...Technology has made relationships complicated. Discuss. Due to its rapid development, technology nowadays affects every aspect of our lives, and has inevitably become a part of our daily routine, helping us perform numerous tasks without breaking a sweat, but can massive use of technology show its downsides when it comes to things such as maintaining relationships with other people? Even though people list reasons why technology has made relationships more complicated, there are a lot more more reasons in favour of the claim that couples can actually benefit from using technology. On one hand, technology may have certain drawbacks regarding relationships. For example, the fact that you can phone or chat to your partner whenever you want means that you'll spend less and less time actually being with each other in person. Furthermore, a lot of people use various social networks which can cause excessive jealousy, and can also lead to one person meeting a new potential partner, since it's not a long way from sending “hi” on chat to changing your relationship status. On the other hand, technology and relationships go very well together, and for a number of reasons. First of all, social networks don't necessarily have to mean a negative thing, but can provide a helping hand when we wish to find out a bit more about somebody. Also, being able to reach someone at all times is always a plus, and it's essential to be able to do so if your partner lives in another town or abroad...
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...It’s understandable to think inflation (price increases within a country – indicating the dollar has weakened in purchasing power for domestic goods purchases) would lead to depreciation – weakening of the dollar against other currencies. The logic of this common misunderstanding is not too complex; if the dollar has weakened for a foreign import, say a $20,000 car, why shouldn’t we expect the foreign company to charge more dollars for the same good, thus indicating depreciation has occurred for the American currency? The reality is quite different and in many ways the opposite of this simplified story. Let’s say both the imported and domestic cars start at $20,000. Then there is inflation in the U.S. and the price of domestic cars, once US automakers include inflation, increases to $23,000. The imported car is still $20,000. This tends to cause U.S. buyers to switch to the 20,000 dollar import over the 23,000 equivalent domestic car, increasing the foreign firms’ market share in the U.S. It can be worth it for the foreign central bank to buy foreign reserves to maintain this favorable exchange rate. Citing research by economists Richard Clarita of Columbia University and Daniel Waldman of Barclays Capital, Nobel Laureate (Nobel Prize Winner in Economics) and international finance expert Princeton’s Paul Krugman reports that the Clarida-Waldman study confirms that inflation leads to appreciation, and the effect is stronger for core inflation (excluding food and...
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...It has been said by Karl Taro Greenfield that: “The harsh truth of every relationship, even between those who love each other, like fathers and sons and daughters, or husbands and wives, is that the love is always unequal”. When a child is little, everything their parents do is seen as perfect, a parent can do no wrong. As a child grows older, they start to see that their parents are in fact flawed and this can cause an inward conflict for the child. Psychology has done a lot of research about family relationships, especially the relationship between a mother and her son. Sigmund Freud himself came up with the Oedipus complex, which is when a boy has an attachment to the mother, which in turns results in aggressive and envious feelings toward...
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...Religion Ideas REL/133 January 15, 2012 Religion Ideas The religion topic is kind of complicated. Around the world people have different points of view about the religion. The youngest generation in comparison with the old people they do not take importance to religion or any issue related with the religion. In some parts of the world the people do not care about religion but they believe in other things such as afterlife. This paper will explain what religion does for people, why people avoid religion and what are the factors that make the religion study complicated. What religion does for people? The word religion is related with the word spirituality. The people that have the religion in their lives are more spiritual persons. The people that have the religion in their lives are a happiest people. Religion can act as a buffer that will protect people from life’s disappointments. The religion can provide positive spirituality to people as well. The religion can change the life of a person. The religion can provide feeling emotions such as love, awe, wonder, respect, and gratitude. The feelings that religion provide can connect people to others. The spirituality that religion gives to people makes them to focus on the purpose and the meaning of life. People also will find social support when they introduce the religion to their lives. The religion often offer help to the community. People can find help for problems like drugs abuse, alcohol abuse, domestic violence...
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...The passage from Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo shows a complicated but loving relationship between a father and his son. In the passage, the tradition of Joe and his father fishing together is broken. The father, however, reacts calmly. For eight years, they had gone camping together, preferring each other’s company over anyone else’s. And that year, Bill Harper and Joe were going fishing together. This coming of age tale shows a young man separating from his father and becoming independent, and an abandoned father showing acceptance instead of anger. Through syntax, point of view, and selection of detail, and symbolism, Trumbo creates a complicated and vivid relationship between a father and son. The use of diction and syntax in the...
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...friction between actual people in your life and legal constructs defining those people. Thus, naming a beneficiary is more complicated than it might initially seem. Basic Definition Investopedia tells us that A beneficiary is any person who gains an advantage and/or profits from something. But, especially for purposes of life insurance, a beneficiary is really two seemingly identical, yet fundamentally different things: A person qualified to receive the proceeds of the policy. The person named in the paperwork. The potential friction between these two things makes the answer to this question far more complicated than it might seem. For example, to your mind, saying "my wife" or giving her full legal name (such as "Sally Ann Smith") may...
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...zPHILIPPINE SOCIETY AND CULTURE DE GUZMAN, ALYESKA CHLOE M. 2BSBA1 LOPEZ MUSEUM ““It’s Complicated”, a phrase popularized by social media, has become the catch all for all undefined and problematic relationships typical of the post-modern world. Seeing parallels between these and the complex relationship of the Philippines with its colonial pasts, the Lopez Museum and Library, in partnership with Tin-aw Art Gallery, opens its first exhibit for the year, Complicated on February 21, 2014 featuring commissioned works by guest artists Mike Adrao, Leslie de Chavez, and Ea Torrado, juxtaposed with works by Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Juvenal Sanso, Bencab, Ang Kiukok, Jerry Elizalde Navarro and other artworks from the Lopez Museum collection.” I would like to admit now that I've never really had this kind of museum experience before. Usually, taking tours in a museum is kind of boring because I would only read the overview texts and go around the museum by myself. But, Lopez library was different and unique. I appreciate how they uncomplicated the “Complicated exhibit”. As we enter the museum, the very first things that I noticed are the paintings. Most of these paintings were nonfigurative. Good thing the tour guide explained each of these paintings. These artworks show us the creativity of Filipino and we can also see the life of the Filipino have in the Philippines as every point of it tells history. To conclude, I was brought into a magical...
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...Fun Home is Alison Bechdel’s autobiography in the format of a graphic novel, and, in it, she portrays her life, from her childhood to her young adulthood, and her family, which was composed of her parents and her two brothers. The first chapter describes her father’s personality and his passion for architecture, interior design and landscaping, although that wasn’t his profession. He completely remodeled the house in which Alison spent her youth, giving the impression that it was an extravagant house, something that Alison disliked. His obsession with remodeling, however, was at the cost of his relationship with his family, since he showed himself as authoritative and emotionally unavailable, often regarding his creations as more important than his own children, which he mistreated at times. Alison explains how she “grew to resent the way [her] father treated his furniture like children, and his children like furniture” (Bechdel 14). Her father’s behaviors made Alison become the complete opposite of him in some aspects of her personality, which is confirmed when she states that, “[she] was Spartan to [her] father’s Athenian. Modern to his Victorian. Butch to his nelly. Utilitarian to his aesthete” (Bechdel...
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...In William Shakespeare's ' Much Ado About Nothing' how do the relationships between the characters evoke comedy? The play 'Much Ado About nothing' by William Shakespeare is a classic example of a Shakespearian comedy. There is love and a marriage which are all widely used by Shakespeare in order to evoke different emotions and reactions from the readers. Amongst other potential genres this play has also on many occasions been seen as a problem play due to the minor issues and set-backs the characters have to endure. There are no tragedies in the play and the closest it comes is during the scene where Hero has to be though dead in order to prove her innocence against the allegations being made against her. The relationships all add to the dramatic comedy of the play as we can see that it is, in a way, a reflection on how people in relationships behave, even to this day. The complexity of falling in love is clearly visible as we see both the positive and negative aspects of relationships and so called true love. There is a complicated love between Beatrice and Benedick as they are so alike they become too much for each other to face, a constant reflection of themselves. The relationship between Hero and Beatrice shows us that it is a tight- knit community where everyone looks after one another. All of the relationships throughout the play are complicated, for instance the relationship between Leonato and Hero. We see that although Leonato loves his daughter dearly, at the mention...
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...life and activities including eating, sleeping, and simply enjoying one’s life; persistent depressive disorder, which is depression that lasts two or more years; psychotic depression, which involves a break with reality or seeing or hearing hallucinations; postpartum depression in which women experience depression after giving birth; seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in which one suffers depression during winter months; and bipolar disorder, in which one cycles between manic and depressive stages (“What Is Depression?”). Women more than men are most likely to suffer from a depressive disorder , and even how women experience depression is different from how men experience it (“What Is Depression?”). Causes of Depression Considered a complicated disorder of the brain, a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors most probably cause depression (Dadoly and Miller; “What Is Depression?”). Even medications and medical problems can cause depression (Dadoly and Miller). While researchers have determined that neurochemicals are involved in...
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...INTRODUCTION The idea or concept of Business to Business (B2B) marketing has existed for centuries but for a long time it had been ignored and remained in the shadows of the more traditional Business to Consumer (B2C) marketing (Pitt & Honeycutt, 2001). It is over the last two decades has more light been shone on this important phenomenon- where businesses trade with other businesses, governments and Institutions . It is essential to first and foremost understand that B2B marketing cannot exist in isolation, the existence of B2B and B2C markets are in many ways dependent on each other for its survival and growth, a single demand for a B2C product such as a car gives rise to millions of B2B market demands such as aluminum, leather, steering systems, engines, etc (derived demand). Furthermore a failure in one market will have significant detrimental impact on the other. This essay however aims to identify the differences that exist between the two markets and how multinationals such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) implement separate marketing strategies based on the distinctions that exist within the market and their consumers. PRODUCT DIFFERENCE (standardized vs. complex) Hewlett Packard (HP), famous for its laptops, desktops and printers and storage devices sells its products in both markets. The B2C market it operates is more standardized and less complex that its B2B counterpart. Large groups of individual customers exist whose specifications for the products are more or less...
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...Every person has their own desire, outlook, or opinion on relationships. We grow up watching and observing others around us; such as family, the cute couple holding hands walking down the street, or the beautiful princess swept off her feet by Prince Charming in the movies. From the very start, we see these actions of people involved in a relationship, rather it a romance or the relationship had between family members, and begin form opinions and grasp hold of the concept of what a relationship is, or supposed to be. Throughout the years, media has played a huge role in the world impacting people’s thoughts and wants in everything from gossip to image. We tend to know while watching programs like the news, that we are gaining knowledge and forming opinions on what is going on in the world; but overlooked, can be the impact of your favorite funny sitcom or the romantic comedy you saw in theaters last week. Women leave the theatre wanting a big, strong man just like the one from the film to come and be the man of her dreams, and men leave wanting to be that image of the “Mr. Macho” smooth operator who gets the girl in the end. My point being, shows and films have a much larger impact of how we see relationships, but what exactly are these movies and shows saying about relationships? Do we as viewers creating these opinions for our own lives truly even know what these forms of media are saying? To take a closer look, I hope to better clarify the messages being sent through...
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...The death of a loved one can be heartbreaking. Though everyone experiences and reacts to loss in their own unique way, when feelings of grief persist or intensify over an extended period of time, they can have a profound effect on the individual’s physical and mental well-bing. Below, the behavioral health professionals at Savoy Medical Center in Mamou, LA discuss the point at which mourning evolves into mental illness. When Mourning Becomes a Mental Illness The process of mourning has no set timeline: some people grieve for weeks, whereas others may mourn a loss for several months. The extent and length of grief will generally depend on the individual, their relationship to the deceased, the circumstances surrounding the death, and a variety...
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...in the United States, college students included, have little to no knowledge of Jefferson’s personal life, as many historical records skim over the details. Although Jefferson was a fascinating president and founding father, his intrigue to historians extends into his personal life, in which he fathered many children, and lived a complicated life. Jon Meacham, an author and historian, uncovers these details in his book, Thomas Jefferson: President & Philosopher. In accordance with the modern practice of leaning towards biased history, or purifying details for teaching purposes, Meacham’s strong depiction of Thomas Jefferson’s personal life is...
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...For as long as people have been making rap music, people have been challenging the content found therein. Dating back to the days of groups such as NWA, Geto Boys, and 2 Live Crew in the 1980s and 1990s, rap music has faced repeated challenges because of its violent, misogynistic lyrics. Law enforcement groups, such as the FBI, have taken exception to songs like NWA’s controversial “Fuck Tha Police” because of the lyrics, which explicitly accuse police of racial profiling, and later in the song, apparently advocate the murder of members of the Los Angeles police community. Supporters of “gangsta rap” have argued that many of the lyrics found within the genre are protected under the 1st Amendment, and that “no reasonable person” would go out...
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