...The Importance of Humanities in the Professions Healthcare/Nursing Introduction Three creative works being analyzed: • Caged Bird, by Maya Angelou • “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke • The Means to an End, by Kara Walker Intro cont.. Caged Bird ► Author Maya Angelou ► Discipline of literature ► Form of poetry Intro cont. “A Change is Gonna Come” ► Singer/Songwriter Sam Cooke ► Discipline of music Intro cont. The Means to an End ► Artist Kara Walker ► Discipline Visual Art ► Silhouette Portraits Humanities in Healthcare Understanding Diversity in Cultures Roles of Nurses ► Non-bias or opposing self-interest on patients. ► Understanding and acceptance of any and all cultures/ethnicities. ► Equal treatment of all patients ► Not conforming to stereotypes Humanities in Healthcare cont. ► Broadening your exposure to different cultures and through the arts and artifacts presented, you become more aware and better prepared to give quality healthcare amongst the diverse communities. ► The 3 works being presented will display the perseverance, struggles, and some history of the Black American ethnic group. The Literary Work Objective Analysis ► Caged Bird by Maya Angelou A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through ...
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...The Epic of Gilgamesh depicts the relationship between humans and gods as a dependent relationship. This relationship helps us understand what it means to be human by establishing the limits of humanity and the duties of the Gods. Humanity is defined by the inevitable cycle of favors between humans and the gods. The Epic of Gilgamesh establishes a profound sense of interdependence between humans and God. Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, embarks on a journey that exemplifies the intricate connection between mortals and deities. Although he possesses immense physical strength, he is depicted as vulnerable and subject to the divine. His quest for immortality explores the dynamic between humanity and the divine realm. Gilgamesh journeys to the Cedar Forest...
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...As humanity looks into the world they have two options to choose from. Did I come from a rock, or did I come from divine intervention? This will affect every piece of their life from relationships to personal growth and beyond. When a person finds their identity in God, it defines their relationship to the rest of the world and those within it. Natural World If you do not have a clue as to where it all began you cannot possibly know where you are going. The progressive nature of the world humanity lives in positively shows evidence of design. Simple logic shows humanity that laws exist. But how did these laws happen? Human reasoning should tell us that laws do not just snap into existence without reason. Somehow they have to have been created. Physical laws of science, themselves, give evidence that something started the law into motion. If law exists than a law maker should exist as well. Ray Comfort uses this example “When I look at a building, how can I know there was a builder? You can’t see them, hear them, touch them, taste them, or smell them…..Well the building is absolute scientific 100 percent evidence there was a builder.” (Comfort) The fact that humanity has any form of morality gives credence to something greater than man in this world. Human Identity When you are trying to identify who you are as a human being your origin is of extreme importance. If humanity came from nothing then humanity is technically nothing. No value. No meaning. No purpose. But if God...
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...Because of this difference in salary, some government officials question the value of these degrees and their contributions to society. So much so that one official in particular, Governor Rick Scott of Florida, suggests to raise tuition for humanities students and decrease it for those in career-oriented programs. As a current college student I know first-hand the struggle of paying for tuition, and if my tuition was raised while others was lowered I would be outraged. It would become burdensome to the point where I would change my major. Not to mention students with arts and humanities degrees already start out making significantly less in their first job, coupled with having to repay student loans plus interest. By emphasizing the value of career-oriented degrees, those in arts and humanities are being punished because it is believed that they don’t make as great of a contribution to society. I however, strongly believe that the value of a degree, specifically arts and humanities, should not be based on their starting...
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...novel progresses. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, MT Andersons feed and William Shakespeare Othello, each outcast displayed their importance to the novel not only as an outcast but also for there mighty heroic acts throughout the texts listed. Othello from William Shakespeare's othello stands out from the community he lives in for many reasons. Othello is a moor who is seen different because of his skin colour causing him to be the main outcast of the play yet he is in a very high position of his culture and people do not like him for this reason. He is a general and commander and eventually governor of Cyprus. This shows characteristics such as independence, strength and bravery are all present in othellos lifestyle. These aspects ultimately define him as the heroic figure in the play....
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...resource, it can disrupt the inner peace of society and lure many away from their truthful life. As a result, society could be leaving behind their conscience, not thinking about individual importance, but unnecessary global events or social media feeds. Similar to the idea of being spiritually lost, the romantics in the 19th century addressed the way humanity has lost reason to organically think and feel beautiful emotion, conscience, and nature. More specifically,...
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...then we die. No one really wants to die, but it’s bound to happen. Our fear of this inevitable outcome puts us on a path of searching for a deeper meaning in our lives. We turn to forming ideas that keep us occupied during the time we spend on Earth; ideas such as science, art, love, and religion. We connect with these ideas and create identities for ourselves. We then reproduce and pass the knowledge down to our offspring so they can do the same. This gives us purpose to our lives. We find it essential to continue on this path, but is it as important as we think it is? We identify ourselves as a dominating force on our planet; however, we are just specks of dust compared to the rest of the universe. Even worse, our self-importance stunts the progression of humanity as a whole by restricting the education of our own race....
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...forefront of affliction, and the unpretentious consideration of one’s suffering will unite societies together in communal empathy. Affliction is the price humanity must pay to be humbled by the grace of God. To accrue the divinity of God, there must be a presence of love and comfortability with truth. Simone indicates that the only way to fully consent to Gods divine love and justice is when all actions are done out of compassion for others. She defines this as a certain madness; the type of madness that overcomes all social commands, corruption, and...
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...Dear Mr. President The arts and humanities have became increasingly important part of everyone's life, especially nowadays, when world is saturated with globalization and new technologies. That is why the arts should be supported not only by authorities, but first of all by ourselves. Pictures, music, theaters, books, films gift people pleasure and satisfaction. If these items do not exist, human beings will be transformed into robots or zombie. The arts and humanities fuel our souls. Music is the most beautiful voice of the soul, poetry is its sense while pictures is its face. Barack Obama, the President of the United States of America affirms :”A power of words and music helps us to appreciate a beauty, but also to understand the pain. ”. Definitely it is true. The arts and humanities save mankind from terrible afflictions, in the hardest times, find a way to the heart of every person and sow grains of love, kindness and peace in it. Moreover the arts and humanities are immense and mysterious source of beauty, love and inspiration. Every person is unique and talented. God created us with imaginations and feelings. Therefore, we should make efforts and find ourselves, recognize ourselves in each other. Joshua Bennett, James Earl Jones are great examples for us. They have posted a personal unique imprint in history. They persuade us to join them and make even a little contribution to the art and humanities. American nation could be proud of them, proud of all artists, historians...
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...Defining Humanities: The humanities are the stories, the ideas, and the words that help us make sense of our lives and our world. The humanities introduce us to people we have never met, places we have never visited, and ideas that may have never crossed our minds. By showing how others have lived and thought about life, the humanities help us decide what is important in our own lives and what we can do to make them better. By connecting us with other people, they point the way to answers about what is right or wrong, or what is true to our heritage and our history. The humanities help us address the challenges we face together in our families, our communities, and as a nation. Academically, we refer to the humanities as the study of arts – the visual arts such as architecture, painting and sculpture; music; dance; the theater or drama; and literature. They are the branches of learning concerned with the human thought, feelings and relations. The study of arts is the study of mankind. Humanities, being the study of arts, have always been concern with the importance of human being, his feelings, and how he expresses those feelings. However, it should be stressed that the humanities emphasize analysis and exchange of ideas rather than the creative expression of the arts or the quantitative explanation of the sciences. Significance of the Humanities Art is very important in our lives. It constitutes one of the oldest form and most important means of expression developed...
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...responsibility, contentment without values, wisdom without beliefs, and commerce without ethics. And you certainly can’t have leadership without people, without…humanity. The genius of leadership is its humanness and heart. If we don’t recognize the importance on human engagement, human communication, human development, we will not have a business – or, for that matter, anyone to lead. True heart-based leadership is humanity leadership. It starts with some universal principles: Human recognition. Each person deserves to be valued. Human openness. Each person deserves the truth. Human acceptance. Each person deserves acceptance. Human respect. Each person deserves respect. Human focus. Each person deserves attention. When these principles are in place, their influence is felt in everything we do. Every conversation becomes meaningful, every meeting fosters effective connections, every transaction is important. Humanity is born out of the heart’s revelation that another person is every bit as important as we are. Leading and humanity is a partnership. It takes the best parts of ourselves, our diverse backgrounds, our distinct gifts and it emerges them together to complement each other. In the world of fast paced technology and globalization of our businesses the domination will shift from control leading to the humanity of leadership. Gone soon will be the days of power, control, secrecy and silos. Today the road to success is in the essence of the people, in how they...
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...(1575)An Analysis of Non-Usefulness of Post-Modernity and the Importance of “Critical Thinking” in the Humanities This sociological study will define the non-usefulness of “post-modernism” as a threat to the scientific foundations of modernism in the lack of “critical thinking” in the humanities. The premise of modernism is defined by the notion of human “progress” through a deterministic and scientific view of the humanity into higher functionality of civilized society. In contrast to this objective view of human progress, post-modernism has created various subjective assumptions about western civilization, which form academic opinions that are not based on objective reality. Latour’s (2004) examination of the “hermeneutics of suspicion”...
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...the Humanities Although the humanities are often a subject of bitter debate in school today, when the most important thing seems to be to acquire marketable skills, many people acknowledge the importance of the humanities to education and the world overall. Yet, too often, when people discuss the salient features of the humanities, they narrowly and overly focus on the Western traditions. However, many important characteristics of the humanities can be found in the Eastern tradition as well, and in Chinese literature in particular. This essay discusses how some common Chinese stories exemplify vital aspects of the humanities and consequently increase our understanding of culture. First, what are the humanities? According to Stanford University, “The humanities can be described as the study of the myriad ways in which people, from every period of history and from every corner of the globe, process and document the human experience. Since humans have been able, we have used philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history and language to understand and record our world” (Stanford University). Often, humanities classes focus on these topics – yet all too often, students learn a narrow view of the humanities, one that seems to assume the world began in Greece and ended in America. Although people often viciously criticize the humanities, since the correlation between studying them and earning a big paycheck is a difficult logical leap for some people, the humanities are...
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...Edgar Allan Poe once said, “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” This is a quote that comes to mind and seems appropriate when discussing the importance of memoirs and the impact they have on readers. As much as we prefer to view the world through rose-tinted glasses and cling to our belief that ignorance is bliss, all we really succeed in doing is blinding ourselves to the truth, but even in the darkest of times and among demons we seem to find some shed of hope and light. Ruth Kluger and Primo Levi are able to express their darkest and hopeful moments and thoughts through their exquisite and precise wording of their memoirs. Ruth Kluger’s memoir is titled Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood...
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...Some choices in life are more powerful than others. They may determine whether or not you get accepted into college, or whether or not you receive a life sentence. The novel The Other Wes Moore, written by Wes Moore, depicts two men with the same name who made different life-alternating decisions. The author purposely wrote the book as a message to readers. He wanted to convey that as life gives off choices, people need to take the peaceful and humane choice. Otherwise, it leads to an endless loop of hatred. In The Other Wes Moore, the author summarizes a meaning life by dissecting other people's lives to understand the importance of a choice, and uses imagery to demonstrate the weight of revenge vs. peace. By writing the novel, the author...
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