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Narcissism and the InternetNowadays, when we randomly open one of social media website's pages, a bunch of flashy photos (selfies) appears on the screen. Social media users update something about their good news or bad mood, and they share everything about "Me" stuff. It seems like concentration and central-ness of individuals are necessary for the narcissist especially through the Internet culture, as Internet websites provide huge stages for narcissistic people to exhibit everything that makes them feel satisfied and delighted. Internet culture is the crucial part of narcissism, and it indeed produces a lot of narcissists through social networking for two reasons. The first one is that social media websites encourage self-admiration; the second one is that Internet culture leads young people to spread their vanities. First of all, Internet websites inspire self-admiration significantly. More and more young people like to put their selfies on the Internet. This makes people to wonder that why it is |
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Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a disabling neurodegenerative disorder typical for elderly. AD is characterized by dementia that typically begins with subtle failures of memory and slowly becomes more rigorous and, eventually, completely incapacitating. Other common symptoms include confusion, poor judgment, language disturbances, agitation, withdrawal, and hallucinations. The average clinical duration of AD is eight to ten years. The earliest neurofibrillary changes that are part of the pathology of AD usually occur in medial temporal lobe structures, interrupting the neural network critical for episodic memory function. Thus affecting the ability to learn and consolidate new information. AD cause deterioration in the structure and organization of semantic memory. Deficits in executive functions responsible for the |
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Leadership and Communication TheoriesA) Trait Leadership Trait Leadership's basic tenant is nature vs. nurture. It argues that a person's biological makeup or genetics determines a leader. A leader is born and his/her leadership qualities are innate. The quality encompasses physiological and psychological characteristics. Physiological attributes can be defined such as gender, race, height, weight, and overall appearance (Hackman, 2013, pg. 72). On the other hand, psychological attributes of a leader are intelligence, emotional stability, and overall personality. The ideal combination of the above traits mentioned can make a potential leader, hence the basic argument of trait leadership that leaders are born. It also focuses on other factors such as social status, mobility, popularity, and etc. There have been many studies on the subject matter each drawing a slightly different conclusion either cementing the initial argument of trait theory or stating that certain personal traits in combination with situational factors |
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The Issue of GenderAs asserted by sociologists, "ones sex is biological, whilst gender is social". The distinction between sex and gender differentiates sex (anatomy of an individual's reproductive system) from gender (social roles based on the sex of the person, usually culturally learned). As the quote highlights, the term gender is a person's private sense of their own gender. This is generally described as one's private sense of being a man or a woman, however, some individuals do not identify with some of the aspects of gender that are assigned to their biological sex. There are a number of theories which exist relating to the construction of gender, however, there are two main conflicting perspectives which exist. The first is Functionalist theory, this theory emphasises each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole society. They argue that society is more than the sum of its parts; rather, each part of society is functional for the stability of th |
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Biography of Alexander KerenskyAlexander Kerensky was the eventual Prime Minister of Russia and leader of the Provisional Government. Kerensky played a vital role in Russia's history as he was a crucial contributor to the revolutionary situation in October of 1917. He contributed to the October 1917 revolution through his controversial continuation of the war, the Kornilov affair, and his poor judgement of the Bolsheviks and their potential. Firstly, as Alexander Kerensky became Russia's leader, he decided to uphold Russia's war efforts in World War 1, a patriotic decision made at a time where morale and patriotism were lacking. After the poor military defeats in the battles of Tannenburg in 1914, where 70,000 lost their lives and 100,000 were taken prisoner, and the battle of Masurian lakes in September 1914, where 60,000 died, Kerensky decided to appoint himself minister of war and initiated the idea of the June offensive for 1917. The offensive despite a strong start and initial success against the weaker |
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Role Reversals in FrankensteinThe novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, follows one of the main characters, Victor Frankenstein, and the events that lead up to his creation of a monster, as well as the madness that occurs as a result of to his creation. Through the turn of events that take place in this novel, the reader is exposed to what makes one human and what makes someone a monster. It is clear that Frankenstein being a human being and the monster he created switch roles by the end of the novel due to the situations in which they land. Frankenstein's creation, though physically appearing to be a monster, ironically develops characteristics and qualities resembling those of a human being. The monster is able to sympathize, empathize, crave knowledge, feel lonely, become depressed, want revenge and, like humans, commit unspeakable crimes because of the trauma he is exposed to and left to deal with alone the minute Frankenstein abandons him. In the same token, as the reader continues to learn more about Victor, i |
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Gender Roles in MacbethThroughout history, there has been strict gender roles set in place for people to follow. During Shakespearean times, women were considered the weaker sex, emotionally and physically. Women were expected to always listen and obey their husbands and never make the rules. Men on the other hand, were expected to be the head of their households, strong, and wise. Shakespeare broke new ground in the late 1500s by playing with the unheard idea of the reversal of gender roles. The relationship between the Macbeth's is interesting because they both do not represent the stereotypical men and women of their time. In public they assume given gender roles, yet when in each other's company, the roles are reversed. In Macbeth, the author, William Shakespeare, uses the reversal of gender roles to show the demise of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. In the play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth portrays many traits that would not be considered feminine at the time such as being dominant and ambitious. Lady Macbeth |
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The Loss of the Creature - Improving EducationTravelers from all around the world make their way to the USA, and there are numerous spots that people are advised to visit. These spots are all fascinating, educational and fun to visit. But at the same time can the visitor truly experience everything at these areas? Walker Percy in his article, "The Loss of the Creature" examines how through previously established inclinations and the surrender of our jurisdiction or as he stated our sovereignty, people lose the capacity to experience life, and its components, in new and creative ways. Percy starts his paper with an illustration of the guest who desired to visit the Grand Canyon and his experience by the thoughts and contemplations of what it ought to be at the point at which he was there. In the second piece of his exposition he examines the contrasts between learning with and without the amazement of uncovering an educational system. People have lost the amazement of disc |
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Racism in AmericaEveryone has heard that word before, Racism, but does everybody actually know the true meaning of racism? Many believe that racism is something of the past, something that we learn about in a history class. Movies are created about racism, songs target the racism world, jokes are made that everyone laughs at. Making it seem as if everything about racism is known except this: racism is very much alive nowadays, however people don't hear the word "racism" anymore. Instead, it is being masked by the news as "hate crimes" and "discrimination." Nevertheless, both labels have the same meaning in the end it is pure racism and it still exists today as it did back in the 50's. Many believe that racism is being cruel to Blacks, however today being racist does not mean only to be cruel to Blacks, it also includes being unfriendly to Hispanics, Asians and even White people today feel discrimination from others. Then can we truly say that everyone knows what if feels |
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Common Themes for Progressive Era LeadersAfter much thought of the shared themes that TR, Debs, Addams, and Carnegie had in common, it stuck me that they all gave something back to our society. Each person left their mark on society via their contributions to it. Therefore, my theme of this paper is an analysis of each of their contributions that they gave our country. I hope to show how each of these individuals related to the circumstances of society during their lives. How Theodore Roosevelt (10/27/1858-1/6/1919) related to the circumstances of society during his life.TR served as a public official on a local, state and federal level. He served as a New York State Assemblyman. In the 1890s he served on the Civil Service Commission. He was on the New York Police Commission. He was elected Governor of New York. President McKinley made him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He later became McKinley's vice president. In 1901, he unexpectedly became the 26th president of the United States after the assassination of William McKin |
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The Rules of Due ProcessCommon sense seems to dictate that everyone should be equal and have the same legal rights and protection. However, some believe that certain groups, races, or criminals don't deserve the due process that a majority of us receive. When talking about someone's freedom and life, no one can take away someone's right to have the proper legal requirements that everyone should be entitled too. No matter what race, gender, or crime you may have committed, everyone deserves due process. Due process is the idea that laws and legal proceedings must be fair. Due process is mentioned in the constitution, in the 14th amendment it states, "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." The constitution is a set of laws for what the government cannot do to us. It tells us what we are entitled to, and part of that is due process. If it is stated in the constit |
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My Grandfather and Traumatic Brian InjuryAfter landing in Beijing, China for a business trip, my grandfather was on his way from the airport to a meeting with a potential client, when his driver missed the exit on the highway and then decided to reverse on the highway to make the exit. That's when the car was hit by a box truck. My grandfather and his vice president were sitting in the backseat and bore the brunt of the impact. He was not knocked unconscious immediately. In fact he was alert and upset about missing the opportunity of the meeting. He wanted to continue on to the client's office. They went to a local hospital because the vice president, of his company, was complaining of concussion symptoms. As they entered the hospital, my grandfather felt very dizzy. About an hour later he was throwing up and then had a seizure. These three symptoms when combined are signs of internal bleeding on the brain. The trauma of the impact was not immediately evident. Shortly after the seizure, he slipped into a coma. The MRI reveale |
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Managing the Worldtech CompanyIntroduction Worldtech is a company dealing in computer services and products. The company was founded in 2005 and has grown tremendously. It now hosts several departments and employs more than 100 people in the respective departments. The company deals in the design and development of computer software, games and hardware components. Through effective management and strategic development, Worldtech has established various branches across the country and now controls a substantial share of the market. Worldtech Company is driven by an innovative and dedicated management team. The team ensures that the same culture is spread throughout the organization and employees are performing optimally for the growth and success of the company. This paper analyses the management aspects of the company as simulated by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). It will cover major aspects of management such as planning, organizing and controlling, and the impact they have had on the growth and development o |
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Gender, Diversity and US Public Sector ManagementPublic sector management is crucial for the growth and development of any country. The public sector is made up of organizations that the government uses to provide services to the public. Such include security services, health organizations and education. The management of the public sector is responsible for strategic planning and utilization of resources to maximize on the services delivered. It is important that this sector is effectively managed to avoid complaints and dissatisfaction that the government may face from the public. There are various issues facing the management of the public sector that need to be analyzed and solutions found to enhance service delivery. These factors are usually shaped by the general corporate atmosphere in the private and public sectors and the adoption of new management strategies. Gender and diversity are among the pressing issues facing the management of the public sector. For several decades, these factors have been a source of heated debates |
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Dreams of Tibet - Dalai Lama DocumentaryThe preservation of ancient cultures is continually at odds with foreign economic players. From the moment man was able to travel vast distances across land and sea, colonization and unethical political behavior has persistently reshaped, or altogether destroyed, the traditions and livelihoods of indigenous peoples. These heinous acts have mostly been met by strong willed yet weakly armed resistances and they have shown there is no community unreachable. Most of these communities have failed to protect themselves due to the unwillingness of other nations to assist in their conservation. It can be difficult for a single individual to feel they can make an impact, so they commit to the bystander effect and fail to realize they have the skills to be an agent of change. Martin Scorsese decided to use his skills as a director to bring a renewed call to action for the people of Tibet through his making of Kundun. Scorsese was impressed by the Tibetan culture and how "they're at the top of the world, the roof of the world, they don't go out, they go in, and that's something that in the West I th |
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Taking Action in HamletShakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet, revolves around the protagonist's inability to take decisive action. Hamlet's indecisiveness is the real tragedy in this play. Despite an apparition appearing to him and revealing that his uncle has murdered his mother, Hamlet remains reluctant to avenge his father's murder. amlet is consistent throughout the first half of the play in questioning and over-analyzing any and all potential scenarios he encounters. He is more committed to thinking about revenge than he is to actually following through on the promise he has avowed. In Hamlet, Shakespeare creates a psychological thriller where the audience struggles to understand the thought process of the protagonist. His inability to act and his random babbling outbursts beg the question of whether he is feigning insanity or whether the pressure of avenging his father has driven him crazy. If Hamlet had been impulsive, this Shakespearean play would have ended in the first act. The play is prolonged for five a |
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Theories of Classroom ManagementClassroom Management Classroom management is important, especially for beginner teachers, because it helps make those first few years of teaching easier when there is an effective classroom management system in place. Nearly one third of new teachers leave their teaching jobs within the first two years, and almost all of those teachers say that the reason behind them leaving is because of problems with classroom management. Basically, a great classroom management system means a happier teaching experience. In an ineffective, poorly-managed classroom, trouble becomes the norm as students are able to get away with all sorts of misbehaviors as the teacher does not have an effective classroom management system in place. The students are disorderly, causing the teacher to not be able to teach, which leads to the students not learning. However, in an effective, well-managed classroom, there is an environment where teaching and learning can happen. Having this type classroom requires a gre |
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Evaluation of an At-Risk TeenagerSarah is a 16-year-old Mexican "at-risk" adolescent. She currently resides with her mother Lisa and her 3 other younger siblings. They all live in an area that is predominately people from Mexico in El Grande, California. The household composition includes her 2 sisters Joan and Julie that are 13 year old twins and her brother Juan who is 10 years old. Sarah has a bad temper and behavior issues in school and her family. Sarah speaks English and Spanish and she is often made fun of because of how she talks and dresses. Sarah attends Compton High school where she is having issues struggling to stay on grade level. It does not look good for her to be promoted to the 11th grade. Sarah's problems in school stem from the fact that her mother works 2 jobs to support the family because their father was deported when her brother was born and he has not seen them, called them or supported them in any fashion since. Because of her mother having to work 2 jobs, Sarah is also respo |
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Those Who Have Less Give MoreA little more than a year ago, I was able to travel to Guatemala. I have never seen poverty like this in my life. The most eye-opening part was that the only thing these people were not lacking was happiness and hope; I have never met happier people. When I came back to America, I was in a state of shock for a while. I went to bed crying because I did not want to look at all of the stuff in my room, I felt unworthy, and I just wanted to throw it all away. After going through a lot of my stuff and giving a lot away, I realized that I cannot blame myself for how I grew up nor can people in other countries; it is all about opportunity. It was inspirational and lit a fire in me. They deserve to know how much opportunity they could have. If the intentions are right, and research is done to respect their culture, affluent countries and their citizens should take a greater role in helping third world countries. In the past, when the world was still growing, Europe began to get curious about |
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Main Themes in Fight ClubFight Club takes the themes of consumerism, emasculation, and liberation and meshes them together to tell a story of modern men who desperately seek to be free from a corporate controlled society. The movie revolves around a nameless narrator the protagonist of the film, referred to sometimes as Jack who works as a recall coordinator for the auto industry and suffers from insomnia. While looking through an IKEA catalog he asks himself, "What kind of plates define me as a person?" He's not asking what personal characteristics define him but what possession most accurately does. The film shows many examples of how consumerism has placed certain values connected to being a man and how you must have certain material things to be important in society. Jack tells us a story that is meant to change our views on modern consumer lifestyles and the career-oriented goals society has imposed to enforce that lifestyle. The film shows the emasculation of men, not only by a consumer-oriented society, but in a society where they do not want, or even allow men to opera |
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The Benefits of Weight LiftingHave you ever thought that you are too small, that you're insignificant, and that you don't seem important? Important to the world. Do you want to be known by any and everybody? Do you want to be bigger than everyone else? Well there's 2 way to do this, you either become very rich in a very short time, or you lift weights. Who doesn't want to look better, feel well, and live an extended life, a better life? Everyone wants to better themselves; they just don't want to put the work in. Lifting weights can be so beneficial but so harmful if you're not serious. We will talk about the benefits of weight lifting, what type of lifting, and the harmful lifting. The benefits to weight lifting to your body and mind. David, Hamilton states "in May, scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research showed for the first time that resistance training can also cause cellular-level changes in muscle, pushing genes back to a younger level of function. Two 45-minute sessions of weight lifting a |
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The Pursuit of the DollarToday our society is consumed with the collection of that small green piece of paper; I am talking about the dollar. Nowadays people will do anything to get their hands on it, and when it comes to getting money there is almost no boundary that we would not cross for it. This all occurred to me one day, as I was sitting back watching this adrenaline filled show called the Fear Factor. For those of you not familiar with the show, it is about a group of contestants who are challenged to perform a number of terrifying and/or disgusting stunts, anything from driving dangerous courses to eating something nasty beyond imagination. When you first watch the show you cannot help but wonder who in their right mind would undergo such outrageous obstacles, but once you realize there is a cash prize of $50,000 these challenges do not seem as outrageous. How is it that something like money could suddenly make us overcome our fears or have us doing things we thought we would never do? This show really |
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Utilitarianism and Moral JusticeThe Penn State child abuse scandal in 2011 was a major moral decision case that involved the opinions of many. This case raises a number of questions as to why it occurred and the general idea that people allowed it to occur. In this paper, I will be examining the decisions behind this case as to why it was kept a secret from so many. I will also be introducing and analyzing the view of utilitarianism in relation to the situation and choices involved. Later I will present, and then defend, my argument to ultimately reach the conclusion that a utilitarian's view of the Penn State child abuse scandal should be rejected. My paper will contain the following: first, I will provide a description of what utilitarianism is and the view behind it. I will then give an overview of the Penn state child abuse scandal as well as the people involved and decisions made. Next I will provide my argument on the case and utilitarianism as well as defend the premises of the argument. Finally, I will co |
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Consumrism in WALL-EConsumerism is the act of buying products without any need and awareness. It is compulsive, unhealthy and uncontrolled behavior. It is a characteristic of the modern era labeled as "consumer society" and it is growing wildly in the world. Criticisms against this system also grow. Satires in newspapers, articles, documentaries and even children's cartoons are ways to criticize this era of waste and excessive disposal. An example of criticism of consumerism can be seen in Walt Disney movie produced in 2008, WALL-E. The film is set in the year 2700, in an uninhabitable Earth and tells us the story of the little robot WALL-E, a garbage compactor robot that was left on earth. After the excess of waste and pollution in the Earth, humans were forced to evacuate the planet and moved to an interstellar station. Humans are all obese, do not communicate with each other and live in their floating chairs eating and consuming. The film criticizes intelligently consumerism era and serves as a warning |
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Lincoln's Code and the Laws of WarAbraham Lincoln is one of the most memorable presidents in American history. Only a month after Lincoln took office, shots began to fire at Fort Sumter. The unexperienced commander was now faced with many decisions that would begin to change history. Lincoln was the first president born into the colonies, and he was the first republican president to ever take the platform. He led the Union through the Civil War, taking actions that no president had ever taken. Lincoln did not wait around for others while making decisions. He suspended the habeas corpus law without the consent of Congress. This swift move was unheard of until this point. Almost all the decisions that presidents make have to be approved by Congress before they can go into effect. Lincoln's fast techniques would prove to be beneficial but also disastrous at times. Lincoln was skeptical about the national laws of war. He saw the Confederates as rebels that required a different set of regulations. Many of his statesman u |
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