Essays on Fade

Introduction

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is among the most common mental disorders developing at rather early stages of the individual’s life and entailing a wide range of implications for physical and mental health, social interaction, behavior and further life. As findings of some epidemiological studies demonstrate, this disorder is characterized by rather significant prevalence among children of school age – from 3 to 5% (Dryer et al. 79). The effect of ADHD might create numerous difficulties for children in various environmental contexts, from classroom to home setting. However, disruptive nature of this health condition is even more outstanding as ADHD ...

Introduction

The use of physical restraints in the care of psychiatry in-patients has been prevalent for centuries. However, in recent years there has been a call among nurse practitioners to reduce and altogether eliminate the process which is in contrast to the goals and ethical practices of the nursing professions which states that all human beings have the right to autonomy and the right to be treated with dignity. After examining the existing research on the use of restraints, it is proposed that a reduction in restraints is beneficial to patients and improves quality of care. This paper will present ...

Summary

While all the components of a brake system are important, it is imperative to acknowledge that some components play significant roles in the system as compared to others. One such component is the brake pad. In most cases, the brake pad is referred to as the friction material. It is responsible for generating the friction which opposed the movement of the wheel thus causing a stop to the movement of the automotive. This report is aimed at selecting a section or component of the brake system and presents its modification. As a consequence, the report highlights and discusses the ...

It is not human nature to run towards trouble, but instead away from it. Human beings possess an innate sense that requires them to bear witness to tragedy, drama, and triumph alike, but does not force them into action. There are exceptions to the rule without a doubt, though these are relatively few and in most cases will inspire others to act. Without those who work against their own nature as human beings however the inactivity and inability to intervene when needed is a very human characteristic. It is easier to stand by and do nothing than it is ...

In short, not everyone who experiences traumatic episodes is diagnosed with PTSD. It is really a situation that depends upon the individual. Some individuals, for example, can go through a traumatic episode and never experience symptoms of PTSD. At the same time, some individuals can experience what many would consider to minor stress related issues in life, yet encounter PTSD with a vengeance. When many people encounter a traumatic experience, they will feel sad, frightened, disconnected, or possibly anxious. These feelings are quite normal within the span of human emotions. For many people, these feelings will be short lived ...

Requiem for a Dream (2000) Requiem for a Dream (2000) directed by Darren Aronofsky is a significant example of director’s skillful and subtle work. Due to the various techniques this film is not only visually beautiful but also magnificently tells story. Techniques that are used in this film are: Accelerated montage can be observed at the beginning of the film when Harry (Jared Leto) and Tyrone (Marlon Wayans) roll TV to the pawn-broker (0:04:56 – 00:05:00). The other example of this technique can be found in scene when Harry, Tyrone and Marion (Jennifer Connelly) have a party (00:15:39). Deep ...

A problem in the U.S. supply chain could affect several products that include: milk, yoghourt, butter, cheese, ice cream, crackers, sandwich bread, candy, chocolate, cereals, and lunch meats. An ice cream business that uses contaminated milk in its manufacturing processes could damage consumer trust in its products, trigger product safety alerts, and face legal suits from customers and the government (Lim). The management of the company should be held responsible for the use of contaminated milk in its manufacturing processes. The management of the company owes its customers a duty of care to ensure that they only produce food ...

Introduction

Life is a pause and no one knows of the time or place of the next action. No one knows what tomorrow will bring, the past however is full of memories that shape the person that we are today. People look at their state I life and react as one of two ways, as in the book they are not pleased with their state in life or the other alternative is to be completely happy with your life as it is now. Pause is powerful beyond imagination as if a shuffle playlist keeps haunting you. Because of the uncertainties, ...

Information Technology Effects

Abstract The objective of the paper is to analyze the effects of information technology on interpersonal communication. Technology advancement and continued economic development have both positive and negative effects on interpersonal communication. The topic is one of organizational development studies that investigate effects of technology on communications. The paper reviews both positive and negative effects of information technology, its effect on interpersonal communication. With the preamble of a new communication and information age, techniques of social communications continue to change. The project analyzes the effects of information technology in the love or relationship cases, workplace, and for recreational purposes. ...

“The Luck of the Sea and the Luck of the Mountains” is a mythological story comprised in “Kojiki”, which is considered the oldest surviving Japanese book, dating from 712 A.D. In it, prince Fire-Fade uses the help of gods in order to retrieve his brother’s fishhook and punish him for his bad temper. During his quest to retrieve the fishhook, the prince meets and marries the daughter of the Sea God, but he is forced to leave her after being pushed by curiosity to spy on her during childbirth. Prince Fire-Fade’s adventures in this story highlight role ...

The sonnet is made up of fourteen lines divided into three quatrains of four lines each and a couplet which consists of two lines. Shakespearean sonnets have a definite rhyme scheme which separates it from the Petrarch. Each of the three quatrains has its own end rhyme which alternates and a final two lines which share a similar end rhyme making a rhyme scheme of the English sonnet to be abab, cdcd, efef, gg.

Each of the quatrains is unique on its own in terms of ideas from the others but their close relationship is never lost. The initial quatrain introduces the subject ...

Quality improvement (QI) is a persistent effort to analysis performance and systematic efforts to produce better patient outcomes (Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], n.d.). As healthcare continues to evolve, as more research and evidence comes available, it is important that the organization makes such changes to improve patient care. QI is a tool that identifies the need for those changes and ways to eradicate patient harm by reducing technology and human errors (HRSA, n.d.). This author, identified the ineffectiveness on educating the existing strategies for diagnosing and managing asthma at home as a practice issue. This author will discuss the six ...

William Shakespeare was popular for his works in the entertainment industry where he was mainly recognized as a good play writer, poet, and a dramatist. Today there are total number of “38 plays, 154 sonnets, poems and 2 narrative poems as the surviving works of the author (Damrosch 25).” He lived in the late sixteenth and the early seventieth century in England. Regardless of the fact that he died in the early seventieth century, his works have been appreciated across the globe and been translated into many languages. Shakespeare’s literary pieces works have also been used in schools. Shakespeare’s ...

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 ...

(Student’s Full Name) Literary Response to the Reading of “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” (Sonnet 18) and “The Marriage of True Minds” (Sonnet 116)

Love has been one of many poets' preferred topics, as implied by Plato's quote. William Shakespeare appears to be no different when one studies his sonnets, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day” (Sonnet 18) and “The Marriage of True Minds” (Sonnet 116). Shakespeare's sonnets were first published as a collection in 1609. The personas of both poems, with the theme of love as their focus, idealize love and the subject ...

Poetry is an apt form for expressing inner sentiments, which can sometimes seem impossible to relate to others. When a person sees beauty, it is an individual impression. But through poetry, removed and subjective notions can be explored. William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and John Keats' “Ode on a Grecian Urn” both relate a concept of, love, beauty in art, and its weathering time. As will be shown, both Shakespeare and Keats convey these concepts in unique ways. Comparing and contrasting these two widely recited and studied works allows one to get to the heart of how they use the poetic form ...

Literature

There is so much to learn of an industry that has the dubious distinction of being oblivious to the public despite its size. The shipping industry, for all its worth, does not seem to attract the glamour or charisma that airlines have. This is because there are few people traveling by sea these days. The only time people really look seaward is when they plan on going on a cruise. Even then, it is only the luxury cruise liners that are given prominence. I really don’t know whether the following will come as a shock or surprise, but many people ...

and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” The two poems Sir Walter Raleigh’s “The Nymphs reply to the Shepherd” in response to Christopher Marlow’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” Both poems are love poems which tell of ones admiration for the other. In Raleigh’s “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd, he cautiously and intelligently refuses the advances of the Shepherd telling him to “Come live with me and be my love” (Marlowe l.1). The shepherd offers many things that he cannot possibly fulfil and the nymph’s reply is but a frank and ...

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David Hume one of central figures of Scottish Enlightenment said “The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one.” This is an ample evidence of his rational and logical thinking. He always argued in favour of proof in order to establish the truth – making him one of the strongest rationalists and also establishing himself ...

In addition, the batteries in electric cars pose a number of challenges. The battery life is substantially short lived and requires constant charging, something that a busy American would find very distasteful. As it is, the battery could end when an individual is on the road, and they would have to recharge it. The full recharging of an electric car takes about twelve hours(Anderson & Anderson, 2004, 17). These are a lot of hours considering that the battery can only last for 100 miles. Such length for a recharge is not accommodative for most people who opt for the normal cars that take ...

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Please type your Institution name here Adult learning principles vary dramatically from pedagogic principles. The motivation for an adult to learn differs dramatically from that of a child. These differences were first highlighted by Malcolm Knowles who is also known as the father of adult learning. Adults’ learning motivation comes from an immediacy need directly linked to their everyday roles. An adult learner primarily looks at relevance in learning to improve on-job performance and behavior. The classic paradigm of pedagogic learning – learning by rote is not applicable in the case of adults. The predominant difference between and adult and a ...

The time delay is used in teaching after the teacher has given a task direction of the skill. It is allowed to pass before a prompt is offered with the major aim that the student will accomplish the task independently without any intervention from the teacher. This is used mainly in helping students with mild mental retardation and learning disabilities having difficulties in reading without the intervention of the teacher. This is because if an intervention is not made then there is the chance that the student will not have the ability to accomplish the task that they have been handed ...

- What is the difference between a fad and an enduring product? A fad is a trend that is wildly popular, but short-lived. Bergman (n.d) defines a fad as “irrational imitative behavior”. The Hula Hoop, which gained massive popularity sometime after its commercialization, is a good example of a fad. According to Talwar (2013), cultural, social, individual, and psychological reasons influence consumer purchases. The combination of these issues fuels fads. There are several characteristics of a fad. A fad has descriptive and “career” traits (Bergman n.d). In terms of descriptive traits, a fad should be homogenous, novel, and odd (Bergman, n.d). In terms of the ...

Communication Criticism

Communication criticism is a topic that looks at the different tactics of communication and how they influence our relationships. It should be noted that the basis of our relationships with whichever person is determined by our ability to communicate with them. Whom we are addressing will ensure the use of appropriate language that will ultimately ensure they decode it the right way. Communication can be a complicated process all together if we do not understand our audience and the intended perception. The speech can be considered as an ultimate boost to a person who needs to succeed in life yet it has ...

Analysis of the Shakespeare sonnets

The 1st seventeen Sonnets send a message to the poet close friend, he has an unknown identity, and he assumes that the friend exists. He is trying to convince the friend to make a move and start a family. The main aim is to install his beauty to the offspring’s that will be born as a result of marriage. The poet says that, “From the fairest creatures, from all beautiful creatures, we desire increase, we want offspring, riper, more ripe (1-10). The major theme in the Shakespeare sonnets is Love; it conquers all the other themes. Apart from love, there are ...

Abstract

This paper examines the concept of video shot detection. It examines the use of color histogram differences for shot detection. This method helps to differentiate abrupt and smooth shot boundaries. It involves development of an algorithm that extract abrupt shot discontinuities by analysing the differences in the colour histograms. Histograms colour distributions of an image and the shot boundary effectiveness solely depend on measured similarities between consecutive frames. 1. Introduction Image analysis and processing is an important part of creation of videos. It utilizes mathematical techniques to analyze different sections of an image. Shot boundary detection is a ...

Introduction

The use of internet among children as a source of entertainment has become so commonplace that the life of the average child is shaped and determined by the internet. Through the internet, children find it easy to access violent games and movies, which, according to research, have devastating effects on the behaviour and social development of the children. Psychologists explain that watching violent movies and playing violent games has negative effects on the considerations that kids have in regard to human feelings. Apparently, violent video games hinder the ability of children to develop emotions towards the feelings and suffering of ...

Occupy Wall Street Movement

The upset Americans led the Occupy Wall Street movement, which set off in mid September 2011. The main objective of the movement was to fight against greed and corruption that had taken roots in America. Occupy Wall Street protestors claimed that the government had failed to support the 99% of the Americans who were not satisfied with the policies used to govern the country. These protestors accused the government of failing to address the problem of inequalities in income distribution, unemployment issues, excessive compensations for the employees of financial institutions and influence of public corporations on politics. Several parties ...

Questions on Ethics: Essay II

- Action done in accordance vs. Action done on duty Acting from duty and acting in compliance or accordance with duty differs on the motivating factor or will. The action is the same. A performer who performs some activity because it is their duty acts from duty if; - The performance of the activity is regardless of their individual inclination to act or - The action is regardless of the performer’s personal interests Different from performance of duty, action in accordance with duty entails performing an action with an inclination or deriving satisfaction from ...

Has anyone ever noticed a lot of people around that don’t really register on the radar? They aren’t invisible, not exactly. But on the other hand they are more like ghosts than the real people in the city. When real people are rushing around to work sometimes there are flickers in and out of the crowds on the sidewalk. Or grayish shadows moving along the edges of the building even on a sunny day. Since there is no such thing as ghosts they must be people. Right? Probably people who are like that can do a lot of things real ...

Abstract

The paper discusses infantile amnesia – the phenomenon of the inability of adults to recollect any memory before the rough age of three years. The science behind the phenomenon is brain development. However brain development theory is being questioned today for its inability to explain a few aspects of childhood memory. Sigmund Freud’s explanation is his theory of repression of traumatic sexual experiences. Other psychologists meanwhile believe that language development holds the key to the explanation behind infantile amnesia. The paper also discusses the concept of identity and focuses on some empirical results that have been developed to prove the ...

Graff, E.J. “What Is Marriage For?: The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution”. U.S.A: Beacon Press, 2004. P, 1-10.

Summary.

According to (Graff 2004). The term marriage refers to a formal union existing between a man and a woman that is recognised by law through which they become husband and wife. Karen, K. D., & Kenneth, L. D. individualistic and collectivistic Perspective on Gender and the cultural context of Love and intimacy. Journal of Social Issues, 2010. , 49 (3), 53-69,

Summary

According to Karen and Kenneth, the term love has no universal meaning, different organizations define love differently. However, according to them, ...

Sonnet 18 is one of William Shakespeare's best-known poems, a declaration of love for someone who is deeply adored for simply being who they are. The work itself is one of the finest examples of the sonnet format in the English literary canon, and its beautiful language transcends identity and personage to become an incredibly influential and powerful poem. This is due to the poem's lack of specific description of the person who is being adored in the poem; the qualities Shakespeare describes are universal enough to be nonspecific, and many are impossible to reach, like immortality and eternal youth. ...

- What is the title of the film, what (brief summary) is it about (subject, topic)? The film is entitled Inside Job. A documentary film made in 2010, Inside Job garnered praise and recognition for its creative, accurate, and enlightening narrative of the 2008 economic crisis. The film traces the roots of the problem through an introductory example of Iceland, whose attempts to expand the economy through deregulation policies backfired – particularly on the financial sector. It is later explained that Iceland was not the only country who tried to use deregulation as a tactic and failed. The story ...

Section 1: Project Analysis – Project Approval

Deadlines: Material from videographer by June 15; final delivery by July 1

Budget: $12,500 for videographer. Executive producer can amend budget if needed.

Audience: Public Demographic: young adult viewers ages 18-29, education ranges from high school grad to postgraduate degree Background: Bear Mountain is one of the most beautifully offbeat locales that I have ever had the opportunity to visit. What with the wild proliferation of reality television programming highlighting more and more unique places, this is a no-brainer as far as instant success. What with the unusual shops, the unique town history, and some of the creative architecture featured in the town's homes, this will be a program that ...

Shakespeare, Hughes, and Blake to

Evoke Strong Feelings in Their Readers

Good poetry should tantalize the senses; the reader should be able to feel, see, and taste as the poet does. In their poems, the following poets, Shakespeare, Hughes, and Blake write tributes to someone dear and use figurative language to bring their poems to life and hold their readers in the same realm as they when they penned their poems.

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day,?” is how Shakespeare begins sonnet eighteen, with a simile. Clearly Shakespeare is addressing someone special, someone he really cares about and admire. Shakespeare uses a question ...

This Darren Aronofsky classic has left many a critic dumbfounded, not just after watching the movie for the first time, but even after the second, third or even tenth views of this film. The sheer techniques used in Requiem for a Dream hits the audience with so hard a punch that they are left dazed for a few moments, wondering what had hit them, before finally recovering their composure. Perhaps people would have been less horrified by the vivid imagery of this film had Aronofsky classified it as a “Horror Film”. But horror films do not make it to the Oscars, do they? In ...

A. SCREENWRITING

In the writing of this script, I used quite a few influences from other films and genres that I very much enjoy. First and foremost was Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind, as I wanted to be able to imply that the main character was slowly but surely losing his mind over the course of the short film. Given that I only have three minutes of film in which to accomplish this task, I took the route of keeping it open-ended as to whether or not the events in the film were taking place strictly in Vincent's head, or if it ...

Old Hickory

Andrew Jackson who was born on March 15, 1767 and died on June 8, 1845 was the seventh President of the United States Of America. Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, and the British at the Battle of New Orleans .He was a polarizing figure who dominated the Second Party System in the 1820s and 1830s, as president he dismantled the Second Bank of the United States and initiated ethnic cleansing. Jackson who was an essential frontier tycoon and an opportunist for whom the ideals ...

Introduction

Unattainable love is something that all of us have experienced at some point in our life. It is both a painful and learning experience, and a subject that has inspired numerous artists both in literature and in the visual arts. It has also urged many to become better persons, although there are also others who choose to just give up in despair.

One of the most beautiful ways of expressing the sorrow, despair, and frustrations that come with unattainable love is through the art of literature. In this regard, this paper reviews three prose and three poems that dwell on the ...

1. Consider the seven values used for ethically defining jobs: meaningful work, leisure time, money, power, prestige, comfort, and security.

a. Just from what you’ve read about Everman and Cobain, which values do, they share? Where do they diverge?

Everman and Cobain shares value of meaningful work. Both of them show a lot of hard work and determination in whatever they do. Their work seems not to be that essay reason being the difficulties they undergo while trying to build themselves.

b. Are there any values not on the list that could be added to apply to the careers ...

Analysis of Asian Horror Movies

The first movie I would like to analyze is a South Korean horror-thriller movie “Old Boy”, directed by Park Chan-Wook, that was first released in 2003. The storyline is based on a poorly-known Japanese manga of the same name, written by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya. This movie is a part of a trilogy called “Vengeance Trilogy” together with “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” and “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance”. “Old Boy” won the so called “Grand Prix”(the second award in order of importance) during the Cannes Film Festival, receiving also a special mention by Quentin Tarantino (president of the Jury). The impact of ...

Introduction

The country of Bangladesh has historically served as a virtual bulls-eye for cyclonic activity in its corner of the Indian Ocean. Not only is the bay that leads onto shore extremely flat (and shallow), the shoreline is shaped like a horseshoe, which draws the storm activity inward. Also, the Bangladeshi lowlands along the ocean are also flat, and they do not drain well at all. This is good when you want to grow rice, but it is not so good when you want to avoid tragedy when a cyclone blows ashore and brings flooding with it. In the centuries before such ...

Alfred Edward Houseman’s elegy resembling poem “To An Athlete Dying Young” possesses an almost cynical perspective of disenchantment with life, where the only true way of capturing glory is to die immediately after one achieves his highest accomplishment and reaches greatness. This way, he will forever remain in the minds of those who will carry them to eternity “shoulder-high” (Houseman 278). This is a highly thought provoking poem, forcing its readers to rethink and reevaluate life and its true meaning, its inner essence. It is a view of death not as a melancholy and cumbersome occasion, but one of happiness and ...

In Christopher Marlowe’s poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” a humble shepherd waxes philosophical about all of the things that he would like to do to and for the woman that he loves. Given all the time in the world, he would certainly make good on all of these proclamations of offerings and activities. However, Sir Walter Raleigh’s rebuttal poem “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” gives a far more realistic and critical view of the shepherd’s promises, declaring that there is simply not enough time in life to do all of these things. Between these ...