...how people interact with each other and their behavior. I will be researching how the feeling of loneliness drives people to use the internet more often within a group of 10 people. I will focus primarily on social media usage, such as Facebook. I predict that the more social media an individual uses, the lonelier they feel. One way of thinking about loneliness is as a difference between one's desired and achieved levels of social interaction, while solitude is simply the lack of contact with people. There is clearly a difference in the two. Loneliness is more of the way a person feels; if a person thinks they are lonely, and then they are lonely. People can be lonely while in solitude, or in the middle of a crowd. A person is lonely when they want more social interaction than what is currently available. This is why somebody can be alone and not feel lonely. If a person gets too little or too much social interaction, this could lead to feelings of loneliness or over-stimulation. One study found that although time spent alone tended to depress a person's mood and increase feelings of loneliness; it also helped to improve their cognitive state. Solitude can have positive effects on individuals. Once the alone time was over, people's moods tended to increase significantly. This could vary amongst individuals however; if an individual is always alone then their mood might not increase. What they do while they are alone could also lead to more feelings of...
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...Daffodils 2) Questions and Answers 3) Summary 4) Explanation Poem I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o'er vales and Hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden Daffodils; Beside the Lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A Poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed--and gazed--but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the Daffodils. Questions and Answers 1) What was the poet doing when he saw the daffodils? Answer: The poet was walking around through the hills and valleys, but he felt all lonely and mopey. Suddenly, as he passed the lake, he noticed a big group of yellow daffodils waving in the breeze. 2) What does the poet compare himself with? “I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o'er vales and Hills” Answer: From the above lines we could understand that the poet was comparing himself with clouds when he was walking around lonely. 3) Where were the daffodils growing? “Beside the Lake, beneath the trees” Answer:...
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...“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted are the greatest poverty.”- Mother Teresa. In Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Mother Teresa’s words of wisdom apply to Adeline's life because throughout the book, Adeline feels isolated and unwanted, and Adeline always says how much she wishes to feel wanted. She feels lonely, undesired, but more lonely at home than at school. Mother Teresa’s words of wisdom about being lonely apply to Adeline’s life because feeling lonesome is something that Adeline is very familiar with. She is lonely when the girls at school leave, when Niang treats her like an outcast, when her siblings gang up on her, and countless other times. For example, in the book, Adeline knows she must not tell anyone how Father...
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...anniversary. They have known each other since they were 14 years old, and I find it very remarkable. I find it astonishing how two people can keep their love for one another throughout for 50 years. It’s not every relationship that lasts for 50 years. There are so many movies, songs and poems about love. I guess it’s because it has such a big influence on our life. Considering what my grandmother told me, I asked her how they preserved their love for each other, she said. “It’s a lot about honesty, trust, respect and tradition”. It has been a lot of hard work, she said, and they succeeded. There will always be ups and downs in a relationship, but that’s the beauty of it. When 2 people are trying to solve their problems together and it hits you that this is something that you both want. That’s when you know that he / she is the one. Standing on the doorstep to my adult life, is certainly emotional. I’m surrounded by true love every single day. And it makes me think about, when is it my turn? When is it my turn to experience true love? The thing I’m trying to say is that, it would be nice to have someone to hold on, and feel out the lonely nights. I have never been in real relationship or been in love. Love in the 21st century: Back then it was till death do us part, but now it’s when our love is over. . (When 2 people are trying to solve their problems and when it hits you that this is something that you both want. That’s when you know that he / she is the right one.)...
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...just stop here. If you’re lonely for a long time, you will often start to feel a little weird and abnormal. You will eventually even get left out from the group. This is what happens to the boy named Marcus in the film “About a Boy”. We get a sight into Marcus’ turbulent life, where he struggles with loneliness because of bullies. The first time we are introduced to this boy named Marcus, is when Will, a single man, takes a friend of Marcus’ mom out on a date. She’s called Suzie and promised Marcus’ mother, Fiona, to take care of him. Will seems nice and protective over Marcus. Especially when Marcus almost is claimed for killing a duck with a loaf of bread. Will here takes place and tells the park keeper, that is was already dead. What none of them know of, is that Will isn’t exactly who they think he is. Will attends a group for single parents, but actually, he has no kids at all. However, he pretends to have a two-year-old son named Ned. When Will first meets Marcus, he has the feeling, that he is a little bit weird. That thought soon gets confirmed. When Will and his date Suzie stops by Marcus’ house to drop him off, they find his mother Fiona, passed out on the couch. Fiona has taken an overdose and attempted suicide. This is the environment Marcus lives in. Marcus is afraid every day that his mom is going to attempt suicide again. She cries all the time, and that makes him very worried. His mom Fiona constantly tries to do her best, but it’s like she’s living in another...
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...said by Pablo Picasso. What he means by this is that colors can and will have a very big effect on your emotions and actions. Looking at certain colors can change your whole mood very quickly whether it’s great or awful. Some dark colors could cause you to be sad, angry, or gloomy. But when a person looks at bright, beautiful colors it can make them very happy, friendly and social. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby,...
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...SCRIPT WRITING FOR SHORT FILMS: A Practical Guide In 8 Steps Stuart Hepburn Lecturer in Screenwriting and Performance University of the West of Scotland This Screenwriting guide has been written as a Practical Step By Step account of how you can go from being an unproduced filmmaker to a winner, in a few basic steps. We want you to able to write the best five minute screenplay possible. We want you to play with the form, experiment, and most importantly, find your own voice. Introduction: FilmG – The Gaelic Shorts Competition The FilmG Shorts competition is a fantastic opportunity for anyone wishing to take their first steps in making a short film. However, to succeed in the competition, you have to ensure that your film is as good as it possibly can be. Why? Because five minutes is a short time, and any deficiencies in the script will be exposed sooner rather than later. You only have one chance with your script, and if you miss it, you have lost your audience. N.B. These are NOT a set of rules, but simply a suggested strategy for writing your film. THE 8 STEPS 1. Find a small idea 2. Explore the structure 3. Define your world, character and problem 4. Beat it out 5. Write the first draft 6. Find a critical friend 7. Write the second draft 8. Write the third draft STEP 1: Find a small idea It may be stating the obvious, but every short film needs, at its core, an “idea.” This idea can be as ...
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... Being an only child vs Siblings In today’s society “being the only child” and “having siblings” has been a question that have been asked from time to time. Some people think it’s better to be the only child, others feel like having siblings is the way to go. In my opinion as an only child I think having siblings is way better. Being an only child has a lot of benefits but having siblings outweighs being an only child If you’re an only child your parents only have you to spend money on without having to worry that they have share amongst you other siblings something. As an only child you grow up more independently and being able to fend for yourself better. You get more attention from your parents you never have to compete with anyone to get all of the attention from your parents but of course if you had other siblings your parents would have to share their attention. Another good thing about being an only child is your maturity level is always higher than people your age, your mentality is always different than people your age.so people will often tell you that your so mature for your age. This also makes you more introverted as a person because you get to spend more time alone. And think about stuff differently. The most important pro to being an only child is you have no sibling rivalry. Having sibling rivalry prevents so much issues in a family. There are some disadvantages to being an only child also some of the disadvantages...
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...wedding day being way more significant than a normal day in high school or just going to work. If everyday is the same length, exact same number of hours,minutes, and seconds, isn’t a greater objective achieved on one day just as significant as a small one on another? The significance of an event is assigned by the person who lived through that event because they know that it has an emotional value to them and perhaps they gave that day an emotional value to someone important to them. In a world of about seven and a half billion people it’s easy to think that sharing the entirety of a world...
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...consequence of being Claire Tiller First she stared at it with a puzzled look and then she looked angrily at Claire. She didn't say a single word for 3 hours. She couldn't understand what was going on in her daughters head. Then after the 3 hours she looked at her daughter, and then began to yell at her. She had never ever in her entire life been so mad, irritated and disappointed. She didn't give Claire a chance to explain, why she did what she did, before she began to yell again. Claire's mother then stopped yelling and looked directly at Claire, and then told her, that if she didn't pulled herself together, she wouldn't take care of her anymore, and then sent her to her father. Claire looked at her mother, and then said, that nobody understood her, and that she did not care if she was sent to her father. Claire's mother then said to Claire that she just could pack her stuff, because she was tired of her keep getting in trouble. Claire didn't answer her mother, she just ran up to her room, were she packed her stuff, and moved to her father's place. Claire took her clothes off one morning in the school assembly. As weird as it sounds, Claire had a reason for doing it. Claire needed attention, though she didn't admit it towards the Head, she needed it. We know that because of her character trait, for example when the bus came, she chooses to hurry on to the bus and sits by herself("She sat on the top deck by herself"(page 3, line 1)). That indicate that she is a bit lonely, and this...
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...students, and parents try to stop it, but sometimes it’s not enough. Teen violence has grown throughout the years. It has many causes and has affected many people’s lives. Everyone is affected whether you are the person being wronged or not. So, how has youth violence affected me, what are some of the causes of youth violence and what can I do to stop it? Assuredly, violence has affected my life in a negative way, but not directly. When I hear a student being called names, see them being harassed, or watch a news report detailing physical or mental abuse of a youth, it fills me with anger, sadness and sometimes fear. It’s horrible that this sort of thing happens and ignoring it only makes matters worse. Our schools do their part with helping students with the prevention of bullying and by having guidance counselors on hand to address any issues that arise. At my middle school there’s a rule that requires all students to sit at the lunch table of their designated third period class. One of the reasons for this rule is to prevent a bully from a different class from sitting at a table and harassing another student during lunch. Unfortunately, this rule negatively affects me and many of the other students. If your lunch period were the only opportunity for you to sit with a friend that wasn’t in your third period class, you would be unable to do so without receiving a detention. In order to better understand why bullying exists and why it’s necessary to have these rules, I needed to better...
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...While I was reading the “Reading Material 1 Studying My Own Culture as Feminist Practice” by Eunshil Kim, I was also able to reflect on my own experience with my grandmother. In her text, she mentioned that her grandmother reasoned her by saying, “Everyone looks down at a woman who lives alone without a dependable man. If you do not give birth to at least one child, you will not have anyone to trust and you will eventually become lonely…” In fact, my grandmother also thinks in the same way, but because I’m still a student, these kind of topics aren’t taken too seriously. However, at the same time when we are mentioning about other family members it’s clear to see how they think about unmarried females as a minority. In a way it’s considered...
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...Fia, and Serene while also serving as a love interest for Ein. Despite them all being strangers, she decides to help them with the arduous task of exploring the Ruins of Nelde, a place that few people even dare to enter because it’s overrun by demons. That perfectly illustrates the kind of person Cierra is. She’s willing to set down what she’s doing, whether it’s important magic work or playing with a cat she’s accidentally poisoned, and devote all of her time to helping them. Admittedly, sometimes her help isn’t all that great. While everyone has fallen through a large hole in a tree, Cierra wonders if she should float down a rope or make a ladder, a decision that takes so long to make that she eventually falls into the hole with everyone as well. Saying she’s accident prone or clumsy would be a bit of...
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...Scour sources on the matter and you’ll discover legions of accounts detailing the sad, struggle-laden plight that is the fatherless child’s existence. Studies also reflect the economic ramifications of a smaller family: single-parent households make up the majority of U.S. families that currently live in poverty, and the stats just keep rolling in. More substance abuse among the kids of single mothers, increased levels of stress, elevated risk of insert every problem under the sun here. As we tend to paint this particular familial dynamic with more heroism, i.e. “He’s a single dad taking care of his kid, what a good father. Look at the sacrifices he’s making,” and so on, this situation is not as often discussed, which is an indication that...
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...When the wind howls it’s hardest, and the rain is so heavy that simply walking a few step is treacherous, some say that you can still hear the shouts of fear from a man. This man’s name was Taylor “Tiger” Alcon. Most people, however, only knew him as Tiger.His body was never found, nor was his car. Only pictures can show faint images of Tiger. They show his body mutilated and destroyed by many cuts. Today is one of those days, and I am here to tell you the story of how Tiger got his stripes. The day started as any other, except for the rain. The rain poured in an endless sheet, forcing the rivers around the town to rise and threaten to attack the houses that surrounded them. The bar where Tiger frequented was bustling with folk from around town. This place drew crowds you wouldn’t see anywhere else. Groups of people you would never see conversing sat together, chatting as if they were old friends. The place smelled of alcohol and lost dreams. A scent that Tiger was familiar with. When Tiger walked into the building he was greeted by the woman behind the counter. She had long blonde hair and her ear was pierced to infinity. The people called her Buffalo....
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