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Through the immersion of one in a variety of physical environments, the manipulation of genre, form and perspective presents a polysemic representation of a diverse range of landscapes, in turn allowing responders to develop complex understandings into the human psyche. Specifically, through the interwoven utilization of complex allusions and personalized outlooks Alain De Botton’s The Art Of Travel shapes humanities greater knowledge of traveling’s impact on the human behavior and perception. Likewise, this notion is extended amongst Kenneth Slessor’s minimalistic, poetic piece North Country in which the composer highlights man’s dichotomous relationship with the physical world, and how ongoing, differentiated experiences cultivate interpersonal growth and develop individualized standpoints towards the wider globe. Consequently, both texts elicit portrayals of innumerable landscapes, which foreground the intricacies of civilization through the construction of a piece that reveals the subjectivity of our human mentalities today.

In daily life, we must be able to filter out the multitude of distractions which any physical environment can impose upon our senses. By creating a tunneled vision approach to moving about the environments which are a part of our everyday existence, we can more efficiently complete the tasks which are required of us in our various roles in society. In his essay “On Habit,” Alain de Botton, writes that people have become habituated in their own daily lives. In his first section he details himself returning from Barbados to London who discovers the weather isn’t what he expected. He expected his mood from the weather of Barbados to stay the same in London. De Botton illustrates that people in general are unhappy when it comes to observing

The purpose of this project was to develop a training program for Wellbridge Clubs that focused on teaching sales staff to sell personal training (PT) packages to members, in order to increase Wellbridge sales. The training agenda was designed based on Silberman’s (2006) Active Training, in order to engage the participants in their learning process. The use of immediate learning exercises is intended to draw the participants into the process of guided note taking during the brain-friendly lectures. Through

While acknowledging how extreme focus objectively helps to notice more minute details in a very analytical way, leisure brings natural and creative influence to one's character. Taking in the moment as it comes puts of critical thought and allows impressions to simmer and not be cast aside so quickly; things one may have taken for granted can develop into new awareness. Dillard describes this process, "You must allow the muddy river to flow unheeded in the dim channels of consciousness; you raise your sights; you look along it, mildly, acknowledging its presence without interest and gazing beyond it into the realm of the real where subjects and objects act and rest purely" (Dillard 32-33). The ability to take experiences as they come with no instant reaction takes disciplined effort; an attempt to become fully devoted to the truth of the world is not something one can force, but will come to one with control over their mind, regard for their own preconceptions, and openness to new perspectives. Someday, one's curated sense of self will be met with the random winds of all matter and carried aloft in a gust of understanding and universal

America Should Bring Back the Draft: Rough Draft The U.S. signed the Selective Service Act into law in 1917, which required all men aged 21-35 to register for the draft and join the military if needed (later changed to 18-35). The draft, also called conscription, was used to quickly build the military in times of need. The first draft in the U.S. was used during WWI.

Joey R. Poole presents an intriguing story in “The Hand-Me-Downs.” Simon is a straight shooting kid that follows rules and does not ask many questions. But later in the story, the reader can tell that the violence surrounding Simon erodes his attitude. He begins to stand up to his brother and he begins to understand that he has free will. At the beginning of the story, the reader can tell that Simon is a typical innocent young kid but by the end of the story, the reader is convinced otherwise. Simon changes as the story progresses representing a dynamic character rather than a static character.

Walker Percy explored the different aspects of human behavior in his essay, “Loss of the Creature.” He saw people for being blind to the potential they have in the activities they do. The world is being seen through phones and pictures, never by the real experiences or by the naked eye. Humans will experience a vast amount of information in their lives, but too much exposure leads to boredom. Percy's opinion is to experience subjects on your own, to think about what is happening, instead of being told or shown, and to discover what has never been found before. Tours are useless, projects are disregarding towards their meaning, and his essay persuades people to look at life through a harder and beneficial way.

“Journeys allow travelers to reflect on their own experiences because of new knowledge gained and greater insight into themselves and the world around them.”

Transformative learning is basically changing the way one thinks, feels, acts, and sees life now, as opposed to the past. It can have a small or huge impact on the way they see different aspects of their life. The four stages of the transformative learning process are: Recognizing a specific problem – this is when one would decide if there is a need for change. They would recognize that there is a problem and specifically what it is. Confronting the problem intensely – They would then avoid apprehension and immediately confront the problem, while remembering to consider all possible solutions.

Education has changed students’ lives for years. Why do you think education is important to teens? What some students don't get, if you don't have an education you will not end up having a very good job. Some students just blow off school and don't listen. On the other hand, there are some kids that do listen and they will end up being very successful.

1. The thesis of this essay in the author's words is "Travel is how we put a voice to the Other and step a little beyond our second hand images of the alien." In other words, the author is trying to tell us that travelling is necessary in order for us to not hold prejudices and experience the lifestyle of other cultures.

Background checks are a useful tool for employers to determine the fit of a candidate to the organization. They pull up any issues or discrepancies that may not have been provided by the candidate during the interview. It is very important that during the interview, the candidate is advised that there will be a background and reference check conducted so that they cannot say they did not know. After the background check has come back, the interviewer needs to decide whether or not to hire the candidate.

The self is expressed in a multitude of ways ranging from speeches to television as well as writing. Not only that but as human beings it is instinctual to make an observation and write it down, but we tend to add our own personal view as to what we believe, or interpret something entirely else from the observation. By reading Karen Ho's "Biographies of Hegemony" and Jean Twenge's "An Army of One: Me" essays as well as Robert Thurman's "Wisdom" it is evident that each employed a distinctive argument and method to explain their views on what they wrote but what each of them shared in common was how their writing allowed their

In this quote the author is saying that we don't realize it but when we are playing video games or watching television or doing whatever it is we are doing on a television we are missing out on the outside world. The author is saying the outside makes you feel open and free and that being out gives people the sense of freedom. The author is concluding that just taking a step out of your comfort zone every once in a while can be great and replenishing for you, your mental health, and your physical health. This sense of openness and freedom and replenishment are all related. For example, I love to play video games and watch television but when I go on a hike I feel free and I realize that when I'm stuck onto a screen, it feels like I'm cooped

In “A Swimming Lesson”, Jewelle Gomez discusses Lydia, her grandmother, who teaches Gomez a valuable lesson. By teaching young Gomez how to swim she also teaches her to be fearless and to have pride in being a African american women.