Essays on Embarrassment

Introduction

The film, “If these Walls Could Talk,” is a compilation of three generational segments of stories that exonerate the plight of women in the society against the general view of the dominant sex. This film was released in 1996, and it exclusively discusses the controversial issue of abortion, which seeps in three distinct generations. The three segments of the film entail different generations and decades, but the setup for the entire story transpires in the same house. The first story is a widow, whose husband was killed on the battlefield (Stuart, 2008). Demi Moore is the woman in the ...

The Autumn Statement is a traditional statement made by the government that serves as a financial report. It is the second made every year, with the first being the Spring Budget. It is given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who provides MPs with information about the United Kingdom’s taxation and spending (BBC, 2016). Traditionally, the Budget dealt primarily with taxation while the Statement focuses more on department allocation. The information and data used is compiled by the Office of Budget Responsibility, which publishes its information as soon as the chancellor finishes his/her speech. Last year’s Autumn ...

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Introduction

The condition of the black race in the United States is one of the intensely debated issues since the American Civil War. Through slavery, the black structure has continued to suffer and experience various social and political issues that affect their moral wellbeing. Notably, the capture and taking Africans from their homes separated them from their families and consequently torn from the extensive previously established kinship networks. Enslaved in the free states of North America, the Africans ability to re-create their nuclear families and the familial support greatly depended on various factors that ranged from the needs and the ...

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to demonstrate the reasons why men do not go to the doctor as often as they should, and discuss potential solutions to this problem. This discussion looks at the potential reasons why this gap exists, and suggests a number of ways that medical services can offset this gender difference to better protect men from disease. Factoring in issues of cost as well as the rates of gender-specific disease, it becomes clear that men visit the doctor significantly less often than their female peers, even controlling for outside factors. This lack of medical help ...

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The Contestant by Daniel Alarcon is an essay taken from the book Best American Non Required Reading 2015. The essay explores the ugly face of media and their unscrupulous ways used to increase viewership without concern for human values and emotions. A reality show named El Valor de la Verdad became very popular in Peru. It was the Peruvian version of the American show Moment of Truth. The show gained immense popularity due to its unique rules and regulations. Participants were asked personal questions and the truthfulness of their answers was checked using polygraphs. Right answers earned the participants ...

Introduction:

general overview of the research project; outlining of the main objectives of the work.

Project 1: Theoretical part.

Examination of Aristotle’s theory of tragedy, represented in his treatise “Poetics”; outlining the main points delivered by the authors; giving definitions to the philosophical concepts of Aristotle’s theory explaining their essence in artistic context.

Project 2: Practical Part.

Matching the main principles of tragedy to the play written by the great Shakespeare; analyzing the congruence of the tragedy principles delivered by the philosopher of the Antiquity to the tragedy produced be the Medieval playwright; the researches own speculation about the concept of tragedy its main features in ...

A. I think that the client is vulnerable to become a drug or alcohol addict. The first reason is that his family does not accept his behavior and his personality. The second reason is his environment (clubs) where drugs and alcohol can be more accessible. Also, I think as an addiction counselor I need to discuss with Hal Crisp and his family, his potential suicidal thoughts or actions, because Crisp, obviously, is at risk group for suicide. I believe that in the case of Hal Crisp it will be better to work not only with 19-years- old client, but ...

The issue of bilingual learning has been a hot topic of debate for some time now. It is a consequence of the influx of immigrants into the United States whose first language is not English. Some people have felt that forcing them to learn a second language is stripping them of their heritage while others believe that the only way the immigrants can be fully assimilated is by learning English. I subscribe to Richard Rodriguez and Gloria Anzaldua posit in their essays “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” and “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” respectively, except for ...

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 ...

Introduction

Enterprises normally have many buyers purchasing their products such that they do not get a chance to know each of them personally. In such a case the business is required to pursue a rigorously tested study concerning consumer behavior. People are definitely different, but at some point their minds tend to react in the same way, and comprehending the aspects can assist the company to formulate strategies that will make customers accept their items or services. The creative measures should be ethical to conform to the universal values of the consumer base. This article articulates a critical review of ...

Abstract

The principal objective of the essay is to illustrate that people are subject to same obsessions and compulsion regardless of whether it happens obvious or latent. This is best illustrated by Sedari’s case, which features a lifetime dominated by case of obsessive compulsive disorder. In order to achieve the objective, various instances depicting effects of compulsive disorder are articulated through the life of David Sedaris especially during childhood. The use of irony, hyperbole and stereotypes makes Sedaris to bring up an interesting lifetime that is dominated by tics. In the first instance, it comes out that his state ...

Lesson 5.1: The Historical Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth comes publicly as the Messiah and preaches on the Kingdom of God. The Book of John notes, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” This was because Nazareth was an obscure village where Jesus lives. The gospels identify Nazareth as an inconsequential village (Bosworth, 2005). Jesus is the founder of the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth he dies to consecrate humanity. Additionally, the Holy Quran mentions Jesus the Nazarene as an important person. The figure of Jesus has a popular historical treatment in the universe. Historically, Jesus was a Galilean the evidence to this assertion lays in ...

Introduction

I was a coward. I went to war. Tim O’Brien holds this claim, this thought, for over twenty years. Choosing not to tell it to anyone, for fear of embarrassment, not just his own, but his wife and children as well. Having felt as a secret hero, a “lone ranger”, thinking that in any case it ever became evil enough or it became good enough then he would simply react to a reservoir of courage built up over the years (O’Brien, 1990). But here he was, facing the reality of being drafted into a war he neither supported nor knew anything ...

Play observation is considered a kind of observation which can take part within the borders of the educational procedure. Observation, generally speaking, in the educational field, is a widely acknowledged term used to determine the procedure during which, the ones being educated are observed by the educator. There are different methods of applying observation and different kinds of observation, one of which is Play Observation. Since the benefits of using observation as an educational tool is not the target of this presentation, I will only refer to what Friedrich Froebel once said concerning its benefits:

“Let them observe, lead their ...

Background

The joining forces policy is an initiative developed by First lady Michele Obama in conjunction with the secretary of State Joe Biden. The initiative is meant to call attention to veterans of the United States who have gone to war for their country and are cleared to join the society after their service. The initiative stems from the moral obligation that soldiers who have come from war fighting for their country should not come home only to continue the war which this time has to do with fighting for job opportunities (AAN, 2014). The policy was developed prompted ...

Sexual harassment refers to undesirable sexual advances, sexual favors requests, as well as other physical conduct that are suggestive for sexual requests. Sexual harassment may happen in different platforms. In most cases, it happens when a person seeks to extend favor to another person in exchange for sexual advances. This has been a major problem in many workplaces, where women have been the main victims with minimal cases reported to having affected men. Sexual harassment may extend massive effects to the persons exposed to it as well as the other members of the society within which the individual lives. These issues ...

Abstract

Tipping is a common activity between a service provider and the customer. It is very customary in the food services industry, and there is equal evidence of its practice in a number of other sectors. Determining how and why tipping takes place has been a research agenda for some time. This paper discusses the major views on this subject and demonstrates their contribution to the general debate on tipping. The works evaluated in this paper are those found to be central to the debate, specifically due to their nature of applicability, validity and comprehensive handling of the concept validity. The paper will discuss ...

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The observation is a study of altruistic behavior of adults toward strangers. One goal in the study is to determine if the presence of an audience motivates a person to be charitable. Hudson and Bruckman (2004) theorized an individual of a particular personality will respond more to the opportunity to participate in a charitable contribution if others are aware of the donation. This may be evidenced in a donation when the plate is passed n church when a person feels others are watching. Some religious organizations include an envelope to conceal the amount of the donation. In this way, the individual is acknowledged as donating ...

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (“Prufrock”) was first published in the June 1915 issue of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse (“Poetry”). It was written by American-British poet T. S. Eliot (“Eliot”) (1888–1965). Eliot first started work on the poem in February, 1910. As the Overseas Editor of Poetry, Erza Pound (“Pound”) had instigated the whole business (n.a., n.d., “Bio,” 2014; and McCoy, 1992). Prufrock has been studied by many, many talented scholars. In fact, what makes it such an outstanding piece of poetry is the fact that people can read so many meanings into it. ...

Every child everywhere has the right to live, grow, learn, and lead a normal life. Children with disabilities the most vulnerable and discriminated against groups in the world. The stigma associated with disability places the children at a great disadvantage as they get isolated at home, abandoned in institutions, and robbed of the chance to attain quality schooling. Children with disabilities are often stowed away from the public eye as family members consider them a source of embarrassment. Regardless of any disability, all children have a right to reach their full potential. At a young age, learning and teaching of the disabled and normal ...

Commercial adverts have formed a crucial component of the industry and trade sector. With the new cutthroat competitions for space in the market, the media had been awash with all forms of adverts that promote various products. The aim of commercial adverts is to promote a product in such a way that it appeals to the target audience and that they can connect their lives with the product (Berger, 7). The advert seeks to engage the audience with a feeling that the product is destined to make their lives a better, healthier, popular, enlightened, and more attractive with the acquisition of this product than ...

Every organization must effectively handle situations of communication failures, no matter what kind of services, products, or industry type it represents. The facts illustrate that companies do not operate in a vacuum, and good communication is key to the successful function of an organization. But what happens when things go wrong? W. Charles Redding is commonly acknowledged truly understanding the concept of ‘organizational communications.’ Zaremba (2010) quotes “In every instance of organizational malaise that comes to mind, at some time and in some way, human communication behavior has been significantly involved. Indeed there are scholars which have persuasively made the ...

The U.S. Patriot Act Americans faced one of the most horrifying episodes in their history of the United States. Many individuals watched with horror as the historical landmarks collapsed simultaneously at the hands of terrorists. Who could forget the shock as the terrorist planes embraced the Twin Towers as the terrorist snuffed the lights of many innocent victims? As a result of this horror, the American Congress waited for only forty-five days before passing the USA Patriot Act in response to that fateful date of September 11, 2001. A number of delusion individuals convinced themselves that they reserved the ...

Smoking is one of the common causes of cancer in the world today, and it is estimated that 3 out of every five people have a habit (Cataldo et al. 2010). The fact that it involves burning a substance such as tobacco and inhaling the smoke emitted establishes the importance and urgency of analyzing its impact on the health of individuals. It also needs to be highlighted that the habit of smoking is not only associated with the consumption of tobacco, but it is also associated with narcotic substances such as cannabis (Kirk, 1989). It creates an often irreversible impact on ...

Introduction

Diversity refers to differences that may arise or that are eminent between individuals and groups of people who are interacting in a particular context. In a workplace environment for instance diversity is concerned with the differences that may present themselves on colleagues at the workplace. Such differences encompass many avenues such as race, gender, religions, sexual orientation and so on. Diversity training in this regard is a course of instruction that is meant to ensure that those who undertake the course improve their awareness of the differences that exist between them and other persons in the workplace environment. What is more diversity ...

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One of the most crucial issues that are faced by modern day human beings is the degradation of land as well as the surround ecology and its eventual consequences on the very survival of the human beings (Bhalla 1). In this background the term Ecofeminism becomes notable and pertinent. Does Atwood’s novel gets a happy ending or is it an ambiguous one? This paper tries to answer the above question by conducting a comprehensive study of Margaret Atwood‘s Surfacing, written in the year 1972, and present the analysis from the perspective ...

The First Amendments legal concepts indicated in these case facts are defamation. It occurs when one makes a statement of purported fact that paints a person’s behavior or action as negative, and it tends adversely to damage the reputation of the person and that is communicated through publication to someone who is not the injured party. In this case, the defamation is in the form of libel. The source of law that provides the legal test that should be applied in resolving this conflict is constitutional law. The U.S Constitution provides for the protection of rights of the citizens. ...

The question of the merits of bringing and using cell phones in schools is a hotly contested issue over the years. While one side of society claims that cell phone use in schools aids in disrupting the flow of learning, another group staunchly supports the use of cell phones in schools to the point of saying it should be treated as a learning tool in support of all other multimedia educational devices. While the issue remains controversial, the fact remains that studies and researches related to the issue abound and most say that even if schools implement strict measures to ban ...

Slide 2: Introduction

- Social anxiety or social phobia is one of the most common types of mental disorders. - It is classified as the third most prevalent psychological disorder in USA, next to depression and alcoholism. - About 7% of the population in USA is plagued by some form of social phobia.

Slide 3: Overview of Social Anxiety Disorder

What is social anxiety? - Irrational persistent fear of being judged negatively by others - Self-consciousness while doing common things in front of others. - Characterized by increased palpitations, feelings of self-doubt, low self-esteem, embarrassment and inferiority complex.

Types of social anxiety

- Generalized - Non-generalized

Slide 4: Types of Social Anxiety

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Kimmon Pech is a woman from Cambodia who came to the United States of America to learn as much as she could to benefit her home country. However, she has found learning English very hard, because the language is difficult and people make fun of her. She has tried many strategies and has made her English better. She is still not fluent, but will keep working hard on it. Pech has used many strategies for learning English, ones being more effective than others are. The ones that have helped her most are classes, listening to news and watching movies ...

Analysis of Spoken Discourse in the Film If Only

Abstract Spoken discourse focuses on the words the speakers say and how these are spoken to convey a message. The film If Only, presents a series of conversations that revealed the events of the story. This study transcribes three major scenes to identify the frequency of key terms as mentioned by the characters. The verbal data were then segmented and coded for analysis. The theory of face-work was used as the conceptual framework of the study and the conversations were examined to identify how characters saved their face and protect the face of the persons they are having the conversation ...

Question 1.

Bonnie’s early childhood experience had a negative impact on her perception of social interactions. Children learn social behavior through experience; when the clerks laughed, and the parents felt embarrassed for her inability to exercise self-control, she developed anxiety and fear of social situations. She developed the behavior of avoiding social interactions due to the fear of embarrassing herself. The experience developed a conditioned fear response affecting her ability to interact years later. In her perception, socially-improper behavior results in punishment; in order to avoid punishment, she avoids social interaction altogether. She developed a generalized view that the pattern applies in every ...

Edgar V Roberts and Robert Zweig in their “Introduction to Reading and Writing” tell readers about the importance of symbolism within a story. “The Things They Carried” is a non-fictional account that centers on the main character Tim O’Brien about his experience in the Vietnam War. The novel starts by listing off different things that members of the author’s company, The Alpha Company, carried. Members of the company carried things with them on their assigned missions. The novel is a series of different stories, but some of the same characters weave in and out of them. Many of the things ...

Edgar V Roberts and Robert Zweig in their “Introduction to Reading and Writing” tell readers about the importance of symbolism within a story. “The Things They Carried” is a non-fictional account that centers on the main character Tim O’Brien about his experience in the Vietnam War. The novel starts by listing off different things that members of the author’s company, The Alpha Company, carried. Members of the company carried things with them on their assigned missions. The novel is a series of different stories, but some of the same characters weave in and out of them. Many of the things ...

Introduction

Incarceration refers to the act of detaining a person in prison as a form of punishment from a wrong thing done. Parent incarceration forms one of the most serious problems with a long-lasting effect in the American society, especially to their children. Research findings show children separated from parents by death do not suffer as much as the children left behind by incarcerated parents. The higher rates of incarceration indicate that more parents are being imprisoned today that before. Children left by an incarcerated parent become needy of basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter. In additional, the child’s emotional and ...

Memory is both a burden and a gift to humanity. Without memory, humans would have a much more difficult time connecting on any level with their fellow man; however, the burden of memories can be heavy for many, as well. When traumatic events in life occur, it can be human nature to want to forget them to try to escape the pain; however, truly forgetting is difficult and people have the tendency to carry these traumas throughout their lives. In both The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and “Janus” by Ann Beattie, the main characters are burdened by the things ...

The movie by Will Gluck, Easy A, shares the story about the expectations and identity standards that society places on high school students. The film attempts to illustrate the various problems and issues that high school students face, how the issues may be different now, the possibility that the previous problems may not be applicable in today's setting, and how society places a double standard when it comes to male and female sexuality. With a strong cast of characters, Easy A provides a clear explanation about perceptions on virginity, gender standards, and discrimination issues experienced by high school students today, and portrays the ...

ABSTRACTThis paper explores the many general similarities between Alice Walker’s "The Welcome Table" and Nadine Gordimer’s "Country Lovers", and the ways in which racism is presented by both writers. Both stories condemn the hypocrisy and attack the injustices of racist societies. Both stories have a symbolic element which is examined and discussed and the fact that both stories are set in very different societies and, therefore, have very different contexts and settings is always at the heart of the paper’s argument. Each story is also discussed and explored separately in order to focus on its individual qualities. ...

- Introduction In a critical evaluation of a nation’s plight in terms of financial stability and global competitiveness, access to electricity and energy resource is one of the identified basic keys to indicate success. However, in a struggling developing country like the Philippines there are remote areas that are not covered by electricity. The failure of the government to supply the population in such areas with electricity has been due to several interrelated factors. One of the major reasons why most remote provinces in the country do not have electricity is because of the absence of infrastructures that would facilitate ...

Critical period is a hypothesis in linguistics on whether language acquisition is linked to age. According to Davutoglu (152), this hypothesis states that there is an ideal window of acquiring language in an environment that is linguistically rich. Hence, from the hypothesis, after this period, language acquisition becomes hard, and it requires a lot of effort to learn. The crucial time to acquire language is before a person reaches adolescent so long as sufficient stimuli are provided. Therefore, after the critical period, an individual never acquires full competency in learning a second language.

However, evidence of this is limited, and people rely on ...

Discussion Paper:

"For decades, I pretended everything was normal"

Discussion Paper: "For decades, I pretended everything was normal"

The article For Decades, I Pretended Everything was Normal (Mayoh, 2011) discussed how a 43-year old Australian mother Bronwyn Marquardt has been suffering from depression since her early 30s. As defined by the George Mason University (2007), “depression is a disturbance in mood, thought, and body” and is characterized by different levels of guilt, self-doubt, hopelessness, loneliness, disappointment, and sadness. Throughout this period, Marquardt has been diagnosed with postnatal depression and major depressive disorder. Postnatal depression is the depression that arises in the months after childbirth (Oakley & Malik, 2011) while major depressive disorder ...

Introduction

As a nation increases its political power influence at the global arena, it usually becomes fearful of any potential emerging threats and can deploy any measure in order to combat such entities that are perceived as external threats. The Bay of Pigs Invasions was an instance of one such occurrence, which was accelerated by dire need of the United States to maintain its powerful status quo, while at the same time maintaining its reputation as a prime protector of the human and civil rights. As a response to the perceived threat that the Cuba posed, the United States, with the help of ...