Essays on Understanding

One of the most films of 1992 focuses on the epitome of various issues related to the daily running of activities in the South American Indian tribe. Directed by Alan Ereira, he brings the lives of the Kogi people one of the only earliest civilization to have survived the Spanish conquest and have effectively maintained their individuality.

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- What is Nature's Intelligence?
‘Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers' Warning is called "Aluna" which means a great Mother based on intelligence, this brings the aspect of intelligence inside nature. This is based on the concern that the Elder Brother Continue reading...

I love the piece from the first look. The color of the piece is good, the size and even the shape. The piece is impressive and beautiful. At first, the image is a bit confusing as what the photographer was taking, and what the piece really represents or looks like. I’m viewing the piece from a book, a collection of pictures from Edwards Weston. The picture is three dimensional (3D). Weston took the picture by placing the pepper in the opening of a funnel. By placing it in the opening of a funnel, the image could be lighted Continue reading...

Introduction

Reading is the most essential skill a student should acquire. Strong literacy skills are vital to a student’s educational success and their overall success in life. Regarding the importance of English, Arabic students must learn to read and comprehend more quickly, read critically analyze any written information. Despite living in a digital era, the Arabic students still need literacy skills to succeed in the field of education (Mutawa & Kailani, 2009). Instructors must learn to share enthusiastically a variety of genres, topics, and styles with the students to improve their understanding and make them enjoy life (Zemelman, 1998). There 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...

Reflection

Cue: Set an alarm
Reward: Enhanced my understanding
It is worth mentioning that I followed my identified habit every day. I completed my other chores before time so that I could have extra hours to review my class notes. For this reason, I consider my 21 days a success due to some reasons. For one, during the 21 days, I was only late in the first two evenings. For the remaining days, I reached the reading room 15 minutes before time. The alarm reminded me to review my class notes only two evenings, which means that I succeeded in Continue reading...

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The relevance of these principles in today’s times is the same as it used to be in 1800’s. These principles are essential part of effective policing in various countries. The idea of community policing, that we find very effective today, is the brainchild of Sir Peel. He believed that the police force exists to prevent the crime and should always be present in the society in order to fulfill their duty.
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The police work in two different capacities in the United States of America. There policemen who work under the federal government however state police Continue reading...

SMITH, CHRISTIAN. BIBLE MADE IMPOSSIBLE.2012.
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The text finds its origins from the ideas of Christianity with connection to the Bible. While Smith tries to explain the thoughts that circle around evangelism, he also adds his ideas about the adoption of the scriptures by Christians. “The Bible made Impossible” is developed with the use of societal behaviors, history, and theology that the author understands. Smith provides his ideas and findings in a systematic method that takes his readers through a gradual process of arguments, findings, and beliefs. It is important to note that, Smith Continue reading...

Throughout the novel Jane Eyre, the central character constantly grows in her understanding of misfortune and forgiveness. In the beginning, the young heroine suffers her fate but is unfalteringly vindictive towards those who are mean to her, like her aunt Reed, with little consideration of their fate. By the end, Jane offers forgiveness to her aunt in light of the patience exhibited by her childhood friend Helen Burns and her conversation with Rochester in the orchard.
In Helen Burns, Jane experiences her first encounter with unquestioning understanding. Despite all the antagonism from her teacher and Mr. Brocklehurst, Helen focused Continue reading...

Introduction

Although some might use pluralism and diversity interchangeably, they are not the same thing. For example, diversity exists where more than one religion exists in a same area, which is not pluralism. When all these religions in the same location share common beliefs and work together to forge ahead without major differences; that can be called pluralism. Polarization, on the other hand, finds differences in the different religions and opts to separate the two based on the differences. This letter is addressed to a community leader and a radical who does not believe in any other religion other than Continue reading...

In a world so like ours complex communication difficulties are inevitable. Multicultural communication has experienced major challenges which have hampered smooth and easy communication between persons of different cultures. An article titled Cross Cultural Communication Challenges found in the Miskito Mission Network highlights a couple of points are highlighted with regard to multicultural communication which might help teachers as they go about their communication with English language learners.
Three of these challenges stand out as those that can go a long way into easing communication between English language learners. One of them is the understanding of the different communication Continue reading...

Summary: Consumer Behavior

Mental accounting can be said to be a set of cognitive operations that households and individuals use to organize, evaluate and keep track of their financial activities. This paper gives a summary about our current understanding about the nature of people’s engagement in mental accounting techniques. This paper concentrates on the three components of mental accounting. The first one is concerned with how people perceive and experience outcomes, and how decisions are made and then evaluated. For example, a consumer choice can be understood by incorporating value of the deal. The second component of mental accounting involves assigning Continue reading...

Literature differs among different people. There are those whose area of interest is poetry, short stories, novels and other literal genres. Once a reader reads the different literature articles of even books, one might get a different understanding from other readers. Poems holder deeper meaning and a reader has to ensure that he/she understands the message that the poets aim to deliver. Understanding the tone, themes and stylistic devices that have been used in a poem helps a reader in getting a deeper understanding of a poem. Some poems maybe discussing similar issues but different language, tone and stylistic Continue reading...

Communication

Communication is a process through which information, ideas, thoughts, feelings and emotions are exchanged from one party to the other . Communication is an important part of human life that facilitates interaction and give a sense of understanding To be effective in communication, the communicating parties must be aware of the various forms of communication like the words, vocal tones, and body language, how to use them effectively, and overcome the barriers to the communications process . However, while most people are born with the physical ability to talk, not everyone can communicate well unless they make extra efforts to develop Continue reading...

1. Identify 5 important relationships in your life, and discuss why you 'conduct' them (what reasons). Give an example of a person/group in life which fulfills one or more of these reasons.
Five important relationships in my life are as follows: (1) staying in touch with family members to affirm the familial bond, as well as to sustain love and support for each other; (2) staying in touch with close friends to relate, to influence, and to play; (3) staying connected with a romantic partner to learn, to influence, to help and to play; (4) affirming connections in school, Continue reading...

Introduction

Human Relations implies the study of human problems and issues that occurs in the professional and interpersonal relations. It focusses on the analysis of human behaviour and aims at the betterment of interpersonal relationships among employees. The study of human relations involves understanding of the ways in which people satisfy their needs of growth and accomplish their career goals within the organisation (Dalton, 2010). An important aspect in this case is the fact that employees’ personal life that they have outside their workplace has a crucial impact on their performance at the workplace.
It has been observed that there Continue reading...

People know extremely little about the inner life of children, their desires, and inspirations because they tend to live in their own imaginative world. Therefore, in order to have intimate knowledge of children and childhood is important to study them. It is vital to understand children because they cannot represent themselves because they are seen as powerless people who have no capability of confronting issues and making their claims heard.
The study of child studies is vital because there is a need of viewing their potential as human beings. This is so because the variety child-focused studies must contribute Continue reading...

Introduction

The purpose of the following essay is to explore the fundamental aspects of the Descartes` theory on the distinctness of mind and body as formulated in the Sixth Meditation of a philosophical treatise ‘Meditations on the first philosophy’, as well as to present the objections against the Descartes` statement that the mind is distinct from the body. I would also like to briefly summarize the main points of the Sixth Meditation in regard to the existence of material things and the relation between the imagination and the pure intellection.
In the Sixth Meditation “Concerning the Existence of Material Things, Continue reading...

‘A Super Market in California’ a literary work by Ginsberg provides a provide converse over which a lot of issues can be painted. The poem provides the reader with insights as to what the author has to say about different issues in the spheres of life. A critical analysis of the poem reveals a number of issues that would ordinarily form the subject of debate with respect to how people perceive some occurrences. In writing the poem, a number of literary skills have been used to give it a conventional look. The devices that form the basis of analysis Continue reading...

Six major questions posed by St. Thomas

- Whether a sacrament is a kind of sign
- Whether sacraments are necessary for man’s salvation
- Whether the sacraments are the cause of grace
- Whether a sacrament imprints a character on the soul
- Whether God alone, or the preacher also, strives secretly towards the sacramental achievement
- Whether or not there should be 7 sacraments

One question and commentary that St. Thomas uses to scrutinize question in intensity

- Whether or not sacraments are essential for man’s deliverance
St. Thomas read the following articles that helped him answer the stated question above of whether or not sacraments are essential for man’s deliverance: Christian Sacred scripture; Continue reading...

Introduction

The Navajos is a Native American tribe that occupy the southwest of the United States of America since around the 16th century (Dr.Joe, 2014). The Navajo is a people known for their beliefs and ceremonies. They strongly believed in the harmony between nature, supernaturals, and man of which sickness is a major cause of disharmony (Kunitz, 1983). Nursing in the Navajo culture is divided into seven categories: caring, trust, spirituality, respect, connection, holism, and traditions (Lowe, 2001). In a world filled with diverse cultural practices, the Navajo nursing culture greatly affects the health-seeking behaviour of the Navajo people.
In Continue reading...

Annotated bibliography on American Popular Culture

Mukerji, Chandra, and Michael Schudson. Rethinking Popular Culture: Contemporary Perspectives in Cultural Studies. Berkeley: the University of California Press, 1991. Print.

The book aids the reader in understanding the various cultural dynamics that are involved in the American culture. The combination of the various schools of thoughts by various scholars helps the reader to understand the aspects of popular culture in different perspectives.
Franz, Kathleen, and Susan Smulyan. Major Problems in American Popular Culture: Documents and Essays. Australia: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012. Print.
IPop News. "Pop Culture's War on Fraternities .com." iWantPop. N.p., 24 Feb. 2014. Web. 6 Mar.  Continue reading...

Business Communication

Business Communication for English as a Second Language Speaker
In the 21st century, businesses have increased cultural interaction in the workplace. Most places of work have become a haven of multicultural association due to the positive impact it has on running business. Despite the multicultural benefits, there has emerged certain issues that my cause miscommunication in the offices. Employees who speak English as a second language (ESL) bring about most of these issues in communication. Stephens, SiIbert, and Hasson (2010) argue that though they might have learnt to speak English elsewhere, the native speakers often have a different dialect Continue reading...

Several theories and arguments have been put forth about the existence of God. There are arguments that try to prove the fact that God exists and there are those that disregard his existence. Some of those arguments include the ontological, cosmological and teleological. This essay will explore and analyze arguments concerning the existence of God using the ontological argument as propagated by Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury. According to this argument, it is self contradictory to deny the fact that there exists a greater being. The truth is, according to the argument, that the greater being exists and the Continue reading...

Psychological problems have been a common problem within society since time immemorial. Disorders affect people in all kinds of settings for instance at home school and even at the work place. It is, therefore, very important to understand them and the way they have been affecting society. The most common disorders are those that affect the mood, those that are schizophrenic, personality, childhood and many more. Today’s society needs to understand that these disorders have been there and that they are not new. Society should, therefore, learn to handle people suffering from any disorders well in order to Continue reading...

Purpose of My Essay

My purpose of writing this essay is to understand the human foundation. Human foundation relates to our choices, our values, and our relationships with the nature and with each other. What does it mean to be human? And, does it mean a free-spirited inquiry? Or. Is it a recognition of the links between what we view in ourselves? Also, human is a concept revolves around economic uncertainty, environmental degradation, striving for democracy and democratic paralysis.
In this essay, we offer a challenge to the person, willing to take this challenge provided with a space. Moreover, we will critically understand Continue reading...

1. Name the five listening and response styles. For the statement below, respond in all five styles using one or two sentences for each response.
Sarah says to John, “Between taking care of my family, working a job, and going to school, sometimes I just don’t know which end is up, and I get so exhausted!”

The following are the listening and response styles in communication

Interpretive response mainly focuses at informing the sender the meaning of the problem one faces as well as their feelings. For example, “You are worried yet you are involved in many activities which are tiresome and important.”
Supportive response mainly serves to Continue reading...

PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY; SIGMUND FREUD

Psychology as a discipline focuses on the understanding of behavior and mental processes. Through the use of various psychological perspectives, we can make an analysis of people’s actions, personalities and perspectives. The application of theoretical viewpoints helps in understanding the person’s motivations, actions and life as a whole. A psychobiography can focus on any individual, but, for this analysis Sigmund Freud is ideal. His personality and diverse achievements in the field of psychology make him stand out. The developmental psychology perspective will help in understanding his life. To grasp it, focus is on three major areas; Sigmund’ Continue reading...

Nurture and nature have been two most controversial aspects in self-identification and family. Nature refers to the innate qualities that are inherent in individuals whereas nurture is the external environment aspects that shape the identity of an individual. Nurture is derived from ones environment, and includes attributes or aspects that have no relationship with the genetic characteristics of the person. Which of the two is superior to the other in the way they shape the identity of the person? Although both play and interacting role in development and eventually identification, nurture tends to have an upper hand in shaping Continue reading...

This work is devoted to a very current theme about communication that is affected by perception. In my opinion, it is one of the most important issues today, and people should pay more attention to this very theme. Communication is the most significant part of every culture’s life, which cannot be separated from it. It is written the role of culture and perception in communication.
I am very interested in this topic because studying culture motivates and inspires me to learn foreign languages. I can easily read their books and watch their movie in the original language. It Continue reading...

A Book Review

Color, it is defined as the most commonly appreciated aspects of life. The fact is, it is likely the first thing that captures the eyes of a young infant as it begins specifically aware of the environment surrounding him. Through the years of learning in schools, the factors of color is often explained within the top base only; deeply defining the constructs of what makes up color is often set aside, even considered less important for the students to be interested in. However, the fact is that color is a distinct element that makes up the real value of Continue reading...

Learning is one of the critical processes that every human being has to undergo in their lives. There are various lessons that one is required to learn in life. Sometimes the process of learning is extremely challenging and difficult to tolerate. There are extreme obstacles that one is required to overcome as they will never lack in any process. Like many people I had an obstacle to overcome and needed extreme conscience to handled them. English was the main obstacle that I felt I needed to overcome. I always wished that one day I will be a fluent English Continue reading...

Term paper

Every day we encounter many people, observe their behavior, listen to what they say, think about them, try to understand them. We often think that mental characteristics of man - his position, aspirations and feelings - are perceived by us as well as his physical data. Most people believe that the perception occurs automatically, and as a result, they clearly can answer the question: what constitutes one or the other person? In order to better understand how the perception occurs, we need to understand the three basic elements of this phenomenon:
1) the identity of the perceived person, at Continue reading...

Sacrament is not new a term especially to the catholic faithful as it dates back in the history of the church. However, the term has constantly been evolving with many theologians came up with a number of ways they thought sacraments needed to be understood. In sacramental theology, a general understanding of catholic teachings on sacraments is discussed both in general and in particular. When attempting to have the deeper knowledge of sacraments, there are terms that also need understanding. The commonly used terms are sign and symbol, where a sign is defined as something that is standing for, Continue reading...

Introduction

The Hobbit is a collection of three movies that has to be watched in a series mode to get a full understanding of the movie. The movies are not stand-alone entities and in fact, their understanding is based on the plot of three series. The movie provides a basis over which a lot of issues a can be painted. There are diverse issues that can be drawn from the movement, and this is very much indicative of what has to be expected as the story goes along. From the plot, to the characters and the general direction of the Continue reading...

Overview: The students will be engaged through the use of worksheets, video clips, reading materials, and presentations in order to development an understanding of global warming. There are various media resources that can generate interest among students in learning more about global warming its causes and the perceived biases found in the media pertaining to the issue.
Purpose: To develop a fundamental awareness among students regarding the consequences of global warming and distinguish the fact from the myth by deciphering media representation of the issue.
Goals: The goal of this lesson is to expose the students to environmental issues Continue reading...

Leadership, Policing and Ethics: Why the study of Leadership is difficult

In policing and leadership competence, effective and ethical leadership is essential and yet leadership itself is difficult to define and often misunderstood (Meese & Ortmeier, 2004). There exist many definitions and theories of leadership but sometimes the leadership process can be vague. Meese & Ortmeier go on further to state that the study of leadership may also appear rather confusing, abstract, dull and quite uninteresting. However, it has been noted that a broad based knowledge in leadership provides the basis of leadership development. More so, the education and correct training as well as the practice of leadership skills are essential for Continue reading...

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In everyday knowledge and communication, the average person’s perception of the world surprisingly deals with the organization of symbols, both in objections and words. According to the author of “Language and Knowledge in Everyday Life”, a person’s understanding of the world is based on small, implicit classifications of words’ attributes, such as familiarity and gender in French and German (41). This is interesting because the classification of a word being feminine changes the impression of that word to one that is possibly less intimidating than a masculine word. Additionally, by using Continue reading...

Communication Self-Concept Paper

The world in which we live undergoes quick successive changes. One aspect that helps individuals to cope with the rapidly changing world entails the concept of understanding human communication. Understanding communication provides individuals with skills and insights for everyday contexts and contents drawing from the many sources of communication we are exposed to like the videos, other cultures and academic scholarly works.
Human communication remains complex and draws from a variety of backgrounds. It focuses on several dimensions including cultural diversities, role and sexuality of gender and the effects of technology and social media. For effective communication, in various Continue reading...

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Traditionally, libraries and classrooms were the main focus learning spaces people have devised learning spaces other than classrooms. Today, there is the use of World Wide Web has become the most significant learning space. Consequently, the increased use of wireless devices ensures that learning can take place anywhere anytime.
Just like the traditional classrooms, educators have had to rethink of ways to redesign the non-classroom spaces in a bid to encourage the use of extended learning environment. Increased learning spaces enhance the constructivist theory. This theory is based on contextual, active, and social learning. This is because it Continue reading...

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Over the past few decades, computers have become a larger part of daily life for the developed world. Not only do computers facilitate the spread of information, but they also promote commerce, social interactions, and the consumption of entertainment. However, the impact of this technology extends far beyond convenience. In a way, humans have formed a recognizable and reciprocal relationship with their computers. The relationship between humans and computers is a surprisingly complicated one, involving an exchange of maintenance and understanding to the computer and an evolution of attitudes to the person.
The basis of strength for Continue reading...