Essays on Preoccupation

Chapter 1

Question 1: Authority, responsibility and delegation are basic engines that drive every organization. Authority is the possibility of law enforcement, command and exact obedience. It gives the legal right to accomplish things through others by demonstrating influencing behavior. There are two types of authority: formal authority stems from credentials or ranks and informal authority which comes from friendships or compering to others. Responsibility means the capability of an individual to be accountable or liable. In this way, the managers have the authority to command and the subordinates are responsible to fulfill these commands. Thus looks like the structure based ...

The 1980s was a complex era of transition, which saw the rise of military power, but also the emergence of new technology, as the fight against communist threats intensified. During this decade, the sci-fi genre reached immense popularity, and was closely related to the new blockbuster films which Hollywood exported throughout the world. During this decade, illegal immigration, the memory of the Vietnam War and the transformation of masculinity under the threat of feminism became prominent issues, which were reflected in the popular media of the time. As a genre which is particularly fit to reflect the anxieties and ...

ADHD is an abbreviation for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This disorder occurs in the human brain and usually caused by a series of inattention or hyperactivity during the developmental stages of an individual. The symptoms of ADHD usually manifest in childhood especially between 3 years and 6 years. These symptoms can be observed during adolescent and adulthood stages (Kail & John 17). Having the symptoms of ADHD during childhood can translate into positive functioning during adulthood when the victim of the disorder undergoes medication. This process increases individual focus and reduces hyperactivity thus resulting into positive functioning during adulthood. Infancy describes ...

Abstract

Multiculturalism refers to the integration of different cultures to confide to a single national culture or social viewpoint. Thus, multiculturalism is an accommodative social perspective that entails integrating divergent social and cultural practices to a unified accord. With regards to the Australian multiculturalism programs, it would be imperative to conclude that it has had a share of challenges in implementing this policy, but at the same time reaped a lot from this policy. Thus, amidst challenges that come with settling people with diverse interests, Australia has had some gains out of its efforts to integrate people of different social ...

Introduction

It is the desire and inbuilt human nature to need other people in their lives. The zeal to form and engage in attachments and relationships is much promoted by the very basic human nature to desire love, passion, friendship, intimacy socialization and close relationships. The problem of association and need for others is demonstrated by the factor of the human being living together in the same homes, same villages and communities. Additionally, even I history and current trends, people tend to conglomerate together, a clear indication of the need for association and relationships. The paper focuses on the analysis ...

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Sammy works at a small town grocery store located near the beach as a cashier. He’s nineteen years old. While he’s at work, three girls walk into the store wearing bathing suits. Sammy as well as others in the store are distracted by the naked flesh. The three girls, headed by Queenie, are well aware of the male gaze. Towards the end of the story, Lengel, the manager of the store, tells Queenie that they are inappropriately dressed. At this instant, Sammy quits his job. He realizes that life is going to hard for him thereafter. Examine ...

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Transforming the Modern Olympic Games

Introduction “Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated in the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.”—Jennie Finch The above quotation by Jennie Finch alludes to one of the various changes that the modern Olympic Games have undergone over the years. There are many who can argue both for and against those changes. This is because these changes have both yielded positive and negative effects as it pertains to the organization of the Games. ...

Mental health of the employees is very important for business. The most effective method to support and attract productive and competent workers is to ensure safe and healthy work environment for everybody including employees with mental disorder. Researchers identify several characteristics of a safe and healthy workplace: personal development is encouraged and supported; optimum mental health obstacles are identified and handled; diversity is considered to be an advantage; sick/stress leave and staff turnover is low; loyalty of staff is high; employees are team’s productive members (Workers with Mental Illness: a Practical Guide for Managers, 2010).

Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace

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The character of the Messiah King, Joshua or J is introduced in Keret’s wistful novella towards the end of the story. That however, does not undermine the social significance that the Messiah King has in the story and the larger social context. Like most of the characters in the Novella, the Messiah King keeps on searching for something more extravagant and meaningful than what the world of the living on earth and world of the dead suicides offer. This paper seeks to analyze the character of the Messiah King as portrayed in the novella. It seeks to further ...

Self-reliance

“Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. There is something, which you can do better than another. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for.” (Emerson) (Nina et al, 1094) In this quote, Emerson urges people to remain themselves at all times. He insists on people obeying their natural instincts, trusting in their intrinsic abilities and doing the things that they can do best. He believes that by so doing everyone will be able to rely in him/herself. ...

Like the old saying goes, “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” but at what point does cleaning and being tidy cross the line into mental illness? Likewise, while a large percentage of the population may admit to being a little superstitious and many hotels don’t include a 13th floor, at what point does certain superstitious beliefs and behaviors turn into compulsions or behaviors that must be carried out or else the individual is unable to proceed throughout his or her day? To an outsider, it may appear like a nonsense disease with behaviors that should be easy to curtail by just stopping the ...

Biographical sketch

Egon Schiele is an important representative of the Klimt school of painting where grotesqueness and crudity come to the fore. He came from a humble background and was born in 1890, in the town of Tulln, that is situated in the state of Lower Austria. Since Schiele’s father worked with Austrian railways, the young Egon was fascinated with trains and began drawing at a feverish pace. Unfortunately, his father did not approve of his new hobby and tore up most of his sketchbooks thus making the artistic world lose a substantial body of early work by Schiele, since this would have ...

The Capitalist Culture

Culture is the most active element that charges the human civilization to further branched out and cut across all the aspect of life such as technology. In the capitalist world, there is a great desire towards the novel and original. This continuous search for novelty and change surpasses the extent of proportions of actual change that has occurred in the society. Further, this cultural desire is already being legitimized, such that the society accepts the role to see the culture as a norm and a moral tradition where the emerging new culture could be sized up and be critically evaluated. It is ...

Children are the most defenseless victims of poverty within a society. Poverty has a number of causes, but it’s effect on children is the perpetuation of what is known as a vicious cycle of poverty where kids of a certain economically disadvantages lineage go on to have few opportunities as adults. Research has shown that their children get caught in the same poverty trap and the causes of poverty then go on to have the effect of producing more impoverished children. From a long view, one of these effects is that a society becomes disadvantaged because it has a portion of its population living in ...

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A game can be characterized as a vivacious physical movement that, for the reasons of finding cutoff points of one's capacities, or for the sake of entertainment, delight and preoccupation, includes rivalry against oneself or an alternate or a meeting with characteristic components. Several studies show that Sports education helps people in different ways. If we talk about any age level, whether it is child age, youngsters or mature level personalities, schools and colleges provide a platform and arrange events to provide a chance to participate in different activities. As a result these types of recreational activities and events ultimately enhance the superior ...

The timelessness of the beauty of nature is often being forgotten by people due to the rapid change in the society they live. The transformation from a humble farm life into the sky-scraping industries that defines modern society. The poem takes back its readers to the tranquillity of enjoying the simplicity of life and nature outside the busy streets and life of the metropolis. The author shares the beauty of the forgotten pastime that was slowly forgotten in favour of the city life. The style of the author is paradoxically cheery yet nostalgic in terms of tone patterned with a short ...

In this book review of The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, And The Collision Of Two Cultures, the account of a clash between two cultures, and the fate of a three year old epileptic Hmong girl will be discussed. The review cites the 1997 edition of the book published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. All references in the review are from this edition. The goal of this review is to outline several of the book’s strengths and weaknesses, to explain the reviewer’s opinion of the book, and to lay out how ...

Loss is an inevitable experience that may arise from the demise of a loved one as well as other life events. In most cases, individuals respond through grief, a normal process that leads to acceptance of loss. Normal or uncomplicated grief typically does not require formal treatment although grieving persons need to find the support and information they need (Zisook & Shear, 2013). However, there are individuals who experience prolonged and debilitating grief, referred to as complicated grief. Social workers play an integral role in helping individuals through the grief process by assessing for related needs as well as providing or bridging ...

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Introduction Modern sexuality is one of those notions that include several possibilities and many judgments. In the modern times, sexuality is redefined as a way of self-realization with its roots in satisfaction. However, this idea is also separated from the process of reproduction. Thus, modern sexuality in the current era turned out as “a new value system revolving around desire and sexual fulfillment became prominent; sexual discourse emphatically entered the public realm, and the entire framework for sexual understanding came loose from religious and proscriptive moorings” (Ullman 3). Thus, it would not be incorrect to state ...

Over the past two decades, China has experienced rapid economic growth. This growth has also brought about a rise in social inequality. The nation that once operated under the principle of egalitarianism now struggles with a level of inequality that has surpassed most of its East Asia neighbours. In the 1980’s, poverty was a problem restricted mainly to rural areas, but recently it has forayed into urban areas as well. Since the mid-1990’s, urban poverty has grown at a very fast pace under the influence of globalization (Fulong, Webster, and Yuting 5). The economic restructure of China is a huge contributor to ...

Abstract

The evolution of technology and the internet creation has contributed much to the virtual connectivity and on-line communication. Decades of growth in internet and usage of computer systems has brought about changes in people’s lifestyles which mainly rely on the internet. The internet has undoubtedly revolutionalised the way people think, and it occupies a very important place in the society and our private lives. Internet addiction has the symptoms similar to those of chemical addiction. It is defined through the behavior of a person. For behavioral addictions, there is a sign of force that is uncontrollable when the addicts try to ...

Screwtape shows clever subtlety in tempting patients to self-centeredness in prayer through feelings and images, to gluttony through delicacy, and to pride through membership in an elite Christian social circle. This academic interpretive exercise discusses these three axioms on self-centeredness in prayer, gluttony through delicacy, and pride connected with Christian social membership. The self-centeredness in prayer through feelings and images spoken of in "The Screwtape Letters" refers to a number of types of this focus on the "self." The temptation during prayer centered trying to create a state of emotionalism keeps the purpose of connecting with God from occurring because ...

Introduction

Stereotypes may be a part of daily life, but unrealistic expectations are causing damage to today’s young adults. The use of positive and negative stereotyping has been a continuous and ever growing trend in mass media production and marketing. Impressionable teens are often negatively swayed by the portrayal of people shown on the evening news, music artist’s exciting and profitable lives in music videos, and a nearly unobtainable “perfect” models shape and figure. Media effects the all-around opinions of everyone. The effect of media portrayal on the youth’s consciousness in the school and home may be both negative ...

Public awareness about autism has increased nowadays with the prevalence of information coming from different media sources and an expanding knowledge based from scientific research and literature. It afflicts approximately 6 out of 1,000 children and similar to other neurodevelopmental disabilities, not ‘curable.’ Thus children diagnosed with autism would need chronic management throughout their lives. Autism is a group of development brain disorders now presented as Autism Spectrum Disorders or ASD. The term spectrum denotes a wide range of symptoms, skills and levels of impairment or disability a child with ASD can have. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

Introduction

Children require a lot of attention from their caregivers during their early stages of development. The lack of suck attention leads to certain detrimental effects on the development of the child. Attachment disorder is among the disorders that children develop when they are brought up by individuals who do not care about them. According to Pearce, the formal diagnostic terms for attachment disorder as “Reactive Attachment Disorder of Infancy or Childhood (RAD)’ (31). However, this depends upon the diagnostic conventions in the child’s country of origin i.e. the country of the child’s birth. This paper explores different aspects ...

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We are living in a world where the media is playing a crucial role in our lifestyles. The media is of educative value together with being and tool for entertainment. Gangnam style is a type of dance associated with a Korean popular singer known as Park Jee Sung. The name is also associated with a place in Korea in with a unique lifestyle. This essay will seek to identify how to produce different styles of music. It will also seek to give a thorough analysis into Gangnam style and how the dance style fulfills different aspects in the place of its origin.

Suggestions made by the Gangnam Style

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If one were to pick one place, pastime or object that truly encapsulated the cultural identity of Australia, it is highly possible they might pick the beach. A source of great cultural importance and antiquity, not to mention the centerpiece of Australian social activities and national beauty, Australia's beaches form quite an important part of what makes Australians who they are. In order to understand in greater depth the connection of Australians to their homeland, one has to explore the varying roles that the beach plays in forming that vital cultural identity. The beach is an absolutely essential component ...

Introduction

When eating disorders are mentioned, people tend to associate them with women and forget that men are equal consumers of food as women. Current research has revealed that anorexia is a problem to men as it is to women. Male anorexia has depicted characteristics such as preoccupation with weight and low self-esteem. Studies have revealed that the rate of male anorexia is increasing at an alarming rate with 5 –to-15 percent of the cases of anorexia being estimated to be males (Schoenstadt, 2012). As such, people tend to wonder what male anorexia is, how male anorexia occurs, or what makes ...

General practice and applied ethics

Effective management of rape requires a three-pronged approach that entails provision of comprehensive medical, psychological and social care. Careful immediate and on-going assessments of the patient are required to identify the physical, physiological and psychological stressors as well as the patient’s response to therapy. The potential physiological and psychological stressors for Anne, an 18 year old rape victim will be identified, the nursing strategies for reducing or alleviating these stressors and nursing interventions that will promote healing explored.

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The fear of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) like HIV and becoming pregnant may cause emotional distress to Anne. The medical ...

Two severe eating disorders are frequent-occurring, particularly among females which makes them cautious towards their physical appearance. These two conditions are Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa. Anorexia refers to the state of self-imposed malnourishment, characterized by severe weight loss. Another condition, Bulimia nervosa refers to the customary eating of huge amount of foods, also known as bingeing which is followed by vomiting or purging. Both of these conditions involve same obsession related to weight and shape of their body, arising from the desire to appear thin. The intention; behind such extreme actions which results in these two diseases are ...