Vu Mai MGT 308 Write up #2 There are many different opinions about the relation between “happiness and work.” Some people think that when they are more successful in their job‚ they will be happier. So they try to work harder‚ impose order on their job‚ and try to achieve some goals to become happier as the opinion of Alain de Botton in his speech named “Finding meaning in the daily grind.” However‚ I am in the group of people who think that if I am happy‚ and having positive thinking‚ I can
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‘The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’: how has the reproduction of images changed the development of art? Identify three works of your choice to support your argument. This essay will start from Walter Benjamin’s consideration about the impact of mechanical reproduction of art as revolutionizing its social function and will describe the noticeable validity of his theory in the contemporary world. By introducing three artworks that belong to different historical periods‚ namely
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Compare and Contrast two Models to Explain Substance Use‚ Abuse and Addiction. Use‚ as the term infers is any use of a drug. The majority of people use a form of drug in one way or another‚ ranging from the use of prescribed medication over the counter‚ to alcohol‚ tobacco‚ caffeine or illicit drugs such as cannabis‚ or amphetamines. In reference to use‚ abuse and addiction two models will be addressed as a way to explain this epidemic. Exploring the disease model‚ from the 1930’s post-Prohibition
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A Comparison of Two Characters in A Rose for Emily and Barn Burning In "A Rose for Emily" and "Barn Burning‚" William Faulkner creates two characters worthy of comparison. Emily Grierson‚ a recluse from Jefferson‚ Mississippi‚ is an important figure in the town‚ despite spending most of her life in seclusion. On the contrary‚ Abner Snopes is a loud‚ fiery-tempered man that most people tend to avoid. If these characters are judged by reputation and outward appearance only‚ the conclusion would
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2011 Assignment #2 Walter Benjamin’s‚ The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Walter Benjamin is an internationally renowned philosopher and a critical theorist from the early 20th century. He has written many diverse and intellectual pieces that were strongly influenced by the social‚ political and economic movement at the time. Benjamin’s thoughts and research is still fresh and recently obtained its due. The essay‚ “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction‚” is a
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The Arts People’s life can’t be imagined without arts. They are not only entertainment for us‚ but also the way of expressing our thoughts and exchanging them through time and space. As the thoughts are often different‚ the art is so varied. So every nation has its own art with specific features. I wish to speak about British arts. In fact the position of the arts in Britain may be described as a mixture of public apathy and private enthusiasm. The reason of it is that government financial support
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Compare and contrast two people whom you admire. I believe that human will only keep on moving when there is a motivator for them. For me‚ what motivates me to be a kind and helpful person are the two people whom I admire. One of them is Ms. Kelly‚ my English teacher when I was in Standard Six‚ and the other one is Madam Tan‚ the aunty who lives next to my house. Ms. Kelly is a very kind person. She always teaches us to help those people who are in needs and she also never tired in helping
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A picture of a typical American family in the 1950s could be fittingly delineated as a patriarchal organization with a clear division of labor. Status inequality and the division into two functional roles‚ wherein the male takes the income provider role and the wife takes the homemaker role‚ carved the power structure of the traditional one-career family. The male was elevated to a higher statusbeing keeper of the finances rendered even greater influence over the family. Fundamentally‚ the traditional
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The Comparison and Contrast of Education Systems between China and America The following essay will compare and contrast the education systems between China and America. The term "Education System" can be defined as” The system of formalized transmission of knowledge and values operating within a given society (Trade Chakra Website‚ “Education System in Malaysia”). In china‚ the education is divided into three categories: basic education‚ higher education‚ and adult education (China Education and
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Sonnet 130 and My Ugly Love Contrast and Comparison Shakespeare’s sonnet 130‚ “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” and Pablo Neruda’s “My ugly love” are popularly known to describe beauty in a way hardly anyone would write: through the truth. It’s a common fact that modern lovers and poets speak or write of their beloved with what they and the audience would like to hear‚ with kind and breathtaking words and verses. Yet‚ Shakespeare and Neruda‚ honest men as they both were‚ chose to write
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