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- 2061: Psychological Stress
- ... will produce stress. The feeling of being accepted in the organization and learning the companies ways of doing things are stressful. Other changes in one’s life resulting in stress include a change in a personal relationship or financial changes. You might think that hitting the lottery and being a multi-millionaire would relieve any possible stress in one’s life. That fact is that it is a major change and ... a job for many reasons. I feel pressure from my parents and peers to start the process of finding a job. Many of my friends have already received offers and I have yet to begun writing my resume. Those are just some of the major issues, but there are many other everyday demands in my life that cause unwanted stress. The effects of these stresses have left me emotionally bewildered. I ...
- 2062: How To Buy A Computer
- ... computer wants and needs, do some basic research and finally, comparison-shop for the best price. First, determine how you will use the new computer system. Will you be buying it primarily for gaming and personal use, or using it as a home-based business system? The fact is, the average home user who needs a general purpose PC (personal computer) to surf the ¡¥Internet¡¦ and run gaming software differs little from the average worker¡¦s system in an office. The novice buyer will need to determine which applications and software they will need. They ... markup usually offers the consumer the best price on pre-packaged computer systems. Another source is the Main Street computer store. This merchant may not offer the lowest price, but he or she can offer personal service and close proximity should you ever have a problem or question, and don¡¦t feel knowledgeable enough to handle the solution over the phone with a ¡¥whole-sale¡¦ hotline representative. If you are ...
- 2063: Marriage Asylum
- It is my belief that the institution of marriage is a sham, designed by pious Christain fanatics in order to subjugate, control, and furthermore oppress women's personal liberties, intellectual freedoms and artistic development. It is also my belief that much in the way of the institution of marriage has not changed since its barbaric origin hundreds of years ago. In light of ... benefits from the institute of marriage. Such advantages include increased financial security such as a home, health insurance, and better schools for their children, greater opportunities for the children and simply having a husband for personal safety. Women find they have more latitude if quitting her job becomes necessary, because the husband single income may enable her to remain in the home to care for their children. Therefore, the institute of ... provide certain advantages, some of which may not otherwise be available. Since when did the institute of marriage become the epitome of morality? Marriage is just years of stressful, aggravation wrought with conflicts derived from personal, religious and a parenting nature. When things get rough, men and women sometimes seek out adulterous affairs. Men have on average one sexual thought every thirty-seconds. Whereas women may only have two or ...
- 2064: Is Our Society Becoming Post-l
- ... start by comparing orality and literacy to illustrate the deep implications of each. An oral culture is one in which all communication is by talking and listening. The fact that there is no means of writing anything down means that all values and morals of the given society are stored in the minds of the people. As cultural knowledge is so deeply embedded into stories and ritual the concept of knowledge ... inherently different. In an oral culture, which Mcluhan would define as being 'cool', there is an intense interaction between the orator and the audience. As described above the audience actively participates in the creation process. Writing, then, for Mcluhan is a hot medium as there is very high definition of content and the reader is left to fill in very little. It is approximately five hundred years now since the printing ... not. It is important not to see the current change as a circular movement back to a stage of orality but another 'advancement' into the future, although it is useful, as I have found in writing this essay, to use metaphors of primary orality to explain the change. So, to conclude I would answer that, yes, we are becoming a 'post-literate' society, especially if you define a literate society ...
- 2065: Methods Of Therapy
- ... or dream. This is psychodynamic therapy. In contrast to Freud's aforementioned ideas, we find Cognitive Therapies. The idea behind these therapies is that people, in trying to attain their own expectations and follow their personal views of right and wrong, consciously make choices and develop accordingly. Distress and depression therefore are the results of one's failure to live up to one's own expectations. In order to help their ... s psychodynamic therapy with its psychanalysis concentrates not only on the past, but on the forgotten and repressed, essentially the unknown. On the other hand, cognitive therapy depends on the known, such as the clients personal attitudes beliefs and expectations and then attempts to alter them so as to relieve concerns and fears. The Humanistic-Existential therapies, like psychodynamic therapies, also concentrate on the unconscious. The difference is that unlike Freud ... has its advantages and disadvantages. The idea behind group therapy is that by putting people with similar problems in one group, they can help each other to adjust and provide additional insight into their own personal situation. This however has its advantages and disadvantages. Some of the advantages are as follows: First of all, it is economical. If a particular therapist is busy or in constant demand, group sessions provide ...
- 2066: Men Are From Mars, Women Are F
- ... demonsrated that men and women are more alike than what was previously thought to be the case. We perceive these exaggerated differences because of the information on gender differences is mainly based on introspection and personal observations. The society we live in concentrates more on gender differences than similarities, causing the actual differences in male and female comminications styles to be exaggerated (Pearson, et al, 1991:108). 3. Robin Lakoff, often ... 1999:140). Gender is instituted through the stylization of the body. Males relay responsiveness through leaning forward, and adopting congruent positions with the speaker. They also use wide gestures and great use of proxemal, or personal, space cues to command attention, as well as voice inflection and volume to strengthen their ideas Women tilt their heads more, condense their size to accomodate others, and are more likely to allow others into their personal space. They also exhibit more emotions through their eyes, such as love, fear, interest, etc. Men do not generally hold eye contact, unless to challenge other men, or signal that they are interested in ...
- 2067: Manuscript For Experimental Ps
- ... in an emergency situation is inversely related to an increase in the size of the group in which he/she witnesses the event (Mishra & Das, 1983). There are several other factors affecting helpfulness, such as personal competency. In the study done by Cramer, McMaster, Bartell and Dragna (1988) on registered nurses and general education students, the responses to the post-emergency questionnaire indicated that at the time of the emergency both ... helping another person, then the chances of that person being more helpful is higher when compared to a person who perhaps had some mishap after helping someone. Also, factors that come into play such as personal responsibility decreasing when there are several other witnesses to such a situation. Further research in this study should definitely take the gender of the experimenter into consideration as it could have played a major role ... the number of bystanders affect helping behavior. Helping behaviors is important and in today's 'dog eat dog' world, it is pretty much a dying trait. Help is no longer offered out of empathy for personal satisfaction, but done with hope that they will be rewarded. A person would actually hesitate, weighing out the pros and cons of helping another individual before taking immediate action. Studies on helping behavior and ...
- 2068: Management From The Corps
- ... is apparent in the vast numbers of ex-Marines who hold the Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice President, Chairman, and Manager positions at all levels in top. Although exact statistics were not available at this writing, the extraordinary number of ex-Marine managers has been documented. Dillon and Macht, in their article, “The few, the Proud, the CEOs: Former grunts on the Marine Corps way of doing business,” elucidate the transition ... principle of decentralization “tremendously important in business. Management can instill principles and guidelines, but you can’t do people’s jobs for them” (Morrison). The organizational structure, which allows for freedom to act, while demanding personal responsibility to meet organizational goals, seems to be a ready formula for success. “What ever you environment is, it will change. In business it will change fast. You can learn to make quick decisions without ...
- 2069: Model Train Building And Compu
- ... Workshops online, product reviews, clubs list, train shows, technology updates, and even Toy Train links. These sites have exploded in size and number with the easy use of building Web Pages. Almost anyone with a Personal Computer can create a page to contact other hobbyist. With this contact comes the use of Chat rooms for these hobbyist to “talk shop” about their mutual interest. Of course many of these rooms are ... they also allow them to finds others to trade, get ideas, and receive updated news. As always, manufactures are into selling their product and with all these “flashy” new selling points of use of a Personal Computer, how could hobbyist in this field not want to become involved? One of the leading factors driving the trend toward these high-tech trains is the growing power and falling prices of the parts. Computer chips and memory that once cost hundreds of dollars can now be had for a fraction of the cost. As the price of personal computers falls, so does the price of software and components for the home user making the appeal to there use even stronger. The growing use of high-tech components in traditional train building brings, “ ...
- 2070: I Critical Response To Rosencr
- ... world. In my opinion the play cannot and does not answer any questions; it only evokes more questions among the reader, questions of reality and existence. I believe the true intent of Tom Stoppard in writing this story is to do exactly that, force the reader to question his/her own existence. This is proven in several of the topics the characters discuss; they discuss death, dying, God, existence, faith, and ... philosophical. The two would be unable to answer the question “How is man to reconcile himself to that absurd world in which he finds himself trapped.” Through the characters Stoppard forces the reader to ask personal questions; he uses the characters’ questions to inspire the reader's "self-discovery." Presenting this question to the characters is causing the reader to consider his own response. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s response would sure ...
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