...Cyber bullying: Lurking behind the Screens. Mark Twain once said that “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes”. This means that while one is preparing to tell the truth, lies can invade both the conscientious and oblivious mind, and become impossible to uproot. A lie is at times more believable than the truth and under varying circumstances people are more willing to believe a lie. Cyber communications is the Millennia’s new mode of ‘travel’ so it is not surprising that negative correspondence would also develop via the online world. Today once a lie is uploaded, it is near impossible to take it back, and ‘the truth’ even if it is able to find its ‘shoes’ will forever share the same cyber space as the lie. With the advent of cyber technology, a bully can destroy an individual and their self-esteem along with families, relationships, and in extreme cases entire communities within seconds, with the click of a button. “Cyber bullying is the use of…electronic communication to [terrorize] a person or persons” (“Bullying in a Cyber World”), using messages of intimidation or aggression. These messages are transmitted through mediums such as computers, cell phones and, web-cams, and can be disseminated to the maximum amount of persons desired through cyber channels like chat rooms, emails and social media. They are meant to torment, threaten, harass, humiliate, embarrass, or otherwise target a person or group of persons (Shariff & Johnny...
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...The Male Divine | Characteristics of The Male Divine | Bhagavad GitaHinduLeonard and McClure (2004, pp. 208-220) | * Bhagavad Gita: Savior/Sage * Purely a spiritual document that encompassed everything relating to human beings and life on mother earth. The Gita is believed to bring supreme peace, immortality and eternal piece. * Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna find themselves on the battle field of Kurukshetra. The two begin to talk about profound spiritual truths and believes. * Prince Arjuna becomes stuck between wanting to be forcefully and powerful but remain spiritually correct. * Lord Krishna is the opposite. He is a powerful aggressive warrior who has already destroyer of both armies. * In the 11th teaching the gods revealed Lord Krishna and not just a destroyer but also a creator. With Krishna killing everything for the outlook that they were destine to die and be reborn. As a creator the god brings everything back to birth and responsible for the human order where good things come. | Enki and NinhursangaSumerianLeonard and McClure (pp. 220-227) | * Enki and Ninhursanga: Tricksters and Shamans * Enki : Water God later became known as the God of Wisdom * Ninhursanga: Earth Goddess and also the highest ranking also known as Mother Earth * Once the land was “pure” or completed, Enki provided the land with fresh water from the mountain ranges to the water that flows underground. * Enki began to fertilize and help with reproduction. First...
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...Write an argument explaining whether you agree of disagree with Sullivan’s argument in paragraph 28. Support your opinion from your experience, observation, or reading. In “ What are Homosexuals For?” Andrew Sullivan maker a convincing argument about homosexual relationships v. heterosexual relationships. He says that, “ It is also true, however, that homosexual relationships in their current, somewhat eclectic form, may contain features that could nourish the broader society as well. Precisely because there is no institutional model, gay relationships are often sustained more powerfully by genuine commitment. The mutual nurturing and sexual expressiveness of many lesbian relationships, the solidity and space of many adult male gay relationships, are qualities sometimes lacking in more rote heterosexual couplings.” He also says that, “Same- sex unions often incorporate the virtues of friendship more effectively than traditional marriages; and at times among gay male relationships, the openness of the contract makes it more likely to survive than many heterosexual bonds...But something of the gay relationship”s necessary honesty, its flexibility, and its equality could undoubtedly help strengthen and inform many heterosexual bonds.”I wholeheartedly agree with Sullivan’s argument. I, however, believe that there is another factor that makes this argument true. Along with all of those things there is a vital reason why homosexual relationships last and are stronger than many...
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...If so: mixed schools provide diversity, and a chance to mingle with both genders equally. It helps with maturity and more widespread friendships. Disadvantages, it's been said that grades and overall study quality declines in mixed schools. It's a pretty equal tradeoff. They learn when they are young to treat each other with respect and consideration. If not exposed to this environment there are some disadvantages. A male only school has a Homosexuality rate of 63% more than a public school open to all genders with a 14% rating. The Benefits of Mixed Schools Some evidence has suggested that boys in mixed schools performed better academically, as they are encouraged not to 'mess around' by their more responsible female classmates - but obviously this is a generalisation and might prove different in specific schools and even in particular classrooms. Some proponents of mixed schools claim these schools have a better atmosphere, since they are neither too 'bitchy', as can occur when a group of girls are working and studying together, not too aggressive, which can occur when boys are exclusively working and studying together. 1 There are less ‘sink’ groups in schools. 2 Different teaching styles are opened up, moving away from didactic methods. 3 There is potentially less negative labelling of students. 4 Teachers have contact with a wide range of students. 5 This form of teaching makes for diagnostic teaching. 6 Troublesome students are ‘diluted’ through the...
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...several characters have misgivings about interpersonal relationships and stumbles through the maze of developing meaningful relationships. One of the main characters Hitch is New York City’s greatest matchmaker; he guarantees that just in three dates his male clients will have the women of their dreams. In walks his hopelessly in love, client, Albert Brennaman, who hires the supreme matchmaker to use his skills, so Albert can get the girl of his dreams, Allegra Cole. Non-full self –disclosure is the prime service Hitch uses for all clients. Kathy Sole the author of “Making Connections: An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication” states, “Self-disclosure is an important requirement for friendships as well as intimate relationships; you cannot form authentic relationships without it.”(Sole, 2011, sec.7.5) I agree with the author; Hitch also uses trickery and deception to win over the woman. Here is an example this deception; one client pretended like he almost got hit by a taxi cab to save a lady’s dog so he could go out a date with her: the plan did work. Yes, developing interpersonal relationship skills and self dis closure are sometimes risky and it may leave you feeling vulnerable; disclosure is a process that develops and expands over time. I believe that is the step Hitch is missing in his quick three day guarantee. In a recent article I read, “Can We Talk” was very interesting to me it shared some helpful tips about self- disclosure such as quality...
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...In the household, the parents could be seen ruling the household as if they were kings and had all the authority, demanding obedience from the children. A common teaching of the time was that children were never too young to be taught how to reason. Wollstonecraft believes that reasoning is a valuable power that consists of taking observations and formulating broad concepts. As the children grew older, they began to develop their own morals and beliefs, but were always “relying implicitly on the opinion of a respected parent, even when matured reason convinces the child that his father is not the wisest man in the world” (158). Even though the parents were the superiors of the household, the greatest friendship a child could have would be with the parents, since they knew the social norms and could teach valuable lessons. The parents served as educators to the family by providing current information that could be...
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...GENSOC CUSTOMS - values, beliefs, behavior and material objects that constitute a people’s way of life. VALUES - defined culturally as standards by which people assess desirability, goodness, and beauty. - also include truth, honesty, and justice. TRUTH - commands in us an inner commitment that in turn translates itself into our daily speech and action. FOURFOLD TEST OF ROBIN WILLIAMS: extensiveness, duration, intensity, and prestige of its carrier. EXTENSIVENESS – the extent to which the value is recognized by a representative number of people within the society. DURATION – when the value has been shared and practiced in common for some time. INTENSITY – is if the value involves the emotions and is taken seriously and sought after by many. PRESTIGE OF ITS CARRIER – refers to when the value provides ready-made means for judging the social worth of persons or groups who share or practice it. FILIPINOS ARE COSMOPOLITAN – both oriental and occidental COGNITIVE – something that one’s values should be chosen freely from alternatives after careful thought. AFFECTIVE – a person’s choice is prized and cherished, and the person publicly affirms it. BEHAVIORAL – if one values something, he or she shows this in his or her actions, acts positively about it, and does it habitually. FOUR BASIC FILIPINO VALUES: 1. Emotional closeness and security in a family, 2. Approval from authority and of society, 3. Economic and social betterment, 4. Patience, endurance and suffering. VALUES...
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...and the Penner’s do quite well to explore this at depth. They begin with the encouraging truth supported by the book title itself, that sex is a gift from God. Giving support to this encouragement, the Penner’s communicate that God places value not only on the sexuality of the individual, but also on the sexual relationship within marriage, elevating it to a high view worthy of being cherished (Penner & Penner, 2003, p. 19). The Penner’s remind the reader that sex was created by God, and that humankind is made in God’s image,...
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...of Singapore had been forgotten. Both army nurses and civilians were the victims of terrible mistreatment and cruelty during the war, yet their stories were not widely known, nor had successive Australian governments acknowledged them. The play serves as a tribute to those victims of the atrocities of war, and looks at the effects such horrendous experiences can have on those who experience them. Structurally, act 1 contains scenes 1 to 8, with act 2 comprising scenes 9 – 14. The action of the play takes place in two locales – the first a television studio. The second a motel room where the central characters are staying. Act 1 the play is set in the present day and begins a army nurse, is being interviewed for a documentary program about her experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese. Misto cleverly uses interviews and discussions between Bridie and Sheila throughout the play to develop the plot by revealing to the audience the events in the women’s past. As the first scene progresses we learn a little of Bridie’s character- she is self assured and forthright, and displays a sardonic sense of humour as she reveals her own situation and that of the women who were evacuated during the fall of Singapore. We are introduced to the shoehorn,...
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...John Shakespeare and Mary Arden (Shakespeare). Shakespeare was a huge influence for play writers, directors and poets this day, Shakespeare has touched the hearts of many artists, this has reflected in some artists making movies about shakespeare’s art. This includes many different versions that are made until this day about Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and even The Taming of the Shrew. Some of these plays have been turned into movies, for example 10 Things I Hate About You was adapted from The Taming of the Shrew and Gnomeo and Juliet was created from Romeo and Juliet. His characters and stories reveals truths about the human condition and in ways we have all heard about today. The characters from back then showed lots of themes in the art of plays, the...
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...the wild to be brought into captivity for SeaWorld. Tilikum was one of the most known killer whales SeaWorld has ever had. In the article “All's Whale that ends Whale,” He was brought into captivity in 1983. He was captured off the east coast of Iceland. SeaWorld wanted him because he of how big he was. At two years of age he was 11.5 feet long and they wanted to use him for the shows. The trainers started to train him and he caught on easy but if he would mess up or that day he decided to not do as many tricks as he was told to do, the trainers would either not feed him as much food as they usually would or they would put him in a tank with two to three other females. Female killer whales love to show that they are more dominant than the males, so when they put Tilikum in a very small tank with three to four female whales, they would go after him and bite his skin away, cut him open, or hit him with their tail. Tilikum...
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...that both express the story of young heroines stepping up to the threshold of rebellion. Each heroine faces their challenges all whilst trying to grow and thrive in a world that wants them dead. However, within the pages of these books, when the blood and bone has been stripped away, the reader can trace the threads of similarities. These similarities exist between the two novels and also between their dystopian settings and the real world. Katniss Everdeen and Beatrice Prior are not only two rebels fighting for a cause, but are also two young women who face everyday hardships beyond their respective wars. They have the ability to teach the reader far more about life than is seemingly possible; lessons that are relatable and useful to just about anyone, regardless of age. Knowing what one stands for and residing in that truth, understanding that what is broken can be mended, and believing that gender does not define one’s abilities are three of the most important messages aimed at young adults in The Hunger Games and Divergent trilogies. Katniss Everdeen and Beatrice (Tris) Prior are both sixteen year old girls who have lost themselves within their respective worlds. At one point in both series the heroines are unsure of themselves and the causes for which they fight. Katniss, the heroine of the Hunger Games series, begins to lose herself just after she escapes the Games. She finds herself questioning her own existence and needs to remind herself daily of...
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...Lessons from the Alpha Male: “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” by Junot Diaz Every red-blooded American male reaches a zenith in his life when he has finally joined the company of men, and been deemed worthy to receive a lifetime of collected wisdom and tutelage from his elder “packmates”. This knowledge comes in both lewd and often brutally honest sentiments that can induce feelings of excitement and unabashed shame, but regardless of the emotions evoked, it is a necessary rite of passage signifying a young man’s entrance into the world of his peers. This transformation and the hesitance involved is masterfully scripted in Junot Diaz’s “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie”. The dialogue that plays out in this story is remarkably descriptive but demonstrates often the characterizations we accept as young men that masquerade as truths and become almost necessary for our acceptance by our gender. Diaz removes the veil on this time in a young man’s life and allows the reader into a world of confusion, pressure, and eagerness which highlights the extraneous difficulties of being both male and a minority in America during these crucial formative years. In life, the first step of any journey begins with preparation and Diaz opens his story with an older male, which who believe to be a friend, instructing a younger pupil on how to organize and clean his house in accordance with the economic status of the girl he will be having over...
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...Communication, respect and forgiveness three key factors for a unbreakable bond. If you have these three factors down, your marriage should be very successful. Each of these factors play a big role in the marriage, without one of these, your marriage will fail. If you communicate but don’t respect or forgive, then there’s just a friendship, not a commitment. . If you respect but don’t communicate or forgive then your partner might feel dominate then you and expect you to respect him/her. Over time, you will feel like you’re not getting treated as an equal in the marriage. Lastly, if you forgive but don’t communicate or respect, there’s no point having a relationship because your partner knows you’ll forgive no matter what they do and no boundaries will be set because of the lack of communication. Communication is key for a successful marriage because if you don’t talk to each other and say what is on your mind then how will your partner know what to fix about them to make the marriage stronger. You can trust your partner and forgive them, but if you don’t communicate or talk about the issues that are going on, your marriage will continue with the same issues. Don’t be afraid to say what’s on your mind; unexpressed frustrations in a marriage can pile up and weigh you down like an overloaded gunnysack. These accumulated frustrations can quickly turn into resentments. “Holding resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die,” said Sally, married 50 years...
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...Othello is not only a tragedy of family, but also a tragedy of love. Jealous psychology of the characters ultimately leads to the marital tragedy. Iago was jealous of Cassio and Othello, so he slandered and entrapped Cassio and Desdemona, which directly brought about the tragedy. Othello’s true love to Desdemona was utilized by Iago who had an ulterior motive. Driven by jealousy, Othello readily believed Iago, and personally killed his own wife, and eventually drew his sword to cut his own throat. Therefore, the tragedy in Othello’s marriage is largely rooted in jealous psychology. We analyze the reason effect this tragedy of marriage by following the premarital objective situation and the subjective married life. Othello and Desdemona’s marriage is doomed and dysfunctional from the beginning because of acute differences in marriage and due to Othello’s flaw of characters. We analyze the reasons which affect this tragedy of marriage by following the premarital situation then Othello’s characters in married life. To pave the way for detailed analysis, it is necessary to know about two types of marriages at that time. Jessica Tvordi says in “In quarter and in Terms like Bride and Groom”: Reconfiguring Marriage, Friendship, and Alliance in Othello “In its treatment of marriage, Othello introduces and creates tensions between two models of marriage: the dynastic or lineal marriage and the “companionate” or affective marriage.” The traditional discourse of dynastic marriage reflects...
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