Topic 2: “Money cannot buy happiness” it is often claimed. But with money you can buy most of the things that are necessary for happiness: good food‚ accommodation‚ entertainment‚ travel‚ quality health care. No wonder most people want to make as money as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree? “Whenever you get money at your own disposal You can change your state of mind easily” In the past‚ in his tale of Kieu‚ Nguyen Du‚ a famous poet definitely affirmed tremendous power
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References: Jamison‚ Kay R. An Unquiet Mind. New York: Vintage‚ 1996. Print. Nolen-Hoeksema‚ S. (2007). Abnormal Psychology (4th Edition). New York‚ NY. McGraw-Hill.
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loyalty to keep the area running under the harsh conditions of the land. Their spreading of blasphemy by Dyer and her group could’ve made the colony fall apart‚ showing that control of autonomy is needed to keep a group whole. Some might say that freedom can bring people together and result in
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How Having An Open Mind And Open Heart Can Change The World You and I live in critical times that will shape the destiny of humanity and the planet. We were born to be part of this time because of our unique capacities. These capacities can only be realized if our minds and hearts are open. Recently walking through a parking lot (I know this seems like an odd place but frankly any place is wonderful when the light goes on)‚ I had a moment of great clarity. I welcome these moments of insight
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Why I Cannot Write? Why do I question myself with this – why I cannot write? Where in fact‚ writing is taught since kindergarten and even before I was sent in formal schooling. I have complete fingers; my hands aren’t paralyzed or disjointed; I don’t even have muscle spasms. And I’m not sightless‚ deaf‚ dumb‚ one armed or a person with disabilities. So of course I know how to write! I can write the ABC’s or the alphabet‚ words‚ numbers and yes‚ my name‚ I bet I could even write yours too. But
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people have against them. The mind and body problem has been in existence for centuries. Philosophers from all times have contemplated this problem; two of which are Rene Descartes and John Searle. The problem is how the body and mind interact with each other if they are separate. The mind and body are said to be two different entities that have different characteristics. At present we don’t normally take this view seriously‚ we still tend to believe that we cannot be what we are if we are simply
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Absorbent Mind Introduction ‘….the child goes through a transformation. Impressions do not merely enter his mind; they form it. They incarnate themselves in him. The child creates his own ‘mental muscles’‚ using for this what he finds in the world about him. We have named this type of mentality‚ The Absorbent Mind’. (Montessori‚ Absorbent mind pg.24) According to Montessori’s research‚ birth to 6 years is the most important stage of a human being. She calls this period of life ‘The absorbent mind’. At
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see my dog and my cat‚ I realize how differently they behave – I think the cat is somehow more mysterious –‚ but how I could know that they have inner states? Likewise‚ people have different behaviours: if they are at a football match they behave differently than in an art gallery. We suppose that they have different inner states‚ but how do we know this? There are different approaches to take to this question‚ but fundamentally the question is of how body and mind interact. We live in a physical
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Mind Renovations is a new‚ state of the art development that updates and changes an individual’s mind who seeks a new “dynamic future”. To begin with‚ the person in chair A is Jack. Jack’s brain is completely renovated and he receives new thoughts‚ beliefs and all information in general has been altered. Another individual is also having his mind renovated in chair B. Dr Brainiac has somehow accidentally placed all of old Jack’s thoughts‚ beliefs and ideas into John and we are now faced with the
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Emerson explains how a mind‚ free of histories and traditions‚ can use nature to draw its own conclusions and develop relationships. Emerson looked to nature as a means for man to shed the ideals and traditions of the past and greet life with a new outlook. "To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company‚ nature is the medicinal and restores their tone" (513). Nature serves as a cleanser. A day spa for the mind. Helping to remove the mundane and awaken the mind to the possibilities
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