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Introduction Loneliness and solitude may be perceived as destructive or constructive depending on one’s circumstances. In western literature, this concept has often brought out the creative genius in main characters. It has also been a platform for reconciling one’s inner self with the external. This provides a deeper meaning of life and the purpose of existence. Loneliness, isolation and solitude in western literary tradition In the books that will be subsequently analysed, loneliness has been examined through two lenses; that of the individual isolated from society and that of the individual isolated away from himself. The most useful kind of isolation is the latter because not only does it allow one to come to terms with all the complexities that one has undergone in one’s life but it also provides a platform for creating a better and stronger character. Isolation should therefore not be prejudged as a psychological disorder that should necessitate the immediate removal of the person who experiences it. If all the members that have experienced isolation at any one time were to be expelled then society would be left desolate (Brock & Rokach, 284). One’s identity at times needs to be placed in retrospect. It is often quite difficult to achieve this when one is in the presence of others. The conditions of isolation and solitude are therefore very favourable for such fundamental changes in people’s lives. Engagement with loneliness does lead to creative expression because this is an outlet or response to the complexities of such as a feeling or condition. Numerous poems and novels that have done relatively well within the literary field do not merely focus on the delightful; it is their capacity to relate and convey the deep unhappiness of the human spirit which audiences around the world tend to relate to. In essence, loneliness becomes a mode of expression because it is a conduit for finding the truth behind a person’s reality. Through solitude and isolation, loneliness allows one to question these concepts especially against the backdrop of continual changes in the social landscape. It allows a greater degree of consciousness because people do not just go through the choices, feelings and worries of day to day life without considering the purpose and the significance of those choices. Loneliness is therefore a way of getting to the deeper issues concerning the reason for existing. Human beings are essentially separate and distinct from one another thus providing a prerequisite to isolation and loneliness. However, the need to live with and interact with one
The International Baccalaureate is a worldwide academic organization that provides new educational programs for students of all countries and ages. The foundation was established in 1968 by a group of Geneva teachers to offer a decent, accessible education for students from all over the world and different socio-economic groups. A Unique educational system divided into three age groups and covers many different subjects. It is designed not only for educational purposes but also for the creation of friendships, cultural exchange, and overall comprehensive self-development. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the goals and possible advantages of the International Baccalaureate curriculum. One of the main goals of the International Baccalaureate curriculum is to make a new, open-minded, and smart-thinking generation of people. Through developing the physical, intellectual, emotional, and ethical qualities of students with the help of theoretical and practical tasks, it opens the door to all universities on the planet. Another primary aim of the International Baccalaureate is creating an improved world. The foundation brings together people of different cultures and creates a reliable and permanent bond between them, which is remembered for a lifetime. It can be argued that by understanding the main goals of this unique curriculum, we can see its undeniable advantages. The International Baccalaureate wants to make an improved world by creating new minds, new international generation with now borders. A detailed curriculum aims to develop students’ strengths, academic and practical skills, as well as social interactions. This system also allows teachers from different countries to exchange their experiences and knowledge. Comprehensively developed graduates will undoubtedly find not only their mission in life but also help others find their place on our planet. As there can be seen, all the said advantages of the International Baccalaureate curriculum are the result of a competent goal setting and the way to achieve them.
Ethical Issues Generally, A Energy Company aims to ensure security of its IT resources and strives to ensure that security policies are effective. With regard to ethical issues, the company’s approaches to Data Security Policy, Employer Security Policy, and Accounting Security Policy clearly demonstrate attempts to create a sound ethical environment. The company wants to protect sensitive data, whether personal or business. For instance, Data Security Policy shows that A Energy Company adheres to employees and clients’ privacy very seriously. The company ensures that it protects data from security breaches and insists that that Data Security Policy must be followed and will be enforced fully. Employer Security Policy emphasizes that all new employees must receive training related to computer and organization security during the required new hire training; must agree to the security requirements to receive the user ID and temporary password; and are expected to maintain secrecy of their password and abide by the company’s security procedures. All employees must receive Accounting Security Policy at the time of acceptance of the employment offer. The company conducts a thorough examination of the accounting data quarterly; protects the users’ personal information and privacy; does not rent, sale, or otherwise distribute the data collected with other organizations or individuals; and ensures Web site security. Unethical Uses: Internal With regard to e-mail, potential unethical use could occur when an employee masquerades and uses another employee’s account to send messages without permission with the sole intention of deceiving others. The employee will assume ownership of the account. This is a case of internal unethical use of e-mails. In addition, an employee may engage in forgery by editing contents of a forwarded e-mail with the purpose of misrepresenting information, subject matter, date, time and author. In some instances, such employees may transmit an embarrassing e-mail about another employee to colleagues and later claim that it was sent by accident. These are few instances of potential unethical usages of employees’ e-mail accounts. Unethical Uses: External A consultant working for A Energy Company may gather the company’s sensitive informat
Blood donation has been around for many years and has increased most recently. Many lives have been saved thanks to donors who have voluntarily provided blood when it was low in supply. An important aspect of blood donation is the knowledge that people have about the process and its reasons. As a result, blood donation advertisements play an important role in getting people to donate blood. The blood donation advertisements have an overall positive effect on people, as they direct people to save the lives of others, as well as educate others on the useful health details and uses of blood. The advertisements and campaigns for blood donations have been around for several decades. The significant amount of information that provides people with an idea and reasons for blood donations has played an important role in how people view donation and the out coming results (Johnson, 2010). The major cause of the advertisements is to present a message that blood is always needed, as there is a significant deficit at times of medical emergencies. It is widely known that there are many accidents that take place every day which require donors to give blood, and sometimes, a form of reward for donating has yielded an increase in blood donors. At the same time, there are some negative effects of the advertisements, as people might feel threatened in relation to their health and general well-being. Of course, the positive effects of advertisements have proven to be much higher than negative ones. This proves that the use of advertisements is much useful for people and healt
The overall impression of the Human Resources Management profession I initially had little knowledge of this profession. I have later on learned that this is not only an administrative appointment, but it also includes planning, strategizing as well as a good understanding of an organization one is working in. I have also learned the roles played by the human resource department towards the success of any organization. I have been in a position to vividly understand how proper recruitment, employee training, proper remunerations as well as a healthy working environment, and employee relations contribute towards organizational goals achievement. The most and least enjoyed components of HR management The most enjoyed aspects of this course were entrepreneurial studies since we learned how to identify and create employment opportunities and finding the best individuals for the same jobs. I found it the least interesting studies regarding labor unions. I understand the significance they play, but they have become scrupulous, exploiting the beneficiaries. This limited my interest in knowing much about them.
Introduction and Background Psychoactive drug use is associated with negative consequences, such as a disruption of social relationships, damage to health, and negative financial outcomes (Abadinsky, 2013, p. 7). Drug use leads to the impairment of cognitive performance and affects a user’s ability to stop taking drugs, leading to addiction (Fernandez-Serrano, Perez-Garcia, & Verdejo-Garcia, 2011, p. 377). Despite this fact, many people use drugs to relax, experience various subjective effects, or to escape reality. A large number of hallucinogens, inhalants, and prescription drugs have been created and used for these specific purposes. LSD The majority of hallucinogenic drugs are derived from plants, with the notable exception of LSD (Goldberg, 2009, p. 268). LSD is a synthetic drug that has a strong hallucinogenic effect (Goldberg, 2009, p. 268). The hallucinogenic properties of LSD were first described by the Swiss chemist who created LSD as a headache medicine. The chemist described “a not unpleasant intoxicated like condition, characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination” (Goldberg, 2009, p. 269). The use of LSD is typically characterized by vivid hallucinations and a dream-like state of consciousness. LSD is synthesized in illegal laboratories and distributed in small tablets or a liquid form out in the streets and through the Dark Web networks. Ketamine Ketamine is a medication used in veterinary medicine to maintain anesthesia (Goldberg, 2009, p. 269). Non-medical use of ketamine, however, is popular among drug users for its dissociative effects. Like LSD, ketamine is a hallucinogenic drug and can produce hallucinations, excitement, and confusion. The side effects of ketamine include skin rashes, nausea, and cardiac arrest, among others. Ketamine is typically diverted from veterinarians’ offices and is sold in the streets and through the Dark Web marketplaces (Goldberg, 2009, p. 269). Ecstasy/MDMA Ecstasy, also known as MDMA, is another hallucinogenic drug (Goldberg, 2009, p. 36). First created as an appetite suppressant, it became popular in the 1970s as an alternative to LSD (Goldberg, 2009, p. 36). Today MDMA is mostly distributed through nightclubs and at rave parties. The effects of MDMA include nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, and others. Mushrooms Different kinds of mushrooms are the source of various hallucinogens. The main hallucinogen is psilocybin which is found in Central American mushrooms the Datura and the Amanita muscaria (Goldberg, 2009, p. 95). Psilocybin produces hallucinations similar to LSD and induces an altered state of consciousness ( Magic mushrooms , n.d.). The effects of psilocybin also include fear, paranoia, and di
With the Buy and lease scenario provided, the best course of action for the company is to buy the needed machine through installment buying. After 11 years, the company will have paid $83,250.86 in cash flow through the lease with a $13,971.64 payment per year. By Buying through installment, the company will pay $72,356.57 for the needed machine, which is $10894.29 less as could have been spent when leasing. Therefore, the best course of action for this project is to buy the required machine. Important of buying by the lease is that it gives the company time to get the machine with minimal expenses. The lower initial cost is because leasing of equipment rarely requires the company to make any down payments, and the firm can acquire the machine without significantly affecting cash flow. Another advantage of purchasing through leasing is that it can easily upgrade its machines and equipment (Wang and Richardson). This is because leasing allows the company to address the problem of obsolescence and use its outdated to acquire new high-end equipment. The main disadvantage of buying through leasing is the overall high cost. Leasing items are always expensive for the company, and you do not own the machine until the full payment is made. Buying as opposed to leasing gives the company immediate ownership of the machines. This is significant, especially when the device has a long useful in life and will not become outdated soon (Wang and Richardson). Buying is easier since it does not require contracts and agreements, and the company can sell the machine once done with it, which may help recover some of the cost. Again, the main disadvantage of buying by installment is the high initial expense compared to the lower monthly payments, which are easy to budget. Since you gain ownership after buying the machine, the company is responsible for all the maintenance and costs; hence the firm is potentially burdened with broken machines that cannot be sold or returned. Work Cited Wang, Yupeng, and Douglas S. Richardson. “To Buy or to Lease.” EMBO Reports , vol. 21, no. 5, 2020, Web.‌
Explain the difference between an ascribed status and an achieved status. Give examples of statuses that are mostly ascribed and those that are mostly achieved. The term status refers to an individual’s standing within a social system and includes positions such as child, parent, pupil, or tutor. An achieved status is attained on the basis of merit and is often a manifestation of an individual’s aptitude, strength, and personal talent. Examples of achieved statuses include being a medical doctor, a musician, a professional footballer, among many others. An ascribed status, conversely, is a position gained at birth that one has no control over. Being an orphan, for instance, is an ascribed status as one cannot control the death of his or her parents. The socioeconomic status of a child is also an ascribed status of the child. Identify several ways gender affects personal performances. The gender stereotypes created by society influence the performance of individuals in all spheres of life. For example, the notion that boys perform better in mathematics and sciences is likely to pull down the academic performance of an otherwise bright girl in these subjects. Conversely, the idea that females are better at languages is likely to discourage a bright boy from performing his best in languages. Gender stereotypes also affect the performance of women in leadership positions due to pressure to perform like their male counterparts. What are the differences between categories and social groups? A social group is regarded as a social organization typified by the apparent feeling of interdependence amongst its members. Members of a social group are unified and share interactions. On the other hand, a social category is an assembly of people who have a common characteristic that unites them, for example, a profession, gender, or status. What are the important differences between primary and secondary groups? Primary groups are small assemblies of individuals who share intimate long-term relationships, while secondary groups are large assemblies of people that do not partake in intimate associations with one another. Primary groups serve a crucial role in the advancement of an individual’s identity, while secondary groups only perpetuate the interests of the group. There is physical closeness within members of a primary group, while secondary groups are characterized by physical distance. Primary groups regulate the condu
Introduction One of the most grandeur and influential technologies of the XX and XXI century, Internet has changed people’s lies completely, broadening the horizon of their communication opportunities. Creating the world of their own where they act as semi-gods, people influence the communication patterns and are influenced by the latter; the process if mutual and irreversible. Because of the specific pattern of communication, the rhetoric of the Facebook conversations and the communicational patterns that the participants of the online Facebook communication follow create a specific environment and establish certain rules which demand thorough exploration. It is quite remarkable that in the Facebook, an area where people stay anonymous and share the common Internet space, the issue of rhetoric remains essential and possesses the same features as in the direct communication. Considering Dickson’s (2002) speculations concerning the specifics of rhetoric: “One way of taking seriously the materiality of rhetoric is to turn to rhetorical ‘texts’ that resist purely symbolic ‘readings’” (6), one must admit that Facebook offers a peculiar material for studying. Since the conversations in Facebook often presuppose arguments and discussions of certain topical issues, starting from tastes for music, cinema, etc., to the specifics of the world politics, economics and the financial stability, Facebook rhetoric can be considered a peculiar “bridge between sociology and literary criticism” (p. 96), as Burke (1966) defined the given phenomenon. One of the most evident examples in the given case is the Facebook discussion of the French politics: “Strauss-Kahn arrested in NY for assaulting chambermaid. Unbelievable! Real game changer for 2012. NYPD has him in custody He left his cellphone and other evidence in the tacky Times Sq hotel room as he fled” (Facebook 2011). Analyzing the given excerpt, one should say that the quotation comprises both the elements of social and political journalism and the daily nonchalant manner of speaking. According to Charland (1987), rhetoric is represented to us in symbols, which themselves have meaning domains. Therefore, Facebook should be considered as storage of specific symbols used in the conversation to introduce certain ideas. It must be admitted that rhetoric is an integral part of people’s everyday life; with the addition of more banal spaces of peoples daily life spaces such as museums, parks, and art installations there is the presence of rhetoric. The latter have symbolic meaning, and other less symbolic spaces that they visit every day even unconsciously that Dickson (2002) says that constitute their bodies. It is upon this that we must think of our identity being more that an immaterial mental operation, and look into the bias in the material constituents of our daily life. This subjectivity in our daily banal activities and spaces that are always at stake especially, when we consider web spaces especially Facebook. Most of the people are constantly persuad
The CALM Act of 2012 was designed by Anna Eshoo to set a limit on the allowed volume of a commercial advertisement on television. According to the legend, the idea of the Act originated when the Congresswoman was interrupted by a loud TV commercial during the family dinner. After the CALM Act of 2012 was enforced, the number of complaints began to gradually decrease, however it never ended. This is because the law was not perfect, and there were ways to bypass the loudness limitation while still airing a loud commercial. With the COVID-19 pandemic, people began to spend more time watching TV, and the number of complaints increased by 140 percent, which is evidence of the Act’s mixed results (Yang et al., 2021). Most of it is attributed to the alternative ways of saturating the sound of the audio track, such as compressing, which makes the quiet frequencies louder without increasing the overall level of loudness of the mix. Reference Yang, J., Xie, Y., Krishnamurthi, L., & Papatla, P. (2021). Express: High-energy ad content: A large-scale investigation of TV commercials. Journal of Marketing Research , Web.
Thesis statement One of the foremost aspects of today’s living is the fact that, as time goes on; people in Western countries grow increasingly aware of the sheer out-datedness of the classical concept of nationhood. This could not be otherwise, because an ongoing process of Globalization effectively exposes people’s tendency to assess the surrounding reality through the lenses of their national affiliation, as such that substantially impedes their chances of a social advancement. This is exactly the reason why, even though that as recently as during the course of the fifties, the idea that one should be willing to sacrifice its life for the sake of a ‘nation’ used to be considered fully legitimate, this is no longer being the case. After all, it nowadays becomes increasingly clear for more and more people in the West that, since they live only once and since there is no ‘afterlife’ to look forward to, it is specifically ensuring their personal well-being, which represents their foremost priority in life. Therefore, there is nothing too surprising about the fact that even today; Graham Greene’s 1958 novel Our Man in Havana continues to be referred to as such that represents an undermined discursive value. The reason for this is quite apparent – the themes and motifs, explored in this particular novel, appear discursively consistent with the post-industrial realities of the 21 st century’s living, associated with the process of more and more people getting rid of socially upheld illusions, as to what accounts for the essence of their responsibilities in life. In my paper, I will aim to substantiate the validity of this suggestion at length. Main part Given the apparent straightforwardness of Green novel’s plot, the task of outlining its main twists does not represent much of a challenge. The novel’s protagonist James Wormold (who happened to be a British citizen), owns a vacuum cleaner shop in pre-revolutionary Havana, Cuba. Being a loving father of his teenage daughter Milly, Wormold finds it increasingly difficult to be able to support Milly’s extravagant lifestyle. In its turn, this