Essays on Strangers

Lyft’s Profile and Background

Lyft is an American online transportation firm it is a car-hiring company that grounds its services on a mobile app. The San-Francisco-based firm is the second-best in online transportation industry behind Uber. However, Uber outshines Lyft in almost all facets of online transportation network ranging from marketing to revenue generation. For instance, while Uber is swiftly running internationally with even successful operations in developing countries, Lyft is still contained in the US but expanding on the scale of cities (UPI NewsTrack 1). Nevertheless, the company is showing immense efforts to improve and maintain its competitive edge. One of the ...

The Main Features of Introverts' behavior in the social environment

As is known, introversion is one of the most common categories or indicators to measure personality traits. Introverts are people whose personality traits are very different from those of other people, who can also be called extroverts. Introverts tend to accumulate their energy and direct it to their inner world, while extroverts waste their energy on the interaction with the outside world. If an extrovert needs a constant dialogue with the people, an introvert can successfully do without it. An introvert is capable of minimal contact, which is also necessary, but it happens rarely and only in the companies ...

Q. 1 Constructive possession implies that illegal drugs have been found to be in place over which one has control and knowledge, such as drugs being found a warehouse store owned by a trader. Actual possession, on the other hand, refers to a situation whereby illegal substances have been found in the person, hand, or container that an individual owns or control. An example is where drugs are found in one’s pockets. Knowing possession is where one possesses an illegal drug with knowledge that it is a prohibited substance. Mere possession is physical possession such as possession of ...

The perceptions and attitudes of others towards rape perpetrators and victims are vital in the treatment and recovery of casualties. More than half of the rape victims talk about the assault after some time; and they incline to seek support from the close social network, like family and friends other than formal institutions. Emotional supports have been intensely linked to better recovery outcomes. However, negative social reactions, for instance, blaming the victim for the rape incident, minimizing the rape assault incident and excusing the rape perpetrator of his or her actions, have been associated with increased psychological trauma and ...

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In the modern world, there is a great number of communities and tribes whose beliefs, customs and traditions seem strange, unusual and sometimes cruel to us. Such tribes exist in spite of technological progress and globalization and neglect almost all creature comforts. In this piece of writing I am going to talk about the aboriginal community whose representatives are called arboreal people. It’s the community of Korowai, one of the most uncivilized tribes of the 21st century. The Korowai tribe lives in the forests of Papua New Guinea and is totally isolated from the outside world. ...

Introduction

As the business world is getting more complex, it is imperative that businesses should learn different ways of verbal and non-verbal communication so that their messages are properly interpreted. There is a growing importance of learning non-verbal communication because people come from different cultures and their upbringing determines their comfort level. Therefore, this research aims at highlighting the importance for HR managers to learn about haptics (touching) and proxemics (maintenance of space/distance). In addition to this, strategies for training employees in haptics and proxemics are also discussed in this paper.

Body of the Paper

The Importance and Benefits of Learning about Haptics for ...

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between social networking and face-to-face communication with respect to their influence on the social interaction skills. The first aim of the research has to determine whether there is a causal relationship between use of social networking tools and face-to-face communication behaviors. The research aims to investigate the hypothesis. There will be a statistically significant difference in change/gain scores for communication behaviors between the experimental group and the control group; Face-to-face communication is associated with the students’ social media networking habits (i.e. time spent on social media networking). There will ...

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Thesis

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The media has been helpful in promotion, enhancement and the advancement of scientific breakthroughs. An excellent media profiling and reporting can have a considerable impact on the popularity and the recognition of scientific research and findings. Science tends to be a separate and detached sphere, and the media serves as an intermediary of the seemingly distant scientific domain and the society. The media serve the society in becoming more knowledgeable about scientific works and increasing scientific literacy. Specifically, the media were supportive in describing the studies and findings in the field of biopsychology. Generally, the media tend to support ...

Introduction

How does the factor of gender impact the concept of violent offending? One of the most commonly held notions is that males have a higher propensity to commit violent crimes compared to women. This holding is one of the most widely held concepts in the area of criminology. However, there is a growing debate as to the scope of the “gender gap” in terms of violent offending has shifted in recent years. A number of commentators hold that the gap is described in terms of its stability; others proffer that there is an observable closing of the gap, particularly ...

Introduction

Child abuse and maltreatment is a broad term that refers to different types of abuses that children may experience in their environment. Abuses and maltreatment may come in the form of neglect, exposure to violence, physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional abuse. Children are the most vulnerable segment of society when it comes to abuse and neglect. Being unable to protect and care for themselves, some children are subjected to abuses and maltreatment, most often, by family members themselves. The perpetrators of abuse and maltreatment of children may also vary. Aside from parents and siblings, children can also be ...

This is a Brigance screening for JJ. JJ is 30 months old, and her parents speak Mandarin, which makes her bilingual as she understands both English and Chinese. JJ attends the same school with her sister. JJ and her sister live with their parents and grandmother. I first met JJ when she was 18 months. She was not very playful at the time. She can now understand English even though she still has difficulties expressing herself in English. JJ is very sensitive and used to cry about every little thing even when I changed her diapers. JJ loves to ...

Abstract

The growth of social media and Internet technologies have changed the way businesses and people interact with each other on a daily basis. Not only does social media make communication much easier for people around the world, it provides a number of ways for people to pass the time interacting with each other in a digital medium. However, there are also privacy concerns associated with social media and social networking technologies. Social media and social networking do not provide privacy protections for people the way that they used to, and the amount of information available to the general public ...

Most like an arch this marriage

A poem by John Ciardi a true testament to a matrimony. Shown through symbolical prism of architecture it depicts the way marriages work in most precise way. In sixteen lines, the author describes the theme so well, showing us his true mastery. Looking closer at the technical aspect, the poem consists of four quatrains. Being the most widespread type of stanza, it underlines the traditional side of the theme discussed. The enclosed rhyme wraps the middle two lines between the first and the last, and rhyming them by pairs. This makes the reading not as fluent as if it ...

Executive summary

The ever increasing use of computer based information system and internet in the personal, professional and commercial segments is accompanied by relevant collateral issues relating to privacy, security, and ethics as regards use of the system. The privacy and security issues mainly stem from two elements; advancement in information technology that makes privacy and security of information vulnerable to breaches, and inability of the service providers to adequately protect information and data. During 1970s Walter Maner introduced the term ‘computer ethics’ in order to define ethical problems aggravated, transformed, and created by information technology (Joshi, 2015). This paper is ...

Mini report

The summary of findings is: 1. The total number of crimes has remained unchanged during the years 2011-2015. The variation percentage both in terms of increase and decrease is negligible. 2.Aggravated assault constitutes the maximum number of violent crime committed each year. The highest number of reported cases of robbery was in 2013. The incidents of rape was lowest in 2012. Then this category has displayed an increasing trend. The maximum number of cases reported was in 2015. The instances of murder were the lowest across all categories of crime. 3. In the property crime category, larceny cases occupies ...

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Assignment 1

WR Assignment Guiding Question: How does the communication styles effect relationships Integrated Summary: Communication or conversational style is the way in which people interact and communicate with others through verbal and non-verbal mediums. It is the purposeful way of sharing information in which the receiver may not exactly understand what the communicator has to say. It may be due to cultural or language differences (Gareis, Merkin & Goldman, 2011). Hence, stress, noise, misunderstandings and conflicts need to be removed from communication process and channel to improve the bond of friendship or acquaintance or relationship between the people. Communication style ...

Lot’s and Paul’s stories in the Bible

Lot’s Encounter A crucial and outstanding aspect that has been well presented in Genesis chapter 19 is the issue of remaining righteous no matter the situation at hand has been demonstrated in an amplified way (Carroll & Prickett, 2008). At times, a heavy resentment has to be overcome with not so favorable options, but just to defend what is righteous. In Sodom, the two messengers could not find a room to stay. No one accepted strangers in the place since they did not adhere to the immoral culture that had taken root in the region. The two strangers were ...

Communication in Social Networks

Abstract Everything in world undergoes its continuous changes. Though unknown is always frightening, it also affirms the beginning of something new and thrilling. The same can be said about the invention of social networking. In the midst of social media revolution such social networks as Facebook, Twitter and Skype have opened before their users an amazing world of opportunities and unlimited online communication. Knowledge and information could now be shared among various groups of people and even between different nationalities. People got the possibility to connect with the whole world and highly improve their communication skills. Although social networks ...

The case regarding making a choice between accepting expensive gifts and allowing for the gift money to be donated to feed starving children is a practical example of moral conundrums solved through the application of moral theories. The utilitarian moral theory, just like other moral theories has the potential of helping to decide on which route of action to take (Vaughn 68). The utilitarian point of view notes that what defines a moral act is the level of happiness it brings. In making this choice, therefore, it will be essential to weigh the happiness the chosen action brings. Ideally, ...

Part 1: Reflections

During my previous semester, I had a Chinese roommate. As we were good friends, she took me to meet her father in a restaurant for lunch. I am an American, so the cultural difference presented a challenge that made the encounter a bit stressful. In Chinese Culture, maintaining eye contact with the elderly is considered rude and disrespectful. Also, touching with strangers, in any way is considered overly intimate and wrong. Pointing towards a Chinese is also viewed as a rude behavior, which is why they nod to show acknowledgement. On the contrary, the American culture views the same ...

Body Language

The term ‘body language’ speaks for itself. It conveys the following meaning: your body can speak without words. In fact, it is a kind of non-verbal communication, which sometimes tells more than words. That is why it is important to learn body language, in order to understand it and to know how to apply this knowledge in practice.

Psychologists unanimously agree that emotions can be understood with the help of face expressions. The Facial Expression Program is aimed at making emotions easier to understand (Russell and Fernández Dols 3-4). It is composed of assumptions, methods and theories. The ...

This project is centered on applying scientific methods to study human behavior through the gathering of baseline information. The first half of the research will be a naturalistic observation focusing on a behavior, specifically on the use of eye contact between people walking inside the mall, in which the observer remains unobtrusive. The second half of the research will be an experiment, in which a variable is introduced that would either increase or decrease a behavior. The objective is to take note of the behavior change resulting from the variable, which will lead to a particular theory concerning the ...

Taking Woodstock

The inaugural Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place in August 1969 (Roughton 83). It comprised a music and art festival that attracted numerous people and was the subject of Taking Woodstock, a 2009 film. The film is largely adapted from the book, “Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, A Concert, and A Life” (Roughton 84). Taking Woodstock was screened during the Cannes Film Festival in August 2009. This paper reflects on Taking Woodstock as well as the dynamic relationship it has with the film Brokeback Mountain. Taking Woodstock is widely based on the real-life experiences of ...

Introduction

Over the years, little has changed the way romantic relationships are formed. Both scholars and the average dater agree it usually begins with physical attraction and perceived similarity, and progresses in a somewhat predictable manner from there. Typically, this progression has followed theoretical frameworks such as Knapp’s stages of relational development and Taylor’s (1968) social penetration theory. What these theorists might not have accounted for in the 1970’s (and what seems to be transforming the way young people pursue relationships) is the invention of the Smartphone.

Literature Review

One of the earliest perspectives on communication during romantic initiation ...

Research Methods Sp2016

Abstract The dominance of commercial technological innovation in the context of modern society has resulted in a form of technological dependence for some individuals, causing them to pay less regard to aspects of the physical world. Technological innovation has assumed a noteworthy role in the flow of our daily lives, such as through the methods we employ to maintain interpersonal connections. Numerous individuals are included in a matrix of connections facilitated by technological innovation and an increasingly digitalized culture; however, the vast amount of these affiliations can leave individuals the global community feeling subjectively void. The effects of technological ...

Define the differences in the “push”, “passage”, and “pull” factors of three different immigrant groups which come to America between 1607 and 1830? Use testimonies from the various websites provided in the first three weeks of readings which illustrate individuals from these groups. Also, are there any testimonies which present how the resident Anglo-Americans feel about subsequent groups which came to America, especially after the Revolution? (For example, what does Benjamin Franklin think about German immigrants and their presence in Pennsylvania?) There were four waves of immigration into America. The first one took place between 1790 and 1820. The ...

Popular television shows often reproduce and have a connection to real life gender, class, relationships, political ideas, religious identities among other issues (Dines & Humez, 2003). One needs to be attentive to television shows for a better understanding of how they portray these issues. This paper is going to focus on the television show Strangers with Candy which is a Comedy Central comedy series, and how it encodes real life issues such as the ones above. Strangers with Candy boldly covers difficult subjects ranging from alcoholism to mentally retarded persons having an affinity of baked deserts. The three main issues ...

Ghost stories and narratives can take many different forms and change according to history, location and culture. What is considered scary in one culture could be dismissed as a fantastic tale or a comical narrative by another. The cultural values and everyday narratives of the people in a certain location determine what is scary and what is not. The West and the East have different cultural values and beliefs. They differ not only in simple matters such as greeting a stranger but also in the principles that govern their conduct in life and business. These differences are also evident ...

Interpersonal Theory

Introduction When two individuals meet, those individuals may feel uncertainty and are motivated to communicate in order to reduce the amount of uncertainty. This is the idea of uncertainty reduction theory. Uncertainty reduction theory states that people attempt to understand interpersonal situation by reducing the amount of uncertainty. “Initial interactions between strangers are characterized by information seeking in order to reduce uncertainty” (UKY, 2016). This is done by seeking information in order to get to know the individual. Thus, reducing the amount of uncertainty that exists around the interpersonal communication. This paper discusses uncertainty reduction theory and explains the ...

Introduction

Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy dram film written by Carol Sobieski and Fannie Flagg. The film tells the story of a friendship between two pairs of women – Ruth and Idgie during the Great Depression of early 1930s as well as that between Evelyn and Ninny in the 1980s. It happens that Ninny knew Idgie and Ruth and she tells of the stories about these two women to Evelyn who is in her middle ages (Avnet, 1991). The central issue in the film concerns the murder of Ruth’s abusive husband Frank after which numerous accusations on the ...

What is the concept and how does it work?

Humanity is not new to the concept of sharing; they have grown learning to share things with their parents, teachers, friends and relatives. In the 21st century, with the kind of advancements that we have made in the area of information and communication technology, internet has enabled the availability of new platforms including social media for us to share things with the people in our loop. The concept of sharing economy is simple and straightforward- any product or service that is not in constant use for the owner or that the owner believes can be shared with others can ...

(Retelling the original story ‘My old Home’ by Lu Xun using Jun-tu’s perspective) This year the winter is back again with a whole new version of snowstorm made from the snow and memories of the good old days. The New Year eve is approaching and I am still worried to get a grasp of some steady money resource for ensuring a full meal for my family of seven, including myself. Suddenly, my fifth, Shui-sheng came running to me and asked if he was going out with me. “You and I will be going to visit my master Hsun’ ...

With the advent of technology in our lives, the world has become small and simpler. Communication is the key to human existence. Every person has the need and desire to be social and have people around. The invention of mobile phone has made connecting with friends and family so facile. In addition to this, conversion of phones to smart phones have made social networking reach fingertips thereby reducing the distance virtually. Facebook, twitter, skype and watsapp are all applications that allows one to make thousands of friends and connect with them anytime and anywhere. But, have these high tech ...

Response to Susan Cain’s Book “In Quiet: The Power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking”

Summary Susan Cain, once successful lawyer in the field of commercial law, has spontaneously become a leader of all the introverts, expressing the main characteristics of their attitude to work, way of behavior with colleagues, and, finally, the advantages of their way of cooperation with other people. The book is the response to the stereotypes regarding the introverts who are thought to be not productive and successful. During her TEDx speech Cain emphasized on contemporary reality, where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert (Cain, 2012). Moreover, ...

1. “Notes on Punctuation” by Lewis Thomas - Summary The writers use punctuation marks in order to set the tone of the text according to Lewis Thomas. This differs from language to language and there are very few marks in English. It is important to use punctuation so that people do not write in an ambiguous manner. Commas are useful more than any other marks because they have many purposes. They should not be used in great amounts although they add a specific meaning. Lewis thinks that semicolons are important as well because they let the writer express themselves ...

Abstract

The paper offers a valuable discussion of cyber bullying, including a precise definition and factors leading to an increase in the number of victims affected by cyber bullying. It further provides information about various methods of cyber bullying through which bullies pelt their victims. The paper lists revenge, lack of awareness of harm, perception of cyber bullying as fun and boredom as possible reasons that motivate bullies to inflict pain in victims. It presents statistical numbers of cyber bullying cases and describes the consequences faced by victims. The paper asserts the role of parents in minimizing cyber bullying and ...

Child Abuse

Abstract This paper addresses child sexual abuse as a crime that impacts the victim psychologically, leading to long-term devastating consequences. Over the last three centuries, the number of children who have experienced sexual abuse is staggering. Also, there are many unreported cases mainly incest. Importantly, child sexual assault in the U.S. emerged as a social problem due to the high number of assault reports and lack of policies to curb the vice (Goodyear-Brown, 2011). Traditional laws were only protective as opposed to contemporary legislation that punishes the offenders. Also, children protective agencies didn’t address the issue of incest ...

I visited the city park. I like this place very much. It is especially beautiful during spring and summer periods. That day when I came to the park to make observations and notes the park was crowded because it was a weekend. On the one hand, I like to walk here, in the park, more during weekdays when there are not so much noise and not so many people. On the other hand, I also enjoy walking in the park during weekends because on Saturday and Sunday you can observe and meet here happy families with cute and funny ...

Every game theory model includes players, strategies and payoffs. The players are the decision makers whose behavior we are trying to explain and predict. Strategies are the potential choices to change prices. The pay- off is the outcome or consequence of each strategy. A zero sum game is the one in which the gain of one player comes at the expense and is exactly equal to the loss of the other player. The Nash equilibrium is a situation in which each player chooses an optimal strategy given the strategy chosen by the other player. In this game where there ...

A variety of our cultural perspectives on ethnicity, race, and identity offers a wide range of perspectives that affect our individual and collective characters and perception of ourselves and some of the important roles played by these factors in clarifying how we interact with the world around us. This enables us to understand racial and ethnic identity growth and articulates the unique experiences in the past and present of various ethnic groups. Ethnicity affects almost everyone in life. It has a positive influence in that it may provide us with a sense of identity and belonging enabling us to ...

Summary

Nouwen’s ‘Reaching out’ presents a model that releases Christians and people in general to live in the ‘Spirit of Jesus’. According to Nouwen, Christians have to learn to outlive the tension created by an elusive state, loneliness and personal hostility. As he opines, the human life often shifts between two poles of fruitful and stressful living and hence, the temptation to be indifferent is real to all hence the inner cry for true spirituality among many. Consequentially, the author argues that there is a need to shift from living in personal loneliness to embracing solitude and from living ...

Introduction

Psychological disorders exhibit various symptoms. In some cases, the symptoms are obvious by observation while in others they are not detectable. A patient may conceal her symptoms with substance abuse and in some cases, the substances abuse tendencies is in it a symptom of an underlying mental disorder. There are various factors that have been identified as causes or stimulators of various conditions. In this research paper, we shall evaluate a case titled Diana Di in an effort to evaluate her symptoms and propose a possible diagnosis. The paper shall cover the diagnostic features, differential diagnosis, cultural, gender and ...

Medical Geography is an important part of investigating an outbreak. In medical geography, the investigator uses tools and approaches of geography to tackle health related questions. The variation of disease occurrence over space, location, direction and place are investigated. The investigator uses maps to explore spatial pattern in the occurrence of disease. The map will provide the distribution pattern of the disease. On seeing the distribution, the investigator will investigate the kind of natural and artificial environment in these places. From the map, I understand that the disease is affecting only a few in the population and the disease ...

The poem “Mid-Term Break” by Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and Nobel Prize recipient, is the story of sorrow and forced growing up (Heaney). The verse about a little boy who faces the death for the first time is enriched by the use of bright imagery, specific verse structure and the narration from the first person. Death is something unfamiliar to the little boy, and narrator is trying to figure out how to behave in this situation and what everybody expects of him. The poet shows the complicated inner feelings of a child who faces the adult world and realizes ...

Ghost stories and narratives can take many different forms and change according to the history, location and culture of a place. What is considered scary in one culture could be dismissed as a fantastic tale or a comical narrative by another culture. The cultural values and every day narratives of the people in a certain physical location determines what is scary and what is not. The west and the east have different cultural values and beliefs. they differ not only in simple matters such as greeting a stranger but also the principles that govern their conduct in life and ...

Communication Problem

It is common for people to experience some problems during the process of communication. Sometimes it is easy for individuals to misunderstand or misinterpret the others, and these misunderstandings may lead to discomfort or tension in personal, platonic, or professional relationships. In my daily routine, I am not a poor communicator. I feel at ease with my friends and we always have a lot of topics to discuss. However the biggest problem appears while I’m talking to my group mates, I became really nervous. I am afraid of giving them a wrong answer or wrong suggestions. For example, ...