...Being the Man or Working for Him Be the Man or Work for Him I’ve been on both sides of the track. I can tell you that there are days that I miss owning my own business and there are days that I can’t believe that I would ever consider doing it again. There are many plusses to working for someone else; however, there are many benefits of being self-employed and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed them both. For the last six-plus years, I have been fortunate enough to work for one of the finest employers in my area. Fifteen years prior to that I took pride in owning several of the finest businesses in my area. We all need to make a living that makes us happy. Job satisfaction directly affects our entire lives in many ways. Based on a 40 hour work week, we spend almost twenty-four percent of our lives each week at what we do for a living. The National Sleep Foundation provides statistics that says that an average American sleep 6.7 hours per night. Taking this statistic and placing it in the equation and the percentage rises to a full 33%! One-third of our waking hours per week are dedicated to work. For many, working for the man suits them just fine. As well, many choose to pave their own road for a career. No matter what we do there is a sense of satisfaction that we all must experience in our careers. Having experienced both, I can say that there are inherent differences that divide the choice of, “Being THE MAN” versus “Working for THE MAN”. The following is a comparison...
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...referred to as a someone, and not a something. God has several creatures, but he puts man at the top of the hierarchy. Man is also the only creature that possesses the privilege to provide a response of faith and love to his Creator, as opposed to animals and plants which cannot do such a thing. In what way is the existence of man constitutively related to God in the most profound manner? The human persons exists, not only to feed and breed and learn. But the human person exists because God himself, the Creator, made the human person such that he will look for Him during his entire life. More properly said, the whole of man's life is a quest and search for God. The human person was created by God to be in a relationship with Him, whether now or later in our life. That is a natural tendency of man; to look for God. That is the reason why ancient people worshipped nature and why modern people practice institutionalized religion: because there is always a need to look for God in a man's life. Some people may ignore or refuse to have a relationship with God; to look for him. But such a longing for this relationship can never be eliminated. Why is man a social being and not a solitary being? -The answer stems from the cliché statement that no man is an island. The text given to us provides that man cannot live and develop his potential without the intervention of other human beings as...
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...The Appeal of the Androgynous Man “Androgyny is a term derived from the Greek words andros, meaning man and gyné, meaning woman, referring to the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics. This may be as in fashion, sexual identity, or sexual lifestyle or it may refer to biologically inter-sexed physicality, especially with regards to plant and human sexuality.” What makes a good relationship? Is it healthy for two people in a relationship to be exactly alike? In my opinion two people that are exactly alike won’t last in a relationship. In the article “The Appeal of the Androgynous Man” written by the editor in chief of “O” magazine Amy Gross, she talks about what kind of man should appeal to women? Amy Gross feels that an “all man’s man” is an insensitive, lazy, man who would only does things when needed. She compares the qualities and characteristics between an “androgynous man”, and the “all man’s man” Amy goes in to describe her views on an all-man’s man by saying “for one thing, never walks to the grocery store unless the little woman is away visiting her mother with the kids”. “All-men men don’t know how to shop in a grocery store unless it is to buy a 6-pack and some pretzels”. She then starts describing her first encounter with an androgynous man as him being “more self amused, less inflated, more quirky, vulnerable and responsive” as to an all man’s man who she says is a “chauvinist” “who has no taste in food, art, or how to live”. Based on Gross’s encounters...
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...referred to as a someone, and not a something. God has several creatures, but he puts man at the top of the hierarchy. Man is also the only creature that possesses the privilege to provide a response of faith and love to his Creator, as opposed to animals and plants which cannot do such a thing. In what way is the existence of man constitutively related to God in the most profound manner? The human persons exists, not only to feed and breed and learn. But the human person exists because God himself, the Creator, made the human person such that he will look for Him during his entire life. More properly said, the whole of man's life is a quest and search for God. The human person was created by God to be in a relationship with Him, whether now or later in our life. That is a natural tendency of man; to look for God. That is the reason why ancient people worshipped nature and why modern people practice institutionalized religion: because there is always a need to look for God in a man's life. Some people may ignore or refuse to have a relationship with God; to look for him. But such a longing for this relationship can never be eliminated. Why is man a social being and not a solitary being? -The answer stems from the cliché statement that no man is an island. The text given to us provides that man cannot live and develop his potential without the intervention of other human beings as...
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...honest than many so called 'vanilla' (non-D/s) relationships. Being submisive does not make you a doormat or mean that you must be passive in every aspect of your life, or be submissive in any way to anyone you may meet. On the contrary being submissive can ultimately make you a stronger woman. Most submissive women are strong-willed and intelligent. Being submissive to one man affords a woman the opportunity to embrace her man; to follow the man's lead, to please her man, to support and back him, to submit to him sexually, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. When the two meant for one another are finally able to meet, they will grow together in all aspects of life and feel more fulfilled than ever before. For a woman to submit is a beautiful thing indeed. To find that special man to submit to is just as beautiful, for it is not easy. These submissive feelings are always there beneath the surface. It takes a dominant man to recognize, nurture and bring out those vulnerable feeings. How to Be Submissive for Love Firstly, please don’t be fooled by the flashy title. I’m not encouraging women to play dumb, be in a ‘housewife’ role, or be helpless and have no opinions. Being submissive to a man is not about that at all. I’m also not encouraging women to be submissive all the time – being submissive is just another role than a woman can take up every now and then in her relationship. The reason I’m talking about being submissive is because it can bring more passion, strength...
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...rather vague. Through analyzing what political emancipation is in the areas of the right of men, the egoism of man, and the perfected state, a picture of human emancipation shall begin to emerge as “political emancipation itself is not human emancipation." A few points of uncertainty...
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...the Real Man Every boy wants to be considered a man. Some don’t care what things they must do or the way they must think to become a man. Others take it into account and think is this really what it means to be a man. Every kid or boy wonders how they will become one or how they will be considered a man. They start to receive ideas on how they will be a man from idles, social media, and at times from their parents. Kids get the idea that to be a man you have to be brave, fearless, and always be hard. This idea that, anyone who is not any of those things or is missing any little attribute will be considered any less than a man and is often referred to as a sissy or a woman. They loose respect and are looked and frowned upon. To society “men” are not supposed to show any emotion but to be fearless and brave. They must always look hard, and if anytime a man puts his guard down he will be downgraded and will be looked as less than what he is. They will loose respect and will be picked on and/or putdown by others even women. Men in society have a strict way to be and act. Not following this idea that men are stones and must be powerful and strong is shaping and controlling the youth that is growing up and gives them a false sense that they must act a certain way to be considered a man. That they must abandon the way they think and feeling and hide it all to become even noticeable by others and not be disrespected. This is a big problem because to every man, being considered...
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...PHILOSOPHY ACCOUNT OF MAN & (HIS ENVIROMENT) Abstract This is a reflection in how man has influenced the universe or the world which he lives. From the origin of man till date, he has substantially brought nature under control and his existence is all about how nature and d universe has influenced man and vice-versa. What is philosophy and why is it necessary that we provide the philosophy account of man? The challenge here and the probable answers to the question raised rest on our ability to understand and correctly define first what philosophy is and from there we proceed to give reasons why it must be built on some foundation of man, in this case a philosophic account (foundation). Philosophy most time deals with the probe into the essential nature of things. Based on approach, philosophy can have different definition. To understand that which is philosophical, we must first appreciate what ‘philosophy’ is before explaining the attitudes that derives from it, which is the ‘philosophical’. The term philosophy is derived from two Greek words, ‘Philo’ which means ‘Love” and ‘Sophia’ which means ‘Wisdom’. Thus, literally, ‘philosophy’ is ‘love of wisdom’. Love is a feeling in the head or in the heart that makes us depending on who we are and who we are relating with. My love feeling for example towards my dog would not be the same love feeling to my siblings neither will it be the same with that for my parents and in particular that for my mother. The point here is that...
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...by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein attempts to create a man but the man that he creates turns out to be hideous in appearance. The only differences between the man created by Frankenstein and a man created in the typical sense of birth are (1) the manner by which the men are brought into the world, and (2) the...
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...UNIVERSITY OYE-EKITI, EKITI STATE, NIGERIA. A TERM PAPER TITLE:- “THE ESSENCE/SUBSTANCE OF MAN” BY FACULTY: SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: MICROBIOLOGY COURSE TITLE: PHILOSOPHY AND LOGIC COURSE CODE: GST 205 CONTENT * Introduction * What is man * Philosophically * Scientifically * The essence and substance of man * What constitute man * Man as a dualist * Man as a monad * Man as a socialist * Man as a spiritual entity * Man as a physical entity * Intrinsic characteristics that man have in common * Illustration of the mental essence(when man is abnormal is he still half or full) INTRODUCTION The essence of man is the constituent of man which goes beyond his body alone but extends to his mind, soul, spirit and other attributes of man. But we cannot talk about the essence of man without the existence of man because without an existence of man, man’s essence is of no use and nothing to talk about. This brings about the proposition ‘existence precedes essence’. The proposition that existence precedes essence is a central claim of existentialism, which reverses the traditional philosophical view that the essence (the nature) of a thing is more fundamental and immutable than its existence (the mere fact of its being). To existentialists, human beings—through their consciousness—create their own values and determine a meaning for their life because the human being does not possess any inherent identity or value. By posing the acts that constitute him or...
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...com/watch?v=cKhqUOncefY Old spice says, “Turn your boy into a man” which means they are attempting to give the impression that their products defines being a man. Therefore saying you can define yourself through their product. Make your smell speak for you to set a tone for who you are. This brand of men’s unique range of fragrances is designed to have you prepared for your toughest whatever it may be. The Old Spice brand gives you confidence to be the man you want to be when applied. Old Spice has many different products like body wash, bar soap, shampoo and conditioner, deodorant, cologne, and trimmers and shavers. This brand of men’s beauty products promises to attract women. This specific advertisement tells a story...
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...Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844. Karl Marx Estranged Labour ||XXII| We have proceeded from the premises of political economy. We have accepted its language and its laws. We presupposed private property, the separation of labor, capital and land, and of wages, profit of capital and rent of land – likewise division of labor, competition, the concept of exchange value, etc. On the basis of political economy itself, in its own words, we have shown that the worker sinks to the level of a commodity and becomes indeed the most wretched of commodities; that the wretchedness of the worker is in inverse proportion to the power and magnitude of his production; that the necessary result of competition is the accumulation of capital in a few hands, and thus the restoration of monopoly in a more terrible form; and that finally the distinction between capitalist and land rentier, like that between the tiller of the soil and the factory worker, disappears and that the whole of society must fall apart into the two classes – property owners and propertyless workers. Political economy starts with the fact of private property; it does not explain it to us. It expresses in general, abstract formulas the material process through which private property actually passes, and these formulas it then takes for laws. It does not comprehend these laws – i.e., it does not demonstrate how they arise from the very nature of private property. Political economy throws no light on the cause...
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...The Terrible Old Man The Terrible Old Man is a short story written in 1920 by H.P. Lovecraft, who was a famous author of sciene fiction, fantasy and last but not least horrer. I will, by analysing the characters, the setting and the ending, try to interpret and find the main theme of this story. People often judge each other by the way that they dress, by the work they have or by their amount of money. Sometimes that judgement is fair but at other times it is most definitely not. The short story ”The Terrible Old Man” is one of those other times. The main character in his story is the Terrible Old Man. He is a very mysterious man. He is quite old and is believed to have been a captain of east india clipper ships. He leads a solitary life, and lives all alone, apart from his weird bottles with little lead pendulum within. He has long white hair, beard and yellow eyes. When all is said, he comes of as being pretty creepy and strange – just as his house. The terrible old man lives in a very ancient house with gnarled trees in the front yard. The house is being descriped as aged, neglected, venerable, musty and with dusty panes. All these adjectives are first of all a description of the house, which create an image of a creepy, scary house, that you do not want to be anywhere near of, but they are also a description of the Terrible Old Man. When Lovecraft describes the house with all these words, he is really also describing the main character. The setting reflects the...
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...be considered as, thorough, attentive, and persistence. Each of these words, found in the Bible, can reference diligence, and laziness within Hebrew Wisdom in many cases. The book of Proverbs is the Hebrew book of Wisdom. Its purpose is to provide practical instructions to live a wise, well ordered live. The difference between being diligent, wise, lazy, and having folly is knowledge. Proverbs addresses this in its first chapter: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:7). This is the most basic ingredient in wisdom. All wisdom depends on knowledge of God and the submission to His will. To think or believe that you know something, but you do not know God negates the value of having knowledge. Wisdom comes from being faithfully diligent in the Word of God. Many positive effects come from being diligent. Some of those are wealth, wisdom, abundance, power, satisfaction, profit, and meaningfulness. Laziness brings forth negative effects of poverty, disgrace, servitude, failure, destruction, hunger, fear, absurd behavior, ruin, decay, and death. Having folly is one of being a fool that lacks good sense. Those that is lost to the Lord. Early in the book of Proverbs you find, “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:23). The last four verses of this...
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...Ad fourteen is a Revlon ad featuring a white man and an unseen woman who is behind the man and putting her hands on his face “seductively.” This advertisement is for nail polish, with the woman’s nails painted a glittery purple. The ad quotes Mikey Kay, “When a woman sparkles, she’s all I can see.” This implies that women are only desirable if they shine, that altering their physical appearance to gain the attention of men is a main goal they should achieve. This message is even more obvious when the ad says “Fascination is on.” Even if the woman is in the man’s blind spot, standing behind him, she does not seem like she is in the dominant position if the man’s satisfied smirk is taken in to account. The woman’s touch is gentle, not grabbing the man’s face or showing any other signs of her being in control. If the man and the woman swapped positions, then the man would definitely be seen as a domineering type, especially if the ad somehow shows that the man is taller than the...
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