...The icy road made Ruse’s knees numb as she knelt, her palms on the ground, her head trying to contemplate the situation only to give up at last. If only she had something, just one thing to stand up for. She didn’t. She bowed down acknowledging her failure. Filled with hatred, the only thing she wanted was an end. An end to all that she ever stood for and an end to everything she ever felt. The cold turned the road to ice or was it ice itself? She could not answer. She felt as if she was in the last place she wanted to be. She felt as if she was home. She did not know for sure. She knew nothing. Her tears made her vision foggy. In the vague vision, she saw a little girl ice skiing. She was smiling. She felt that the innocent face had the conjuration that could not be found in the most beautiful place of the earth. She looked at her wondering where she had seen that little face. It did not belong there for sure. She tried to move. She tried calling out. All attempts failed. Her knees were numb and her throat had dried. The only sound that came was of the involuntary sobs, that came from her and yet they seemed to her as the sound that was beyond identification, yet it was not something she wanted the little girl to hear so she stayed still. She was afraid. She did not have a reason to be. She waited for the little girl to vanish; and till she waited, she could do nothing but stare at her. She could only imagine her jumping like a baby monkey hopping on a tree or throwing water...
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...skin, my stomach was growling and yet my bicycle refused to move faster. Getting back home was quite literally an uphill task as it was on top of a hill, sitting like a cream colored cherry on top of a green colored hill. The rain was not helping my quest to get back home in time for a nourishing dinner and a full night’s sleep, both of which had been recently denied to me due to the pressures of my new job. Avoiding the puddles formed in the potholes of the road, I made my way forward slowly but steadily. Thoughts of my father crept into my mind. His smile, his booming laughter, the fierce frown when someone, anyone, told him what to do were my most vivid memories. He had departed for his next life now; a tumor in his lungs made sure of that. Even though it had now been a year since his death, I still missed him. My mother had left me and my father when I was a mere 3-year old girl, impressionable and then, heart-broken. I have never trusted anyone completely ever since. I huffed and puffed up the hill and when I was close enough, I saw something which made my blood run cold. A streak of lightning. A fire. On the very top of the hill. I cycled like I had never cycled before. Memories of my father building the house swirled into my mind, too fast to separate. Panic seized my throat. I could not let it burn down. It was my only tangible connection to him. I felt my bicycle giving up. I got off, threw it to the side and ran like the very devil was at my feet...
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...someone said something shitty to you and then spent the rest of the day wondering why you reacted that way? Yes. 1:23 Have you ever seemed to lose your airplane ticket a thousand times as you walked from the check-in to the gate? Yes. 1:33 Have you ever put on a pair of pants and then much later realized that there was a loose sock smushed up against your thigh? (Laughter) Good. 1:44 Have you ever tried to guess someone else's password so many times that it locked their account? Mmm. 1:53 Have you ever had a nagging feeling that one day you will be discovered as a fraud? Yes, it's safe here. 2:04 Have you ever hoped that there was some ability you hadn't discovered yet that you were just naturally great at? Mmm. 2:14 Have you ever broken something in real life, and then found yourself looking for an "undo" button in real life? 2:24 Have you ever misplaced your TED badge and then immediately started imagining what a three-day Vancouver vacation might look like? 2:34 Have you ever marveled at how someone you thought was so ordinary could suddenly become so beautiful? 2:43 Have you ever stared at your phone smiling like an idiot while texting with someone? Have you ever subsequently texted that person the phrase "I'm staring at...
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...what,with the news traveling so slowly. the girl came back in then and climbed upto them. she crouched next to him and started to slowly pour water over his body from the bucket she had beerl carrying. dillquist sighed and looked at her. thank you she smilled,still pouring water dillquistfelt the warmth of her body next to him smelled her fresh sweat through the moist linene gown. it wasnt an unpleasant smell, not at all like the stale old sweat of an army tent at night but a sweet, almost promising scent. like the smell of a girl when you have sex wid her, dillquist thought. he was suddenly aware that his thoughts were showing under the thin cloth that covered his groin. he turned back to winther abruptly. so dont worry about dbeln, he continued. instead , we should be thinking about what are friend gray is worrying about. ah, winther said. gray is just a scared old man. no. 1 think he has a piont. you cant just start revolution. you need to have a plan as for who is to be in charge afterwards. do you want me to fetch another bucket? the girl asked, smiling. general dbeln did indeed have other things to worry about. he was of course, aware there were plans for a coup dtat in the capital. however, he was confident that there wouldnt come anything of it in the end. after all there had been rumors for months, but nothing had happened. also, the police were aware of the problem and would certainly keep their eyes open. so dbeln concentrated on...
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...nerd." I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives." He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before now. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home, and I carried his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes. We hung all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. And my friends thought the same of him. Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, "you are gonna really build some...
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...their "American Dream" is. Unfortunately, I do believe that societies overall dream is to be more "economically successful than previous generations in your family." My hope for current and future generation "American Dreamers" is they broaden their meaning of their dream and simplify it at the same time, giving it a one word definition, Happiness. I chose this word because I believe it to be universal through all cultures. It encompasses all the little things each one of us breaks Happiness into. Besides, having practiced being happy while trying to turn every negative moment that happens throughout the day into a positive. It is without a doubt easier to contiue smiling through the negatives to the next positive, than it is to smile, frown, smile,...
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...Myeongeun?” As soon as she heard his voice, she smiled. “Nothing - I just thought the rain droplets are pretty,” there’s a hint of wanting, begging, in her voice. Taehyung understood what she wanted immediately, and sighed. “You’re asking for the impossible, Myeongeun.” Her heart dropped a little as ‘impossible’ rolled off his tongue. She nod slowly, twice, and gazed at the park which seemed gloomy, as it was drenched. A sigh escaped her small, pouty lips. Taehyung heard her almost inaudible sigh and kissed her left shoulder a few times, trying to distract her from whatever she was thinking about at the moment. His arms circled her waist before bringing her body close to his. Her back touched his chest, the contact made Myeongeun smile a little. “Taehyung…” Taehyung simply put his chin on her shoulder. “Do you want pasta for dinner? I found a new recipe for the carbonara sauce, thought we could give it a try,” Myeongeun tilted her head and laid it over her fiancé’s. “Don’t you think it’s a little early for dinner, love?” She emitted a soft chuckle. He tensed for a second at ‘love’. He didn’t think he could ever get used to this nickname. Taehyung released his arms and stepped back. Myeongeun felt the warmth fading suddenly therefore she looked back. She had seen Taehyung’s eyes with this particular expression before, knowing what was happening, she looked down. “Sorry,” she muttered. “It’s not your fault,” Taehyung said, trying to sound reassuring, although...
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...that I could get a different experience from both, however the Friends of the Night People was the one that had the most impact on me. Walking in I honestly didnt know what to expect. The other volunteers were very friendly and I immediately felt like this was going to be a good night. They put me on drinks to serve. However, as the night started and people began to pour in for food, clothes, and some warm shelter I was flooded by alot of mixed emotions. I immediately felt a sense of reward for helping those in need. I felt like they needed all of us and it also gave me a flash of what the world is REALLY like out there. The only goal i had while i was there was to keep a smile on my face and try to make people feel welcome. Here were people who have nothing and yet come in with a smile on their face and so appreciative just for the littlest things. While I was serving drinks I tried not to be judgemental and open minded. There were some great moments and also some sad moments. There was a few times where my heart would just break for them. A woman came in beaten up and still smiling and thanking me for being there. Several people came through in worse shape than most and carried everything they owned in just one garbage bag. That was the hardest thing for me to watch. Then there were people that just made my day. Here I am more fortunate than most and people were thanking me, blessing me, and calling me a godsent for helping them. Those were the highlights...
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...Chapter 4 Case Incident 1 IS IT OKAY TO CRY AT WORK? I. Study/Analysis Study Questions: 1. What factors do you think make some organizations ineffective at managing emotions? Some factors that make some organizations ineffective at managing emotions could managers don’t understand psychology, or the organization does not offer programs such as anger management to employees. Emotions are strong feelings directed at someone or something (Organizational Behavior, page 98). Some managers do not have any experience handling employee’s emotions, or they may not know how to approach any issues dealing with emotions. Understanding emotions is important for organizations and managers to understand, because detecting emotions can lead to creating an effective environment. So I think organizations should offer employees a training session or show a video on how to manage emotions in the workplace, and to have guidelines on how to manage emotions in the organization. Handling emotions in the workplace will create a positive atmosphere, and will improve production in the organization. 2. Do you think the strategic use and display of emotions serve to protect employees, or does covering your true emotions at work lead to more problems than it solves? I think the use of strategic use and display of emotions serve to protect employees for a reason, and that even though you cover your true emotions in certain situations it’s best for the organization...
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...How to Smile John Lennon once said, “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” If his saying was true, most people must be two or three hundred years old according to their face-book pages. However, their life must be miserable since I hardly see anyone smile to a strange on a busy street anymore. Smile and be happy are not just a formal act of friendliness, but it’s also a way to experience life. Although no one can be happy all the time, you can practice convincing yourself to be happy, because after all life is too precious to waste it. As a waiter, customers often asked me, “You smile all the time, how can you be happy every day?” I answer something along the lines like, “You know, life is good!” or “The smell from our food makes me smile.” If a coworker asks then I typically reply, “It’s a tip from years of experience. The longer you serve, the brighter your smile is.” This response makes my coworker thinks that although work is not like Disneyland, it is still possible to put up a smile and lift up the whole atmosphere. Servers are trained to smile all the time because a business owner knows that happiness is transmittable. A happy server makes happy customers, happy customers will come back and even bring a friend with them next time. As a server, I smile not only to fill up my tip jar, but also to lift the spirits of my coworkers. Hence, I can spread my happiness to everyone they interact with for the rest of the night. There is...
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...states that a simple smile has the power to make things better. Accordingly, he refers to a smile as a superpower. He explains that the act of smiling itself makes you feel better rather than smiling being a result of feeling good. So the purpose of this lecture may have been to encourage one’s ability to smile and be happy even in the hardest of times. Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling which reveals some surprising results and discusses how smiling is contagious and beneficial. He starts off his lecture by revealing some logical facts about the hidden power of a smile. For instance, a study which measured smiles of students in a high school yearbook photos to look what the students’ lives were after decades, found that widest smilers were more likely to be in a long-lasting marriage and to have a better sense of personal well-being. Another study found that the span of major league baseball players’ smiles in their photos predicted longevity. Gutman surprises the gathering by revealing that we are actually born smiling as technology shows that babies appear to smile even in the womb. Therefore, it is one of the most basic biological expressions of all humans and we are part of naturally smiling species. Smiling is evolutionary contagious and we have a hidden innate drive to smile when we see one. This occurs even among strangers when we have no intention to connect with the other person. Gutman interacts with the audience by asking if they smile more than 20 times...
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...Appropriate Emotional Response Infancy As infancy stage goes to the age two and expression of emotions can take many changes such as, Happy they will smile, laugh versus frowning, or crying; Sadness brings tears, frowns versus giggling, or cooh's; Fear will show by frowning eyes, cry's versus bouncing with excitement; Pride will show smiles, excitement versus no expression, or care. Early Childhood In early child stage (2-6) the expression of emotions would be much the same as infancy with a little more emotion. Happy they may giggle, spin around, dance versus frown, or withdraw from a happy event; Sadness can expect tears, need to be comforted versus lashing out aggressively; Fear comes attachment to mom or dad, hide, back away versus anger, or aggression; Pride the need to show off and share accomplishments versus shy or not wanting to stand out. Middle Childhood In the middle childhood a child’s emotions maybe Happy as they talk and laugh with friends versus isolation, or maybe overly quiet; Sadness could bring withdraw, the need to be alone versus feelings of glad, or excitement ; Fear avoids what causes this emotion versus aggression towards it; Pride comes sense of self worth versus feelings of worthlessness. Adolescence Happy is expressed in many ways from outgoing, social versus isolation, and withdraw from peers; Sadness can bring depression, need to be alone versus anger, self destructive behavior, or an extreme high of no care;...
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...vital to daily life and practicing effective communication will ensure the proper message is sent and received. Facial expressions are the most common form of demonstrative communication. Nayad 2011, “Research estimates that body language, including facial expressions, account for 55 percent of all communication” (Physical Nonverbal Communication, p. 1). A positive facial expression example is as simple genuine smile of happiness. Of course interpreting variances of the smile can be positive and even negative dependent upon interpretation. For example, the interpretation of a grin can be seen as a sign of arrogance dependent on the connotation and is an example of a negative facial expression. Another example of a negative facial expression is the ever popular frown displaying sadness or disappointment. Effective use of demonstrative communication is extremely important in delivering a message properly. Specifically, if presenting a business brief to a corporate body an effective facial expression would definitely be of a serious nature, devoid of smiles, grins, and frowns. Polar opposite in this scenario would be displaying a look of...
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...pocket. These are basic signs that suggest that a person may be lying. However, a serial liar might be able to conceal such obvious signs through his experience and boldness. A trained body-language practitioner will be able to skilfully pose questions and retrieve both verbal and non-verbal clues. If, for example, a person is suspected of stealing from the office cash box, he can be cleverly questioned so that he will exhibit the necessary reflectors. Should he be guilty of stealing from the cash box, he is likely to be defensive, with a tendency to scramble for an alibi. If he is innocent, he tends to be offended, and may be aggressive when questioned. Facial expressions Facial expressions often reveal the true emotions of a person. A smile is often taken as a happy expression,...
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...the hours of 11:00- 12:00pm and recorded the following results: * The facial expressions of the persons walking and texting, had a smile on their faces and the few who obstructed the path of someone else, smiled at that person on realizing they had. The physical appearance most observed was walking with heads down while using their devices. Verbally, most persons who had obstructed or almost obstructed others apologized for doing so while continuing about their business. There was no observation of anyone losing their balance; it was observed however that some persons actually collided with other pedestrians, while some had to try to avoid collision with vehicles. Julie conducted her research between the hours of 5:30-7:30pm, and recorded the following results: * It was observed that most persons, whether pedestrians or drivers, had smiles on their faces while using their devices. Physically they conducted their movements/business with their heads down. Given the time of day, verbal responses were not easily seen so as to be recorded. Pedestrians were often seen stumbling; drivers couldn’t be properly assessed in this area. It was observed pedestrians often trying to avoid a collision with others. Leanne conducted her research between the hours of 3:30-4:30pm, and recorded the following results: * Persons were moving around with smiles on their faces and some persons seemed upset also, while using their devices. Drivers were also observed using their devices whether...
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