...Five years ago, I walked into my first marching band rehearsal. Quite arguably one of the most terrifying moments of my life, I adventured into a room full of students that I didn't know. Four months later I sit in the same room, this time it's the close of my first season as a Marching Huskie. The seniors each approached the podium and made their farewell speeches. In this moment It seemed as if I had loads of time left in my marching career. Little did I know, the next four years would go by faster than I could imagine. I had no idea the impact this organization was about to have on my life. I had no idea the experiences and challenges I would face with this group that I would learn to call my second family. While being a Marching Huskie has come with many challenges, the greatest challenge has come in my final years....
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...The “Rolling Stones”, the “Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World”, or the “Stones” are all names of which the influential bad boys of Rock ‘n’ Roll go by. The well deserved and hardly argued title of the “Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World” was first bestowed upon them in the 1960s. Although there were other Rock ‘n’ Roll bands rising to fame at this time, almost simultaneously, the Rolling Stones graciously accepted the title and carried it to the top along with them, taking no breaks from the spotlight. The Rolling Stones left a lasting impression on the music industry as well as on most, if not all, of the people that have had the pleasure of enjoying their music, including myself. I was first captivated by the Stones as a kid...
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...seemed as if we had waited for hours. On Tuesday, May 3rd, my classmates and I sat to take the AP Physics 1 exam. On this dreadful day, we were ushered into the testing room promptly at 12:00 p.m. and were told to put away the study materials we were all cramming with in the hall. We thought the test would begin shortly, but –much to our dismay– it did not. One of the A.M. tests of the day, AP Spanish, had technical difficulties and had not yet let out. We were forced to wait in this bleak room until the other test let out. Unable to even glance at our notes, the confidence we were filled with upon entering the room chipped away with each minute. When the final student arrived...
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... I will delve into my interpretation of four of them as seen through the various sources that we have been exposed to in class. These four world views will include Death, Condition, Solution and Morality. Finally, I will use my understanding of the world *views assessment to critique Socrates’ view of morality. Death The first and most obvious worldview that I wanted to cover is Socrates’ view of death. That is, what really happens to us when we die? This was such an evident topic to me because throughout a majority of our readings, Socrates was being faced with death, so what better time to discuss one’s thoughts for what is to come in the afterlife than when they are staring death in the face. Socrates first brings to light his view of death in the Apology when he states, “Death is one of two things. Either it is annihilation, and the dead have no consciousness of anything; or, as we are told, it is really a change: a migration of the soul from this place to another.” (Apology 40c). At this point, Socrates does not give any definitive answer as to whether death is annihilation or the migration of the soul; rather, he argues that it does not really matter. He explains why both options are favorable, by comparing annihilation to, “a dreamless sleep” (Apology 40d) and stating that if the soul migrates, the dead spend their time with “demigods that were upright in their earthly life” (Apology 41a). It is later, in the Phaedo that I started to affirm my belief in where Socrates...
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...subfield of psychology I am most interested in, all of these categories are interesting and have things that I would really like to learn more about. However in the end I feel most interested in would have to be cognitive psychology. Cognitive psychology has been something I have been interested in for some time now. My brother has gone through a lot of mental issues over the last year and is currently going through cognitive therapy. I feel it is a very important type of therapy that allows a person to tap into memories and thoughts that maybe causing their current issues, and I feel it deals with so many different aspects within a person to come to a healthy resolution to their problems. "Research Methods" Please respond to the following: * Analyze the various research methods employed in psychology to determine which research method seems the most applicable across the greatest number of situations. Explain your rationale (including the single greatest strength and weakness of the methodology you chose). * After reviewing all of the research methods mentioned in our textbook I have determined that the survey method is the most applicable across the greatest number of situations. The survey method can be used for thousands of people or small groups. It can also be used in a general way that just brushes the surface of the chosen topic or it can be a very in-depth questionnaire that covers most areas of the given topic. Survey methods can also be made using sound, illustrations...
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...will be the product of how you raise them” (Witt & Mossler, 2010, p. 11). Looking back at my life, I know that is true. There are many things in my life that have molded me to be the person that I am today. Some of these experiences have been positive, and some have been negative. Either way, they are all a part of what has made me who I am. I came from a broken home. My parents, who to this day hate each other, were divorced when I was just two years old. I was an only child to my mother and the youngest of three to my father, who had previously been married. Everyone tells me that I was the apple of my mother’s eye. I personally do not believe this, because for as long as I can remember, she was always busy with work and her own life, leaving little or no time for me. My father, made it very clear at a young age that he really was not interested in playing dad to a small child. My half sister and brother are much older than I am, so they were already at an age that they did not need this. Because of this, I spent most of my time with my paternal grandparents. They did everything for me, and with me. They were two of the most amazing people that I have ever met in my life. As a school aged child, I played soccer and basketball on the town leagues. Neither my mother nor my father ever saw a game. My step-father saw a couple, but not many. My grandfather never missed a single game, regardless of how early in the morning or late in the evening they may have been...
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...because all of my friends were busy and I couldn't think of a single fun activity to do. It was a boring day, But there are so many fun things to experience on a boring day, so I decided to convert this bad day into a day of fun. I went for a walk with my nephew in New York city. While I was walking, a great shop attracted my eyes from a long distance and as I got closer to this shop, I figured more details about it, and I was mostly attracted by the huge welcoming sign that says: "Welcome to our cafe". So I decided to invite my nephew to try out this attractive cafe, and he accepted my invitation as he was amazed by the views next to the cafe. As we entered the cafe, we were welcomed by the respectful waiter. As I walked in, I had a fast look over the decorations and the furniture of the place, I was amazed by the clean and tidy tables. The place was crowded by people, all I was aiming for was to take a spot in the order queue. The atmosphere was amazing, especially the light blue walls and dark brown tables throughout the wide area. The sound of soft conversations filled the air with the smell of chocolate and coffee. After having a look at the menu, which offers a variety of hot and cold beverages. We were finally led by the smiley waiter to a free table for my nephew and me, after passing through the tight gaps which was crowded by filled chairs and tables. We were placed in one of the best tables. The table location was spectacular because of the view which caught my attention...
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...approximately four minutes, one of the greatest musicians of this time period will be murdered. I'm not here to stop it. In fact, I'm here to make sure it happens. My eyes skate over the crowd, searching for the killer. It didn't particularly bother me that I was about to watch a murder take place. It was just a job, after all. The Lennon's limousine pulled up. 10:47. John Lennon stepped out, then turned to help Yoko Ono. Pulling her to her feet, he put his arm around her and they began walking towards the apartment building. 10:48. "Mr. Lennon?" Someone called tentatively from the crowd. John Lennon took his arm from around his wife and turned towards the voice as a gun...
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...“The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us.” Books are very important when it comes to learning and living daily lives. When you look at something on a screen I feel like there isn’t enough emotional attachment to make you feel things to the greatest extent. I find it very sad that technology is such a social norm now, it takes away so many connections people could have had. In books such as Fahrenheit 451 it gives examples and metaphors for what technology is creating in our society. Ray bradbury says things such as the quote above to demonstrate the things being lost in our future generations. Technology consumes our time on stupid things that entertain us while actually...
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...and it was the best day of his life. Peter Gibbons says, “I did nothing all day and it was everything I thought it could be.” This relates back to transcendentalism because peter only needed himself to explore the greatest of being home and to not work. Peter did whatever he wanted to make himself feel happy. Peter hated going to work, it was hell on earth “So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.” Peters main source of unhappiness was work, so he stopped going....
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...Family is the greatest gift in life, family in fact is the greatest gift that God has given to human being. Family is where we all belong to and from where our identity comes. A person can be judged from his valued that he has got from his family. We all belong to a family and it is our family that keeps us together through good and bad times. Without a family, no one is complete and the completeness comes with good family bonding. Family is all about pureness, trustworthiness, completeness. By just saying that you live with your family does not hold any values to being a part of the family. Five- six persons living in a house does not become a family. Family is a bond, a long lasting relationship that holds a bond with each other. Who can tell the value of a family then myself. Today I am away from my home for the last 4 months and there is not a single day when I have not missed my family. In fact I want to be honest here, I have never realised the value of a family, when I was with my family I guess most of the times I used to take everyone for granted, but know being away from my family, I know the value of a family. There are many values that one has to learn to get the family bonding in the right manner. Bonding does not happen overnight. It forms with every second, every minute that you spend with your loved ones. The understanding, the acceptance, the belonging and the security all enclosed together is how a family bond is formed. Whenever are in trouble or in...
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...Abortion When I was growing up, my mother told me the truth that many years ago she wouldn’t give birth to me if she had made her decision. My family back then was not very poor, but my parents already had my older brother and sister. In the late of 1980s, the government in my country advised that every family should only have two children. Parents who had the third child would be fined with higher taxes. Therefore, my father suggested that she should have an abortion because my family couldn’t afford the fine. My life at that time was in great danger. It all depended on my mother’s decision. And she decided to keep me. Abortion has been an intensely debated issue in the United States today. It is very difficult to find someone who doesn't have an opinion about abortion, and probably a strong opinion at that. There are usually two sides of every issue: the pros and cons. There are many opinions on this topic, however, a good place to start is whether or not law has the authority to rule over morality and whether the laws that we have now bring enough attention to the moral value of abortion. Along with these concepts abortion can also be viewed through the eyes of the utilitarian approach to ethics which focuses on both pleasure and pain and the ability to maximize pleasure over pain. On the other hand, Libertarian considers abortion issue is a necessary thing when we need to protect human freedom. A fundamental utilitarian makes a judgment according to how much general well...
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...Actions are right to the degree that they tend to promote the greatest good for the greatest number’’ (Kay,1997). Unilever company provides living wage payment to its employees which increases their standard of living and overall well being because living wage implementation has more positive effect compared to its disadvantages. 2.4.3 Ethics of Duties ‘‘Ethics of duties is the believed that certain types of actions (including murder, theft, and lying) were absolutely prohibited, even in cases where the action would bring about more happiness than the alternative. For Kantians, there are two questions that we must ask ourselves whenever we decide to act: (i) Can I rationally will that everyone act as I propose to act? If the answer is no, then we must not perform the action. (ii) Does my action respect the goals of human beings rather than merely using them for my own purposes? Again, if the answer is no, then we must not perform the action. (Kant believed that these questions were equivalent)’’ (KANTIAN ETHICS, n.d). According to the theory of Kant’s if applied on companies such as McDonalds that pay only the minimum wage does affect the lives of the employees and their standard of living is down...
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...set of parents or single parent for each age. Write a one paragraph summary of the information you gained from the parent/s. In addition, provide the questions used for the interview with answers given by the parents. Infant/Toddler Parent-NEWBORN TO 2 25 points – MITCH SAMPSON As I spoke to Mitch, he reminded me of the times when my children were babies, especially when I had my oldest child since Mitch is experiencing his firstborn. Nearly all of his answers came with smiles as he talked about all the cute little things his daughter already does; he glorified her every coo and smile. It really stood out to me how those feelings fade and are eventually replaced with a whole new set of emotions and experiences as our children grow, learn, and begin to become little people with minds of their own. Mitch is full of great ideas and plans for his daughter and his wife shares his enthusiasm. They are both older first time parents (early 30s) so they are financially stable and fully prepared emotionally for the adventure they are about to embark upon. Age and gender of child: 2 month old girl, Riley Interviewed father or mother: I interviewed the father How much time is spent with the child each day? About 4-5 hours each evening after work and all day on the weekends. What is the family schedule? Both mother and father have 8:00 to 5:00 jobs outside the home, the mother works about 45 minutes away so she leaves earlier. The father takes the baby to the grandmother’s...
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...to see the production of “The Book of Mormon”, and where criminals travel when they do not want to be found. This is the place I hate so much, yet will give my unconditional love and thanks to. Montana contains no interesting exhibits, or treasured landmarks. It is not the first place a person thinks of when they want to take a vacation. But what it does contain is my home. Ten months of my life was spent in the Yaak mountains, where everyday I looked out the window and saw the exact same scene every day. Ten months of absolute pain, hatred, anger, and growth. Ten months of living with stranger’s who are now my family. Ten months of waking up with no familiar face in sight, no comfort from family, and ten months of knowing you are truly alone. And these were the best months of my life. I grew up in Montana. I experienced things people will never understand. I became far more than an adult in Montana. I became something that I am proud of being. I became me....
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