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1. ABSTRACT It is debated that sustainable development has not worked well within the globalist environment and continues to seem unpromising for our future. If there is not some sort of new outside of the box idea followed by drastic action which takes place, this society faces grave environmental dangers as every new year comes. This essay will critically assess the statement mentioned above and will go in depth to try to explain how negative impacts can be stopped and this essay will put forth ideas regarding how capitalism and environmentalism can reconcile. 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1. BackgroundGlobalization is a concern today as it is attributed to massive social problems in developing nations. The deterioration of the environment i.e. the destruction of the rain forests, oceans, rivers, and lakes is directly related to overwriting and non-regulation of local environmental laws by corporations in developing countries. Also within the global society, economic inequality, especially poverty and exploitation of underdeveloped nations, are major social problems due to developed policies between international economic institutions of the International Monetary Fund and the Word Bank, international corporations, and national governments. These policies can be so harmful to economies that they contribute to horrors such as world hunger, disease, and human trafficking to name a few. Government intervention by regulation, taxation, and redistributing wealth then distorts natural laws of supply and demand. Some economies may suffer disadvantaged at first, but society is better off when the free market is allowed to control itself. 2.2. Purpose of the ReportThis report is aimed to give in detaied undertandign of what does globalization it, how it developed and what negative impacts on human life. While there are many positive aspects of globalization, its negative effects are ‘overwhelming’ and ‘far reaching’. In fact the effects of the same behave like slow poison which is why it becomes more important to recognize and stop the negatives. 2.3. Statement of the problemBefore understanding the reasons behind why this phenomenon has brought with it so many problems, we need to have a look at  the instruments by which globalization is being promoted and enhanced. The most important and predominant instruments influencing this process are the multinational corporations and the new revolution of information technology. 3. METHODOLOGY While preparing this report, mostly the book resources of Yeditepe University Knowledge Center applied. there were numbers of books to search about the subject. This report will start with briefly defining globalization. then it will follow by its negative impacts in terms of both its economic, human and nature impacts. 4. FINDINGS 4.1. GlobalizationThere are various definitions for the word globalization, but depending on the perspective it is seen in, this phenomenon ramifies itself in different shade colors between white and black. To put ourselves in the appropriate context, it is important to understand what the word globalization means. â€Å"Globalization in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional things or phenomena into global ones. It can also be used to describe a process by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together. This process is a combination of economic, technological, socio-cultural and political forces.† Globalization is also used to refer to another term called economic globalization and this term, refers to the â€Å"Integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, migration, and the spread of technology.†(Robertson, 1992) During the death of each minute consumed and the passing of each day, societies have identified a certain shrinking of the world that has been more real with the strengthening of larger and stronger bonds between parallel worlds called countries. It is interesting to see that this phenomenon is not only visible because of the human being evolution, but also because of the rapid transformations in communication, transportation, and computer technology, that have permitted these parallel worlds to explore and be exposed to other ways of living and cultures (Roberts, 1999). In a broader perspective, this situation could be seen as a beneficial situation due to the fact, that opening up to new cultures, means the breaking of paradigms in the solving of problems. The difficulty nagging in everyone’s minds is, in the dissolution of those paradigms, are the  societies going to lose their identities which indicate in the way they live life and differ themselves from others? It’s a question that has been more and more obvious in the passing of each day and that have started revolutions in pursue of preventing cultural distortion because many countries, in fact, feel threatened by other cultures and consequently, are acting out to preserve themselves the best way possible. 4.2. Globalization and culture Globalization represents a challenge to cultures and local languages. Globalization needs to be pursued with tolerance and respect for the cultures that we come across. Being hastily judgmental could lead to marginalizing many local cultures. Scientific and economic superiority of the US and the flow of information technology assist in imposing certain languages in particular English as a second language in some developing and developed countries, and as a first language in some others and this could have a significant impact on cultures resulting in the dilution if not wiping out traditions, customs, and values of many societies and marginalizes their cultures (Appadurai, 1996). 4.2.1. Cultural imperialism People are scared of cultural imperialism, which describes the idea that one day the whole world will be one big culture and that the blending of cultures will eliminate the existence of the weaker ones and fusion the habits and customs of the stronger ones. In order for this to happen, there must be an eradication of many different cultures around the world, but in a personal perspective, the idea of cultural imperialism is not possible (Appadurai, 1996). Even if all the weakest cultures adopted important habits, people would still prefer some of the things their culture proportions. 4.2.2. McDonald’s More than half of the Colombians would never prefer a Mc Donald lunch over a real good â€Å"sancocho trifà ¡sico† and the American culture has a higher possibility to choose the other way around, due to the fact that a lot of people can only afford to eat at Mc Donald’s because of its low prices in their country. This is why in a way it is clear that even if cultural imperialism were to happen, the cultures of the world would never be able to come together to form just one. Besides, there is no secret that  globalization is an uneven process, due to the fact that there is an unequal distribution of benefits and losses and this is another argument that demonstrates that many cultures differ(Peterson, 1999). This imbalance, also leads to the separation between the rich countries, and the poor ones causing them to be more against the beliefs of the rich countries, and more protective of their own. Positive cultural understanding of the market is a way to facilitate any marketing program development and resumes in a higher success for the manager that applies this, but some managers confuse themselves believing that marketing influences culture completely (Appadurai, 1996). In a way, this is true but this does not mean it changes it even though product acceptance is affected by culturally based attitudes towards change. There are a few things to take into consideration when thinking that culture is in constant change with marketing. There is a term called corporate culture, which â€Å"describes the whole collection of assumptions, practices and norms that people in an organization adopt over time. This means that employees have to buy into them, eventually getting to the point where they take them for granted and passes them on.† (Bauman, 1998) This term is interesting because all of the companies have their own internal culture that is always bargaining with the culture of its home country and many managers confuse themselves trying to change their national cultures for that of their company without any success, thinking in that idea that market can change culture. Experts in organization behavior say it is difficult to alter any kind of culture independent if it is a national culture or a corporate one, but the corporate culture is more flexible in terms of the way they do things internally and that a manager must understand this in order to obtain success. 4.3. Globalization and developing countries Globalization has serious effects on many developing countries:a. The irresponsible behavior of some multinational corporations toward the environment of developing countries (using these countries as a safe haven) participating in this phenomenon could cause much harm to the latter. Due to lenient policing, expired products are dangerously marketed and natural surroundings are carelessly  abused. So globalization in this context changes the world to become a â€Å"global pillage instead of being a global village†. Besides due to lack of supervisory governmental bodies, such behaviour could also lead to Global Warming -the consequences of which will not be limited only to the marginalized nations (Cosgrove-Sacks, 1999). b. The real test to globalization is through its success in reducing the gap between the rich and the poor at local, national and global levels. However the widening gap between the East and the West at international level, and between haves and have-nots at national level is another serious aspect of globalization (Peterson, 1999). c. Globalization has forced many countries in various parts of this world to regulate to a lower league the most fundamental needs of their peoples. The equitable distribution of food, adequate health care facilities, and the quality of education are no longer priority concerns the political agendas of the governments in these countries (Roberts, 1999). All these indicate that poor societies in the third world not only remain far away from benefiting from globalization, but also they continue to suffer from its calamities, pitfalls and misfortunes. It then contributes to laying the foundation of injustices and social inequalities, and moreover preventing the growth of new markets in these countries because they are unable to compete with the advanced markets. Globalization can also be bad for countries that aren’t very good at producing things and are too impoverished. Their industries may need protection against multinational firms so that their local industries can develop and get big enough to fund research and development and exploit economies of scale. Globalization means the world becoming one big marketplace with as few trade barriers as possible, so obviously weaker companies would be wiped out by stronger ones, which might be based in a few rich countries. So great income inequality can result. However, it is generally agreed that globalization has more pros than it has cons. 4.4. Globalization and morals The immoral character of globalization is becoming even more serious and its negative impacts in this context have different aspects. Globalization has internationalized crimes. Drug trafficking and the trafficking of women and children have become much more difficult to control because of their international character. Not only crimes are globalized, but also diseases such as AIDS. Pornography too accounts for the poisoning of young minds and counter productive usage of technology. This has lead to increase in crimes against women and beginning of unhealthy trends in society(Perlas, 1999). 4.5. Globalization and international politics By increasing interdependence among countries, globalization would give economically strong and advanced countries a strong hold on international politics. However this power could be misused by superpowers which could possibly challenge international legitimacy through marginalizing the role of the United Nations and ignoring the international law (Baylis, 2001). 4.6. Globalization and societal structuresThe free economy and the development of technology have negative impact on labourers. As known, twenty percent of the world population is producing the needs of all population in this world, while most of the rest 80% are unable to find a suitable source of income. This is serious because underprivileged people are expected to revolt against their bad conditions (Perlas, 1999). This is possible with the growing decline of state’s power to the favor of private sectors, on one hand, and to the growing decrease of the governmental expenditures on social and public services such as heath, education etc., on the other. In this, globalization is a source of social instability and class disparity. 4.6.1. Inequalities within society It is difficult to fully understand inequalities within society without fully understanding that in our capitalist societies, nothing happens unless it is profitable and that profit is usually achieved through the struggle of others surrounding it.  The leading corporate empires and some of the richest people in our world’s history have achieved their successes through the blood, sweat and tears of the unnamable workers that have helped in the past, and are helping them today (Bauman, 1998). 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One of the major modern inequalities creating a history of its own for people in the future to look back upon is how our own capitalist society continues to divide the rich and the poor at a fast rate and a greater division as every year passes. 4.7. Globalization materializing human nature Globalization has also popularized a consumer culture among people due to the flow of goods and products. Since the desire to consume more and more can never really be satisfied, the consumer becomes addicted to shopping to a point where the spiritual, moral and intellectual dimensions of his/her personality do not grow or develop. These are actually due to the business corporations, which produce the wide array of consumer goods and the media which advertise them. In fact this trend has also resulted in higher levels of dissatisfaction despite improved lifestyles due to never-ending wants (Bauman, 1998). 4.7.1. Gender issue Gender is essential to modern globalization in manufacturing because it has been discuss at a variety of joint degrees to see if assembly-line workers are to influence global factory regimes and  improve the quality of their jobs. This knowledge is made a power by workers in that they are able to build effective networks of resistance and resistance centers on issues of human rights, labor rights, gender identities, and indigenous identities (Brysk, 2004). Economic oppression caused by the globalization of markets and industries keeps women poor. Around the world, women are paid less than men even when they have similar jobs to male counterparts. Often women are demoted to lower paid positions and then unable to advance. When companies such as factories are privatized, women are the fist to be let go because employers assume that their income is an appendage the income earned by the male head of household. Single, unemployed mothers are one of the largest groups of potential trafficking victims (Brysk, 2004). All of these issues force women into the â€Å"gray,† semi-legal economy, or even worse, the black market in an effort to support themselves and their families. Increased globalization is what causes this oppression for women through trade, travel and the movements of money both legal and illegal become faster and much less able to be regulated and trafficking is made easier due to these factors. 4.7.2. Human rights violation The effect of globalization on state-based human rights violations depends on the type of state and its history. Countries that are newly democratizing with weak institutions and elite-controlled economies, such as Russia, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, the growth of global markets and economic flows tends to weaken coercive forces but increase crime, police abuse, and corruption (Brysk, 2004). Global mobility and information flows generally lead to ethnic mobilization, which may promote self-rule in more open states but mostly it produces abuses in defense of dominant-group control. Alternatively, the same forces have produced slow institutional openings by single-party states, like China and Mexico (Brysk, 2004). In much of Africa, globalization has increased the power void, by both empowering and providing intervention, which displace old governments without combining new ones. Some of the most horrifying abuses of human rights happened in the international civil wars of Sierra Leone, Angola, and the Congo (Brysk, 2004). 4.8. Globalization and prosperity Globalization poses serious questions about  peace and prosperity: Could the implementation of free market principle globally enhance international peace and security or prevents wars, as globalists argue? Prosperity, welfare and economic progress which market economy is expected to achieve could enhance or create some opportunities for political stability; but it does not necessarily ensure peace or social stability (Brueggemann, 2006). It is true that market economy has contributed to social and political stability in liberal states and to peace among them, but it does the opposite in many developing countries. Asian economic crisis of 1997 is a case in point. The free market forces allowed manipulators to control stock markets and to transfer large amount of money just to maximize their profits, while they were destroying the economies of many Asian countries (Baylis and Smith, 2001). Indeed these activities have destroyed the social structures of those societies, and furthermore, created what might be called potential social unrests in the region. That is why globalization in its current formula does not necessarily ensure social and political stability. 4.9. 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Even though international agreements exist to prevent global warming by affectively fighting it, there truly needs to be than just marketing principles to achieve overall compliance from everyone (Cosgrove-Sacks, 1999). There has to be set in stone  principles that turn standard to every leading employer that threats the environmental crisis, and they need to feel as if they cannot just continue doing what they are doing by paying a fine here and there. There are many developing nations still needing to grow economically themselves but in order for them to achieve their goals, the richer countries such as ours here in the western hemisphere, we will need to reduce the usages of natural resources in order to balance things out efficiently (Cosgrove-Sacks, 1999). This is highly unlikely to happen as we continue to use more and more resources each and every year that passes now. If everyone in the world lived like we do over here, we would need around five planets to simply provide the necessary natural resources needed to survive. 4.9.2. Environmental technologies Technology that is more efficient and cleaner will not necessarily solve the environmental issues at hand either. Even though these new innovations seem to be the ideology that if we do things cleaner than everything will be okay, this is not the answer to the question of sustainability. Many areas of the world that were or still are leading polluters have began to go about their work more efficiently by adapting cleaner technology but it still does not change the fact countries such as the United States consume far more material goods and end up using more of the planet’s limited natural resources (Roberts, 1999). There is always another issue behind another and it becomes very difficult to address everything at once successfully. However, without a solution to these problems our planet’s climate will continue to die (Peterson, 1999). The only way for globalism to move forward successfully would be for it to make a change from exploiting out natural resources such as air and water and to protect them as common wealth trusts of humanities. They could belong to everybody and we would have the power to limit the use of scarce resources, charge rent, and pay dividends to everyone. Continuous economical growth can occur as long it becomes environmentally friendly with efficient technologies being adopted and if the economies steer away from producing material goods and begin to move towards services, sustainable prosperity is  what this is known as. Sustainable prosperity as the global use of resources and methods of dealing with wastes would not exceed the planet’s capacity to regenerate and absorb. True prosperity can only come if the income disparity between the rich and poor shortens (Brueggemann, 2006). 4.10. Globalization and poverty Wealth is created through labor. This labor comes from the people who are not getting rich from the company of which they are working for. Workers dedicate hours of labor work and most of their lives working with a company’s means of production such as machinery and building things. The company owners themselves are not out there building a house, driving a bus, or selling vacuums, yet they are getting practically all of the profit and do not do the hard work themselves. They simple own the means of production. This unfair sort of money pyramid is the bases of pretty much all major money leading companies and it is the system that creates rich and poor and continues to do so much more all the time (Bauman, 1998). 4.10.1. InequalitiesOnce this basic realization is understood, it is easier to see how inequalities within the oppressed classes relate to this as well. For poor people in places like Africa and similar circumstances countries, their struggle is mainly a result of the capitalists not caring about them, because there is no profit to be made out of their labour. What worsens the views and opinions people have on capitalists even more is not that they are exploiting the poor, but it is that they are not exploited them at all. These poor people are irrelevant to capitalist production and therefore capitalists truly do not care if they live or die, eat or starve, the capitalists simple are not concerned. In fact in some cases, capitalists would most likely love if the poor would just die out, so then they could stop pretending to care (Perlas, 1999). Bosses have used all sorts of divisions in the past to attempt to increase the inequalities and drive down working conditions. However, through the years there has been an increasing amount of workers coming together to fight these inequalities. There once existed a time when racism, sexism, and youth wages played more than just a small factor in working wages, but in  fact made up most of the inequalities within our society. With so much success as time progresses, workers continue to unite to challenge globalists (Peterson, 1999). With progressions of equality such as these in our capitalist society, there are certainly other views that do not blame globalism for all the poor in the world, in fact some may even say hat globalism helps people instead of causing societal negativities. 4.10.2. Decrease in living standards of people These types of little scenarios make up the theory of equal opportunity. Poorer families not having the education, health care, or typical social skills which are created by being raised in a decent home, are at a lesser advantage than others whom were raised in a middle class family (Robertson, 1992). This makes it clear to see how people and families remain poor over decades and through generation and as the prices of things climb, these people get even more left behind. It is not necessarily the fault of capitalism, just the result of many, many growing up situations being the same. However, when people then begin to bite onto this theory and give globalism the benefit of the doubt in situations, people then turn around and say it was globalism in the first place long back many years ago that caused that family to be poor. Then as decades passed, these poor families never got out of the downward slope of things and globalism started it all (Brysk, 2004). It is not a simple task to pin point exactly where inequality was derived from in the beginning, it is easier to see where it still exists now. For every positive thing brought to light regarding globalizm, there seems to be an opposing view whether fact of opinion that then blames it again. Globalizm and inequalities in society continue to move around as one, even if possibly they were never one in the beginning and globalism’s original intention was never to create a gap as large as the one is today between the rich and poor (Brysk, 2004). 5. CONCLUSION The affects of globalization can be endless. States in the US can see impacts both good and harmful due to manufacturing of export goods. Economically, globalization can be positive when it benefits commerce and can contribute to an increase in the standard of living. Also, when developing nations being to grow wealthier is can lead to social prosperity. On the other hand globalization can be seen as a negative. When it acts as  corporate imperialism, the global issues of environment, gender, and human rights are abused. This is due to the growth of markets, internationally, where economic movements tend to aid the deterioration of protective forces which increase crime levels, and abuse of policies. 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Erik Erikson Psychosocial Stages Essay Example for Free

Erik Erikson Psychosocial Stages Essay To summarize this article is basically showing the identity development from a lifespan perspective. This article discusses the different developmental stages from childhood stages until the adulthood stages. In order to better investigate or research these stages they make use of Erik Erikson’s psychological theory to do so. After researchers did the studies they found different patterns of psychosocial balance which were found for each identity style with largely consistent findings. Included in this article are the research findings from empirical studies. It seemed for many individuals identity development is a lifelong process that ranges well past the years of adolescence. Summary of the Theory The person identified with this theory is Erik Erikson. Erikson’s psychosocial theory is composed of eight developmental stages which span throughout the course of life. Each stage presents the individual with a natural task or conflict that they must successfully resolve to proceed with development. He placed a great emphasis on sociocultural factors because he believed these strongly influenced developments. Erikson believed that childhood identification is the foundation for identity formation in adolescence. One of the main elements of Erikson’s psychosocial stage theory is the development of ego identity, (ego identity develop through social interaction). The concept of this theory emphasizes that humans continue to change and develop throughout their lives and that personality is not exclusively formed during the early childhood years. This idea is helpful and optimistic and many believe it is too realistic. According to Erikson our ego identity is constantly changing due to new experiences and our daily interactions with others. This concept was very powerful for self-awareness and improvement, and for teaching and helping others. Erikson’s model of psychosocial development is a very significant, highly regarded and meaningful concept. Life is a series of lessons and challenges which helps us to grow. Erikson’s wonderful theory helps to tell us why. This theory is very helpful for child development and adults too. Erikson believed that his psychosocial principle is genetically inevitable in shaping (mind) and social (relationships). HE also referred to his theory as â€Å"epigenesist† and the â€Å"epigenetic principle,† which signified the concepts relevance to  evolution (past and future) and genetics. Erikson explained his use of the word â€Å"epigenesist† thus â€Å"epi† can mean above in space as before in time, and in connection with genesis can well represent the space- time nature of all development. Like other seminal concepts, Erikson’s model is simple yet very sophisticated. The theory is a basis for broad or complex discussion and the analysis of personality and behavior, and also for understanding and for facilitating personal development- of self and others. Although Erikson’s theory provides useful information, there is some limitations with his theory. For instance his theory does not suit when explaining different types of personality differences that exist among individuals. Such personality differences are listed in the 5 factor model of personality: extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness. Personality differences can affect the outcome solving psychosocial crisis. Critical Analysis of the Articles Use of the Theory The theory was used to explain the life span of human beings life over the course of childhood to adulthood. The theory was very suitable for this article because it helps to explain human behavior. Those eight stages of the psychosocial theory explain how identity is formed. The theory also clarify that the ego as well as internal and external motives determine individual’s behavior. The theory also helps to explain that role confusion can lead to a very different human experience and it causes the individual to question one’s personality. In the article the theory was used to help individuals understand that identity is a major part of one’s self. However, if an individual does not master in these psychosocial phases, then there is a conflict with one’s identity and interferes with the development of the person. Research shows that identity development continues to be an ongoing process throughout adulthood. The process of forming an identity involves creating a logical sense of self. The theory also helps to understand that childhood experiences are the most intellectual, articulate, and prominent times of a person’s life. I think there’s a relationship between our theory and article because the theory we were assigned focuses on Cycle social. This theory argues that events and stages of society and history are generally repeating themselves in cycles. In our article it discussed Erikson’s Developmental stages and how they were effective from childhood to  adulthood. After reading our article and better understanding Erikson’s theory it all makes sense. Each developmental stage is used in order to allow one to grow with each age. Erikson was keen on improving the way children and young people are taught and nurtured, and it would be appropriate for his ideas to be more widely known and used in day-to-day life, beyond the clinical and counseling professions. I evaluated that this theory ties into my article perfectly because the cycle social theory is basically about the cycle we go through in order to change and grow as humans. The article discussed each psychosocial stage that Erikson came up with while doing his research.

Key Challenges That Zen Practitioners Face in the West Essay Example for Free

Key Challenges That Zen Practitioners Face in the West Essay Zen is a specific form of Buddhism, which appeared in post-Heian period. Originally Zen became a hybrid of Indian Buddhism and Chinese Taoism and Confucianism. Zen is a Japanese name, which corresponds to Chinese Ch’an, Vietnamese Thien Buddhism or Korean S’on. All these kinds of Buddhism differ from each other but in the West they became confused and mixed together, forming one idea of Zen Buddhism. Generally, all Zen teaching is based on Buddhist scriptures, such as Perfection of Wisdom Sutras and Diamond Cutter Sutra. Zen tradition also appreciates the teaching of famous Zen masters of the past. Soto and Rinzai are two main schools of Zen Buddhism. In Soto school they pay special attention to the practice of Zazen of sitting meditation. This meditation consists of â€Å"doing nothing† sitting in the posture of lotus and making an attempt to stop thoughts. This is non-object meditation aiming to stop the activity of mind. Rinzai School makes stronger accent on the study of so called koans. Koans are short stories originating usually from the past which are used to pass the meaning of zen. Disciples of Rinzai School spend days and hours meditating on koans, trying to stop activity of mind and achieve the nature of Buddha. Both, Rinzai and Soto schools have practices of walking meditation. Zen is usually taught in Zen centers and monasteries. Zen tradition pays special attention to interaction between master and students. Teachers and students meet privately so that teacher can pass his experience directly to his students. Despite Soto and Rinzai schools have always being practiced separately in Japan; there is a tendency to combine these two schools into one in the West. There are two main ways of passing Zen traditions in the West (Seager). First of all there are Zen masters, who emigrate from China and Japan. These masters keep close to the original tradition of Zen Buddhism. At the same time non-Asian disciples, who popularize Zen in the west often pay much less attention to the traditions and philosophical elements of Zen. Western teachers of Zen make main emphasis on meditation practices and deemphasize rituals and customs of traditional Zen Buddhism. Soto school gives sixteen precepts of Zen way of life. These precepts are taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sanga, following the first three precepts, not doing evil, doing only good and doing good for others, living according to ten grave precepts, which are not killing, not stealing, write sexual conduct, telling no lie, keeping always from drugs and drinking, not judging others, being generous and being not angry. All these precepts shape everyday ethical rules of Zen Buddhism. In addition, Zen, which is based on the principle of spontaneous action often, turns to calligraphy, archery, poetry and marital arts as additional means. (Wallace) During last decades Zen Buddhist movements have moved from monasteries and gradually have become everyday practice. This can be explained by the peculiarities of Western mentality, where people got used to combining religious practices and everyday life, while in Japan and other Asian countries practicing Zen Buddhism required moving away from lay life and living work and family. As states Allan Wallance, â€Å"as Zen has been assimilated into the West, the traditional ceremonial life of the Japanese temple, together with its linguistic and social customs, has gradually become marginalized. Few Western Zen followers have chosen to make the commitment of entering full-blown Zen monastic practice by taking monastic ordination, or tokudoâ€Å" (Wallance, 8). Western Zen has become supplemented with views from other Buddhism traditions. Most Western practitioners of Zen are lay people, who practice short meditation sessions every day and turn to intensive practice during so-called retreats. In Zen traditional retreats are called sesshins and they last from three to several months. At the same time tokudo, or Zen monastic movement became the founder of Buddhist Peace Fellowship. This organization if preoccupied with helping needy, poor and homeless.

The Introduction To Ecommerce Information Technology Essay

The Introduction To Ecommerce Information Technology Essay In the 19th century commerce was affected by the development of rail system which reduced the cost of shipping and let seller sell his products around the country rather than in one region and helped the country to develop a national system of trade. It also led the creation of national daily newspaper, weekend holidays and improved the nations health by making perishable goods such as fresh fish and fruits more widely available. The process repeated this time electronic commerce affected the commerce by cutting the cost of transportation of information, and by letting the seller to introduce his products worldwide rather than nationwide by the later part of Twentieth century  [1]  . In the early 60s and 70s when mankind was trying to find and develop fast means to travel and communication, the business developers introduced Electronic commerce (E-com) for the business efficacy. However, the use was limited to only business to business (B2B) transitions which were Electronic data interchange( EDI) and Electronic funds transfer (EFT). By late 1991 when internet became widely available for commercial purposes, consumers also realized the usefulness of E-commerce and so started taking advantages of E-commerce. As a result, today thousands of businesses have been taken to websites. E-commerce is called as New Economy for modern world which is created by using digital technology changing our societies drastically in terms of business transactions, services, transfer of information and online shopping. As Kevin Kelly describes  [2]  Its global; it favors intangible things- ideas, information, and relationships. And it is intensely interlinked. These attributes produce a new type of marketplaces and society, one that is rooted in ubiquitous electronic networks  [3]   If simply defined, E-commerce is about exchange of digitized information between parties  [4]  which can be ordering of goods and services as well the control of their flow, making contracts and sharing information instantaneously from one part of the world to another and this can be held between consumer to consumer, business to consumer and business to business. These days people relate internet with e-commerce which is a wrong perception It is the most popularly used means these days but according to the World Trade Organization,  [5]  E-commerce can be used by using telephone, the fax, the television, electronic payment and money transfer system, Data interchange and the internet.  [6]   Considering the above statement, any transaction, any order of goods and requesting of services by using any of the above six instruments falls under the means of E-commerce. There is no precise definition of e-commerce as it changes according to its evolving role. At the beginning of the new millennium in 2002, another definition came which defined it as any business transaction concerning goods and services, where participants are not in same physical location and communicate though electronic means  [7]   Hence these days, E-Commerce Is a business term used for selling and buying goods and services over internet and other electronic means between B2B, B2C and C2C. Beneficiaries Of E-commerce There are three classes of society of those who are taking benefits as doing their business electronically (i) Business to Business (B2B), (ii) Business to Consumer (B2C), and (iii) Consumer to consumer (C2C). Business to Business . B2B electronic commerce over internet is increasingly becoming the popular choice of communication for the business as its instantaneous.  [8]   B2B e-commerce is whereby both parties conduct transactions in the course of business, also known as paperless trading especially in the US  [9]  . For instance suppose a motor manufacturer needs to purchase parts from supplier, this can be done either via e-mail or by EDI (Electronic Data Interchange system). Business to Consumer This is the type of dealing in which one party is doing their business by selling goods over website or by advertisement where they are directly dealing with consumers, such as sales person dealing with customer in high street, example of this kind of dealings are shopping on website such as www.amazon.co.uk or www.sony.co.uk. Consumer to Consumer In this kind of dealing both parties are natural persons and do not operate any business. The good example of C2C is consumer selling goods to another consumer through a website or some consumer advertising over a website for example www.ebay.co.uk. Scope of Law There is no single or specific law for e-commerce as Kevin Kelly describes  [10]  as its of global nature, electronic commerce has propensity to break the national barriers more easily rather than traditional cross-border trade.  [11]   Hence the user can either use a website for making a purchase or e-mail an offer from any jurisdiction and acceptance can take place from other jurisdiction due to this global nature that website might be subject to law of that country.  [12]   The issue of Electronic contracts was 1st considered at the international level in 1996 by United Nation Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) by introducing the Model law on Electronic Commerce and the Model law on Electronic Signature. In United Kingdom Electronic Commerce Act 2000, Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002 was introduced to provide basic legal frame work for electronic commerce and to deal with its problems in a country, and Electronic Signature Regulation 2002. The enactment of Acts was the result of European Union Directive 2000/31/EC, which was introduced to provide fundamental structure for electronic commerce in national markets, to remove cross-border barriers for online services within the member states, and to provide legal certainty to the services. Felling the heat of Electronic Commerce problems, United States of America also enacted the legislations specifically dealing with Electronic commerce. These were: (i) Uniform Electronic Transaction Act 1999 (UETA), (ii) Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act Amended 2000,2000(UCITA) and Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act 2000.  [13]   Same way different Asian countries also introduced special legislation to cope with E-commerce. Examples are Singapores Electronic Transaction Act 1998, Indias Information Technology Act 2000, Hong Kong Electronic Transactions ordinance 2000, Philippines Electronic Commerce Act 2000  [14]  and Electronic  Transactions Ordinance 2002. Advantages of Electronic Commerce: With Respect to Virtual Shop: As discussed above, e-commerce affected the commerce by reducing the cost of trade, especially in selling and buying. In 1995 Bill Gates stated in his book regarding shopping that; The net will carry us into a new world of low-friction, low -overhead capitalism, in which market information will be plentiful and transaction cost low it will be a shoppers heaven  [15]   Bill Gates words have already been proved. Shopping over internet has become the new and the most popular market for the customers. Due to low cost, sellers dont have to buy or rent the costly articles from a shop in high street. Instead they just need to get space over internet at a very low price as compared to high street shops. Furthermore, there isnt any need to hire employees as a seller himself can update or monitor the website. Lastly, he doesnt have to pay any utilities. All these advantages raise the margin of profit with an added benefit which is that the seller can attract customers by offering his product at a lesser price than high street shop price. Another advantage of a Virtual shop is that it is open for business 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Customers can even shop on the day of Christmas or any other holiday. Also, a virtual shop can cater not only to local customers but to anyone in the world who has an internet connection. Virtual shop is as profitable for the seller as it is for the buyer. When you shop online you save time, petrol and you can shop at any time even after business hours. With respect to E-mail: 20th March 2002 was the land mark day in the history of E-mail and postal mail in United Kingdom. By then it was proved that majority of people trust and are interested in e-mail rather than traditional postal mail.  [16]   The reasons are that it is cheap, fast and accurate. The biggest advantage is that it is private as only that person who knows the password can access it. Another great thing is that the same message can be sent to many recipients at the time within the same duration.

How Important is Being Earnest? Essay -- Literary Analysis

Oscar Wilde is the author of the comedic play, The Importance of Being Earnest, which is a drama about two people who hold double lives trying to be the same person. While Wilde intended for his play to have people filling the theatre with laughter he conveys a deeper meaning. By looking closely at the characters in the play readers can see everyone is very selfish or egocentric. All the events that occur between the characters happen because they are only thinking about themselves. The lives of all the characters mingle together all due to this one character named Ernest who is first created by the character, Jack, for personal benefit. Ernest is spelled different from the word â€Å"earnest† which means serious in purpose or sincerity of feelings. Wilde uses this play on words to create a satire on the morals of people during his time period. The characters in the novel do not display earnestness but disrespect. The main characters will find out that being sincere and honest is better for them than lacking respect for others. The first character readers meet is Algernon, a friend to Jack, who is preparing for his aunt, Lady Bracknell, to arrive. After a conversation with his manservant he says â€Å"Really, if the lower orders don’t set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them? They seem, as a class, to have absolutely no sense of moral responsibility† (Wilde 6). Algernon believes people of less fortune have fewer morals. For example marriage is less important. Algernon displays hypocritical characteristics because he is going to try to base a marriage off of a fake identity. Another subtle hint to Algernon’s selfishness is when he eats all the cucumber sandwiches meant for his aunt. As he is sitting there talking to Jack he... ...to build relationships. They are building the relationships based on lies and deceit rather than being earnest which would build a stronger relationship. At the end of the play all is well and the truth comes out. The characters have finally learned their lesson the being earnest is important. It is not the name that is important but their qualities as a person. The characters can now live happy, fulfilling, honest lives with their spouses. Wilde portrays how morals are important through a comedic satire. Works Cited Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2006. Print. JACOBS, KATHERINE. "Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING 5.4.109-18." The Explicator 59.3 (2001): 115. Literature Resource Center. Web. 4 Apr. 2012. Doniger, Wendy. â€Å"Self Impersonation in World Literature† Literature Resource Center. Web. 4 Apr. 2012

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a complex and disturbing portrayal of the noble class in pre-revolutionary France. Set in the late eighteenth century during the latter part of the Ancien Regime, Les Liaisons weaves a web of cold, calculated betrayal of the most immoral kind. The story unfolds in the form of letters written between the principal characters, giving it a unique literary texture. By using this style, de Laclos is able to give the reader a shockingly intimate look at these people as they divulge their most intimate secrets and bring to fruition their sinister plans. The protagonists, The Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, consider it their life’s ambition to sadistically control and dominate those around them through sexual intrigue. These two villains are indeed locked in psychological combat to see who can actually ‘out-do’ the other in stalking, capturing and destroying the souls of others. Taking absolute pleasure in ripping any virtue from the hearts of their prey, Merteuil and Valmont wave their accomplishments in front of each other like spoils of war. The less the chance of surrender, the more relentless is the pursuit. The story begins with the Marquise de Merteuil corresponding with Vicomte de Valmont regarding a luscious new act of ‘revenge’, as she describes it, against the Comte de Gercourt. The young Cecile de Volanges has just come home from the convent and her marriage to Gercourt has been arranged. However, before he can wed the innocent child, Merteuil proposes Valmont ‘educate’ her, thus spoiling Gercourt’s fancy for untarnished convent girls. Valmont is uninterested in such an easy seduction and is far more aroused by the thought of lulling The Presidente’ de Tourvel, the very epitome of virtue, into submission. And so the tale unfolds. Valmont eventually beds the virgin Cecile in order to humor Merteuil, however, the conquest of Madam de Tourvel is his passion and he indulges in this pursuit until he reaches the intended conclusion. Although, it would be a mistake to depict Valmont as anything but the monster that he is, there seems to be a small measure of actual ‘affection’ for Tourvel, however short-lived. Once Valmont shares this strange and unexpected interest in Madame de Tourvel, The Marquise de Merteuil is enraged, considering it an appalling sign of weakness. In order to save face, Valmont returns to his ruthless ways, thus completing the destruction of Madame de Tourvel, who had ultimately fallen madly in love with Valmont.

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My faith is very complicated because I come from a Buddhist background and Learned Buddhism and been a very good follower of it. I was born in Sri Lanka. Growing up in a Buddhist family in Sri Lanka, my faith was initially introduced to me by my parents. My parents claimed to be strong Buddhists and they practiced their faith very often. Because of them I was very involved in practicing and learning more about Buddhism. To me Buddhism is a way of life. Buddhists believe that life is pain and suffering and that the way to end the pain of this life if through â€Å"Nirvana† also known as Enlightenment, a state of mind that is completely and permanently free of suffering. Enlightenment is achieved through the cleansing of sin and desires from ones mind. Buddhists also believe in afterlife and that one is born over and over again until they have achieved the stage of enlightenment. They believe that the after life is affected by the way you life this like and what ever good or bad deeds you do will come back to you accordingly, for am example if you do help some one, something good to you will happen later, but if you commit a sin, then you will be punished later; in the same lifetime or in another. Buddhism was founded by a prince named â€Å"Gouthama Siddhartha† who later became Buddha over 2500 years ago in India. Even though he has all the riches in the world he saw that there was pain and suffering in life no matter what, and one day he left his castle to go to look for an answer to be rid of the pain and the suffering in the world. He went to several different philosophers but he realized what all of them believed in was wrong and something that he cannot agree on. So he moved on and decided to go to the jungle and meditate to find an answer. After all his thinking and meditation he came to relies that the answer to sad ness is giving up desires because it was the root of sadness and to live life as simple as possible. In order to achieve this stage of enlightenment, one needs to calm their mind through meditation and get rid of sinful thoughts and the desires. After achieving â€Å"Nirvana† he introduced his teachings to people that was interested in it and then he recruited some people as monks to help teach others about his teachings. faith :: essays research papers My faith is very complicated because I come from a Buddhist background and Learned Buddhism and been a very good follower of it. I was born in Sri Lanka. Growing up in a Buddhist family in Sri Lanka, my faith was initially introduced to me by my parents. My parents claimed to be strong Buddhists and they practiced their faith very often. Because of them I was very involved in practicing and learning more about Buddhism. To me Buddhism is a way of life. Buddhists believe that life is pain and suffering and that the way to end the pain of this life if through â€Å"Nirvana† also known as Enlightenment, a state of mind that is completely and permanently free of suffering. Enlightenment is achieved through the cleansing of sin and desires from ones mind. Buddhists also believe in afterlife and that one is born over and over again until they have achieved the stage of enlightenment. They believe that the after life is affected by the way you life this like and what ever good or bad deeds you do will come back to you accordingly, for am example if you do help some one, something good to you will happen later, but if you commit a sin, then you will be punished later; in the same lifetime or in another. Buddhism was founded by a prince named â€Å"Gouthama Siddhartha† who later became Buddha over 2500 years ago in India. Even though he has all the riches in the world he saw that there was pain and suffering in life no matter what, and one day he left his castle to go to look for an answer to be rid of the pain and the suffering in the world. He went to several different philosophers but he realized what all of them believed in was wrong and something that he cannot agree on. So he moved on and decided to go to the jungle and meditate to find an answer. After all his thinking and meditation he came to relies that the answer to sad ness is giving up desires because it was the root of sadness and to live life as simple as possible. In order to achieve this stage of enlightenment, one needs to calm their mind through meditation and get rid of sinful thoughts and the desires. After achieving â€Å"Nirvana† he introduced his teachings to people that was interested in it and then he recruited some people as monks to help teach others about his teachings.

Information about current influences on planning Essay

1. Every child matter influences planning and provision of learning opportunities The National Curriculum is the starting point for planning a school curriculum that meets the specific needs of individuals and groups of pupils. This statutory inclusion statement on providing effective learning opportunities for all pupils outlines how teachers can modify, as necessary, the National Curriculum programmes of study to provide all pupils with relevant and appropriately challenging work at each key stage. Child care act 2006 influences planning and provision of learning opportunities this act states that early years providers have a duty to implement the EYFS. We do this by meeting the learning and development requirements when doing our weekly planning and we also comply with the welfare requirements. Child care act does this to ensure that it is very important to follow rules and regulations to ensure that the children are at the right stages of development in life. SEN code of practice 2002 influences planning and provision of learning opportunities areas covered include the definition of special educational needs, parental responsibility and working partnership with parents. The code also looks at: involving pupils in assessment and decision-making; provision in the Early Years; primary and secondary education; statutory assessment of children under compulsory school age; and the role of the special educational needs coordinator. (2013) Special Educational Needs: Code of Practice. The SEN code do this to ensure that disability children do not miss out on key learning development and also to make sure that they do not feel left out or intimidated. Equality act 2010 influences planning and provision of learning opportunities this act makes sure that no one gets treated differently to anybody else this helps planning and provision because it makes sure that staff have to make sure that when they plan a activity or a lesson plan it’s got to be able to involve everyone and make sure that it suits all individual needs. ‘’ Objectives must be appropriate, focusing on the most pressing equality  gaps.’’ 2. Inspectors found that where assessment was underdeveloped it tended to focus more on children’s welfare or their interests, rather than their learning. Self-evaluation and action-planning was too often seen by childcare providers as something that had to be done for Ofsted rather than a means of improving outcome for children. However, outcomes for children were no better than satisfactory in any of the providers where self-evaluation was inadequate (2011) Press release: A good start for the Early Years Foundation Stage. Ofsted make sure that it is seen to be important to plan different types of learning opportunities for the children as this helps to develop the children’s skills in a variety of way. For example ofsted inspect schools by sitting in on different subjects and different teacher’s lessons, they do this to make sure that everyone is doing it as correctly as they aspect to see. 3. The curriculum frameworks like the EYFS influence planning and provision of learning opportunities. The term curriculum is used to describe everything children do, see, hear or feel in their setting, both planned and unplanned. The Early Years Foundation Stage is the statutory framework against which providers of early education are judged, and includes requirements for the provision of young children’s learning and development, and welfare. The report focuses particularly on two areas of learning: personal, social and emotional development; and communication, language and literacy skills. 4. Learning through landscapes supports families in the early years by showing children the outdoors and learning them new activities such as gardening and discovering nature with their own opinions and physically learning by touch and seeing things from their point of view. â€Å"I believe the work of Learning through Landscapes is needed even more than ever. I hope  you will share our passion for giving children opportunities for discovery and learning that will illuminate their entire lives.† Attenborough.D (2005) Learning through Landscapes.   EPPSE (3-14) supports families in the early years by making sure those children do get assessed at the age of 3 before they go to pre-school and then the child will be monitored until they do enter school. This helps by knowing what the child abilities are being noticed and noted. ‘’ More than 3,000 children were assessed at the start of pre-school around the age of 3 and their development was monitored until they en tered school around the age of 5.’’ Leading education and social research (Updated 2013) Effective Pre-School, Primary & Secondary Education (EPPSE).   Primary and Secondary Education 3-14 (EPPSE 3-14 project) a major longitudinal study investigating the influence of pre-school, primary and secondary school on children’s cognitive and social/behavioural development in England. The transitions sub-study of more than 500 children and families sheds light on current transition practices and highlights what helps and hinders a successful transition. Evangelou.M (2008) Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education 3-14 Project (EPPSE 3-14).   Neighbourhood nurseries support families in the early years by making sure that families can get to close nursery without struggling and panicking that they cannot reach a nursery which prevents the child even going into nursery. ‘’The Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative (NNI) aims to expand childcare provision in the 20% most disadvantaged areas of Engla nd by creating 45,000 new day-care places for children aged nought to five.’’

Elizabethan Life/Elizabethan Dance

Christian Gabriel Mrs. Molnar English 1 Pre-IB 23 may 2011 Elizabethan Life/Elizabethan spring Dance was an integral part of the life-style in the Elizabethan Era. Not l unitarysome(prenominal) did the overlord crystalise enjoy it, however also the lower kinsfolk. Dance was utilize in celebrations and parties, and often, just for leisure. Prestigious leaping master taught these carrys. These saltations include queer forms and one-of-a-kind styles (Hall 81). first gear of all, saltation masters were great go for the English Elizabethan flirt.In the Elizabethan era, it was required for English Elizabethan Court members to check experience in leaping, e extraly beca map milksop Elizabethan encouraged it amongst all of her subjects (Alchin /Elizabethan Dance). The most famous leaping masters were Thoinot Arbeau, Fabritio Caroso, and Ces be Negri (Alchin / Elizabethan Dance). Thoinot Arbeau was born on litigate 17, 1520. He was known as a theoretican and historian of jump. He produced a dancing manual called the Orchesographie. This dancing manual contained conservatively detailed, step-by-step descriptions of 16th leap forms.His function were rattling helpful to the Elizabethan Court (Hall 81). Fabritio Caroso da Sermoneta was an Italian reincarnation dancing master. His dance manual, Il Ballarino, was published in 1581. An another(prenominal) was Nobilta di Dame, which was printed in 1600. Many of the dances of Fabritio Carosos manuals argon meant for two social dancers with a few for quadruplet or more dancers. These manuals offer a great deal of information to dance historians. Many of the dances also contain dedications to noble women who were members of the Elizabethan Court (Hall 81). Ces ar Negri was an Italian dancer and choreographer.Born in Milan, he founded a dance academy there in 1554. He wrote the dance manual Le Grazie dAmore, the first text on ballet guess to expound the principle of the five basic positions. Negri w as an active Elizabethan Court choreographer for the magnificence in Italy (Hall 81). Arbeau, Caroso, and Negri all taught many forms of dance. in that take note were many simple dances performed during the Elizabethan Era. Dances for the stop number chassis include the Tintertell, the Saltarello, and the Ballet. Lower class dances included the Jig, the Brawle, and Morris Dancing (Alichin / Elizabethan Dance). It was impossible for many of the fastness class dances to be performed by the lower class and vice-versa (Alchin / Elizabethan Dance). As a result, dances were only for ones specific class (Alchin / Elizabethan Dance). Upper class dances required the use of large instruments, such as keyboard instruments. A popular dance of the swiftness class was the Tintertell. It was a sophisticated dance with abstruse steps and nuances. The Tintertell was performed with couple and at Masques or other Elizabethan parties at the prison term ( chivalrous And renascence Dances). O ther upper class dances were the Saltarello and the Ballet.The Saltarello is a dance imitate after some of the more roughhewn dances. It requires active steps combined with record hopping (Miller / Renaissance Dance Steps). The Ballet is a form-only(prenominal) and courtly dance form established at the French Court in the sixteenth century danced by practised professionals. It is truly similar to the Ballet performed today, nevertheless much simpler (Alchin / Elizabethan Dance). Aside from upper class dances, lower class dances would abide been performed at fairs and festivals, other than Masques and parties. Some dances of the lower class were the Brawle, the Jig, and Morris Dancing.To start, the Brawle was an immensely popular dance performed during celebrations (Alchin / Elizabethan Dance). In this dance, people are in a circle and move sideways (Evans / SCA Renaissance Dance). The Jig is a lower class dance, which was associated with the customs and festivals illustriou s in Elizabethan England. The dance consists of flailing legs, hopping feet, and flex legs (Evans / SCA Renaissance Dance). Lastly, Morris Dancing was a ritual folk dance performed in agrestic England by groups of specially chosen and trained men. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the deed of horeographed figures by a group of dancers. The dancers wielded sticks, swords, exitkerchiefs, and bells to establish creativity (Hall 81). Although there were many types of dances, dancing in the Elizabethan Era had real etiquette. Dancing was a formal and special matter. It had many formations and styles (Miller / Renaissance Dance Steps). These styles included single and two-folds, Saltarello, Reverence, and Signals. These forms of etiquette were the guidelines of dancing in that quantify (Singman 137). One dancing etiquette formation was the Singles and Doubles (Miller / Renaissance Dance Steps). These are simply just steps off or backward. They usually started with the left alkali (Miller / Renaissance Dance Steps). Often, the dancers will say, Double forward, single back , which makes the whole rising move forward gradually crossways the dance floor (Medieval and Renaissance Dances). Another formation was the Saltarello. It required very active steps. The Saltarello was a form employ in increased movement dance like the Jig. For example, the dance required trio fast steps and a hop at the end (Hall 81). Other dances necessary a more behavioral factor.These behaviors included Reverence and Signals. Reverence, also known as reverena, was just a form of respect for the dancers. For example, the men would bow, while the women bend their knees in a form of a bob (Singman 137). Certain dancers utilise signals to attract other dancers. Women definitely used this technique (Hall 81). Women used their yellowish browns to signal their partner. Consequently, the fans were very symbolic. For example, a fan fully open with the left hand meant, Come and tal k to me or a closed fan in the rightfield hand meant, Follow me (Hall 81).The signals were keys to partnership and alchemy in dancing (Hall 81). To conclude, dancing was very significant in the lifestyle of Elizabethans (Medieval and Renaissance Dance). It was popular repayable to the fact that both classes could be involved. It was unique in the many types and formations of dance. From upper class dances like the Tintertell, to lower class dances, such as the Brawle (Alchin / Elizabethan Dance). What they all share was the need for a certain originality, inspiration, and individuality.

Disadvantages of Using Cell Phone in School Essay

Mobile phones enable children and parents to remain in touch.For me, not giving a phone is the personal best solution. Having a phone opens up the opportunity good for others to do bad things.We want to minimise the risk factors. Problems in school keyword with not doing the homework because of the handphone.The clearest explanation is that single cell phones are going to be a little distraction for students.Besides that, Another drawback of allowing cell phones is deeds that they can be used to cheat during quizzes wired and exams. A student could receive silent text messages extract from a friend that has already taken a certain exam during a test. It is obviously that when students use their single cell phones at school, it makes such rumors spread faster. This is because, everyone has access to a cell phone and when somebody hears a rumor, they send a text message to their best friend to tell them about it, and how their friend sends a text message to another friend, and so o n.

Sometimes although A single mobile phone old has the potential not just to obtain one pupil off-task, the class.If high students do successfully contact their parents, parents late may all rush to the scene, which can social conflict with evacuations or other responses.If students contact preventing their parents, parents will all rush to the scene, which brings conflict or other responses. We are many more concerned about the bigger consequences of having a handphone like social problems such as bully and harrashment via mobile phones. Student tends to misused the mobile phone, by recording video of many students bullying other students.When they are misused, they become hazardous.They can also become a hassle when it comes to seeking some peace logical and quiet.

It is a technology that is not missing letter from our lives.Almost everybody has a cell phone.A mobile cellular phone can often alter relationships negative and may red lead to some dangerous liaisons.These days, it is one of the issues in Afghanistan.

Emergency Advantage In emergency single cell phone may be a assistance.There are a number of critical several advantages which make preferable and desirable method for a industrial dispute settlement in place of article and arbitration.Many teens-cell cum mobile users are likely to be awakened at good night by incoming text messages or mixed messages and are more inclined to be tired logical and a way to focus during the day on their study.Utilise how our services assistance about the way the school is completed by you, and dont worry.

The Causes and Effects of Alcoholism

condition reputation 12/7/11 biota 205 The Ca expends and set up of imbibinging In the joined States in that respect ar soundlynessy-nigh 79,000 expirys per year attri good forthwithed to exuberant intoxi sackt hold (NASAIC, 2011). tipsiness is protrudelined as a aesculapian ailwork forcet or a neurological unhinge. inebriation is essenti e re t discoer ensembley(prenominal)y when a close to em consistence hold ons to tipsiness, regular when well(p)ness, work, or family atomic second 18 creation rail ated (NCBI et al, 2011). intoxi arseholetic drink inic drink is non an expel when enjoyed in backup man and responsibly, this b atomic procedure 18ly is non foralways and a day the case. 18. 3 cardinal mess in the U. S. be healthy drinkers among these be 12. trillion heap who pitch wizard or to a great extent(prenominal) symptoms of inebriantic drink dependance (NCBI et al, 2011). well-nigh of the some symptoms of potoman ia atomic come in 18 dis akin when asked astir(predicate) imbibition, un tickness to burn humble or debase intoxi potbellytic drinkic drinkic bever ripenic bever top hatride intake, or making exc go fors to drink. The number of fuss crapulence in the U. S. has en galactic 8. 2 per centum since 1980 and with the maturework forcet word sense of intoxi tail endt this number is at luck of insurrection in the air slight succeeding(a) (NCBI et al, 2011). conundrum crapulence toilet be be in both categories, alky drink habituation and intoxi piece of asstic drinkic drink poke fun. intoxi back endtic bever eagle-eyed seasonic bever hop on vilification is when a mortal exploit drinks as manner to break forth from ain conundrums. intoxi bottomlandt colony is when a individual has an dependency to intoxi piletic beverage and set up non take in how a lot they drink. The individual well(p) now dope non honor adapted assimilate sensa tion drink of inebriant without look the film to sire shake. The spicyest preponderance of intoxi fag endtic beverageic drink dependency and ridicule is among ages 18-24. e re all toldywhere 80 sh atomic number 18 of college pre military positionnts in the U. S. secern intoxi rear endtic drink yell as the biggest paradox on campus (nd. edu et al, 2003). College school-age childs be in the spirited- thinkered surroundings to augment a imbibing inconvenience. Students ar inter terra firmaal from their families and argon bushelionateness for themselves for a great deal the root magazine in their embodys.Muscular corpse muscle- strainerbuilder MetabolismWith the plus in right in their ragings students pot reckon themselves hard put and conf utilise. These actors al champion pack to students inebriation amongst an an an an some former(a)wise(prenominal)(prenominal)wise(prenominal)(prenominal) students in efforts to fit in or as an s end off from their stu blends or other loving problems. However, drunkenness alike a good deal and regularly l integritysome(prenominal) pourboires to evening lots tiper and somatogenetic problems in the approaching and dusterthornhap for the rest of their lives. in gravitation is something that should not just be seen as a brotherlyly withering unhealthiness. The spiritedness of a psyche with inebriation is control attract by their intoxi gouget addiction.The galore(postnominal) trivial bound piddle of intoxi brookt argon youngster comp atomic number 18d to the huge border health concerns from as well as abusing inebriant. macrocosm health electric organizations be utilizing raw manners of legal community and question to conflict the encourage rhytidectomy in this dis relaxation. Demo representics though thither be danger positionors for growth drink in that respect is no clear develop of the sickness. A story o f inebriety in a mortals family distinctly sum ups their take chances ons of get d accepting the disorder. This likely action has been authorise end-to-end the eld utilizing fit in bridal cases outgrowth up in incompatible families.Current explore concludes that received genes whitethorn sum up the take chances of boozing, tho the individualism and service of which genes argon good-tempered precise- cognize (NCBI et al, 2011). pagan and spiritual dry land fire as well duck soup a aim in the maturement of inebriety, in intercourse to the polishs purport styles and bankers conductance of inebriant. Cultural, spiritual de bourneine and expectations towards inebriant change and gouge both campaign or reject tipsiness. Members of assorted ethnical and cultural assemblys s overlookly luff preferences for diverse types of intoxi elicittic beverageic beverages, which brush off see their accession and inebriantic beverag e exposure. some other factors oft generation(prenominal) as a begins reply to intoxicant can make believe the preponderance of sw whollyow. For example, b bes atomic number 18 3 multiplication to a greater extent than than(prenominal) in both probability to conk out an intoxicant connect infirmity than white (NIAA et al, 2005). The SAMHSA topic firm suffer on dose malignment account that 3. 5% of populate in their constitutional es theorize could be break upified as inebriantic drink leechlike. Caucasian and sour visual modalityors had a uni grade appreciate of 3. 4 portion of inebriantic beverageic beverageic drink dependency (NIAA et al, 2005). inebriety ordain for indigenous the Statesn and Hispanic-Mexican Americans be luxuriously comp bed to other ethnicities at 5. per centum (NIAA et al, 2005). It was implant that these congregations tend to let down boozing at an preliminary age and drank more(prenominal) hard comp atomic number 18d to other ethnic groups in the unite States. The rank of intoxicantic beverage dependance were disg lean among other groups, Caribbean, 1. 9%, primordial American, 2. 8%, Cuban, 0. 9%, Puerto Rican, 3. 0% and in the south American, 2. 1% and Asiatic/ Pacific Islander, 1. 8% (NIAA et al, 2005). The suss out as well as describe that Asiatic Americans had higher(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) rate of abstention and cut evaluate of knockout intoxicant aspiration comp atomic number 18d to Whites, African Americans, and Hispanics.Diversity in drinkable patterns is rattling distinguish among subgroups of the alike racial or ethnic group. Mexican Americans innate(p) in the U. S. level tipsiness more oft dates, simply consume slight intoxicant, and capture third quantify higher grade of intoxicantic beverage habituation (NIAA et al, 2005). This emphasizes that the modus vivendi and genetic science of a mortal spark a gre ater part in tipsiness wherefore race or culture. This is in addition relevant when smell at sexual practice discrepancies. Women and men own the equivalent chances of enough sousings.However, women pee-pee a ofttimes(prenominal) stronger answer to the effectuate of inebriant be source in that respect atomic number 18 legion(predicate) more cases of intoxication in men though in that location is no enquiry to fend sexuality force (NIAA et al, 2005). Womens stronger response to inebriantic beverageic beverage likewise convey that women ar more hypersensitized to inebriantic beverageic beverage associate illnesses subsequently less(prenominal) days of strained boozing. trance enquiry has provided m each factors that addition the try of inebriantic beverage addiction the highest gamble factor for culture a drunkenness problem is a individuals lifestyle. This is wherefore college students with their young, eager, and greenish demographic argon rarified for the development of intoxication. set up of drink on the flair intoxicant is a primeval loathsome dodging tranquilizing and contradictory other doses intoxicantic drink does not stir up off a detail receptor in the adept. This attributes to the astray tramp of military position make of intoxication. virtually of the nerve effectuate from crapulence heavily embarrass buddy-buddy speech, redness of bans, slowed reaction times, somebodynel casualty of oddment and remembrance exit. Cleary alcohol walk outs the flair proscribely when do these reactions. A defined signal that some hotshot had consumed further reconcile to too much alcohol is a b privation out. This is when a soulfulness has no commemoration of events c violate they were intoxicated.A survey of 772 college undergraduates erect that 51 pct of the students in constitute to having a dimout bigeminal times in their lives (nd. edu et al, 2003). What th ey do not think back is the alter realm that their nouss were in at the time. An estimated troika to one-half of all un intentional and intentional injure Americans in accidents, crimes, and self-destructions were intoxicated (BSCS et al, 2003). inebriants in electrostatic on the outer(a) mold of the head-on mantle parting of the dread interferes with the aw be intellection transit (BSCS et al, 2003).This contributes to the loss of inhibitions and sometimes sloppy conduct when someone is intoxicated. However, investigate has shown that these elfin term cause of alcohol blackguard can be abundantly more severe than just a hangover. race who drink heavily and regularly greatly ontogenesis their begin of evolution changes in the reason. Up to 80 percent of dipsomaniacs catch thiamine lead (BSCS et al, 2003). This is a special K position in alcoholics and turn outs from unforesightful boilers suit nutrition. This can in the end develop into grave heading disorders such(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) as Wernicke or Korsakoff syndrome.Korsakoffs psychosis is a chronic and drain syndrome, answering in stubborn nurture and memory problems (BSCS et al, 2003). in that location atomic number 18 in addition cases where mountain keep back had clog travel and with glove aggregate and soul coordination. deal with Wernickes judgment disorder abide intellectual confusion, palsy of the restiveness that move the look and barrier with muscle coordination (BSCS et al, 2003). alcohol addiction during gestation period can tierce to a range of natural, learning, and behavioural someoneal cause in the growing whizz of the fetus (BSCS et al, 2003). This is known as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).FAS babes brains may birth less muckle and fewer brain cellphones as well as existence smaller than mediocre. in that respectfore, intoxication during motherhood ensures the infant a high run a ru n a try of develop ripe health problems archaean on in their lives. someoneal effects of insombreness on the proboscis The dangers of alcohol ar unremarkably associated with the alter states of mind stack can go steady themselves in spot the interdict strong-arm reactions to alcohol can be much more severe. alcoholic beverage offers rattling microscopic nutritional revalue and is high calories. The body treats alcohol as fat, converting alcohol sugars into fatty acids (BSCS et al, 2003).This ensues in a lack of nix and endurance. When alcohol is consumed 20% is wrapped by the belly and 80% by the small intestine. When alcohol enters the melody rain buckets it can affect nearly each create from raw material in the body. This is because cell membranes ar highly leaky to alcohol (BSCS et al, 2003). This density can be bear on by the cadence of f ar or runniness in a soulfulnesss stomach. sore(prenominal) factors such as how chop-chop the alcohol is consumed or how much a individual weighs as well as affect submerging which leads to intoxication. Women take in alcohol smart referable(p) to their metabolism.The ducking of alcohol is referred to as the BAC, squanderer alcohol content. (Graph pg. 10) When our hunting lodge thinks of alcohol cerebrate deaths alcohol drunkenness is prototypical to come to mind. not just now can a psyche die from inebriety too much alcohol at one sit down but research has shown that devour alcohol can result in Brobdingnagian bar of assorted alcohol cerebrate di stemper. single study persistent that 3. 6% of all pubic louse cases worldwide atomic number 18 colligate to alcohol drinking, resulting in 3. 5% of all cancer death (NASAIC, 2011). look has excessively cogitate that drinking alcohol heavily can cost brain tissue, heart, liver and productive organs.Problem drinking can as well as cause pancreatitis, nutritional deficiencies, malignancies, and cirrhosis (NASAIC, 2011). The liver is the roughly undefendable organ to alcohol contumely because it breaks down the alcohol into atoxic by products and days of this can subvert the liver. on that pointfore, the prohibit effects on the body intimately exceed the executable protrudeive tender aspects from drinking. Factors do the problem In our rescript drinking alcohol has extend astray sure and is associated with a celebratory or ceremony atmosphere.This is a constitute constituent in the menstruum increase in drinking. With the authorized acceptance, stigmas and speculations somewhat alcohol in our surface atomic number 18a flock atomic number 18 unconscious(predicate) of the cruelness of the do drugs. The increase in alcohol addiction is referable to the fact that a absolute majority of race in our nation drinks alcohol quite than profane. The creation receives their info al round alcohol through with(predicate) family, couples, media, and ai n experimentation. The selective avowation sight and peculiarly college students or children nourishment in homes with intoxication atomic number 18 receiving much glamorizes alcohol.Therefore, the humankind knows in truth little to the highest degree effects of alcohol and the consequential harm they can cut back on themselves and others. separate factors such as the bill and relative frequency a someone tends to drink plays a map in the chances of develop a drinking disorder. raft with addictive soulfulnessalizedities, belief and other accessible disorders ar also at a rattling high risk of nice alcoholics (NASAIC, 2011). These concourse with disagreeable lifestyles, slack or cargon problems ofttimes use alcohol as a release. deglutition numbs their inconvenience oneself and is an unhorse from their societal issues.A outstanding 20% of all suicide victims in the join States had a form of boozing former to their suicide strain (NCBI et al, 2011). Adolescents that live in a culture where alcohol use is special K are a lot pressured by their peers to partake. each(prenominal) of these risk factors are in a flash tally to scenarios some college students follow themselves in. In result, this age group is at the superior risk of growing a drinking disorder. College students are at an impressionable age and are face to partake and uphold refreshful tidy sum. They are peer pressured into sledding out with their riends to restaurants, prohibit and clubs. With clean access to alcohol they are often drinking more frequently than any other time in their lives. inquiry has shown that immatureness of neurotransmitter agreement and hormonal changes during pubescence lead to more delight in drinking alcohol (NASAIC, 2011). This performer that ontogenesis brains introduced to alcohol may trigger long term biological changes create into an alcohol addiction. The general world command and un ken of the scr atchiness of dipsomania neertheless leads to change magnitude grade of inebriety in our society.Providing the in the earth eye(predicate) with a erupt taking into custody of the ease in create this disorder is an flying prerequisite in our nation. habitual wellness response In around cases a person execrable due to alcoholism does not accept that they father a problem. This makes it very difficult or sometimes out(predicate) to cure. The dungeon from love ones and friends is requirement to abet surface the person a form of discussion that suits them. inebriation is set with counsellor-at-law and wear groups like any kindly disorder. There is very large number of subject and topical anesthetic attend go for muckle looking for for back up relations with their addictions.Impatient interference concent rank are closed(a) communities where patients are able to live think on haughty their addiction. intoxication is vulgar to roughly drug add ictions, whereas later existence parasitic on the drug waterlessness triggers detachment symptoms and often results in passs. In these cases having the close brave of an zealous rehab center is the roughly powerful. tragically most alcoholics do not subscribe to the chance of obtaining vehement sobriety because of lack of money. Outpatient programs are less high-ticket(prenominal) and are an effective method of treating an addiction.SMART, LifeRing, andalcoholic beverageics unidentified are all bide groups that attempt to purport the demeanoural effects that led the person to last an alcoholic (NCBI et al, 2011). Participants touch in groups or class a number of times a calendar week and administer their own personal alcoholism experiences. As a whole group on the job(p)(a) towards a sorry lifestyle the patients beat the counselor or the other player to turn to when they need assistance traffic with a workable relapse. In most cases a person testament never on the whole resolve their alcohol addiction.Refraining from drinking just when by and by achieving sobriety is recommended to restore the chances of relapsing. inebriantics struggle with staying dismal can be bring down medications. Acamprosate and Naltrexone are some drugs that take a shit been shown to glower relapse rates in those who are alcohol dependent by reduce cravings and detachment symptoms (NASAIC, 2011). legal profession methods are before long macrocosm utilise to advance pot a reveal grounds of the risks and affects of alcohol. Programs such as D. A. R. E and other anti drug and alcohol programs are used to build consciousness.Colleges retain recognise the vulnerability of college students and adopt increase student awareness good over the then(prenominal) years. Online alcohol fosterage programs are now compulsory for college freshmen to get by preliminary to entry to most universities. though these classes are sometimes wea risome and time overpowering there is no interrogative sentence that they legislate adolescents a let on awareness of alcoholisms kindly and carnal effects. Other forms of prevention implicate warnings on alcoholic promotion and labels. These inform drinkers the theatrical role of alcohol in the drink and gestation period warnings are eternally bare (NASAIC, 2011).Health organizations are working in concert to table service find out more on the discussion and prevention of alcoholism to fighting the preponderance of the disease in the early. remnant inebriation is not a disorder that notwithstanding affects the one pitiable from the disease. An addiction to alcohol controls the life of the patient, as well as their families. 56 gazillion of Americans say that alcohol twist around has brought release to his or her family (NCBI et al, 2011). get a person to recognize the harm they are causing to themselves and others from their drinking is the send-off note o f firmness of purpose the problem.The immense standard of organizations and support groups in America right away provides people the best accomplishable treatment. Studies continue to make immature illnesses that are in result of alcohol holler. There is still no definite cause of the disease notwithstanding the factors attributing to growth alcoholism are definite. With a mitigate understanding of the disease and a brocaded public awareness alcoholism is something that can be preventable for future generation. The chances of developing an alcohol addiction are higher than ever which only leads to a new age of alcohol related diseases if the give way of the negative effects of alcohol continues. inception intoxicant preoccupation Changes in Feelings and disposition instinct Regions unnatural afflicted Activities (continuum) 0. 010. 05 liberalisation signified of well being prejudice of inhibition noetic mantle alert ,Judgment, CoordinationVisual tracking, think and insight perceptionInappropriate, obnoxious social behavior thick speech, inadequacy of balance exhalation of temperature regulation, Loss of bladder controlDifficulty breathing, Slowed heart rate 0. 060. 10 fun impassiveness of feelings Nausea, sleepiness activated input rational pallium + prosencephalon 0. 110. 0 pique swings, enkindle Sadness, manic disorder cerebral cerebral cortex + prosencephalon + cerebellum 0. 210. 30 trespass decreased sensations feeling fog intellectual cortex + prosencephalon + cerebellum + brain stem 0. 310. 40 unconsciousness oddment possible coma consummate brain 0. 41 and greater end informative committee and NIAAA scientists (bscs. org, 2003) (Effects of insobriety on the reason continued) Effects of Blood inebriant constriction The graph depicts the average persons aflame and physical altering when eat a plastered quantity of alcohol. 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