Essays on Harmony

Question and Answers

Question 1

The schools were seen as a mean to social advancement, tool for equality, and social stability vehicle that will help instill discipline among the students. The proponents of public schools argued that it was a tool that would be used to bring about equality in the societies. This was to be achieved through bringing in children from different social backgrounds together to learn common values. Mann, a proponent argued that the institution would reinforce social stability by liberating students from their parents’ influences that failed to encourage discipline among them. The proponents believed that schools were important ...

I interviewed TJ, a 59-year old male of Hispanic descent and a staunch believer of the Buddhist religion. The following is the transcript of the interview and the responses from my respondent and a patient a facility where I had been working at some point.

Do you think that spirituality has a significant or any influence on physical health?

TJ: Over the years, I have been raised in a family where spirituality was regarded in high value. I have never known any other way to achieve wellness and peace if spirituality is not included. For me, the association with a higher being is important especially for the mind because in any case, the ...

One of the main advantages of literature lies in its ability to communicate various cultural experiences and provide greater knowledge and deeper understanding of foreign traditions for the reader. In the Western civilization, Eastern religious traditions and cultures informed by them are perceived with interest, fascination and even fear; while lack of understanding can often impair successful interaction and communication. In addressing the issue of religious values, the authors of two books, Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West and Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a ...

Introduction

As the world develops, more people expect a higher and better quality of life. In the 21st Century, architecture has evolved significantly and it seeks to maximise the quality of life that people have across the world. Thus, several works have been done, seeking to blend traditional architecture with other disciplines in order to enhance the nature of the built environment. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a book review on Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment by Professors Ann Sussman and Justin Hollander. This book review will include an overview of ...

Relationship Tensions

Autonomy VS. Connection One of the examples of such a tension is a friend of mine. Her name is Monika and for a long time, she has been single. However, last year she found a man and from the first time, she tried to force him to propose. One of her crucial weapons was filling all of his time with her presence. That made him feel dependent. Mark claimed he lacked personal space and left her because she provided him with no autonomy.

Power VS. Empowerment

The extra power of one of the spouses creates tension, which can lead to fatal consequences. ...

When it comes to weather related hazards, a major problem that my city often faces is that of tornadoes. Now fortunately, this is something that only happens in the spring time. However, when it does occur, major issues can occur. This not only relates to homes being destroyed, but sometimes, because of the tornadoes, there is also flooding too. The reason this happens, is because of the fire hydrants that burst from the impact that the tornadoes end up producing. Moreover, tornadoes can also cause massive gas leaks as well. Now, this all depends on how impactful and large ...

The Buddhism is an ancient and well-known doctrine which has been adopted by many different cultures and has undergone diverse interpretations. Seen by some as a religion, others as philosophy, even as psychotherapy, Buddhism calls to search for the fundamental answers of human existence, including the life purpose, the notions of harmony, nirvana, and omnipresent suffering (National Buddhist Authority Srilanka, 2011). The BBC documentary introduces these core notions, as well as presents the story of Buddha itself, highlighting the core insights and ideas of Buddhism knowledge. The documentary has vastly helped me to gain a better understanding of the ...

Understanding society, and indeed the world, is a complex task that is unlikely to ever be fully achieved. There are various social theories that work to explain the workings of society, three of which are structural functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism. The structural functional approach works on the idea that society is made up of systems that are beneficial to all concerned. However, there are substantial problems with this theory, as it does not acknowledge that certain structures need to change even if they seem to be working for the majority. Conflict theory asserts that society functions based ...

Does the Theory of the Tripartite Soul Give Us Good Reason to be Just?

Introduction The well-known philosopher of Ancient Greece, Plato, presented the theory of the tripartite soul. However, the ideas, which consider the components of the soul to depend on the social system or have an impact on the human behavior, can as well belong to another genius of the same time, Socrates. Plato and Socrates, as two of the most prominent minds of the ancient times, questioned the features of the human personality under the terms of the natural instincts and the characteristics, which all people get with birth. In fact, all the thoughts of these two masters stand on ...

The model of assimilation refers to a group of people integrating into a new culture assimilating its host's cultural elements such as language and customs, losing some or almost all of its original cultural elements. An example of this model is the case of Argentina which has open immigration policies and received a growing number of Chinese. These integrated in such a way that they have assimilated their hosting language, Spanish and the way of Argentinian living, doing business, and social life. The first generation of immigrants continues speaking their language. However, they left behind many of their cultural ...

The paper will highlight the research question as it guides the whole paper on how it should be written. It forms the basis and foundation of the answer to the entire paper and acts as a guide to the study. Hypothesis-it will give the explanation of the government actions based on the level of evidence presented from the primary and secondary sources which will allow the study focus deeply on the further investigation of the topic. Methodology-this part will address the methods the researcher will use throughout the study to discuss the main body and answer the research question ...

Introduction

In the contemporary era, there is a need to adopt a mechanism in which one can serve better in the business setting in different cultures. Today’s global business society is composed the various cultures in which people face the various business environments. The manner of doing business in each of the nation affects the manner of doing business (Aslani, Brett, Ramirez-Marin, Tinsley, & Weingart, 2011). Culture is important in business, and it has an impact on the strategic direction of the business; it can also have different effects on the management of the internal structure of the organization as ...

General Aspects of Indonesian Culture

Indonesia is an Asian country that comprises over 17,000 islands and with a population of around 256 million people. The country’s population implies diversity in the ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious domains. Being an island means that Indonesia is basically multi-ethnic with small groups occupying geographic enclaves. Indonesia comprises over six hundred ethnic groups grouped into 31 broad categories based on the 2010 census publication with the majority being the Javanese (40.2%) followed by Sundanese (15.5%) and Bataks (3.6%) (Utomo and McDonald, 2014, p.7). Indonesians speak various languages and observe varying customs and religious beliefs, however, there ...

For every Greek philosopher, interest in music was almost obligatory quality. According to the beliefs of the Greeks, music was an integral part of the philosophy. Aristotle was not an excpetioon and repeatedly spoke about music. When starting to discuss the special role of music in an ethical upbringing in his "Politics", Aristotle himself warned that he would only talk about some general issues because much had been said by those who were philosophizing about the music. As is known, Aristotle clearly distinguishes between theoretical and practical knowledge. Aristotle divides music at the same time into two very different ...

Buddhism, like all the other Eastern religions, originated from “Animism”, which is the belief that everything in the universe has an essence, a spirit or a soul. As a way of life, it is similar to the other religions in promoting morality, generosity, kindness, harmony, and respect for all living beings including mother nature. Alike Hinduism, Buddhism believes in the following: 1. Reincarnation, wherein the soul is reborn into another body based on the level of spiritual attainment from the previous life. 2. Karma, which is either the positive or the negative effects of an individual’s actions. 3. ...

Margaret Nagle’s “The Good Lie” focuses on the experiences of a group of Sudanese refugees, namely Mamere (Arnold Oceng), Paul (Emmanuel Jar), Jeremiah (Ger Duany) and Abital (Kuoth Wiel) as they try to adapt to life in the United States of America. The film is extremely interesting because it is divided in 2 parts, the first part tracking the characters’ childhood struggle for survival during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and life in the Refugee Camp, while the second part focuses on the problems of adapting to an entirely new culture, with different values and worldview. The strong ...

Importance of Nursing Theory

Introduction Nursing, in general, refers to the nurturing and caring for a sick person. But over the years, such duties are institutionalized and carried out in a professional and scientific manner. Today, nursing has become a specific profession. Nurses are formally educated in their field and trained in the science and art of nursing, which have been developed over the years of study and research. Although, one does not need to have a background in the nursing profession in order to perform such task, caring and nurturing becomes more effective for those who are knowledgeable and experienced in nursing. ...

Fairy tales and folklores are nothing but the reflections of the society. Authors and artists depict the world through their lens to highlight social elements. The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter is a fairy tale built on the theme of the Little Red Riding Hood. In a very subtle way it depicts the patriarchal structure of the society and what it means to be a liberated woman. In an interesting way she has shown what a feminist means, as it brings harmony and order into an otherwise sexist and chaotic society. Carter’s Company of Wolves might not ...

Europe’s history, especially in the colonial and imperial periods created new connections and networks between parts of the world. European expansion starting the in the sixteenth century led to its expansion into the Americas and the concurrent creation of the slave trade of entirely new populations in the imperial periphery. Additionally, in the nineteenth century with the so-called “Scramble for Africa” meant that Europe had new colonies on the continent itself. With the process of decolonization this meant that these populations both from the Americas especially the Caribbean could migrate into the European metropole. This created an African ...

Leader and Management Development

Introduction Leadership forms the backbone of any organization. This is because it entails offering direction, creating a sense of purpose and defining a strategic plan for the organization. Such aspects of leadership are important in ensuring the success of an organization in the long run (Yukl, 2013). For the leadership functions mentioned above to be successfully implemented, it is critical that the individuals in leadership positions show responsibility in their day-to-day undertakings. It therefore implies that leadership development has become a primary aspect of the overall management function. Leadership development is anchored on the character and behavior of the ...

Impacts of Gender, Racial, Ethnicity, Class, and Sexual Orientation Stereotypes

Introduction Equality is essential to the development of any nation. In fact, lack thereof compromises the possibilities of social and economic growth due to the prevalence of discrimination. With this in mind, it is worth acknowledging the fact that there are multiple stereotypes associated with race, sexual orientation, gender, and ethnicity. These stereotypes foster the development of prejudice due to the unequal distribution of responsibilities, gender inequality and psychological torture due to sexual orientation. According to Ward and Monica (128), the impacts of these stereotypes are demoralizing, and the affected groups feel unappreciated. For instance, the UK Feminista (2016) ...

Post 1

A medication wallet card is a card that indicates a patient's medication names, doses and it’s easily kept in a patient’s wallet for easy retrieval and referral. A wallet card is very beneficial to a patient particularly in regards to creating awareness of the current patient's ailments, which will help improve the patient’s quality of life considerably and also lead to revenue generation by the clinic. Depression is an infringement to the normal way of life of an individual and does disrupt it in a major way. An amount in excess of $210 Billion has been ...

Virgil perceives an entrance to the underworld as a cave by the shores of Italy consisting of a lake and wood close to the mouth, with a lake inside the cave (Torjussen 73). One can only get through by offering a golden tree branch to the Cocytus ferryman (Solmsen 13). According to the philosopher, there are different kinds of souls in the water that humbly requests assistance in their crossover to the boat. According to Virgil, the only access to the ship is by having the body buried with the alternative being swimming in the smelly waters (Bremmer 185). ...

Gender is a very powerful category and one that many different people have used in order to explain culture and society. The role of women in society had for the longest time been constricted to the private sphere, the home, taking care of the children and being the primary Linchpin that could take care of the family and be the emotional and often moral center of the family. Women in the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have gained more rights and have fought for equality with men. When Korean families immigrated to the United States in the ...

Q1: Comparison of Ancient Greek and Egyptian Architectural Designs

There are great similarities in the ancient architectural designs of pyramids in the Egyptians Old Kingdom and the Greek temples of Acropolis that were constructed within the age of the Pericles. The ancient Egyptian and Greek Civilizations are home to some of the oldest architectural structures and designs in history* . However, the evolution of architectural designs in these two civilizations has had different and similar aspects, and is also thought to have taken place within the periods of 1150 BC to 146 BC. In addition, the two civilizations existed in different geographical conditions, implying that the architects in these ...

Racial violence was a common problem in Texas. The scenario started to keep changing after the civil war. There had many changes on the way people treat each other and the techniques used to rule Texas. The racial harmony and cooperation was established. Following are the three example of racial harmony and cooperation in the Texas from three different time period. The Spanish Texas was one of the remarkable time in the history of Texas in terms of racial harmony. The slavery and the conflicts with Indians were minimized at this time. Indians were brought under tax paying citizens ...

Elvis Presley the king of Rock N Roll was born in 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi. His first interaction with the music happened at the local church where he sang along with his family (Wallace, p.101). Elvis was an only child. He comes from a poor family, that did not stop him from reaching a peak in his career and becoming an internationally acclaimed artist of all times, but before that he had to go a long way from a truck driver to a talented singer. Indeed, he used to think to become a truck driver that was eventually replaced by ...

The current paper critically evaluates the research study conducted on the significance of national language for the citizens of a country. A language is regarded as a set of definite rules that can be used to transmit opinions, thoughts, or information. The primary purpose of the research paper is to develop an understanding in the minds of people regarding the ways in which the language can unify the national citizens. The research paper is set to look at the responsibility language in achieving national unity in the United States of America. The American language is a remarkable vehicle that ...

<Course> It is a fact that who we are today is a result of multiple influences, which include influences from different social factors (e.g., economy, education, religion, family, and many others). Personally, sociology in my everyday life has shaped the major decision that I made in the past. Specifically, my motivation to continue my studies and the faith that I hold have been highly influenced by several social forces that surround me. First of all, my motivation to continue my studies have been highly influenced by my family, especially my mother. Growing up, I have seen how my ...

Question 4: Explaining the East Asian Conception of Human Nature

Introduction The problem of Human Nature has always been a point of hot discussions among the Western and Eastern philosophers. Although there are some theoretical discrepancies among members of the different philosophical schools, the majority of them concur that the idea of human nature encompasses the fusion of certain distinguishing characteristics, which a human possesses irrespective of his/her cultural background. Despite the fact that the nature of these characteristics, approaches to measuring them and understanding the components of this metaphysical phenomenon are not clearly defined in any philosophical school yet, there is a strong opinion in the both Eastern ...

-Negotiation and Conflict resolution guide for team managers

Abstract

The teams are comprised of team members all of whom are complicated individuals that depict range of behaviors when asked to operate as a unit. The manager’s job is to manage the best combination so that the team is able to be high achieving and self driven. This may need an identification of stage in which the team is: Forming, storming, norming or performing. Then the teams have to be individually analysed for specific traits. In this paper, we have discussed this process of analysis and come up with a ...

Why I choose AcuCare Centre?

As a part of the field assignment, I visited the AcuCare Centre, 12133 Pembroke Road, Pembroke Pines, FL33025. I choose this particular place for my assignment, as I wanted to know about the method of “healing through touch”, as I would call it. Reiki is an alternative medicine that is sought by many for stress and chronic diseases. My aunt is particularly supportive of the center and has recommended it to me. She has sought alternative medicine to treat her migraine problems. She found allopathic medicine ineffective and replete with side effects.

Initial impression of the center:

On entering the center, there was a ...

Music as a cultural and social genre may be used to communicate various aspects of people’s cultural and even political systems. Several Jamaican music songs convey different messages that depict the political and cultural aspects of the Jamaican people and the values in the society. The use of characters in these genres is also significant in conveying a variety of messages to the intended audience. Using the literary style of repetition, some of these songs we listen to tend to emphasize their message to the public by always mentioning the keywords and messages of the artists. In this ...

Introduction

Challenges faced in terms of demography, provide Canada rationale to rely heavily on immigrants. The proportion of aging people in the total population of Canada is to increase, which coupled with the impact of shrinking population, is at the bottom of the gap between demand and supply of labor at the local level (Brown and Foot, 2015). However, immigration under the strong impact of growing trends of globalization comes in as an appropriate solution to this issue and ensures its contribution to the Canadian economy into various dimensions.

A Solution to Demographic Challenges

As discussed above, Canada is faced with severing demographic challenges threatening ...

Identifying the Object

The Mondrian dress is a red, blue, white, and yellow dress that shows the integration of art and fashion. One of the renowned French designers, Yves Saint Laurent, designed the dress in the winter of 1965-66 and made it his signature piece. This illustrates that the integration of art and fashion is an old concept, and it remains significant today. The Mondrian dress takes the form of the 1960s modified form of a sack dress, and Laurent utilized the color blocks. Inspired by the contemporary artists of the Mondrian art movement, Laurent incorporated the flat planes derived from 1960s’ ...

The week of my birth (January 20, 1995) the number one song was “On Bended Knee,” performed by the R&B group Boyz II Men. Boyz II Men was formed in the late 1980s at Philadelphia’s High School of the Creative and Performing Arts as the vocal quintet Unique Attraction (Billboard, para. 2). They were discovered in 1989 when they performed an a cappella version of New Edition’s “Can You Stand the Rain” for Michael Bivins of Bell Biv DeVoe backstage at a concert (Billboard, para. 2). The quartet has four members: bass Michael McCary, baritone Nathan Morris, ...

1. Introduction This research sets out to investigate into communication practices with reference to two different age categories of leaders i.e. generation X = 25-35 years and generation Y = older than 35 years. 1.1. Research Questions 1.2. Type of Data Collected The researcher has collected qualitative type of data through the interviews and observations. Detailed responses from the leaders from both the categories of generations (explained later) were collected against ten open-ended questions devised for each of them. Apart from that, there are findings of panel discussion based on observations. These findings (both that of interview and observations) are presented ...

Nicotye Samayualie, Canadian Inuit Cape Dorset Artist

Research Paper Introduction Nicotye Samayualie, a Canadian Inuit from Cape Dorset, was born on the 23rd of November 1983. Her parents are Johnny Tunnillie Samayualie and Kudluajuk Ashoona, and her grandmother is a famous graphic artist, Keeleemeeoome Samayualie. She has clearly inherited her grandmother's artistry, whose art works were one of those few exhibited in the Cape Dorset yearly print anthology in the 1970s and 1980s (Spirit Wrestler Gallery, 2016). Nicotye has developed a strong fascination with the display, arrangements, and layouts of contrasting images in natural and artificial objects. Numerous of her artworks portray common images like crates ...

Abstract

The impact of salt on melting of ice can be described as utilizing atomic progression recreations. The harmony the point of solidification melancholy saw in the recreations is in great concurrence with trial information. The dynamic parts of liquefying are examined as far as the trading of water atoms amongst ice and the fluid stage (Brique, 1967). The ice/fluid harmony is a profoundly dynamic procedure with the incessant trade of water particles amongst ice and the fluid stage. The parity is irritated when ice dissolves and the softening continues in two phases; the restraint of the relationship of water ...

Human Behavior Impact on Environment

Human being is, at the same time, the product of environment and its major influencing force. The development of human activities over the centuries and the development of knowledge innovation and technology allowed our society in many ways control and direct the environmental phenomena to a much greater extent than other living creatures. The truth is that this complex and multifaceted relationships between a human and nature brought a number of new challenges. Some of the human behavior and activities have the very clear impact on the environment, whether positive or negative, but the type of influence that one ...

Identifying the Object

The Mondrian dress is a red, blue, white, and yellow dress that shows the integration of art and fashion. One of the renowned French designer, Yves Saint Laurent, designed the dress in the winter of 1965-66 and made it his signature piece. This illustrates that the integration of the art and fashion is an old concept, and it remains significant up to date. The Mondrian dress takes the form of the 1960s modified form of a sack dress, and Laurent utilized the color blocks. Inspired by the contemporary artists of the Mondrian art movement, Laurent incorporated the flat planes ...

Nature is a place where everything lives in harmony. There is bad and good everywhere in the world. Many poets were referring to the theme of harmony in their poetic works. Robert Frost is not an exception. The poem “Design” can be seen as a work which is dedicated to the topic of harmony of good and evil in the world and nature. The poem “Design” talks about a white spider and a white moth. A moth becomes a prey of the white spider. In the poem a reader sees how the whole situation is developing. A moth is ...

The nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century have brought some dramatic changes in all aspects of human life. Technological advances, industrial development, new political and social movements have changed the common perception of the social structure, the rights of the different social groups, and the wealth distribution paradigm. In the United States, the period is known as the Progressive Era, where positive changes, improvements in all aspects of life were embraced by the majority of the population and, most of all, by the emerging middle class. Labor movement, socialist ideas and women’s suffrage were all products ...

Abstract

Immigration has been a thorny subject for the past centuries. The issue has been widely debated and talked about since the influx of the movement of people from their original home countries to new countries for various reasons. Immigration can be defined as the movement of people from their native countries to countries where they do not hold citizenship with the main aim of settling there permanently or to take up employment. People who often cross international borders to other countries to look for jobs or with the intention of settling there are called immigrants. Whereas people continue to ...

Justice and love for other in many societies around the world have been points of concern, not only to people of old generation but also to those of modern times. This paper is a discussion of the lecture given by Father Pedro Arrupe to the Jesuit community, Valencia in 1971 titled "Men for others”. The two main ideas discussed in this paper are justice and love for one another. According to Father Arrupe, justice is the act of ensuring that people live together in harmony and relation to the expectation of God to us. Similarly, he states that the ...

Politics of nature

There is a new tendency nowadays. Practically each person is eager to lead such a lifestyle that is closer to nature. We try to use natural material for our needs, spend more time in the open air, eat products which don`t contain GMO, replace some habitual things with the help of some new environmentally benign. We are accustomed to a cleaner technology of making the products. We call ourselves «new generation that is in harmony with the natural surrounding». Do we really know what the real nature is? There will be a constant barrier between the humanity and ...

Harmony in music is like an eloquence in speech: it grants pithiness and smoothness in a music flow. Harmony should guarantee that all the tones, notes, and chords are relevant and match each other in a musical piece. None of the sounds should be the odd one out, otherwise, it would not be appealing to the ear of the audience. Harmony refers to the melodic line as it determines the vertical or horizontal aspect of music. Upon this definition, harmony is tightly connected with melody. The simultaneous combination of tones and sounds can be well organized in rhythm, however ...

Being physically and spiritually fit in the constant hustle of the modern day is highly important. Such practices as strength training and calming, relaxing exercises are vital to maintaining a balanced life. Staying fit allows the body and mind to endure, withstand, and better relax. However, being fit and spiritually whole are not enough without the upkeep that comes as a necessity with remaining healthy and in good shape. To keep the mind and the body sound and hale, exercise is one part of a much needed regimen that most anyone can accomplish. Many individuals think that heavy lifting, ...

Question 1

I would recommend to my friend to not start coaching from the beginning. Coaching helps people achieve a goal in the workplace by finding and implementing their own solutions. When the coach works with the coached, the intercultural perspective while communicating has to be considered. This involves not only the environment and background of the coached but also the industry and corporate culture. The way a managing team is addresses in the UK may be different from the way it is done in the U.S. or when compared to the fashion industry and international bank. For a foreign national, ...

Ang Lee’s Films

The history of Taiwanese cinema has more than a hundred years and reflects a long history of culture, along with Japan and China, the colonization of the island. In general, the film in Taiwan until 1949, mostly had only a form of renting movies imported from the mainland, from Hong Kong and the western countries. But during the 60-80-ties, along with the economic development of Taiwan, he began to blossom "island" film, which the director sought out their way to other continents. Along with the emergence phenomenon of Chinese cinema on the international stage, outstanding representatives of which are ...

Justice is one of the most complex ethical categories, affecting a wide scope of human relations. The content of this concept reflects the economic, political and legal conditions of social life and their development trends. Particular attention to consideration of justice was paid by Socrates, who called it the subject more precious than all the gold and sought to prove the existence of a single and common notion of justice, linking it with morality and knowledge. Injustice is unnatural, because it is the result of ignorance and delusion. Claiming connection between virtue and wisdom, praising the beauty of the ...

Argument with Evaluation

There are some talented authors who managed to portray life as they saw it with all the white and dark strips. One of such gifted natures is surely an Irish dramatist Lady Gregory. She was not interested in things and abstract ideas but preferred to depict the complicated inner life of people’s feelings and emotions. The Rising of the Moon is her remarkable one-act little play that was widely praised for its consummate dramatic technique. It was written in 1904 and proved that harmony and loyalty could be found in the most intense situations ever. Thomas Hogan named ...

The Yin-Yang concept has been an integral part of the Chinese culture for many years with the Chinese citizen viewing it as a means to gaining personal balance. In essence, the Yin and Yang way of thinking are distinct to the Chinese culture by perception of the main human principles and in terms of they view the universe and its occurrences. The phenomenon is a Dual-Polar concept that aims at enabling the coexistence of two different extremities such that it differs from the western way of thinking. The western way of thinking unlike the Yin and Yang way of ...

Abstract

Upon being employed, Aline DeNeuve attempts to implement strategies she believes will encourage workplace harmony. In her strategy, she believes that limiting communications and relations between employees will be the best way to achieving success for her organization. For confirmation, if her strategies are effective, Aline decides to conduct a study to find out the perceptions of her work mates on her thoughts. Aline’s case will provide insights on the effects of omitting or not considering employee relations in an organization. From her organization, it will be possible to determine how employee emotions and attitudes can be influenced. ...

English

Intercultural Communication Culture refers to a particular society present at a particular place at a specific time. Culture can never be wrong, it is only different. With increasing globalization, people from around the world are constantly finding a continuous need to learn and utilize effective skills in communication. Moreover, diversity in workplaces, institutions, and other public places has led to an influx in the number of cross-cultural interactions between people from diverse backgrounds. However, without a clear understanding of cultural aspects of other people, communication can become a challenge. Learning about a new culture and the application of communication ...

Using Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Creation of Naturing Life

Nature life is a beauty perfect in the eyes of people. In fact, Coco Chanel quoted the words, “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous” (Armour 1). The pursuit of beauty is a topic always applicable to life among women, even to those who lived thousands of years ago. Thus, there is always the question on how women of long ago maintain their beautiful appearance, as reflected in the Chinese customs, which is apparently very different from the ways of the modern times that uses science and technology. Women of the olden times did not have access ...

Introduction

In psychological terms, adjustment refers to a consistent process of an individual’s modifying its behavior in order to cope with the influence of environmental factors. Achievement of adjustment is the name of creating harmony between an individual and his/her environment. For this purpose, certain psychological issues that are caused by different types of stressors need to be overcome. Here, it is important to describe that stressors are the factors that result in stress like death, divorce, loss, murder, blunders, etc (Santrock, 2006).

Summary of Articles

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Modernity refers to the approaches, behavior, and ideas of the post-traditional period. Originally, modernity can be defined as a critique of tradition, and a movement toward a new point of view rooted in new paradigms and insights. Recently, modernity has embodied present-day thoughts and present-day lifestyle. One important aspect that arises from this definition of social change and its impact on human experience is the formation of a newly constructed self-image and identity. In essence, the concept of modernity differentiates the modern person from the traditional individual. Such newly founded freedom in connection to modernity involved an experience and ...

Visual Literacy: Thomas Hoepker 9/11 Photograph

According to Liu, the rapid advancement of science and technology is influencing significant transformation in human communication systems (1259). The visual element of communication is now being utilized widely with images, color, and other multimodal resources being used for more than entertainment and illustration (Harrison 46). Visual messages are being used to convey significant meaning (Liu 1259). The visual culture is becoming popular due to its ability to communicate instantly and universally via the Internet (Bamford 2). As such, people should be able to decode and interpret the various visual images that are exposed to them every day to ...

The two most influential and widely-acknowledged philosophical minds that have reformed the social theories of political strategy, social protection, and nuances of human nature, are Nicollo Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes. Both these eminent philosophers worked on the social contract theory to define how the ideal state should function and succeed in its ventures under the rule of a sovereign leader . However, there are differences in the two theories, in terms of the clarity and description of the exact nature of roles and responsibilities of the sovereign ruler (Smith," Introduction to Political Philosophy.Lecture 12 - The Sovereign State: Hobbes, Leviathan"). ...