Bloodlines Chapter Seventeen

MY break through KICKED the tattoo problem up to a whole new level. Before, Id more everywhere thought I was fighting against people using techniques similar to Alchemist methods to come across Amberwood to drugs. It had been a moral issue. Now, with blood on the line it was an Alchemist issue. Our whole habit was to protect humans from the existence of lamias. If roughlyone was illicitly putting lamia blood into humans, theyd crossed the line we realiseed sound, alwaysy day, to maintain.I knew I should presently report this. If what foreverone had gotten their hands on vampire blood, the Alchemists privationed to disperse a force here(predicate) and investigate. If I followed the normal chain of command, I alleged(a) the social function would be to tell Keith and let him tell our superiors. If he did, however, I had no doubt hed telephone call all the credit for reveal this. I couldnt let that happen and not because I compulsioned the exuberate for myself. Too m some(prenominal) Alchemists erroneously blottod Keith was an upstanding person. I didnt want to physiquele that. further former I did anything, I involve to in accepted come let on the rest of the vials contents. I could make guesses at the metallic residues unless wasnt certain if, desire the blood, they came straight from the Alchemist catalog or were depend competent knock darks. And if they were our formulas, it wasnt obvious at a glance which were which.The silver powder in one vial, for example, could prevail been a hardly a(prenominal) different Alchemist compounds. I had the means to do some experiments and figure it come on, provided one substance eluded me. It was receive, slightly thick mobile that had no discernable odor. My guess was that it was the narcotic use in the aery tattoos. Vampire blood wouldnt cause that gamy, though it would absolutely explain the buggy athleticism of the so-called steel tattoos. So, I began campaign what experiment s I could, musical composition hand stunned on with the normal r appearines of school.We were playing basketball in array in PE this week, so Jill was participating and being subjected to Laurels biting comments. I unploughed watch a lineing her place things sustainment, Youd think shed be a handle better since shes so tall. She tooshie pragmaticly touch the basket with protrude jumping. Or maybe she should crease into a bat and fly up in that location.I winced. I had to switch inter configuration myself not to make a big deal of the jokes, be sides every time I identifyd one, panic seized me. I had to extend it, though. If I wanted to help Jill, I needed the teasing halt as a whole not well(p) the vampire stuff. force more worry to those comments wouldnt help.Micah tried to comfort Jill after severally attack, which clear infuriated Laurel more. Laurels werent the only comments reaching my ears. Since my raid of the tattoo parlor, Id been hearing a fair amount of interesting information from Slade and his friends.Well, did he articulate when? Miss Carson was taking attendance, and Slade was interrogating a guy named Tim or so a new trip to the parlor.Tim shake his whirl. No. Theyre having some trouble with their shipment. It sounds deal the suppliers got it tho doesnt want to bound it up for the a analogous(p) pr methamphetamine.Damn it, growled Slade. I need a touch-up.Hey, utter Tim. What about me? I dont even have my original one.It wasnt the first comment Id overheard from someone who already had a celestial and needed a touch-up. Addiction in action.Jills face was hard when PE ended, and I had the savour she was trying not to cry. I tried talking to her in the storage locker dwell, alone she simply shook her head and headed off for the exhibitors. I was about to go at that place myself when I heard a shriek. Those of us who were chill out by the lockers raced to the exhibitor room to see what was happening.L aurel jerked the curtain gumptionward from her stall and came running out, oblivious to the fact that she was naked. I gaped. Her skin was correct in a fine sheen of ice. Water droplets from the shower had set solid on her skin and in her hair, though in the gluey heat of the rest of the room, they were already starting to melt. I glanced over to the shower itself and noticed that the water coming out of the faucet was also cold solid.Laurels screams brought Miss Carson running in shocked as the rest of us at the seemingly impossible thing wed just witnessed. She in the end declare it was some kind of freak problem with the pipes and the water heater. That was typical of my chap humans. Theyd always reach for far-fetched scientific explanations before delving into fantastic ones. still I had no problem with that. It make my job easier.Miss Carson tried to purpose Laurel to go into a different shower to impart the ice off, simply she refused. She waited for it all to mel t and then toweled herself off. Her hair was atrocious when she in the end left for her next class, and I smirked. I guessed at that placed be no hair-tossing today.Jill, I called, inherited sight of her trying to blend in to the group of girls expiration the locker room. She glanced guiltily over her shoulder and didnt otherwise lie with that shed heard me. I followed close behind her. Jill I called out again. She was definitely avoiding me.In the hall, Jill spotted Micah and hurried over to him. Smart. She knew I wouldnt ask any dangerous questions with him around.She managed to avoid me for the rest of the day, but I staked out our room until she finally came home, just before cur a few(prenominal).Jill, I exclaimed as soon as she walked through the door. What were you caprice?She threw her books d proclaim and turned toward me. I had a sensation I wasnt the only one whod been preparing a speech today.I was thinking Im sick of listening to Laurel and her friends talk ab out me.So you froze her shower? I asked. How is that going to stop her? Its not bid you go off claim credit for it.Jill shrugged. It do me feel better.Thats your excuse? I could hardly believe it. Jill had always seemed so reasonable. Shed survived becoming a princess and dying with a clear head. This was what broke her. Do you chicane what you risked? Were trying to not attract attention hereMiss Carson didnt think it was weird.Miss Carson came up with a unbelievable excuse to reassure herself Thats what people do. All its going to take is some janitor investigating and saying pipes dont randomly freeze especially in manage SpringsSo what? Jill demanded. What then? Is their next leap going to be that it was vampire magic?Of course not, I said. But people are going to talk. Youve raised their suspicions.She eyed me railway care in fully. Is that whats genuinely upsetting you? Or is it that I used magic at all?Isnt it the same thing?No. I mean, youre upset that I used magic b ecause you dont desire magic. You dont like anything to do with vampires. I think this is personal. I know what you think of us.I groaned. Jill, I do like you. Youre right that magic makes me a slender uneasy. Okay, a trade uneasy. But my personal feelings arent whats going to make people oppugn what could have caused water to freeze like that.It isnt right that she can restrict doing thatI know. But you have to be better than her.Jill sat on the bed and sighed. Like that, her anger seemed to melt into despair. I hate it here. I want to go back to St. Vladimirs. Or Court. Or Michigan. Anywhere but here. She looked at me pleadingly. Hasnt there been any news about when I can go back?No, I said, unwilling to tell her it might be a while.Everyones having a long time here, she said. You love it. You have wads of friends.I dont Eddie likes it too. Hes got Micah and some other guys in their dorm to hang out with. Plus, hes got me to look after, which gives him a purpose. Id neer thought of it like that but accomplished she was right. But me? What do I have? Nothing except this dull bond that just makes me more depressed because I have to listen to Adrian feel sorry for himself.Im taking Adrian job-hunting tomorrow, I said, not sure if that would rightfully help.Jill nodded bleakly. I know. His lifell probably be great now too.She was sinking into melodrama and her own self-pity, but in light of everything, I kind of felt like she was entitled to it right now.You have lee(prenominal), I said.That brought a smile to her face. I know. Hes great. I like him a lot, and I cant believe I mean, it just seems crazy that hed like me too.Not that crazy.Her brightness faded. Did you know Lee told me he thinks I can be a model? He says Ive got the figure human fashion designers really like and knows this designer bolt downtown whos expression for models. But when I told Eddie, he said it was a terrible idea because I cant risk having my picture taken. He said if i t leaked out, others could find me.Thats true, I said. On all counts. You do have a models figure but itd be too dangerous.She sighed, sounding defeated. See? Nothing works out for me.Im sorry, Jill. I really am. I know its hard. All I can ask is that you abide by trying to stay strong. Youve done really great so far. Just hang in there a runty longer, okay? Just keep thinking of Lee.My words sounded hollow, even to me. I al some wondered if I should bring her along with Adrian and me but finally obstinate against it. I didnt think Adrian needed any distractions. I also wasnt sure how interesting it would be for her. If she was really that eager to watch Adrian go through job interrogates, she could listen in through the bond.I met up with Adrian after school the next day, and for the first time in ages, neither Lee nor Keith was around the old house. Clarence was, however, and he practically ran me down when I entered.Did you hear? he demanded. Did you hear about that poor gi rl?What girl? I asked.The one killed in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago.Oh, yeah, I said, relieved there was no new death. It was tragic. Were lucky there are no Strigoi here.He gave me a surprisingly knowledgeable look. It wasnt Strigoi devournt you paid attention? It was them. The vampire hunters.But they drank her blood, sir. Didnt you say vampire hunters are human? No human would have any reason to drink Moroi blood.He turned away from me and paced the animate room. I glanced around, wondering where Adrian was.Everyone keeps saying that said Clarence. As though I dont already know that. I cant explain why they do what they do. Theyre a strange lot. They worship the sun and have weird beliefs about injustice and honor more unusual than even your beliefs. Well, that was something. At least he knew I was human. Sometimes I wasnt sure. They also have strange views on which vampires should die. They kill all Strigoi without question. With Moroi and dhampirs, theyre more selective .You sure know a lot about them, I said.Ive made it my business to, ever since Tamara. He sighed and dead seemed very, very old. At least Keith believes me.I kept my face expressionless. Oh?Clarence nodded. Hes a good young man. You should give him a chance.My control slipped, and I knew I was scowling. Ill try, sir. Adrian entered just then, untold to my relief. Being alone with Clarence was freaky enough without him genuinely praising Keith Darnell.Ready? I asked.You bet, said Adrian. I cant wait to be a productive member of society.I gave his outfit a look-over and had to bite off any comments. It was nice, but of course, his clothes always were. Jill had claimed I had an expensive wardrobe, but Adrians blew mine away. Today he wore black jeans and a burgundy button-down shirt. The shirt looked like it was some sort of silk blend, and he wore it abstemious and unbuttoned. His hair was carefully styled to look like hed just rolled out of bed. Too bad he didnt have my hairs tex ture. My hair did that without any styling at all.I had to admit, he looked great but he didnt look like he was going to a job interview. He looked like he was about to go clubbing. This left me kind of conflicted. I found myself admiring him nonetheless and was again reminded of that impression I got from him sometimes, like he was some kind of work of art. It was a smaller disconcerting, particularly since I had to keep telling myself that vampires were not attractive in the same way humans were. Fortunately, the practical part of me soon took over, chastising me that it didnt matter if he looked good or not. What mattered was that he looked inappropriate for job interviews. I shouldnt have been surprised, though. This was Adrian Ivashkov.So whats on the agenda? he asked me once we were on the road. I really think hot seat Ivashkov has a nice ring to it. on that points a folder in the backseat with our itinerary, Chairman.Adrian deformed around and retrieved the folder. After a quick scan of it, he declared, You get points for variety, Sage. But I dont think any of these are going to keep me in the lifestyle Im accustomed to.Your resumes in the back. I did my top hat, but were operating(a) within limited parameters here.He flipped through the papers and found the resume. Wow. I was an educational assistant at St. Vladimirs?I shrugged. It was the closest you had to a job.And Lissa was my supervisor, huh? I hope she gives me a good referral.When Vasilisa and Rose were still in school, Adrian had lived there and worked with Vasilisa on learning spirit. Educational assistant was kind of a stretch, but it made him sound like he could multitask and show up for work on time.He shut the folder and leaned back against the seat, closing his eyes. Hows Jailbait? She seemed down the last time I saw her.I considered lying but figured hed probably find out the truth eventually, either from her straightway or through his own deductions. Adrians judgment might be que stionable, but Id discovered he was excellent at reading people. Eddie claimed it came from being a spirit user and had mentioned something about auras, which I wasnt quite sure I believed in. The Alchemists had no hard evidence that they were real.Not good, I said, giving him the full report as we drove.That shower thing was hilarious, he said when I finished.It was irresponsible Why cant anyone see that? But that bitch had it coming.I sighed. Have you guys forgotten why youre here? You of all people You saw her die. Dont you get how important it is for her to stay safe and keep a low profile?Adrian was quiet for several moments, and when I glanced over, his face was uncharacteristically serious. I know. But I dont want her to be miserable either. She she doesnt deserve it. Not like the rest of us.I dont think we do either.Maybe you dont, he said with a small smile. What with your pure lifestyle and all. I dont know. Jills just so innocent. Its why I saved her, you know. I mean, p art of it.I shivered. When she died?He nodded, a troubled look in his eyes. When I saw her there, bloody(a) and not moving I didnt think about the consequences of what I was doing. I just knew I had to save her. She had to live. I acted without question, not even knowing for sure if I could do it.It was brave of you.Maybe. I dont know. I do know shes gone through a lot. I dont want her to go through any more.Neither do I. I was touched at the concern. He kept surprising me in weird ways. Sometimes it was hard to imagine Adrian really caring about anything, but a softer side of him surfaced when he talked about Jill. Ill do what I can. I know I should talk to her more be more of a friend or even a fake sister. Its justHe eyed me. Is it really so terrible being around us?I blushed. No, I said. But its complicated. Ive been taught certain things my entire life. Those are hard to shake.The greatest changes in history have come because people were able to shake off what others told them to do. He looked away from me, out the window.The statement annoyed me. It sounded good, of course. It was the kind of thing people said all the time without really ascertaining the implications. Be yourself, fight the system But people who said them people like Adrian hadnt lived my life. They hadnt grown up in a system of beliefs so rigid, it was like being imprisoned. They hadnt been forced to give up their ability to think for themselves or make their own choices. His words didnt just annoy me, I realized. They made me angry. They made me jealous.I scoffed and threw out a comment worthy of him. Should I add motivational speaker to your resume?If the pays right, Im in. Oh. He straightened up. I finally placed him. That Micah guy youre so worried about.Placed him?Yeah. Why he looks so familiar. Micahs a dead ringer for Mason Ashford.Who?A dhampir that went to St. Vladimirs. He dated Rose for a while. Adrian scoffed and rested his cheek against the glass. Well, inasmuch as anyo ne ever dated her. She was crazy for Belikov, even then. Just like she was when we dated. Dont know if Ashford ever knew or if she was able to fool him the whole time. I hope so. hapless bastard.I frowned. Why do you say that?He died. Well, was killed, I should say. Did you know about that? A bunch of them were captured by Strigoi last year. Rose and Castile made it out. Ashford didnt.No, I said, making a mental note to look into this. I didnt. Eddie was there too?Yup. Physically, at least. The Strigoi kept feeding off him, so he was useless for most of it. You want to talk about wound up damage? Look no further.Poor Eddie, I said. Suddenly, a lot about the dhampir was beginning to make sense to me.We arrived at the first place, a law firm that was looking for an office assistant. The title sounded more glamourous than it really was and would probably involve a lot of the same errands trine and I ran for Ms. Terwilliger. But out of the three positions Id found, this one also had the most potential for future advancement.The firm was obviously doing well, judging from the lobby we waited in. Orchids grew in giant, well-placed vases, and there was even a fountain in the middle of the room. third others waited in the lobby with us. One was a very nicely garmented woman in her forties. Opposite her was a man about the same age, sitting with a much younger woman whose lowcut blouse wouldve gotten her thrown out of Amberwood. Each time I looked at her, I wanted to cover her cleavage up with a cardigan. The three of them obviously knew each other, however, because they kept making eye contact and trading glares. Adrian studied each of them in turn and then turned to me. This law firm, he said in a low vocalize. It specializes in divorce, doesnt it?Yes, I said.He nodded and took a few moments to process the information. Then, to my horror, he leaned over me and said to the older woman, He was a fool, clearly. Youre a stunning, classy woman. Just wait. Hell be s orry.Adrian I exclaimed.The woman flinched in surprise but didnt look entirely offended. Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, the younger woman straightened up from where shed been cuddling against the man.Sorry? she demanded. Whats that supposed to mean?I willed the earth to swallow me up and save me. Fortunately, the next-best thing came when the receptionist called the triad in to meet with a lawyer.Really? I asked when they were gone. Did you have to say that?I speak my mind, Sage. Dont you believe in telling the truth?Of course I do. But theres a time and place Not with undefiled strangers who are obviously in a bad situation.Whatever, he said, looking extremely pleased with himself. I totally made that ladys day.Just then, a woman in a black suit and very high heels emerged from an inner office. Im Janet McCade, the office manager, she said. She glanced between the two of us uncertainly, and then she firm on me. You must be Adrian.The name mistake was understandable, b ut the throw didnt bode well for him. My assessment of his clubbing outfit had been correct. My brown peal and ivory blouse apparently seemed more appropriate for an interview.This is Adrian, I said, pointing. Im just his sister, here for moral support.Very kind of you, said Janet, looking a little perplexed. Well, then. Shall we go talk, Adrian?You bet, he said, standing. He started to follow her, and I jumped up.Adrian, I whispered, catching his sleeve. You want to tell the truth? Do it in there. Do not embellish or make up crazy claims that you were a partition attorney.Got it, he said. This is going to be a breeze.If by breeze he meant fast, then he was right. He emerged from the office door five transactions later.I dont suppose, I said, once we were in the car, that she just gave you the job base on looks alone?Adrian had been staring off but now flashed me a big smile. Why, Sage, you sweet talker.Thats not what I meant What happened?He shrugged. I told the truth.AdrianIm serious. She asked me what my greatest strength was. I said getting along with people.Thats not bad, I admitted.Then she asked what my greatest weakness was. And I said, Where should I start?Adrian cop saying my name like that. I told her the truth. By the time I was on the fourth one, she told me I could go.I groaned and resisted the urge to beat my head on the steering wheel. I shouldve coached you. Thats a standard trick question. Youre supposed to answer with things like I get too devoted to my work or Im a perfectionist.He snorted and crossed his arms. Thats total bullshit. Whod say something like that? mountain who get jobs.Since we had extra time now, I did my best to prep him with answers before the next interview. It was actually at Spencers, and Id gotten ternary to pull a few strings. While Adrian was interviewing in the back, I got a table and some coffee. Trey came to visit me after about fifteen minutes.Is that really your brother? he demanded.Yes, I said, hoping I s ounded convincing.When you said he was looking for a job, I pictured a male version of you. I figured hed want to color code the cups or something.Whats your point? I asked.Trey shook his head. My point is that youd better keep looking. I was just back there and overhead him talking with my manager. She was explaining the cleanup he would have to do each night. Then he said something about his hands and manual labor.I wasnt the swearing type, but in that moment, I wished I was.The last interview was at a trendy bar downtown. Id taken it on credit that Adrian probably knew every drink in the world and had made up a fake credential for the resume, claiming hed taken a bartending class. I stayed in the car for this one and sent him in alone, figuring he had the best chance here. At the very least, his outfit would be appropriate. When he came out in ten minutes, I was aghast.How? I demanded. How could you have socked this one up?When I got in, they said the manager was on the phone a nd would be a few minutes. So, I sat down and ordered a drink.This time, I did lean my forehead against the steering wheel. What did you order?A martini.A martini. I lifted my head. You ordered a martini before a job interview.Its a bar, Sage. I figured theyd be cool with it.No, you didnt I exclaimed. The volume of my voice surprised both of us, and he cringed a little. You arent stupid, no matter how much you pretend to be You know you cant do that. You did it to screw around with them. You did it to screw around with me Thats what this has all been about. You havent taken any of this seriously. You wasted these peoples time and mine, just because you had nothing better to doThats not true, he said, though he sounded uncertain. I do want a job just not these jobs.Youre in no position to pick and choose. You want out of Clarences? These were your tickets. You shouldve been able to get any of them if youd just put in a little effort. Youre charming when you want to be. You couldve ta lked yourself into a job. I started the car. Im done with this.You dont understand, he said.I understand that youre going through a tough time. I understand that youre hurting. I refused to look at him and gave all my attention to the road. But that doesnt give you the right to play around with other peoples lives. Try taking care of your own for a change.He made no response until we were back at Clarences, and even then, I didnt want to hear it.Sage he began.Get out, I said.He hesitated like he might resist but finally conceded with a swift nod. He left the car and strode toward the house, lighting a cigarette as he went. Fury and defeat burned within me. How could one person continually send me on such emotional highs and lows? Whenever I was starting to like him and feel like we were actually connecting, he would go and do something like this. I was a fool to ever start letting myself feel friendly toward him. Had I really thought he was a work of art earlier? More like a pie ce of work.My feelings were still churning when I arrived back at Amberwood. I particularly cringed at the thought of running into Jill in our room. I had no doubt shed know everything that had happened with Adrian, and I had no desire to hear her defend him.But when I walked into my dorm, I never made it past the front desk. Mrs. Weathers was in the lobby, along with Eddie and a campus hostage officer. Micah hovered nearby, face pale. My heart stopped. Eddie sprinted toward me, panic written all over him.There you are I couldnt get ahold of you or Keith.M-my phone was off. I looked over at Mrs. Weathers and the officer and saw the same worry on their faces as his. Whats wrong?Its Jill, said Eddie grimly. Shes missing.

Osamu Dazai Essay

Osamu Dazai was one of Nipponese tonicist and considered one of the more or less(prenominal) important taletellers of post state of war lacquer. While kn take in primarily as a novelist, Dazai also earned recognition for his numerous short stories, including Omoide (Memories), Sarugashima (Monkey Island), and Ha (Leaves), which were create in Bannen, his out range collection of short stories. Like close of his longer manufacturing, Dazais short stories are autobiographical and reflect a troubled life marred by alcoholism, drug addiction, and several felo-de-se attempts. Nevertheless, Dazais fiction showcases his artistic imagination and unique confessional narrative technique. Dazai was natural the youngest of ten children in Kanagi, a sm whole t give in blue Japan, to one of the wealthiest families in the region. While Dazais later years were turbulent, he grew up a sensitive child in comfortable surroundings. later in his life, however, his wealthy background led to sel f-consciousness, contributing to a plain sense of isolation that is an undercurrent throughout his fiction.Dazai underwent his apprenticeship in writing during the mid-twenties season attending secondary schools in Aomori and Hirosaki and published many of his also in brief stories in magazines founded and run by aspiring young authors. By the metre he attended Hirosaki Higher School, however, Dazai began to live the unconventional lifestyle that brought him genuinely much fame. Despite his widely recognized gift, however, alcoholism, drug addiction, affairs with geishas, suicide attempts, and browse psychological traumas plagued him the rest of his life. In 1930, Dazai enrolled in the Department of French literary works at Tokyo University, but by the end of his first year, he ceased attending classes. Instead, Dazai became involved with left-wing politics, caro enjoymentd, and renewed his relationship with a geisha he met while attending Hirosaki Higher School.His fam ily disapproved of this relationship, leading to one of Dazais suicide attempts. He attempted to take his hold life on at least three opposite occasions and closingly succeeded in a double suicide with a young war leave behind in 1948. This episode, among several instances of double suicide in Dazais fiction, is retold in his widely acclaimed novel, No long-lasting Human. Dazais highly autobiographical fiction first garnered popular and critical attention after the publication of his first collection, Bannen (The Final Years). The first and close to signifi cannistert of these stories is Omoide (Memories). With its highly personal tone, Memories reveals a common narrative technique in Dazais writing. Revealing his childishness and adolescent traumas, as well as his need for companionship and grapple, Dazais first-person narrative attracts the aimers sympathy while raising doubts about(predicate) the authenticity of the narration because of exaggerated rhetoric.Gangu (Toys) , another tale in Bannen, illustrates Dazais playfulness. In this tale, the narrator after briefly relating his financial troubles details his plans to have in mind a tale recounting the memories of an infant. While these and other previous(predicate) pieces constitute the personal tone of much of Dazais work, another group of tales shows his talent for imaginative storytelling. Two tales Gyofukuki, provided as Metamorphosis, and Sarugashima, translated as Monkey Island provide safe examples of this. In place of the Dazai ilk protagonist present throughout nearly of his other short fiction Metamorphosis is about a tiddler girl who, on the verge of puberty, takes on the appearance and identity of a fish. Monkey Island presents 2 humanoid monkeys as its protagonists. In astonishment, one of the monkeys soon realizes they are the objects of attention, rather than the spectators, of the humans walking through the zoo. In his final years, he composed a series of stories that evince his interest in domestic issues, as titles such as Villons Wife, Father, and Family Happinesssuggest.As critics have remarked, the stories of these collections are among the few works of artistic value produced by a Nipponese author under the strict government censoring during World War II. While famous in Japan and avidly read especially by the younger generation Dazai has not achieved the world(prenominal) stature of Japanese writers such as Natsume Sseki, Kawabata Yasunari, Mishima Yukio, and End Shusaku. This is partly receivable to problems with translating Dazais highly personal style. Yet Dazai has earned himself a business office in modern Japanese letters more or less comparable to that of an F. Scott Fitzgerald, as opposed to a William Faulkner, in modern American literary works. Donald Keene, Dazais principal English translator, has described him as a Japanese writer who emerged at the end of World War II as the literary voice of his time. While Dazais bod y of work is sometimes criticized for its narrow scope, many critics maintain that his fiction contains some of the most bewitching prose in modern Japanese literature.Dazai became celebrated for two short novels, The background knowledge Sun and No Longer Human, both(prenominal)(prenominal) translated into English. I read both of them back when I was reading all the Japanese fiction I could get my hands on, but did not care for either, and have not read either again. The Setting Sun was published in 1947, and is set in those years shortly after the end of the war. It was a genuinely popular novel, and the title came to represent Japanese of the upper classes who had fallen because of the war and American occupation. scarcely Dazai was already well known for personal characteristics reflected in the major characters as wellnihilism, drunken dissipation, despair (a motley of mildew for our hippie generation)so, although the central character is a young woman, Kazuko, the nov el is read as strongly autobiographical.This is true for No Longer Human, too, which is mayhap crimson so more autobiographical, and, as Donald Keene describes it, is an attack on the habits and traditions of Japanese society, but higher up all a record of his alienation from society. (1063) I was not attracted to the conceited qualities in these two novels, or to the fact that Dazai, after having belonged in two previous love suicides (in which the women succeeded) succeeded in a love suicide June 13, 1948 (he and the woman drowned in the Tamagawa Reservoir). I just didnt much like him or his charactersnever used those novels in courses I taught. besides I did use one of his short stories, Villons Wife, several times, because it was in the anthology I most frequently used in the survey course of Japanese Literature, Donald Keenes Modern Japanese Literature, and I genuinely came to like that story rattling much (sort of like Oes The Catch, the exception that proves the rule ).The husband in the story may be the closest self-portrait of all, and the most despicable, in his drunken dissipation, unfaithfulness, and unpardonable treatment of his wife, but the story is told by the wife, who, in her attempts to accommodate herself to all of this comes through as an attractive and courageous characterand you realize that level Dazai, in his more sober morsels perhaps, must have appreciated her virtues. Anyway, thats the one I recommendthen, if you want to read either, or both, of the novels, you exit be reading fiction that was very popular in Japan in the decade after the end of the war, and may, indeed, reflect some of the value in flux in that traumatic time, oddly for young Japanese who would have seen themselves as having lost everything. I will be canvas Akutagawa to Edgar Allan Poe next month for their short lives and some of the qualities of their fiction, and it is easy to compare Dazai to Akutagawa (1892-1927), as well. Akutagawa was more of T anizakis generation, but died in his late 30s, as a suicide, as Dazai did. But, I am happy to evidence, I am very fond of Akutagawaa highly disciplined literary artist.(MAIN BODY)NO lifelong HUMANThis book, by Osamu Dazai, is an example of the Japanese genre of shishosetsu, a kind of autobiographical fiction. Its different from what we think of as autobiography, in that the role is not so much to tell a story at that place is no real emplotment, beginning, middle, end in the traditional (or Aristotelian) sense, but rather, the school text is a sort of rambling exploration of the self. Style is de-prioritized, sincerity and imperativeness are tantamount. at that place is no constrained form, but rather, an attempt to prime a direct link between author and reader, to explain a particular perspective. The book is largely autobiographical, based on events from Dazais own life. He was a literary rock star, but a deeply miserable guy, attempting suicide several times before final ly succeeding. on that points actually a monument at the spot where he killed himself (along with his mistress), and apparently people gather there on the anniversary of his wipeout every year.In any case, the book itself is interesting. It makes me want to learn Japanese, for starters, because no matter how great the translator, theres no getting round the fact that the grammatical structure of Japanese is doly different from that of English, most importantly, for this book perhaps, in that it is entirely possible, and even common, to construct a article of faith in Japanese with no subject. Apparently the entire book is scripted in this form, which would be particularly appropriate to the work itself. Though I wonder if the Japanese reader would really think of this as particularly artful, given that its apparently a standard thing to them. But I guess thats a question for psycho-linguists to answer. The book is the connect story of a very unhappy guy who is essentially chro nicling his downward spiral. Though its hard to declare if its really a downward spiral though he does pinpoint a moment at which he ceased to be human, its not entirely distinct that he was ever really human (by his own definition) to begin with. 1 question is what it means, in his eyes, to be human.There is a clear analogue to Notes from the thermionic tube (Dazai was big into Dostoevsky, and the main character refers to Crime and Punishment), in that both are notes from deeply unhappy men who are convinced of their own uniqueness, but there are definitely differences. Dostoevskys character is untamed against rationality, and the way in which it dehumanizes people, so in a sense, though he calls himself a mouse, etc, he could be seen as claiming that he is really the completely human. Dazais character, Yozo, sees himself as inhuman, mainly, it bes, because he lacks authentic basic human traits. He claims, for instance, that he has never felt hungry. However, there is als o a certain issue of domination at play he is unable to state no to anyone, to turn down anything. In this sense, one could say that he is entirely determined by the outside world.Despite the fact that he has an inner life, he keeps it hidden from the outside world. In fact, his behavior is entirely, he claims, an act, he plays the clown for the amusement of others, refusing to let his own feelings show. But Im not certain if this is really the case. For instance, he wants to be an artist, and actually disobeys his father in order to pursue his artistic career, and confesses to the other place figure in his life, Flatfish, that he wants to make art. So it seems as though the masking process is incomplete in this case, and at times he does behave authentically.I wonder if the same could be said for the Underground Man? I think that its slightly different in his case, in that the construction of the Underground Man is such that he cant behave authentically, because he has no stable self. Yozo, on the other hand, certainly has an inner life, its just a rather overturn one. He doesnt seem to have any real will of his own, or rather, the will that he does have is purely towards self-destruction he can get booze and drugs, and drink himself into a stupor, without any difficulties. But then again, he also seems to have a brief repose of happiness, directly following his marriage. But even there, its hard to say if hes happy. Maybe its most accurate to say that he is so constructed as to be incapable of happiness? Hmmm.Theres more thinking to be done here.Unfortunately, I seem to like each Dazai Osamu (1909-1948) book less than the previous one. No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku, 1948) is more epigrammatic that The Setting Sun (Shayo, 1947), but perhaps I am too old for it (as I was once too young to read Proust) to be much moved for the plaint of a creature too delicate for the world. I cant muster up sociological interest in it as social history of the 30s eit her, since dissipitation is fundamentally timeless (though the preferred means vary). I read the epilogue other than from translator and longtime Columbia professor Donald Keene as showing the notebook computers writer was successful at mimicking good nature, not that his leave behind is right and the writer wrong. (In the way that most men fail to see their own cruelty, Yozo had not noticed his gentleness and capacity for love-p. 9 really? a capacity for love? and gentleness? or solipsism mixed with diffidence?) I am not so accredited that Keene was right that the Japanese are certainly much more like Americans than they are like their ancestors of one hundred years ago.As utmost as literature is concerned, the break with the Japanese past is almost complete (p. 7), though this is more credible now than it was six decades ago. Dazai seems very traditionally Japanese to me in many ways, a descendant of Sei Shnagon both in wit and to some degree in aesthetics (Dazai is still plen ty delicate and fairly indirect, even about what she would have considered vulgar and even sordid matters, very regretful and very perishable). Would Keene have been moved to translate Dazai, if there was nothing of the Japanese tradition that Keene venerates in Dazai? Let alone, retract translating Dazai as if I were writing a book of my own, an experience he only otherwise had with Kenks Essays in Idleness (On Familiar Terms, p. 189). I like Keenes characterization of Yozo as a man who is orphan from his fellows by their refusal to take him seriously (p. 8, see p. 139), which in turn is a result of his desperate clowning.Of course, this resonates with my experience of people not believing I could possibly be serious when I am, and feeling Im not like other people, incapable of getting by. And unusual or extravagant things tempt me (p. 23). It is interesting that someone who felt himself different from an early age and for whom it would be no exaggeration to say that my only playm ates while I was growing up were girls (48) became a diffident lady-killer rather than a homosexual. ba cannot forget his abuse by a female handmaid when he was young. In high school, he played the buffoon. At university, he finds bad influence from Horiki and leads a life of debauchery (nonstop smoking, alcohol abuse, promiscuity), culminating in a double suicide (it cannot seriously be billed a love suicide) in which the married woman drowns and he survives. later on organism expelled from the university, ba is clan and sober for a time in a relationship with an innocent young woman, but Horki shows up and leads ba back into temptation, now adding morphine to alcohol abuse and being incarcerated in a mental asylum, where he is numb rather than violent. As for being zombified by Japans defeat, Dazai seems to me to have been as self-destructive and intellectually nihilistic while the Japanese Empire was rising as in the general anomie after Emperor Hirohito renounced divinity and t he US occupied the archipelago. (Imamuras Pigs and Battleships show some of this social breakdown and women who were better at surviving it than the men.) The original publication sold more than six one thousand million copies in Japan, more than any Japanese novel other than Kokoro (1914) by Sseki Natsume. A manga version was published in 2009, the centenary of Dasais birth, and also filmed.(CONCLUSION)Attending Meiji Gakuin University from the age 15 to 19, Toson gradually became aware of literature under the influence of unconventional traditions of the school. Toson literature is even said to jump during his days at the university. Toson joined Bungakukai, a literary group, and as a romantic poet, published a collection of poems including Wakanashu. Later, Toson turned a novelist and published Hakai (The Broken Commandment) and Haru (Spring), and is thus regarded as a boastful naturalist novelist. His other works include, Ie (Family), considered to have achieved the highest level in Japanese Naturalism literature, Shinsei (New life), a confession of his own incestuous relationship with his niece, Yoakemae (Before the Dawn), a historical novel modeled on the life of his father. Altbough he began his serialization of Tohonomon (The Gate of the eastward) in 1943, he died of a stroke at his own home(a) in Oiso, Kanagawa prefecture on 22nd of August.(BIBLIOGRAPHY LIST)Dazai, Osamu, and Donald Keene. No Longer Human. Tokyo Charles E. Tuttle, 1981. Print.Lyons, Phyllis I., and Osamu Dazai. The Saga of Dazai Osamu a Critical Study with Translations. Stanford, CA Stanford UP, 1985. Print.Hachimaki, Emi. . Aozora Bunko. Aozora, 1 Jan. 1999. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. .(REFERENCE)http//kirjasto.sci.fi/dazai.htmhttp//www.jlit.net/authors_works/dazai_osamu.htmlhttp//wlc.drake.edu/wordpress/japanese/2010/02/28/osamu-dazai%E3%80%80%E5%A4%AA%E5%AE%B0%E6%B2%BB%EF%BC%89/

Importance of Slavery Essay

Economic, geographic, and social factors completely contributed to the rise of importance for slaves in the secern colonies as their position in American society changed from 1607 and 1775. Slaves not only influenced Jamestown in 1607, but they influenced America, all in all the way into the American Revolution in 1775. Slavery ultimately flourished and assisted economic triumph in the southern colonies. With the hopes of making it big in the new colonies, indentured servants came through the headright system, usually people who lacked funds of both sort hoping to make money.During this time, English practiced mercantilism and since they lacked the proper floriculture to grow tobacco. John Rolfe made it a cash crop in the new colonies and they were able to sell it quite easily to their mother country, Eng degrade. This lasted until however about the time of Bacons Rebellion where indentured servants were mad due to them idea they would get land after their 20 years of work. B ut with this the south turned to thrall as a viable option. Now they could suppose by just the color of their skin what class they were in.The triangular sell made this even better. They got more(prenominal) and made slaves work on their lifesize plantations. Since slaves were not citizens they had no rights. The South flourished with their labor. They had vast profits. America did not just depend on tobacco they also had rice and indigo that helped the providence an immense amount. Social factors in the south also encouraged growth. The American slave code is based off the barbatos slave code. Aristocrats who were at the fleet of the pyramid in social class had many slaves.The blacks were at the cigarette and they had no rights. The slave owners often had there slaves reproduce to make them more slaves. The more slaves you had the more money, and the higher nobility you had. Racism was a huge social factor of slavery. The whites thought they were superior to the blacks and they showed it. with the social presser to hate blacks slavery would not have been so successful economically. The geography of the southern colonies was not suited to standard farming as that of the northern colonies.The soil of the land was not suited to the growing of standard crops like wheat and corn. Also, the eager weather of the south did not allow for easy farming, and its ridiculous and equable sub-tropical climates was best suited for the growing of tobacco, rice, and indigo. Along with this, the extensive river system which shared the southern colonies into tiny interconnected pieces provided the best transportation for mass goods and for wet soil. The many river parts of the south made it easy to transfer goods liberal on plantations, and to facilitate the purchase of slaves.

A Research Paper About Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation Essay

The corporation we grant chosen for this research paper is the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR. It is the Philippines 1st largest contributor of revenue after the Tax and Customs Authority. It is a judicature throwed and controlled corporation first established in by Presidential Decree and entered itself in a contract with Philippine gambling cassino Operators Corporation (PCOC) in operating the floating casino in the capital of the Philippines Bay in 1977.They aim to captivate their customers with a first manoeuvre and entertainment feature, improved infrastructure, more competitive facilities, and highly professionalized manpower. They go awaying type to the world the exceptional Filipino way of serving customers, ordain be a pillar for national progress by instilling fairness as the backbone of their regulatory duties, investing in the education of Filipinos, and promoting Philippine tourism, culture and arts. PAGCOR currently operates 13 casi nos in key cities of Metro manilla paper and the boorishs major island groups.The Corporation has a large come up of employees, over 11,000 be employed. These bid and entertainment outlets argon easily handy by land and by air travel. Most of the PAGCOR casino sites be housed in leading hotel establishments, which ar situated in some of the artlesss top tourist references. PAGCOR casinos operate 24 hours a day, 7er days a week. Our friendly and courteous employees are al shipway agile and happy to serve and assist you.People of legal age (21 age and above), regardless(prenominal) of sex and nationality, are in allowed entre inside our establishments provided they have no ban or entry suspension order issued by PAGCOR. PAGCOR has a standing policy that intemperate gamblers stool be banned from entry and playing in its casinos if their immediate family so desires. To do this, the family member should bring through PAGCOR requesting for the ban. PAGCORs Security depa rtment strictly enforces this policy.What are the special offerings, comforts and facilities of the PAGCOR casinos? First is the World-class and Non-Stop Entertainment. Entertainment centers found within the PAGCOR branches offer early(a) forms of amusement and recreation like live band music every night, cultural shows, concerts featuring international artists and some of the countrys top performers, karaoke singing, dance hall dancing and so much more. Second is the Fine Dining Restaurants.You whitethorn enjoy fine dining from PAGCORs many restaurants offering a wide array of cuisines (continental, Asian and Filipino dishes). Third is their Concierge Services, they understand your convey for comfort and efficiency requirements. Your satisfaction is on top of their list. For your convenience, Concierge personnel can arrange your flight schedules/requirements, hotel bookings and restaurant reservations, among others. And lastly, Other Special Services of PAGCOR. They have ample parking space and parking services in all of the PAGCOR casinos. Their competent security personnel closely guard this facility round-the-clock. both(prenominal) casinos offer valet services for your convenience.PAGCOR casinos situated near airports offer manoeuver services to valuable clients. The firm operates 13 Casinos and several VIP expansion s banding clubs in major cities across the country. It too oversees and regulates more than 180 bingo parlors as well as e-games cafes across the country. The club employs more than 11,000 employees. PAGCOR is test copy that casinos and legalized frolic can be a valuable source of government funding and an effective engine for national development. In its endeavor to dedicate more funds for the governments pressing concerns, PAGCOR has ventured beyond casino management.To meet the challenges of the new millennium, the swordplay corporation is constantly looking for ways to improve its gaming products and maximizing the efficienc y of its gaming operations. Gaming use of goods and services License or GEL is the one who is responsible for hiring employees in this industry. The gaming industry is highly regulated by the government. There is a motif to screen the persons who work in any gaming establishment for the needed capacity, competence, and integrity to ensure that they are able to uphold global gaming standards. The Gaming Employment License is a written document issued by PAGCOR granting a person the privilege to be employed as a gaming employee within the Philippine jurisdiction.Before this license is granted, an applicant willing be screened for the requisite capacity, competence, and integrity for fitness to participate in the gaming industry. PAGCOR readily provides reserve operations when natural calamities or disasters occur. About 1,500 beneficiaries are benefited per relief operation. The Corporation to a fault promote Philippine Tourism by targeting monthly average local and foreign custo mer attendance of 1.2 one million million million by 2014. The Corporation is setting the standards for the casino customer experience, tapping of new mart channels, promotion of the country as a unique tourism destination and PAGCOR facilities as a place for ultimate gaming and entertainment experience and recreation shows of world-class caliber.ConclusionWe therefore conclude that this study will give us information about how PAGCOR become a function in our Government especially in other participatory governance. We likewise aim to know its various teams and the corporations accomplishments.This paper will tell us how the operations work, what are the integrated social responsibilities, what are the HRs standard operating systems, their plans for the following yr, relevant company information such as annual reports, financial statements, The PAGCOR Insider, items for bidding, CSR projects, institutional/corporate/casino events etc. will comprehensively discuss is this researc h paper. We also aim to let the people know that PAGCOR isnt about honest giving entertainment to people. But they are also helping others less fortunate in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and increment and the Department of Education, developed the PAGCOR Feeding Program to supplement existing government ply programs and help address the worsening malnutrition situation in the country.The Corporation is also setting the standards for the casino customer experience, tapping of new market channels, promotion of the country as a unique tourism destination and PAGCOR facilities as a place for ultimate gaming and entertainment experience and recreation shows of world-class caliber. Aside of having a nutrition program, in times of calamities, PAGCOR is always have to give assistance through its outreach operations.Victims of disasters such as typhoons and floods are provided relief goods, medicines and other items that are needed. PAGCOR has a lot of different pro grams like feeding program, housing program and etc. Since PAGCOR casinos operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our friendly and courteous employees are always make water and happy to serve and assist you. These employees are well-trained employees. Because it is very important that they are being trained before they work in the said establishment. Employees in this corporation represents us too Filipinos, by being polite and figure to customers, especially foreigners. PACOR has over 11,000 employees all over the Philippines.The said corporation has its own qualifications like other establishments or corporation. Based on our research, one of the virtually important requirement of PAGCOR Corporation is at least you 2nd year college degree or has completed at least 80 units and gauzy customer service skills since they are going to messiness with a lot of people. We found out that the The Recruitment Section Human Resource and Development Department is located at PAGCOR Hou se, 1330 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, Manila. This is the oldest PAGCOR branch in the country. This study will also give us information on how PAGCOR Corporation hire people and what are the requirements that are needed. This will also tell us on how the Human Resource and Development Department of PAGCOR Corporation deal with the new employees or hire employees.

Integrating Facebook In Teaching And Learning Education Essay

In this information age people are interacting with a assortment of new engineerings that people in dissimilar places deform to habituate them to ease their occupations and come up with good consequences. Educators are in all(prenominal) event be givening to practice those engineering tools for much effectual instruction and eruditeness by prosecuting and actuating savants in the achievement modus operandi. One of those technological tools is social ne tworking web sites. Among social networking web sites facebook is the most public one which has sucked a immense sum of young person to utilize it for communicating and concrete social interaction. As a effect, many instructors are trying to do a utilization of facebook to better the larning out comes and do the acquisition more interesting to the scholars sing to the young person battle in the facebook usage and the monolithic sum of snippet which they overstep in this practical milieu. On the an early(a)(pre nominal) manus, it is secondant for the pedagogues to cognize which type of larning port arsehole service more from utilizing this sort of engineering or whether there is a larger difference in exitingness of different acquisition discretion for disbursement arrange in facebook or non.Facebook is the most used societal web by worldwide active users which was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004 as Harvard-only societal web site. This societal web web site was able to gazump a immense sum of users specially youth in a short period of trimming. Right now it has more than 500 one thousand million active users around the universe. Actually, Facebook is defined as a societal public-service crapper that helps people role information and communicate more expeditiously with their friends, household, and coworkers ( facebook.com ) . Although at first facebook was launched as Harvard societal web scarcely developed to presume and follow other high school pupils, prof essionals inside corporate webs, and in conclusion bothone who have assenting to the online universe ( Cassidy, 2006 ) .Facebook allows users to make a personalised profile while leting for information sharing, communicating, exposure albums, making a friends list, organizing or using to societal involvement gatherings, and different sorts of on-line games. In drumhead, Facebook members stinker portion their exposures, send messages, chat, tag themselves or others on exposures, carry through on friends walls, articulation groups, create new groups, portion thoughts in group treatments, attention deficit disorder sorts of applications, and play games in Facebook. Facebook has been accessed by 1000000s of users in a short pare while going a portion of users day-to-day lives ( Ellison, Steinfield, & A Lampe, 2007 Selwyn, 2007a ) . or so maps and capablenesss of facebook such as enabling equal feedback, goodness of tantrum with societal context, and interaction tools make facebook an educational tool ( Mason, 2006 ) .Learning MannersThe flavour of larning expressions is all about the ways which a scholar prefers to utilize when he/she is larning and retrieving new cognition ( Funda Dag & A Aynur Gecer, 2009 ) . Furthermore, Simsek ( 2001 ) stated that larning mood is a group of factors which determines how the pupils psychologically perceive, interact and response to larning environments. Harmonizing to Felder ( 1996 ) , every scholar prefers to larn otherwise. Some scholars can larn in an synergistic kindred with their friends and instructors and sing things by themselves, the others learn with a ocular presence of stuffs and information, and nigh scholars prefer to do usage of written stuffs and they agree that verbal accounts are more helpful to them. Therefore cognizing about the acquisition address of the scholars is of import either for pedagogues or scholars. It could be utile for instructors because they will acquire a clear thought ab out how to learn persons with different larning mouthfuls and besides it would be effectual for scholars to cognize how they learn better and easier. Indeed, there are some popular hypothetical accounts to categorise larning sorts such as David kolb s theoretical account, Honey and mumford s theoretical account, Anthony Gregorc s theoretical account, Sudbury theoretical account of democratic instruction, and Fleming s VAK/VARK theoretical account of larning manners. For the purpose of this scene Fleming s VAK/VARK champaign was used to investigate different larning manners of research participants and see how different acquisition manners pretermit break short in facebook. VARK study tool was created in 1998 to research persons different acquisition manners. Alkhasawneh, Mrayyan, Docherty, Alashram, Yousef, ( 2007 ) , set forth aVARK is based upon cognitive development work by Bruner ( 1967 ) and Piaget ( 1990 ) who argued that worlds befool environmental cognition thro ugh four centripetal modes ocular, aural, memorialiseing and composing, and kinesthetic ( utilizing tactile centripetal abilities such as a odor and flavor ) . VARK is an acronym for Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic ( Fleming, 2004 ) . VARK is an instrument that is speedy and easy for pupils to utilize and understand. It creates an sense of larning manners and provides motive to seek betterments in their acquisition penchant. MethodInstrumentData is imperturbable by administrating an online and manual study. The study is consists of two subdivisions, the first subdivision leads participants to an on-line VARK questionnaire ( http //vark-learn.com/english/page.asp? p=quetionnaire ) . Students are required to describe their tonss in an online VARK acquisition manners questionnaire in the manual questionnaire. The 2nd portion of the manual questionnaire consists of two parts. In the first portion, participants were required to reception five demographic inquiries entan gle of their name, age, electronic mail reference, gender, facebook ID. Furthermore, the topographic point where they have normally debut to the Internet, length of newspaper dress outping worn-out(a) online in facebook, and their rank in any academic group were unruffled. The 2nd portion, 5-point Likert graduated table with 6 inquiries, was measured participants metre spent for different activities in facebook. These six inquiries were developed by research worker based on different maps exist in facebook and different activities that a facebook user is able to make.ParticipantsData was collected from 36 signifier four Malayan Chinese pupils ( 14 Male and22 female ) from SMJK Kwang Hua School in province of Selangor, Kelang. The whole of participants are at the age of 16 old ages old. Two pupils of these 36 are non facebook users. The questionnaires were distributed among pupils and they were expect to make full up them at place sing to their entree to the Internet at pla ce to make full up larning manners questionnaire.Date analysis and consequencesLearning mannersLearning MannersOcularAuralRead/WriteKinestheticEntireMaleFemaleFrequency88614361422Table1 Frequency of each learning manner among participantsHarmonizing to pupils studies on their acquisition manners tonss, among 36 signifier 4 pupils, there are 14 kinesthetic ( 39 % ) , six drive/ publish ( 17 % ) , eight aural ( 22 % ) , and eight visual ( 22 % ) . The consequences validated this statement from Suffolk County Council ( 2002 ) , It has been estimated that up to 37 % of the population are kinesthetic scholars . Different acquisition manners and clip spent in facebookData was collected press outs that there are some differences among different larning manners on clip spent in facebook and different action penchants. The holla tabular represent showsQ1 E-PQ2 CHAQ3 ObQ4 ActQ5 W-VQ6 SHAfb/Internetnorm of clip devouring in fbOcular1.252.253.52.52153 %8.1Aural0.752.53.753.252.751.553.5 %5.5Read/Write0.81.62.42.42272 %6.5Kinesthetic0.613.3843.382.921.2364 %8.2Mean0.852.433.412.882.411.43South dakota0.270.730.70.50.480.42Table 2 Average of clip spent for each activity in facebook by different acquisition manners scholarsIndeed, this tabular array shows ocular and kinaesthetic scholars exit the highest clip ( 8.1 & A 8.2hour/week ) among other scholars in facebook whereas, aural scholars spend the worst clip in facebook ( 5.5hour/week ) among other scholars. Another consequence which is interesting is that read/ release scholars spend about 72 per centum of their clip online in facebook. map 1 Different activities in facebook Q1 E-P Educational Purposes Q2 CHA Chatting Online With FriendsQ3 Ob Reading or Detecting What Others Do Q4 Act Doing Activities in FacebookQ5 W-V Watching Videos Q6 SHA Sharing discussion and Information about SchoolHarmonizing to the above tabular array and chart ocular, aural, and kinaesthetic scholars spend the highest clip in facebook lurking or reading others post while read/ pull through scholars spend an equal clip in facebook lurking and besides to make activities such as composing a mooring or uploading a image. In fact, pupils with different sorts of tilting manners spend the highest clip in facebook to detect and read whatever their friends do or skulking. On the other manus, pupils with any acquisition manners spend the final clip in facebook for educational intents. In fact, ocular scholars spend the highest clip ( 1.25 hour/week ) for educational intents among other larning manners where as kinaesthetic scholars spend the lowest clip ( 0.61 hour/week ) for educational intents. Kinesthetic scholars spend the highest clip ( 3.38 hours/week ) to chew the fat with their friends while read/write scholars spend the lowest clip ( 1.6 hours/week ) to chew the fat with their friends among other larning manners. Kinesthetic scholars spend the highest clip ( 4 hours/week ) to detect and read others activit ies while read/write learning manner scholars spend the lowest clip ( 2.4 hours/week ) . Kinesthetic scholars spend highest clip to make activities in facebook ( 3.38 hours/week ) while read/write learning manner scholars spend the lowest clip ( 2.4 hours/week ) . Kinesthetic scholars spend the highest clip to witness picture in facebook ( 2.93 hours/week ) , while ocular and read/write scholars spend the lowest clip ( 2 hours/week ) . Read/write scholars manner spend highest clip ( 2 hours/week ) to portion recognition and information about school and classs while ocular scholars spend the lowest clip ( 1 hour/week ) . Students with read/write larning penchant spend 72 % of their clip online in facebook which it shows although they are non on-line every bit much as others but they spend most of their clip in facebook.Findingss and DiscussionThis survey aimed to calculate out the sum of clip spent in facebook for pupils with different larning manners and besides to happen out acti vity penchants of facebook users with different larning manners. Sing to the consequences there are some differences in clip spent in facebook for different acquisition manners. For case, the consequences show that ocular and kinaesthetic scholars claimed more clip spent in facebook so it can be concluded that this environment is more interesting and prosecuting to these types of scholars but it does nt intend that this environment is non worthy for the other types of scholars with different larning manners standardised aural or read/write scholars. So any type of larning manners can profit from this environment and instructors can do a smart usage of this societal web web site to prosecute pupils in larning procedure and besides to enrich their acquisition. Furthermore, consequences show that each type of larning manners is fire in skulking or reading and detecting whatever others do. In this respect, instructors should beget into see this sort of pupils involvement in their i nstruction schemes and belief methods. Actually, this is the teacher function to plan, construction, and program in a manner to do the facebook an educational environment. It can be done when a instructor uses facebook in a manner it is and in a manner that it engages pupils to remain in it for a long clip. Teachers should look at the nature of facebook and inquire themselves what has make the facebook popular like this. What is the facebook power that keeps people interested about it? To reply these inquiries some researches should be done. Harmonizing to some surveies that have been done, societal presence and interaction among people could be a ground for this attraction. People enjoy of societal interactivities and showing their sentiments in societal environment. They like to talk out to show themselves and they have wonder to cognize about others. Many instructors tend to utilize facebook for educational purposes because they know most of pupils are interested in utilizing fa cebook but they face some challenges in the manner of utilizing it because they want to utilize it in a similar manner that they use any other online tools like wikis, moodle, or educational web sites whereas, facebook has a different nature. Teachers can count about facebook in a different manner. In a manner to reenforce face to confront schoolroom larning. They should inquire pupils to come to the facebook and portion their perceptual experiences, believes, thoughts, sentiments, and definitions about different constructs and topics to acquire more familiar with each other s perceptual experiences, acquire more thoughts about different educational affairs and open up their heads about different affairs. For case, a mathematics instructor begins learning subdivisions in schoolroom and so asks pupils to fulfill part in their class facebook group and reply the instructor s interrogative sentence. The inquiry could be why do we hold to larn fraction? Why it is of import to larn ab out fraction and it can be used in our life? To reply these inquiries pupils have to believe, hunt, and explore and so come up with different replies and discuss with their schoolmates about their findings. Right now, the instructor can do certain that they are more interested in larning fraction because they know how of import is the acquisition of this subject and furthermore they will be more curiose to see is their sentiments and thoughts about fraction comes true or non. Actually this survey has some restrictions. First, because the information was collected from merely 36 Chinese race pupils, it could non be generalized. In add-on, it has been limited to a study method. The consequences could be more accurate if there were some qualitative methods of informations aggregation.DecisionSocial webs, specially facebook are used by a immense sum of pupils anywhere in the universe. As a consequence, most of instructors are interested in utilizing this societal environment to prosec ute pupils in larning procedure. It is important for instructors to cognize whether facebook is suited for all pupils with any type of larning penchants or non. This survey showed that ocular and kinaesthetic scholars spend more clip in facebook but it does nt intend that the other types of acquisition manners do nt utilize facebook. Indeed, it depends more on instructors to take the best scheme to suit the demands of any type of larning penchants. Teachers should reply this inquiry How to prosecute my pupils in an academic facebook group? or what makes the facebook so popular among young person and how to do a usage of this characteristic to prosecute pupils in larning activities? This survey has been done on a little group of participants ( 36, 16 twelvemonth old pupils ) . Further surveies should be done on more sums of samples. Furthermore, some surveies should be conducted to happen out in which manner educational usage of facebook can be more interesting for scholars.

The Great Gatsby Quotations

metaphoric wording Foreshadowing is use in this. When Jordan says this it foreshadows on the accident Of Daisy hitting Myrtle. 3) Some time toward midnight tom Buchanan and Mrs.. Wilson stood face to face in impassioned voices whether Mrs.. Wilson had any beneficial to note Daisy name. Daisy Daisy Daisy sh push throughed Mrs.. Wilson. Ill say it whe neer want to Daisy Dad- Making a short adept fly the coopment Tom Buchanan broke her nose with his open hand. immensity The grandeur of this acknowledgment is wake how the richer class citizenry think that being snobs makes them ensure.It faces how the era this book was set in was a time really much different hen ours. symbolization This shows how Tom is unworthy of Daisy and her love, no egress what his social status. It is also showing the darker side of the jazz era. Seeming gouge did not respond to Tom hitting myrtle this shows you his non-judgmental side to him. Figurative Language Personification is used here whe n Impassioned voices is said, as closely as a short deft movement. 4) l beli eve that on the first night I went to Gatsby house I was one of the some guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited-?they went at that place. brilliance The importance Of this quote is that it is showing how cabaret used Gatsby, they didnt know him or particularly exchangeable him, however they felt more then happy, and welcome to party at his house. point though he would throw a party for all of newborn York the East glober wouldnt accept him. This also shows the general corruption of the make noise asss. It also helps show that people wanted to escape from their empty lives. symbolisation This quote helps show that for some reason Gatsby wanted to meet snick, he wanted to make sure that Nick showed up. Which then helps you realize that Nick has a connection to someone or something that Gatsby wants.Which would be Daisy. Figurative Language Foreshadowing is used. Because the fact that Gatsby invited Nick, and no one else shows that he wants to see him soberly for some reason. Which is then explained later on in the book. 5) A stout, old man, with enormous owl-eyed spectacles, was sitting somewhat drunk on the edge of a great table, staring with unsteady concentration at the shelves of books. As we entered he wheeled excitedly around and examined Jordan from head to foot. What do you think? he demanded impetuously. About what? He waved his hand towards the bookshelves About that.As a matter of fact you neednt bother to ascertain. I ascertained they re real. The books? He nodded. Absolutely read-they feature pages and anything. I thought theft be a nice undestroyable cardboard. Matter of fact theyre absolutely real. Pages and-Here Lemma show you. Importance This quote is important to the plays pot because it helps describe how real of a man Gatsby is compared to the persist of the people in society. It shows how Gatsby is genuine, and isnt just an thaumaturgy like everybody else in society in the asss was. Symbolism The constant bringing up of owl look in the book is symbolizing wisdom.It symbolizes that Gatsby is a wise man. It also symbolizes for how Gatsby is blind by assays beauty and for his love for her. Figurative Language Owl eye is used as a symbol in this quote, they come up often in the book. They symbolize for how Gatsby has a difficult time separating the idol from the real. 6) l go for shell be a fool-?thats the best thing a girl can be in this world, a bonny teensy fool You see, I think everything terrible anyhow And I know. Ive been everywhere and seen everything and done everything. Importance Daisy says this to Nick and Jordan, talking about how she hopes her daughter give turn out.Importance of this is that it shows that she lives in a time when Oman are not judge to be quite intelligent, she hopes that her daughter can be a glorious fool. Woman in this era were evaluate to be docile. Imp ortance to Character This shows how she refers to the social values of her era, barely does not challenge them. sooner Daisy describes her own boredom with life, and believes that a girl can rush more fun in her time when she is beautiful and simplistic. Daisy conforms to the social standard of American femininity in the 1 dads to avoid tension issues as her interminable love for Gatsby.Figurative Language This foreshadows on Tom having a mistress because Daisy is a fool. She has no idea that Tom has a mistress, so she herself is a beautiful fool. 7) There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams-not by means of her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything. He had thrown himself into it with a creative passion Importance The importance of this quote is that it explains how Gatsby expected more out of Daisy then what she could give.He expected her to be the same Daisy that he had fallen in love with in the beginning the war, and he expected her to love only Gatsby and not Gatsby and Tom. Symbolism This shows that Gatsby is that Daisy is the sumptuous girl. A symbolic validation that his love for her makes him a real man, charm to Daisy, Gatsby is symbolic of freedom and escape, everything that Daisy wants 8) She was appalled by West Egg By its raw vigor that chafed And by the too obtrusive destine that herded its inhabitants along a short-cut from nothing to nothing.She saw something awful in the very simplicity she failed to understand Importance This quote shows how Daisy is a judgmental percentage and does not understand what it is like to not have much money to upend. Daisy doesnt understand the amusement of new wealth partying crowd. Daisy grew up knowing that there must be a concrete difference between poor and rich. Daisy and Tom like the old traditional way of wealth, the status and reputation. They like the classy way of life, so when th ere is woman there asking to daisy to have a cold shower, she is disgusted that a woman would let herself shrink that drunk.Symbolism This quote shows how Daisy loves Gatsby. Even though this party disgusted her and Tom, she still tries to fend for Gatsby when Tom says something nasty about the party. She rises to explain that a lot of people who werent invited must have came, and those were the people that are acting not appropriately. 9) You ought to go away I said. Its pretty certain thefts trace your car Go away now, old sport? Go to Atlantic city for a week, or up to Montreal He wouldnt consider it. He couldnt possibly expire Daisy until he knew what she was going to do.He was clutching at some last hope and couldnt buy out to shake him free. Importance This quote shows that Gatsby is too hung up on Daisy that he cant leave without her. He believes himself to be so in love with her that e cant leave. Gatsby doesnt know that his life is at risk because Mr.. Wilson is runnin g around the countryside move to find the owner of the yellow car. Symbolism This quote shows how Gatsby lives Off Of hope. It shows how hope is the only thing that is keeping him from lone runss, and from just giving up. 0) minis is a vale of ashes-?a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and ugly gardens where ashes take forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and, finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. Occasionally a line of gray cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak, and comes to rest, and right off the ash-gray men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud, which screens their obscure operations form your sight. Importance The vale of ashes is a dividing point between West egg and East egg, It is a division between two totally different life styles, West egg is a place full of people who are happy and inquisitory for what to be, while East egg is full of people who are affluent and spend money on whatever they like, while in the middle, is the valley of ashes. A place that is burnt down, nothing but grey from ashes, where it is shitty and dusty, and people are just getting by. Symbolism The valley of Ashes symbolizes for a place of death, of something dark.It symbolizes that dreams are left there, and that there is no hope there. The Valley of Ashes is a place where god sees everything, because of the large billboard with the dry in the large glasses on it. 1 1) It makes me sad because Eve neer seen such- beautiful shirts before Importance This quote shows you how Daisy is very materialistic. After visual perception Gatsby mansion, and finally seeing his bedroom and the mount of money/things he ash, she becomes overwhelmed. Symbolism The shirts symbolize for something of the bigger picture. They symbolize a rainbow, especially because it is raining outside.The shirts show her how Gatsby become wealthy f or her to love him because he knows that she is materialistic, she starts sobbing because she knows she can never return the ardent love for him. 12) They were careless people, Tom and Daisythey smashed up things and creatures and then retreated abide into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together and let other people card-playing up the sees they had made Importance Tom is careless because he goes out and cheats on Daisy with myrtle, while Daisy is careless because she lets Tom go out and snoop.It makes you inquire how Gatsby received his endless amounts of money he seems to have. 4) If it wasnt for the mist we could see your shell across the bay You always have a kB timid that burns all night at the end of your dock. Importance This quote shows how Gatsby is so in love with Daisy that he bought a house right across the bay from her, just so he could see the green sprightly at the end of her dock. Its not quite enough for him, but i ts just enough to keep that hope their in Gatsby mind.Symbolism The green light is a symbolic representation of Daisy, Which is everything that Gatsby desires. It shows how much he truly loves her. 15) With every word she was drawing further and further into herself, so he eve that up, and only the dean dream fought on as the afternoon slipped away, arduous to touch what was no longer tangible, struggling unhappily, UN- despairingly, toward the lost voice across the room Importance This quote shows how when Gatsby is speaking to Daisy, he realizes that she will never be his, the way that she was before.He realizes that he had lost her for good, and that she was never coming back again. Symbolism This quote shows an illusion. It shows how Daisy was all a made up illusion in his mind, and he made her to be greater then what she actually was. Just like the American Dream, his hopes were crushed.

Differences in Business Practices in Islamic Countries Compared to the United States Essay

The purpose of this newsprint is to prove professionals working in Moslem countries a better pinch of the line of reasoning system in those countries. The Muslim world may be complex as its 1.3 billion people, but there is one harness is straightforward for all Westerners and should never be broken if you want to do business in this bea.One thing you do non require up is the Palestinian-Israeli internet site. Advised Samuel L. Hayes III, an expert on Moslem finance and an emeritus professor of investment banking at Harvard Business School. (Lagace, 2002)Business people, in particular Westerners who work in this region of the world or do business with an Islamic business person, need to understand the extent to which religion and Islamic law are intertwined at all levels of society, including commerce, to greater and lesser degrees depending on the country. This law is seen as deriving from direct, divine command. Said Vogel. This is important to grasp. (Lagace, 2002)Keyw ords Koran, Islamic Law, Islamic WorldWhen doing business within an Islamic country you essential understand the basic tenets of the Islamic religion as it relates to commerce. Knowing this you testament have an easier time abroad. Contracts should be fair to all parties. A partnership is preferred over hierarchical claims. (Lagace, 2002)Any type of speculation is prohibited. on that point is no gambling. For instance, if you invested in an Islamic mutual fund, among those industries which would be barred from image as funds would be the gambling industry. But gambling alike relates to futures to currency hedging so its a major situation that you have to be aware of (Lagace, 2002) this is also found in the Quran. O you who believe Intoxicants and gambling, sacrificing to stones, and divination by arrows are an abomination of Satans chokeiwork. Eschew such abomination, that you may change state (Quran 590).Interest is prohibited. Those who have rake-off will not stand.Allah has permitted trade and forbidden usury. Allah will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increase for deeds of charity (Quran 2275-6). O you who believe ruin not usury, doubled and multiplied. But fear Allah, that you may really prosper (Quran 3130) this isnt always practiced, but it is the theory.Compassion is required when a business is in trouble. Those who devour usury cannot stand. That is because they say, trade is just now like usury yet Allah has allowed trade and forbidden usury. Allah does not bless usury, and He causes charitable deeds to prosper, and Allah does not love whatsoever ungrateful sinner. Oh you who believe Be careful of your duty to Allah and relinquish what remains due from usury, if you are believers. If the debtor is in difficulty, grant him time until it is booming for him to repay. But if you remit it by way of charity, that is best for you if you only knew. Quran 2275-280In conclusion, there are basic rules when dealing in an Islamic count ry that must be followed. Never mention the Palestinian-Israeli situation. Speak side when making deals this is a status for them to speak English. Send a charwoman to do a mans job. Appreciate the intertwining of religion and Islamic law. Show compassion for a business in trouble. (Coady, 2013)These basic principles that the Islamic countries follow are not the bias principles that we here in the States follow. We are taught to make a profit and anything much less is a misery in the business world. We must understand to do business with different countries, especially Islamic countries where religion and business go hand and hand we sometimes have to forget our ways and be flexible. When in Rome, do as the Romans.

Causes and Consequences of the Reformation Essay

There were several causes of the renewal. Some of them were short-term causes and others were long-term causes. whiz of the long-term causes of the Reformation was that many commonwealth thought that the church was not following the Bible. For example, many people were unhappy with the idea of indulgences. Indulgences were gifts that people gave to the church so their sins would be forgiven. In 1517 Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany. They spoke against the theory of indulgences. Luther said they were very secular because largely rich people were capable to give indulgences, solely that did not conceive that the poor people were bad because they had no gold for indulgences. This was like merchandising forgiveness to the people. So the rich thieves would be forgiven because they were so rich, just he poor slaves would not be forgiven because they had no money.another(prenominal) cause of the Reformation was that the church s ervice was having some major problems at the time, other than many people trying to break forth from it. For example, the Great Schism. The Great Schism greatly reduced the church service?s popularity when at that place was so much wateriness over who was Pope. In 1378 the Cardinals in capital of Italy elected Prignano to be Pope, but they soon chose Robert of Geneva to be Pope. Robert c altogethered himself Clement VIII and left Rome to Avingnon. Much chaos followed because the Pope was not home to solve problems with Protestants, and so onA third long-term cause was that the Church consecrate gobs of land. This was an economic reason. In Germany, for example, the Church owned about one-third of all the land, but it did not pay taxes on it. So the other landowners were obligate to pay much mellower taxes. To add to that, the Church had the power to pull its own taxes. This made it seem to the people of the German states that much of the money went out of their country an d into Rome. In response to this, many European rulers directly had a healthy reason to break away from the Church and request taxes on the Church?s land. In 1524 German peasants rebelled because of such high taxes. At least 100,000 lost their lives when the revolt was put down.Yet a fourth short-term cause of the Reformation was that ideas began to spread quicker. For example, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. He made the first printed book in Europe. As more people began to read and understand the Bible, they began to see what the Church was doing wrong. Writers were now able to let on their books and sell them for much less than hand-written books. Many more people owned books now. This is how ideas began to spread. Another way that ideas spread was through traveling students, artists, and writers. As they travelled around Europe, they took their ideas with them.There were as well consequences of the Reformation. Some of them were short-term consequences and so me were also long-term consequences. One of the long-term consequences of the Reformation was that many people bust away from the Catholic Church. For example, when Luther came, many people broke away from the Church and became Lutherans. They believed in his ideas that the Catholic Church was nonreligious and thought it fair to break away. Another assembly of Protestants in Europe was the Anabaptists. This group of people in Switzerland followed Ulrich Zwingli. This group of people was much like the Lutherans, but they believed that people did not have to be compel to go to Church. Other people broke away and became Calvinists, following John Calvin and his idea of predestination. Calvinism was also much like Lutheranism, but Calvin believed that God had already set a fate or mountain for people. In France, Calvinists were called Huguenots.Another example of people breaking away from the Catholic Church is the foundation of the Anglican Church. This break-away, however was much different from the others. In this case, King Henry VIII of England fell in love with a sixteen-year-old girl named Anne Boleyn. The problem was that he was already married, but the Catholic Church forbade divorce. So what Henry did was he broke all of England away from the Catholic Church and established the Anglican Church, which allowed him to divorce his wife. Then he was able to marry Anne Boleyn. This change, though, did not make the Anglican Church Protestant. It still go along many of the Catholic practices. Yet in 1570, Anne Boleyn became the head of the Anglican Church and pronounced England Protestant.Another consequence of the Reformation was that many rulers, like consecrate Roman Emperor Charles V, attempt to stop the Protestants. Charles V was not unsuccessful, though. In 1555, he and the German princes signed a treaty called the Peace of Augsburg. This organisation forced Charles V to recognize the Lutheran Church. He could no monthlong have any affect on the l ocal religion. In France there was a giant dispute between the Catholics and the Huguenots. The French rulers made an drive to end the violence in 1572 with a marriage between the rulers of the two opposing groups, but they failed.Finally, in 1598 King Henry IV issued the ordinance of Nantes, allowing the Huguenots to continue their practices peacefully and ending the violence. Another example of this consequence is when Zwingli tried to establish his Anabaptist church in Switzerland he was attacked. The leaders of Switzerland ended the betrothal in 1531 and allowed each local government to choose the religion of their quarter themselves. Through all of these attempts to stop the Protestants, the Catholic Church lost a big part of its influence and money, and the national governments gained more money and power.A third consequence of the Reformation was that the Catholic Church was at last forced to reform itself. This was a huge change for the Church. They appeased both the r eformers and the conservatives, emphasized good deeds, gave people more free will, banned books, put the Pope in charge, and revived the inquisition. Although the Church lost lots of money during the Reformation, peace finally followed.

Television and Parents

Moreover, they considered reflection tv cast as a hobby sort of of doing healthier and benefiting activities, over much(prenominal)(prenominal) as examineing, exercising or interacting with opposite. Ever since the telly become popular with films and architectural plans, more and more children began to ask obsessed with suck uping telly. Pargonnts nowadays have become the prime tar discombobulates of accusation. In fact, despite world the target of blame, they themselves were in bid manner un aw be of the conditions themselves. On the contrary, the c ar downr(s), whom was/were hired to babysat t heritor children, ar withal a part of this blame. Part A InterviewsFamily one Jesse Couch bring in Chin is thirty-nine historic diaphragm old, she works as a part- succession piano teacher who teaches music at her own home. She has a family of foursome. Her economize works as an accountant. She has 2 adorable sons, Teeth Tweeze Gang, 9 years old, and Teeth Tweeze Ju nk, 5 years old. Jesse express she is advised of the instruction above and strongly agrees that observation TV is indeed poisonous, speci all toldy to children. But thither is no way that activities her sons love doing it very much, she said. Her children ordinarily spent exactly an hour every weekday on watch TV while cardinal hours on the weekend.They argon only allowed to watch TV after they have finished their trailwork. If their children did not pass off the TV- ceremony schedule set by her, they lead be chuck outned from observation TV on the next following day. When it comes to the character of television chopines that Sissys children watch, she is quite selective approximately it. Her children normally watch educational television programs that argon showed by Disney line of business such as Little Einstein(classical music), Handy Many(good manners) and Mackey Mouse Club endure( enigmas solving).Be possess besides encyclopaedism skills that argon taught n the television programs, her children have as nearly dismantleed up face delivery in a short period of epoch. separate television programs such as soap operas and car besidesns such as Benny and Chowder are not allowed to watch because it does not contain any educational sum and the expression apply in those programs are improper. How does she knows or so whether which program is sufficient for her children to watch? She leave behinding spend her free time to watch all the television programs that is aired on Disney Channel and decides which ones are the best for her children. I crumbnot trust the TV guide whole-heartedly she said. So the way to calculate this line of work is to filter the TV programs by herself. honoring television is indeed mischievous to children and at that place is no point avoiding ceremony TV Just because of that. not to avoid, only if control. said Jesse. Family two Unite Eric Prefer is a thirty-five years old regular housewife. She has collar kids their age ranging from seven to two years old. During the interview, she confessed ab divulge how busy her life is. With three unexampled kids to take care of, and the neer- ending house chores, she did not really paid economic aid to the statement.Apparently he is conscious and comprehend of the statement, but had never taken it seriously. She has read on how TV reviles kids. That is why she does not allow her kids to watch TV so often and she was surprise that watching TV would cause such malign to kids. Having said all that I still feel if there is a boundary for the kids as to how often they get to watch the TV and what program they are watch then it should be fine, she said during the interview. Since her children are still in pre-school and primary school, so, most of the TV programs that they watch are more towards car similarlyn channels such as Ben 10Alien Force and tomcat and Jerry. Also sometimes they watch Disney Channel movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, Lion world power and Brother Bear. She said her eldest son likes watching Animal orbiter and National Geographers animal documentary as he has an interest for animals. When asked just nearly how many hours her children usually spent on watching TV, she said l only allow them to watch TV for 30 proceedings a day during the week after they are back from school or at night after their homework is all done. However, during the weekend they get to watch longer depending on what vie or program they are watching. As a parent, Unite agreed that watching TV is slanderous for her children, but then again on the bright side, some of the TV programs withal service of processed her children to learn more and by watching those TV programs she realizes their growth of their language increases as well. However, if watching TV for long hours she agreed it is not only baneful but is also a waste of time. Everything requital more attention on her kids time management on watc hing TV. Setting limits to the duration of time that her children spent on watching TV does not accept watching TV harmful to them.Besides, she always set aheads and sends her children for outdoor(prenominal) activities such as football, badminton and swimming to diversify them from macrocosm confined in the house and glued to the TV. l have being doing this for some years now and I run into it helpful to my children as well as they dont seem to be obsessed with the TV set as compared to my friends children. , she said. Family three An accountant with a family of four, Felicia Limp said she was completely unconscious(predicate) of the statement but it has arouse her interest as it may cause a huge impact to her childrens health mental development.She never k raw(a) the harm that is caused by watching TV is so serious but she never really allowed her children to watch TV for long hours as she would rather them in engage with other activities like functioning outdoor games or r eading. The 36 years old pose said that her Pink Panther, Narrator, Fantastic quadruplet from The Cartoon Network channel and Totally Spice from Disney Channel are her childrens top choices of cartoon programs that they usually watch. Felicitys children spent approximately 30 minutes to an hour a day in watching TV.They watch TV while having their lunch, during the night after their dinner and homework session and also if they dont have tuition classes to attend that day. When asked astir(predicate) how she feels watching TV is harmful to her children, she said As a mother, of course I agree to the statement that watching TV is harmful to my children because long hours of engagement with watching TV exit make them slack off and forgot what they suppose to do. That is why I set time-limits for them to watch TV. .By the way, Felicia admitted that she does not like the mentation much of her children itching TV so often that is why she got them many tommyrot intensitys of their choice and books of the cartoon they like to watch, and she insists on them reading the cartoon books set-back then only she allows them to watch the programs on TV. She said it helps as her children find it nice that they get to read books of their favorite cartoon programs. She suggests that the best declaration is to divert childrens interest to other activities which is beneficial to them.Leave them more options like indoor(a) and outdoor activities, spending more family time with them and explaining to them that TV is harmful to them. Family four Wendy Simi is currently thirty-eight years old and is the mother of two daughters. She used to work as an accountant before becoming a full-time housewife. She claimed that she is not aware nor heard of the statement stated before. Since Wendy has not heard of the statement, she earth-closetnot really come to an agreement regarding the statement.But she stated that she does realize watching TV is harmful for her children eyes as it mountain cause eyesight problems. Her children usually watch cartoon channels from ASTOR. l, myself usually hand-picked the cartoons for them to watch. Just to ensure the programs are educational, that they dope actually learn something usually spend one to two hours per day in watching TV after their school time and also after they have completed their schoolwork. If during their school holidays or the weekends, the period of watching TV will be longer two to three hours a day.When asked about as a parent, does she feel that TV is harmful to her children, she said miss, we cant deny that TV has played its role in educating the children but if spending too much time on it, it will be harmful to my children. Their schoolwork and exams will lay forgotten in their school bags. And they will have eyesight problems for sure. To solve this problem among children, Wendy stated that she will shorten the length of time her children spend on watching TV because after keen the statement, she realized her children spent too much time on watching TV.In order to diversify her childrens attention from the TV, he will try to make them focus more on their studies or encourage them to go for sports activities such as swimming and dancing. Family five A house wife with a family of three, So Me Way said that she is not aware of the tenement of problems that are caused to children by watching TV. She found the statement is supernatural as she could not see any logic in how watching TV can harm her child. The forty years old mother said that her only son usually watches cartoon programs that are shown on the TV.When asked what type of cartoon her son usually watches, she said she has no creative thinker about it. Her son watches almost every cartoon that is shown on the TV, disregardless in what language that is delivered by the cartoon shows. She does not limit or schedule the time for her son to watch the TV, her son is ere to watch anytime he favors and is allowed to wat ch until the show is over. l dont see there is any background in stopping him watching cartoon shows that he likes, she said. As a mother, she does not really feel TV is harmful to her son. Im neutral for the statement. she said. She also added that as long as the show that her son is watching does not contain anything that is unfitting for his age, there is no reason that watching TV is harmful for her son. However, if there comes a point where her son watches shows that contain unconnected gluts, she will take capillary actions. She prefers giving her son lectures regarding about what TV shows that are fit for him to watch, because to her, beating is overrated. Art B With reference from the interviews carried out on parents with children on their television watching habits, we can see that the problem is that parents in secured on their children watching the television. In addition to that, the statements seems very benevolent for the parents as they fear for their kids br ain development growth and the statement can be of a good excuse to prevent their children from watching television. Secondly, expression from the childrens point of view, the problem children faces is they do not know what multifariousnesss of programs are suitable for their age.Sometimes, out of innocence they would find themselves watching a program which is inappropriate. As an example, matured shows such as The Matrix contain violent means like gunfire, fighting or sexual content. Other than that, some Nipponese animation sometimes contains mild sexual themes. Children cannot make the watching inappropriate programs for their age. Because children can pick up Just anything from the programs they watched easily. If its a good influence, no harm done. What if its the other way round?Children sometimes may slobber out these acts on someone thinking its normal or its the new social trend and get themselves into trouble. Besides tuning into inappropriate programs, children also tend to spend too much time on watching TV. Most parents feel that the television is the root of their children being spoil and its where the pick up most of the social trend from. Parents says that sometimes kids these days are taking watching television as a hobby where if without it they would be spending their time reading or doing physical activities to pep themselves healthy.Hence, like what the statement has stated, it may decrease their IQ which is leaving worry oddly to parents. The parties which find themselves having this problem are both parents and children. Parents are too terrified of their children being too influence by watching television and the children are the victims of the statement. Firstly, not every parent has the time to keep an eye on what they children are watching. Looking at our life styles these days, parents are very much work- oriented which leads to them spending lesser time at home with heir children.Though, parents do try to make do with a sch edule for their children to follow as to how long the duration on watching the television and what program they are allowed to watch, in the end the children are left alone or with their sitters to monitor them. How often do you find those children following the schedule? Secondly, parents who knew about the statement would most probably start banning their children from watching TV anymore. This isnt really the right way to solve this problem because children will most probably do not understand why their parents o so and the urge to watch TV for all the time will get stronger.So there is no point in banning children from watching TV Just because the statement said so. Looking from the childrens point of view, they are too engrossed with the programs that they tend to have it as a hobby. This is also a problem to their social life as soon interaction among young children will lesser. No doubt that should they be watching good program such as the once you can find on the husking or National Geographic which helps develop critical thinking about the society and the world. What happens f they watch cartoon program that uses improper language or unethical behavior.Children have to learn more about the kind of program that they are watching. After all, excessive amount of time being spent on watching TV will indeed harm them. There is no doubt that parents want the best for their children. By knowing about the statement now, they would be more passive about the idea of their children watching TV. Having said that, to not lose our Job as work for a television rank, we need to change the mind set of these parents. Parents should also understand that there are always two sides of a coin. Watching television may be harmful, but by not watching is also harmful, as the television reflects the real world.For the children to not see community like themselves in race, ethnicity, or physical ability. For example may reduce their self -worth. A lack of role models shoul d spark discussion about how TV portrays different types of people. Being the people behind the television station, we too have to see the children as students to be educated, as future citizens to be engaged in the community, or simply as children, whose work is play and not as mind set. There are ways and measures that can be done to help parents believe that watching television can bring benefits to their children.The first peter that can be used to solve this problem is that insert more educational programs during after- school hours, because the children will be most probably watching TV during that period. By doing this parents would feel more secured that their children would not be influence of the inappropriate behavior or language used. By replacing the shows of cartoons that use inappropriate language with educational programs, the hillier will surely learn something by watching them. Hence, their parents will not ban them from watching TV anymore.Besides educational pro grams, TV station can also create tutorial programs for students up to secondary school to have them steer through their major exams such as PUPS, MR. and SUM. For example having programs such as Educational programming can develop young childrens colonization and learn skills. Other than that, news, current events and historical programming can help make young people more aware of other cultures and people. Documentaries can help develop critical thinking about society and the world. Parents should be aware of this as it benefits their children.During the nights, where before children go to bed there can be programs that are recommended for family viewing with this it gives family members of all ages an opportunity to spend time together. Other than that, these TV programs may explore controversial or sensitive issues, which can make it easier for parents and kids to discuss them as they are watching it together. The second tool that can be used to solve this problem is that, our television station could come up with a arrangement which is friendlier for parents monitor they schedule of the programs their children are watching.Parents could make do a schedule to limit childrens time on watching TV. This system would especially help parents who are away from their children. The system will form an age restrictions to prevent children from tuning in into inappropriate programs on the TV. This helps so that parents do not find their children watching the prostitute programs. The system will also enable parents to view a drumhead on the program hey would wish for their children to watch. They can view it in the television itself, via online or in their monthly TV guide.The information we will contribute are like the language used, should there be guidance, the behavior of the casts. If there should be guidance, the system will not allow the program to be viewed. To view it there should be a code that has to be type in. With this parents would feel more secur ed as they can monitor their childrens viewing habits and they will also be able to see the viewing program chronicle to know if their children have watched other programs.The last tool would be television stations can use TV as a throttle to get kids reading following up on TV programs by getting books on the same subjects or reading authors whose work was competent for the programs. With this parents would feel more secured as it helps their children to develop reading habits. Children will be more enthusiastic to read as they have an idea of what they are reading. By doing this, children can learn important values and life lessons as well. As an example, programs such as Hannah Montana, Thro, Ben 10 and so on has the book version.Being the television station what we can do is that we can sell these books or for the viewers who want it so it would be easier for parents to purchase it and it is create efficacious touchstones. TV also enables young people to share cultural exper iences with others. This helps the children in many ways. Conclusion As portrayed, not all parents are unaware of these circumstances. In fact, some have already took up measures to these problems. Obviously, everyone did not literally ban their children from watching televisions. As a matter of fact, they simply limit the frequency.Therefore, the fact that children had been watching too much television had been overruled. On the other hand, in relation with the contents that their children had been watching, parents has shown display of supervision. In fact, they are well aware of what their sons and daughters should and should not watch. Some shows such as Narrator or Ben 10 have some slight mild violence content these contents are not harmful enough to be categorised as inappropriate for children. Therefore, it is safe to say that children are not watching violent shows, which has blood and gory contents.