Emotional intelligence is a critical skill for leaders. It’s the ability to be aware and understand your own emotions and the emotions of others. It’s about being able to regulate your emotions, respond effectively to emotions in others, and create positive relationships. Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. The best leaders are those who can … Read more
The results of my Myers Brigg Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment are entailed in the chart below which indicates which type I prefer in each of the four categories. Figure 1: MBTI results with clarity indication The results from the MBTI study identified my personality type as an ESTJ. This personality type tends to be logical, … Read more
When it comes to the composition of my own personal network, it’s difficult to put an exact number of people who are included. I would have to include all my sisters’ friends, my coworkers, my sporting teammates, etc. If we were to include all my family, friends and the acquaintances encountered throughout my life, I … Read more
Who am I? This question is almost impossible to answer at such a young as because I’m still growing up,still changing,learning from my mistakes and still overcoming things that will help me grow as a person to find who I am. Minute by Minute, Day by Day, I experience new thing that helps me take … Read more
A Room with a View written by E. M. Forster is a story about love, conflict, and finding your way. The story is set in both Florence Italy and England during the Edwardian era where societal standards were different and the upper class were unforgiving on lower class peasantry. Lucy Honeychurch is an exception, as … Read more
“War is the best thing in the world,” said no sane or knowledgeable person, ever. Whatever reasons there are to go to war, such as benefiting or protecting the way of life, the outcome is inevitably devastating. War affects not only the people intimately involved who are in combat, but also civilians who live near … Read more
Beauty is a very indefinite concept, every person has a different idea of what they view as attractive. So when an entire civilization of people collectively define such a word; an automatic categorization of the physical appearances, personality traits, fashion sense, social class, and attitude of the people separates and divides them into what is … Read more
“How could divorce affect my kids? ” “How can I minimize the emotional distress that my child is experiencing? ” Many parents asked themselves many difficult questions after taking the difficult decision of ending their marriage with divorce. Unfortunately, life is not perfect and sometimes the best option for families is divorce. However, we must … Read more
Unlike children’s fantasy novels, the characters in dystopian young adult and adult novels are urged to break the expectations and multitudinous rules of their oppressive societies, by instead acting on their intrinsic ethical principles and moral understandings. This motivation from personal morality at an older age is consistent with Kohlberg’s post-conventional level of moral development. … Read more
Aaron knew that changing his statement maybe wasn’t the wisest decision but he was scared. When he first wrote his statement, describing that Kasim deserved everything he had coming and that he was proud of what he had done as well as enraged that Vic pulled him off the homophobe, the plan was to try … Read more
In the novel, Oryx and Crake, empathy is shown to convey the author’s truth about abandonment in someone’s early life. Empathy is used to identify what a person is feeling in many different situations including traumatic events. The protagonist Jimmy has found out that his mother has left him and his father and is going … Read more
My life has been a difficult one. I would never sugar coat it. Throughout life, I have faced many hardships. But these hardships have shaped me into the person I am today. I do not regret anything that has happened. With each new experience and phase in my life, it has taught me a lesson. … Read more
Currently, I work for Orchard Supply Hardware as a part time cashier, meaning that I work four or eight-hour shifts. Part of this job, besides making sure that the customer pays for their items, is making sure that the customer leaves the store satisfied with their shopping experience. As the first and last person that … Read more
Through the literary techniques of personification, paradox and imagery of simple experiences or objects, Jane Hirshfield manages to simplify the complex emotions and ideas within society by utilizing symbolisms of everyday items and experiences to convey her perceptions about nature and regrets in life as well as analyze the complexity of one’s identity. Perhaps Hirshfield’s … Read more
Nevertheless, therapists show interest in using VR technology [13]. A survey study among healthcare providers suggested the ability of VR to provide post-stroke treatment regardless patient’s physical or cognitive limits is a valuable tool for rehabilitation [13]. However, the technology itself is currently limited. Thus, VR is not ready to completely supplant traditional treatment methods, … Read more
Love is an omnipresent phenomenon that has pursued humankind since the dawn of our existence. The experience of love is a sensation that can be attributed to a benevolent and infinite power. Love can be considered a form of faith due to the fact that the loved individual becomes the source of som ultimate concern. … Read more
There are so many different kinds of theories. In the language of Thomas Kuhn (1970), no single paradigm serves as a theoretical model accepted by the entire field of personality (Cloninger, S. , 2013). There different perspective theories are psychoanalysis, learning theory, trait approaches, and humanistic psychology; they all work together. Researching these different kinds … Read more
Perfectly Ripped Apart Our world is far from perfect and because our world is far from perfect, We have seen what perfection could actually be. In these examples, it’s clear that living in a perfect society does not lead to happiness. The Giver, a book by Lois Lowry is about a young boy’s travels through … Read more
Imagine a situation where one’s most valued person in their life turned against them. Think how they would honestly feel and how would they act? Larry Watson writes an incredible book, Montana 1948. The main character, David, who is twelve years old, lives in Bentrock, Montana and was born into a high up family who … Read more
Context is essential to truly be able to understand and asses a concept, like my learning and education. The factors that make up my personal context are affecting my education, both internal and external factors. Internal factors, such as my learning styles, intelligences and my goals will affect my strengths and weaknesses in school as … Read more
Thesis statement; In order to be an effective psychologist, I must first learn and understand my own internal communication. Because in order for me to be able to communicate and understand my clients I must be able to communicate with myself. To be successful in this major I must learn and understand all internal communication … Read more
Humans are complex beings with many parts that come together to make us who we are. One such thing that plays a part in human complexity is Empathy. Empathy has been defined as “a concept involving cognitive as well as affective or emotional domains. The cognitive domain of empathy involves the ability to understand another … Read more
Various Perspectives: Manet’s Bar at the Folies-Bergere Manet’s Bar at the Folies-Bergere effectively speaks volumes without requiring words, or even a detailed analysis by professionals. With anything longer than a quick glance, the viewer can extract from the painting an air of boredom, separation, and perhaps even contempt. The composition of the painting pulls us … Read more
Ben Franklin stated that “Any society that will give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both”. In one form or another our society embraces censorship whether it’s intentional or not in order to ensure safety. Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, … Read more
It seems that society has taught us all at a very young age that the way we are is never enough. Impossible standards are set and yet somehow, we are expected to rise to the occasion, often by those closest to us, who we just want to be unconditionally accepted by. Striving for transcendence is … Read more
James C. Petersen would cultivate the integration of the basic seen principals in human living while addressing various interpersonal communications in his literature Why Don’t We Listen Better? As he would elaborate on the many forms of communicating through talking and listening. Within his treatise the author would purpose several stages unto how effective communication … Read more
Discovering Grief and Use of Ritual within the Amish Population The guiding principle of the Amish lifestyle is Gelassenheit, which is the submission to the will of God and to the collective will of the Amish community. This principle impacts the Amish community’s view of death as being part of God’s will and plan, and … Read more
A chair is just a chair. A person is just a person. A saying is just a saying. But is it really? Or can they be symbols of something? Can they mean something else? In the novel Siddhartha, Hesse uses different symbols in the book to explain things. For example, he uses the smile as … Read more
In a world consumed with desire, Carl Richards tries to offer a solution to an individual’s need to be better than the person standing beside him or her with his article, “Learning to Shun the Instagram Life. ” Richards discusses how he sees others living their life, which he refers to as the “Instagram life”. … Read more
In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, a boy named Santiago goes on a journey to follow his Personal Legend. Someone’s Personal Legend exists as something they have wanted to accomplish from birth. However, a “mysterious force” convinces people that they cannot realize their Personal Legend. People like Santiago have the ability to overcome this force and … Read more
“First Poem for You” is a poem by written by Kim Addonizio, an American poet. This poem “First Poem for You” is a closed-form poem but written as an English sonnet. The poem a person who loves the tattoos in his or her lover’s skin. At the same time the tattoos scares him or her … Read more
John Updike’s Rabbit, Run details the account of a struggling young adult who tries to straighten out his life. Unfortunately, Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom’s involvement with alcohol, adultery, and accidental murder within a short time period do not help his situation. In a negative feedback loop, Rabbit runs back and forth in and out of different … Read more
Death is a very serious topic something we all must deal with. People all choose to deal with it in the different ways. Poets like to tackle this subject in their own unique ways. The two contrasting portrayals of death could not be further on further realms from the spectrum. “The Vacuum” by Howard Nemerov … Read more
The story water for elephants is told from a series of memories of Jacob Jankowski as a 93 year old man that is in a nursing home. in 1931 a woman named Catherine hale is taunting him Jacob thinks to himself how he’s still a virgin even though he is about to graduate and he … Read more
The idea of a perfect society might sound appealing, but would a perfect society include Sameness? In the novel, The Giver by Lois Lowery, Jonas, the main character, lives in a society where everyone portrays Sameness. Sameness is where everything is equal. For example, every family has four people: a mother and a father, one … Read more
Anger is a common emotion felt by everyone, often many times a day. Whether it is road rage experienced when driving during rush hour traffic or the feeling of outrage associated with learning of social injustices half way across the world, anger is a part of our daily practice. It is an emotion that has … Read more