...The Gods Must be Crazy; Overview and Criticize In “The Gods Must be Crazy” they take the perspective of a simple Coke (glass) bottle form a tribe that has never seen such a thing. It shows a coke bottle thrown from a passing plane landing in a tribe. This coke bottle instantly seems to turn into a gift from the gods. Everyone in the tribe starts to fight over it and even use it as a weapon at one point. A tribe member is sent to throw it back to the gods. On his journey back he kills a goat, not knowing the meaning of “property”. He is put in jail where a man that used to be in his tribe saves him. He and his buddy then save Kate (the school teacher) from some guerillas and continue his journey to ”the end of the world”. He later gets to a cliff that may seem to him like the end of the world where he chucks the bottle and returns to his tribe. This movie not only makes the tribal people seem ridiculous unintelligent it makes them seem clueless in a sense. They find a bottle and al of a sudden start to go mad. I did enjoy how dim some scenes are in this but this as about all I enjoyed. The lack of realism that the movie shows is a part that makes it seem as if it could never happen. Overall Jamie Uys (director, producer and writer) do not do a good job making the plot and story realistic enough for any of this to be...
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...idea being that there could be boundaries being broken. I would prevent any boundaries being broken before it even happened by telling the client the boundaries. I would automatically state that it is not good for the professional and client relationship if we were to become friends and explain to them why it would not be a good idea to become friends in the professional relationship. If they were to ever invite me out of the outside of the office I would nicely decline and tell them why it would not be the best idea. A social relationship should be not there when it comes to the relationship of the professional and client. Sexual relationships and social relationships are both apart of the managing boundaries. Client and professional must speak of the boundaries that way both know what they should not do and what could possibly ruin the...
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...Leadership Styles A past supervisor has traits that fit all profiles listed in the negative leadership styles handout. If I had to go with just one, I would say the Kipper. While in our department we saw a very abrasive side to her, if one of our team members made a mistake they were publicly chastised and humiliated in the office. She often spoke ill of certain employees. The atmosphere in our office was such that there was no talking at any time. Everyone, with the exception of her close friends, looked miserable. Outside of our office, the higher ups found her to be pleasant. On the rare occasion that an employee had the confidence to complain and our supervisor found out she would make the workplace so hostile that the employee would quit. Having been under her supervision has taught me about the type of supervisor I would like to be. I would like to be the transformational leader. Working as a team towards a common goal is something that I believe is attainable and necessary to help subordinates feel necessary. From personal experience, I can honestly say that I was motivated to do the best job possible when I had a leader who took the time to work with me, rather than just hand out orders. I was more inclined to trust my supervisor, and the open lines of communication made it easier to come to the supervisor if I encountered an obstacle in my project. For these reasons I would like to be a transformational...
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...A 1. Summery of text 1. Gossip is bad form. The text gossip is bad form is written by Debby Mayne. In the text Debby Mayne tells us that the gossip is bad form, that can hurt our relationship to our friends, even at our job. There are three types of gossip, the personal the office and school gossip. Personal gossip usually involves friends. If a certain friend has done you wrong, the best solution is to discuss the problem between the two of you, not take it to another person. The office gossip, is the gossip you meet at your office, it can be between your college or your boss, if it’s affect you to much, that you dont want to co-operation with your college can give you big consequences. The last gossip type in the text is about school gossip. The school gossip is bad for the students in school, if you say that you friend are cheating in a exam, will give the student a big problem for his school life. Gossip at school can ruin reputations. As well gossip is a bad thing it comes from nothing to a big problem, you have to think for a few seconds before you speaking. 2. 3. “Gossip is a policeman and a teacher. without it, there would be chaos and ignorance.” It means that a policeman is a person who follow the laws and want other people not to do the right thing. A teacher help his students to be cleaver and want his students not make...
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...The gods must be crazy Introduction The film, The Gods must be crazy directed by Jamie Uys, contrasts two distinctly different societies: the “Bushmen” of the Kalahari desert and the civilian urbanities of post colonial Africa. Bushmen in the Kalahari desert lived with peace and unity until a bottle of coca-cola came in to their tribe and had started the commotion of the people living in Kalahari. The bottle was used by the people living in the said tribe, they make use of it as an instrument, patternmaker, utensils and many more which caused the people to be greedy, and even exposed the tribe to anger and violence they want the bottle for themselves only. They won’t stop until they have the bottle in their own hands. It’s like they are willing to kill and fight for the bottle. Plot One day something fell from the sky. Xi had never seen anything like this in his life. It was clear and hard. He wondered why the gods sent him something like this. They thought of it as a wonderful thing they have ever seen. Theme The theme of this movie is that way of living in a rural and urban life is so much different. In the rural side there is no need of technology because a simple and peaceful life will do. In a urban side, there are already technologies introduced and people keep fighting of what they want, no unity at all. Visual Elements The movie was made to watch by everyone. It is one good movie that I think everyone will like. From the first to the last scene...
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...the occult, all masquerading as science, are symptomatic of the poor job that is done explicating science as a process and a way of knowing. Disciplinary teaching emphasizes fact over concept. (Brophy, D.A. (2004) Every science discipline should be taught with a process base pervasive from the first to the last day of the course. Science teaching needs be revamped to provide an integrated, non-redundant exposition of the discipline focused on principles of which the theory of evolution is only one. Science must to be related both to technology and society. Teaching has to be directed to elicit the desired ends of education and not be regarded simply as a system to deliver fragments of knowledge. The participation of zoologists in delineating the discipline of science and countering pseudo science is essential. Scientists must become involved in science education and participate in updating teachers and insisting on their subject matter competence. University scientists must be concerned beyond the training of majors to provide...
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...The film "The Gods Must Be Crazy" illustrates the stark contrast between the culture of the Bushmen and modern society through the interactions between socialized members of each of these very different cultures. The cultural contrasts are evident in the characters' actions, values and differing world views. The film paints an exceptional portrait of the differences between human cultures, as well as the belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group, that runs common to all. The Bushmen culture is one of simplicity and contentment. The pace of life in the Bushmen culture is relaxed and slow. The Bushmen culture was one without social classes. They never punished or even spoke harshly to their children and yet the children were surprisingly well behaved. The Bushmen place the greatest value on their family and their relationship with god. The Bushmen seem to have a deep respect for all life both human and non-human. In the film, the Bushman shoots an animal with a tranquilizer dart and waits until the animal lays down to go to sleep; before taking the animal's life the Bushmen would apologize for having to kill the animal and explained that he must do it so that his family could eat. His action was important because it showed that the Bushmen hunted only out of necessity and never for sport. Although the Bushmen lived in circumstances that we think of as squalor they seemed to be very happy and completely content with their lives. The most striking aspect of the Bushmen...
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...The Gods Must Be Crazy This film was a mash up of three separate stories – the journey of a Bushman to the “end of the world,” the romance between a researcher and a school teacher, and a group of revolutionaries fleeing persecution. The story begins with Xi and his tribe of Bushman members living well in the Kalahari Desert. These unique sets of individuals only wear a piece of cloth over their lower bodies and occasionally have a headpiece as well. They are happy since the gods have provided for them and everyone is at peace. One day, a glass Coke bottle was thrown out of an airplane and falls to earth – appearing as if it was sent from the gods. The significance of the bottle falling from the plane is that it is spreading from the city to an isolated civilization that was not familiar to prior to the fall (diffusion). It was put to good use then later as it began to cause chaos amongst the tribe due to the fact is was not originally part of their customs. Since causing unhappiness to the tribe, Xi decides that the bottle is an evil thing and must be thrown off the edge of the earth. He begins his quest and encounters Western civilization for the first time. Along with the plot line of the Bushman’s journey, there is also the story of a shy biologist, Andrew Steyn, who is studying the local animals (also known as manure-collecting) with a funny romance of a newly hired village school teacher, Kate Thompson. And some guerillas led by Sam Boga, who are being pursued by...
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...Believed that society must establish a powerful “Leviathan”—the state –in order to curb the savage instincts of human beings. Negative view of human nature. A nature that must be controlled by the state if anarchy is to be prevented. The difference between assassination and murder? Assassination is the murder of a prominent person or political figure by a surprise attack, usually for payment or political reasons. Murder: The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. The difference between serious crimes and misdemeanors, and provide some examples? Serious crimes are committed and reported to police per one hundred thousand people –murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, and etc. Prison time with serious crimes. Misdemeanors are f you have been charged with a misdemeanor, you will have been given a citation prepared by a police officer, or a complaint prepared by a prosecutor. The citation or complaint includes a short statement of the offense with which you are charged, and states whether the offense is an infraction, a misdemeanor, or a felony. Jail with misdemeanors. Describe the Federal policy on war on drugs? Federal antidrug policy should be normal “unbold” can be divided into three categories: interdiction, enforcement, and education. Describe three requirements for crime deterrence? If law enforcement is to be a deterrent to crime, punishment must be perceived as: ...
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...Silence Must Be Heard Good morning and AssalamAlekum Ladies and Gentlemen. It gives me great pleasure to represent an elite university at another elite university however as I speak these words, another Christian house has been ransacked, another neighbourhood ravaged, another bus of Hazaras has been shot up, another sole breadwinner eliminated, another family has been shredded by a Hellfire missile, another father and son exterminated for their beliefs. Welcome to the |slamic Republic Of Pakistan where savagery, hate, barbarianism and injustice are the order of the day. All these maladies, all these evils which have eaten through the fabric of this diverse and varied society, hollowing its roots to an extent where the country teeters on the edge of dismemberment and obliteration are of our own making and shoot from one and one spring alone. Silence. Silence of those who were the armor of civilization, silence of those who could’ve vetoed the insatiable massacre of humanity , silence of those who proclaimed themselves selected and most importantly the silence of those who called themselves the children of Adam. This nation, this land, this state which was born from the womb of injustice, of wrong, of prejudice quickly forgot what our forefather had stood on and what slogans they had raised when , we, the populace were the ones being persecuted, subjugated. Today, decades later it is us who are the persecutors; it is us who are the subjugators. Every second ,every moment we...
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...*Intro* From the dawn of time, (:P) human beings have had a vast range of beliefs. They have advanced from thinking that storms are the sign of the sea God, Poseidon’s wrath to explaining it in scientific terms involving the winds and the positions of the moon. However, is everything science tells us really true? What if the Gods exist to this very day, and roam about in the guise of normal humans? What would occur, if they assembled in one single place? With their egos, different opinions and self-importance, what would happen if we added a little competition to the mix? Chaos. So here’s a little play about our all- time favorite Greek Gods, in which they all decide to take some time off their usual jobs and try something different. Scene-recruitment room. There’s a table in one corner and some chairs arranged in another. There’s a person at the table, writing something. There’s another shabbily dressed person sitting on a chair and reading something. A pretty receptionist enters the room carrying a cup of coffee which she places on the table. The man looks up, gives her a curt nod and then goes back to what he was doing. The receptionist spots the shabbily dressed guy and walks up to him. Receptionist: You here for the interview? Man looks up at her, nods and then looks back down. She peeks into the manuscript he’s reading and squeals. Receptionist: Oh my god! The Greek Gods! I absolutely LOVE them!! *looks at the title* How can you even call them crazy? Your book...
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...Corruption cases be reported ANTI Corruption Commission (ACC) has called on the public to resist any incidences of corruption as it lowers the quality of service delivery in the country. Speaking in an interview with the Lusaka Star, ACC Education Officer Salome Zulu said all forms of corruption should be reported to the Anti Corruption Commission if the fight against corruption is to be successful. Ms. Zulu said a corrupt society would never develop because corruption scares away investors who may wish to invest in the country. “The process of doing business may be compromised by corruptions as both local and foreign investor may not be willing to invest in the country for fear of corruption practices,” she said. Ms. Zulu explained that corruption undermines the rule of law and should never be entertained in any way if a country was to enjoy democracy. She also added that a country with high levels of corruption usually experiences high crime rates and weakened morals of society. And Ms. Zulu said ACC has introduced clubs in High schools and community talks on how corruption occurs as well as how it can be prevented in its bid to curb corruption practices in schools. “In schools, people may pay illegal fees to get a place even when the pupils has failed or even buy the so called linkages which may ending up deceiving themselves with fake results. ,” she said. Ms. Zulu said the purpose of these clubs and community talks introduced in schools was...
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...Odysseus and almost foretells the struggles he will later be facing. In a section he introduces this entity, “Young Dawn with her rose-red fingers shone once more we all turned out, intrigued to tour the island.” From there we can see the struggles he faces with himself to overcome the many obstacles that Zeus inflicts on Odysseus in hopes to prevent his journey to go any further. Another characteristic of an archetypal character is one in which all heroes contain a flaw that prevents them from moving on with their journey. In this story Odysseus contains other qualities such as arrogance, unfaithfulness, and stubbornness. With these qualities him and his crew are punished throughout the story. As in the epic, “will tell you. But you must give me a guest-gift as you've promised. Nobody—that's my name. Nobody— so my mother and father call me, all my friends.” Odysseus conceals...
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...Bartoszek 1 Magdalena Bartoszek Professor Mathew Sarkowicz ENG 101 5761 12 December 2011 One must suffer to be beautiful – Beauty standards in America. People are obsessed with beauty. Nowadays media creates an image of attractiveness showing only young, slim and beautiful people. Extreme dieting is very popular and cosmetic surgeries become a lucrative business. But how far are you willing to go in order to be beautiful? It may seem unbelievable what a female is willing to go through and what she is able to do to herself to be loved and accepted. The French say “L'un doit souffrir pour être beau” which translates to “One must suffer to be beautiful”. It is well known that women for centuries have suffered to be perfect. Robin Marantz Henig, the author of “The Price of Perfection” walks us through epochs and different cultures to demonstrate how the trends were changing over the years. Back in times ladies had had different methods to improve themselves. In China well-born girls were binding their feet to ensure the size of three- or four-inch long. Small feet represented the economic and social attraction. Girl’s foot was folded in half and wrapped tightly with bandage. After a while the feet were turning blue, sometimes soles and toes dropped off. Every few weeks the feet were squeezed into a smaller size of shoe until it became about four inches creating a “perfect foot called the Golden Lotus”. Back in 17th century, a tightlacing was very...
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...Actions must coincide with beliefs South Dakota has very lofty goals for their sweeping ban on abortion. The only allowance they grant for obtaining an abortion is “to prevent the death of a pregnant mother” (South Dakota Legislature - handout). The main, and probably most controversial, premise of the South Dakota argument is that the other rights of the pregnant woman are “not sufficient to morally outweigh the prenatal human being’s right to life.” I am in agreement with this ban on abortion mainly because of this premise. One may argue that the pregnant woman indeed has other rights that are more important than that of the prenatal human being and because of this has the right to abort. However, if this was the case then the woman should have been acting in accordance to how important those other rights are to her. If there is something that one values dearly, then their actions should coincide with that belief. Their actions should reflect the importance of the thing that they value. In other words, if obtaining a college degree or establishing a career is most important to a person, then their actions should reflect how important this belief is by not knowingly performing acts or making decisions that are counterproductive to obtaining their goals. The right to life is a universal, important belief that many people hold. Thus, typically, when a person decides to have intercourse with another person, one ensures that this other person does not have sexual transmitted...
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