...The Value of Wealth and Power A prominent theme illustrated in Vilas Manivat’s “Who Needs It?” is that the acquisition of money and power cannot buy all happiness. To begin, we observe how the members of the protagonist, Nai Phan’s community are envious and jealous of him; who does not chase money unlike them. They think to themselves, “How happy they look, free from hankering after wealth. They are better off than us.” (Manivat 2) We see how Nai Phan leads a balanced life, where he takes time to earn a sufficient amount of money, as well as spend time with his family and get rest. His friends often tell him “You should start serving at night; business is good then, and you will get rich quicker.” (2)To this, Nai Phan simply replies, “It’s better to go to bed than to get rich quick.” (2) Nai Phan believes a better health and composure is more essential than obtaining wealth. He knows that the true happiness you acquire in contentedly spending time with your closed ones cannot be bought by money. Moreover, one should not spend his or her life with a sole purpose of earning money, but should take time to embrace and appreciate the non-materialistic things that bring greater joy. Furthermore, we see how the robber does not take the money that he comes for, because he realises that even after attaining all that money, he would still be miserable. He also realizes that the gun that he carries around; which symbolizes power and superiority, will make him “A man who…cannot...
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...Dangers and Consequences of Stereotyping Labels can be very harmful. A big problem with labelling, and stereotypes is that they can be incorrect. Anytime someone groups individuals or races together, and makes an assumption about them without knowing them, is a form of stereotyping. In Padma Venkatraman’s Climbing the Stairs, the author shows moments where class, race, and gender stereotyping are present. Stereotypes are very dangerous things because they remove the true identity of people, and there are many complications that come with that. Classism is treatment based on social class or perceived social class. In the book, Padma shows how one may think their social caste level is better than another. Some say that Brahmins are more valuable to society than the lower caste levels such as Vaishya or Sudra. “‘Brahmins...
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...socialize, or go about his or her daily routine. Mary was walking down three flights of stairs when she tripped and fell and sprained her ankle. Once Mary’s ankle healed she no longer was the same, she tried to avoid walking up the stairs at all cost. Every time she walked up a flight of stairs she would exhaust herself from panic and fright. Mary tried climbing the stairs but with every step toward the top she grew fearful. Through research, it was discovered that Mary suffered from a fear called Climacophobia. Climacophobia is a fear based on climbing, a person is not afraid to see stairs but once the person starts climbing up the stairs they become scared of climbing. According to Sigmund, Freud phobias are actually displaced fears or conflicts. This experience has taught Mary that she definitely did not get this fear from observational learning because observational learning is something a person observed another person doing in which she did not. Mary has learned that her experience stems from classical conditioning as well as operant conditioning. Her reasoning behind this theory is because her fear is a result of falling down stairs and the negative reinforcement of that is Mary trying to avoid the stairs at all cost. Mary never had a problem walking up the stairs until she fell, after further analyzing Mary’s situation Psychologist realized Mary’s behavior of walking up the stairs had changed and the consequence was falling. Since the consequence was added and it weakened...
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...Mother to Son Analysis Langston Hughes' moving poem "Mother to Son" empowers not only the son, but also the reader with precious words of wisdom. Through the skillful use of literary devices such as informal language, symbolism, metaphors, repetition, as well as clever use of format, Hughes manages to assemble up the image of a mother lovingly, yet firmly, talking to her son about life. This poem is an advice from a mother to son about life that will be challenging and do not think about giving it up. The advice is simple but pertinent to the poetic theme: in order to overcome the hurdles of life, a person must possess courage and determination. The theme that this poet conveyed in the poem is determination to live without ever thinking giving up although the obstacles are harsh. Besides, it also emphasize regarding the struggle for life that the one will experience but still have the strength to face it day by day. It also shows about affection and as motivation of a mother to son that takes care of his son and gives advice so that the son will somehow be prepared to face the life. Langston Hughes’ poem, “Mother to Son” resemble to the well-known expression “let’s have a father to son chat”. However, in this case, the saying is altered to “mother to son”. Poetic devices such as informal language, symbolisms, metaphors and repetition were used in this poem. This poem is written from the mother’s point of view in the advice form so the audience could feel the warmth and...
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...The preschool period is generally considered to be three to five years of age (4). I observed a five year old female playing at a playground. The tasks witnessed were running, playing on a slide, ascending stairs, and climbing on a jungle gym (a circular interlocked metal object with a ladder). Play was performed in the presence of her mother and older brother. The preschooler is a very social individual who is making friends and exploring the world (4). This child had a tendency to mimic the actions of her older, seven year old brother. He made a point of showing his sister when he walked up the slide rather than sliding down it. Repition is a coping behavior and helps children learn (2). She was so amused by her brother that she started to copy the action and, when mastered, called to her mother to watch her perform this amazing feat. The child was proud once she was able to accomplish the task and looked for parental praise. In the psychosocial aspect in the six to eleven year old age, industry, or being permitted to make and do things and being praised for accomplishments is something that is exhibited when she looks for approval of her brother and her mother on her activities (5). The conforming behavior of following the lead of her brother is consistent with a five year old (5). There was constant communication with her brother. The two children interacted not only on the slide, but also through different areas of the playground. Motor skills are important in social...
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...Dunn's River Falls Jamaica is a beautiful cascading waterfall that is a truly outstanding treasure offering 600 feet of climbing pleasure for thousands of visitors and locals every year, it is arguably Jamaica's most popular and famous attraction. The waterfalls are terraced like giant natural stairs though some incorporate man-made improvements. Several small lagoons are interspersed among the vertical sections of the falls. Climbing the waterfalls is a popular tourist activity and is often, but not exclusively, performed with the help of tour guides from the park. It takes about 1-1.5 hours to climb with short breaks for photographs and video recordings taken by the guides. There are also stairs, alongside of the falls, for those who do not want to get wet or are unable to manage the rocky, uneven terrain of the actual waterfall. The falls are bordered by lush, green vegetation that shades the area from the sun and keeps the area, and climbers, cool. The climb can be relatively hard so is often undertaken as a hand-holding human chain led by a guide to make it easier. At the bottom of the falls, there is a plaque, that states it was placed by the Jamaican Historical Society in 1967 reads: NEAR THIS SPOT WAS FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF LAS CHORRERAS IN 1657, WHEN THE ENGLISH DEFEATED THE SPANISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FROM CUBA. Dunn’s River Falls are fed by spring water, which is rich with calcium carbonate and is depositing travertine (Travertine is a form of limestone deposited by mineral...
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... it’s not really a fear of being in a high place. Rather, it is the view of a long way to fall, of rocks far below me and no firm wall between me and the edge. Despite my fear, two months ago I somehow found myself climbing to a high place, while quaking inside and out. The ninth and tenth grade class had come along on a week long trip to Washington D.C. A place filled with so much history and culture. Our first stop on the trip was Gettysburg Pennsylvania. We were on the site looking at the battlefield where thousands of soldiers died in the most deadly battle of the Civil War. It was a chilling experience, standing in the place where so many deaths occured. We took the van around the battlefield, stopping every once in awhile, getting out, and checking out some of the main attractions of the battlefield. After eating our sack lunches within sight and sound of the spring, many of us wanted to make the climb up to a view tower that showed almost the entire battlefield from one spot. We knew others had done so on the previous trips, we had heard the stories. The first group said that it was the most amazing part of the Gettysburg trip. A few guys went first to test it out. It was 125 steps to the top. Each step creaked as the boys ascended the once grey stairs, now rusted in places from many years of exposure to the elements. The climb ascended steeply above us. My sense of security is screamingly absent. There are guardrails, flimsy though I picture them. I can rely only...
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...I believe that by testing different methods of movement for a rescue robot, then robots will be able to rescue and help people in trouble when officials can't get to the people in need. Robots will be revolutionizing how people in trouble are rescued and helped. I believed that robots that use tread to move instead of metallic legs. Using treads will allow the robot to climb rocks and elevated surfaces while motorized legs will not be able to climb high surfaces. With motorized legs, there is a big possibility of the robot falling over or losing balance, which ruins the point of recue robot. I predict that treads will optimize the robots performance compared to the performance of a robot with legs or wheels. Treads allow the robot to optimize...
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...through out that I will be able to carry along with me outside of Watertown High School. Although many things were memorable for me, the most memorable time for me would have to be climbing the wall during freshman year of High School. Going into high school was a big change in itself for all eighth graders moving into a new school with new teachers, new students, and a different way of learning. Climbing the rock wall was something in project adventure that was going beyond some individuals comfort zones and may have been something individuals would never imagine themselves doing in gym at high school. For me, I was always afraid of heights I was afraid of looking down when climbing tall sets of stairs, I was scared of going down the tall drop on roller coaster, I was afraid of climbing the wall and being so far off of the ground. Although in project adventure we learned a lot about trust in which you have to trust each other, knowing that they are there to support you at all times, sometimes people still felt scared if something was outside of their comfort zone. A big thing in climbing the wall was trusting yourself and knowing that you could do it if you didn’t think of anything but wanting to get past your fears and for me that was the height. This event was memorable for me because I did end up climbing the wall and even though I didn’t get to the top of the wall I got farther than I though I was going to be able to go. We climbed the wall a couple of different times in class...
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...Life ain’t no crystal stair "Stand in faith even when you're having the hardest time of your life." The author of the poem “ Mother To Son”, Langston Hughes, identifies with this concept. Being a very talented black male in the renaissance era of the early 1900’s, Langston Hughes was and still is considered a great influence on the renaissance era.The metaphor that this poem is built on is "Life ain't no crystal stair". In this poem the metaphor means that life isn't easy but you shouldn’t give up hope, especially when it seems like things will never get better. The first subject of the metaphor “life ain't no crystal stair” is life. Life is known to be challenging and intense, as the narrator says and usually where you come from is the...
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...“Impossible constructions” collection, he did excellent works in playing various visual tricks on those artworks that profoundly confuse the observers at the first sign. The piece of art “ Relativy” depicts an unrealistic interior space with the stairs that never go the same way, the floors, doors and balconies are put on every sides of the rooms in this view. There are also a number of people climbing up and down the stairs and assign “up” or “down” direction in a complicated and strange way, thus completely confuse our visual analysis. However, if the people in motion is supposed to be invisible in the picture, the structure, especially the stairs system seems to be visually possible and at least overall perspective cannot look occur, even though the positions of other furniture pieces may not make logical sense. Therefore, it is effortless for grouping structural elements which are of the same shade and well-connected and well-defined in mass and form. Otherwise, when the number of people moving is involved in the perspective, it can be seen that their shade visually matching with the construction as well as the visual tricks occur to make the picture look ambiguous itself. This is because that three out of four main stairs seem to allow people to climb on both top and bottom, reach and stand on every interior sides of the building, and most of their positions may also be impossible because they defy the force of gravity. In this case, the combination of proximity...
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...Running Head: RISK ASSESSMENT PLAN Risk Assessment Plan Therese Kress MGT. 401 Hazardous Materials Management Instructor Stephen Griffith October 6th, 2014 RISK ASSESSMENT PLAN Risk Assessment Plan Holding the position of ‘Risk Manager” can be a daunting task. Their role is to advise their company of any potential risks that might exist within the organization, its employees, customers, and even its reputation. A risk managers job tasks depend on the industry in which they work in, and the level at which they are working at. Their major job duties are to identify and assess hazards, put safety plans in place, and determine how to avoid, reduce, or eliminate the risks altogether. That is why in the 1970’s the “Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) established three permanent federal agencies to help with accessing such issues. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to set and enforce standards, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to conduct research on workplace hazards, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) to referee any workplace challenges” (Matthews, P.2011). These three departments were established to set guidelines by which companies both large and small, could follow to minimize the potential risks within the workplace. At my place of employment, Generator Services, we do have a Risk Assessment Plan that observes a safe...
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...not be able to hear the baby when they are already awake. With a baby gate, the child would still be safe inside the room and won’t be exploring the house by him/herself. Parents should keep in mind that a baby safety gate is just a precaution and it does not mean that they can leave the infant wholly unattended. They should still check on how the baby is doing every so often. These baby gates also have an expiration date meaning they are designed for a specific age range. Utilizing these gates for older babies is not advisable. Aside from keeping the child in a specific area, a baby safety gate can also be used to prevent the child from climbing up the stairs. If the parents feel that the house is baby-friendly enough, the only thing that needs to be blocked is the stairs. A baby safety gate can also be installed at the top of the stairs to prevent accidents. It does not matter if it is only a few steps going down. With a bad fall, babies can still get hurt...
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...and includes the learning process, the subject matter, the purpose of study, and additional social and cultural factors. Gamification attempts to harness the motivational power of games and apply it to real-world problems. Game players regularly exhibit persistence, risk-taking, attention to detail, and problem-solving, all behaviors that ideally would be regularly demonstrated in school (Lee 7). Game-like components that track activities such as custom avatars, badges, and other rewards keep students motivated and task-oriented. Presentation can change behavior in many settings. Researchers at Thefuntheory.com studied whether more people would choose climbing stairs over taking an escalator if taking the stairs were more fun. When stairs were covered to look and sound like piano keys, 66% more people than normal took the stairs, proving that fun can positively impact behavior (The Fun Theory 1). Several studies on instructional games revealed that the greatest benefits were obtained when users could target specific content and knew the objectives. Instructional games can provide measureable learning for many different types of learners....
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...Q1- There are six stair step on a stair case. Issac can take a single, double or triple step at a time. How many ways are there to climb up the whole stair case. For example issac first takes a single step, then three steps at once then a single step again. This is one possible way to climb the stair case. Give all the possibilities of Issac climbing the stairs. See in the diagram that triple step is not shown. Use your imagination Issac jumps to take three steps at once. p.s; Sorry for the bad drawing ^_^ Q2- Faraday is a mad scientist who has a lot of time on his hands. One day he was looking at his simple calculator (see diagram below). He thought to himself, “How many ways can I do addition if at least 4 digit numbers are used”. You have to think of the possibilities! For example one way is 1+1 , second way is 1+2 third way is 1+3 fourth way can be 9999+9999 (this is the maximum values you can use). (Optional Question Only solve if you have solved other questions and think you are right about them) Q3- From a group of 15 people only 10 people are selected in an International Gaming event. The group has 8 boys and 7 girls. The gaming event contains 2 different games. First one is Counter strike in which 2 girls are must. The counter strike team consists of 5 players. The Second one is Dota 2 in which 3 boys must be selected. The team consists of 5 players. Give the number of possibilities in how many ways the team of 10 people from 15 people can be selected...
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