... We do all have a name, a birth date and nationality. These are parts of our identities that we don´t have any control over. We learn to respond to our names, celebrate our birthdays and most of us feel connected to our homeland. This connection is one of the things that help us shape our identity. The way we are raised, the traditions and believes we have is all a part of our national identity. However, is it important? The national identity is our feeling of belonging to one nation or state. A feeling of being a part of something bigger, something that you share with others. It can resembles in everything from the languages to the food that we eat. However, whatever it is that we share, it give us the feeling of belonging. As mentioned most of us have a national identity. Even though it does not show, we carry it with us every day. Nevertheless, in times where the country or nation is threaten militarily, economically or culturally, this national identity tends to show itself. We love our identity, and if something is threatening it, we will fight to protect it. Moreover, what unites people more, then a common enemy. The main question is, is the national identity important and why? I would definitely say yes. The traditions we grew up whit. The way were we look at the world and understands it. Our values and believes. It is all parts of our national identity. All these things we grew up whit. It is a part of who we are and the way we see us selves as individuals. All this...
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...“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” - G.K. Chesterton. This quote shows Tim O’Brien’s feeling towards going to Vietnam in The Things They Carried. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien talks about a platoon of U.S. Soldiers in Vietnam, organized in short stories. O’Brien’s decision to go to war reflects mine. The reasons include a love for the country, a duty to serve, and a desire to be a part of something bigger than myself. First, service would happen because of a love for America. America is a place to be proud of, it is and a place of security. O’Brien, who is weary of the war says “Who started it? When, where, and why?” (O’Brien 38) A feeling of uncertainty...
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...MYSTICAL MOMENTS: Contribution to Spirituality Meghan Teijaro December 7, 2015 Kaplan University MYSTICAL MOMENTS: Contribution to Spirituality Moments in time that make people stop to think about the greater being in life. They help to strengthen the understanding that not everything is known, and that is okay to accept. These encounters in life help to build a better understanding of personal spirituality. Finding one’s spirituality or validating it can be done through insightful dreams, premonitions, or clairvoyant thoughts. There is a benefit to those dreams that give you an idea of the solution to problems or seeing a situation that later happens while awake (Seaward, 2012). The concept of this mystical moment has always been a stump to me. Did this dream happen because of the thoughts before bed? There is no doubt that the dreams that later happen while a person is awake, like Déjà vu, really get someone thinking. Insightful dreams work to heighten your awareness and intuition. If it is clear that what is happening in the now just happened in a dream previously; there is a way to be prepared for the possibilities. The premonitions are like a deep connection in the brain waves that link a person to something and/or someone. Thinking about another being or an object in a scenario just to have it happen that way in the near future is a premonition (Seaward, 2012). Pretend you are sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee and this horrible thought about an uncle passing...
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...of art up close. Seeing images of the art on slides in class or in a textbook doesn’t really do the art justice or show the actual intricacy or detail of the figures. To be honest I don’t know which amazed me more, seeing the massive structures sculpted out of solid stone or the amazingly detailed figurines that were no bigger then two inches. At first I was going to choose a small figurine that was probably smaller then my finger. It amazed me just for the reason that it was so small but when I looked at it closely I was shocked with the detail. It was right there when it really hit me, how amazing these people were to be able to craft such detailed items without the tools that we have today. Everything was made by hand, yet it appeared to come straight out of a factory just by the way it looked. Ultimately I chose the Outer Coffin Of Khonsu for the reason that it appeared so life like and it was preserved so well that it looked like it had just been crafted. Even though a majority of the art in the museum was life like and very impressive, something about this one really caught my eye. I remember as I walked by I had the feeling that I was being watching and when I looked over it was this piece. The eyes and face of Khonsu were so well preserved that he looked as if he was about to walk off the stand. When I took a better look, I saw that the detail of his body was also kept in amazing condition and the intricate detail, once again...
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...the sense of agency and the act of doing something deliberately and therefore owning the responsibility for it. These two parts of the brain have huge impact on what decision...
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...emerge that place my views in question. Being stubborn influences my thinking immensely. I have a constant fear of insecurity as well as a feeling to protect my thoughts with predictability. This barrier has stopped me from experiencing new things and being a part of new projects. I tend to stray from change which, in this world, is not a good thing at all. For example, the company I work for just went corporate. This is a huge change for me and now I am terrified because there is no way in telling what might happen. I think ways that I can overcome such changes is by changing with them. Being a part of something that is bigger could actually get me excited instead of scared. I could then better understand the processes and knowing in which direction the situation is heading. Even if I just sit back and listen instead of demanding to do it my way from the beginning, I could learn to not let stubbornness affect my critical thinking skills. 2) Wishful thinking. Wishful thinking (for me) reduces emotional stress. I have high emotions and when I think without using a variety of coping strategies, it makes me feel better. I will think of all the good things that I want, want to do, and currently have instead of coming up with a plan to actually be sufficient. When I think of the good things, it makes me happy again. It is almost like a cover up. Well, it is a cover up. Wishful thinking temporarily covers up all my emotional stress until something triggers it to come out again. I know...
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...festival buzz then can move with you come up with an image, look and feel that will instantly be associated with your show. It will form your poster design, flyers, press releases and be prominent in every scrap of communication between you and your potential audience Branded beer matts and flags for pubs or high street perfromances? Could we flyer in cool pubs in different areas, and give the landlord a few free tickets so that they tell their regulars about the performances? Make sure we spend LESS than our ticket price per person to get people in the door!!! Fundraising – could we have a fundrasing option on the website? So that people who are interested in the plays and looking at the website could donate? • Mainly being that not many people are aware of BHM and what it represents • How the promotion of fringe theatre is not recognized anymore especially within younger people This is our story Intro - what s fringe theatre - what is black history month Our challenge Our insights Our solution Our creative solution Conclusion Questions INTRO As...
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...your friends, and adapting yourself to a new culture and to a new city; but in the end you will live the joy of your new life with new friends, more knowledge, and probably you will get the job of your dreams, or whatever your first purpose of changing was. When we think on change sometimes we think that it must be something painful, and it can be, but we need to learn to postpone our rewards. Change means sacrifice some things to get others even better. And as I already said, although the process of change can be painful and frustrating, the reward can be bigger than this pain. Starting the change is just a matter learning where you must start; people can change their lives if they dare leaving their comfort zone, creating a dream and taking action. I. Create a dream Creating a dream is the first step to start changing your life, and this means that you need to set your first goals. Bird (2012) uses the term 3% to mean that you need set a little goal. He recommends setting a goal that you feel comfortable with, and that you are completely sure you can achieve. In other words, you need little dreams to star your change and then the change will get bigger and bigger as you go on, because if you want to succeed in change realism is an important point; for example, if your goal is to become a CEO of a company, but you have no experience, this goal might not be realistic, or at least not yet. A 3% goal would be getting experience and as you go on you could become a CEO. * Set...
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...The last Circus In a time where people was frightened by war and where everybody was terrified by the thought of something they hold dearest should be destroyed. The cold war was on every lip, and the word was making people anxious and scared. In the time where just a picture of an atom-bomb, could make people dizzy sick. This was the real dilemma of the cold war, the problem that scarred the people living in the age of the war between the top nations. In the story we meet Doug and his pal RT, whom is also called Red Tongue Jurgis because of his love for the sweet red shots. The two boys are living a normal life with the daily enjoyments of going to the cinema and a walk to the railway. Doug is living in a small town with his mom and dad, and his brother Skip. The life is good, and the news of the circus coming to town makes the smiles on Doug and RT´s faces even bigger. As the excitement gets bigger, the closer the circus gets to the small town and Doug is dying of delight. The two boys decides to go do the railway to see the circus arriving, and the looks of the big animals and the clumsy clowns surprises the two young boys in a way they have never tried. But when the two boys come home, they find Doug’s dad in shock of what he have read in the paper. Headlines with the word “Atom-bomb” and “Cold war” makes the father scared of what might come out of the war that is unfolding. The family situation gets more and more stressed as the dad reads aloud from the paper....
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...which is been under Social Welfare Department for about 5 years. I loved my job because gave me experiences, and showed me a different range of life backgrounds and human behaviors specifically for the youth. All these experiences were useful to myself and made me realize how I should be grateful for having such a nice and loving family. As a kid, I never much care about what career path I would be following. But as I got older, I noticed how important it was for me to set a goal for myself. As a result, I chose to follow my passion which is network engineering. I love being a team member. Being a team member to me is like being part of something bigger than myself. It’s just amazing how you could just set a goal, and every team member just compromise in order to achieve a bigger goal. In conclusion, aside from being who I am I’m a really loving person who just love nothing more than being part of a team, and being able to provide for my family in anyway that I...
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...Everything would be bland, color and pattern seemingly stripped from our daily lives. Music and dance would not exist, there would be no museums. Advertising would be plain and boring, television would be strictly reality shows, and movies would only be documentaries because the field of theatre wouldn’t exist. Who would want to live in world like that? Art is beautiful and expressive. Every piece of art from paintings to movies each have meaning behind them, conveying something important from its creator’s point of view. Beverly Adams’ Artprize entry “Oh That We Could Shed Our Skin and Begin Again” is a great example of expressive art. Her piece was created to show a longing for a fresh start or a cycle of life through its composition, symbolic expression and an appeal to emotion. Adams’ piece is a two-dimensional canvas painting done with oil paint. Elements include several objects that relate to life in terms of renewal or rebirth. The...
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...Disadvantages: There could appear technical problems lack of IT skills both teachers and students Mixed ability- some students are advanced and some are slow Classroom management-teacher could find it difficult to draw students' attention Slow Internet connection Not always appropriate materials for students http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/gozalutem/advantages-disadvantages-using-technology-classroom TAG ARCHIVES: DISADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM Here are some counter arguments against English teachers being expected to use technology in the classroom: 1. Some teachers feel that they don’t want to have yet another new thing to learn. They have spent years learning about the language and dealing with the different designer approaches and fads in ELT. And now, they are being told that all the knowledge and experience they have accrued from teaching English is not enough if they are unable to get to grips with the latest device or online software. They feel that the ability to use technology has got nothing to do with learning English per se, and if such high standard and qualification are needed for learners to survive in the job market, then these learners should be taking classes in IT, and not be relying on their English teacher to provide them with such training. . 2. Teachers are not paid enough to spend all their free time learning to use new digital tools and implementing them. It takes hours to moderate a wiki or Moodle account...
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...TMA 02 Outline the nature of the supermarket power on the high street and beyond. Introduction I’m going to explore the way Big Supermarkets have changed the way we do our shopping and how they got to be so big. I will also look deeper into the zero sum game as there is a very strong argument for this against the large supermarket and why people lower down the chain are not benefiting from these large stores. Shopping today has become a large part of our lives, we have gone from buying what’s known as “essentials” i.e., food and clothing to becoming something we do for leisure, or forms a part of our lifestyle where we are purchasing more than just “essentials”. We are now living in what’s commonly called a consumer society. When you look around on your local high street you will more than likely see more big chain shops than small independent businesses like butchers, fruit and veg shops and fishmongers. The chains are growing rapidly in High and are branching out to Retail Parks to give today’s consumers more choice. Supermarket Power and Beyond Today though big supermarket chains have engulfed our high streets, towns and retail sites where they have grown as a rapid speed. Going from selling your essential groceries and household items to now selling electrical, home ware and clothing, this has led to an increase in us shopping all under the one roof for the majority of the things we need on a weekly/monthly basis. So at what point do we use the smaller shops...
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...In the early 1900s freedom for many minority in the U.S. wasn’t freedom at all. Freedom is something that every living thing has wanted since the moment they were brought into this world. Since the beginning of time we have fought, killed, and taken just for freedom. Freedom is so important because its what makes a person how they are and the ability to express their thoughts and ideas. Freedom is also allows you to have no limit to success and ideas. With the more freedom that you have, the better chance you have to be successful in life. A black women who didn’t have many rights and was treated with racism pushed to regain this rights for the minority. People burned down her house when she was a child because of the color of her skin. By the time she became a adult she moved out of the country to run away from the lack of freedom and racism. She found happiness and success away from the US." I want you to have a chance at what I had. But I do not want you to have to run away to get it"(Pg. 103). When she said this she was doing everything for everyone to have a equal opportunely to be happy and live a successful life. She was doing something bigger than herself. She wasn’t just fighting...
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...Jacob Smith October 14th, 2013 English 111.140 Pigs in Jerseys? The two essays “The Roar of the Crowd” by David P. Barash and “Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou are vastly different in their opinion of the importance of sports, and the how that it effects the world around us. These essays depict the emotional power that sports have on people. While reading the essay “The Roar of the Crowd” you cannot help but picture an avid sports fan throwing down the essay with bitter disgust, because the arguments that it presents. Comparing sports fans that “root, root, root” for their favorite team to that of the activity of “pigs in the mud”. Even if you are an extreme sports lover and paint your face and pay top dollar just to be a few more inches closer from your favorite team of player, you cannot help but to read this article and understand where Barash is getting these opinions. Such as when Barash points out that we get a sense of identity when we throw on the home team’s jersey and join the sports frenzy. He also disuses the way that children are exceptionally prone to the delusion of latching on to idol like that of a star athlete and pouring there entire life into a person that can hit or throw a ball freakishly good rather than that of a brilliant mind like Einstein(Barash 363). Barash’s Main argument is that we have completely engulfed ourselves into these sports, played between a bunch of “spoiled millionaire players” (Barash 362). While forgetting things that...
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