...offers his viewers a chance to become more actively involved in art. He has been able to invoke serious response in connection with his radical way of presenting his work because there is something excessively personal about viewing artwork where an artist offers his body to make a point. In his work Domestic Tension for example, Bilal offered viewers a chance to communicate with him online through chat and also virtually shoot him. This was done to depict the pain and suffering of his people who have been confined to life of confusion and terror and who are being killed senselessly. Another important example of his work is “…And Counting” where the artist again turns his own body into a canvas by showing a map of Iraq with numerous red dots, which are visible to everyone, but there are also invisible dots that can only be seen under special light. These dots depict the number of Iraqi casualties that go unnoticed while red dots depict American casualties that everyone can see. This clearly shows the suffering of Iraqi men and women and the biased treated accorded to these casualties by US media. In a 24-hour demonstration, the artist allowed viewers to watch him through webcam as his body showed ever-increasing number of US and Iraqi casualties. Wafaa Bilal’s work is powerful because it is a radical, compassionate and unusual depiction of pain and agony experienced by Iraqis every single day of their lives. The...
Words: 528 - Pages: 3
...Writing Assignment #1 PSY 101-Online June 27, 2011 Writing Assignment #1 We see operant conditioning all around us from children in school to working adults. This method of learning that applies to voluntary behavior occurs through rewards and punishments. Knowing that there may be a reward at the end of a task will help motivate someone to stay focused and complete the task to the best of their ability. There are two different kinds of reinforcements that play a huge role in this operant conditioning, which are positive and negative reinforcements. In both cases, the behavior increases. Punishment on the other hand is completely opposite where the outcome causes a decrease in the behavior when following a response. There are also two kinds of punishment which is punishment by application and punishment by removal. It's important to use both forms of punishment wisely so you won't cause any abuse to a child physically or emotionally. Positive Reinforcements There are multiple ways to use positive reinforcements when either correcting or strengthening a behavior. However, not all positive reinforcements are the best ones to use. There are cases when parents will reward there children with food. They might say things such as, “If you are good, I will give you a cookie.” This can be a dangerous approach when adding such a pleasurable outcome because it could lead to obesity or other health issues if it is consistent. I have found that the positive reinforcements...
Words: 1756 - Pages: 8
...What is the purpose of a war? Does it really resolve problems by fighting one another? It is ignorant and foolish to fight among each other. The soldiers and their families are the ones that suffers the most. Every warrior have to face the side effects of the trauma that is caused from war. They are physically and mentally dramatized. These wounds can never be recovered. “Our thoughts are clay, they are molded with the changes of the days;--when we are resting they are good; under fire, they are dead. Fields of craters within and without. Everyone is so, not only ourselves here--the things that existed before are no longer valid, and one practically knows them no more” (129). Was it fair for these individuals to suffer for the rest of their life? Many of the survivors are like walking zombies after the war. They cannot live a normal life like every other individual. Numerous soldiers have suffered post traumatic stress disorder. They have to constantly experience the trauma over and over. It is a major impairment for their romance, social, and daily functioning. Many soldiers did not have a choice, it was either to kill or be killed. Eliminating all the enemies were their only way to survive throughout the battle. No one wants to be to killed. During the war, the soldiers have to strengthen their animal instincts and fight like beasts. They cannot be weakened and let their opponents overpower them. The combatants have to develop a intimate bond within...
Words: 374 - Pages: 2
...experience intractable (persistent, unstoppable) suffering; even with pain relievers. Those who have not experienced it cannot fully appreciate what effect it has on quality of life. Apart from physical pain, overcoming the emotional pain of losing independence is an additional factor that only the patient comprehends fully. * Dignity - every individual should be given the ability to die with dignity. Prolongation of dying - if the dying process is unpleasant, the patient should have the right to reduce this unpleasantness. In medicine, the prolongation of living may sometimes turn into the prolongation of dying. Put simply - why should be patient be forced to experience a slow death? Most physicians have received one or more requests to help a patient end his or her life prematurely. This module focuses on the skills that the physician can use to respond both compassionately and with confidence to a request, not on the merits of arguments for or against legalizing physician-assisted suicide (PAS) or euthanasia, but using solid clinical skills. To respond effectively, physicians must know the reasons why patients ask for assistance. Depression, psychosocial factors, and anticipated distress are common reasons, but current physical suffering can also be a factor. Physicians need to be able to assess the root causes of the specific request, make a commitment to the patient’s care, address each of the patient’s sources of suffering, educate the patient about legal alternatives...
Words: 2055 - Pages: 9
...nice cozy bed. Something that's also important that a dog must receive is a sense of love and safety. “In the United States alone, five to seven million pets are turned into shelters each year,” (ASPCA). All of these millions of animals sitting in shelters are lacking the same one thing and that is a loving home. Due to animal cruelty a lot of these animals are being put in shelters and this is a very serious mater taking place all over the world. The term animal cruelty is pretty self-explanatory and almost speaks for itself. The first thing you think about is an animal living under cruel conditions. That almost pins the definition on the dot. According to the definition, “animal cruelty is the infliction of physical pain, suffering or death upon an animal when not necessary”, (Black Laws Dictionary). Animal cruelty occurs in various forms. Whether it's neglecting, starvation, dehydration, or simply not getting the proper medical attention, it is all forms of animal cruelty. People like to think that animals don't have any feelings and their incapable of feeling pain. I for one don't understand how people could even assume this. Animals are living, breathing creatures and are just as capable of feeling pain as we are. When individuals purposely harm an animal they do this to feel in control and powerful. Active cruelty is a very serious matter and is a sign that someone has serious psychological issues. Someone who would purposely harm animals...
Words: 1646 - Pages: 7
...Assisted Suicide PHI 200: Mind and Machine September 12, 2011 Assisted suicide, it’s a very controversial topic. Some people are for it and many more are against it as it pushes the moral boundaries of right and wrong. The idea of assisted suicide, (ending a life by one’s choice) is not acceptable in many cultures, religions or personal beliefs, but is it any different that euthanizing an animal because that animal is terminally ill or in excruciating pain with no available treatment? How or why isn’t that seen as immoral and wrong? Is it any different than a person who is in pain suffering from a terminal illness, or in incurable and unmanageable pain from end stage diseases? End stage diseases such as cancer are very painful and no amount of pain medicine to manage pain can bring relief. In my opinion, just as many other choices we as humans are allowed to make, assisted suicide should be one. I have watched two family members now suffer in pain from end of life diseases, one from end stage brain and lung cancer which was diagnosed 3 months before the passing and the other emphasymia for 20 years. Although both deaths were different they both could have used assisted suicide, especially the cancer patient. My children’s great grandmother was 69 when she passed. She was a fairly healthy woman, she worked until 65 and then she watched my oldest daughter for 3 years while I worked. One day she wasn’t feeling well, the day after Christmas she...
Words: 969 - Pages: 4
...There are times when people need to escape from their surroundings and must find a way to ease their mind of worry or panic. It is through this escape that an individual can take their mind off of whatever problem is hurting them. This means that someone can take their mind off of a problem, or get out of a situation that imprisons them. Some ways to escape reality are by altering your state of mind and leaving the problems of the world behind. Drugs and medicine offer a path to a different state of mind where the user doesn't have to think about their problems. Another way to escape is by violently trying to overthrow someone who has imprisoned you. The prisoners of jails around the world have used violence to escape from the people holding them captive. The more people are regulated and controlled, the more they will want to rebel through violence. A third form of escaping can be from a source of entertainment of pleasure. When something extremely admirable is perceived, it can change the mood of whoever it is affecting. If someone is very passionate toward music, they might be able to escape their problems by listening to their favorite song. Other things like games can offer an escape because they take everyone's mind off of their problems and focus them on the game. Escaping is something that people do all the time without even noticing it. When someone feels uncomfortable or troubled they perform some kind of escape to feel better. The theme of escapism appears throughout...
Words: 2872 - Pages: 12
...“The years that are gone seem like dreams—if one might go on sleeping and dreaming—but to wake up and find—oh! well! Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one’s life.” Even though Edna’s awakening leads her to suffer from the wisdom and self-awareness it affords her, the year of joy and understanding that accompanies this suffering is worth more to Edna than a lifetime of the semi-conscious submission that defined her former existence. According to Edna, to live with self-awareness, possessed and controlled only by one’s own soul, offers an existence far richer than a life lived according to the restricting “illusions” that are imposed by the expectations of others. Edna Pontellier is a respectable woman of the late 1800s who not only acknowledges her sexual desires, but also has the strength and courage to act on them. Breaking through the role appointed to her by society, she discovers her own identity independent of her husband and children. Many of Kate Chopin’s other stories feature passionate, unconventional female protagonists, but none presents a heroine as openly rebellious as Edna. The details and specifics of Edna’s character are key to understanding the novel and its impact on generations of readers. At the beginning of the novel, Edna exists in a sort of semi-conscious state. She is comfortable in her marriage to Léonce and unaware of her own feelings and ambitions. Edna has always been a romantic...
Words: 759 - Pages: 4
...The Three Angeles in Hawk In William Wallis’s autobiographical novel, Hawk, the author quickly establishes that a tender child, Will Flake, will be bombarded with challenging circumstances that will provoke a constant struggle in his young life. Wallis chronicles the growing pains of this seven-year-old child of agony, pain, and suffrage. Growing up in the early 1950’s in Arkansas, Wallis recalls his perception of his family life and survival. Living on a self-sustained farm, Will helped maintain through chores and strict guidance from his father. Who was the source of the pain, and who was anything but supportive. His father possessed a monstrous side of violence, which piled on more pain in spirit than of course physically. Having suffered and survived through his unconventional childhood experiences of pains and disappointments, he was cursed and blessed at the same time. A horrible accident in the woods caused him to become crossed-eyed, and blinded his right eye forever. At school, his peers mercilessly bullied him for being different, leaving him with insecurities. He endures pain and punishments from his father, Will is not simply “hurt by the anger of his father,” but doesn’t seem to comprehend it at such a young age, as he is beaten unconscious by him on page 41 (Wallis, Hawk). Despite it all, he stays strong in the face of abuse, mocking and humiliations. On the contrary, there are things aside from Wills troubles that are blessings. Will survives his childhood with...
Words: 1044 - Pages: 5
...The monster is revealed as a character of surprising depth and sensitivity. All alone by himself, we realize the monster was as innocent as and defenseless as a baby. He has been suffering with the trials he has faced during his time alone, being hungry, cold, and no shelter. He experiences the world as a kid would, not know anything about it. He had to learn by himself how to find food, make fire, and how to make shelter from the cold or rain. A the monster explains his tale, he sounds surprisingly gentle and peaceful. He did not sound like a true monster would sound. The terrible though is that, every encounter with humanity; he has been met with horror and disgust. The monster does not really mean any harm, but it's just his appearance which makes him such an outcast. He's an outcast and no fault on his own; he has never showed any kind of love or companionship. For this reason, sympathy comes along in the subject because of the life the monster has. He has been treated with such disgust and hatred all his tme and for no good reason. Other readers too probably start to sympathize the monster as well as you hear his story. You realize, the monster isn't really a monster, but sort of a confused child lost in the world. People though, would still treat him as an actual monster. The monster compares himself to those who have shunned him and really starts to believe that he really is a monster. He sees himself in a reflection and is shocked...
Words: 461 - Pages: 2
...Ronald Anderson Composition 2 Professor November 12, 2012 The Effects of Divorce In his essay, “Did I Miss Something?” Lowell Putnam writes of the dissension in his home and the effects of life in a broken home. His parents’ separation occurred when he was at the tender age of three years old. His recollection of the chaotic environment prior to his parents’ separation is vague. He writes of almost no memory of the family unit. But he does recall happiness in his youth and little disadvantage coming from a broken home. He believes that his childhood was sound and contrasts his youth with a child in a family where the union only continues for the sake of the child. His parents love him and found happiness apart, while a child in a dysfunctional home is the target of blame for the failing union and his parents’ unhappiness. He rejoices in having the best of both parents and two of everything. He debates each parent separately and finds leverage in the single parent argument than arguing against two parents. He has two sets of friends and two houses each in a different type of neighborhood. He feels the center of his parents' attention when he is with each one of them. No one has an ideal life. We all have problems, but we have blessings within those scenarios. He feels blessed to have all he has. I believe that Putnam uses optimism to support his position that his home was not broken as he had two homes and neither was broken. He relates to this scenario as...
Words: 521 - Pages: 3
...Thawing The familiar scent of blood filled the air, and I could feel death chasing up to me. As the dark red liquid puddled to the ground, my body took on a feeling of calmness, and my mind examined the last 16 years of my life in close context. How had things gotten so bad? Alexander Ebert's melancholy tones gave me a vision of my life, and how I felt about the endless supply of pain: “Say you're my lover, say you're my homie. Tilt my chin back, slit my throat, take a bath in my blood, get to know me all out of my secrets. All my enemies are turning into my teachers.” The music repeated itself over and over in my head, as my knees began to tremble and my arms emptied themselves of blood. The plan was to leave this world behind, and find a place where the pain wouldn't exist. As my lungs began to slow their pumps, my ears closed in on the sound of a door opening in the distance. The last thing I remember was the three-button beep of a cell phone as my mom called an ambulance to force me to stay attached to a life I didn't want to live. I used to think suicide was the only option. The pain I experienced on earth would never end, so what was the point of moving forward? I was sick and tired of feeling I had no purpose. The days dragged on, and the sleepless nights were even longer. My mom made me wear long-sleeved shirts to school so the other kids wouldn't question the long, narrow scars that draped across my arms. The fabric in the shirts would always rub against...
Words: 654 - Pages: 3
...Domestic violence leads to significant consequences It is believed that family is a warm nest in which children are brought up with love and a place for us to come back when there is stumble in life. Unfortunately, in many circumstances, domestic violence is becoming more and more serious, which turns family into “hell”. The consequences are a big problem for both family in particular and society in general. This problem causes mental pain, physical pain and social problems. The victims of domestic violence have to bear the mental pain. In fact, they are wives who are abused by their own husbands . Day by day, the wives suffer the verbal violence and the assaults constantly so they gradually come to believe that they are in lower position than the abusers and become dependent on them. In addition, the women usually live in a state of fear. They are unable to know when the next attack will come and getting stressed heavily over a period of time, which may result in committing suicide. Moreover, children, who witness their father abusing their mother, may be inflicted long-term effects as children are sensitive and easily vulnerable. They may have some problems in emotion or behavior such as fear, sleep disruptions and school issues. The second effect on victims is physical pain. There is a high rate in hospitalization of women frequently involve in assaults due to serious injury caused by the abusers including cuts, broken bones, bruises… . Children who grow up in the same...
Words: 447 - Pages: 2
...“Can God Allow Innocent Suffering” Most of us wonder why things happen to us the way they do. We base what happens around our beliefs and values. Some people consider things such as natural disasters or a loved one dying being innocent suffering. This question is debated between whether it can be accepted or there isn’t anything causing or stopping it from happening in the first place. So the question is, can God allow innocent suffering. The Contradictor discusses that there isn’t a God at all. People will do their best to explain why their beliefs are true. In all reality, facts are facts and unless people are able to support their reasons then the facts will always override the opinions. People are always going through something, whether it be personal or happening to many. People do stupid things like school shootings and innocent children suffer. Fires break out and kill an innocent family in the middle of the night. Hurricanes that cover the area of more the three states causes thousands to loose their homes and personal belongings, have no way to get shelter and are starving. Do these people deserve to be put through all of this and later in life to only look at it like it was a tragedy. The question is why people suffer. If there is a God, why would these bad things happen to innocent people. Its obvious that God can do what he wants and if he wants to eliminate it (and why would he not?), then why do people still go through these tragedies? If we are capable of doing...
Words: 874 - Pages: 4
...One point of similarity between these two texts, which works on the level of plot and theme, is a walk through a proverbial wilderness wherein the protagonist suffers, discovers truths about himself, and ultimately is humbled by his experiences. Holden Caulfield takes a three day journey through New York City, fending for himself and suffering from an exposure to both nature and society. King Lear follows a very similar course in the play as he wanders the wilderness suffering the abuses of both storm and man. The suffering undertaken by both Holden and Lear can be related to identity. Each character leaves the place(s) and people that offer him a sense of fixed identity. In doing so, they come to learn that identity is a fleeting concept - more fleeting than they perhaps imagined it to be. Critically, neither character intends to actually lose his identity through his travails. Holden wants to find a way to retain his own identity. (eNotes) Each decides, rather, to enact his personality, to reify it, and presumes that he will be as much himself in the "wilderness" as he was at "home". This proves impossible for both protagonists, however, and each must humbly rescind his rejection of "home". For Holden, this means that Phoebe must be accepted as his companion (not just his comfort) and he must allow himself to be admitted into an institution to be rehabilitated. Lear's capitulation and recovery are similarly humble and humbling. What transforms Lear after his experience...
Words: 350 - Pages: 2
