The Theme of Leadership in the ‘Lord of the Flies’

Throughout the novel, ‘Lord of the Flies’, William Golding is able to link the many aspects of our own world through the various characters he creates. One of these aspects is leadership, which plays a vital role in the novel’s microcosmic society, as it does in our own society. Golding uses leadership to convey his ideologies about human nature. Golding believes that all humans are fundamentally flawed, that all humans are evil and are capable of inflicting evil upon others. Only the law and order of our society hold back the flaws that all humans inherently possess.Golding uses the mixed feelings that he has about leadership to reveal his philosophy about human nature and other flawed aspects of our society. The Second World War, which Golding was a part of, brought about his pessimism of human nature. He was horrified at what himself and others did during the war. He gradually learned to see all human nature as savage and unforgiving, the darkness of mans heart ; it is in all of us. The qualities of a good leader are universally accepted. The leader has to have control over his followers. He has to demand respect.The leader also has to be able to persuade his followers to follow him without taking away from his beliefs and views. A good leader also has to be able to be strong, mentally more than physically. He needs to be able to stand his ground and strongly believe in what he feels is right. A good leader also has to believe in himself. If a leader does not believe in himself, then who will? A leader has to be assertive and does not need to back down from anything. The two main characters in this novel express some of these characteristics, one character more than the other.There are always people, when in a group, who show and possess superior leadership attributes than others. The strongest, mentally and physically, tend to have the greatest influence over others. Sometimes the strongest person is not necessarily the best choice. Autho rs, including Golding, often show how humans select the strongest person, to give us an understanding of the influence people can possess over others. Golding has two stand out characters in the beginning of the novel who each show their own, but very different leadership skills.However Golding believes that there is no such thing as a perfect leader, and that every type of leadership is flawed in some way. Golding intends to use these two characters to highlight the two types of leadership that he tries to present in the novel. The first character introduced to us is Ralph, who in my opinion is presented as the better leader. His capacity for leadership is evident from the beginning, â€Å"Shut up,† said Ralph absently. He lifted the conch. â€Å"Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things. He then proceeds to be voted as the group leader, over Jack, mainly due to the fact that he was the one that initially blew the conch, â€Å"They obeyed the summons of the con ch, partly because Ralph blew it, and he was big enough to be a link with the adult world of authority†¦. †It is obvious from the offset that Golding has made Ralph the symbol of democracy in the novel. Golding shows his feeling about democracy as describing democratic voting as a ‘toy’. The other little’uns follow Ralph as he is the only link they have left to the civilised world.At the beginning and throughout the novel, Ralph is the primary representative of order, society and leadership among the group. Ralph starts off well at attempting to make a new society; he firmly believes that the most important thing in this situation is being rescued. He creates a fire beacon, for cooking, heat and rescue. The signal fire can be viewed as a sign of hope – the hope the boys have to return to society. When the flames dance brightly, it shows the enthusiasm they hold for the idea of being rescued. However, as the fire grows dim, it reflects the attitu de of the boys and their loss of morale.The signal fire can also be viewed as the boys' link to the civilized world. As long as the fire continues burning, it suggests not only that the boys want to return to society, but also that they are still using their common sense. He understands the essentials that a society must have to keep afloat and he knows what must be done in order for the survival of the boys. He works vigilantly to keep the group's focus on the hope of rescue. It is at the second assembly that we see Ralph firmly asserting his authority, â€Å"except by me†. It is also the first time that Jack struggles with Ralph’s authority.As the tension between Ralph and Jack continues to increases, we see more obvious signs of a potential struggle for power. Although Jack has been deeply envious of Ralph’s power from the moment Ralph was elected, the two do not come into open conflict until the fourth chapter, when Jack’s irresponsibility leads to th e failure of the signal fire. When the fire—a symbol of the boys’ connection to civilization—goes out, the boys’ first chance of being rescued is thwarted. Ralph flies into a rage, indicating that he is still governed by desire to achieve the good of the whole group.But Jack, having just killed a pig, is too excited by his success to care very much about the missed chance to escape the island. Indeed, Jack’s bloodlust and thirst for power have overwhelmed his interest in civilization. Whereas he previously justified his commitment to hunting by claiming that it was for the good of the group, now he no longer feels the need to justify his behaviour at all. Instead, he indicates his new orientation toward savagery by painting his face like a barbarian, leading wild chants among the hunters, and apologizing for his failure to maintain the signal fire only when Ralph seems ready to fight him over it.However, Ralph still has his shortcomings as a leader and isn’t always perfect as Golding is trying to show. One of his first mistakes was giving more control to Jack by making him leader of his hunters. This allows Jack and the choir boys to make their own rules and encourage the choir boys to stray away from Ralph’s lead. When the beast is first introduced, Ralph doesn’t do a very good job of convincing the younger boys that there isn’t a beast on the island. He just say’s â€Å"but there isn’t a beast. † Whereas Jack assures the younger boys that if there is a beast, he’d find it and kill it.The weight of leadership becomes oppressive for Ralph as the story continues; he is dutiful and dedicated, but his attempts to instil order and calm among the boys are decreasingly successful. Golding develops Ralph's particular concerns and insecurities. By showing him worrying over his perceived failures, Golding highlights Ralph’s responsible, adult nature. Ralph's concern about his appearance, and particularly his grown-out hair, indicate his natural inclination toward the normality of civilization.Although Ralph demonstrates a more than sufficient intelligence, he also worries that he lacks Piggy's genius, â€Å"if only I could step inside that fat head of his†. Ralph eventually understands the importance of thought and how it can help him as a leader, â€Å"thought was a valuable thing, that got results†¦ †. The second type of leadership that Golding conveys through a character is the Dictator, Jack. Ralph treats all the boys with dignity and tries to work with them for the betterment of the society. On the opposite side of the scale, Jack does not treat any of the boys with the dignity that Ralph does.In chapter three Golding writes, in comparing Jack’s and Ralph, â€Å"They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate. † This shows how Golding is trying to tell us how Ralph and Jack†™s motives are completely different; one is focused on hunting and the other on the society. Jack immediately shows qualities of a good leader, but are different qualities than Ralph shows. Jack has a very commanding presence from the beginning; he arrives on the island having some success in exerting control over others by dominating the choir with his militaristic attitude.At the first assembly he believes that he should be chief, â€Å"I ought to be chief†, but is humiliated when he loses the vote to Ralph. Jack is chauvinistic, stating that, â€Å"I agree with Ralph. We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things. † Golding believes that Nationalism and chauvinism are the causes of wars on our society and is putting this across in the microcosm. This is a hint that there would be eventually conflict on the island.Golding also uses the theory of Darwini sm to relate to Jack, as Jack puts down the weaker in society, Piggy and Simon, like most dictators do. Jack represents evil and violence, the dark side of human nature. He is the character that regresses the most throughout the novel. It starts with him hunting in the Jungle, when Golding uses animal imagery to show his regression, ‘ape-like’ and ‘half naked†¦walking on all fours’. Jack attempts to dominate the group, rather than working with Ralph to benefit it.The conch does not mean anything to Jack, for him, the conch represents the rules and boundaries that have kept him from dominating others. Their entire lives in the other world, the boys had been moderated by rules set by society. The dictator in Jack becomes dominant in his personality during the panic over the beast sighting on the mountain. In trying to put Ralph down, he uses his rhetorical skills to twist Ralph's words. In defence, he offers to the group an excuse that â€Å"He'd never have got us meat,† asserting that hunting skills make for an effective leader.Jack assigns a high value only to those who he finds useful or agreeable to his views and looks to silence those who do not please him. Denouncing the rules of order, Jack declares, â€Å"We don't need the conch any more. We know who ought to say things. † As Jack strives to establish his leadership, he takes on the title of â€Å"chief† and reinforces the illusion of station and power by using the other boys ceremoniously as standard bearers who raise their spears together and announce â€Å"The Chief has spoken. Jack works closely with Roger, as Ralph does with Piggy and Simon, to help him form his new dictatorship at Castle Rock. Though Roger does not possess any sort of leadership skills, he does have a forced authority over others. This role is no game for him, though; by the night of Simon's death, Jack has clearly gone power-mad, sitting at the pig roast on a large log â€Å"pa inted and garlanded . . . like an idol† while â€Å"power . . . chattered in his ear like an ape. † His tribe addresses him as â€Å"Chief,† indicating a form of more primitive tribal leadership.Jack’s leadership in the macrocosm would not work, it would just lead to war. Whereas on the island Jack promises food and fun, so everybody follows him. Jack’s savage, primitive society murders the two outcasts, Piggy and Simon. The next on their list is Ralph, who is finding himself running away from a line of Jack’s group across the island. In the midst of the chaos, the forest is set on fire. As Ralph is running away, he unselfishly thinks, ‘The fools! The fire must be almost at the fruit trees- what would they eat tomorrow.Even though Jack’s tribe is hunting him down, all he cares about are the others. At the end of the novel, a naval officer comes onto the island. When he asks who is in charge, Jack steps forward and then steps back . He finally realizes that what he was doing was wrong and cowers away from the naval officer, thinking that Ralph would take all of the blame. Ralph loudly proclaims the he is the leader. They had all finally come to realize what they had done. They soon discovered that if they had followed Ralph, none of this would have happened. hen the naval officer appears on the island, all the boys who were moments ago behaving savagely, come to a halt and suddenly return to their senses. This suggests that the appearance of the naval officer symbolizes the return of both adult supervision and civilization. Ralph was the best leader in the novel, he puts the society over himself at all times. Jack has the better leadership skills, but chooses to use them for the wrong reasons. The fact that he came to be the leader was because of humanity's sinful tendency towards savagery.

Jaws

The film ‘Jaws’, was made in 1975 and is a thriller set on a small American town called Amityville. The film is about a man-eating great white shark that terrorises the seas of Amityville and it’s public who swim in it. Steven Spielberg directs this nail-biting thriller. ‘Jaws’ is set on the 4th of July, which is an American Independence day. This film will keep you on the edge of your seats. This essay will show how Spielberg creates tension and suspense throughout the film. One of the most famous techniques used in the film ‘Jaws’ was the music. At the start of the film the screen is dark and the music begins. The pitch is low and the tempo is slow, as the sequence goes on the tempo starts to speed up and the pitch gets higher. When the tempo of the music speeds up it is like the heartbeat of the shark, which is getting faster because the shark is getting excited about something. At the same time the audience get nervous about what the shark is preparing to do. This sequence is used throughout the film to make the audience aware that the shark is about to attack. Before the first attack is about to happen there is a lot of chatter, firelight and mouth organs being played. This makes it a good contrast to the scary scene that is about to happen. When the girl runs off with the drunken boy the scene starts to get darker and quieter as they go further and further away from where all the people are. The girl runs into the water and the drunken boy lies down on the beach. The camera then points at the girl who is all alone in the water and there is no sound or light at all which makes the audience think that something bad is about to happen. This is really helpful to build tension and to begin putting fear in the mind’s of the audience, through the contrasts in the setting and in the changes in the music. As well as the use of music in this film Spielberg similarly uses camera techniques to scare the audience. Before the second attack the camera shows a mid shot at the boy and the women who are close together which makes the audience think that the relationship between these two people is like mother and child. While Brody watches the sea Spielberg uses mid shots, medium close ups and close up shots to show that Brody is getting more anxious. Then there is a point of view shot which is shot under water were the audience can see everyone’s legs. This creates a sense of dramatic irony where the audience know that something is underneath their feet but the people in the water don’t. As the second attack starts Brody realises suddenly what is happening and the camera zooms into his face. The camera also starts to show lots of flashing images of people panicking and the boy being eaten. This scares the audience because they have just witnessed an innocent child being eaten. This keeps the tension up in the film which makes the audience think that if it can kill an innocent child, how much further will it go. Another way Spielberg builds up tension is by how he portrays the shark. In the first attack he doesn’t show the shark; this makes the audience think and imagine what is lurking under the waters. He also shows how strong this shark is when in the first attack the creature attacks the girl and swings her from side to side and eventually pulls her into the water. Also into the second attack the creature eats the little boy and rips his Lillo to shreds. Throughout the film Spielberg reveals the shark bit by bit. Spielberg also shows real shark footage (when he films the attack in the cage) to make it look real and scare the audience, the audience is eager to see the shark which is another reason why he filmed it using a real shark. On the last attack the shark jumps onto the boat, the audience find it amusing because throughout the film they’ve been getting scared of a model shark. When the shark bites the girl you can from her face immediately that she is in pain she also shows this because she screams hysterically which makes the audience think what is happening to her. Spielberg avoids the shark at this point because it’s so early in the film and if he shows it at this stage then the audience will realise that it’s only a model shark and there would be no point watching the film. Another reason why he didn’t show the shark at this stage is because he wouldn’t have caught the audience out at the nd. So instead he used the characters’ reaction to show the power and the strength of the shark. Finally the way the story progresses will add to the tension of the film. Spielberg films the first two attacks together so throughout the film the audience will except an attack at any time which will make them always feel tense. The 4th of July is an American Independence Day which is a public holiday for everyone. It is summer and all the people are at the seaside having a good time. Spielberg chose this scene because there are more people in danger which leads to a dramatic affect. This attack also involves Brody’s son, which keeps the audience tense because we know who Brody’s son is. The more you know about a character the more the more tense you will feel about them when they are being attacked. For example the last section of the film when all the main characters are under attack in this scene, the fact that we know more about the characters makes every moment tense when the shark circles around them. Overall, the most tense moment in the film is the scene when the shark is attacking the cage. This scene is particularly scary because Spielberg used a real shark to film this scene which looks bigger and scarier, and the way it bent the cage bars really showed how strong the shark is. This is what I think is the most tense scene and is the scene that made most of the audience tense. These are the most important techniques that Steven Spielberg used to build tension and suspense in the audience’s minds.

Introduction of Green Building Material Essay

Materials are the stuff of economic life in our industrial world. They include the resource inputs and the product outputs of industrial production. How we handle them is a major determinant of real economic efficiency, and also has a major impact on our health and the health of the natural environment The built-environment is also a strategic realm of social, economic and environmental change. Various writers have stated that spatial redesign of the landscape and built-environment may be the single most effective means of achieving new levels of efficiency and sustainability (Lyle, 1994; Mollison, 1983; Alexander, 1977; Van der Ryn & Cowan, 1996). Building materials are also quite important. They have been estimated that building materials make up forty percent of material through-put of entire economy (Milani, 2001). In the book â€Å"Green Building: Project Planning and Cost Estimating†, Keenan and Georges (2002) identified some key characteristics of green building materials. As regards green building materials, they should be healthy for the internal environment, healthy for the natural environment, minimize building energy use, have low embodied energy, be reusable, recyclable and/or biodegradable, and be locally obtained. Embodied energy is a concept that takes into account several factors to determine the energy needed to produce a product and can be used as a comparison between different materials. There is some controversy surrounding embodied energy as there is no internationally agreed method for calculating this value and many times it is not known what has been accounted for (Woolley and Kimmins, 2005). For example, cement has an embodied energy of 7. 8 MJ/kg, while virgin steel is 32. 0, and recycled steel is 10. 1 MJ/kg (Keenan and Georges, 2002). In these values however, consideration is not given to transportation, durability, reuse and recycling. These factors could significantly alter the original values. Building materials are also the stuff of our personal environments. They are all around us, and literally part of the air we breathe. They can damage the biosphere: VOCs from paints alone are responsible for perhaps 9 percent of the damage to the ozone layer. They can also damage us: the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for example, estimates that indoor pollution—caused by materials like paints, plastics and particleboards—is responsible for more than 11,000 deaths each year from cancer, kidney failure, and respiratory collapse (Ligon, 2001). The fact that buildings are all around us means not only that they immediately impact us, but that we can potentially affect them. The building industry is a decentralized one that exists in virtually every community. Not surprisingly, the built-environment is a major venue for ecological and community development alternatives, with materials being an increasing focus of concern over the past decade. The first is the section on Materials and Resources. This section consists of one prerequisite and eight credits. The eight credits focus on reuse and management of construction and demolition waste; using refurbished or reused materials and materials with a recycled content; using regional and rapidly renewing materials; and lastly if new wood must be used, using products certified accordance with the Forest Stewardship Councils principles and criteria The second section which pertains to building materials is Indoor Environmental Quality. The important credit is number four: Low Emitting Materials. For this credit, the Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC) content of adhesives and sealants must be less than the VOC content limits of the State of California South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) rule number 1168 from October 2003. For paints, the VOC content must be less than the VOC and chemical component limits of the Green Seals Standard GS-11 from January 1997. Composite wood and laminate adhesives must contain no added urea formaldehyde resins. Concrete is a strong and durable material with a high heat storage capacity (Keenan and Georges, 2002). It is good from an indoor air quality standpoint as it is inert. The problems associated with concrete are washout water at concrete plants which can have a high pH, and the use of cement as a binding agent in concrete. Cement is very energy intensive and is a major contributor of greenhouse gases. To counteract this, up to 70% of cement in concrete can be replaced with fly ash. Fly ash is a waste product from coal fired plants. Brick, block and stone have a low embodied energy and are therefore environmentally friendly materials (Keenan and Georges, 2002). To avoid added impacts of transportation, local masonry should be used where available. STRUCTURAL FRAMING An ongoing environmental debate is wood versus steel as components for framing. Both materials have been destructive to the environment and both have advantages and disadvantages. One of the advantages of wood is that it is a natural insulator while steel is a conductor. Steel is 400 times more conductive than wood (Keenan and Georges, 2002). One of the disadvantages of wood is that it needs to be treated with preservatives which can be toxic and render the wood non-biodegradable. Steel on the other hand offers resistance to insects and water rot. Steel is also recyclable. The choice between steel and wood should depend on the application they are being used for. Wood may be more environmentally friendly if you can use non-treated and certified wood. The production process is less energy intensive than for steel, and creates less pollution and environmental degradation than the mining and processing of steel (Keenan, A. , and Georges, D. , 2002). INSULATION Some of the considerations which need to be taken in account when choosing an insulation material are: 1) does it retard airflow, 2) which type will provide the best Rvalue within a reasonable thickness, 3) does it pose health risks, and 4) does it contain ozone depleting chemicals (Keenan and Georges, 2002). In the Green Building Handbook, the authors offered their choices for â€Å"best buys†. Their top three choices were wool, cellulose fiber, and cork. These choices are thermally as good as conventional insulators (Woolley and Kimmins, 2005). Cellulose Fiber is made from processed waste paper, with added borates for fire and pest resistance. It is made into a fluff that can either be placed by hand or sprayed (Woolley and Kimmins, 2005). Insulation corkboard is produced by cooking cork granules at high temperature and pressure. The granules bond themselves together with their own resins (Woolley and Kimmins, 2005). ROOFING For materials used in roofing, durability is critical. One option for materials is metals, such as copper, steel and aluminium. Metal roofs are good because they can be made of recycled material and can be recycled at the end of their life cycle. They also last longer than asphalt (Frej, 2005). Cool roofs are an option that can be useful in both mild and hot climates. The roof material is covered with a reflective coating. This coating prevents the building from getting hot, reduces heat island effects and prolongs the life of a roof (Keenan and Georges, 2002). A non-petroleum based coating should be used. Living â€Å"green† roofs are another option. Green roofs are roofs that are partially or completely covered with soil and vegetation. These roofs provide environmental cooling, habitat, added insulation, storm water management, natural beauty, cleaner air and can extend the life of a roof (Keenan and Georges, 2002). One source suggested two to three times longer than a conventional roof (Frej, 2005) while another suggested they can extend the life up to 100% (Keenan and Georges, 2002). Planted roofs can require more maintenance and require a system to prevent root penetration and water seepage.

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Carpetright plc (Audit and Assurance) - Assignment Example The external auditor’s judgment at this level will be very important which reduces the likelihood that the auditor will miss some necessary information in the company. Other essential things that the external auditor need to understand include; competitors, the structure of the company, the nature of the firm, industry in which it operates in, internal control system and financial reporting processes that are key to the company. This information could be derived from enquiry from relevant authorities, performing analytical procedures, important financial and non-financial information, and inspection and through observation of processes within the organization and documentation. The second step the auditor will take into account in carpet right plc. Is identifying and assessing potential risks that are in the company. This includes risk that affect individual transactions, disclosures, account balances and overall annual report. The auditor’s professional skills and judgment will be relevant on assessing how the potential risks have an impact on the measurement, accuracy, occurrence, completeness. Presentation and disclosure in the annual report of the company. The potential risk within the company will also determine how the auditor designs the audit program. The risk within a company is either significant or normal. Where significant is likely to occur while normal has a possibility of occurring. The third level will involve responding to the potential risk in the company. This requires the auditor to acquire substantial amount of evidence in the company. The auditor will be required to relate any risk identified on its impact in the financial report of the company, the individual transactions, disclosure and account balances. In concluding his report, the auditor will be required to provide a report whether he obtained all the information necessary deemed for the audit and whether the risk contains material misstatement in the company. The gearing

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Business Environment - Assignment Example There are three types of business structures which are sole ownership, partnership, and corporation. Each of the three options available has its advantages and disadvantages. Sole ownership is considered the easiest type of organization to set up. If you are eager to start the computer business right away you should seriously considered the sole ownership option. To start a sole ownership business all you need to do is report your business income and expenses on your Form 1040 Schedule C (Perez, 2011). The filing of taxes is performed at the end of year. A business can choose to either go with the natural year or a fiscal year. The natural year end on December 31, 2011. The fiscal year refers to the passage of one full year after the business is started. For example if your company starting operating of March 1, 2011 the end of the fiscal year would be February 28, 2012. The owner of a small business is typically the manager of the operation. If you choose this option you have be pre pared to work long hours because you will be the person in charge. Usually only a relatively small amount of money or capital is necessary to start a business as a proprietorship (Weygand & Kieso & Kimmel, 2002). One of the disadvantages of choosing sole proprietorship is that the owner is personally liable for the debts of the entire business. There is no distinction between the business and its owner. The second type of organizational structure you can chose for your computer business is partnership. A partnership can be defined as a business owned by two or more persons. Each person in a partnership contributes money, property, labor, skill, and expects to share in the profits or losses of the business (Irs, 2010). A partnership agreement sets forth the terms of the partnership which includes initial investment, duties of each partner, and division of income. The friend that will be working with you in the business can either be an employee or a partner. If you need additional in vestment you should consider talking to your friend in order to arrange a partnership agreement. Also you can make your friend a partner in order to avoid paying him a salary. Instead the person would get paid in for of income redistribution. â€Å"A partnership must file an annual information return to report income, deductions, and gains, etc., from its operations, but is does not pay income taxes† (Irs, 2010). The fact that partnerships do not pay income taxes is an advantage of this type of business structure. The third type of business structure is the corporation. A corporation can be defined as a business organization organized as a separate legal entity under state corporation law and having ownership divided into transferable shares of stock. (Weygandt, et. al. , 2002). A corporation is a completely separate legal entity from its owner. This means that if the business fails the owner is not legally responsible for the debt of the corporation. Due to the fact that the chances of succeeding in a new business project are low you should seriously considered the corporate structure. The truth about starting a new business is that 50% of new businesses fail within the first year and 95% seize to exist within five years (Schaefer, 2010). There many advantages associated with starting a business in the form of a corporation. The advantages of the corporate structure are listed below: Shareholders have limited liability Corporations can

Explain the contribution of Teresa of Avila to mysticism Essay Example for Free

Explain the contribution of Teresa of Avila to mysticism Essay Transfer-Encoding: chunked i »? Explain the contribution of Teresa of Avila to mysticism (35) Mysticism is an aspect of religious experience that is little understood. This term has been used to describe experiences that reveal spiritual recognition of truths beyond normal understanding, from the mildly ecstatic to the occult. It has been said that there are certain features which accompany such experiences which enable their recognition, such as a sense of freedom from the limitations of time, space and the human ego. Believers may also experience a sense of â€Å"oneness† or unity with God, accompanied with bliss and serenity. Mysticism is seen as the closest a human being can ever come to actually meeting God in this life. Mystical experiences can also be classified into two areas: extrovertive, where one experiences unity in the world through the physical senses and introvertive, where the person loses their identity as a separate individual and slowly merges into the divine unity. A key introvertive mystic is Teresa of Avila. In examining her contribution to religious experience, a good place to start is considering her background. Teresa’s background may be key to understanding her enigmatic personality and experiences. She was a woman from a wealthy background and had a turbulent start in life. When she was seven her mother died, and when she was fourteen she ran away to seek martyrdom. She had an alleged love affair with her cousin that tarnished her reputation and effectively made her unmarriable. This, coupled with her obsession with books of chivalry, may have corrupted her view of what love really is. Her father decided to send her into an Augustinian convent where she was very unhappy. This sense of rejection played a major part in her later religious experience. It was while she was in the convent that her religious experiences began. In 1554 she had a deeper conversion when she saw a statue of Jesus after he had been whipped. She was deeply moved and wrote, â€Å"I felt so keenly aware of how poorly I had thanked him for those wounds that, it seems to me, my heart broke. I threw myself down before him with the greatest outpouring of heart. † After this experience she progressed into a life of intense prayer and the Catholic practice of mortification, so much so that he motto became, Lord, either let me suffer or let me die. She was also deeply influenced by the Confessions of Augustine and other theological books – although she did not have access to the Bible. Perhaps the single most influential experience she had was when she ‘came back from the dead’ after suffering from what is thought to have been malaria. This increased her notoriety. Moving on, Teresa was encouraged to write about her experiences and her books continue to influence mysticism today. Her two main writings are Way of Perfection and The Interior Castle. Way of Perfection is considered her spiritual autobiography. Here she emphasises the importance of praying mentally as well as vocally. In sixteenth century Spain the common people were encouraged to restrict themselves to vain repetitions of learned-off prayers, Teresa rejected this in favour of a more personal relationship with God. Her superbly inspiring classic on the practice of prayer is as fresh and meaningful today as it was when she first wrote it. The Way of Perfection is a practical guide to prayer setting forth the Saints counsels and directives for the attainment of spiritual perfection. Through the entire work there runs the authors desire to teach a deep and lasting love of prayer beginning with a treatment of the three essentials of the prayer-filled life fraternal love, detachment from created things, and true humility. St. Teresas counsels on these are not only the fruit of lofty mental speculation, but of mature practical experience. In The Interior Castle she compares the soul to a castle with seven rooms, with the Trinitarian God residing in the inner room. Growth in prayer enables the believer to reach a deeper intimacy with God, symbolised by a progressive journey through the rooms of the castle. She also describes the resistance that the Devil places in various rooms, to keep believers from union with God. Throughout, she provides encouragements and advice for spiritual development. Teresa’s writings lack Biblical references due to the Spanish Inquisition restricting access to the scriptures, and this grieved her. William James identified four characteristics of religious experience: ineffability; noetic quality; transiency and passivity. All of these care clearly apparent with Teresa’s experiences. Starting with ineffability, this is when one experiences a feeling that cannot be described to anyone else. She wrote that, â€Å"the soul is fully awake as regards God, but wholly asleep as regards the things of this world. † Secondly, noetic quality is when the mystic experience gives insight into truths unobtainable by the intellect alone. This is also apparent in Theresa’s experiences: â€Å"when I return to myself, it is wholly impossible for me to doubt that I have been in God, and God in me. † Thirdly, transiency. The religious experience does not last for long, usually half an hour or so. Though they are remembered, they are imperfectly recalled, but recognised if they reoccur – the recipient usually feels a profound sense of the importance of the experience. Associated with Teresa’s raptures are always visions. Her most famous vision involved her seeing a small angel with a beautiful face holding â€Å"a long golden spear† tipped with a â€Å"little fire† which he thrust into her heart. Finally, there is passivity, when the mystic feels as if they have been taken over by a superior power. In Teresa’s case, her visions were sometimes accompanied by levitation or strange screams. It could be this aspect that led many to believe she was possessed by the devil. In terms of impact, Teresa of Avila had a profound influence on religious experience. She the first female saint of the Roman Catholic Church – the saint of headache sufferers, rather oddly. She was somewhat of a reformer, emphasising a personal relationship with God above rigid sacramentalism. In 1562 she established the strict Carmelite order in various areas of Spain and her writings continue to be studied by believers today.

Modern tragic hero Essay Example for Free

Modern tragic hero Essay Aristotle defines a tragedy as a form of drama defined by seriousness and dignity and involving a great person who experiences a reversal of fortune. This great person is normally held in high regard and possesses a tragic or fatal flaw which contributes to the reversal of fortune. The character must pass through suffering and trials in which they are brought to their limit and, eventually, the character realises their mistake or flaw, and develops as a result of this. Unfortunately, the development invariably comes too late, and the tragedy ends in the characters death. According to Aristotle, a tragedy must induce fear and pity in the audience. Watching a person held in high regard fall leaves the audience wondering if a single mistake could really lead to such a drastic turn of events. The Crucible was written at a time when Miller was summoned to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. During the 1940s and early 1950s, the fear of communist sympathisers became so great that under Senator Joseph McCarthy, the committee became paranoid in its search for possible communists. As this was happening, Miller began seeing parallels between the actions of the committee and the witchcraft trials in Salem two hundred years ago: What was manifestly parallel was the guilt, two centuries apart, of holding illicit, suppressed feelings of alienation and hostility toward standard, daylight society. The possession of lists pertaining to possible offenders is a particular link, and Miller fashioned The Crucible around both the events of his time and the Salem witch trials. Miller wrote the play for modern audiences and while John Proctors path is similar to the one defined by Aristotle, there are a number of differences. John Proctor is described as blunt and honest: He had a sharp and biting way with hypocrites, He has a rebellious spirit which leads him to be impulsive and rash on occasions. An example of this is when Parris mentions a faction. Proctor in jest says, Then I must find it and join it. This behaviour typical to Proctor differs a great deal from the repressive norm of the time. His behaviour also leads him to trouble later in the play, as others do not appreciate his more liberal thinking. In Proctors presence a fool felt his foolishness instantly-and a Proctor is always marked for calumny therefore. As a result of his sometimes rebellious attitude, he puts himself in a dangerous position when the hysteria elevates. Proctor is principled and a man of conviction. His refusal to go to church is not motivated by laziness but by a dislike of how Parris runs it. Miller also says that he came to, regard himself as a kind of fraud. Proctor understands that he is not the perfect Christian that he appears to be, and while he remains respected in the village, he himself feels undeserving of such respect because of the sins he has committed. As such, his fear of public humiliation is so great that he is reluctant to act when Elizabeth urges him. To Proctor, the risk of Abigail revealing his sins is too great. Proctor is very weak willed at the start of the play, which highlights his vulnerabilities as a human being while making his change all the more pronounced. He lacks moral courage and strength: strength to do what is right and courage to act, despite the risks on his own reputation. In his actions toward Elizabeth, we see he is loyal and caring. Even though he strayed from his vows, he seeks forgiveness more than anything else and puts off Abigails advances, I will cut off my hand before I reach for you again. He is protective of his wifes feelings, and tries to spare them by deceiving through omission. This is demonstrated when Proctor leaves out that he was alone with Abigail for a moment. However, when Elizabeth finds out about it, she is hurt that he lied, and suspicious of his reasons for doing so. Through this deception, Proctor is inadvertently protecting his own insecurities which, while seemingly non existent to the outside world, he displays in private when with Elizabeth. Proctor lacks confidence in regard to his wife. He feels that he is trying hard to gain her trust but is not getting any response from her: On Saturday let you come with me, and well walk the farm together. This is an obvious attempt to do something romantic with his wife, but Elizabeth is less than enthusiastic. Their inability to face up to their problems and the habit of tip toeing around sensitive subjects prevents the forgiveness that he so craves and keeps their relationship tense. With regard to moral courage, Proctors fear of humiliation makes him indecisive, as the only way to stop Abigails lies is to hurt her. Here he shows his flaws. He doesnt want Abigail to reveal their affair. He doesnt want to hurt her because of his affection and while he knows what she is doing is false, his inaction allows the situation to deteriorate drastically over a short period of time- the start of his fall. Proctor also has a great fear of being judged by others, especially his wife. He says to Elizabeth: Ill not have your suspicion any more, to which Elizabeth replies, John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt, would you falter now? I think not. It is evident that what she says is true, but, because of this, Proctor immediately jumps to his own defence, I confessed, confessed! Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day. This reveals his resentment for being judged, and his belief that only God has the right to do so. Elizabeth also points out Proctors confliction and self doubt, I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you, meaning Proctor is punishing himself for his sins, and channelling his guilt by blaming his wife. In this interaction with Elizabeth we truly see how insecure and weak Proctor is, a far cry from the strong outward appearance he shows to others. His inaction stems from his pride, fear and insecurity, and leads to dire consequences for him and Elizabeth. However, as the play progresses, Proctor goes over a sudden and monumental change. Spurred by the arrest of his wife, the innate defiance in him surfaces and Proctor begins to gain moral courage, becoming committed to freeing his wife. Only in the absence of Elizabeth does John discover purpose and tenacity to do what he has to. He is not yet at the point where he can admit his affair openly to stop Abigail, but he begins to see the extent of the hysteria through Mary Warren and resolves to stop it with the aid of Mary Warren, All our old pretence is ripped away-make your peace with it! He must now contend with Marys weak nature, and it is ironic that at the moment of gaining new strength, he must help Mary overcome her weaknesses and fears. Proctor is still scared for his reputation, but the arrest of Elizabeth is the catalyst of his future development.

Understanding Needs in Health and Social Care

Understanding Needs in Health and Social Care Introduction: There are many ways to understand the specific needs in health and social care. That’s depends on how health is impact on our life. However health is important for every man’s life. Typically, students of social and health Care for academic studies will have a work there as a discipline. Social and health care practice can provide lot of knowledge to change our outlook and also can provide many more opportunity to get jobs. It’s very helpful to learn this acknowledgement. That’s very important for any health and social care training center. In following statements stated about how health and social care apply on our day to day life. Task-1: Concepts of health, disabilities, illness and behavior: Health is important for any person. If it is damaged man can not work properly. So every humans needs to know about the concepts of health. There are many concepts for health. In the middle lay concepts are very helpful and also important for health. So now I will described about lay concepts of health. Lay concepts are popular with the name of folk concepts and this is conceptual models used by cultures, communities and individuals that’s can maintaining the health and to provide an explanation for sickness such as ayurvedic, biomedical, humoral. The body functions can get the way include particular ideas from the lay concepts of health and illness. The concepts are World Health Organization (WHO) that was established in 1946. Moreover their main theme is that good health is state of complete social, mental and physical well-being and also not merely the absence of infirmity or diseases. Everyone knows that health is most valuable resource for our everyday life not the meaning of living and it is a positive concept emphasizing personal and social resources as well as mental and physical capabilities. There are two further ways for disabilities. They are medical model and Social model. Their thinking is so different from each others. Such as The illness wellness continuum is a scale to show how lifestyle choices, e.g. smoking, becoming ill and things like regular checkups with a doctor, can move you between high level wellness and pre mature death. Perceptions of specific needs have changed over time: All clients should be able to free live from harm or fear that can be dangerous for human health and respected choices and have their rights. Every 36 hours a million of people use healthcare service and most of people get safe and high quality care. However some mistakes are made and things do go wrong. If they use healthcare services a recent high profile case. There are many combines’ elements of social and health care such as biology, sociology, law, ethics and nutrition. Social policy is very important for health. Every nation has some policy for establishing society. Health is a primary goal for eliminating disparities of the many states and federal government. Health is determined by many other factors That’s include personal behaviors, access to quality health care, genetic inheritance and the general external environment such as the quality of water, housing condition and air. Specialized knowledge is also v ery helpful which acquired by additional training that’s individuals with health care service as well as attention and increased awareness, accommodation and adaptive measures beyond what are considered routine. Impact of legislation, social policy, society and culture: There is significant public policy and legislation that’s relevant to Design of Universal. So legal and policy are spread to framework in this area not a legal reference. The legal matters are interconnected as direction and guidance. Social policy is very important for health. Every nation has some policy for establishing society. Health is a primary goal for eliminating disparities of the many states and federal government. Society can predicts easily their health, longevity and life chances if it has been established with individuals. There are many pathways which should understand more precisely through the wealth, income, occupation, education, and other features that’s influence on our mortality and health status. Everyone must be applied that the everyday life of part about how control of affection and effective prevention effect on. To meet their local arrangements some local partnerships may want to adapt various aspects of the procedures. For example, adults action for ethical dilemmas example, if they use healthcare services a recent high profile case show that there is still a lot to do to make sure that everyone is treated safely that arise commonly in this field are legal potential violations on the paper of a colleague or client. Health is determined by many other factors That’s include personal behaviors, access to quality health care, genetic inheritance and the general external environment such as the quality of water, housing condition and air. Social variables which for some types such as robust evidence poverty or socioeconomic status of their links to health of official record keeping have been begin. Task-2: Care needs of individuals: There is wide variety of mental, psychological and physical health conditions that’s needs to be considered special healthcare. There include any sensory, behavioral, developmental, cognitive, mental, physical or limiting condition or emotional impairment that requires the management of medical, the intervention of health care and services which should be special or programs. The condition may be developmental, congenital or through acquired trauma, disease or the cause of environment and may limited impose which performing every substantial limitations or self-maintenance activities in a major life activity. Specialized knowledge is also very helpful which acquired by additional training that’s individuals with health care service as well as attention and increased awareness, accommodation and adaptive measures beyond what are considered routine. There are two more care systems for individuals that are described in below. The condition may be developmental, congenital or through acquired trauma, disease or the cause of environment and may limited impose which performing every substantial limitations or self-maintenance activities in a major life activity. Current systems for supporting individuals: Everyone must be applied that the everyday life of part about how control of affection and effective prevention effect on. To make sure that client needs or rough do not meet behavior vulnerable population members on working with as the part of the client processes are crucial of infection prevention and controls are set up for high standards. Health is important for every man’s life. Typically, social and health care is important for every man’s life. That’s contained safety statement, risk management, responsibilities to health and safety, impact policy and care practice and so on. That’s very important for any health and social care training center. There are many combines’ elements of social and health care such as biology, sociology, law, ethics and nutrition. Social policy is very important for health. Every nation has some policy for establishing society. Health is a primary goal for eliminating dis parities of the many states and federal government. Society can predicts easily their health, longevity and life chances if it has been established with individuals. Evaluate the services available in a chosen locality for individuals: There are many approaches and therapies are available in chosen locality for individual. Existing tools which are announced for combine uses which are innovative. The development of new behavioral changes and technologies could provide new capacity and opportunity that should be decreased the number of HIV infections. There are many therapies like drug therapy, physiotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Drug therapies are called with pharmacotherapy however that’s first name was psychotherapy. But every year new innovation is made up. This is one of the best therapies. Our knowledge is growing up rapidly in chemistry section and this is the very nervous systems for us. Moreover our genetic makeup is also growing up even faster. It is of course said that psychological problems have other roots as well but pill cannot solve this problems. The ways of teaching people we will need that to understand properly that’s can also deal with us with many more stress that’s more encourage and effective them to make our life would be best. That’s very important for any health and social care training center. There are many combines’ elements of social and health care such as biology, sociology, law, ethics and nutrition. Another one cognitive behavioral therapy this are type of psychotherapeutic treatment that’s helps patients to understand their feelings and thoughts which influence on their behavior. Task-3: Approaches and interventions available to support individuals: There are many therapies like drug therapy, physiotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Drug therapies are called with pharmacotherapy however that’s first name was psychotherapy. But every year new innovation is made up. This is one of the best therapies. Our knowledge is growing up rapidly in chemistry section and this is the very nervous systems for us. In all current social and health care practice the person centered approaches will guide. The individual rights of clients this model of care emphasizes protecting, early therapeutic work based care of Carl Rogers and taking measures in a custom and manner their unique needs can be best meets. Health is determined by many other factors That’s include personal behaviors, access to quality health care, genetic inheritance and the general external environment such as the quality of water, housing condition and air. Social variables which for some types s uch as robust evidence poverty or socioeconomic status of their links to health of official record keeping have been begin. That’s contained safety statement, risk management, responsibilities to health and safety, impact policy and care practice and so on. That’s very important for any health and social care training center. Effectiveness of intervention strategies for an individual: An intervention strategy there has much effectiveness for health. One of the effectiveness is efficacy of treatment. This is a capacity which produces an effect. This is not same as effectiveness. It has different sorts of meaning which effect on different field. In the field of medicine they are able to produce a desired effect from an intervention or drug. Moreover it indicates for beneficial change which has more capacity called as therapeutic effect of a given intervention such as medical device, public, drug or surgical procedure intervention. In the practice of medicine effectiveness relates to how well a treatment works. If it works in real life a treatment will effective in non-ideal circumstances. That’s contained safety statement, risk management, responsibilities to health and safety, impact policy and care practice and so on. That’s very important for any health and social care training center. 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Human judgment is for countless human choices. Anti-determinism is not the result of social construction. The main focuses of social construct are hidden the ways in which groups and individual of their perceived social reality. The potential impact of challenging behavior: Challenging is defined by a person’s behavior if it puts those or them such as their career that’s a quality of poorer life. In everyday activities it can also impact on their ability. Challenging behavior can include self-harm, aggression, disruptiveness and destructiveness. People with any condition a challenging behavior can be seen which affect our brain and communication such as learning dementia or disabilities. We express and interact our needs is the main way of communication, dislikes and likes. Communication can be frustrating if it faces some problem for the person involved that may results error. Behavior may be repeated if it leads to a desired outcome. The condition may be developmental, congenital or through acquired trauma, disease or the cause of environment and may limited impose which performing every substantial limitations or self-maintenance activities in a major life activity. Strategies for working with challenging behaviors: Challenging behavior is described as difficult behavior or socially unacceptable behavior or problem behavior. However in the recent years it used challenged to us as teachers, careers, parents and professional Every nurse can make difference from others to the care of people with dementia. This new effect can make challenge with people To dementia care of the wider nursing contribution can raising the profile All nurses describes that what is expected from others to meet the quality and level of care expected in all care tools. 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Furthermore stated about concepts of health, disabilities,illness and behavior, perceptions of specific needs have changed over time, impact of legislation, social policy, society and culture, care needs of individuals, current systems for supporting individuals, the services available in a chosen locality for individuals, approaches and interventions available to support individuals, effectiveness of intervention strategies for an individual, potential impact of emerging developments on support for individuals, different concepts of challenging behavior, the potential impact of challenging behavior, Strategies for working with challenging behaviors all are the important for understanding specific needs in health and social care.

Study sources E and F and the site at Quarry bank mill. :: essays research papers

I am studying how useful sources E and F are in arriving at an accurate explanation of how apprentices were treated at Quarry Bank Mill in the early 1840s. Source E was written by Robert Hyde Greg in 1843, 7 years after the incident happened. Robert H. Greg was the son of Samuel Greg, he was the original owner of Quarry Bank Mill. By 1836, which was when the Esther Price ran away, Robert H. Greg had inherited the mill. Source F was written in 1838, by a man called John Doherty. He was a campaigner for reducing children?s hours of employment in cotton mills. Doherty had also been in prison for organising pickets. The magistrate was a close friend of Samuel Greg, because of this John Doherty campaigned many times to close down and taint the reputation of Quarry Bank Mill. Both sources E and F are accounts of Esther Price?s escape from Quarry Bank Mill to Liverpool at end of August 1836 with her friend Lucy Garner. Esther Price had asked to go to Liverpool during Wakes week, a holiday week when the factory was shut, but she was refused. She had two reasons for running away, she had heard that her father was ill and wanted to visit him. The other reason was to collect her birth certificate to prove that she was actually older than her indenture said so that she could get a paid job earlier as apprentices were not paid. An indenture was the contract that an apprentice signed to say that the child would work for Mr. Greg for a set amount of years, normally seven, and that if they broke any of the rules of that contract the boss had permission to punish them. In source E it says that Esther price and her friend Lucy Garner ran away from the apprentice house on Saturday night. Lucy came back 5 days later on Thursday and Esther came back 5 days after that on Tuesday. When the girls came back, they were each put into solitary confinement. Lucy Garner did not have her windows boarded up. However Esther Prices did, Robert H. Greg said it was also ?partly to prevent her escape.? It says in source E Robert H. Greg wanted to punish them by cutting off the girls? hair, but his sister sally Greg and Mrs Shawcross, the former superintendent argued against this.

The Politicians Scam: Taxing People Outside Their Voting District :: Politics Political Essays

Politicians' Attempt to Stay in Office: Taxing People Outside Their Voting District The United States is one of the most democratic nations in the world. However, for our elected representatives, government is also a business, and these officials want to do anything they can to stay employed, or get re-elected. There are several ways they can do this, but one way has been used repeatedly since the American Revolution. It has been used in many examples, including the trade wars between the states of the 1780’s, the taxation of the federal bank by Maryland until 1819, the speed trap in Macks Creek, MO in the 1990’s, West Virginia’s current tax on river traffic, increased taxes for hotels and rental cars, and finally in the states’ dependency on federal grant money. All of these are examples in which the politicians are taxing people outside of their voting district, in hopes of staying in office. The idea behind all of these schemes is that the people paying the taxes and fines are not the people that vote for the local or state politicians creating these laws. Therefore, the people in the politician’s district receive the benefits of this increased revenue, but don't have any of the cost, causing the elected official to look more favorable. Furthermore, the visitors to the area rarely have an easy way to fight these taxes or fines. They can't vote the officials out of office, and they usually can't avoid the situation. The only choice they have is to comply with the fine or tax, or spend a lot of time and money to fight it in court. The following examples were all devised by politicians who wanted nothing more than to stay in office, and they were created under the same line of thinking – take advantage of people who have no way of protesting. These examples all have this common theme, only the implementation and the legality of them differ. This process of taxing others began before the Constitution was even written. Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had no control of commerce between the states. Because of this, the states taxed each other’s goods, creating trade wars. Although they were hurting commerce in the process, the politicians knew they were gaining revenue without alienating their own voters.

Analyzing Danielle Harper’s ‘A Slice of Sleep’ Essay -- Literary Analy

The great screenwriter and director Robert Bresson is quoted as saying â€Å"Make visible what, without you, might never have been seen.† This statement is incredibly true of Danielle Harper’s screenplay ‘A Slice of Sleep’. Harper has created a world full of colour that reads to be a world of bleak darkness as it can be joyfully bright and uplifting. The word ‘journey’ is much overused, but perfectly describes the contents of Harper’s script. The following discourse will be looking at how Harper has followed screenwriting conventions, such as the ‘where’, ‘what’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ and using popular screenwriting theorist texts such as Robert McKee’s ‘Story’ (1999) and Syd Field’s ‘The Definitive Guide to Screenwriting’ (2003)as guides to analysing Harper’s script. The script is split into three parts; each part is identifiable by a number of factors, the use of the starry night’s sky, the change in room colour collections, the sleeping patterns of the characters and the change of tone in the voice-over. Harper’s screen play is a theoretically unconventional collective of scenes, which primarily focus’ on the sleeping behaviour of its habitants’. Characterisation is dictated throughout by the colour schemes of the various abodes. ‘A slice of Sleep’ offers a sociological view of a cross section of society, which is enabled by the use of abstract characterisation. The first two sections of the screenplay take place within single rooms, mainly bedrooms. These rooms have all carefully been colour coordinated to differentiate between the different scenes; this also allows the tone of the scene to be set. Harper states in her covering letter how she wanted to create â€Å"pronounced distinction instantly between the different segments of the scrip... ...that is strengthened by the use of a narrator, whose changes in tone match the production design revealing an intimate and thought provoking tale. Reference List Books- McKee, R, 1999. Story. 1st ed. London: Methuen Publishing. Field, S, 2003. The Definitive Guide to Screenwriting. 1st ed. London: Random House Publishing. Journals- Rodman, Howard. â€Å"What a Screenplay Isn’t.† Cinema Journal, [Online]. 45.2. Winter 2006.86-89.Available at http://www.jstor.org [Accessed 02 April 2012. Websites- Screenplayology.2012.screenplayology.[ONLINE]Available at: http://www.screenplayology.com/.[Accessed 31 March 12] Screen Writers Utopia. 2012. 127 Hours Three Act Structure. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/2012/03/18/127-hours-3-act-structure/. [Accessed 01 April 12] Films- Pulp Fiction.1994 [DVD] Quentin Tarantino. USA: Miramax

Sop How to Write

How  to  Write   How to Write a  Statement  of  Purpose a Statement of Purpose for  the  KAUST  Discovery  Scholarship for  the Prof. Reima Al-Jarf College  of  Languages  &  Translation KAUST  Scholarship  Candidates’  Workshop. King  Saud  University. Malaz Campus. May  11,  2008 Aims  of  Workshop p At  the  end  of  the  workshop,  attendees  will  be  to: identify  what  KAUST  is  looking  for  in  the   statement  of  purpose. p p make  an  outline  of  topics  and  subtopic  to  be   included  in  the  statement  of  purpose included in the statement of purpose write  an  introduction write  body  paragraphs write body paragraphs write  a  conclusion revise  the  essay write  the  final  draft 2What  Is  a  Statement  of  Purpose? The  Statement  of  Purpose  is  the  single  most   The Statement of Purpose is the single most important  part  of  your  application   It  will  tell  the  admissions  committee:   who  you  are   who you are what  has  influenced  your  career  path  so  far your  professional  interests   where  you  plan  to  go  from  here y p g 3 What  Do  Universities  Look  for   in  a  Statement  of  Purpose? in a Statement of Purpose? A  mix  of  interesting,  confident  and   enthusiastic  people  who  will  make  the  class  a   enthusiastic people who will make the class a stimulating  place. Academic  achievements  and  good  test  scores. Don t  try  to  be  something  you  are  not.Don’t try to be something you are not. Be  honest,  look  inside  yourself  and  do  your   best. b t 4 Stages  of  Writing  Your  Statement  of  Purpose Before   Writing  the  essay †¢ Questions †¢ Bra instorming †¢ Making an outline Making  an  outline †¢ W iti Writing  an  introduction i t d ti †¢ Writing  body  paragraphs †¢ Writing  a  conclusion ii l i †¢ Revising  the  essay †¢ Writing the final draft Writing  the  final  draft Writing  the  essay After   Writing  the  essay Writing the essay 5 KAUST  Requirements  in  a  Statement  of  Purpose Please  write  an  essay  that  describes  and  provide  examples for  the   following:   following: your  grades,  courses taken,  academic  honors  . our  research experience  through  your  school  work,  papers,   your research experience through your school work papers projects,  internship  or  work experience. your  personal  motivation to  attend  KAUST  and  personal   your personal motivation to attend KAUST and personal goals   your  extracurricular  activities  in  your  community  and/or   your extracurricular activities in your community and/or school   international  experience   Essays  must  be  submitted  in  English. Please  limit  your  response  to   fifty lines  of  text  and  leave  a  1  1/2  inch  (4  cm)  top  margin  on  every   page  of  your  uploaded  essays. 6Making  an  Outline Part  1: Academics  achievement grades   grades courses  taken   honors   h Part  II:  Ã‚   Research  Experience papers Projects   internship   internship 7 Making  an  Outline Part  III: work  experience: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part  IV: Personal  Goals/motivation   to  attend  KAUST: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8 Making  an  Outline g Part  V:   extracurricular  activities: 1. 2. 3. 3 4. 5. Part  VI:   international  experience: 1. 2. 3. 3 4. 5. Making  an  Outline g Part  VII: Personal  Traits 1. 2. 3. 3 4. 5. Part  VIII: Language,  C omputer   skills  &  research  skills 1. 2. 2 3. 4. 4 5. 10 Writing  the  Essay g y IntroductionBody For  each  question,  write  a  paragraph  that  combines  all  points. For each question, write a paragraph that combines all points. Conclusion 11 Tips  for  Writing  a  successful  Essay Your  introduction: Must  be  interesting. Ask  yourself:  Ã‚  Ã¢â‚¬Å"why  a  reader  would  want   Ask yourself: â€Å"why a reader would want to  read  my  entire  essay  after  reading  my   introduction? †Ã‚   Don't  Summarize  in  your  Introduction. If   y you  summarize,  the  scholarship  officer   need  not  read  the  rest  of  your  essay. need not read the rest of your essay Create  intrigue  in  your  Introduction. 12 Tips  for  Writing  a  successful  EssayAnswer  the  Questions  Ã‚   Be  Original Be  Yourself: B Y lf Write  about  somet hing  meaningful. Describe  your  feelings,  not  necessarily  your   actions. actions Big  words  do  not  make  good  essays. Use  imagery  and  clear,  vivid  prose. 13 Tips  for  Writing  a  successful  Essay Body paragraphs  must  relate  to  introduction. Use  transition within  paragraphs  and  between   p g p paragraphs  to  preserve  the  logical  flow  of  your   p g y essay. The  conclusion is  your  last  chance  to  persuade  the   The conclusion is your last chance to persuade the reader  or  impress  upon  them  your  qualifications. Don t  summarize. Don’t summarize 14After  Writing  Your  Essay language tone Editing   Reviewing Flow structure 15 After  Writing  Your  Essay Spend  a  week  or  so  away  from  your  draft  to   p y y decide  if  you  still  consider  your  topic  and   approach  worth while. approach worthwhile. Give  your  draft  to  others   with  these  questions  in  mind:   ih h i i i d Is  my  sentence  structure  varied or  do  I   y use  all  long  or  all  short  sentences? Do  you  detect  any  cliches? Do you detect any cliches? Do  I  use  transition appropriately? 16 After  Writing  Your  Essay Do  I  use  imagery often  and  does  this   g y make  my  essay  clearer? What s  the  best part  of  the  essay?What's the best part of the essay? What's  the  worst part  of  the  essay? What  parts  of  the  essay  are  unclear? What  parts  of  the  essay  do  not  support What parts of the essay do not support your  main  argument? Is  every  single  sentence  crucial t th I i l t i l to  the   essay? 17 After  Writing  Your  Essay What  does  the  essay  reveal  about  your   y y personal ity? What  is  your  strongest personality  trait? What is your strongest personality trait? Do  you  a  philosophy? How  would  your  friends  characterize you? 18 After  Writing  Your  Essay What  have  you  done  outside of  the   classroom that  demonstrates  qualities   g y sought  after  by  universities?What  are  your  most  important   extracurricular or community activities? or  community  activities? What  made  you  join these  activities? What  made  you  continue to  contribute  to   them? them? 19 After  Writing  Your  Essay What  are  your  dreams of  the  future? How  does  this  particular  scholarship  fit   into  your  plans for  the  future? into your plans for the future? Will  a  scholarship  officer  remember your   topic  after  a  day  of  reading  hundreds  of   t i ft d f di h d d f essays? What  will  the   officer  remember  about   you? you? 20 21

Employees Resist Unions Essay

The National Labor Relations Act, a United States federal law that was passed in 1935, was aimed at restricting negative reactions elicited by employers when workers in the private sector take part in strikes or form labor unions (National Labor Board, 2010). Also referred to as the Wagner Act, the law seeks to protect the worker from an unfair treatment by the employer, which included prohibition of formation of labor unions by employees; employer’s active participation and domination in labor organizations; and employee discrimination due to charges filed against the employer (National Labor Board, 2010). Current statistics indicate that the American union membership, specifically in the private sector, has declined to under 9% since the enactment of the National Labor Relations act (White, 2010). Similarly, periodic surveys carried out by several market research farms show that few Americans are now willing to join labor unions compared to the first half of the twentieth century. A report from one of the telephone surveys carried out by Rasmussen Reports indicates that 47% of the unionized workers are of the opinion that most workers are unwilling to join labor organizations (White, 2010). One shocking statistic from the report shows that 81% of non- unionized workers would not want to join a labor union while only 9% were willing to join. As opposed to workers in the private sector, government workers are more likely to belong to a labor organization (White, 2010). There are several drawbacks associated with unions that discourage potential members. A high fee required by unions is in itself the most discouraging factor, especially in this era of global financial crunch. Another drawback for joining labor organization is that that the worker looses individuality. Labor organizations will give a ruling or decision based on a simple majority, but the decision by the majority might not necessarily represent views of all the unionized workers. Individual settlement of disputes between an employer and the employee may not be allowed by the union, even in a case whereby the agreement seems to be beneficial to both parties. Union leaders in this case make a decision concerning a worker’s individual complaint, a decision which sometimes might not be satisfactory to the worker. This lack of individual representation and bargain is of much concern for many employees. One other concern voiced by the un-unionized workers is that members can be fined for engaging in activities that are deemed ‘unconstitutional’ to the union’s regulations. Such activities range from seeking membership and representation from different unions to even breaking strike regulations. These fines can be substantial for the worker to pay and this can be enforced in a court of law. In conclusion, labor organizations are becoming less popular with time. Correct administrative and legal structures need to be put in place if the trend is to be reversed. Finally, public awareness on the benefits of labor unions should be carried out if the trend is to be reversed. References White, J. (2010). US Trade Union Members at Lowest Level More Than a Century. Retrieved May 8, 2010, from http://www. wsws. org/articles/2010/feb2010/unio-f03. shtml National labor Board. (2010). National Labor Relations Act. Retrieved May 8, 2010, from http://www. nlrb. gov/about_us/overview/national_labor_relations_act. aspx

Idea Vacation Essay

1. Enough Principle-By believing something will happen, it will. â€Å"You expect bad day and sure enough, sure enough, you get a bad day.† 2. Subconscious- The level of mind through which materials passes on the way towards full consciousness; an information store containing memories that are momentarily outside of awareness but that can easily be brought into consciousness. 3. Reticular Activity- A network of activities of neurons in the brainstem involving in consciousness, regulation of breathing; the transmission of sensory stimuli to high brain centers; a primary alert to awareness network that may function differently in vary degrees of consciousness. 4. Lock –on /Lock –out-An act whereby one has a limited perception of possibilities, problems, or solutions; a restricted narrow, or singular view of alternatives. Lock –on /Lock –out-An act whereby one has a limited perception of possibilities, problems, or solutions; a restricted narrow, or singular view of alternatives 5. Goal / Goal settings-The ac of establishing what we want. 6. Significant- To make a difference; may be positive or negative. 7. Awareness- An internal, subjective state of being cognizant or conscious of something; alert ness; consciousness. 8. Account ability; Responsible; answering for an outcome. 9. Belief- An emotional acceptance of a proposition, statement or doctrine. 10. Perception- Those mental processes that give coherence and unity to sensory input; a conscious event initiated by some external or internal events; an organized complex dependent on a host of other factors (attentions, constancy, motivation, illusions, etc. 1. 11. Scotomas – An expression to indicate that one fails to see or is blind to alternative and therefore can see only limited possibilities; a sensory locking out of information from our environment .

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Screen Narrative analysis Breaking down terms story- a chronological set of events. plot- he selection and oddering of those events. narrative- the way the events tell the story. non linear- narrative: a narrative that does not tell the story digests, anything the character can experience. basic three act narrative structure. the basic 3 act narrative structure has been used for centuries in plays, books, act one – set up introduced to character and digests , understand world in story. catalyst -turning point between act one when things change act two- -turning point between act two-when things change ostly taken up development, end of act two second turning point, absolutely bad. act three climax -battle of some sort. Resolution, very short and sweet. christopher vgler theorized the narrative by breaking down the 3 acts more specifically into 12 steps more specifically into the heroes journey. oglers character achetypes/ 1. hero 2. mentor 3. threshold guardian, bad but good. 4. herald, gives the news to the group 5 subtypes of archetype hero.. -willing or unwilling -anti-hero, doesn't want to be a hero -group orientated hero, leads group -loner hero , alone -catalyst hero. mentor †¦ agical/mythic – gandalf etc. gift giving teaching- teachers hero inventing and intiating- doc from back to the future. falling hero- failed first now mentoring. character archetypes propps. the villain the donor the magical helper he princess of prize her father the dispatcher depending on the text vogel might be more fit, or prop. prop is more for fantasy and fairy tail stories. conflict – the recurring character. character against nature or god, character against fate agains society society agains society character against them selves. character vs character harry vs voldermort cahracter vs nature he day after tomorrow. character vs fate – inevitable or uncontrollable problem the matrix, neo fulfilling his/her destiny character vs society main cha racter vs larger group, a community, society eg. boys don't cry. character versus self inner conflict society vs society one grow vs another group eg. river queen. maori vs british society vs society is just one element vs another element usually good vs evil. leading on to the the next analytical level in each of these cases (across time and genres) the character snow white is the personification of moral good because dh is represented as such. us as the queen as the personification of evil. what does representation mean representation – noun – 16 version with regards to film analysis; representation is the o screen depiction why learn about representation because screen representation portraits aspects of the real world what is an ideology ideologies are a set of ideas or values we live by. each person can have more than one ideology differing ideologies can cause create conflict. ideology wthin film narrative the narrative of a film presertnd the ideologies of the o riginal writer, director and producer . ace representation. represents people in specific or racial background race representation fun black man quirky Hispanic the educate/snooty white. class representation the struggling impoverished and largely uneducated. NZ middle ground British really poor American rich upper class. upper crust aristocratic middle groun povrished, poor,. gender representation manly men, muscular men , military womanly women. long hair, lots of make up lots of pink. what happens when you get manly women or womanly men. essentially two things homosexuality, androgynous. artly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex. gender is not binary gender is a spectrum which we can move along at any time of our lives. why include them? because binaries will often contain conflict and without conflict you don't have film. films can be analyzed through a variety of frameworks: thematically narrative analysis formalist everything the viewer can hear and see. camera -frame size angle movement. semiotics the study of signs and symbols. bring out the meaning behind the metaphor. two levels, denotative and connotative.