The Bestest Educational Blogs 2014

The Bestest Educational Blogs 2014 Christmas season has nearly begun and 2014 is arriving at the end. Appears its an ideal chance to think back, make a review of the years most well known patterns and ventures, give some acclaim and thankfulness to the individuals who were fruitful, valuable, steady and made distinction in 2014. That is the reason we made a rundown of web journals on instruction and school life, which as we would see it give significant hints, spread significant issues, offer new thoughts and have their own one of a kind voice. For your benefit, web journals are partitioned into areas as indicated by the subject, reason and initiation. With no further postponement, meet our top instructive websites 2014! Instructors Blogs 2014 Incredible instructors are typically training fans. They are following most recent patterns and are eager to share their experince, information and abilities with individual educators and understudies. Following legitimate instructors web journals you won't just get important investigation tips, yet will comprehend your teachers and their necessities better. The Nerdy Teacher (thenerdyteacher.com) Bits of knowledge into training, current advancements and other geeky things. Chasing English (huntingenglish.com) Down to earth learning tips, study systems and magnificent infographics MathyCathys Blog (mathycathy.com/blog) Dynamic perspectives on instruction, thoughts to comprehend math better with the assistance of present day advances. DY/Dan (blog.mrmeyer.com) Brain games, math speculations, gathering outlines and approaches to make math progressively appealing for understudies Joanne Jacobs Blog (joannejacobs.com) Disputable issues, instructive news and extracurricular exercises for teachers and understudies Understudies and Graduates Blogs Understudies ordinarily have less an ideal opportunity to blog. In any case, the individuals who do discover time, can share a great deal of fascinating about examination hacks and school existence with understudy eyes. Graduates have considerably more to tell about their experience of school endurance. That Girl Magazine (thatgirlmag.com) Earthy colored University understudy, semantics major with a unique world viewpoint A Law Students Journey (threeyearsofdeath.blogspot.com) Previous law understudy sharing tips on graduate school endurance Hopeful Docs Diaries (aspiringdocsdiaries.org) Aggregate blog by clinical understudies for clinical understudies The English Student (theenglishstudent.com/blog) Ace in Adult Education Jenny shares learning materials, language learning tips and inspiration School Life Blogs Need to find out about school life even before it really starts? Need to know about most recent patterns, news and each part of school life? Luckily, there are web journals flexible and dynamic enough to cover turbulent school life in its fullest! Her Campus (hercampus.com) An in vogue girly blog about everything an undergrad might be keen on Seventeen (seventeen.com) School life tips blended in with excellence and style exhortation, superstar news and quizes School Fashion (collegefashion.net) Most stylish trend patterns and style tips for undergrads DormDelicious (dormdelicious.com) Room structures, embellishment tips and diy thoughts for any grounds living understudy School Candy (collegecandy.com) School is significantly more than examines! Follow design, engage, deal with your body and soul Understudies and Finances Blogs The money related side of school life irritates most of understudies. How to live on financial plan, control your funds, and go through cash carefully? The accompanying sites expect to respond to monetary inquiries and make your school life simpler. Broke Millenial (brokemillennial.com) Tips on cash sparing, graduating school obligation free and expanding money related proficiency The Broke and Beautiful Life (thebrokeandbeautifullife.com) Viable exhortation on cognizant spending and getting additional salary Adolescents Got Cents (teensgotcents.com) Blog instructing youngsters to be monetarily keen - whatever it might meen More unfortunate Than You (poorerthanyou.com) Monetary exhortation on reserve funds, planning, winning and going through cash, assessing bids for employment and substantially more The Diary of a Poor Girl (thediaryofapoorgirl.blogspot.co.uk) Individual blog of clever and inventive brunette sharing her background, monetary and relationship tips Understudies and Cooking Blogs Cooking while in school can be a genuine test. Absence of abilities, time and cash cause understudies to settle on shoddy nourishment three times each day. Nonetheless, the accompanying online journals show that cooking can be simple, modest and shockingly fun! Full-Thyme Student (fullthymestudent.com) Cooking in school can be simple, fast and spare your spending plan on the off chance that you know great plans and tips to follow University Cook (collegiatecook.com) Helpful and useful grounds guides for quick and scrumptious cooking Poor Girl Eats Well (poorgirleatswell.com) Tips on the best way to eat healthy, scrumptious food and set aside your cash simultaneously Spending Bytes (budgetbytes.com) Extraordinary and innovative plans to keep your stomach full just as your wallet Profession and Internships Blogs School years is the point at which you make the reason for future profession. Along these lines, it is sensible to begin advancing into profession world, finding out about request for employment procedure and vocation openings, building system with likely managers, applying for temporary jobs and getting important experience. Quintessential Careers (quintcareers.com) Quintessential blog for work trackers, giving reð ¸Ã±â€°sume and meeting tips, profession assets and business tips Chegg Blog (blog.chegg.com) The adaptable article subjects incorporate temporary position and openings for work, just as study tips, school trick of the trade and significantly more Lindsey Pollak (lindseypollak.com/blog) Master vocation guidance for millenials to secure position, remain profitable and manufacture a fruitful profession School Aftermath (collegeaftermath.com) Is there life after graduation? How right? Discover the response to all post-graduation questions disturbing you Assistant Queen Blog (internqueen.com/blog) New and fascinating entry level position openings alongside valuable tips on smooth graduation and effective business Have anyhing to include? Your input and remarks are consistently welcome!

How to Make Game of Thrones Wildfire

Step by step instructions to Make Game of Thrones Wildfire Out of control fire is the anecdotal green substance utilized in George R. R. Martin’s epic dreamland to immolate enemies when winged serpent fire isnt helpful and blades sufficiently arent. As indicated by the HBO Game of Thrones arrangement, the fluid consumes within the sight of pee and consumes so hot it meltsâ wood,â stone... evenâ steel... furthermore, obviously, tissue! Goodness, and it ignites with an emerald green fire. In the TV arrangement and Martins A Song of Ice and Fire tale, the mystery of rapidly spreading fire was pyromancer enchantment, however we as a whole realize the best enchantment is essentially science that isnt surely known, isn't that so? Martins anecdotal goo takes after present day napalm (aside from the green shading) and Greek shoot, a genuine weapon utilized during the Byzantine time (likewise, most likely not green). Make (a Safer) Wildfire This out of control fire formula wont be very useful on the off chance that you need to liquefy stone, however it makes pleasant feel lighting when youre perusing Martins books or need to discover your way back to the kitchen for a nibble during Game of Thrones. You end up with a green fluid that consumes brilliant, striking green. It spreads out pleasantly, similar to pyromancer fierce blaze, yet it doesnt consume as long or as a splendidly. Rapidly spreading fire Materials Borax Green Food ColoringMethanol (Methyl liquor is accessible as Heet fuel treatment or as a lab chemical.)Hand Sanitizer Gel (The liquor based stuff is the thing that you need. You possibly need this if youre making the gel.)Heat-safe container.â You can get a comparable outcome utilizing high proof grain liquor or scouring liquor and copper(II) sulfate (normally sold as an algicide) if borax is inaccessible. Its not in the same class as the borax-methanol blend, however, so dont substitute on the off chance that you dont need to do as such. Lets Make Wildfire Empty a touch of methanol into your holder. You dont need a great deal. Dont taste it (youll get a migraine or go daze on the off chance that you drink enough) and dont sprinkle around in it (its retained through your skin). There are alerts on the mark youd do well to peruse. Goodness, and its combustible, yet that is somewhat the entire point.Stir in a drop of green food shading. Pretty right?Break up any bunches in your borax and mix a spoonful into the fluid. You dont need a precise estimation. It just takes a limited quantity to get green flares. On the off chance that you include excessively, youll have white residue in the base of your container.Light your creation and respect the truly green fire. In the event that you do this inside, be prompted your smoke alert likely will sound (mine did). Victory the flares when youre adequately amused.Now, on the off chance that you need to make a gel out of this, you can mix close by sanitizer until you get the consistency you need. Han d sanitizer is a blend of water and ethyl liquor. Since there is ethanol in it, you can blend it in with the methanol without an excess of difficulty. Including the water additionally implies you get an opportunity to include powdered copper(II) sulfate, which disintegrates in water, yet not all that well in liquor. You dont need to include copper sulfate... Im simply tossing it out there as a choice. Touch off the gel. Still green, however not exactly as splendid, right?If you need to attempt once more, you should simply include more methanol. It is significant you just include more fuel after the blazes have been stifled. Utilize good judgment. You can victory the flares. You can likewise smother the fire with water, however then you wont have the option to re-light it. Security Considerations Truly, this is a genuine fire. Truly, it can consume you or touch off your hair or dress on the off chance that you spill it while its lit, much the same as some other kind of liquor light. Dependable grown-up oversight is required. Capable is the catchphrase. Dont play pyromancer. Out of control fire, Greek Fire, and Burning on Water Despite the fact that it wasnt green, Greek discharge or ocean shoot was a genuine combustible weapon utilized in maritime fights from around 672 ahead into the twelfth century. Its plan is obscure yet may have included fixings, for example, pine sap, calcium phosphide, naphtha, niter, quicklime, and sulfur. It was more likely than not a blend dependent on bitumen, oil, or sulfur. While the blend skimmed on water, its indistinct whether it could really be lighted by water. An Italian formula from the sixteenth century that probably consumes submerged is produced using willow coal, sulfur, fleece, camphor, incense, liquor and a consuming salt and pergola. You can attempt to disentangle the Italian content, or simply depend on present day science to light a green fire with a drop of water.

More at Home

More at Home Thanks to a continuation of computer problems, I was without a computer for the entire month of January. Thus, when Chris made a call for more blog posts during IAP, I said Id get around to it once I returned from my five-week expedition to India. Fine; even though IAP is ancient history, I will deliver. As one might be able to deduce from my previous adventures, I feel more at home overseas and traveling abroad than at home. This trip to India, which had no connection to Hamsikas, was a follow-up to a course I took last term called 4.S10 â€" Delhi and Jaisalmer: An Architectural Journey through Two Indian Cities. It wasnt a particularly heavy course â€" just six units, P/D/F grading, a semi-freshman seminar (even though most of the people in the course were upperclassmen). There was no doubt the IAP trip was a major draw for students, but I am also very much interested in Indian architecture â€" specifically the Mughal architecture the country is most famous for â€" and so registering for 4S.10 was a no-brainer. Now, let me warn you that, although this post is a summary, it is far from brief. But there are pictures! Week One During the last week of December â€" and 2010 â€" I was briefly back in the UK, now my second home, where I reminisced about my prior year there (where I did the Cambridge-MIT Exchange). Having exhausted the London tourist trail over the summer, when I interned in the city, I simply revisited the street where I lived and took in some of the Christmas decorations (the Trafalgar tree was remarkably unspectacular). I stayed with a gracious friend in the East End (with whom I proved how poorly I play Call of Duty) and then went up to Cambridge for more trips down Memory Lane. But the crowning moment of Week 1 (technically not during IAP) was the chance to celebrate New Years Eve in London. Even though my friends and I arrived relatively late to the Thames, we still scored a riverside spot for the stroke of midnight (after three hours standing in the chilly nighttime air). Following the fireworks, we stayed up the remainder of the night playing backgammon, eating kebabs, and going to a shisha café (see a theme?). My flight was at 8am on New Years Day, so I hardly had a choice here: I had to stay up all night. After transiting through Dohas abominable airport, I finally arrived in India January 2 in the early â€" very early â€" morning, at 3:30am. I was back in Bangalore, where I worked during the summer of 2009. Despite the early hour, I still managed to recall how to navigate to the home of a friend whom I worked with during my internship (+ one benefit in meeting people abroad). The weather was a welcome change from the Boston cold and London fog; the temperature in Bangalore was in the neighborhood of 80F and, for the first time in days, I could see blue sky. The traffic was a lot more chaotic in India (as expected), but I guess you cant have everything. And, to be honest, Im a big fan of chaos. Week Two Departing Bangalore, I slowly made my way up north to Delhi, where I was supposed to meet the remaining MIT students on January 6. On the way, I stopped in Bijapur, sometimes known as the Agra of the South. Not receiving as many foreign visitors as the real Agra, it seemed everyone wanted to talk with me and be photographed. The next stop was Mumbai, where I spent several hours walking around its Londonesque southern tip (as I had done sixteen months earlier). For a number of reasons (did you know it takes over an hour to go 15 km in Mumbai?), I missed my train departing to Jhansi. Luckily (not sure if thats the right word to use), there was a taxi driver willing to drive me the 130 km to the next station at the meager price of Rs 2500 ($55). Because the deal was that I only paid if I made the train, he drove in a manner that may have even been unacceptably aggressive by Indian standards. Trust me; thats saying a lot. To add to my travel troubles, the train was five hours late arriving in Jhansi; we actually sat about ten kilometers from the station for around ninety minutes. The late arrival seriously cut short my time in the city (or, rather, nearby Orchha), but it was certainly among the most memorable parts of the entire month, as I met a number of people on the train and joined passengers in building (unappealing) trash fires outside the train. (Between Mumbai and Jhansi, we went from 80F to 40F.) And this foreshadowed the extended final leg to Delhi: whereas I was supposed to have a four-hour train ride leaving around 6pm, I had a twelve-hour train ride leaving closer to 10:30pm. The culprit? Fog apparently. Finally united with my MIT comrades in Delhi, the official part of the trip kicked off with visits to several business schools owned by MIT alumnus Vinay Rai, including Rai Business School. Several students from these schools, especially RBS, showed us around the city the first few days and even accompanied us throughout much of the remainder of the month. On January 8, all of us, plus several students from the University of Virginia, made the journey down to Agra to see the Taj Mahal (no trip to India is complete without it). Week Three Week Three was almost exclusively consumed by Project Prakash, a project spearheaded by MIT Professor Pawan Sinha. In a few words, Professor Sinhas work focuses on addressing congenital blindness in India; eventually hed like to build a facility in India that would help reintegrate formerly blind people back into society. However, our group of fourteen MIT students broadened the scope of his project to research all childhood disabilities in India. We split into four teams (mine was looking at medical concerns) and travelled across Delhi, speaking to doctors, NGOs, shopkeepers, and everyday citizens (in between more sightseeing, of course). Toward the end of the project, we visited a charity eye clinic set up in a slum in northern Delhi. As part of that days program, we walked through (I hesitate to say toured) one of the slums in the area. Many of us, suffice it to say, were very surprised to see how happy and excited many of the people, especially the children, were to see us. Rather than making us feel like intruders (which, in a way, we were), children were following us, talking to us, jostling for the opportunity to be photographed, and finally wishing us a resounding goodbye when we eventually pulled away in our bus. That day â€" January 16 â€" truly encapsulated one of the great parts of doing Project Prakash: it enabled us to explore aspects of India one normally wouldnt be able to explore as a typical tourist. Week Four After a week of work in Delhi, we headed into Rajasthan, considered one of the â€" if not the â€" most beautiful state in India. We only had eight days to travel around the state, but we managed to cover a great deal of territory. The first stop was Jaipur, Rajasthans capital and largest city. We got the chance to see the making of a few handicrafts, and the following day, we visited Amer Fort (just outside Jaipur), riding elephants from the side of the road up to its entrance. After visiting Amer Fort, easily the most impressive site on our circuit, we stopped at Jaipurs City Palace and explored the citys markets. The next day, we made our way to Udaipur, breaking up the eight-hour journey with stops at Pushkar (known among Hindus for its Brahma temple, one of very few in existence) and Ajmer (known for hosting the tomb of one of Sufisms most revered figures). Udaipur itself was, like the iPad, simply magical. Sometimes called the Venice of the East, the city is built around several man-made lakes, including one claimed to be among the most picturesque in the world (and Im inclined to agree). After one day in Udaipur, we proceeded to Jodhpur, stopping in Ranakpur to see its grand Jain temple. That meant we had visited places of worship for five or six religions (after Jainism, Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism, the Bahai Faith, and the Hare Krishna Movement). In Jodphur, unfortunately, we only had time to see its Mehrangarh Fort before we had to continue to our final destination in Rajasthan: Jaisalmer. Week Five Although India has many forts, Jaisalmers is the only one that is still a working fort. On first night there, we ate at a rather disgusting restaurant where everything on the menu was misspelled and the kitchen was a mess. However, the following night, we found something a bit more appetizing to do (okay, we didnt find it, so much as it was just scheduled): that evening, we made an excursion west of the city for a short camel journey and view of the sunset over the desert sand. (Note that I did my level best to locate a photo of all of us, but because there was almost always someone sick at any given point during our four weeks in India, such a photo may not actually exist. Pictured are Becca 11, Emma 11, Iris 14, Shan 11, Saul 14, Me 11 [back], Ami 14, Noa 14, Emily 11, Leah 11, Eliana 12, Patrick 11, Yael 13 [front]; not pictured is Rai 11.) Our Indian adventure didnt officially end for another four days, but the remainder of the trip was primarily consumed by working on reports for Project Prakash, getting in some last-minute shopping, and preparing to leave. My return to America was longer than most peoples (even longer than the two whose direct flight to Newark turned into a twenty-four hour layover in Shanghai). I built in a six-hour layover in Doha â€" plenty of time to see the city considering its limited points of interest and the close proximity of the airport to Dohas Corniche. My goal for the day was to stop by the Museum of Islamic Art, whose building is as much a work of art as the pieces in its galleries. I.M. Pei, who graduated from MIT in 1940, designed the building in the mid-2000s â€" at the age of 90. Ninety, folks. After leaving Doha, I made the obligatory return to London â€" somewhat of a forced two-day layover to break up my sets of flights. While much sunnier in London than on my outward journey, I was much less productive this round, spending what seemed like half of it queuing in the immigration line at Heathrow. I did, however, manage to squeeze in time to go see a(nother) friend in London, watching our Boston Celtics crush the Lakers that Sunday night. While not widely advertised, you are not compelled to be present at MIT during the day on Registration Day. So, I squeezed every little bit out of my IAP by not returning to Boston (via Zurich) until 8pm that night. I got a somewhat stern e-mail from my advisers assistant the day after wondering why I hadnt registered on Monday, but that paled in comparison to the pointed line of questioning I received upon arriving at Logan Airport (ah, the secondary screening). I was explicitly questioned about how and why I traveled so much at a young age, what my room number was at MIT, and where my family and friends lived. Like I said, more at home overseas.

Essay about Kate Chopin Short Stories - 1663 Words

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Her true feelings of marriage and her h usband were repressed, making her feel as if she were a prisoner. However, she would not let anyone know her thoughts because it was expected that she mourn the loss of her husband. Marriages are mutual relationships, so in reality, neither partner in a marriage has absolute freedom. However, Mrs. Mallards desire to live for herself shows how incompatible she was as a wife. She even reveals that at times she did not love her husband. Of course, in marriages, arguments are commonplace. During an argument, the couple may feel hatred more than they feel love (Berkove Fatal). Yet, Mrs. Millard views love as an unsolved mystery that is secondary to self-assertion which was the strongest impulse of her being! The fact that she has no children further illustrates her unfruitful marriage and desire for freedom. It is curious that Mrs. Mallard is given the name Louise only after she realizes her freedom. At first she is referred to as Mrs. or as she. 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My Study On My Astronomy Class - 994 Words

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Life Of Picasso Art represents beauty. It represents the soul and spirit of the artist. It's a form of communication that the artist can use as a substitution for words. Art has flourished the world for thousands of years and it has no intentions on stopping. One of the most important figure's in modern art (Selfridge, 15) is a man by the name of Pablo Picasso. He has taken the world into many places and has enabled us to see many abstract creations through his artwork alone. (Selfridge, 20) Born on October 25, 1881, Picasso was a miracle right from the start. There were complications with birth and everyone was sure that he wasn't going to make it, but then Picasso's uncle, Salvador Ruiz, was able to make this tragedy a miracle. He exhaled a puff of cigar smoke into the baby's nostrils and suddenly?, he joined the world of the living(Selfridge, 23). Picasso's miraculous ways didn't end there. He was soon to become one of the most well known artists of all times. Picasso's love for art was somewhat genetic. (Duncun, 45) His father, Jose Ruiz Blasco, was a painter as well and he loved art. Picasso was quick to express his desire for art. At the age of four, he was drawing detailed pictures with astounding results. (Duncun, 47) During school, Picasso would pay little if any attention to his work or the lecture that the teacher was giving. Instead, he spent his time making sketches of his fellow classmates. (Duncun, 52) At the age of 13, Picasso was enrolled at an art school where his father taught, and suddenly his academic habits changed. He began to apply himself to his work, showing interest in what he was doing, and his grades showed a vast improvement. (Galwitz, 92) The family moved to Malaga and on the way there they stopped at their uncle Salvador's house. While they were there, Salvador was so intrigued by Picasso's work that he provided him with a studio and an allowance. (Galwitz, 95) The family moved to Barcelona and Picasso attended school at the Lota, a school of fine arts. He was beyond everyone else in the school and it wasn't much of a challenge. (Galwitz, 96) Picasso continued to paint, but he wasn't satisfied. He wanted more and had dreams to revolutionize painting. He realized that the only way of doing this would be to attend Madrid's Royal Academy of San Fernando, which is well known for having the most demanding artistic training in the country. (Jaffe, 113) In the fall of 1897, that's exactly what Picasso did; he enrolled. Even though he was at the greatest school, he still was finishing his work early, leaving him a lot of time on his hands. (Jaffe, 117) The school didn't work out, so Picasso went to Paris, which was one of his dreams? He was able to explore the streets, caf?s, and museums that Paris had to offer. An art dealer, by the name of Pere Manach, was impressed by the work he had seen of Picasso's and offered him a deal. He would pay him 150 francs every month for all of the work he had completed in that time period. (Selfridge, 85) Although Picasso left back to Spain, he agreed and they made arrangements to make an exchange every month. Picasso received word that a well respected art dealer named Ambroise Vollard wanted to exhibit his work, so Picasso returned to Paris for the occasion. (Selfridge, 88) The exhibit turned out to be very successful, and fifteen pieces of Picasso's was purchased before the exhibit was opened. Picasso returned to Spain and continued his work there. A good friend of his named Casagemos committed suicide, which made Picasso very depressed. He showed his emotions through his work by painting mostly in shades of blue. This is known as his blue period, where all his subjects dealt with poverty, depression, and human struggle. (Westernbaker, 162) In 1905, Picasso met a woman named Gertrude Stein and he immediately wanted to use her in his portraits. It took him about 90 sittings and he still wasn't satisfied with the work he did of her, so he took a break and went back

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Coastal engineeringdesign of a cocastal defence scheme in south east Essay

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Factors shaping social values and cultural practices Social values and cultural practices are both elements of culture. Social values provide a general outline for human behaviour i.e. they define what is morally correct e.g. right or wrong and what is desirable e.g. good or bad. Values are the abstract standards that define ideal principles in societies or groups (Anderson, Taylor, 2007). Culture is the way of life of a society or group of people defined by their behaviors and meaning. Culture includes values, beliefs, morals, customs, habits and language among others (Anderson, Taylor, 2007). Cultural practices are human behaviours and thoughts that are passed down by generation to generation based on these cultural beliefs (Carr, Neitzel, 1995). These practices are learned directly e.g. parent to child and indirectly through imitation and observation (Anderson, Taylor, 2007). Social values and cultural practices are instilled in people from a young age and this determines how they react to concepts of equality, justice and fairness. Social inequality refers to the ways in which socially defined categories of people are positioned differently in society in regards to accessing social goods like employment, other forms of income, having access to education, health care, political representation and societal participation (Ceelbas, 2010). These forms of social inequality are shaped by various factors including geographical location, distribution of wealth, income and social status. Structural inequalities operate in any society and the main inequalities are based on class, age, ethnicity and gender (Holmes, Hughes, Julian, 2007). Class Social stratification refers to the hierarchal arrangement of social classes, castes, and strata within a society (Inc. Icon Group, 2008 p.209). Class refers to socio economic status (SES) which is an individuals or groups position in a hierarchal social structure and where they are placed depends on their occupation, education, wealth, income and residence. There are four main classes of people. They are the upper class, middle class, working class and the underclass. The upper class refer to the property owners and entrepreneurs, the middle class refer to the workers whose social position is determined through professional qualifications, the working class refers to workers who exchange their labour for wages and the underclass are the poor people living in poverty (Graetz, MacAllister, 1994). Wealth and income are key determinants of class. Money can gain access to power, status, high education, better employment opportunities which result in high incomes. Wealth can provide a better lifestyle including access to health care which would create a high standard of living and a longer, more enjoyable life. People in lower classes are forced to struggle through life, suffer discriminations and have a poor quality of life. Inequalities affect men and women, different religious, ethnic or racial groups and people from different backgrounds. Depending on their location in the class structure will determine whether they will be better or worse off in society (Graetz, MacAllister, 1994). CULTURAL PRACTICES VALUES Age Ageism is the discrimination or the holding of irrational and prejudicial views about individuals or groups, based on their age. It involves stereotypical assumptions about a persons or groups physical or mental capacities and is often associated with derogatory language (Marshall G, 1998, p.1). There is discrimination against the aged in the workplace, health care system, nursing homes and it is reflected in senior abuse (Gutman, Spencer, 2010). There are estimates between 1-3 million people over 65 in the United States alone that have been mistreated, exploited or injured by someone they know or trust to protect and care for them (Gutman, Spencer, 2010). Even capitalism exploits the elderly through pharmaceuticals. When the aged are forced to withdraw from the workforce this can result in them separating themselves from society and even preparing for death. The elderly do not get treated fairly and they are often denied their basic human rights including health care. Social forces and the media create ageism by shaping negative attitudes towards older people and the aging process. Youth, beauty and health are highly valued in culture and the aged represent the opposite. They are linked to poor health and death. By putting distance between the aged it alleviates the fear of dying (Ventrell, 2002). Institutions also help create ageism by devaluing older workers and ignoring treatable aging problems by medical practitioners and in nursing homes. There is also a lack of attention to cruelty towards the elderly which results in low reporting and a lack of policy changes (Gutman, Spencer, 2010). Ethnicity Ethnicity is the cultural background of a group of people who share a common ancestry (Holmes, Hughes, Julian, 2007, p. 144). These members identify with each other through cultures including a shared religion and a common language. The concept of ethnicity perpetuates inequality for people who are considered different from the dominant group. Individual racism involves the negative attitudes a person has against all members of a racial or ethnic group. They often resort to name calling, derogatory remarks or acts of violence. Institutional racism refers to discriminatory acts and policies that prevent groups from equally accessing resources such as education, health, employment and housing (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009). Some of these acts and policies are illegal and others are not. Macro systems policies are formed by institutional values and these policies occur in communities and organisations. Institutional discrimination is built into the structure that forms society. It is the prejudicial treatment in organisations based on policies or behaviours and is demonstrated on how these macro systems treat certain people (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009). Inequalities of ethnic groups can be seen in everyday community life. In non-white groups, unemployment is higher, the infant mortality rate is higher, they have a poorer life expectancy and their achievements in education are less than whites (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009). There are many inequalities found in the education system towards ethnic groups. Schools in white neighbourhoods have highly trained teachers and better facilities than those of minority groups. Due to either a high unemployment rate or discrimination of ethnic groups in the workplace, these families struggle to provide financially for their families. As a result of this they are unable to provide for extra expenses like class trips, clothing, supplies and transportation which prevent their children from being fully involved in the education process (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009). A major factor affecting health inequalities in minority groups is their socioeconomic status. Education and employment barriers lead to financial instability and if they cannot afford proper health care they will have a low quality of life and a shorter life expectancy. Their ability to access health care services and a willingness to obtain treatments can have an impact on their health. Other inequalities can occur from religious beliefs, language barriers, their environment, their lifestyle and genetic issues (Bhopal, 2007). The stereotyping, which is fed by prejudice, continues to shape the housing outcomes for ethnic minorities. The inaction of administration workers, the effect of policies in housing agencies and the national processes condoned by the state all reinforce inequalities (Somerville, Steele, 2002). Ethnic groups continue to be regularly excluded from accessing resources to improve poverty and living conditions. The criminal justice system is supposed to be non-discriminatory and fair. The name justice in itself implies fairness but institutional racism is still evident in this macro system. In the United States for example (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009), African Americans make up 12 per cent of the population but they make up half of the prison population. They also receive harsher sentences than whites and half of the people sentenced to death are African American (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009). Police are more likely to respond harshly to offenses committed by minority groups or lower income people than middle or upper class white groups. Minority groups and poorer class people are less likely to afford bail so are forced to remain in jail which can lead their families and people who rely on them into poverty. They cannot financially afford a good defense and they are more likely to be found guilty (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009). There have been conflicting views on immigration and the effects that migrants have on the economy so much so it has swayed immigration policies. The reasons for them are that they take the low paying jobs where there are labour shortages thus stimulating the economy through the taxes they pay (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009).The other view people have is that they believe the immigrants are a burden on the economy, reap public benefits and take jobs way from the citizens (Zastrow, Kirst-Ashman, 2009). There are also fears of terrorism since the September 11 attacks. Gender Gender is the division of people into two categories, men and women. Through interaction with caretakers, socialisation in childhood, peer pressure in adolescence, and gendered work and family roles, women and men are socially constructed to be different in behaviour, attitudes, and emotions (Borgatta, Montgomery, 2000, p. 1057). From a young age, boys will be treated in ways to form masculinity and girls will be handled in ways to form femininity. Gender stereotypes are reinforced and influenced through agencies like the family, peers, schools and the media (Holmes, Hughes, Julian, 2007). Stereotypic behaviour is learned by individuals through the culture of these influences. Gender roles are the expected behaviour from males and females and this helps sustain gender stereotypes which in turn create perceptions which lead to inequalities (Crespi I, 2010). Gender roles, patriarchy, sexism and discrimination contribute to gender inequality and these inequalities take place in all social institutions including the workplace and at home. The relationship between patriarchy and gender has been crucial to the subordinate position of women. Patriarchy is a social system where men have power over younger men, women and children. This power rests in the public and private spheres (Holmes, Hughes, Julian, 2007). The role of women traditionally has been to nurture and stay at home to look after the children and the men were seen as the breadwinners going off to work to earn an income. Segregation from society, no opportunities to make their own money, fewer opportunities for education and at times domestic violence all contributed to the oppression of women. Even though there are more women in the workforce, due to gender roles, they still shoulder the responsibility of a second shift when it comes to maintaining the domestic sphere (W. W. Norton Company, 2005). It is a basic human right to be free from gender inequality in the workplace but the fight for equal opportunities, equal pay and fair treatment is a constant justice battle for women. Women in the workforce face inequalities of pay compared to men, less prestigious positions, sexist attitudes and discrimination. Even women that are successful in the corporate world face discrimination on the proper roles of women according to cultural beliefs (W. W. Norton Company, 2005). The glass ceiling refers to barriers that hinder promotion of women and minorities into higher ranks of management (Anderson, Taylor, 2005). The media contributes to gender inequalities by their portrayal of men and women in films, television and magazines. Men are shown to be active and aggressive. They are not shown to do housework or care for children. Women are portrayed as being dominated by the man and are seen as helpless. They are seen as the carers and are told how to please men and look attractive for them. Conclusion Social positions and disadvantages are determined by influences such as class, status and power as well as demographic attributes such as age, ethnicity and gender. Ageism is one of the most pervasive prejudices in society and is considered as being a denial of basic human rights. Social forces and the media help create beliefs and attitudes that discriminate against the elderly. Stereotyping and prejudices continue to create inequalities in ethnic groups. Discriminations can result in poor opportunities for education, poor financial stability, which has an effect on their health, and a low standard of living. Gender is created from birth by gender socialisation. Gender stereotypes are reinforced and influenced through agencies like the family, peers, schools and the media. The imbalances of wealth, power and prestige that exist is ironic as people continuously preach their cultural commitment to values of equality and justice. Unfortunately, systems worldwide are setup to enhance the interests of the people that reside at the top of the stratification system.

What is Socially Believed to be Beautiful

You can never be too thin or too rich, said the Duchess of Windsor. She might have added â€Å"or too pretty. † What psychologists call the â€Å"attractiveness stereotype† is so strong that beauty is literally equated with goodness. Good-looking people are not only preferred for dates, friendships and jobs, they're believed to have more intelligence and integrity. It goes without saying that the beauty bias is even more powerful and universal for women. Beautiful women are thought to be more feminine, and femininity is associated with being emotional, passive and nurturing (Heilman). There's not much bad news about being beautiful. Helena Maria Viramonte†s â€Å"Miss Clairol† focuses on this point. She uses the characters of mother and daughter, Arlene and Champ, to emphasis the vanity of our culture and the reliance on the products required for a transformation into what is socially believed to be beautiful. Recently in history, women, who were far from being pawns and victims, used makeup to declare their freedom, identity, and sexual allure as they flocked to enter public life. The first social history of American beauty culture: a richly textured account of how women created the cosmetics industry and how cosmetics created the modern woman. You don't need the latest census to tell you that America is, more than ever, a rainbow of faces with worldwide roots. More and more women of African, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American heritage are celebrating their own personal beauty, and the cosmetics industry is responding. Viramonte uses the character of Champ to show the changing mood in America towards the need to fall in line for men and the cultures expectations. Arlene is from an older generation that requires a man for survival. This was a time of women's rights and freedom of expression. The women are entering the workplace side by side of men and the rules would change towards the believe of beauty is required to succeed in life (Heilman). It is very unfortunate, but very beautiful women are patronized in professional situations, sexually harassed in private and hassled on the street in greater numbers than their less stunning sisters. A breathtaking beauty can be isolated by both the jealousy of other women and men's fear of rejection. Extremely beautiful women can also fall into their own snares. Some never challenge themselves beyond their looks, and end up in considerable fear of losing them. (In middle age, exceptional beauties have been found to be less happy than average-looking women. ) But, considering all the advantages, â€Å"Please don't hate me because I'm beautiful† can sound like a ridiculous whine. Most of us would take the gamble. Because what is beautiful is sex-typed, attractive men are thought more competent, and attractive women less competent (Heilman). â€Å"Attractive women have a significant edge landing management positions because they are more able to step out of sex roles in the job market,†says psychologist Barry Gillen. The implication is that it pays to appear as unattractive and masculine as possible to succeed in traditional organizations. If all other factors being equal, the â€Å"good-looking† earn 10% more than the â€Å"homely,† and that the situation was worse for men than women (Wall Street Journal). Overall the attractive earn higher salaries, but a breakdown revealed that the advantage applied to men, older subjects and people in â€Å"male† jobs, but was not true for women, younger subjects and â€Å"female† jobs (Heilman). â€Å"The only aspect of corporate success that other executives don't associate in some way with either gender or appearance,† says Madeline Heilman of New York University. A woman whose ascent is swift is considered to have risen due to her merit. Maria Viramonte†s â€Å"Miss Clairol† hits on the point of how sex an achievement into adulthood. The characters are shown to be mere objects to men, and sex is only a tool required to transport them to their belief of the American dream: little yellow house with a white picket fence, couple of kids, a dog, and a wonderful hard working husband as shown on television. Young women are warned, â€Å"Men only want one thing! † Older women have been heard to say, â€Å"So where are those sex maniacs? † As comedians know, timing is everything. Psychologists who examine biology to explain the differences between men's and women's attitudes toward sex connect men's greater concern with a partner's appearance to the evolutionary imperative to carry on the species: Men are seeking sex with a woman young enough to bear children. Women, on the other hand, look to a man's status (often indistinguishable in our society from his bank account) to ensure protection while bearing and caring for the next generation. It's a numbers game, say evolutionary psychologists: many sperm, few eggs. Men were programmed to sow as many seed as possible (screw anything that moves). Women were engineered to save their health and energy during the long human gestation period (could easily prefer a nap or a bite to eat). Though it may preserve elements of our evolutionary past, sexual attraction is more influenced by current cultural standards. The problem comes up when the standard is Barbie. Women judge themselves more harshly than men do. The majority of women believe men want them to be thinner, bustier and blonder than they are. Men prefer a larger ideal female figure than women do. Eighty-four percent of women think men prefer blonde hair; the real figure is 35%. Men tend to favor women with the same hair color they have. Men tend to think they're fine just as they are. Women substantially overestimate society's fixation on large breasts (Peacock). Women, who want â€Å"better† bodies aren't just trying to please men, but are motivated by personal ideals. Today, 47% of normal-weight American women who think they are too fat are making themselves unhappy by buying into the improbable supermodel standard. Just as Champ is fixed on collected all the photos of ideal women from magazines. Champ and all women are lost in a void of what they believe are the aesthetics of beauty. What men want is not nearly as extraordinary as women might imagine. Psychologists and their term â€Å"attractiveness stereotype† are so strong that beauty is literally equated with goodness. Good-looking people are always going to have the advantage in our culture. That†s just the way it is, and most likely always will be. The shift is towards truth and not ignorance; smart people are winning more battles. The truth of it all is that in the end the battle of vanity, an undue pride in ourselves and our appearance will always end with us when we are all alone.

Marketing A New Product Essay

CheapTees, Inc. is a small manufacturing concern committed to the production of quality t-shirts at reasonable prices.   Part of the marketing strategy is to enter the Christmas giveaways segment of the market by offering products to firms needing quality items, which are to be given away to treasured customers and colleagues or partners. As the recipients of the gifts are considered very important from the firm’s viewpoint, it is essential that the product offered be of superior quality but at an affordable price.   According to website of BigStitches.com, the prospects for the garment industry seem very bright, as in 2002, when there was a registered increase of 16% in nationwide apparel sales over the previous year. Statement of Need The company is aware that many firms need to give Christmas gifts to its precious clients and colleagues during this most joyful season, and as such, it is the goal of this company to focus on its new product, a t-shirt called CheepTees. On the average, a medium-sized firm spends around USD10, 000 in Christmas gifts alone.   The company hopes to service this need to save firms from the usual headache and discomfort in terms of shopping for these gifts and going to the process of wrapping them before giving them away. Demographics Demographics are the characteristics of work group, organization, specific market or national populations, such as individuals between the ages of 18 and 25. For this particular product, demographics play an important role in marketing and advertising (McConnon, 2006). Statistics related to lifestyle habits, education and health are important in marketing this product and just as important in trying to market this product to a specific generation, like for instance, the youth. Thus, it is important that the specific target group be spelled out clearly as well as the geographic marketing area to which they belong. There is a need to get the best data, so the latest and most recent ones must be consulted in order to make a proper marketing strategy (Social/Economic/Demographic Statistics for Marketing). Marketing Marketing people can work their way through these websites and get a good glimpse of competitors. Since there is a proliferation of T-shirts in the market, this product must have a unique quality all its own. For instance, the designs will be handmade and made according to the client’s specifications. The company shall also look into some marketing upgrade. The company will focus strictly on messages that tell customers clearly about the products and services and how customers can benefit from using them. The company shall concentrate its advertising on specific feature/benefit premise. The company shall take the unique feature that it is handpainted with the customers’ personal taste in design. Selling Methods and Channels As the customers change, so have the ways companies get their attention. Customers are unique individuals and the company knows how to target and spend only on media that will reach potential prospects. The company will use smart advertising where it shall carefully craft marketing messages for individual customer types, speaking of the features and benefits in terms that each customer profile would appreciate. Direct mail works, but so do other focused methods like telemarketing. Customers demand convenience, price, access and selection. That is why, the company will also venture into Internet marketing in the future.

Paediatric Emergency 1st Aid - 3411 Words

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