...be further from the truth. While Manson does have a couple of good points in his argument, he falls short of truly getting across to his readers. This is true for several reasons. In his writing, Marilyn Manson is sorely lacking in seeing other points of view that are not the same as his own, and then goes on to present his own point of view in a way that could be highly offensive to a large portion of readers. Moreover, Manson does not ever use any statistics or expert opinions to support and prove his points. In all fairness, it is necessary to first determine what is good about Marilyn Manson’s argument. There are a couple of things that Manson does do well in his article. He must first be credited for using the element of pathos to draw the audience toward his side. This is most obviously seen in the way he continuously makes statements about the “stupidity and ignorance” of the media which causes one to feel like only a moron would not agree with him. This sets the tone of the argument, and that is the second thing that Manson does with fair success. Every article has some sort of tone that can influence its readers to want to read more. Manson’s tone in this article is one of extreme anger that also draws in the reader. When someone is angry with a person or, in this case, a group, it makes the person want to know why. Marilyn Manson uses this same approach with his tone in the article. Manson has a very angry, frustrated tone throughout his argument. For example...
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...Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-714-8809 Unrealistic and Unspoken Expectations Harm Relationships By Jacklyn Marcus, Ph,D Certified Life Skills Coach We all create expectations for ourselves. It is a basic human trait to project our desires and thoughts onto those we are closest to. We tend to expect significant people in our lives to behave in a manner envisioned in our mind. Expectations in relationships can be harmful when unspoken ideals are projected onto the other person. Unspoken assumptions and unrealistic expectations commonly sabotage relationships. How many times have your feelings been hurt because you mistakenly assumed someone else knew what you thought or expected? Do you ever become annoyed or angry with someone who acted differently than you expected? Have you found yourself saying: “If you really loved me, you would…” “Why didn‟t you…” “You should…” It doesn‟t matter what kind of relationship you are in. Each person‟s expectations plays a large part in determining the health of the relationship. Perceptions of a relationship change when there is a contrast between the ideal and the real. The partnership strengthens when one begins to see the relationship for what it really is. Having unrealistic or unfulfilled expectations is a sure way to ruin a relationship. When an individual has a strong desire that their partner meet their impossible expectations they become blinded to who their partner really is. Even if the...
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...In this paper, I will be discussing and connecting multiple communication concepts to the movie 500 Days of Summer. Specifically, I will discuss the differences between self-disclosure and lack of self-disclosure, how supportive versus defensive communication impacted the course of Tom and Summer’s overall relationship, and explain how those concepts ultimately lead to the relationship deterioration process. The problems Tom and Summer face throughout their relationship are important topics to be discussed due to the fact that they are common problems in many relationships today. It was very obvious at the beginning of the movie that Tom and Summer were two very different people. Tom was a shyer, less confident guy who was clearly...
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... “be alone.” Sixth page,” this is anger is red and you want to shout is not fair. I asked, ”What color is anger?” Maria replied, “rojo.” What can you do when you are angry? Maria replied,” shout is not fair.” I told her that when we are angry we shout to express anger and we can also talk to the teacher or ask for a couple of minutes of relaxing time. Seventh page, “this is fear it hides in the black shadows, when you are afraid you feel tiny and afraid, makes it hard to be brave.” I asked,” how does the monster feel when his afraid? “Maria replied, “the monster is scare and he doesn’t feel brave.” What you think he should do so he can be brave? Maria replied, he should try to not be scare and be brave. I told Maria that yes sometimes we are scare, but we can try to face are fears and be brave. Eight page, “this is calm light as green leave, when you are calm you breath slowly and you feel at peace.” I asked, “how do we feel when are calm? “Maria replied, “we feel at peace.” I gave Maria a blank paper and some crayons. I asked Maria if she could draw me how anger and happy looks like. She drew first happy with a smile on the face and big eyes. She drew anger with a frowny face and eyebrows looking down. I told her very good in drawing the emotions happy and anger. I asked her what could we do when we are angry? Maria replied, “we can ask for relaxing time or shout like the monster.” I asked,” what can we do when are happy?” Maria replied, “shared the feelings with everyone.”...
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...2015 “America at War Paper 2” In Jean-Paul Sartre’s “The Wall” there are the five stages of death demonstrated to the audience through what Juan, Tom and Pablo are experiencing. The five stages of death are as follows: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The main reason for all their actions and the ways in which they are reacting to the situation are based around fear. We are able to distinguish a slight difference between the two Tom and Pablo and the young child, Juan. Pablo and Tom’s main fear is concentrated on the physical and emotional pain and suffering that will come from being executed, while Juan simply remains cornered in the cell, in an emotionless state one could say, because he is being executed for something he is not responsible for. Sartre provides his readers with a great deal of detail about the emotions and physical reactions that the three experience as it gets closer to the morning of their execution. Along with the feeling of fear, there are many more ways in which the three respond to such a traumatizing situation. The first stage of death is known as denial. It is clearly shown in the beginning of the night that the three of them are unable to accept the fact that they have been sentenced to death and even more so that little Juan has been as well. It is naturally a hard notion to grasp for the mind and the body of someone who is currently alive, with blood rushing through their veins, that in a couple of hours they will be...
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...A Guide for Couples See detail of this book on Amazon.com Book served by AMAZON NOIR (www.amazon-noir.com) project by: PAOLO CIRIO UBERMORGEN.COM ALESSANDRO LUDOVICO paolocirio.net ubermorgen.com neural.it Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 I THE MYSTERY OF ATTRACTION The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart. -ORTEGA Y GASSET WHEN C o u P L E S COME to me for marital therapy, I usually ask them how they met. Maggie and Victor, a couple in their mid-fifties who were contemplating divorce after twenty-nine years of marriage, told me this story: "We met in graduate school," Maggie recalled. "We were renting rooms in a big house with a shared kitchen. I was cooking breakfast when I looked up and saw this man-Victor- walk into the room. I had the strangest reaction. My legs wanted to carry me to him, but my head was telling me to stay away. The feelings were so strong that I felt faint and had to sit down." Once Maggie recovered from shock, she introduced herself to Victor, and the two of them spent half the morning talking. "That was it," said Victor. "We were together every possible moment for the next two months, and then we eloped." Page 4 q Getting the Love You Want "If those had been more sexually liberated times," added Maggie, "I'm sure we would have been lovers from that very first week. I've never felt so intensely about anyone in my entire life." Not all first encounters produce seismic shock waves. Rayna and Mark, a couple ten years younger...
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...conflict in a marriage that will determine how it affects the longevity of the marriage and the effects it has on any children involved and if the affects become detrimental to the parties involved. When there is unresolved conflict in a marriage it not only has an effect on the emotional well-being of those involved but also has an effect on the mental, spiritual and physical well-being of all individuals involved. This paper will discuss how conflict in marriage affects those involved as well as the longevity of the marriage itself. Studies have shown that conflict and disagreements within a marriage have and affect or couples and the relationships versus couples who are willing to confront their issues and talk their problems out. Individuals were studied over a ten day period using two separate groups to see how they dealt with conflict. The first group consisted of 128 individuals and their conflicts for a ten day period were recorded. The second group consisted of 75 couples in a laboratory setting. The couples were monitored to see how they related to their mate and how they responded to conflict in which they faced. This was to measure the commitment level of each of the mates before the discussions they had and after their discussions (Knee, Patrick, Vietor, & Neighbors (2003). According to Knee, Patrick, Vietor, & Neighbors (2003), “In some cases, people may feel relatively better about the process of resolving the issue...
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...The Crush I. How the boy showed his love towards his teacher by actions A. First Scene: In the classroom 1. Stared at his teacher even the bell rang already. 2. Gave his teacher a toy ring. B. Second Scene: At the boy’s house 1. Wrote ‘marry miss purdy’ on a piece of paper. 2. Felt so happy while eating dinner. C. Third Scene: Shopping of boy and his mother 1. Felt really sad when his teacher, Miss Purdy, told him and his mother that his boyfriend already proposed to her and is engaged to marriage. 2. Looked to the couple with angry eyes maybe because he found the fiancé of his teacher as a jerk as his fiancé refused to celebrate their engagement for him to watch football game at home. D. Fourth Scene: Back to the boy’s house 1. Crumpled the paper where he wrote ‘marry miss purdy’. 2. Sneaked at his parents’ room to know where his father hid his gun. E. Fifth Scene: Back to the classroom 1. Ignored his teacher. 2. Expressed his disappointment on the engagement of his teacher. F. Sixth Scene: Confrontation of boy to teacher’s fiancé ...
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...nerdy little girl. This paper is going to show people who Brittany really is. Brittany really enjoys school but she didn’t always, when she got into high school she was bullied a lot because of her height and because she was really into anime. Today she just learned to not care as much on what people...
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...situation. However, if I am angry or my feelings are hurt It just takes over and clouds my judgement. This also sometimes makes me think too hard about the situation over analyzing the wrong details trying to find an answer. It takes a while for me to begin becoming more rational and level headed again. Especially if it is something I feel strongly about. Another barrier that hinders my critical thinking skills is having ADHD. I have a very short attention span. If I am doing a homework assignment that I am not that interested in it is especially easy for my attention to quickly move to something else. This can be difficult but it is important for myself to stay on task and focus on what needs to be done. This barrier can be especially irritating when writing a long paper or reading a long chapter. I make myself take notes and quiz myself to make sure my attention is staying on track. Lastly, another barrier I have trouble with is procrastination. I am horrible about it. When dealing with information I don’t understand or looks hard I get intimidated easily making excuses as to why I need to wait to complete the assignment. Majority of the time when I finally work up the courage to actually try, I can finish rather quickly. The fear is all in my head. Procrastination can cause several problems like being stuck with no internet and having to do the assignments the next day. Lol If I would have just done some of the assignments after work a couple nights during the week I would...
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...Modern Family. The sitcom documents the daily life of a fictitious “modern” family, consisting of a common Caucasian family, a gay couple, and a young-wife-older-husband couple, all of whom are related. The stereotypes of the Dunphy family, particularly Claire, stand out as she fulfills the expected stereotypical role of a stay-at-home mother, her family constantly teasing her and her consistent attempts to contain her family to be a normal family. Being a stay-at-home mother who doesn’t hold a job, Claire depends completely on her husband Phil in terms of income, which is identical to countless other TV shows. Claire’s character is based around this stereotypical image of women in television: no contribution to the household financially, and the classic characteristics of motherhood. In the episode “Phil’s New Car,” Claire tells Phil to go buy a car that is fit for the family, and gets upset with him when he returns with a sports car, clearly unsuitable for their family of five. Claire, completely concerned with Phil’s decision, berates him, showing her attribute for wanting the entire family to travel together. In response to Claire’s natural motherly character, the rest of her family makes fun of her, constantly ostracizing her for attempting to perform her motherly duties. When, in another episode, the town’s local paper pronounced her “angry and unlikeable,” the rest of the Dunphys coerced her—rather forcibly—to practice debating so that they could ruthlessly point out...
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...Everyday people are looking to have a positive experience with those that they interact with. With each interaction one has with another, that individual attempts to maximize the benefits and minimize the cost. This is known as the Social Exchange theory (Verderber). How we handle a conflict can either make or break a relationship. The movie, The Breakup with Jennifer Anniston and Vince Vaughn in a great example of Social Exchange theory in film. Many movies/shows came to mind for this paper like the Little Mermaid, Friends, Despicable Me, Love Actually and Titanic. I think it is pretty safe to say that most movies will have some example of the Social Exchange theory. People enter into situations they believe will be rewarding. They seek rewards but avoid cost if possible. In the...
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...ATTITUDE AND INFERTILITY Infertility can have a serious impact on both the psychological well-being and the social status of women in the developing world. As a result of their infertile status, they suffer physical and mental abuse, neglect, abandonment, economic deprivation and social ostracism as well as exclusion from certain social activities and traditional ceremonies. This becomes particularly traumatic with previous pregnancies that end in abortions, stillbirths and neonatal/infant deaths or in live births of daughters only. A survey conducted in Southern Ghana revealed that the majority (64%) of women felt stigmatized, and that higher levels of perceived stigma were associated with increased infertility-related stress as well as lower levels of education, (Donkor and Sandall J., 2007). Insufficient family income, poor quality of life, life stress, and discontentment with daily routines as well as ‘bad’ relationships with family members (husband, mother- and father-in-law) are significant correlates of female infertility. Infertile women are more likely to underestimate the importance of sexual intimacy, and have a negative attitude towards sex, (Schmidt, 2010). Female infertility is associated with various social correlates leading to higher remarriage rates and to further complicating the problem of infertility. Thus, a correction of women’s basic attitudes and their relationships to their surrounding social habitat should be an essential component of any program...
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...butlers to wait on us hand and foot. Now, I am not saying that some of these fantasies do not come true for some, but for the majority they are just fantasies. Do people really know what they are getting into when they repeat that two letter word “I do”? Do not get the impression that getting married is a bad idea, because there are couples I know today that are still going strong after 60 plus years. Marriage is a huge commitment that should be taken seriously, and you have to work together as a team. Divorce happens more often times than not and it can take a serious toll on everyone in the family especially the kids. I chose the social problem of divorce for two reasons, one of them is because I have been through it twice myself, and the other is we have a high divorce rate in this nation. I married my first husband when I was 17, and straight out of high school. We had 3 beautiful children at which time he became very controlling and verbally abusive so we divorced in 2006. Well, I turned right around and got remarried in May 2006, the very year I was divorced from the first one. Well, long story short, we are separated and are drawing up divorce papers so I have quite of bit of experience with this social problem. People ask me all the time would I get married a third time and I said only if the good Lord told me to. When two people decide that they want to get married, it is usually a very exciting time for them, and typically it is. But for some (not all) things start to...
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...their accent, and so they hated their school. The daughter Yolanda had to write a speech that she had to give in front of her class which made her frustrated because she had to speak in English and she had an accent so she was scared that her friends would make fun of her because of her accent. She was inspired by reading Walt Whitman. She finally satisfied that she sounded like herself in English after she finished the speech. While her father was reading the news and was concerned about the situation of his country he got the a report from her teacher says that she plagiarized Walt Whitman, that made him angry then her mother defended her speech would make which made him even more angry and drove him to tore the speech into pieces. That made Yolanda cries and goes to her room and closes the door until her mother came to help her out with her speech. This short story has a couple of epiphanies that happened to different characters throughout the story that changes the way the reader thinks about those characters and brought new and new meaning to the story. Epiphany, however, according to “Merriam-Webster” dictionary, means “a moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way” which in this case it’s applied to the changes in the characters personality in the story. Anyways the Epiphanies in “Daughter of Invention” in my opinion are; first when the father apologizes to his daughter the day after and brings her and electric typewriter. The other epiphany...
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