...At a fundamental level, as human beings, we are all the same; each one of us aspires to happiness and each one of us does not wish to suffer. This is why, whenever I have the opportunity, I try to draw people's attention to what as members of the human family we have in common and the deeply interconnected nature of our existence and welfare. Today, there is increasing recognition, as well as a growing body of scientific evidence, that confirms the close connection between our own states of mind and our happiness. On the one hand, many of us live in societies that are very developed materially, yet among us are many people who are not very happy. Just underneath the beautiful surface of affluence there is a kind of mental unrest, leading to frustration, unnecessary quarrels, reliance on drugs or alcohol, and in the worst case, suicide. There is no guarantee that wealth alone can give you the joy or fulfilment that you seek. The same can be said of your friends too. When you are in an intense state of anger or hatred, even a very close friend appears to you as somehow frosty, or cold, distant, and annoying. However, as human beings we are gifted with this wonderful human intelligence. Besides that, all human beings have the capacity to be very determined and to direct that strong sense of determination in whatever direction they like. So long as we remember that we have this marvellous gift of human intelligence and a capacity to develop determination and use it in positive...
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...Andrea Peters Masons/Parsons Modern Novels on the Screen 01 May 2014 What do you take to be the more disturbing aspects of the two films that derive from Elriede Jelinek’s and Thierry Jonquet’s novels? To what extent (and in what ways) have the filmmakers built on their source material? The most disturbing aspects of La Pianiste, that derives from the novel The Piano Teacher, include among them Walter Klemmer and Erika’s self-mutilation. In the film, Walter Klemmer while self-assured, is has an air of clumsiness when it comes to Erika and her peculiar habits. From the first scene, Klemmer forces in way into Erika’s life. Because the film is viewed from an outsider’s perspective, the viewer is not privy to Klemmer’s thoughts. This inability to not comprehend what plays across his brain is what truly disturbing. In the novel, the reader is treated to an inside glimpse at the sheer arrogance and instability that is present in Klemmer’s thoughts. Instead of thinking along the lines of figuring out a way to get Erika alone, Klemmer thinks, about “how to render the mother harmless” (Jelinek 76). While most young men would think kinder towards the mother in an attempt at wooing the daughter, Klemmer is almost violent with his thoughts. Klemmer’s mental state drips with the idea of disposable women and his desperate need for a challenge. When the climax occurs, while it is disturbing, it is not exactly surprising. The filmmakers were able to build on this build up through different means...
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...veterans who have defended its citizens and country. So, why was the GI Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act) established? The events in World War II would play an integral role in the outcome and stability of this military educational reform legislation. In 1944, World War II changed the face of the world. Many families were left to “fend” for themselves to prevent their stagnation and fears that their loved may not return home from war. Many that served in the war, as young as ages 17 and 18, were placed into regiments encompassed from Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, spanning all the way across the Pacific Ocean into Japan. As the war drew down and troops began to return to the states, many concerns were raised by the government that individuals looking for work could potentially impact the U.S. economy. Although the reasoning for the GI Bill was in fact an actual ploy to offer a way to infer the immense and already growing number of “veterans” [returning home from] “World War II” (Greenberg 2008). The United States government expressed further “political…fear” of a “sudden” influx of “nearly 16 million veterans” (Greenberg 2008). As the years progressed, through the Vietnam and Korean Wars, it became more evident that the GI Bill would maintain its use to educate and in part influence economic reform. During the 1960’s, significant events impacted the way society viewed educational stability and reform. Unfortunately, the African Americans were one group of the population...
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...In the Lake of the Woods Tim O’brien uses the character John Wade’s flashbacks of traumatic events to convey the physiological damage of the Vietnam war. In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien is a novel that shows the way the Vietnam War still holds a grip on the American psyche and some of the reasons why this is so. The novel discusses issues that are reflected in other literature, both fictional and nonfictional, regarding the war and its effect on those who had to fight it. (Edar) The My Lai massacre is not representative of American actions in the war, but it does hold a particular place in the effect that war had on those at home, a public that was horrified at some...
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...Michelle Dong STUDENT NO: z5019416 TUTORIAL ID: M15A PROGRAM AND DATE BROADCAST: Channel Nine News 13/03/14, A Current Affair 13/03/14, ABC News 12/03/14 ITEM 1: New York: Explosions ‘ripped the stomach right out of you’; at least 4 people dead; over 60 injured VALUE/S: Has IMPACT on the viewers’ psychological and emotional well-being, because the explosion happened instantaneously due to a gas leak. This may happen to anyone and therefore forms a connection between this event and the general public. SEVERITY – it was mentioned that at least 4 people are dead and over 60 injured, conveying that the severity is high with major impact on the city. SCOPE is only medium because it only affects people in the city or that particular state. It is UPLIFTING, however, because it is mentioned that as soon as people recovered from the initial shock of the explosion, they immediately started helping the injured such as pulling people from the rubble. INCREASE VALUES IF: If Australians were injured or dead; if the even happened in Australia or with closer proximity; if any more people died, if it was revealed that the explosion was not caused by a gas leak but instead an act of terrorism. ITEM 2: 10 year battle for justice; Daniel Morcombe’s killer convicted for murder VALUE/S: IMPACT – has emotional and psychological impact, as this news report explores a dark, disturbing court case of a child molester and murderer. The parents and twin brothers’ statements against the...
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...some even without food. My family along with many other families became displaced because of the severity of this storm. Several deaths, and an astronomical amount of property damage occurred. One of the most damaged areas was the city of New Orleans. Eighty percent of the city flooded due to breaches of the levee system; because of the tragedies of this storm, America became a “new” America (Raven, Berg, & Hassenzahl, 2010)! The Mississippi River formed as a result of sediments depositing at the mouth of the river. Since New Orleans was a profitable area for importing and exporting goods a system of canals and levees were built so that navigation would be easier and flooding would be less likely (Raven, Berg, & Hassenzahl, 2010). Starting during the late 1800s, levees began to be built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Handwerk, 2005). A levee is an artificial reinforced embankment built to prevent a river from flooding or overflowing into a lower lying area (The Free Dictionary by Farlex, 2011). As with everything, money played a significant role in determining how strong the support would be for these levees. Other factors included the strength of the storms before the 1800s. Over the last millennium, the city of New Orleans continues to grow structurally and population wise. Army Corps of Engineers scientifically figured out that without...
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...loss of innocence, self-identity, the division between the elite and the working class, and the impending effect of war which further presents the issues of life and death and those of the old and the new worlds. Malouf uses foreshadowing throughout the novel to highlight key themes particularly those focussing on the binary opposites of civility and savagery. From the very beginning of the novel Malouf presents the issue of old and new worlds. The sanctuary, being the old world, has an underlying feeling of civility. ”...intensely blue mountains that were soft blue at the time of day but would...
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...historical heroes exist as receptacles of a nation’s hopes and dreams. They are the guiding lights, the individuals who helped shape the nature of a people. Heroes are, in other words, can be considered the soul and conscience of a country. Their philosophies, ideals, and examples acting as the benchmarks for right collective action. That, as well, is why each generation must recast their nation’s heroes in new forms and view them in new perspectives. Heroes and their actions, much like all of history, are consistently up for reinterpretation. Without that process they will never be relevant. A disturbing question to ask is if our heroes are really relevant today. As a result, studying how our heroes are approached and constructed in the public sphere gives a country an understanding of who they are as a people. Heroes are a reflection of the values of a people. And if that is the case, as I strongly suspect it is, then the way we currently construct Jose Rizal (the way we approach him and his legacy) does not speak too well of us. There is something faintly disturbing about the fact that more is written, and known, in popular society (and pop history) about how many languages Rizal spoke (and how many women he supposedly bedded) than the importance of his annotated Morga. Or even that there is this pervasive sense of Rizal the Reformer, without understanding that his reforms were designed to lead to a successful revolution. Oh yes, with Jose Rizal we have turned one of our...
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...dramatic tension in classical tragedy. For Wordsworth, spots of time are instances of life experience where one’s common perception of Nature and people is suddenly wrenched into a disturbing new perception that ultimately gives a deeper insight into oneself and the universe. The recurrence of this pattern of expectation, disappointment, and understanding is a structural element of The Prelude that extends from subtle allusion to explicit description. Closely connected to the concept of the spot of time is Wordsworth’s conception of a “border creature” which is a personification of the initiation into a new, often troubling realization. The resonance of a spot of time is such that it cuts through past, present, and future and provides a foundation in memory for poetic expression and also for reading into the mystical aspect of the human psyche or soul. The most overt description of a spot of time that is present in The Prelude is found in Book Eleven in lines 278-89. Before describing the memory directly, Wordsworth states explicitly that the coming passage will be an example of a spot in time. He writes “There are in our existence spots of time/That with distinct pre-eminence retain/A renovating virtue,” (Wordsworth, 208-210). It is important to keep in mind that Wordsworth is speaking of a memory of an event because it is through memory and reflection that the deeper meaning of experience is uncovered. This is the “renovating virtue” of spots of time; they command...
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...behalf of the Head Coach, Athletic Director, and president, there were also a number of signs that were ignored. There are a number of theories as to why this scandal became what it was. Did it become this way due to employees fear repercussion for uncovering the truth? Or perhaps the culture was so controlled by a 85 year old Head Football Coach? The goal of this paper is to look at the facts presented in the case discover what truly led to the downfall of one of the most well-known NCAA Football programs in history. In 2011, news began to break of a disturbing incident that had taken place at one of the most well-known universities in the nation. Former Penn State University Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator Gerald “Jerry” Sandusky was accused of sexually abusing a number of young boys while employed by the university as well as after his retirement. In an even more disturbing and puzzling series of events, it was discovered that a majority of the eight boys that Jerry Sandusky had been accused of abusing had been molested on the campus of Penn State University. The deeper the story went, the more prevalent it was that a true lack of institutional control was present and that more than just Jerry Sandusky had been involved in covering...
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...Assignment: Organizational Mergers In order to talk about organizational merge, it is helpful to define the organizational changes firstly. There are a lot of researches about organizational changes. Bartunek and Moch (1987), for instance, identified organizational changes into three degrees according to the intensity. It is based on members’ schemas for understanding organizational events. There are first-order change, which involves incremental changes to shared schemas (e.g., adopting new routines); second-order change, involves substantive modifications of shared schemas (e.g., implementing a new strategic vision); and third-order change, involves acute alterations to or replacement of existing shared schemas (e.g., during disturbing events like bankruptcies or radical changes such as mergers and acquisitions). Thus, merger is a form of organizational change, and it brings alternative or replace shared schemas of members in the organization. Consider all the three types of organizational changes, organizational merger is unique, but there is one elemental among all these different changes of organization which is noticeable, organizational identity. It is an essential topic in organizational changes. It answers the question “who are we as an organization?” It describes what is central, distinctive, and continuous over time about the organization. Over the last quarter century, organizational identity has burgeoned as both a topic of interest and a key concept in organization...
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...The novel centers upon the Ogata family of Kamakura, and its events are witnessed from the perspective of its aging patriarch, Shingo, a businessman close to retirement who works in Tokyo. Although only sixty-two years old at the beginning of the novel, Shingo has already begun to experience temporary lapses of memory, to recall strange and disturbing dreams upon waking, and occasionally to hear sounds heard by no one else, including the titular noise which awakens him from his sleep one night, "like wind, far away, but with a depth like a rumbling of the earth." Shingo takes the sound to be an omen of his impending death, as he had once coughed up blood (a possible sign of tuberculosis) a year before, but had not sought medical consultation and the symptom subsequently went away. Although he does not outwardly change his daily routine, Shingo begins to observe and question more closely his relations with the other members of his family, who include his wife Yasuko, his philandering son Shuichi (who, in traditional Japanese custom, lives with his wife in his parents' house), his daughter-in-law Kikuko, and his married daughter Fusako, who has left her husband and returned to her family home with her two young daughters. Shingo realizes that he has not truly been an involved and loving husband and father, and perceives the marital difficulties of his adult children to be the fruit of his poor parenting. To this end, he begins to question his secretary, Tanizaki Eiko, about his...
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...Saving Private Ryan and World War II Adriana Gilbert WRTG101 Comparison Paper Terry Lass June 25, 2008 Saving Private Ryan and World War II World War II was an essential event of the 20th Century and a defining moment for America and the world. This war forever changes the people who experience it first hand and the people who were living during that time. Several movies were developed to bring forth the events, emotions, and experience the soldiers endured during World War II. One movie in particular is “Saving Private Ryan”. This movie captures one particular emotional part of the war. In World War II, it was found that three soldiers who had been killed were brothers. The mother received three death notices on the same day. The army then discovered that there were actually four brothers. Due to this known fact, a mission was deployed to find Private James Ryan and send him home. (Plot, 2005) During the making of, “Saving Private Ryan”, the Director, Steve Spielberg, felt the only way he could make this film realistic and believable to the audience was to transform the acting crew into a credible military unit. Therefore, the filmmakers enlisted the aid of former U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dale Dye. (Saving, 2005) Spielberg felt that in order for the actors to fully understand and portray the actions of a true soldier, they must experience the rigors that combat people faced all over the world. Spielberg took them to the field; made them eat...
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...The AAMI Foundation recently published a new white paper as part of its HTSI Safety Innovations series that explores alarm management strategies from a military perspective. According to Daniel McFarlane, Sc.D. of Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories, the approaches being used across hospital settings continue to present similar challenges: ignored alarm signals because of fatigue, lengthy practitioner response rates to alarms, and provider confusion over which alarms are important. “The lack of actionable intelligence from alarm signals makes it impossible for nurses to effectively triage their multitasking among multiple patients,” noted Dr. McFarlane. “Each alarm feature considers only local conditions on separate sensors on separate instruments for separate patients. The result is an overwhelming rate of alarm signals from multiple devices associated with multiple patients that do not carry the context of information needed for nurses to understand the signals relative to their responsibility to triage their efforts.” There are 9 types of clinical context facilitated by an advanced alarm management platform that work together with advanced rules to reduce alarm fatigue and increase situational awareness: 1. Alarm Context: supplemental data delivered with an alarm or event notification; e.g. multiple data points including blood pressure, respiratory rate, and SpO2. 2. Patient Context: supplemental data about the patient derived from a real-time interface...
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...3/2/2013 Instructor Art Time line Final Project 2 Figure 1 (960-1127) Old Trees, Level Distance Northern Song Dynasty Guo Xi Hand Scroll, ink and color on silk Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Guo Xi, the preeminent landscape painter of the late eleventh century, sought to give form to poetic images as well as emotions. He was especially interested in conveying the hints of seasons and times of day in his paintings. In this particular painting Old Trees, Level Distance, it looks as if the painting was done for a fellow government official the night before he retires. You can see the leafless trees as well as what appears to be an elderly couple approaching a pavilion. The artist uses shading as well as colors to show the appearance of mist in the painting. Art Time Line Final Project 3 Figure 2 (960-1127) Summer Mountains Northern Song Dynasty Attributed to Qu Ding Hand Scroll; ink and pale color on silk Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Between the years 900 and 1100, the Chinese painters created visions of landscape that portrayed the sublimity of creation. People are meant to identify with the human figures in these paintings. In the painting Summer Mountains, travelers make their way toward a temple retreat. The artist...
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