...In The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life Goffman states that when an individual interacts with people, the individual will try to control the impression that others make of them, by altering their setting, appearance and manner. At the same time, the person an individual is interacting with is trying to construct information about the individual. A person’s motive is to “control the definitions of the scene for the audience, so that they will respond accordingly”. I found this concept to be an important aspect of socialization in everyday life. I thought Goffman's concept of dramaturgy was compelling taking all elements of a theatre performance into consideration, Such as social setting, appearance and manner to convey information about...
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...EVERYDAY HOSTEL LIFE IN UNIVERSITY: A SOCIAL APPROACH The dictionary defines a hostel as “an establishment which provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people such as students, workers or travellers.” Although this definition suffices to explain the concrete structure of a hostel, it fails to encompass the social, intercultural and personal realms of “hostel life”. Here, the keyword is “life”. Staying in a hostel does not only mean availing the facilities of food and lodging but it is also a web of interpersonal relationships, interactions, cultural mingling, development of self-reliance and a sense of belonging which constitutes the social life and personality of an individual. Without the web of social interactions, a hostel would be merely a room rented in a hotel. Hence, the difference between “hostel” and “hostel life” is clearly demarcated. Studying the various knick-knacks of everyday hostel life and the broader social significance of it is the objective of my research. Since I am a college student, I chose to base my studies about hostel life at the university level for the sheer convenience of it. For the purpose of the research, I handed out a questionnaire to a number of university students availing the hostel and interacted with a number of ex-hostelites as well as non-hostelites and thus deduced my detailed observations from it. WHY HOSTEL? The first question that arises while studying hostel life is “why would an individual choose to...
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...An ethic is a moral philosophy by which one should abide. My belief is that ethics are a code of integrity and because of this an individual should undermine all rationality in order to influence one's "ethics" and determine what is right and what is wrong. Ethics are used in everyday life to determine moral direction and to penetrate absolute good over relative good. The problem is how "absolute good" is to be determined within transitional societies. Another problem involving ethics is its role amongst the lives of humans and what purpose it truly serves. And so, ethics are benevolent trade. Ethics help one to determine moral direction. Ethics are different from deeds in that they are not physical nor serve a demonstrative purpose. They are rather a set of beliefs aroused by thoughts and conscience, and in being so, they influence people's behavior and validation of and around other beings. And when one person feels that they lead a good life and they commit beneficient deeds without expecting recognition they know that they are integral members of society in that they don't listen to the "whisperer" which leads one astray, but rather compose a set of principles that is extraordinary. How is "absolute good" determined? There are various ways of determining this. Is it possible that "absolute good" is determined by an individual's degree of confidence in one's work? My personal belief is that "absolute good" comes from your conscience. I don't believe that there is a real "absolute...
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...meaning of 'knowledge', science enters the life of even the most primitive human being, who knows the safe from the poisonous berry, who has stored up some rudimentary IDEAS about building a hut, sharpening a spear, and fishing in the river. this knowledge, or accumulation of experience, distinguishes man from the animal which has to rely on instinct. Yet, for most people 'science' means a number of abstract subject such as physics, chemistry, biology and mechanics, to quote a few, which HAVE TO be learnt as part of 'education', yet which seem to have little bearing on everyday living. How wrong this is. Our way o life is completely dependent on science and its fruits surround us on all sides. The Renaissance first taught man to realize the value of scientific progress, but it was not until the 18th century that the Industrial Revolution in the West really showed the impact science could have on living through developments in land-tillage, commercial production, transportation, and the beginning of THE SUPPLY of mass-produced consumer goods. Until about 1920, progress was steady but in the last 45 years, the process of applying of science to the needs of living has accelerated enormously. This has been proportionate to the rate of scientific discovery itself. Today, there is available an enormous RANGE OF consumer goods from the simple frying-pan to the jet plane, from the alarm-clock to the computer. All these things serve to make life easier and more pleasant, yet in themselves...
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...The idea of a sociological imagination is the ability of a person to have a mindset that allows them to see the forest though the trees, so to speak. In order for those individuals to see past just their troubles, they need to have a thought process that lets them see what is happening to not only them, but to the entire society that they are a part of, instead of only thinking about themselves. By using the sociological imagination as part of our daily lives, we would have the power to change the world! In relation to what happened in Mike, his personal problems were caused by what was happening to the entire economy, globalization. Mike had no intention of getting fired from his job; he actually had aspired to move up in the company instead...
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...Life has its ups and down, you’ll never expect what is coming next; it's like a rollercoaster in the dark. Obstacles is something we all have to overcome in everyone’s lifespan. Some of those obstacles could be riding a bike, swimming in a deep pool, trying to pass a really hard examination. Throughout life we learn to overcome them, we become superheros of our own stories. Somethings are harder than others, things like deadly diseases; diabetes, high blood pressure, Aids, HIV, having any medical disease or disorder can affect an individual. One of those diseases is cancer. Cancer is abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Cancer affects many different people, men and women, children, at any age....
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...Community College Critical Analysis of The Robot Invasion In the article The Robot Invasion by Charles Gillis, it talks about in the not too distant future how robotics will be a part of everyday society, how it will be used in manufacturing and labor industry instead of people for jobs that are dirty, dangerous, and difficult. The author argues that the world will be swarming with the robotics in the future which will change the job industry and even how basic chores are done around the house. The world is changing as the technology of robots are slowly taking over jobs, is not a too farfetched argument. “For many years the work of engineers and sci-fi writers have forecast a time when autonomous machines would become enough like living creatures to share our homes and work spaces.” The statement in this article is a good capture to draw the attention of the readers, drawing them into what they have seen on TV and in the media. Robots for many years have been the focus in movies and sci-fi, this is what we are expecting in the future of our world. This has brought the fears to the people to think that robots will take over the world and do harm on to them, which was a great way to understand that society will have a hard time adjusting or accepting that robots will be used in everyday life. As of right now there already is a little robot called the Roomba helping out in many households with the chore of vacuuming. This robot has been welcomed into many homes due to its practicality...
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...what those people do not realise is that it is this very subject that provides us with the knowledge needed to manage our everyday life. My interest in Business stems from the fact that I have been brought up in an entrepreneurial family where I have been constantly exposed to discussions varying from the accountancy of an everyday running business to the marketing of daily new products. The advantages of growing up in a family with a self employed business are that you begin to catch onto business traits from a very early age and I believe I have the experience of doing exactly that. By studying Business I would be able to learn what goes on behind the scenes of running a successful business and knowing that the Business industry is a very competitive and driven trade is what excites and motivates me even more into doing this particular course. As I have previously mentioned my interest in Business derives from my upbringing into a family who currently own 4 successful businesses and a number of different properties; therefore I have always been curious as to the work my parents have to put in, in order to make our businesses a success. You could say it is in my blood and I have certainly absorbed the interest and fascination of how business and commerce works. From an early age I have always been keen in how the business world operates among our everyday lives and to understand the complexities behind the industry. By studying Business it gives me an advantage over others...
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...After making a detailed list of skills that are involved in the study of History as an academic discipline, briefly discuss the potential usefulness of these skills for other professions and/or in our everyday lives. This will help you to see how the academic study of History is useful as part of our general education.) Investigative Research Communication Patience Writing Commitment History is the ultimate puzzle. Mastering the skills developed through studying history gives you the ability to discern fact from fiction and reality from myth. It makes you more able to document an event with better accuracy. In Science, this can help you reach a desired solution or result by depicting the outcome of trials and tests with better understanding. In everyday life you will be more critical of events as they are told or received initially by you. You will look for ways to justify or corroborate facts/ events presented to you. I think you will become less likely to fill in the spaces and more likely to pursue proof to validate the event and to better separate fact from fiction for yourself. 2. What can you do with History in a practical sense? (Think about both the skills which are used and content knowledge.) How can the fruits of an academic study of History be used in our everyday lives or professionally? Make a list of as many meaningful personal and professional / occupational applications as you can imagine. Be creative. (As a Ph.D. in History myself, I am always interested...
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...regard to technology, |telecommunications and computers and turning them into one electric or digital form. This | |and how has it affected everyday life? |affects our everyday lives more than we know. Media coverage gives us the ability to watch| | |television, listen to music, and shop online. This also allows us to do such things as | | |email or video chat on the computer, this removes having to use the telephone almost | | |completely. Other things such as myspace, twitter, facebook, and Instagram also allows you| | |to keep up with your family and friends by using the internet. Media coverage has also | | |replaced such things as hard back books by introducing e-books that can be downloaded from| | |your computer. | |What is meant by the term media |Media convergence, with regards to technology, refers to the tendency of different | |convergence with regard to business, and|technologies to eventually inhabit familiar utility. Smartphones are the best example of | |how has it affected everyday life? |this, as they have many utilities beyond a phone that converge with cameras, tablets, | |...
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...The Everyday Life of Metaphors “To be aware of metaphors is to be humbled by the complexity of the world, to realize that deep in the undercurrents of thought there are thousands of lenses popping up between us and the world, and that we’re surrounded at all times by what Steven Pinker of Harvard once called ‘pedestrian poetry.’ ” --David Brooks When having a conversation with family, friends, or a colleague, are you aware of what you are saying? Are you aware of the devices that you use to shift the conversation in your favor or even to make your point more relatable? Contrary to popular belief, metaphors are a part of our everyday life; they are ubiquitous. We use them in everyday conversations more often than we may realize. Metaphors are powerful devices; often times we use them subconsciously, but they still manage to deliver the same validity. The aim of this paper is to bring the metaphors in our everyday life to light, by showing their explicit and implicit use in different areas of our daily life. Metaphors go beyond literature and transcend to other realms such as storytelling, spoken art, government, and advertisement. Before examining the everyday life of a metaphor, it is important to present its meaning and history to best explain how it became such an important part of our speech. Aristotle was the first to provide a scholarly treatment of metaphors and gives a detailed definition of the term ‘metaphor.’ He reports that a metaphor ”consists in giving...
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...Julia DeWitt SC250-05: Science for Everyday Life Unit 9 Assignment August 05, 2014 When I hear the word “scientist” there are multiple things that run through my thoughts. I picture someone in a lab coat trying to discover a cure to a disease like cancer or the next plague that comes along. There is this image of dry ice coming out of test tubes and beakers surrounding them. Maybe even a bunch of stressed out yuppie looking guys who had way too much coffee, desperately trying to find the vaccine to stop the zombie apocalypse. I also picture Beaker from the Muppet show. He did a wonderful job forming an image of what a scientist probably was to me as a child. He was insecure and he made a mess. My cousin is a scientist so then there is an image of this very stern but sarcastic guy testing and testing and retesting. That image sounds so boring but I’m grateful there are brilliant minds like him out there. Scientist come in many different forms. They study and discover many different things. Over time there have been many types of scientist and they weren’t all wearing lab coats. Leonardo da Vinci was one I found interesting due to my love of art. He combined art and science in his sketches. He has amazing futuristic designs and even envisioned flight. Sadly he was a chronic procrastinator and had frequent disasters with his experiments of new techniques (Leonadoda-Vinci). Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist who developed the telescopes and started to observe...
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...Good Evening Team, Moving forward please ensure you are placing an order every campaign. If you fail to submit an order of $50 or more every campaign, you may be removed as a representative. As a representative, we all know how important it is to have all your supplies available ie. brochures, samples and demos in order to be successful in your business. With the Holiday Season here, everyone has an opportunity to win with AVON. Customers are out there... I find them everyday. Talk to three new people everyday. Statistics show: For every 100 brochures you order, 30 people will place an order of $25 or more. That is $750 in Awarded Sales At 40% earnings, that is equal to $300 -$19 for brochures = $279 in your pocket Buenas Tardes, Favor de someter un pedido cada campana. Si no somete un pedido por campana, puede que Avon la remueva como representante. Asegurese de someter un pedido cada campana de $50 o mas. Como representantes todos sabemos lo importatnte que es tener los utiles ie. folletos, muestras y productos de demostracion para tener exito en este negocio. Con la temporada festiva aqui todos tienen la oportunidad de ganar con AVON. Hable con tres personas por dia. Los clientes nos estan buscando. Y lo se porque los veo diario. Los estudios reportan: Por cada 100 folletos que repartan. 30 personas le daran un pedido de $25 o mas. Son $750 en ventas A ganacias de 40%, es un equivalente de $300 -$19 para pagar los folletos= $270 en su bosillo por...
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...I play a piano，when I press a key on the piano, and there will have a white thing to strike the string inside the piano. I made a research online. The white thing is a hammer, and it is connect with the key by a lever. When I press a key, the lever moves so that the hammer strikes a string. I blow up a balloon then rub it on my head in the dark, and I can see the white flash thrilling through. The flash is faster than the sound of static electricity, and has the smell of like electricity. Because friction can creates static electricity with dry hair. It can stick on the wall. I rode a bike and I observed that there is a chain connects with two chain wheels. One is bigger, in the middle of the bike; another is smaller in the center of back wheel. I press the pedal，and than the chain runs, the chain runs with the smaller chain wheel on the back wheel, the chain wheel move the back wheel, final, the whole bike was running. There are 3 colors I saw when I watch the sunset, they are: red, orange, grey, and blue-grey. The color, which the closest to the ground is the color between red and orange. Sunset is lasting for about 1 hour and 45 mints The flower I saw is white, and it is not very big. The flower is as big as my thumb. The stigma is light yellow; the stamen is yellow and white; the pedicel is light...
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...We will spend this week reading about how both geographical and demographic differences impact people's access to technology. Define the concept of the "Digital Divide" and discuss its implications. How do geographical and demographic differences among people influence their access to technology? Can you think of any other predictors of access to technology? Discuss these and how they might impact one's access to technology. Digital Divide is the space between those who have access to computing technology and those who don’t. For example, there’s people who choose not to use the Internet, while there’s others who use it everyday. I think geographical and demographic differences among people can influence their access to technology especially the Internet in many ways. The first way geographical differences among people can influences their access to technology is because not every country has enough resources to offer the Internet for everybody. There’s countries like Africa and Australia where it’s quite difficult to have access to any type of technology. For example, in El Salvador you have to travel like 15 miles to have access to a computer with Internet. On the other hand, demographic differences among people can influence their access to technology because sometimes people who are 65 and older don’t have a reason to get a computer with Internet. Younger people have plenty of reasons to have access to the Internet like the social networks and online classes...
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