...121 20 September 2014 Perceptual Visualization The first photograph ever taken was taken by a man named Joseph Nicéphore Niépce sometime in 1826 or 1827. The photograph is very faint, but it is the outline of the view from a window on his estate. It reoccurs to many a common question. Why did he take this photograph, and what did it mean to him? Numerous individuals have photographs that they hold very dearly. As we look at a photograph we take the aspects of it that we are familiar with and portray that photo in our own way, even though the picture is right there in front of us we use our feelings to paint a new picture in our mind. Set two people down and ask them what they see in a picture of say a dog. One person may look for familiarity, say a pet they or a friend have had. The other person however, may see something totally different and get a feeling; whether it be despair, hate, happiness, love, etc. There are limitless possibilities for what people distinguish in a photograph but everyone sees it in their own unique way. I regard photos of my father in a very distinctive way. I didn’t have my father for long, and pictures are all I have left of him. I construe those photographs as a connection to something I’ve lost, a token of my father that gives me sentiments no one else will receive when looking at the same photograph. Anyone else would look at this picture and think this is just a photograph of a simple and happy man. They may see someone...
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...footprint. Suddenly the sea shows its true colours a horrible musk of black filth, home to all types of disgusting bacteria waiting to pounce on the weak immune system. The stench of chip fat rules the air like a corrupt king slaying the sense of smell. Enticing the beach goers into a calorific snack, washed down by the warmth of a flat lifeless beer, where the rules of 'best served chilled' have been extremely violated. Seagulls circle the area ready to raid the sand for the food the sea has not yet claimed, Vermin of the air are hunting their prey. Litter clutters the beach, making a kaleidoscope of colours created by the metallic wrappers, making the lack of care for nature appear pretty. The music from the nearby arcades echo along the shore, the overused speakers struggling to release any sound of a crisp standard. Beach goers of a certain age, overwhelmed with feelings of nostalgia, as the oldest records belt out. Sand...
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...Center of HOPE "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” - Jesus of Nazareth Jesus of Nazareth called everyone to be like children, to humble themselves and change. It is simplistic in its call, but profound in its meaning. To be like a child means that you are teachable, thirsty for knowledge, non-threatened, free from power or position, quick to forgive, flexible, easy to change, humble and free to explore. The same can said of a board member working out of a “generative mindset.” A child like heart is inquisitive, pure and full of wonder. Give a child a kaleidoscope and they are immediately fascinated, filled with wonder and amazement. Creating a dynamic governing board can and should be filled with this same type of humility, wonder and excitement that is bound in the heart of a child. This paper seeks to define and explore the ways generative governance can instill a greater sense of purpose, a child like wonder, humility and learning into our organizations today. These principles of generative thinking will be applied to the Mission Center of HOPE, a newly formed 501(c)3 organization that is in its infancy, in hopes that a culture of inquiry and generative mindset can be instilled in the very foundation of the organization. The MCOH, being a new organization, has the amazing opportunity...
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...Throughout my years of performing arts, I have achieved many things. Ever year in choir, I have competed in a choral festival that is usually hosted at my school. Judges come in and rate the choir on a scale from one to five, with a first or one being the best. Each year my choir has gotten a first and has received outstanding remarks for our challenging corral pieces and our dedication to this art. Being part of a choir is the same as being on a team, it requires skill, as well as an ability to work with others and listen to a director. Bring a member of a choir and being recognized and awarded a first every year for each of our choral pieces is an incredible feeling. Another huge part of ,y life has been dance. I have been dancing since I...
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...choice of flavors, the different pots create the different eating styles and the warm atmosphere it makes, hot pot is the best food in China. Hot pot has different flavors for people to choose, it is a good way to try same food with different taste. The most popular flavor of hot pot in China is spicy flavor (The Food Channel). The spicy flavor is usually made from Chili. It is the necessary ingredient to create a good spicy hot pot. The spicy hot pot also has different kinds of spicy, like the favorite numb-spicy with the main ingredients are chili and Sichuan pepper. The most famous hot pot in China is Chongqing hot pot when people eat it, they will get an amazing feeling like spicy and numb to the tongue (The Food Channel). However, if some people like spicy but do not like the numb feeling, they do not need to put the Sichuan pepper into the stew. And for the people who like sour-spicy, they can put some vinegar...
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...A lesson learned… I wonder, is it at all possible to learn harsh lessons of our life? Indeed, in most spheres of human activity we can hope to take our previous mistakes into consideration and avoid them in the future. But concerning human feelings, is it right to blame ourselves if it turns out that we had made a mistake by sincerely investing a part of us into a wrong person who has lead us into the devastating emotional state? And can we avoid such mistakes in the future without becoming desensitized? Confusion over these questions constitutes the kaleidoscope of my memory of Kim, the relationship with whom ended with the shattering argument over one of the most important questions – what is the nature of commitment between man and woman? How fitting was her glowing red pullover when she blazed up in response to my question about whether she had spent the Saturday`s night at the Chicago Blues Club and had left with Craig: “You better care about your own leisure as mine is definitely much cuter!” This phrase was the last one between us as a couple, and, truly, “care about your own whatever” is probably the epitome of the fundamental problem that any couple face in one way or another. I am even grateful to Kim for such an exact formulation. Despite the great time that we had together, this ending of our relationship was in no need of talk. Earlier, when we had petty quarrels words channeled negative emotions, but this time words suddenly turned into the irreversible verdict...
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...and stakeholders outside of the company. It would be fair to also surmise that the organizational culture serves to determine the reputation of the firm. Culture includes history, people management style, leadership, performance evaluation system, and a specific set of values and norms shared by individuals and groups in the organization. Organizational climate (also referred to as “corporate climate”) describes the very subjective perception and morale about the firm. Some of the factors may include team functioning, relationship between staff and management, clarity of purpose and roles. Organizational culture differs from organizational climate in that the former is deep and stable, whereas, the latter is a recurring set of behaviors, feelings and attitude that characterizes everyday life in the organization. However, organizational climate “highlights a high level of variability across different cross-sections of the department”2. In order to improve the climate in the organization, the culture has to be cognizant of the factors contributing to the atmosphere in the work-place. Give at least one example of some aspect of each in a place where you have worked or observed. One example of organizational culture experienced is when I worked for a non-profit catholic hospital that was about 100 years old in 2008. Much of the equipment was obsolete, the nuns and priests were still in charge and there was very little emphasis placed on keeping up with technology. Many milestones...
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...migrations, forced and free. A forced migration from Africa—the transatlantic slave trade—carried black people to the Americas. A second forced migration—the internal slave trade—transported them from the Atlantic coast to the interior of the American South. A third migration—this time initiated largely, but not always, by black Americans—carried black people from the rural South to the urban North. At the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first, African American life is again being transformed by another migration, this time a global one, as peoples of African descent from all parts of the world enter the United States. For nearly three hundred years before the American Revolution, the colonial South was a kaleidoscope of different people and cultures. Yet all residents of the region shared two important traits. First, they lived and worked in a natural environment unlike any other in the American colonies. Second, like humans...
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...FEAR AND CONFIDENCE Examples of fear and confidence History Written By: Brandy Garner Emergence of the Modern Era Written for: Professor Alison Rose We live in a mixed world. We all have different backgrounds, interests, hopes, motivations and fears. Within nations and civilizations, there is a need for stability and a sense of safety. The idea that a social contract should operate in a society so that people could pursue their self-interests in safety and orderly community proceeds through the readings of Rousseau and across the Atlantic to become a foundational concept in the American republic. Within a society, the energies of people were freed up to develop the ideas, inventions, means of production, and civil engineering projects people can develop a sense of freedom. Collective freedom is not the same as individual freedom, and individuality can be sacrificed to the system. A contrary idea arose in Europe for the concern that rational thought could accommodate individual freedom and deliver objective truth; the idea that truth could be identified objectively and universally. Once individuals look for their own truth and discover it, their place in social systems becomes compromised. The resulting discovery was that self-reliance is so very frightening that the only appropriate human emotional response was overwhelming anxiety or angst. Individuals process fears and confidences differently. There have been times throughout history where physical and social...
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...TITLE: OBSERVATION AT A POPULAR BOOKSTORE CAFÉ Over the past few years, commercial spaces have become areas for multifunction activities. Along with the availability of gourmet coffee, food, ample seating, and free WIFI bookstore cafes have welcomed a clientele that blends leisure, social and work related activities. In this context, a local popular Barnes and Noble bookstore cafe served as the perfect environment to perform a field observation for this assignment and to explore customer behaviors and reasons for patronizing this particular establishment. Nestled in a busy Shopping Center on the east side of a traffic jammed Central Avenue, in Westchester County, Barnes and Noble bookstore is surrounded by a movie theater, restaurants, popular stores, and ample parking. This observation was performed at this establishment during one two-hour visit on a cold weekday mid afternoon between 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm. Upon entering through the main heavy double doors, a strong inviting aroma of toast and brewed coffee permeated from the “Café” located to the left, far north end past the magazine section. This was a busy place buzzing with loud sounds of blenders, toast popping out of toasters, grinding coffee, milk frothing, calling of drinks and food by the baristas, and, back and forth chatters between customers. Outside, pedestrians wearing heavy coats peered in through a series of large windows as the mid afternoon light poured in creating a bright and warm...
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...Communication Onions November 30, 2014 Communication is a process in which we pass information from one person to another. Communication takes place every day, and there are various ways of communicating such as Verbal, visual, non-verbal, and written. Communication is something that takes place in all professional settings to ensure that things are managed well and run efficiently, but in health care things tend to change. Health care communication is something that varies from person to person because it is situational. The basic rules apply but there is a twist when receiving the information and the demonstration in the results. With the rise of the Internet over the past few years, public figures speaking out, and television advertisements it should become easier for people to talk about their concerns but still people can be reluctant to discuss certain problems with their health care providers. Fear and human nature puts people in a place where they do not want to feel alone. Properly educating patients allows them to feel more comfortable to share their concerns about things that may be occurring or something that they feel might be wrong. Effective communication incorporated with the basic elements of communication is something that is instilled in everyone from a young age. The essential elements of communication begin with a sender and then passed to the receiver. The message of the communication...
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...Mandi Lurkins October 26, 2010 ENG-105 (12) Ms. Duncan Do Fish Ever Sleep? Brilliant shades of blue, green, yellow, orange and red flashed all around me as I peered into a view of life as we know it. It was as if a box of crayons had exploded, with wonderful accuracy, all around the room creating a kaleidoscope effect on my eyes. This fantasy land gave me the chance to stare face to face at nature’s natural rawness; its awe-inspiring beauty. It was nothing but a bountiful blossom of blooming colors that attracted my eye in more ways than one. I had a strange feeling of being a native in this far distant land with all elements coming forth; earth, air, some artificial fire, and most abundantly water. I was, after all, at the Rainforest Café so this scene only seems fitting. Eating at the Rainforest Café is always a great adventure, but on this particular Sunday it proved to be an eye opener for me. As the lovely hostess sat my family down at our table I began to take in my surroundings more so than ever before. I became lost in the world of tropical plants and animals. To my left was a family of gorillas looking mighty fierce and highly mischievous, especially the youngster swinging about on a vine. Straight ahead of me was a baby grey, and his large tusked mother flapping their ears and trunks about. Finally to my right was the piece that struck me with the most fascination. Perhaps it had to do with the contents inside that were actually real rather than synthetic...
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...BOOK REVIEW: WAR (SECTION A, B AND C) Freedman, Lawrence.War. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. The book War compiled by Lawrence Freedman was published by Oxford University Press Incorporated, New York in 1994. It comprises brief extracts and anecdotes on war. Freedman produced this book for those baffled by the phenomenon of war and to provide possible answers to the following key questions:What are the causes of war? How wars have been fought in the past and what are the prospects forthe future? Are there basic principles which should shape the conduct of war if it is to be successfully prosecuted? In what ways can the conduct of war be moral? Freedman uses contributions from historians, political scientists, philosophers, sociologists, economists and practitioners as material for the book in order to provide an interdisciplinary approach to answer the above questions. The author uses extracts of war starting from early nineteenth century and those that have a documentary bias as his choice of material for the book. It features some Anglo-Saxon experiences of war including materials from major powers and those who have been the receiving end of their campaigns in the Third World. The book has seven topical sections with a total of 97 extracts/articles. After the first section on the experience of war, the author devotes the second section to illustrate the causes of war. He focuses the next two sections on the phenomenon from sociological and ethical perspectives;...
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...used to intimidate, as Orwell describes in his book “ A helicopter skimmed down between the roofs … It was the police patrol, snooping into people’s windows. The patrols didn’t matter, only the thought police mattered.” Orwell (2). Literally everything that the drones or the telescreens did in 1984 are what our cell phones and electronic devices do for the government. We don’t fear what we put on the internet because we believe that only who we let see could see, but that is not a fact, only a myth. Big Brother had its own slogan that made people feel like they were apart of something or mix up their feelings to believe in him. Since the civilians were expected to feel emotions like love and pride for Big Brother instead of one another, catchy sounds or repetitional words were made. “sentimental songs were composed entirely by mechanical means on a special kind of kaleidoscope known as a versificator” Orwell (43). The technology Orwell described is similar to ours. We have our own pledge that we repeat not only in schools, but other places in the world. It makes us say "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all”. This form of technology is parallel to Orwell’s except that our slogan makes us feel like we have power when Big Brother is only saying opposites. Having the government track or search what we do on our computers, cell phones, and our social...
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...Damien Hirst Damien Hirst is a controversial British artist born in 1965. He is a painter and sculptor, among other things, and for the past decade has been one of the richest, most famous artists in the world. He is best known for the “Natural History” works, which are essentially dead animals floating in formaldehyde. Some of his other more notable styles of work include the so-called spin paintings (Beautiful Spill of Light in Destitute Blackness Painting, 2005), the spot paintings, and installations such as My Way, (1990-1991, bottles on a shelf) and a room-sized project called Pharmacy (1992). He has exhibited artwork made with butterflies, and is noted for shocking the public by using human skulls. Hirst also has been accused of plagiarizing other artists’ ideas. One of Hirst’s most famous works is called the Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991), a dead tiger shark floating in preserving fluid. It is part of the series known collectively as his “Natural History” works that includes fish, sheep, pigs, cows and calves suspended in formaldehyde. He has said of these works that he wanted “to make people think, not to totally shock the shit out of them for the sake of it” (Chaundy, “Damien Hirst: Shockaholic”). The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for three years. It looks like it would...
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