...Defining and Experiencing Humanities Robert S. Baskett HUM/100 26 January 2015 Hayden Roberts Defining and Experiencing Humanities The definition of humanities according to me is a study in history, more specifically the culture, art, and technology of ancient cultures. So far in life I have yet too learn anything about humanities or ancient cultures and can’t imagine how it could be applied in real life situations. However I have attended many concerts and events in my life. So I can definitely talk about that. Most recently I drove an hour away from home to the Central Florida Fairgrounds for the annual Scottish Highland Games and Festival. The highland games are a collection of events that go I don’t know how far back in history but it was back when England ruled over Scotland and Northern Ireland. England had outlawed the practice of training with weapons so the Scottish used everyday objects to achieve their purpose. The Scottish invented games like the caber toss, the hammer throw, and the sheaf toss. Each one of these games requires a great deal of skill and muscle. Yet there was much more to the event than just the games there was my personal favorite the sheep dog competitions. The sheep dog competitions were my absolute favorite because of the relationship between dog and master. These dogs are so in tune to the job they’re doing that they aren’t distracted by anything. The herder or master doesn’t even move or speak the entire competition;...
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...William Gerald Golding was born on 19 September 1911in Cornwell, England. He was a British novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. Before becoming a writer Golding was teaching in a boys school and also server the Royal Navy during the war. This was a defining moment in his life as his ideas of optimism and humanity were shattered completely after experiencing the horrors of war. After the war Golding began writing and his first novel Lord of the Flies brought him immense critical acclaim. This gave him an opportunity to continue writing. Though Golding went on to produce several other literary pieces he is till date known for Lord of the Flies. Golding uses a chronological style of narration in the novel...
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...In section 8 of the article, experiencing the world in your view allows growth, humanity, and existence to form who you are. Your surroundings created the relationships, feelings, and decisions that have an impact on you every day. These pros and cons of life teach value that only you can provide the answer in your heart. Emotions and experiences play an important role as a life lesson. After reading this article, section 8 gave me contrasting comprehension, which my experiences and emotions impacted me to become the person I am today. Defining your meaning of life is something I would agree upon on. The events and people around you allow yourself take on those chances to expand your knowledge. Some people come and go, which means if it is meant to be, it is meant to be. Whether it...
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...intrinsic and extrinsic motivations work and play, personal interest and shared interest. Sportsmanship can be understood as the art of balancing these tensions with any eye to ethical commitment. Coaches need to teach competition not to just assume athletes know what it is. There are no formal curricula and there are no established standards or grade level expectations to guide our efforts. There are ten teaching strategies coaches should use to coach athletes. Conclusion/Result: As we reclaim the ethical core of true competition we can make an opportunity to support our common humanity and our pursuit of enjoyment and excellence to show sportsmanship in competition. Recommendations/Implications: Former basketball coach John Wooden would redefine success every year. The correct mindset toward competition begins with defining success appropriately. Success according to Wooden was experiencing the satisfaction that comes when you know that you have given your best win our lose. Another important recommendation is to appreciate opponents. Coaches should encourage students to use the challenge of decompetitive opponents to strengthen their own character by staying true to the foundational norms of genuine competition. Discussion: What should you do if opponent who is cheating our acting disrespectful? How can you implement that understanding of success in your...
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...You’ve probably studied on the Berlin wall, maybe heard your grandparents talking about it, or at least head Ronald Reagan’s famous quote “Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall!” A powerful quote defining freedom and liberty, but why? Many people today don’t truly know the power of that simple line, boldly defying the oppression in Berlin that personally affected tens of thousands of people. But why? You may ask, What’s so bad about dividing a city? Well, below are just a few examples of some things that would be faced by normal people during the occupation of Berlin. One of the first things you could have faced was being separated from your family. As unthinkable as it sounds today many people were separated from the rest of their families, sometimes permanently. The wall was put up over night, with no warning, the ban on travel was effective immediately. That meant if you lived on the east side of the wall you wouldn’t be able to cross the wall, even to visit you family. Technically their were ways to get a visa to temporally cross the boarder, however the likelihood of you actually getting one was very slim. I previously mentioned that the Berlin wall was a symbol of tyranny,...
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...communities in Ireland. Introduction Climate change is the most serious environmental problem facing humanity today, raising many questions that are fundamentally normative and ethical in their basis. An increasing body of research highlights that, although everyone is susceptible to the effects of climate change, such effects will be experienced unevenly, with the most vulnerable people in the most deprived communities bearing the most of damaging of the effects of climate change, (Smith, 2006). It must be recognised that the experiences and concerns of the people who are themselves living in poverty must be taken into account. This is especially of concern given that deprived groups and individuals will experience the most difficulty in coping with market based responses to climate change. This research will seek to address the current gap in our understanding of the relations between climate change and the experience of living in poverty in Ireland. Aims and Objectives The aim of this research essentially is to try and gain a broader understanding of how climate change is affecting those living in less than acceptable standards in Ireland. This research will attempt to: 1) Document the major climate change concerns that emerge for people experiencing poverty in Ireland; what are key economic, social and political concerns related to climate change that arise for people experiencing poverty? 2) Examine how these concerns are influenced by perceived risk: To what extent do individuals...
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...The Reality of Rejection An innocent mother and child are killed by a thief for only a laptop and some jewelry. A man is battered in a dark alleyway for the change in his pocket. A fight between a meth abusing teenager and his dad ends in violence. What do these events have in common? They are crimes- reckless acts of malevolence-that no one could ever have any excuse or valid reason for; or could they? In the gothic thriller Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, themes of rejection, morality, and the human experience are explored through the woeful tale of Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation. Specifically, a poignant story of a created being experiencing abandonment from his creator-heavily influenced by biblical themes- emerges. This...
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...|[pic] |Course Syllabus | | |College of Humanities | | |COM/360 Version 3 | | |Intercultural Communication | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2004 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The purpose of this course is to assist students in understanding and applying the principles of effective intercultural communication in a diverse society and in global commerce. Students will develop an understanding of why and how cultural issues influence effective communication. This course introduces techniques for improving written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills in response to intercultural settings. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are...
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...entails noticing human condition, vulnerable and imperfect as it is. However, could we feel it towards oneself? That is what self-compassion is about (Gilbert, McEwan, Matos & Rivis, 2011). Instead of feeling it for others, self-compassion is turned inwards. It is worthy to note that self-compassion is one of the most important terms that the current science of psychology probably ever encountered, and in response to its recent boom there has been a huge amount of research into self-compassion over the past years. Nonetheless, this modern interest is not unfounded at all, but it yields a promising way to achieve more knowledge and in turn, contribute to the healing process in people. Furthermore, Neff (2003) has been the primal initiator on defining the key concept here, which is self-compassion. Accordingly, self-compassion is the combined ability of treating oneself nicely in situations of...
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...Yoga History and Traditions T he single most important aspect of YOGA is that our physical asana practise is just one part of YOGA SCIENCE. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali make this perfectly clear when defining yoga as Science of the Mind. This mental science is founded on Raja Yoga. The Sutras provide a firm foundation for all of the many types of yoga postures and meditation which have been developed over the centuries. They all have one thing in common, the search for and development of a particular state of being we call consciousness. The asanas, or postures together with pranayama, which is the meditative technique of breath awareness, help us to prepare the body for the more difficult work in opening up the subliminal or unconsciousness mind. The subject of yoga history is enormous, difficult to define and open to a number of interpretations. However, we can make it easier by noting that the main elements of philosophy in India are The Vedas, Brahmanism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Yoga history has...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There are many different kinds of beauty contests these days. The contests are held for both men and women and range from infants to adults. But do beauty pageants really have any relation to any kind of social issue? Do beauty contest serve any purpose in the society or is it a mere form of entertainment? A long 5-6 hour of program with numerous rounds and questions that the world watches with extreme excitement. But what is the purpose of beauty pageants apart from being a platform for young girls to the career of modelling and acting. Do the contests have any relation to the society or is it just market gimmick? Beauty contests have been going on for ages and centuries now, but have these contests been of any good to the society? The purpose of the survey was to understand common man’s view on the beauty contests held today. The questionnaire survey was taken from sample size of 50 people selected randomly, from varying age groups. During analysing the data collected various interesting facts came forward. People today have a mixed opinion about such contests held. Different individuals had a different take on the idea of beauty contests, there were mixed reactions received. The majority of population was of the students. Though the other population cannot be completely neglected, however majority assumptions of the survey could be made considering the ‘young minds’. 68% of the population were aware of the beauty contest held and 58% of the population...
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... Though this statistic is in part due to the stigma associated with mental health, there are various methods in which we can protect and promote our psychological wellbeing. More importantly, given that suffering is inevitable and arrives in innumerable guises (e.g. stress, depression, confusion), how can one become less disturbed by the unpleasant experiences in life? By introducing the concept, this paper will argue that mindfulness can be used to as a tool to achieve greater psychological well-being. Known as a deceptively simple but useful attention-regulating practice, mindfulness allows one to be less reactive to what is happening in the moment and accepting of all experiences—be it positive, negative, or neutral (Germer, 2004). Defining Mindfulness What, exactly, is mindfulness? Although there has been a call in the literature to reconstruct aspects of current mindfulness models, including the establishment of a mutually agreed upon definition and application of the term (Germer 2004), mindfulness is best known for its Buddhist roots and translation of the Pali word sati, meaning awareness, attention and remembering (Brown and Ryan, 2003). Germer, for example, describes the term very simply as “moment-by-moment awareness” (Germer, 2004). Mikulas, on the other hand, takes a more comprehensive approach when explaining mindfulness: “…the biggest problem in Western academic and popular approaches to...
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...discussing Nozick’s shortcomings, an in depth look at his overall standpoint seems to be in order. Nozick believes that “the most intense way we relate to another person is sexually” (272). “Only in sex,” Nozick says, “is such an intense excitement shared with the object and cause of it” (272). The interactions of the partners are part of what makes sexual activity so ground-breaking to Nozick. He discusses the role of trust, which is of vital importance. He point out that only in a trusting interaction can one show their own sexual desires and vulnerabilities. Nozick also believes that sexuality is good for a person in the sense that, “it is not only the other person who is known more deeply in sex. One knows one’s own self better in experiencing what it is capable of: passion, love, aggression, vulnerability, domination, playfulness, infantile pleasure, joy. The depth of relaxing afterward is a measure of the fullness and profoundity of the experience together, and a part of it,” (273). It does not seem that many would disagree on the amount of trust or openness involved in sexual encounters, nor the intimate knowledge that one can gain about one’s partner and one’s self. However, some of Nozick’s further points begin to seem quite heteronormative and phallocentric. Heteronormative, in the most...
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...ompassion: A Concept Analysis Joseph E. Vincent Florida International University June 24, 2011 Abstract Our world is still dominated by all kinds of social conflicts, despite our outstanding material, scientific and technological advancements. Human beings, too often lack in their conduct the essential attributes that separate us from other animals. A sense of decency, moral, logic, the feelings of love and compassion for others in our various forms of interaction with one another. Too often these noble expressions of our common humanity are not respected, even in areas where they are deemed to be essential. Nursing, from its foundation and elevation by pioneers such as Florence Nightingale has always relied upon the idea of compassion as its core essence. Later on, other nursing theorists like Sister Simone Roach made it a key component of the development of her own version of caring as a theory on which nursing is based. The concept analysis developed by Avant and Walker (2011). Concept analysis in strategies for theory construction in nursing pp.157-176 provides tools that can be used to demonstrate the importance of compassion when it comes to its application for relevant and competent nursing practice. Compassion: A Concept Analysis From its inception to today’s practice the essence of nursing has not changed, despite its ever growing scope and field of action. According the international council of nurses(ICN) ‘’Nursing” encompass...
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.... South Africa South Africa, a country on the southern tip of Africa, has an area of 471,442sq mi and a population of 44,188,000. It is predominately a black ethnicity with 76% of the population. Although South Africa is Africa's most developed country, most of the black people - rural and urban - are poor, with low standards of living. South Africa has vital natural resources such as diamonds and gold and is rich in other resources such as coal, chromite, copper, iron ore, manga- nese, platinum, phosphate rock, silver, uranium and vanadium (South Africa, 2008). It is obvious that South Africa can sustain their economy through these resources. Through the centuries South Africa has faced difficult time since the Dutch came in 1600’s, in 1700 they started importing slaves establishing the dominance of white over non- whites in the region. The non-whites faced discrimination for years under apartheid and political corruption ran by the whites. Today things look better for the people of South Africa, but they still have many obstacles to overcome. Although South Africa has overcome many travesties throughout the years, their reasonably new democracy faces more with complex political parties, recent struggles with homelessness, and what is being done about this situation. Firstly, apartheid is an “Afrikaans word literally meaning apartness,” refers to the policy of racial segregation and its concomitant economic and political discrimination that was adopted by the South...
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