Essays on Reality

In the following essay, I would like to explain the key provisions of the doctrine of the separation of powers, as well as to demonstrate how that doctrine operates within the system of Australia`s public law.
- Separation of powers doctrine
Separation of powers is a political and legal theory, according to which the government should be divided between three independent branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The differentiation between these powers prevents possible abuse of power and the emergence of a despotic regime where no individual freedom is possible. Each of the three authorities performs its inherent tasks Continue reading...

This epic book captures the mood and the general feeling at the times of World War 1, when one of the most lethal viruses called influenza erupted in an army camp in Kansas. Given that it was a time of war, military camps were crowded, therefore: the virus found carriers among the military men. When the army moved eastwards, influenza moved with them and in the process, it killed millions of people. It is sad to note that, the epic influenza killed more people in a period of twenty-four months, more than AIDS ever did in twenty-four years. For Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Gaining Power and influence through organizational politics has been a big issue over the years for the managerial theory and practice. The success of those in the workplace who know the art of organizational politics has made this concept a mystery and interesting subject for others and they want to learn and master this as an art. The management is involved in politics not only in profit oriented organisations but also in public sector or non profit organizations. The People working in a corporate office employ different types of strategies to attain different career benefits. Different activities and tasks Continue reading...

False memory amounts to fabricated or distorted recollection of events that never happened in the first place. It is believed that memory is a recollection of things that happened in the past, accurately documenting them, storing them and making them available for remembering any time. A twist is brought in when false memory is put into perspective. This then makes memory get prone to fallacies (Frankel 1993). False memory is common among very many people and can range from mere curiosity to just developing thoughts about something that never happened but one which a person becomes certain it happened. Continue reading...

Introduction

Realism is a unique philosophical belief that suggests that a person’s reality (which can be characterized by his perception of life, including the things a person has and the experiences he has encountered), or a certain aspect of such reality is dependent on subjective factors and is ontologically independent from standard conceptual schemes, linguistic practices, beliefs, perceptions, and other established system . Realism is generally the view that entities, which in this are humans, have an objective reality, a reality that is completely and ontologically independent of those entities’ conceptual schemes, linguistic practices, beliefs, and etc. Thus, entities including Continue reading...

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Impact on Privacy
Google’s latest invention is being launched across the globe. Described as an augmented reality eyewear, the “Google Glass” brings all features of our smart phones (such as voice communication, web browsing, camera, social media usage and apps) directly into our eyes and under the command of our voice. Ever since the concept was first introduced, and the prototype launched, Google Glass has attracted both fans and critics. While supporters consider this product to be the most significant technological advancement of the 21st century, it has also garnered many criticisms on the Continue reading...

Abstract

There is a strong mutual relationship between substance abuse and psychology. This study has found that the problem of substance abuse is caused by psychological contexts in which an individual undergoes and, therefore, psychological interventions are necessary as ways to control it. In the study too, it has been found that substance abuse has accounted to many mental and other psychological problems to addicts. The research has reviewed literatures from various sources: online psychological periodicals, research articles, white papers, books and experts views from psychologists. In this regard, it has defined substance abuse and discussed ways in which psychology Continue reading...

Book Report on

The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien was born in the town of Austin, Minnesota, and moved to Worthington at the age of 10. He went to Macalester College and participated in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1970 as an infantry soldier. After the war, he completed graduation from Harvard University and worked as a reporter with The Washington Post for a short duration. He launched his literary career in 1973 with the publication of If I Die in a Combat Zone which established him as a leading writer on Vietnam issues.
In the book “The Things They Carried, Continue reading...

The ideal and real roles of women depicted in the plays The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Women have been the subject of greater literary interest since times immemorial. They frequently serve as the means to replicate contemporary society. During the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, women were largely portrayed as the victims of a patriarch society. Modern feminism was nonexistent until the 19th century and female voice was completely subdued. “Feminists’ scholars regarded the 18th century author Mary Wollstonecraft as the original harbinger of feminism, Continue reading...

Introduction

Clemton is a company that is specialized in offering services to clients in as far as the manufacture of cement is concerned. The management of Clemton is organized in such a way that it recognizes the parameters that must be implemented so as to lead to a fruitful result. The role of this study is to identify the instances that support the functioning of my company. Without having management aspects in place, it is obvious that the company will not progress as the objects of the company dictates. As a matter of fact, like any other Company, Clemton is Continue reading...

Sustainability in Saudi Cities

Sustainability in Saudi Cities

Introduction

Both defining and describing the sustainable relationship between the historic and newer built environment of Saudi Arabia’s state capital Riyadh focuses on culture as a mitigating factor in historic preservation and sustainability representative of Saudi cities. This scholarly exploration of the existing construction looks influences on their design from an environmental perspective. The following academic investigation therefore, both compares and contrasts the specifics of the time-honored urban design with the modern.
The following investigative account provides information on the environmental and cultural aspects underpinning traditional urban design versus the adoption of 1970s Western urban Continue reading...

English

Introduction
In his article, John Derbyshire wrote about the challenge of improving the children’s academic performance. He documented that a few years ago, New York City Mayor took the Rand Corporation’s service in raising the students of public schools’ examination score by providing cash bonuses for those teachers who will have an improved class. As he continued with his article, Derbyshire used different styles in writing to persuade his readers. Based on his attempts to persuade his audiences, rhetorical strategies were used such as logos, ethos and pathos. However, there were clear manifestations of logical fallacies in Continue reading...

The understanding of truth is an intriguing concept that has been the subject of many explanations and theories over the years. Many attempt to define its meaning and how to distinguish truth from other concepts. Truth can thus be considered a shifting, provisional, subjective and temporary concept. Its meaning varies depending on context and a variety of other factors. The attempt at understanding the concept fully remains elusive and incomplete. This analysis focuses on an effort to analyze truth; this occurs through the exploration of various types of truth. An understanding of the concept will help in knowing the Continue reading...

Not many thinkers in the history of the western civilization have been more cited than Plato. For the most part of the middle ages, the majority of lines of thought were developed around his philosophical arguments. Either to defend him or to contradict him, the new ideas could not get rid of his influence. Christianity was almost uniquely influenced by the works of Plato until at least the thirteenth century .
One of the most important parts of Plato´s works is his theory of Ideas. This was an attempt to make a distinction between two things that were his Continue reading...

Person is able to adapt to various circumstances; with change in our lives, we are changing ourselves. Changes occurring in us help us survive, independently from the circumstances we can fall into. However, some events, especially stretching over time, could result in deep mental disorder called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). When we talk about PTSD, it is implied that the person has come through one or even more situations of traumatic character that have considerably influenced the psyche of the person. Such situations usually considerably differ from events in the past or have caused so much suffering that the Continue reading...

Chapter Analysis

This chapter begins with interior monologue/meditation of one Walt Whitman, who tries to distinguish between beauty and ugliness, valuable concepts and useless ones; from the annals of cultural heritage. Then, he finds it unnecessary to try to establish the differences highlighted above unless they are necessary. He then resorts to accept the actual reality of the American experience.
There was a purported cultural revolution, which was to happen in 1855, archived in the book leaves of grass first edition. However, the much-anticipated revolution did not take place because it is virtually impossible for anyone single poet to change the Continue reading...

Wolf of Wall Street is an American black comedy movie based on Jordan Belfort. It is directed by Martin Scorsese, and the screenplay is written by Terence Winter. It was released on 25th December 2013 a film based on the true story of Jordan Belfort. Jordan is portrayed as wealthy stock-broker who lives large, spends a lot of money, and lives an exceedingly high life, until he falls due to involvement in corruption, crime, and federal government. It is a very funny and entertaining movie that features other characters including; Margot Robbie, Jonah Hill, Matthew Mc Conaughey, Rob Reiner, Continue reading...

A. Theoretical Article Summary of Vijayalakshmi, V.; Bhattacharyya, S. (2012). Emotional Contagion and its Relevance to Individual Behavior and Organizational Processes: A Position Paper, Journal of Business & Psychology. 2012, 27 (3): 363-374. 12p.
1. Theory and Main Concepts
a) Theory
Emotional contagion and individual emotions are thought to correlate in a positive manner. Both of these aspects affect an individual’s functioning and behavior. In the article, the author collects various theories and data from past literature and tries to consolidate all the views about emotional contagion.
b) Diagram of Theory
For easy understanding, the author categorizes his Continue reading...

Introduction

The topic about how a violent video game causes a violent behaviour among children has been a complex and controversial subject in the society. This is because there have been a number of reports where children who are addicted to violent video to have a sudden outburst of anger towards others. Therefore, it became a political topic for years since the 1970s. There have been numerous researches that have been conducted by various people in the world to find out if the violent video games are causing the children to have violent behaviours. There have been conflicting reports about Continue reading...

One of the central questions of philosophy has always been a debate as to whether or not humans are free to make their own choices, or whether or not the causality of the external world affects are ability to make choices. This question is important because it underlies the centrality of what it means to be human and how culture is constructed. If freedom to make choices exists, then institutions such as prisons are just, because they punish on the basis of the assumption that someone who has committed a crime was acting freely and of his own violation. Continue reading...

English

- Introduction
The cooperation and efforts of people towards the implementation of viable projects aids in the development of entire society. It is through voluntary participation of duties that reflects the dedication and capabilities of students towards societal-oriented empowerment. The majority of community services are instituted through forced parameters laid down by various agencies such as learning institutions. Such agencies gauge the well-being of participants through evaluating their skills towards serving the community. Most importantly, the agencies examine the voluntary aspects and overall performance of the participants in the community services. The importance of community services to the students Continue reading...

Abstract

An increasing number of studies have examined and evaluated the merits of relaxed based and prescriptive stress control methods as applied in various environmental settings. Stress management methods such as cognitive strategies, biofeedback, meditation and muscle relaxation have been educated to various people as a form of reducing subjective and psychological distress. Such strategies focus their attention exclusively on the provision of skills to people individually. The skills assist in the recognition of stress and information regarding how to cope with it in a health promotion perspective. Accordingly, stress management is an effective preventive measure that the human resource Continue reading...

Poetry and song share common themes or ideas. Each idea is carefully crafted to create a mood or tone, to tell a story, or simply to entertain an audience. Either way the reader or listener is left with different feelings and emotions. The writers make use of figurative devices, rhymes, rhythm and imagery to create the overall mood and atmosphere. In the poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickenson and the song “Flirted With You All My Life” by Vic Chesnutt, both writers view the inevitable nature of death and the impact death has on Continue reading...

Introduction

Each and every education system in the world is designed to suit the explicit desires of the ruling class and regimes. Evidently, there are nations whose major goals that shape their education towards the pious person. This scenario could be the opposite for other nations whose main goal of education is geared to war-like informed individuals and graduates. Other governments concentrate their systems to produce the industrious man who loves quality in all dimensions that is, taste, character and knowledge.

In reality, Socrates identified four regimes that are revolutionary and dependent on each other with time. These are Timocracy, Continue reading...

The term “Patents” came into existence as a legal mechanism created for the protection of the ‘intellectual capital’. It aims to protect inventor’s ideas from getting into the hands of others without appropriate permission or compensation (Bell 2013). This idea of patenting came up as a result of the early recognition that many inventors do not have the means to produce, develop, or even implement their invention at the time it was conceived. There is, therefore, a need for some protection that would encourage the inventors to aggressively pursue their ideas without someone else stealing it and thereby Continue reading...

Leader to Leader: Leadership Lessons from Everyday Life

Introduction
The article focuses on leadership skills that many successful entrepreneurs across the world have input for them to be a success everyone would like to adapt, share, peruse and talk about. It focuses on a few successful people who have made it, in terms of business, despite their low profile. The article further explains how these people achieved success, focusing on five major points; being your own self, being authentic core leader, encompassing moral behaviors and compass in one’s business and bringing into reality one’s own thinking.

Type of Research

The article is a quantitative research, since it focuses Continue reading...

In most cases, conflict in the workplace seems to be a fact of life. It has been witnessed where different people with different goals and needs have come into conflict. It seems like workplace conflicts are inevitable. Often, intense personal animosity can result out of conflicts leading to good people quitting, morale can plummet, and sometimes violence can erupt. However, the fact that conflicts exist is not a bad thing in essence: as long as it is resolved effectively, it can lead to personal and professional growth (Mayer, 2004). In many cases, effective conflict resolution can differentiate between positive Continue reading...

Summary of the Article

The article generally speaks of the reality of forgiveness and what it brings to other people in an individual and group basis. It begins with the realization that, according to studies, forgiveness interventions results in decreased anxiety, depression, and anger, and in increased self-esteem, hope, and positive affect (Magnuson & Enright, 2008). These factors show that forgiveness can provide beneficial impacts upon society at large.
The model for forgiveness intervention by Enright and Worthington were first implemented in educational institutions as a social scientific work. However, an emphasis was given on the fact that forgiveness first finds its shape in Continue reading...

The Great Gatsby is a story written by Scott Fitzgerald. It is a story about a twisted love affair among the main characters, daisy and Gatsby. The author through his characters shows how striving for wealth defined individuals’ dreams. Moreover, the story revolves around a pursuit of happiness for the protagonist Gatsby who never wanted to let his past go, but was pursuing it through wealth and material things. This entire story represents characters who fail to learn from their past experiences and mistakes. The characters in this book are static, starting with Jay Gatsby, Tom Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, Continue reading...

In life, we have to pass through challenges and obstacles that lead us to our destiny. Appearance is not based on reality all the time, what we see on the outside does not necessarily have to portray what is inside of someone. Also, sometimes illusions and acting in an unconscious way can make us not reach our destiny or may delay it. In the case of Gulliver, he tries to chase his destiny when he quits his job, and sets a journey to the sea. He comes with many experiences that change his life and also, in the end Continue reading...

“A HARD RAIN’S A-GONNA FALL”

1. Introduction:
Every piece of literature, be it a book or a song, literary devices have always been used to support their theme and meaning. The stronger the use of these devices, the stronger their impact would be. Most of the times, writers and authors use imagery as a tool to create this effect, but in terms of songs, artists make use of different techniques such as repetition, to make their songs stay longer inside the head of the listener. In this essay, we have analyzed such a song called “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan. Continue reading...

Introduction

Environmental laws entail different treaties and laws which aim at protecting the environment. The laws include complex interlocking bodies which operate in an attempt to regulate how the human interrelate with the environment. The laws aim at reducing natural and human effects on the environment.
The laws on environment are, however, seen to create controversies when they tend to limit certain businesses, or regulate companies on what they are used to do. The limitations and stoppage limit or stops production of what was initially produced hence limiting consumption. Environmental laws become painful to deal with leading to a backlash Continue reading...

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a fictional novel with the sturdiest statements on imperialism. Though it has other significant themes, the emphasis focusing on imperialism can be easily noticed by the readers. Conrad wrote a letter to William Blackwood, his publisher, stressing how imperialism affected Africans. The narrative is clear and it sheds light on the criminality of incompetence and the high degree of selfishness in Africa civilization claiming its justification. Conrad declares his thoughts in a way that appears simple but in the reality, it is not. The aim of this paper is to discuss Continue reading...

International Students Financial Issues in the US

Introduction
The issue of foreign students or international students is increasing within U.S, especially at the level of university. According to Burdett and Crossman (2010), in the year 2007, there were approximately 35,433 international students registered in an educational institution within New York. As an initiative, CREPUQ commits in supporting efforts of government to locate NY as destination of high quality university studies. Their supports are devoted to creating support measures or strategies as Para academic components for success of students. Nonetheless, there are many challenges facing foreign students, which include, but not limited to language problems, funds Continue reading...

Of all the varieties of conceptual models of the information society, for the purposes of this study, it is important to include at least two aspects: first, characterizing the functioning of culture at the named stage of social development and, secondly, a new type of relations in the system of "individual - society". The first of them is determined by the mosaic of culture, the increasing role of virtualization, media saturation, changing patterns of behavior, loss of a clear hierarchy of values that actually leads to the disappearance of the notion of norm. Second - characterizes crisis of paternalistic Continue reading...

Reality involves the manner in which events occur in a practical scenario. Fiction incorporates perception of occurrences without considering their ability to take place in the manner explained. Imperatively, these explanations can merit constituting the broader aspect of opinions. In literature world, the determination of an explanation as being truth or fiction depends on its comparison with the happenings in the real world scenarios. In a given piece, the involvement of fiction focuses on the purpose of emphasis as well as the depiction of extremes within the boundaries of possibilities in each situation. The reality is contrary to the Continue reading...

"A Lost Grave" by Bernard Malamud and "A Conversation with My Father" by Grace Paley are remarkably two of the greatest stories published during the 21st century. Both authors are outstandingly experienced, talented and with greater ability to use fiction and irony to sway their audience. Grace Paley and Bernard Malamud stunningly and ingeniously use narration to generate stories that utterly explained the real apprehensions that are affecting the society. The stories offer a unique insight into the challenges confronting people in their diurnal lives. Despite being written by celebrated authors from diverse genders and cultures, “A Lost Grave" Continue reading...

Artistic pieces from the past and present times impact the community positively in many ways as most of the artistic products produced relays and display information and themes that happen in the society. The broad categories that constitute artistic features such as sculptures, paintings, drawings, photography, music, sketches among others have made it possible for artists to relay and convey the intended messages with ease. Each artistic feature it is noted suits well in conveying certain themes and messages to its audience even though a variety of styles and techniques available can make many artistic products display the same Continue reading...

The Environmental Problem: Uranium Mining in the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous nation under the jurisdiction and control of the United States’ Federal Government. It lies on the northeastern portion of Arizona; southeastern, South Eastern part of Utah, and northwestern part of New Mexico. Among all semi-autonomous nations under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal Government, the Navajo Nation remains to be the largest in terms of land mass and area. Due to the complex landscape of the Navajo Nation, a lot of potential economically relevant sites, both for tourism, mining, and even agricultural purposes have been identified. Natural sights such as the Ship Rock Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

The media is a powerful thing in today’s modern world. No matter where we go, it seems there is always a screen in our face. We have the ability to watch television shows, movies, and advertisements from any device imaginable. Whether it is from the comfort of our living room sofa, watching on our big screen television, or from a chair in a quiet coffee shop, watching from our small cellphone screen, we carry the media with us wherever we go. While this may seem like a luxury and a comfort, at times it can be negative. This Continue reading...