Asymmetry

An obsession is an irrational and disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling. This dictionary definition of the word “obsession” leaves much to speculation. Does an obsession have to be irrational to be an obsession? Is the idea or feeling required to be unreasonable in order to be the subject of obsession? Much evidence and many recourses state the contrary. An obsession is a powerful preoccupation, a want, not a need. An obsession can be of something rational, as it…

the Chinese area, so they adopted Chinese writing system and classical Chinese learning into their country, more important, they were ruled by the Chinese tributary system. However, the tributary relationship between Chinese court and Korea was asymmetries. “This Chinese tributary system produced Tributary state of Korea and neighboring countries. China created suzerainty relationship. China is considered as a suzerain.”5 Korea more liked purchased their autonomy, offering obeisance to the…

Claudia Gates 2-16-16 Day 9 Scoliosis Scoliosis is a serious bone disorder in the spine. It is an abnormal curvature of the spine that can present as a “C” shape or an “S” shape. There is no known cause of scoliosis unless it was diagnosed as a secondary complication to an already ongoing issue with something else. It is very rare that the patient will suffer from any pain resulting from the scoliosis. But, early-onset scoliosis can become fatal if it is left untreated. Idiopathic scoliosis…

Cyberwarfare is defined as a new generation of war that uses computers and software to attack networks and acquire data or damage important infrastructures to get advantage in a military campaign. Nowadays, cyber espionage to obtain access to data bases is common. By using viruses or spyware hackers can invade military or governmental networks to get classified information in order to gain intelligence. An example was the cyber spy GhostNet supposedly used by China in 2009. According to the…

inequality, stereotyping and perceptions of group homogeneity, and changing attitudes through contact. Problems for social identity theory—the relationship between group identification and in-group bias, the self-esteem hypothesis, the positive—negative asymmetry phenomenon, the effects of intergroup similarity, and choice of identity maintenance strategies by low-status groups. Also, the challenges for the future—expanding the concept of social identity, predicting…

Herdswoman Familiarity: Timelessness in Art. Amidst the many art styles in Western history, the rococo style stands out as one of the most defining styles. As an evolution from the baroque period, rococo paintings have cemented themselves with asymmetry and pastel colors, evoking playful themes as opposed to political themes of the past. Upon visiting the Dallas Museum of Art, I encountered the rococo painting, Landscape with Distant Buildings and a Herdswoman, while perusing the museum’s…

With the shifting of time, new ideas began to flood Europe. As the Renaissance period began to grow out of popularity, a new style was beginning to transform the old. The baroque period, both accepted and dismissed ideas commonly seen in Renaissance works. In the new period, the sense of movement, theatrical actions, and emotions were all altered, although naturalism was still sought. Each period brought with it masters of the time. Artist like Rafael, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, and…

Accidents are unfortunate events that provide a potential for improvement. The crash of Empire Flight 8284 was a minor aircraft accident that resulted in injuries and substantial damage to the aircraft and airport runway. The accident provided a learning experience for the NTSB. The NTSB had nine recommendations and notated four contributing factors to the investigation report. Poor decision making and a failure to monitor standard operating procedures is what ultimately lead to the crash of…

It is interesting to see in this section the complex functions of self-disparaging humour deployed in the classroom can help the teachers to establish, maintain relationship with students. Besides deploying self-disparaging humour, teasing humour is frequently used to carry out various complex functions. 5.7.2.2. Teasing humour Drawing from the previous sections, it is argued that the role of joke and humour can usefully help the teachers to mitigate the negative effects of criticism and…

The primary distinguishing factor between Penrose’s and Coase’s theories is the idea of fluidity – Coase believes the firm to be a static body with an optimum size, whereas Penrose views the firm as a dynamic entity that has no size limit, unless it fails to exploit its resources, at which point the firm becomes stagnant. Whilst Penrose defines the firm as an "autonomous administrative planning unit”, which is bounded by its “area of authoritative communication”, Coase perceives the firm as a…