...to him directly nor does he show any interest towards his father. Although he ignores his father’s plight, he idolizes his mother and attempts to make her proud. While ignoring Willy and trying to impress his mother, Happy is following in the same footsteps as his father which will also lead to the same “death of a salesman” as his father has. In order to prevent the suffering within his family from festering inside of him, he avoids any form of confrontation. For example, in every instance Biff and Willy argue he keeps his mouth and butts in at the very end in order to try and “resolve” the problem, even though it’s just a lie. Such as when Biff and Willy are arguing over getting a job in the city for Bill Oliver. Happy brings up the false idea of “the Loman Line”, sporting goods the he and his brother can sell together. It’s a plan even he knows he can’t accomplish, but he says it anyway just to appease his father. This also leads to Happy’s excessive lying. The best example for Happy’s lying is when he lies to the girls by saying “No, that’s not my father. He’s just a guy,” (p. 63) when they ask him about his father. His pride and image (although it’s all a lie) mean more to him than his own father’s sanity. His idolization of his mother also leads to his future downfall. He attempts to make his mother proud by trying to be what he thinks she wants him to be. Happy is a kiss-up, but his mother doesn’t buy any of it. When Biff and Happy came back home after their father...
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...1. Pranatipat: In short, this papasthanak means to cause violence upon someone or something, this can be caused by our physical or mental activities. An example would be deliberately calling someone names or hunting other animals as an activity. 2. Mrushivad: This papasthanak means speaking of falsehood, or in other words lies. Usually lies can come as a result of greed, anger or even mischievous. An example would be giving someone false information, or telling your friends a lie out of jealousy. 3. Adattadana: In all, this papasthanak means stealing. An example would be cheating someone some money which was not deserved for you. Or another example would be taking clothes from a store without paying. 4. Maithuna: This means to engage in sexual activities. In Jainism, there is no space for sexual relationships because sensual desires bring bad karma. An example would be degrade a women by secretly calling her pretty or hot to your friends, all behind her back. 5. Parigraha: This means to have an attachment for articles or wealth. An example would be of someone owning more pair of shoes than they really need. For example they would have 7 pair of shoes, when, in reality, all they need for everyday work is just 2. 6. Krodha: In short, this papasthanak means to have or obtain anger. An example of this would be having unnecessary anger, for example having your favorite sports team lose and then become mad at not only the team, but also your surrounding environment...
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...National Geographic’s “Searching for the Real Cleopatra” by Chip Brown, claims that Cleopatra's tomb is still out there hidden. Though no ruins have been found for a very long time, Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez has been excavating, and believes that she is going to be found. I know source is credible because National Geographic is a non-profit organization that publish factual information about science, nature andexpiditions. This source is also credible because the information presented is within a 15 min recentness limit, being published in 2011. Information about Martinez’s quest to find Cleopatra is also pbs.org. ¨Searching for the Real Cleopatra is ocjective,¨ the articles isint biased, it simply tells the story in...
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...Friendships Addresses Basic Human Instincts 02/06/2012 Friendships Addresses Basic Human Instincts Friendships develop in many different ways in our lives. In Sunset Boulevard and Cinema Paradiso, friendships evolve through a love affair with the movies. In both these films, the main characters have a love affair with the movies. Norma Desmond surrounds herself with people who validate her belief in her ability to make it big once again in the newly popular talking pictures. Salvatore Cascio (Toto) befriends a projectionist who fulfills his need for his lost father, while nurturing his love for film. The friendships that develop in these two films show that movies or at least images from movies can impact our personality and personality development by addressing our basic human instincts to protect ourselves from loneliness, false hope, and the fear of ageing. Friends are an important part of our lives and without friendships our lives could become a very lonely place. In Sunset Boulevard, Norma’s favorite pet monkey has just passed away, which was Norma’s only friend at the time. Into the world of Norma Desmond, comes Joe Gillis. He was a young handsome, down on his luck screenwriter, who hasn’t had any work in months and is flat broke. Desperate he accepts Norma’s offer to write an atrocious script she has been nursing for years as her starring comeback vehicle. Joe knows the script is a joke, but he takes on the project anyway. Besides working on Norma’s script, he...
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...Friendship Friendships are the gift to the man kind. The relations which we get in this world are blood related. But the only relationship which does not related to blood is friendship. Friendship has many forms and shapes. It is like water. If we pour the water into a jug it takes the shape of jug. if you pour the same water into a bowl it takes the shape of bowl. Same way friendships will take a different shapes and sizes according to our heart. Friendship gives pleasure to human beings. Where there is friendship then there will not be any sorrow. When you see a child laughing you will forget your sorrows for a second, same way when you are with a friend you forget your sorrows. Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed. The lover, beholding his maiden, half knows that she is not verily that which he worships; and in the golden hour of friendship, we are surprised with shades of suspicion and unbelief. We doubt that we bestow on our hero the virtues in which he shines, and afterwards worship the form to which we have ascribed this divine inhabitation. In strictness, the soul does not respect men as it respects itself. In strict science all persons underlie the same condition of an infinite remoteness. Shall we fear to cool our love by mining for the metaphysical foundation of this Elysian temple? Shall I not be as real as the things I see? If I am, I shall not fear to know them for what they are. Their essence is not less beautiful than their...
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...Negative effects of Friendship Speech Though there are many positive aspects of friendship there are several potential negative effects of having friendships that are not 100% genuine. The first and perhaps most obvious negative effect of friendship is the risk of having ‘false’ or ‘bad’ friends. There are several signs of a potential bad friend including: belittling your accomplishments, ignoring you and unhealthy competition between you and your friend. There are 6 types of ‘bad friend’: the promise- breaker, the double-crosser, the self-absorbed, the discloser, the competitor and the fault finder. Having any one of these types of friends in your life can have a strong negative impact. The second effect of having a bad friendship is the potential for peer pressure to occur. Peer pressure is caused by the social desire to fit in and be accepted by peers, that forces a person to change their personal habits and personality.The effect of this pressure, in turn, can cause a group mentality. Which then continues the cycle. What causes this pressure is the desire to define normalcy. This may have the effect of your friends pressuring you into actions that you would not normally engage in. These activities can range from trivial things like: a change of hairstyle to more dangerous acts like: drug use. Examples of activities that the influencing peer pressure party may want you to involve yourself in include: * Encouraging you to gossip about your other friends * To gamble...
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...that friendship is a true virtue, and something that is worth focusing on to achieve happiness, and a good soul. He believes that friendship is “most necessary for our life” (Aristotle 30). Aristotle spends the majority of his Nicomachean Ethics focusing on friendship as opposed to other virtues, such as intellect, justice, fairness, and magnanimity. He views friendship highly and places it above all other virtues. In Aesop’s fable, “The Friends and the Bear”, two men do not exhibit the same values that Aristotle so devotedly describes must be evident in a friendship “The Two Friends and the Bear” describes the story of two men walking together for safety and coming across a bear. Instead of standing by his friend, the second man takes cover for himself in a tree and leaves his friend to fend for himself. The lesson behind this fable is “Do not be too quick to resume your fellowship with that other man, in case you fall once again into the clutches of another wild beast” (Aesop). In other words, do not be too quick to give out trust to a friend who has once betrayed it. Aristotle describes a virtuous true friendship, in disagreement with Aesop’s faulty friendship between the two men. The friendship that Aesop describes defies many of the virtues that Aristotle writes about. Aristotle writes that in a friendship both people should benefit from the relationship with each other. In Aesop’s fable, only the man who ran to the tree would benefit from continuing his friendship with...
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...Introduction/Conclusion Good friendships are vitally important to our lives. They provide support, can help to keep us grounded and can cheer us up. We are often drawn to people who share similar common values and interests. That’s not to say that we’ll always agree with our friends or that we’ll all have the same hobbies and interests necessarily but there will be certain commonalities that bind us together. Trust and loyalty are two other important facets when it comes to friendship. Good friends are those whom we should feel we can tell our deepest secrets to without having to worry about anyone else finding out. In fact, we can often reveal things to our friends, which we might never consider sharing with members of our family. Loyalty is equally important. Good friends will always stand up for us and be there in both good and bad times. It doesn’t necessarily mean that friends will always back us 100%. For example, a good friend should always feel comfortable about telling us if they feel we’ve done or said something, which they don’t agree with, and, as a good friend to them too, we should feel able to be accept any constructive criticism or advice in the spirit in which it’s being offered. True friendship also means being there for our friends in both good times and bad. Gauging a True Friendship Most of us will have friends who, both individually and collectively, mean something to us in our lives. Some of them will be friends whom we associate with collectively...
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...Conflict Essay Conflict is normal for us to experience as human beings and is something that can arise between two people or more that can be due to a disagreement, clash, opposition or even one wanting to have more power then the other. In the research article that takes place in the study in the hospital they say, “conflict occurs when an individual or group feels negatively affected by another individual or group “ (Skjørshammer, 2001). This disagreement can occur because of a clash of interests where one believes that something is right and the other doesn’t, or disharmony, incompatibility, one person’s ideas are not the same as the other and many more ways. Conflict doesn’t have to occur just because of a disagreement it can also sometimes occur with miscommunication or a third party creating lies up about another. From experience, I have seen a lot of conflict that occurs because a third party is jealous or unhappy of another so because they are unhappy they want conflict to arise between two people who are happy and enjoying life. The issue of this is that the two people who the conflict is created between don’t always think of that, however hopefully eventually they realize that the third party was the one who created the issue. The main values underpinning good relationships are “trust, acceptance, goodwill, respect, forgiveness, compassion, and humour, with trust as the underlying key factor” (Jordan, 2003). It is very important to find common ground and to reach out...
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...Evidence: “Ever’body says what a game guy Curley is. And s’pose he does the same thing and gets licked. Then ever’body says the big guy oughtta pick on somebody his own size, and maybe they gang up on the big guy. Never did seem right to me. Seems like Curley ain’t givin’ nobody a chance” (26). Reasoning: Candy thinks that he is powerless because he is not needed, and in order to cope with being alone he tries to feel needed on the ranch by creating companionships. Candy believes that by gossiping he is creating friendships, but in reality the interaction with others is creating a sense of false camaraderie. The result of how Candy made friendships shows situational irony because the expectation was that he would make friends by gossiping, but the outcome is contrary to that because he creates false companionships. Claim: Crooks copes with his isolation due to his race by ignoring his own prejudices. Evidence: “‘Come on in. If everybody’s comin’ in, you might just as well.’ It was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger”...
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...shown through the symbolic representations of Gene and Finny’s Freindship. In a story Gene tells finny, Gene talks about a fire which is a metaphor for the state of their friendship. In the story it says “There was a fire. It was just a grass fire out behind our house. We… took some brooms and beat it, I guess what we really did was fan it because it kept getting bigger…” Fires are consuming, known to spread quickly and are generally a symbol of rage therefore the fire in the story is a symbol for the consuming feelings that is starting to put a strain on Gene and Finny’s relationship. The simple feelings of jealousy and competition felt between Gene and finny (as referenced to in other chapters) is turning into an even bigger feeling of rage inside Gene and no matter how much he tries to beat this fire within him or get rid of his feelings, they turn into an even bigger rage. During a conversation between Gene and Finny, Finny’s mention of the bond between him and winter is a representation between the bond between him and Gene. During the conversation Finny says “What I mean is, I love winter and when you really love something, then it loves you back in whatever way it has to love.” Gene replies “I didn’t think this was true, my seventeen years of experience had shown this to be more false than true.” In the wintertime the weather becomes very cold. Since love is usually associated with warmth (hence the phrase Heart-warming) this Coldness felt during winter is a...
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...the initial stage. Again, the same principle applies as regards your lessons. If one does not study through the year and hopes to pass examinations only by studying at the last moment, much more effort and time will have to be put in at the eleventh hour and still the retention would not be as effective as it would have been, if the work was done regularly through the year. Yet again, a delayed action quite often causes serious misunderstanding and even loss of friendship, where replying to letters is concerned. Certainly, letter-writing is not everyone’s cup of tea, but certain tasks have to be done and it is the best if they are done without losing any time. For instance, if one postpones replying to a friend’s or a relative’s letter, the other person might feel humiliated, thinking that one does not care for him or her enough. It would require one to make excuses and apologize again and again to pacify the person concerned. Is it not then better to reply to a letter in time, rather than come out with false excuses at the last moment? Taking the right action at an opportunity time is even more...
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...encourage us to continue fulfilling goals and ambitions. Their support awakens us and in return our sympathy increases. As an older adult creating and maintaining friendships can become almost a form of therapy. As we age, we become more aware of the precious time we have on this planet. This makes the time we spend with friendships more memorable, we cherish it and continue flourishing it. Caring and loving these friendships in return expands our sympathy not only to them but also to others. Some common aspects of friendship include a Reciprocity of sorts, Mutual trust, Goodwill, Honor bestowed. True friendship can only be attained between two animate objects, something that is alive or given life. For instance, it is impossible for...
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...Social Dysfunction created by Social Media April 14th, 2011 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social Dysfunction created by Social Media Social media uses the Internet to communicate, which divides and catalogs individuals into specific groups: small communities, neighborhoods, personal and professional friends, and similar interests. Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace, make communicating and connecting with loved ones simpler, easier, and faster. With this convenience comes a lack of physical contact. Why take a risk to engage in a meaningful conversation when you can easily send a text or leave a voicemail? The excessive use of social networking has truly distorted the meaning of intimate human connectivity and changed our daily interactions. This has created the need for individuals to find a healthy balance between their online and offline worlds. What is Social Media? The term “social media” is used often in this day and age. We tend to use it everyday, it is a major factor in our lives, and yet, a clear definition of the term does not exist. What exactly is social media? Upon researching the definition, and there were many to choose from, I realized that social media can mean different things to different people. According to About.com, “Social media includes the various online technology tools that enable people to communicate easily via the internet to share information...
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...as regards your lessons. If one does not study through the year and hopes to pass examinations only by studying at the last moment, much more effort and time will have to be put in at the eleventh hour and still the retention would not be as effective as it would have been, if the work was done regularly through the year. Yet again, a delayed action quite often causes serious misunderstanding and even loss of friendship, where replying to letters is concerned. Certainly, letter-writing is not everyone’s cup of tea, but certain tasks have to be done and it is the best if they are done without losing any time. For instance, if one postpones replying to a friend’s or a relative’s letter, the other person might feel humiliated, thinking that one does not care for him or her enough. It would require one to make excuses and apologize again and again to pacify the person concerned. Is it not then better to reply to a letter in time, rather than come out with false excuses at the last moment? Taking the right action at an opportunity time is even more important where friendship is concerned. A wrong action committed knowingly or...
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