Hobbies

Postmodernists claim, as do many politicians, that there is no such thing as social class. Yet why are there continuing inequalities within society? This is a question which has got me thinking critically about society and drives me to pursue my understanding of sociology to a higher level. Studying Sociology at A-Level has sparked my enthusiasm for the subject. I am particularly fascinated by macro theories such as Functionalism and Marxism. Sociologists such as Marx and Durkheim have provided…

The ages of children that you work well with, emergency training, communication and negotiation skills that will assist you when working with unruly children, experience working with special needs children or children with learning disabilities, hobbies that will allow you to play and be creative with your charges and a great driving record are all important childcare skills to include in your skills section. For example, if you are incredibly organized, this skill shows parents that your will…

Most people have a hobby, something that they find fun and interesting and does not necessarily make them any money. For Mr. Bechdel, one of the main focuses of our novel Fun Home, restoring his family’s eighteen sixty-seven gothic revival mini mansion was more than just a hobby. Through the course of our novel we see Mr. Bechdel turn the common pass time of restoration into an over extenuating obsession that consumes his whole life, Mr. Bechdel beings to view the idea of his perfect home as a…

I think everyone has control of what makes them different for others. For example hobbies that people have. People at Bard have a diversity of hobbies such as kickboxing or, something out the norm like, playing ultimate frisbee. I do play ultimate frisbee and I think that it makes me authentic. I had the freedom to chose what I want to do and I chose to play ultimate…

Video number three featured three presentations from Baroness Glenys Thornton, Clifford Harding, and Henry Bonsu. All three of these presentations involved the different perspectives that can take place with students in the classroom; all three presentations emphasized on Great Britain in particular and how these minority groups are currently viewed as inferior groups within Great Britain. Baroness Glenys Thornton outlined how minority groups are underrepresented in the British government by…

We have conquered boredom! But have we paved away the essential need and desire for creativity? In the article “The Heady Thrill of Having Nothing to Do” the author explains how the lack of boredom contributes to the lack of creativity flowing through our society’s brains in this modernised generation. This is important seeing as humans get less creative, we start to run out of new and fresh ideas that help our society move forward. We depend on people to come up with new things to stimulate us,…

In life, everyone finds a passion, a hobby, an outlet that brings them joy, and often that pastime can be taken to the extremes where their infatuation gets the best of them. A significant example is baseball and its vigorous fans cheering and booing at an athlete’s encounter with the flying ball. Will he hit it or strike out? How far will he hit it? Will someone catch it? Can he make it to that base before the ball does? This excitement of fans translates as if they are a part of the team and…

Badminton is a sport or hobby that people of all ages engage in, as this exemplifies that this sport is a initiative of fitness and weight loss which many people desire, as nearly 1/3 of the population of the world is obese. Many players are amateur and many are professional. Badminton is quite a world famous sport and majority of the countries joins the Olympics every four years. It is a sport played with a shuttle cock and a racquet. The game is easy to play once you get familiarized with it.…

recognition for that current job, but unless I learn to love the occupation I will have remained unsuccessful in life. Granted, if I was born into wealth the time spent worrying about having a sustainable job would be shorter and the time spent focusing on hobbies that reinforced my sense of happiness indefinitely longer; however, taking into account all of these necessary removals of my attention from the…

Bullying? Recently I had come in contact with an opinion piece article of Barry Soper “Pm son doesn 't deserve cyber bullying”, which highlighted the extent of bullying that now exists from 10 years ago. Since bullying is a topic which everyone talks about but does nothing or little about it, it made me think "how does bullying affect young people in New Zealand?" Base on the facts and figures gathered the affects of bullying on children is much more profound than what was once thought. Bullying…