...Values are a set of core beliefs that one feel are important to themselves or as a group of individuals. There are many cases in which a group find themselves to believe in the same overall values or ideas. The first group is the ASPCA, they believe completely in the value of animal rights and lives. Next you can take any church, they are set up on their own set of values and beliefs and their members follow rules to find favor in their Gods eyes. The last group, and one that I relate to more than any other group is the United States Army. They have a set of seven values that are instilled in to every soldier from the time you arrive at basic training and stay with you until you leave. These values help you grow as a soldier, a professional, and as a person. The seven army values are easily remembered in an acronym, L.D.R.S.H.I.P, which I believe is motivating because any soldier who displays each of these values; he or she will become an amazing soldier and grow to become a great leader. Before you can become a great leader you have to know what it stands for: Loyalty: Bear true faith and allegiance to the US Constitution, US Army, your unit, fellow soldiers, and yourself. Duty: Fulfill your obligations. The legal and moral obligation to do what should be done without being told. Respect: Treat people how they should be treated. Selfless Service: Put the welfare of the Nation, the Army, and your subordinates before your own. Honor: Live up to all of the army values...
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...Values are a set of core beliefs that one feel are important to themselves or as a group of individuals. There are many cases in which a group find themselves to believe in the same overall values or ideas. The first group is the ASPCA, they believe completely in the value of animal rights and lives. Next you can take any church, they are set up on their own set of values and beliefs and their members follow rules to find favor in their Gods eyes. The last group, and one that I relate to more than any other group is the United States Army. They have a set of seven values that are instilled in to every soldier from the time you arrive at basic training and stay with you until you leave. These values help you grow as a soldier, a professional, and as a person. The seven army values are easily remembered in an acronym, L.D.R.S.H.I.P, which I believe is motivating because any soldier who displays each of these values; he or she will become an amazing soldier and grow to become a great leader. Before you can become a great leader you have to know what it stands for: Loyalty: Bear true faith and allegiance to the US Constitution, US Army, your unit, fellow soldiers, and yourself. Duty: Fulfill your obligations. The legal and moral obligation to do what should be done without being told. Respect: Treat people how they should be treated. Selfless Service: Put the welfare of the Nation, the Army, and your subordinates before your own. Honor: Live up to all of the army values...
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...Abstract Abortion has been a topic of debate for many centuries and still today is a major topic of debate. Some see abortion as murder of an innocent child, others believe that the fetus is not yet a human therefore can be aborted. Most of the world religions have their own view on abortion, some religious laws allow it while others condemn the act. Abortion in the eyes of religion is a major conflict that is closely related to God and his sole ability to create and destroy life. In this paper I will compare and contrast the positions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on abortion the methods of approaching abortion and each religions position and also my position with abortion. Abortion and Religion When religious positions on abortion...
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...internally with the potential consequences of killing his uncle. In Mccloskey’s criticism of Hamlet, “Hamlet Quest for Certainty” he says, “Now it is Hamlet who is in active danger and not the King…After slaying Polonius he hides the body”, but here lies a flaw in McCloskey’s argument. (McCloskey 449). Instead Hamlet’s fatal error is he is ahead of his time. While the Ghost tries to incite Hamlet to commit mindless murder in the name of vengeance,...
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...history, many great works of literature were written and the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of them. This book is important because its publication made people realize slavery was bad for everyone, not just the slaves. To add on, in each important piece of literature, the author has reasons to write the book. Frederick Douglass has three reasons to write this narrative and these are the reasons made his book a great book. The first reason is to bring to life a slave’s experiences as a slave. In his narrative, he says, “A want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege” (1). Frederick didn’t even know his own age which is a basic right everyone has now. Slaves were deprived of their basic rights because of slavery. Douglass’s experience...
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...Toy project (Part One) When it comes down to choosing toys for children it is a very important responsibility for the childcare provider or parent to make sure they select an appropriate but useful toy. Although there is a great number of toys available to children not only in their homes but also in child care settings, after doing my research I found that there are many toys that are inappropriate or dangerous for children. However, I believe the need for open-ended opportunities is great, because toys give young children supportive play, which I believe is an essential element in child development, I also believe that the variety can be very dangerous if not selected properly. While doing my research I came across this list of things that you should take into consideration before purchasing a toy. Note: This list of guidelines was first published by the author in Chapter 15: Choosing Appropriate Toys for Young Children in A Right to Play (1993).] 1. The toy is developmentally appropriate. • Challenging but not frustrating • Appropriate level of complexity 2. The toy can be approached from a variety of levels. • Variety of developmental stages addressed 3. Toy is safe for intended age group. • Passes choke test (for infants through three-year-olds) • No sharp edges • No danger of suffocation 4. Toy is durable and intended for extended use. 5. Toy is appealing to children. 6. Toy is appropriate for intended use at home or child care center...
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...well-respected man with the name of Acca, chief of the village, who should have been awake to watch over the village alerting his villagers if intruders were to attack. Unfortunately, a woman’s agonizing cry served as the warning bell instead. A blood-curdling scream awoke Acca from his peaceful dream. “Wh-what was that?” growled the sleepy man slurring his speech. He yawned and rubbed his eyes with his rough hands out of habit. As he sat up on the ground he wondered whether the scream was merely an aspect of his bizarre dream. The side of his prominent, hooked nose twitched involuntarily which signaled that danger is near. He rotated his body slightly to the left trying to see if he could catch a glimpse of something that could prove whether the scream was real or not. While doing so the moonlight that beamed through the window revealed his appearance. He was half naked with a cloth wrapped around his crotch area. His appearance was completely contradictory. The strength of his jaw and roughness of his skin contrasted with the softness of his lips as well as the of his brown eyes. And despite that his body appeared to be robust and strong his fragile shoulders told another story. The overly long white beard and shoulder...
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...make them obliged to live in society with the company of people and to avail themselves of the assistance and support of friends. Thus a dear friend is one who never leaves you alone or feeling helpless in this world, because they are there for you under any circumstance, regardless of the sacrifices required. Imam Ali (AS) considers true friends to be a great asset in this world as well as in the Hereafter and says: “Procure friends for yourselves from amongst your brethren-in-faith because they are a great asset in this world as well as in the next world”. In another remark, he considered sincere friends to be as good as the most important part of the human body and says: “One who loses a noble-hearted friend who befriended him for the sake of Allah is like one who loses one of the main organs of his body”. An essential point on friendship is that it is only valuable when it is for the sake of Allah, and the only companion who is reliable, is the one whose friendship is based on taking you nearer to Allah (SWT). As opposed to friendships which are based on things that are finite, such as seeking to fulfil ephemeral pleasures, obtaining wealth, position or beauty. Hence, it is vital to keep in mind that these transient things that will eventually depart from you, will never equate to an everlasting friendship. The danger ensuing from bad friendship will be a source of regret on the Day of Judgment. Referring to a group of people who will be subjected to the Hellfire on the...
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...Man in the Water Courage is a great essential that is needed to be like the "Man in the Water". Some people believe that courage means that you aren't afraid, that is not the case. Being courageous means that you look danger and fear in the eyes. You do what is needed, even though your legs won’t stop shaking. You must know exactly what to do, don’t hesitate, even if it’s just for a split second. Even though you are scared, you do what is right, you listen to the morals you were taught or at least learned about. That is what “The Man in the Water” did. He didn’t hesitate, he didn’t freeze up, he listened to his morals and acted upon those morals. The “Man in the Water” is a hero. As Rosenblatt describes the “Man in the Water”, he starts off by saying he was an ordinary man. He was around 50, not flamboyant, with a mustache. He wasn’t the hero type, but are any of us until the time comes? Nobody understands that we don’t know who we are until that time comes, he realized that the time has came for him, so the “Man in the Water” acted on his time. Once that plane went down and into the water, he took control. When the departments, in the jurisdiction of the crash, came to help. They started throwing life preservers to help the survivors. Every time the life preservers were thrown his was, he kept passing it onto the passenger beside him. This is his courageous characteristics. He realized that the plane was filling up, higher and...
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...us could use some practice on our listening skills. For example; a client asks an interesting question, but is mumbling so you can’t exactly hear what he is saying. “Excuse me sir, you’re talking to low can you please repeat that for me, thank you” This is a great way of politely letting the person know that you can’t hear them. Hearing refers to the sounds that you hear, whereas listening requires more than that: it requires focus. Listening means paying attention not only to the story, but how it is told, the use of language and voice, and how the other person uses his or her body. In other words, it means being aware of both verbal and non-verbal messages. (Listening Skills, 2011-2014) Techniques for reflective listening include echoing, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Echoing involves repeating the last few words that a client said (i.e. ‘‘So, Friskie threw up twice last night’’). Paraphrasing is to restate in your own words the content or feelings behind the client’s message (i.e., ‘‘I am glad that you brought him in today. It sounds like you and Friskie had a tough morning’’). Summarizing is presenting an explicit summary to the client of the information gathered thus far (i.e., ‘‘Can I see if I have got this right? Friskie vomited twice last night. He...
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...busy, but still manage to sacrifice their time for me. For example, when I have a sporting event, they make sure they start their work days earlier so they can make it to watch me play. This shows them safricing for a loved one because they could be doing other important tasks, but instead come and support me. Throughout the literature we have read, there have been multiple instances where characters sacrifice too. The characters in the literature of our course indicates that people will sacrifice for the ones they love. According to the Puritans, sacrificing for loved ones is an important trait to have. In the “City On A Hill Sermon,” by John Winthrop, he states, “We must delight in each other; make others’ conditions...
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...One theme that stood out in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird was the theme of courage. "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what (Lee 93).” Courage is a quality that permits one to face danger with confidence and control. Many of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird show courage in their own way. Courage can come in many different forms, it can come both in a physical and mental form. Through the eyes of Scout Finch, a bright and intelligent little girl, the theme of courage is explored in a great sense. Courage plays a big part in To Kill a Mockingbird, and evidently, Atticus Finch displays this theme by encountering threatening incidents and protecting his family and the people he cares about. Atticus illustrates courage many times throughout the book and taught numerous lessons on it. He shows true bravery when he went against Maycomb to defend Tom Robinson. He...
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...I’ve become quite the night-owl my last nightmare being that of a monster looking at me had lion eyes. They were gleaming with spite. His voice was hollow as he spoke with flattery, trying to lure me into his lair. His floppy ears were enormous. They matched his vulturous nose. Grimy hair plastered his fierce face. He sneered at me when I took a step back. His caveman’s shoulders flexed once before he charged at me. With the stripping away of basic civil rights for the middle class homes, hospitals, and schools were ransacked, as a mob of people demolished buildings with axes and sledgehammers. This act of violence triggered looting, arson, mass murder, state terrorism, unreasonable arrests. Swarms of kids from Niparex, soldiers from Voxare, and people roaming the...
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...Moore has said, “You completely control your own life, because you do not need to control what happens to you in your life; you only need to control how you respond to what happens to you in your life.” Fear is not a thing that is easy to control. Yes, sometimes you can take the time to take a deep breathe, calm down, and take the leap, but more often than not that is not the case. People are not robots; you cannot just flip a switch and turn off your fear and turn on your bravery. I believe Moore had good intentions when writing this, but your conscious self is not in control of how you respond to your fear. Fear is an ingrained part of our brain’s chemistry. Imagine you are home alone and you hear a crash come from one of the windows. The sound of the crash causes a chain reaction throughout the brain. The Thalamus to send sensory data to different parts of the body, either the eyes, ears, skin, etc. which then causes the Sensory Cortex to interpret the data. After that, the Hippocampus stores conscious memories so you can process the situation at hand. Then the Amygdala sends signals to other parts of the brain to determine if there is a threat. Even if you choose to go downstairs with a baseball bat or a...
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...Tobias Wolff “Bullet in the Brain” is a short story about a man named Anders, who is a grumpy judgmental book critic who lives in his own little world. He criticizes life events that are occurring right before his eyes, which leads to a fatal incident after two robbers shot him in the head during a bank robbery. Throughout the story Anders is portrayed as a heartless old man who dies while criticizing a cliché. However, as the bullet is piercing through his brain he begins to remember why he fell in love with language in the first place. Anders has gone through life pushing everybody he cares about away. His judgmental lifestyle consumed him. Before the incident happened, he stood in line judging two women who stood in front of him. Although, the two women were not bothering him in anyway, he found it in himself to complain about them....
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