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Achieving and Maintaining Excellence"People with a high level of personal mastery live in a continual learning mode." (Smith, 2001) I am one person who feels you can never stop learning. I strive to learn something new every day. I want to be successful and in order for that to happen I need to continually learn and understand the things that are going on around me and my clients. I want to learn new ways to help them be successful with or without my help. I need to make sure to get all the information I need at any moment so that I will be helpful to the clients as they need it. Mental Models "The discipline of mental models starts with turning the mirror inward" (Smith, 2001) If I want to help others I need to make sure that I do not let my personal issues get involved. I cannot help someone else be happy with them if I am not happy with myself. I need to make sure that I keep an open mi |
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Book and Film Analysis: Gone GirlBoth the book and the movie Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn have captivated both readers and movie-goers alike. Both versions of the story do an excellent job of keeping its audience in suspense. Although Gillian Flynn wrote both the book and the screenplay, she does a much better job as a writer in developing the characters and the plot in the book version. The film version omitted a few characters that could have greatly aided the main characters development. I felt these omissions should have made it to the screen. Flynn, however, does stick to the main plot points of the story in the movie. The most important part of the book and the overall structure of the book remain (Harris, 2014). Amys background story remains the same as well (Harris, 2014). Shes a personality quiz writer brought up in a wealthy home that provided everything she needed save attention and affection (Harris, 2014). Amy meets Nick at a party; date and fall in love; they move to Missouri where Amy, u |
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The Definition of GreedGreed is a term best defined as "an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than one needs or deserves" ( Webster). However, I believe the definition of greed is the desire to have more wants then needs. Greed is a term that impacts the viewing of an individual. As an individual continues to be greedy they will not only affect themselves but others who associate with that individual. Greed is a word that many scramble to find a true definition for , simply because it is a very despicable trait to have. Many individuals who are greedy will not make it far in life because of the mentality " the more I have the better I am." However, not many individuals accept that quality and will take action in a different way. During high school I lost a friend due to being greedy. Everything he did was about himself and only him and did not carry the quality's of caring about any one else. The only thing that mattered to him was he got what he wanted when he wanted it. Alth |
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Abortion and BuddhismAbortion is a complex issue that has arguably been the most controversial moral issue for the past century. The most fundamental issues concerning abortion are: what makes us human, whom is harmed during abortion, and is contraception wrong if abortion is immoral? Buddhist ethics are focused on nurturing moral conducts and cultivating wisdom. Respect for life is basic to Buddhism. According to Vinaya, the monastic code recognizes human life is formed at conception when consciousness enters the womb. The non-harmful contraception methods are acceptable in Buddhism. Moreover, Buddhist doctrines advocate for compassion and understanding. Buddhists approaches on abortion is through a middle way between self-indulgence and self-mortification, between pro-life and pro-choice. According to Professor Karma Tsomo, Buddhist ethical theory is based on the Noble Eightfold Path: right intention, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and righ |
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The Case for Raising the Minimum Wage" by David CooperMinimum wage has always been a topic of controversy for America. Obama has recently proposed a plan for an increase in the minimum wage, which brought this long debated subject back into today's topic of discussion. This subject isn't just a small concern, according to some people it could be the determining factor of whether people are stuck in poverty for the rest of their life or not. U.S news article, "The Case for Raising the Minimum Wage " by David Cooper, exemplifies a perfectly written article that shows why we should raise minimum wage. A good persuasive article is not the case when it comes to the Los Angeles Times article, "Why we need to raise the minimum wage, " written by Andy Stern. Stern was very biased in his article. He mainly lists personal and widely accepted opinions but he does not use evidence to back these opinions up. While on the other hand, Cooper does an outstanding job with including both standpoints, and also not letting his personal thoughts get in the wa |
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New Attitudes and TattoosIt seems that the world's attitude against tattoos are changing into a more excepted fashionable statement compared to the old fashioned thought that it was only meant for bikers, prisoners and sailors. We can see the attitudes have changed with the perception of tattoos, the media's influence on tattoos, the new tattoo generation, the entertainment world's impact on the increase of people with tattoos, the increase of tattoo parlours and what is the meaning behind the tattoos on individual bodies. Imagine lying on your back facing a man who you met 30 minutes ago and thinking; you will always remember his brown yet ginger beard and pimple on the bottom of his chin. He has his left hand pressing against your right shoulder and the infamous needle in his right hand about to stain your skin permanently. He does not tell you he is about to stab you, yet, all of a sudden there is three fine needles that are puncturing your skin one hundred and fifty times a second and you grab the side o |
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Women's Rights in KurdistanMany international and global organizations were established for human rights generally and women's rights particularly, yet Middle East women, including Kurdish women, are still suffering and are deprived of their vital rights. According to Martin Giles, writing for The Economist, "by some estimates self burning has claimed the lives of as many as 10,000 women, including girls as young as 13, since the region gained autonomy in 1991 ". Some refer to the Reason as arranged marriage, violence, and deprivation of their vital right. There is a debate about that the society and the KRG are responsible for what happens to women. KRG have not done enough to support the basic human rights of females in Kurdistan because Kurdish women still endure traditional child marriage, acts of violence, lack of services, and gender inequality. It has been asserted that the KRG parliament forbade child or forced marriage as courts do not engage girls under the age of 18 or without their agreement. Many l |
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The Achievement of DesireFor the first seven years of my life, I came from a single parent home and for the first four years of that, I was the only child. Fortunately for me, this meant that I received a lot of one-on-one time with my mom. She had me reading and writing at a very young age and often thought I was excelled in many areas. Though she only had a basic amount of education, she was still able to teach me and help me learn. This is one aspect that differs greatly from Richard Rodriguez's life. His mom did push him, but not to the extent that my mom did. Richard's parents could barely speak English and had very minimal education, making it very challenging for them to help him learn and grow academically. I think part of the reason why he pushed his parents away as much as he did may be strongly because of this. Education was something that was so important to Richard, and when his parents didn't feel as strongly about it as he did or weren't able to help him as much as we would have liked, he |
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Garry Winogrand - Father of PhotographyGarry Winogrand was the best photographer of the twentieth century. He was a well known street photographer of New York City. He photographed American life from the 1950's to the 1980's. His photos compellingly join together the trust and thrill and additionally the uneasiness and turbulence that described America amid these crucial years, uncovering a nation that sparkles with plausibility yet undermines to turn crazy. From Fifth Avenue to Sunset Boulevard, from Cape Kennedy to the Texas State Fair, he made the American white collar class the essential subject of his portraits. Interminably inquisitive, Winogrand examined both urban areas and suburbs, constantly watchful for those moments when luck and optics may join to make a decent picture that uncovered some profound present in American society. I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see his work and find general themes. As stated before Garry, mostly shot pictures of American life. While looking through numerous photos, on specific theme jumped out at me as I looked through each section. Winogrand utilized a small, 35 |
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Animated Film: Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman'sThe famous animated documentary film Waltz with Bashir attempts to and does draw our attention on turning against wars. As an anti-war film, Waltz with Bashir applies a highly unique form and an original narrative perspective. However, there are also voices saying that this film can actually not be classed as a documentary but should be concluded as a mockumentary due to the insertion of fictional matters, the facts that the film is completely scripted and etc. Before categorizing the film into a final shot, I would like to refer to the definition of "documentary". Merriam Webster Dictionary defines "documentary" as "a movie or television program that tells the facts about actual people and events" ("documentary." Merriam-Webster.)1. Besides, I personally would like to define "documentary" as a movie or television program that objectively presents matters, mostly historical, such as news and events, in a factual, truthful and informative manner |
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Environmental Justice and Canadian MinoritiesFor my topic, I have chosen to talk about Environmental Justice and the impact on the poor and racial minorities. The "environment" in this case refers to the totality of our proximity of things, conditions, social and cultural factors that influence the life of an individual or the human population. Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.1 In spite of significant improvements of environmental protection by environmental justice activists, over the years many people worldwide still live in unsafe and unhealthy environments. I would like to explore this aspect of Environmental Justice because it would help further investigate factors that affect the poor and racial minorities and find out whether the Environmental Justice activists are actually making an impact on th |
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Gallbladders, Gallstones and SurgeryThe gallbladder is an organ that is located in the upper right quadrant in your stomach. Similar to the appendix, you can live without the gallbladder, so if one encounters a problem with gallstones, surgery is required, so that you have the ability to live a pain free life. About 90 percent of gallstones do not cause symptoms, however, this depends on the seriousness, and how many gallstones one does have in their gallbladder. When symptoms do occur, it can interfere with daily activities and this is when surgery is required. First, we must review the anatomy of the gallbladder, so that one could have a better understanding of what happens when one has gallstones. The gallbladder main function is to store bile; this bile is made in the liver and sent through ducts into the gallbladder. The gallbladder stores bile, and has it available when a larger or meal that contains more fat is eaten. The absorption of food, releases a hormone called cholecystokinin, which signals the relaxation |
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Soldiers and Undiagnosed Post Traumatic Stress"We knelt and we prayed and I held the one's hand, whose leg had been blown off and looked him in the face and I mean...I can only tell you that I watched the life go from his body. As his eyes turned green he took his last breath and I see that guy often...In my mind...I don't guess you ever forget somebody who dies holding your hand looking at your face." – Chief Petty Officer Bob Page. Undiagnosed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Uniform "The art of war is to appear weak when you are strong and strong when you are weak" (Tzu, 2005). The thought of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting is the ultimate goal. Soldiers fought many wars prior to actually going into battle. These actions are not new to the military. Soldiers begin the process of going to war by shipping their equipment, supplies and weaponry overseas to a staging area. The Soldiers themselves are flown or shipped by boat along with the equipment. Once the Soldiers put boots on ground |
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The Science and Issues of AIDS and HIVEconomics: The Centers for Disease Control rely on economics in order to holistically examine costs, benefits, and consequences (present and future social impact) of both prevention and intervention strategies. Resources are needed in order to address the prevalence of a disease and a disease's overall social impact. Public Health agencies must continually budget funds for prevention and intervention. This means they need resources for public education and treatment programs as well as funds to aid in affecting program and policy changes and ongoing research of any given social health problem. As a result, health economics has emerged as a subfield of the economics discipline, (Drummond, et al., 1997; Ervin, 2005). Today, specific health goals can now be addressed. Health economics has allowed for the development of specific goals and the development of varied approaches based on populations. One such example is the development of treatment options for the sexually transmitted disea |
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The Large Ant by Howard FastIn 2011 Police reported 598 homicides in Canada alone. This was also 44 more than the previous year. Many human beings tend to assault or murder on a daily basics, but why would human beings do such a thing? Human beings are scared. Human beings instinctively attack in certain situations. It is natural to act in such a way despite it being a crime; they will attack if in danger. Human beings will do what they can to survives, if human beings did not react in such a way, nobody would be killed. When faced with danger we don't think, we react. For example, if a spider is on your celling or an ant is crawling on your kitchen floor, somehow human beings find themselves killing them instinctively, without thinking. We do not realize that the instinct to react violently could easily transfer to harming other people, not just bugs or animals. Why is it that some human beings react with violence before thinking rationally? The narrator in the short story written by Howard Fast titled "The Lar |
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Music and American IdeologyDifferent eras have often been defined by the type of music that is popular at that time. Certain songs or music genres are associated with various events in history. African spirituals were carried to America among the hearts of oppressed slaves in the 1600s. They were later used to help runaway slaves find the various stops of the underground railroad. Songs would be sung secretly in codes, blind to field overseers but apparent to other slaves. Spirituals are now associated with freedom and the rise of abolitionists. African Spirituals gave root to other genres of music: blues, folk, and in 1950s, rock n roll. Some of the primary listeners of this seemingly lewd, loud, and obnoxious music were teenagers who wished to upset their parents, ot |
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America and the Advent of SlaveryThe United States would never have become the economic power that it is today without the advent of slavery. Since the colonies were founded indentured servitude, and black slavery played a major role in the economy. "By the time of the American Revolution, slaves comprised about 60% of South Carolina's total population and 40% of Virginia's and in cities such as Boston and Newport, 20-25% percent of the population consisted of enslaved laborers. "1 Evidently slavery was not not an institution of only the south and was in fact quite commonplace in the early years of the United States. Therefore I would argue that: slavery was a lucrative economic enterprise that jump started the United states economy through quickly providing an able bodied workforce, establishing a system where northern goods could be converted into cash crops, and creating a wealthy upper class which could devote time to running the country. In the early days of the United States there was an extremely high demand |
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Aristotle and Alexis de TocquevilleAristotle was one of the great minds in the entire history of the world. He could think of concepts so far ahead of his time, it seemed crazy at the time. He thought of modern democracy back in Roman Empire, and he figured out the social classes and the fact that every citizen has a job to do in their community. De Teocqueville is similar, yet differs from Aristotle in some ways. He too believes that the best government out there is American Democracy and that every citizen has a job to do for his community. But, he does not believe that you are stuck in ones' social class like Aristotle. Aristotle believes everything is here on earth for a specific reason, i.e. the plants are here for the animals, and the animals are here for us while the plants are also here for us providing oxygen. Another main difference is De Teocqueville believes the local government is far more important that the states. Although Aristotle and De Teocqueville agree in some points In government, it doesn't transl |
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Intrusive Laws - Window TintI believe that most people would strongly object to the idea of another individual being able to restrict what they can and cannot do with their personal/private property. As Americans we are accustom to the concept of being able to do whatever we please with items that we legally purchase. For instance, an individual goes to their local Wal-Mart and purchases a brand-new 60 inch flat screen TV. Then the individual proceeds to bring the new TV outside to the parking lot and shatter it using a sledgehammer. No one can pose any sort of legal objection to the individual's actions. Although drastic, this is an example of the rights an individual possesses in regards property that they rightfully own through legal purchase. So why would the same legal premise not apply to an individual who chooses to install window tint on their personal vehicle. The argument to be made is not that window tint laws should be completely nonexistent but that they should be revised to much more reasonable standards. Majority of the 50 states enforce some type of restrictive laws in regards |
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Facebook: Dead AccountsAccording to some graphs, Facebook's "crossover date"" (the date when the dead outnumber the living) will come sometime around 2065. By that date, people's favorite social network will gradually become a "Virtual Cemetery. " What is going to happen with dead people's profiles and how are they going to be managed? Should they be deactivated or should they give access to happy memories? This kind of profiles generates an enormous harm to the relatives of the passed away-s. They have to be deleted in order to let them pass through the catastrophe that happened to them. In his article "Death On Facebook Now Common As ˜Dead Profiles' Create Vast Virtual Cemetery, " Jaweed Kaleem presents a new Facebook tendency to transform dead users' pages into memorial sites. The author begins the article by showing the example of Anthony Dowdell's profile. Even though he passed away, his page is still available and people keep on writing on his wall. At the same time, he compares it to another Facebook user's account, the Lalit Mendhe's one. His friend is against a |
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Why I've Chosen to Attend CollegeI am going to college because I want a better life for myself. I want to find a job where I will not be living paycheck to paycheck like I do right now. I don't think anybody would want life like that. I know I do not want that in my future and that is why I am here. Another reason was I want to get a better education other than just a High School Diploma. Not many places would take me serious if I just have High school Diploma. My main reason for going to college is that I want to have a degree in specific field. I don't want paycheck to paycheck, and worry about whether or not I am going to have enough money to pay to keep a roof over my head. My sister never went to college while she has a decent job, and makes a decent money. It's still would be easier for her, if she had gone to college. However she did not have the opportunity that I have. Not everyone can go to col |
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Use of Symbols in Lord of the FliesThe Lord of the Flies, by William Golding is a story about a group of school boys who get trapped on an island and have to learn how to survive without adult supervision. The story begins during a war in which an airplane, carrying the group of boys, crashes onto an uninhabited island. The boys, left alone without any adults, have to survive amongst one another. They elect a chief, Ralph, and they begin to survive on their own with resources on the island. As an attempt to restore order, certain boys are given duties. Although Ralph gives orders, there are many boys who would rather play around and not cooperate. Along the course of the story, the boys slowly begin to lose their minds and become savage like. In the end, the boys govern themselves with disastrous results. Throughout the novel, William Golding uses three evident symbols to convey powerful messages. The three symbols are the conch, the beast, and the Lord of the Flies. The first symbol that becomes evident is the conch |
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Types of ThermogenicsMany individuals look for external help in terms of supplementation to aid in the process of increasing human performance and gaining lean body mass all along with diminishing the amount of fat tissue. With 66% of the United States being overweight, there has been an increase in the demand for weight loss methods and nutrition. The supplement industry has developed various products to aid the in the process of body leaning and weight loss. Supplements that induce thermogenesis through diet have begun to receive more and more attention. The overweight and obese population heavily seeks this thermogenic effect out. Many of these thermogenic aids are commercially available, and tend to contain synthetic caffeine and herbal sources such as guarana, yerba mate and other metabolic supporting ingredients. Although the ingredients differ from brand to brand, two common ingredients that are found through out the market are caffeine and green tea extract (Outlaw et al. 2013). These two ingredien |
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Analysis of the Causes of the Cold WarThe Cold War is a term used to describe the period of non-violent conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as their respective allies, between the mid-1940s and lasted until the early 1990s. This essay seeks to examine the political relations between the leaders of Britain, the United States of America and the Soviet Union during and immediately following World War II. The deterioration of Soviet-American relations was the combined result of the mistrust between both sides and the inconsistent American foreign policy resulting from the replacement of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Harry S. Truman. The question of a second front during World War II laid the foundation for this mistrust. In order to understand the Cold War, one must understand Soviet motives for expansion following the WWII and the consequences of such expansion, most importantly in regards to Poland, all of which will be examined. This will be followed by a discussion of the events of the Yalta confere |
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The Effects of the Mongol Rule in RussiaRussia has always seemed to have a rough and uneasy history littered with civil wars, coups, and ever-present change. Starting at a point in early Russian history, princes throughout Russia, or Kievan Rus as it was called at the time, would consistently feud with one another over power. From about 1054, when the current ruler of Kievan Rus, Yaroslav passed away leaving the country in even bigger turmoil than before. This plunged Kievan Rus into almost 200 years of civil war, laying waste to most of Russia. There only lay a few periods of stability sprinkled throughout these 200 years. The civil wars in Russia ultimately led to their downfall because they were already divided and so the enemy from the East need only conquer. Even before the siege and onslaught began, the people of Kiev had a chance to stop the Mongol invasion. When the Mongol army approached a clan on the eastern Kievan Rus border, the clan asked the princes for assistance. The Mongols insisted that they were not there |
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