weight relative to their height. It is used to categorize the body as underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. A BMI of between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight, while a BMI of 30 and above is considered obese. A child is considered obese when his weight is above normal for his age and height. This condition makes them susceptible to a spectrum of adverse health effects such as diabetes, ...

A shadow walks up the stairs of a dark and cold brick building. The walls reek of mold, the stairs creak with each step, and the mice are hiding from the rats. The shadow of a man reaches the third floor, and knocks on the only door in the darkest corner. His dealer answers the door; “ I need my fix man,” the man says in a raspy voice, as he’s scratching his arms; the dealer responds, “Marius I’m here to help.” Marius walks into the dealer’s apartment, a baby is sitting in a crib by the window; he sits down on ...

Copperfield is the title of one of the most famous books authored by Charles Dickens. David Copperfield was published in 1850 at the time when industrialization was at its zenith in the United Kingdom. Many analysts argue that David Copperfield is a semi biography of Charles Dickens and the events in the novel are intertwined with real events in Dickens’s life. This novel explores the journey of a young boy called David Copperfield from his boyhood to adulthood. For the purposes of this essay, we examine the unnamed character waiter. We study how he reinforces themes and motifs of the ...

Location: Home

Last month I acquired a pet puppy, small and lovely. Every night after dinner, I would clean the utensils, pick the puppy and sit on the couch with it as I watched a movie. For the one and a half hours that I watch, I would stroke him as he sat on my lap until he went to sleep. Today as I finished dinner and proceeded to wash the utensils, my puppy rushed off to the couch, on the exact position that I sit and intently looked at me as he waited for me on the couch.

Psychological application:

In the above situation, my ...

According to Freud’s theory, the society mainly hinges the proper functioning and success of the ideal social structures, humanity, and civilization on repression, which is the attempt to lockout feelings and impulses that one considers abnormal or negative from the conscious mind . Social structures and civilization will not function without repression. The actions taken in order to keep the feelings in check and perpetuate humanity constitute basic repression acts. They differ from surplus repression in that basic repression is a universal prerequisite for the “proper” functioning of humanity. They are the necessary and inevitable actions that one must take ...

Everyone has at least one television program they just can not miss. We as

viewers live vicariously through these fictional characters, as if reality is not exciting

enough. Television has something for everyone--from the mind-numbing comatose reality

shows (gak) to mind-challenging characters as in “The Big Bang Theory.”

Big Bang, as it is known to faithful followers who call themselves “Bangers,”

consists of four nerdy guys who teach at Cal Tech in Pasadena, California, and their

Nebraska-transplant neighbor Penny, a would-be actress who works at the Cheesecake

Factory until she gets her big break. Sheldon, Leonard, and Raj all have ...

Pixar’s Tin Toy (1988) is a paradigm of a short-form film that illustrates breakthrough, genuine emotions, and completeness of essential film qualities.

When all other movies were accustomed to using the traditional form, Tin Toy opened the door to modern film art, a fledgling form in 1988 that ultimately become the inspiration of today’s animated movies. History noted that the film was a successful experiment of an animated work rendered on a computer. While it may be considered an antique creation, watching this masterpiece in our time is a fresh breath from long form films. The movie also reminds viewers of one art ...

Part One: What did you like about the (topic)?

What I liked most about the book was the way the couch managed to instill techniques of teamwork in his players. The way he managed to make everyone in the team to be able to think the same and work towards the same goals. Reading the book instills some kind of excitement in a person because it makes it possible for anyone to feel the encouragement that gets into a person as you read on. It is actually a very encouraging read (Bradley, Delahanty & Jackson 2006). I love everything about the techniques used by Jackson to change his team members and turn ...

Because my apartment is the only place that I like to stay away from the noisemy haven from the chaos outside, I have chosen this place as a topic to talk about."?

After a tough day, I am lying down in the living room to take some rest. I love taking care of my apartment which I spend most of my time in so Because I spend most of my time in my apartment, I do not like to keep it messy; instead, I have surrounded myself with some small works of art, such as the small, red vase my ...

This article gives an analysis of Irvin D. Yalom’s Lying on the Couch, a 369 psychoanalytic book published by the Harper Perennial publishers on 18/07/1997. This book gives a critical evaluation of the challenging role of the therapists. It records that even if one may be a distinguished expert in a given field; challenges are inevitable and should be faced with a lot of confidence and transparency.

Question 2

Ernest, 40 is an ambitious guy who discovers his passion for talking therapy after a long duration of practice of psychopharmacology. Besides, he is honest, open minded and looks forward to be an efficient therapist. Unlike his ...