...Waking up one day and unable to feel or move your leg could be one of the scariest conditions that could ever happen to you. You went to sleep able to run, walk, jump, and to function in the fast-paced world, but what if you forced to start over, reteach yourself how to do all of those motions again. That was what was required of me in order to survive. I woke up, one cold December morning, with no feeling in my entire right leg because I just had surgery on my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). I was unable to move my leg without some outside assistance. Life at that point was difficult. Knowing that I was going to relearn everything that I used to be able to do was an inevitable challenge. Everything I went through to be able to function in the fast-paced world is an analogy for how babies learn to walk for the first time....
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...decoding to understand the reality. * However there is no obligation to follow or act upon dreams. * Ibn e Sina Imagine yourself in this state that all organs and parts of your body are sound (no pain, disease, all perfect) and you are completely wise, your eyes are closed to have more concentration your all fingers are open, your hands and legs are open, in atmosphere where temperature is same as of your body the environment is quite and silent, you are relying on nothing and standing in nothing and all of sudden you are created. At that moment in such a condition the only thing you can conscious and your awareness is your being. This is best example of immateriality of your soul. Hypnosis: Modern Scientists believe Science has nothing to do with certainty, with 100% validity. But people take it for granted and adjust their religious believe according to science. The science gives probability and not certainty. For example Carl Popper believes that scientific statement should be able to accept at least one opposite. Means science should be all the times to be falsified and to be rejected otherwise it would be personal ideology. Its wrong to take only science granted and adjust our beliefs according to it. Classification of Science/Human Thoughts: * Traditionalism * Believing in religion, * Believing in metaphysical elements * Believing in Heaven and Hell *...
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...achievement and how you were able to add value to your organization. — Johnson The goal in answering this kind of question is to analyze, rather than summarize, an achievement. This advice is particularly true if you're discussing an accomplishment that is listed elsewhere on the application. Your readers want to gain insight into your character, not read a factual summary of what occurred. Here are some guiding principles to use in constructing your answer: (1) Choose something that's meaningful to you. Some applicants feel obligated to choose the most objectively impressive accomplishments. You should write about something that has personal significance, even if you weren't formally recognized for it. What matters is that you write passionately and insightfully about your subject. Unless otherwise specified, you should feel free to draw on academic, personal, or professional successes. (2) Focus on details about the process. Show the reader through concrete details how you achieved what you did. If you want to discuss a grade you earned in a particularly challenging class, show us how you mastered the material. For example, describe creative strategies you used; don't rely on clichés like "I succeeded through hard work."http://www.free-essay-writing-topics.com/index.php?page=mba-application-accomplishment-questions...
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...Synthesis *Disclaimer: the views represented in the synthesis essay may not necessarily represent my personal opinions (I won’t write this disclaimer on the AP test). To live a meaningful life is awfully vague, for it can mean a life of happiness, of financial superiority, and of success. But the reason behind why the definition remains vague is clear: we become too obsessed with external factors and often forget ourselves--our character and our individuality. Thus, the prospect of a meaningful life continues to run away from us as we grow jealous of others who have more resources than we. To live a truly meaningful life that embraces both controllable and uncontrollable factors, we must resist trying to please others by avoiding the tendency...
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...WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY THE LIFE AND INFLUENCE OF IGNATIUS LOYOLA PAPER PRESENTED TO DR. GARY MITCHELL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RLGN5354 SCHOOL OF RELIGION BY MARK D. RIGG PLAINVIEW, TX OCTOBER 15, 2015 THE LIFE AND INFLUENCE OF IGNATIUS LOYOLA Introduction This biographical research paper will focus on the life of Ignatius of Loyola. It is the intention of this writer to deal with three major concerns regarding this post-New Testament Christian personality. First concern: to provide some background and personal history. Next, to set forth the contributions of Ignatius and the significant impact he had on the Church in general among his contemporaries, right up to the present day. Finally, the writer will reveal how the life of Ignatius relates to and has personally influenced his own. Background and personal history Iñigo Lopez de Oñaz y Loyola, whom we know as St. Ignatius, was born the youngest of thirteen children in northeastern Spain in 1491. He was raised in a noble Basque family of high Catholic piety but lax in morals. His father had several children by another woman, and his grandfather's lawless behavior led to the top two floors of the Loyola castle being demolished by order of the crown. Iñigo hardly knew his mother, Marina Saenz de Licona. As was the custom of the time, “A few days after his birth Iñigo was handed over to a wet-nurse, Maria de Garin, wife of the blacksmith living in a cottage...
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...exaggeration in society's mind. Slave were treated like animals throughout the times of being attacked, beat on, and personal issues.Some of them were lack of education, and many broken families around slave communities. Night john gave more of a watered down more theater friendly version of these terrible years in the United States History.All of the hardships presented have been proven historically accurate due to supporting documents and how they corroborate to each other. Although Gary Paulsen's novel Nightjohn, is considered historical fiction, the description broken family structures, harsh restrictions, and cruel and unusual punishment can be corroborated with multiple sources provided by actual slaves at the...
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...recuperation. Although the film accurately illustrates the psychological effects and the acceptance of the amputation, the director prioritizes the audience’s emotional attachment to the moral lesson of the narrative by utilizing the “supercrip” stereotype. The “supercrip” stereotype leads society to objectify people with disabilities, due to the constant use of these inaccurate...
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...between several points. Spanky has half of a treasure map, which indicates treasure is buried 2x + 9 paces from Leaning Rock. Buckwheat has the other half of the treasure map, which says that to find the treasure one must walk x paces to the north from Leaning Rock and then 2x + 6 paces east. Spanky and Buckwheat found that with both bits of information they can solve for x and save themselves a lot of digging. How many paces is x? Even though Spanky’s half of the map does not indicate in which direction the 2x + 9 paces should go, it can be assumed that his and Buckwheat’s paces should end up in the same place. When sketched on scratch paper, a right triangle is formed with 2x + 9 being the length of the hypotenuse, and x and 2x + 6 being the legs of the triangle. When a right triangle is involved, the Pythagorean Theorem helps solve for x....
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...Brownstones Isolation is an important issue that the narrator highlights in the novel ‘Brown Girl, Brownstones’. Discuss the importance of isolation in the novel using textual evidence from the novel. One of the themes in the novel ‘Brown Girl, Brownstones’ is the issue of isolation. The narrator skilfully crafts a riveting story about a group of Bajan immigrants in 1939 who make Brooklyn, New York their home. The narrator employs a range of narrative techniques to highlight this important issue, however there is a heavy dependency on setting, language and characterisation which simultaneously bring to the forefront the several forms of isolation encoded in the novel. The narrator details the isolation and plight of the Bajan community who have come to New York. Set against the backdrop of the effects of World War ІІ and the Great Depression, the narrator pays great attention to the Bajan community by observing the inter-relationship of the Boyce family members and the friendship of the Bajan women. The narrator uses setting as a narrative technique in highlighting the important theme of isolation in the novel. She has placed the Boyce family in Brooklyn where they lease a brownstone house. Both the Boyce family and Bajan community altogether live and share close relationships with one another but it seems that the immigrants are secluded from the wider city. The narrator’s description of their community depicts a sense of segregation between them and the locals. The narrator...
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...‘flapper’, ‘suffragette’, and ‘bob haircuts’. These were transitional times. The flapper’s shocked society with their short clothes and bare arms and legs. Due to the ratification of the 19th amendment in the American constitution, American women received the right to vote. The people were convinced that this new found independence these ‘new women’ enjoyed are leading to loss of tradition. They were jeopardizing the long-held mantle that women bore as wives and mothers. Their bold nature was a symbol of the liberal period of the roaring twenties and Lorelei Lee was the epitome of all this. Lorelei was how some people put it, ‘a flappers flapper’. She knew exactly how to tackle the male chauvinism the society wreaked of. She diffuses the presented patriarchy with her charm, beauty, and all the “brains” she can muster. Anita Loos uses dialect and intentional illiteracies to fill the reader with a sense of false superiority much like Lorelei hides her intellect to lure in her ill-fated suitors. Instead of being confined and exploited by men due to her gender, she uses the stereotypical image of the blonde to her own advantage, fooling the men to take advantage of her pretense vulnerability all the while laughing at their stupidity. Lorelei makes these men feel responsible to help her out by making their relationship personal through the help of nicknames like “cocco” and “piggy”. The way Lorelei tricks these “gentlemen” into showering her with gifts as if it was their decision...
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...Personal Narrative I got my first glimpse of the world outside of the United States as the plane flew across the clear, blue sky. The plane ride was an enjoyable experience for me and I grew eager with the thought of spending time with my family in St. John. Leaving the United States for the first time added to the excitement my family and I were about to endure. This trip impacted me greatly; traveling so far away from home opened my eyes to the fact that there are many different cultures and I became much closer with my relatives. The first flight we had taken was from Virginia to Puerto Rico. Once there we had to board a smaller propeller plane to complete the journey to St. John. While I had flown on planes before I never flew across so much water. It was an enlightening experience for me as a kid because I began thinking about how big the world is, and how small each individual is in comparison. After sitting through the short connecting flight, we arrived at St. Thomas. It was like a whole other world. The mountains all around casted a majestic light, and the people and their clothing were so different and unique. After I admired this new land I was in our family boarded the ferry to make the final leg of our trip to St. John. Upon arriving we had to rent cars in order to get around and check in at the house we were staying in. Even as a young kid I could appreciate the house we stayed at. It was truly magnificent. The house sat on the side of one of the mountains in...
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...In ancient Greek civilization, a theory was constructed which proposed that everything on earth was made up of the four natural elements: earth, water, air and fire, which work simultaneously to create one united universe (Hebert). The symbolism concerning the natural elements plays a significant role within Timothy Findley’s The Wars, as he demonstrates an evolution of the archetypal symbolic nature of the elements. In this novel, a young Canadian troop by the name of Robert Ross is being studied by a researcher after his notable death. The novel entails that the reader follows him through his journey in the war and provides a personal opinion on his experiences throughout. Robert Ross, the protagonist of the story, is also seen as a character...
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...to help motivate athletes to take a personal interest in academics. Take for example when Scholar Baller partnered with Jordan and the program began rewarding “high-achieving players with swag (gear) that was cobranded with both organizations” (Harrison and Rasmussen, p. 87). The Scholar Baller program found a new way to motivate students by rewarding their hard work and dedication in the academic world. This partnership shows athletes that academics are important and that big named brands are willing to support their hard work. More brands should take an interest in the future generations and help promote well rounded students. There still needs to be advancements in research surrounding college athlete, specifically minority populations. In order to help student athletes, we need to know more about them. “Narrative perspectives are always important, and this work must evolve into social media spaces where athletes are engaged” and more willing to tell their stories (Harrison and Rasmussen, p. 85). Social media has taken over and researchers should use this to their advantage. Researchers can reach a wider audience using social media and can expand the knowledge we already have on the athletic experience. Quantitative studies are important, however it is also important to learn athletes experiences in a qualitative manner. Social media is one of the easiest ways to allow student athletes to tell their stories without costing an arm and a leg. Their stories can teach researchers...
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...Journal of Health Communication, 13:667–680, 2008 Copyright # Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1081-0730 print/1087-0415 online DOI: 10.1080/10810730802412248 Interrupting a Narrative Transportation Experience: Program Placement Effects on Responses to Antismoking Advertising SARAH DURKIN AND MELANIE WAKEFIELD Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia It is thought that ‘‘transportation’’—absorption into the narrative flow of a story— may play a role in influencing resistance to persuasion. We hypothesized that advertising that disrupts the experience of narrative transportation may be adversely appraised by audiences. This study aimed to explore the influence of two types of television programs: narratives (dramas, comedies, and soap operas) versus nonnarratives (light entertainment, sports, documentaries, and news), on smokers’ reactions to antismoking advertisements. In preexposure interviews, daily smokers (n ¼ 779) were asked to watch a particular television program they usually watched. Postexposure interviews were conducted within 3 days of exposure. Results indicated that placing an antismoking ad within a program in which the viewer is focused on the narrative flow of a story may lead to reduced immediate cognitive and emotional impact of the ad and reduced intentions to quit, especially among those for whom the ad is most relevant, such as those preparing to quit smoking. Placing antismoking advertising...
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...characteristic in the manner that bilateral symmetry prevails, there are harmonious proportions, and how the lines work to keep the human figure compact. It is also characteristic of the Egyptian Old Kingdom style in the manner of how the portrait establishes a standard representation of Kingship and Queenship. They carry themselves as royalty, are wearing distinctive high status clothing (Headdresses, false beard), and the female’s “womanhood” is very apparent (swollen belly, full breasts, pubic triangle). 2. The Apoxyomenos (“The Scraper”) • Materials The Greek original of this piece was a bronze. Unfortunately, like many other pieces of the time, it was melted down. What we are seeing is the Roman marble copy. • Style-period and personal (Lysippus) The Apoxyomenos follows the Late Classical Style. Lysippus employed a new set of proportions and a heightened sense of realism. His point was to engage others in the piece and make use of real space. 3. The Augustus from Primaporta • Style-period The portrait of Augustus from Primaporta...
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