Essays on Opposites

Introduction

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is one of several instruments that will investigate the personalities in people and assess them and give results that are easy to remember (in this case, the result is a four letter designation that lists preferences, or styles, in descending order). There are eight of these preferences, listed as pairs of opposites: Extroversion (E) or Introversion (I), Sensing (S) or Intuition (N), Thinking (T) or Feeling (F), and Judging (J) or Perceiving (P). Since one of each of contrasting tendencies will be listed, that results in 16 possibilities to describe the person's personality. It is ...

Introduction

Virtually all aspects of people’s lives are governed by gender. The society has long-held perceptions about the appropriate responsibilities, particular weaknesses, and strengths of different genders. The beliefs dictate everyday life, responses, and patterns of activities such as crime and sports. Historians delegate particular focus to the functions of the women who were once considered lowly in the ancient days, but with time have grown to develop themselves and their households. Gender roles have encountered numerous changes within each passing century and decades as human beings continue to evolve into superior and civilized creatures. This essay will look ...

Tai Chi is considered as a type of martial arts which is renowned for its effectiveness in its techniques of defense as well as its health benefits. It is also believed to be a type of motivation which evokes serenity and inner peace within the one who practices. The words ‘Tai Chi Ch’uan’ could be taken to me ‘the ultimate first’ or ‘boundless first’. Tai Chi is practiced in five different forms, and every one of these forms comes with its own methods and the principals. It is a practice which is considered to be safe for people ...

Final Portfolio Projects

Introduction The first project is from Chapter One: Introducing Linguistic Anthropology and involved asking people around me about what their opinion was regarding some popularly held notions about languages, and how the level of sophistication of a language is correlated with how civilized a people are perceived to be. The second project is from Chapter Twelve: Language, Culture, and Thought and explores the differences between cultural relativism and universalism in analysing various aspects of a culture. The third project is from Chapter Nine: Languages In Variation and Languages In Contact and pertains to the increasing usage of English language ...

Introduction

Everyone would like to live his or her life in the best way possible. This notion goes without saying, although there has been contemplation of the question since time immemorial. Which is the best possible kind of life to lead. As a result, philosopher and sages from all walks of life started devoting their lives to establishing the right answer. These philosophers, started writing books to demonstrate to the world their versions of how to live the good life. The two philosophers whose perceptions of living the best possible life are widely known are Plato and Lao Tzu. In ...

Poem analysis

I chose Charles Martin’s poem From Komarovo, 1962 because I was interested in the title of the poem. My source was The Yale Review via Wiley Online Library 2015 Full Collection (Vol. 104, Iss. 2). The chosen poem was presented as a stand-alone poem. The rest poems had the same subject, they were all related to each other, because all can be attributed to the romantic lyrics. The poem, which I chose can be attributed to civil lyrics. The reason why I chose this poem was its name, which is a hint, an allusion to the character that ...

Introduction

In his novel, ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’, author Junot Diaz portrays two of the main characters differently. To achieve this, he employs the approach of love and the ability to get it to narrate a fascinating set of events. Through a series of events and exercises, Diaz succeeds in explaining how self-perception (appreciation) and self-esteem play a significant role in defining what one becomes. There is no doubt, whatsoever, that Yunior is Oscar’s foil. In every aspect, Yunior is everything Oscar is not, the inverse holding true. Through their love lives, the two are portrayed ...

The most appealing approach to the nature of the mind with regards to my perception is dualism because dualism encompasses the existence of both physical and mental realm in the attempt to explain the relationship between the body and the mind. Dualism normally connotes that state of two segments. With respect to the philosophy of mind, the idea of dualism in brought out such that in a given domain, there must be two essential categories of principles or things. The body and the mind in some sense are perceived to be profoundly different kinds of things. Dualism takes the ...