...KING'S SPEECH is about One day the speech therapist Lionel Logue receives an unexpected visitor in his simple consulting rooms in Harley Street: his new patient is no ordinary citizen, but Prince Albert of York, the second son of King George V. Logue’s task is to help him overcome his stutter. But it is only after initial hesitations – and a few outbursts of fury – that the prince agrees to try out the unusual methods of the Australian-born therapist. As soon as Logue, however, begins to seek the cause of the speech problems in private relationships, Albert breaks off the treatment. After the death of George V, however, when Albert’s older brother is unable to assume the office of king because of his relationship with an American divorcée, Albert unexpectedly become the heir to the throne. Now he needs Logue again after all, if he is to live up to what the British citizens expect of their king, and fulfil his duties – including the radio addresses which he hates. Against a historical backdrop, and based on real events, Tom Hooper tells the story of an unusual friendship between two very different men. With linguistic wit and humour, the film shows how the initially insecure Albert gains self-confidence thanks to the help of the unconventional but respectful Logue, and, in the end, literally finds his voice. The following...
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...The theme of loneliness is immediately established as one of the major themes in the novella when Steinbeck sets the scene of the ranch near the town of Soledad which translates from Spanish to solitude. Most of the characters on the ranch are lonely, however this is not the case for George and Lennie as their friendship means that they have someone who “gives a damn about us” which draws the attention of the Boss and Slim as it is unusual for men to be travelling around together, the majority of ranch workers lived very lonely lives. George and Lennie’s friendships rarity is one way Steinbeck explores the theme of loneliness. They are the only two characters in the novel who have a meaningful relationship (which is in contrast to the relationship...
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...Friendship, a noun that plays a very pivotal role in China as relationship, consists of a myriad of components. Even though it is difficult to judge which quality is the most significance one to a great friendship, I would have to say that tolerance, loyalty, trust and acceptance are vital for that reason that there is an issue that occurred around me. Jeff is my best friend in China. He is also a Chinese. Jeff is his English name. One issue once happened in an unimaginable way. Jeff is a Muslim. Region is unusual in my city. People like trying new things such as making a Muslim friend; however, it is an unquestionable fact that people have to take risks while trying new things. Due to several religious reasons, Jeff and I have completely different views of the world, of men, of life-style, and of themselves, which had resulted in intolerance and a split between us in our high school life. So here, I want to say that high tolerance is a necessary contributing factor to a friendship. As we know, friends are always are the first to critique work and point out of flaws. Nowadays, we are living in a society with diversity. It is very critical to accept a friend for who they are, but not anything they do must be tolerated. Tolerance and acceptance look like a pair of twins, cleaving together and leaped forth into the world. Jeff and I are back together. Do you think that tolerance and acceptance are really enough to a good friendship? Definitely not; it is because tolerance...
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...Even though people don't see dogs and cats helping each other out does not mean that they want. The dog will care for the litter of kittens just like its own. In the passage, ''Animal Roles and Relationships'' it talks about how the lionesses will not only care for its own cubs but will also care for another litter from a different species. In paragraph three it says, "Not only do they care for their own cubs, but they will take care of each other's cubs as well." In the passage, "Unusual Animal Friendships" it talks about how the dog protected the owl, sniffed, and licked him like it was his own. In paragraph four of that passage, it says, "The handler began feeding both Torque and Shrek in the same room and allowed Torque to sniff the owl and lick his...
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...to assist with organizational tasks and to listen to Dr. Attwood's presentation, as well as his answers to questions from the audience. Dr. Attwood, who has worked with Asperger's patients and lectured around the world, commented, "I have always been impressed by their patience and ingenuity in achieving abilities others acquire without a second thought." Where does the name Asperger's Syndrome come from? Over fifty years ago, a Viennese pediatrician, Hans Asperger, published the first study of youngsters, mostly boys, with a common pattern of abilities and behaviors: lack of empathy, little ability to form friendships, one-sided conversations, intense absorption in a special interest (obsession) and clumsy, repetitive movements. For nearly fifty years, Dr. Asperger's work was largely ignored. Until the 1990s, "Parents and teachers often noticed the unusual behaviors of certain children, but had no idea why they behaved as they did," writes Dr. Attwood in his book Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. What is Asperger's Syndrome?...
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...”Barbie-Q” At first the short story seems very unusual. The way the narrator describes each Barbie doll in such detail that makes you almost see them before you. But it’s not only the Barbie dolls. Even the flea market is described in a way that makes the pictures come alive before your eyes. But the unusual part is the role the Barbie dolls play. What is so special about these dolls, and what is their role? These are the questions that go through my mind. And my head tells me that there lies something bigger behind the story about these simple dolls. As I read the short story again I can focus a bit more on what is actually happening. It tells the story about two little girls who don’t care how much their toy costs, if it’s a little damaged, or if maybe a piece or two are missing. They just want to play, and that doesn’t require perfect dolls. All they need is a healthy friendship and a well-equipped imagination. Perfection and materialism isn’t everything, and maybe this is what the story is all about. The narrator, a little girl, who with the help of flawed Barbie dolls, accepts that things aren’t perfect, but that perfection isn’t everything, and thereby rejects the quest for perfection defined by society. Instead she speaks of a society, where flaws are a natural thing that shouldn’t matter a great deal. As she speaks of all these flaws, it’s unclear to us if she alludes to flaws of her own, but nevertheless she accepts them, which is something even some adults have...
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...Music” because he started the trend of composing Kinaray-a songs. Although he is a mechanical engineer, Salcedo loved to compose songs. He began writing Kinaray-a songs when he was just a teenager back in 1969. He composed Kinaray-a songs on his own and from his heart. His first composition was “Daw sa Kanami Lang” which talks about commitment through friendship and love and how it makes relationships worth keeping. It was then followed by “Mamingaw nga Mata”, a slow, soft, wistful song about the things and memories that we leave behind in the past and remember when we grow older. He also wrote a song for Antique’s hero, Evelio B. Javier, entitled “Ang Bata.” Salcedo got his inspiration on many subjects, themes and topics. He has written songs about his wife, on friendships,relationships and the sentimentalism of the Antiqueños as a people. He also tackles issues about the environment and social actualities like poverty and oppression. In 1977 he wrote the first part of trilogy about the history of Antique which he entitled “Maragtas.” In 1982, he wrote the second and third parts of the story. The musical was done from 1984-1988 and most songs were revised in 1998-1999 when the plot in the script was updated. Salcedo was also considered as the Father of Kinaray-a Music because he virtually influenced the Original Kinaray-a Music (OKM) writers with his music. Because of him, many OKM artists rose like Dante Beriong, Sammy Rubido, Mark Quintella, Noel Alamis and Edmund Infante. But...
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...Throughout history friendship is revered, often being romanticised and is a relatively new area of sociological study. Research has transferred the focus from personal interactions and the psychology of friendships to the social structures that influence and underpin them. This shift in sociological view of friendship is a reflection of the growing interest of mixed methodologies in research. What the social structures are that bind friendship in terms of manners agreed between the perpetrators of the friendship, so the rituals and routines become particular to those people in their understanding of the relationship. The understanding of the influence of class and gender on friendships is in the influence on the opportunities for meeting people and making friends. Everyday micro-level interactions are contained by structural parameters. Although the friendship exists within social structures, the friendship itself has to defy social hierarchy in order to maintain itself, as sustenance requires an element of equality between bearers....
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...towards others (or oneself) based on compassion.[3] Or as actions towards others based on affection.[3] In English, the word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure ("I loved that meal") to intense interpersonal attraction ("I love my partner"). "Love" can also refer specifically to the passionate desire and intimacy of romantic love, to the sexual love of eros (cf. Greek words for love), to the emotional closeness of familial love, or to the platonic love that defines friendship,[4] to the profound oneness or devotion of religious love. [5] This diversity of uses and meanings, combined with the complexity of the feelings involved, makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, even compared to other emotional states. Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in the creative arts. Science defines what could be understood as love as an evolved state of the survival instinct, primarily used to keep human beings together against menaces and to facilitate the continuation of the species through reproduction.[6]Lust is the initial passionate sexual desire that promotes mating, and involves the increased release of chemicals such as testosterone and estrogen. These effects rarely last more than a few weeks or months. Attraction is the more individualized and romantic desire for...
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...Common Sayings and Their Moral Significance: Lessons Taught by In the Heat of the Night by Abdulazim Abidov Introduction There are many lessons we can learn from In the Heat of the Night. The most important of these is that racism and segregation have negative effects on human well-being and social harmony. Common sayings represent people’s underlying moral codes. For example we like to say: “Appearances are deceptive.” and “What goes around comes around.” Each of the sayings below helps us to explore moral hazards presented by John Ball in his fascinating and powerful novel. Don’t judge a book by its cover When a man named Mantoli is murdered, Sam Wood, who is a white, racist police officer, believes the criminal must be a black man because the victim is white. Sam goes to the railroad station and arrests Virgil Tibbs because Tibbs is black and therefore guilty, at least in Sam’s opinion. Sam later discovers that he has made the mistake of arresting an innocent fellow police officer. Bill Gillespie, the chief of police, is also a white racist. He makes the same error for the same reason. Later in the novel, Sam must inform the victim’s daughter, Duena Mantoli, about her father. On his way to the Endicott’s house where she is staying, Sam thinks to himself that Duena, like all Italian girls, will marry early and then become too fat. But Wood is wrong again, and this is another example of racial prejudice and superficial judgement. Chief Gillespie...
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... Michael Moore Early and Middle Adulthood The person must learn how to form intimate relationships, both in friendship and love. The development of this skill relies on the resolution of other stages. It may be hard to establish intimacy if one has not developed trust or a sense of identity. If this skill is not learned the alternative is alienation, isolation, a fear of commitment, and the inability to depend on others. Early adulthood you experience freedom and mistakes due to you becoming a young adult or somewhat anxious to get away from mom and dad. Some young adult are very careless with relationships as well as sexual acts too, which would change everything meaningless and unprotected sex usually ends up pregnancy. The intimacy comes in later adolescence and is marked by the teen's ability to sustain a relationship in which self-fulfillment is balanced with the desire to satisfy another's needs. Such a relationship is characterized by the ability to combine affection, sexuality, and friendship all in one. One can maintain a strong attachment to another without the fear of being absorbed by the other person. Closeness can grow and be fostered even in the face of differences and conflicts. The process of forming an identity and of being able to engage in intimate relationships...
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...What is autism? Definition Autism is a severely incapacitating developmental disorder of brain function characterized by three major types of symptoms: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual or severely limited activities and interests. The definition of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is provided by the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Children with autism are less able to interact with the world as other children do. To provide a comprehensive definition of Autism Spectrum Disorder, there are separate labels given to children with autism for different points on the Autism spectrum. At the least affected end, you may find labels such as "Asperger's Syndrome", "High Functioning Autism" and "Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified" (PDD-NOS). At the other end of the spectrum you may find labels such as "Autism", "Classic Autism" and "Kanner Autism". Description Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. The diagnostic criteria require that symptoms become apparent before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood. It is one of three recognized disorders in the autism spectrum (ASDs), the other two...
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...Alice is quite an ordinary young girl; she comes from a wealthy family, has an older sister, lives in England – therefore having traits an average main character does. What most people don’t realize however is that Alice is based off of a real girl in Carroll’s life. The story was written while on a boat ride with the Liddell family (Smith 5). Henry Liddell was the Dean of Christ Church, where Carroll attended the majority of his schooling; at the time Liddell was appointed, his daughter Alice was three years old (Smith 5). Carroll was quite known for having kinship like friendships with several young girls – which he claimed were all harmless. He claimed to be “Out of (his) element altogether” when it came to young boys, even though he recalled...
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...My transition to UVA-Wise has been successful for the most part, however I have been faced with many challenges as well. Although, I had prepared for my college experience I do not believe one truly acknowledges the struggles college students face until they become a college student. My first semester at UVA-Wise has been a wonderful learning experience thus far. There are many factors that play a considerable role as to what has made my transition smoother. As a result, I plan to use all the things I have learned this semester and utilize them in my coming years here at UVA-Wise. There are many resources and individuals who work on campus that have assisted with my transition at UVA-Wise. Being a resident of Pound, I am currently a commuter student. Therefore, I am aware and familiar with the...
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...Me, like most other people have developed a sort of dependence on Netflix. It provides entertainment when my friends are away or when there is simply nothing to do. It even helps to ease the stress of homework. In fact, it’s running on the other tab as I’m writing this paper right now. Even though the options seem endless, in reality the majority is composed of undesired shows that are a few seasons behind. Unfortunately, after a year of perpetual watching, the choices are less and less enticing. However, as I was browsing for my next commitment, A show sat camouflaged in the midst of other recommendation caught my attention. Sitting among the Breaking Bads and Stranger Things and calling for me was Animaniacs. It may seem contradictory that...
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