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Plot Generally, Desire for Love by Jerzy Antczak commences with Frederic Chopin, living with his sisters and parents in Warsaw, practicing to play the piano. Chopin’s father advises him to go to Paris before the November Uprising. Chopin goes to Paris, a city that he defines as “full of love” ( Desire for Love 00:13:24 – 00:14:19). Chopin meets George Sand, whereby Alberts helps them to start dating. The movie ends with George, her children, and Chopin separating. Overall, the film is engaging, thought-provoking, and believable because it focuses on happenings in society today. In modern times, people in love face several challenges that may lead to divorce, as in case of George separating from Mallefille and Chopin. She divorces Mallefille due to domestic violence ordeals. The film is also interesting as it ‘jogs up’ the audience’s mind relating to the different love entanglements. The film reaches the climax when Chopin and George become lovers ( Desire for Love 00:24:13 – 00:25:34). Moreover, it is set in Paris, which affects the story, considering that people know Paris as a romantic city. Themes and Tone The movie’s central goal is to develop awareness among the audience that love sometimes can frustrate. It also promotes the importance of biological family. When Sand disagrees with both Mallefille and Chopin, she decides to quit the relationship, opting for a better life after that. Moreover, the film creates an impression that family matters a lot. Understandably, when Chopin is left alone, he decides to call one of her sisters to take care of him until his last breath. Symbolically, tuberculosis in the film is used to present the hard times people go through. Chopin is left alone in his poor health conditions instead of George being around and ensuring that his husband is comfortable in his recovery journey ( Desire for Love 00:37:17 – 00:39:29). Argumentatively, the piano in the movie represents love, whereby it can be interpreted that Chopin moves to Paris to find a lover, considering that it is known to be the city of romance. Acting and Characters The characters are excellently portrayed. Chopin is described as a young man discovering new things in life. The actors are stereotyped considering that they want something to happen in life just because they desire it, including Maurice and George, whereby Maurice disregards Chopin as his stepfather ( Desire for Love 01:42:09 – 01:46:07). Chopin embodies the resiliency archetype since, despite the challenges that come to his life, he perseveres and looks for alternatives to overcome them. The acting supports Chopin since his shift to Paris commences his discovery journey, where he finds George Sand and falls in love ( Desire for Love 01:52:16 – 01:54:40). George decides to part ways with his longtime lover, Mallefille, opting for Chopin with the anticipation that their love would be perfect ( Desire for Love 01:32:21 – 01:37:01). Direction I liked how the director chose to tell this impactful story. He showcases h
This “man versus society” struggle creates all through Mandela’s lifetime. The focal conflict of Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela versus South African politically-sanctioned racial segregation. Mandela’s test was to hinder a course of occasions that would be appalling for the two sides, yet to do as such without denying his key standards. According to a watcher’s point of view, this remarkable record of Nelson Mandela’s biography causes some more profound sentiments to arise. From the youth, Mandela started to handle the unfairness of isolation and racial relations in South Africa. Mandela saw the force struggle between African Congress and government, and likewise among highly contrasting in South Africa (Chadwick, 2013). The two sides remain to acquire a political settlement, and the two sides would lose in case of common conflict. One side’s eagerness to venture out may lead the adversary to presume shortcoming and, along these lines, heighten its requests. Since nobody completely controls the situation, there is consistently a possibility that bartering will come up short. It may lead to more terrible results for the two sides, notwithstanding the desire to stay away from that result. Mandela and his wife, Winnie, are depicted as a force couple bound together in a typical battle for racial balance. Tragically, Mandela spends nearly 30 years in jail, isolated from his family and the counter politically sanctioned racial segregation development (Chadwick, 2013). One of the most difficult scenes is when he is prohibited from visiting the funeral of his oldest child. The film heats up once Mandela is set free from jail, watchfully reunites with Winnie, and arranges a finish to racial segregation with the white force structure (Chadwick, 2013). By the end, the convincing scenes of Mandela’s being old and isolated are effectively acted to the point that they leave the feelings of struggle and sacrifice to the audience. In Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom , Chadwick’s masterful screen memoir of Nelson Mandela passes on the anguish as the respectability of Mandela’s mission for South African racial inequality. Quite a bit of that aggravation is smothered fury at the brutality and unfairness of racial segregation. As Mr. Mandela looks past the fierceness existing apart from everything else and computes the expense of encouraging viciousness, you sense his dissatisfaction at settling on the main sensible decision and pursuing the more responsible option. Reference Chadwick, J. (Director). (2013). Mandela: Long walk to freedom [Film]. Pathé.
Plato’s reign (50 B.C.-A.D. 500) Both the Greeks and Romans regarded children as individuals whose sole purpose was to undergo training for adulthood. Plato, one of the most notable rulers of the time, held it that story-telling sessions should take the form of a play and he insisted that professional storytellers and poets be the ones in charge of the story delivery. Plato also played an active role in ensuring that stories meant for children were censored well enough for this purpose. At the time very few stories had been composed specifically at children and various generations of children grew up listening to the very same stories. Stories from this period include the Odyssey and Iliad . The usage of manuscripts in children instruction (500-1500) During this period, children were not given the high value they command today and in a family setting, they were regarded in the same way that the adults were. Parents dedicated a lot of their time trying to establish economic strengths and most of children who hailed from poor backgrounds would spend most of the day working alongside their parents. The levels of literacy were very law and this was made even worse by the unavailability of books (Bingham and Scholt, 1980). It did not make any economic sense to print books for children and so most of the stories in this period were passed on from generation to the next by word of mouth. However, some manuscripts contained information that could appeal to children even though it was all purely for instructive purposes. With every passing generation, the stories would acquire some new twist thanks to the highly active imagination of the adults of the time. Stories from this period include Robin Hood and King Arthur. Invention of the movable type printing press (1500-1650) The most significant invention of this period that genuinely pushed the development of children’s literature was the movable-type printing press. Books could now be produced in bulk and this immensely increased the levels of literacy. The opening of trade routes resulted in the introduction of new stories to the west and with better economic circumstances more children were encouraged to take part in educational activities (Bingham and Scholt 1980). This period marked the beginning of publishing texts specifically aimed at children. However, most of this texts still did not regard childhood as innocently as was required. Consequently, most of the children’s books such as the Book of Martyrs drew directly from real life portraying bloody scenes in times or war (Hunt, 1995). The rise of John Locke’s tabula rasa (Late 1600s) During this period, John Locke’s philosophy of regarding the child’s mind as a blank slate received widespread acclaim. He proposed that children would develop better if they were given easy to read and pleasant literature at that tender age and then gradually learn the harsh realities of life as they
Introduction Considering the future Olympic Games, the main world brands and trademarks are aimed at using those games for their benefit. It is not surprising as the Olympic Games predetermine the concourse of a great number of people. The advertising and presentation of the companies’ products during such events may have many reasons, each of which is focused on earning more financial profit for the company. Taking the Coca-Cola Company, we shall focus our attention on how to influence the UK target audience, consider the determining price elasticity of demand for Coca Cola Company at the Olympics, and the likely effects of advertising the Coca Cola products during Olympics. The new product for the Coca Cola target audience on the Olympics Before focusing attention on the price elasticity of demand for Coca-Cola Company and the effects of future advertising campaigns, it is crucial to consider the target audience and understand its desires and preferences. Checking the audience of the previous Olympic games, it may be concluded that there were mostly people from 18 to 49 (Wikerson 2010). It is also notable to notice that the rating of the Olympics and the interest of people in those Games increase from year to year. Furthermore, it is crucial to remember that youth activates its interests in different spheres of life now. Young people become more and more involved in different social and cultural activities. So, it would be natural if the Coca-Cola Company made notice of this segment of the UK Olympics audience and created a new product for it. Before considering the qualities and characteristics of a new Coca-Cola product for young people, the needs and desires of this target audience should be considered. It is crucial to notice that the youth all over the world is similar, they want the same things and they are interested in the same activities. Several research shows that contrary to the negative perception of the modern youth, most of them are active people who won’t help the community for creating better conditions for them (Gross 2007). Being rather active, young people want to do much, but they are unable to put all their activities in 24 hours. There is one product the Coca Cola Company may offer for young and active people who want to have time to complete all their business in time and have some leisure time for parties. It is possible to offer for the Coca-Cola Company the manufacturing of the new Coca-Cola Energy Drink, which will be based on the traditional tastes people got used to but with the putting of caffeine or guarana for adding new qualities for the beverage. The idea will have success for several reasons. First, the audience is already familiarized with the Coca-Cola brand name and the invention of a new product will only increase their interests. Furthermore, the company has not been inventing anything new lately and some people may feel bored of the products. Furthermore, the popularity of
Introduction Peace is an essential aspect that any country ought to uphold for the better growth and development of the country. However, peace is dictated by the type of regime that a given state has in its leadership. Some countries would prefer a democratic system. Others use the capitalist way of administration, whereas there are a few countries that exercise dictatorship as a form of administration. The democratic peace theory has been argued to support the liberal theory of international relations. However, there is also a thought that the democratic peace theory is a failed form of administration. This paper will discuss the democratic peace theory, its merits and demerits, the reasons for its contribution to the international relation, and the reasons for its rejection by some scholars. Democratic Peace Theory According to Reiter (2012 p. 1), democratic peace refers to the idea that certain democracies are safe as well as peaceful in other foreign relations. It is the assumption that through democracy, nations will be peaceful with relations that they have with their international allies Democratic peace is anchored on the premise that peace is attainable when elements of negativity are banished from the international sphere (Reiter 2012, p. 3). However, Gobatti claims that it is impossible to have democratic peace or even to study democratic peace theory and its application without mentioning the place that war has in this type of governance (2000, p. 22). He continues to explain that, many democratic countries are always looking for ways to benefit from other nations at the minimum costs possible. In other words, a democratic country will use international relations to gain maximally from other nations at the least cost implications. Some may, however, decide to enter into some of an agreement that can result in a mutually beneficial situation, says Hobson (2011, p. 1904) Aviles (2005, p. 34) reveals that democracies are less likely to engage in war than other forms of rulership. This can be contributed to the fact that these countries tend to use negotiations while dealing with the international community. Aviles (2005, p. 35) continues to reveal that countries that have not established firm democracies tend to be unstable in terms of peace than countries that do not practice democracy. This is attributed to the fact that the process in which the less democratic country goes through to attain full democracy is commonly characterized by internal wars, where the different communities fight over the limited resources and the hunger and thirst for power (Palan 2000, p. 576). There are two explanations for the democratic peace; the monadic explanation and the dyadic view of democratic peace, says Guadro (2013, p. 6). With a monadic view of democratic peace, there is an assumption that a democratic country will maintain peace with other international communities regardless of whether those foreign communities are of democratic view of peace or not (Dougla
Three major schools of philosophy The three major schools of philosophy in the Hellenistic world are Cynicism, Pythagoreanism, and Sophism (Giovanni, 2009). Under the Cynicism philosophical school, the cynics argue that a complete life is characterized by virtue by nature. This means that mankind should shun power, wealth, fame, and health as the elements determining complete life (Giovanni, 2009). In the Pythagoreanism school of thought, the focus of the thought pattern is the esoteric teachings of mathematical nature to explain different phenomena in life. Lastly, the Sophism school of thought is based on the elements of virtue and excellence as the sources of nobility education (Sher, 2012). Appealing School of Thought The Cynicism school of thought appeals to me most because the underlying arguments are practical and holistic towards creating a pragmatic and all-round individual (Giovanni, 2009). For instance, one of the ascetic founders called Diogenes of Sinope tried to live in agreement with nature through practicing the cynic virtues. I am fascinated with the attempt within this school of thought to alienate the purpose of life from material things such as wealth, fame, and power to greater purpose. Cynicism and Good Living The Cynicism philosophical system is a good approach to living a good life because it adjudicates for selfless living away from opulence and neglect to the tenets of society. For instance, according to this school of thought, wealth and power cannot define a complete life since these material things tend to make mankind a selfish and self-righteous person who is not considerate of the holistic societal sustainability. The Cynicism school of thought is more progressive and practical than the Sophism school, which dictates for excellence as opposed to balancing nature and virtue. Besides, it defines nature and virtue as dynamic and not mathematical like the Pythagoreanism school of thought.
Since the 20th century, there has been a growing interest in the issue of cognitive psychology and the functioning of the human brain. According to Eysenck and Keane, cognitive psychology is “aiming to understand human cognition observing the behavior of people performing various cognitive tasks” (1). The purpose of this paper is to present the topic concerning how cognitive processes in language influence students’ presentations in the classroom. The research question of the paper is: what linguistic devices should be applied to improve a student’s performance? People have always thought of language as a verbal means of expression without considering how cognitive systems are connected with such basic real-life activities (Groome and Eysenck). However, even a slight change in the word order of a sentence proves to be crucial for the recipient. Thus, students’ success during project presentations depends not only on the level of preparation but on the correct usage of linguistic devices as well. According to Chomsky’s theory, any existing language consists of surface and deep structures, where the latter represents cognitive happening in the human brain while absorbing information. Depending on a surface structure of a verbal message, there is a difference in actions undertaken by the mind to process the data correctly (Eysenck and Keane). Regarding this statement, some advice for students could be singled out. Firstly, the sentence structure should be concise and comprehensive. When trying to perceive the gist of a longer sentence, the human brain focuses on encoding the information and hence, loses the line of thought. To keep the attention of a classroom, the presenter should ask the audience rhetoric questions and state clear topic sentences, which express an intriguing idea. Considering the concern mentioned above, understanding fundamental cognitive processes is of crucial importance for a student. Correct implementation of linguistic devices into a presentation can change colleagues’ and teacher’s attitudes to the topic presented. Thus, the main point discussed in the paper might be of great use for high school and university students who have some issues with proper project preparation. Works Cited Eysenck, Michael W., and Mark T. Keane. Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook . Psychology Press, 2015. Groome, David, and Michael W. Eysenck. An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology . Routledge, 2016.
Abstract Our growing dependence on technological innovations in our daily lives is unstoppable. Technology has had a positive impact in the education system. In phase one of this project, the teaching and learning problems were identified and presented. Additionally, a brief narrative of the district, instructional profile and student population involved in the study were also presented. The instructor introduced a technology-based solution to the education system, the target group, the rationale behind the chosen solution and the relative advantage for selecting the proposed technology. Through appropriate use, having technology incorporated into the curriculum of school systems gives children the opportunity to develop their intellect to a higher level and in the process enabling them to become well-rounded individuals (Meskill, 2002). Multimedia programs offer a natural combination of the benefits that facilitate foreign language education. According to research findings, computer technology has really helped in improving students’ comprehension and memory in learning Spanish vocabulary (Moore, 1996). Students are able to have a good understanding of foreign languages through the use of technology. Introduction The current teaching curriculum seems very complex and therefore many students find it difficult to cope with it. Things become even more complicated when students are supposed to grasp information that is completely strange. The current curriculum changes make it difficult for students to remember what they are taught in class. Teaching a foreign language is very challenging to the teachers because students take a lot of time to comprehend the class materials. Teachers are forced to spend large amounts of instructional times in reviewing materials while students struggle to keep up with the speed of the class. This project entirely focused on the need to develop relevant educational tools that can enable students to comprehensively learn and master the Spanish vocabulary. In an attempt to test the recommended solution, teachers were required to master the lesson plan and how to use multimedia technology before introducing any new vocabulary to the students. Only one day was given for every vocabulary lesson that the students were supposed to learn. The one day timeline was supposed to stop time wasting in the continuous review of materials in previous lessons. Student and School Information This research was done in one of the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools. The Department of Defense Education Activity is government agency that that is charged with the responsibility of managing the academic affairs of schools in all the U.S military bases (Carmona, 2007). The agency has both local and overseas districts and strictly admits students of military service members. Schools within (DoDEA) have programs running from prekindergarten up to the 12th grade. Students are tested in each of the subjects they undertake at the end of every grade level. The DoDEA agency is divided into three major areas namely Guam, Europe and Cuba. Th