Leisure

Greek tragedy took up the majority of Greek theater in this region. The Greeks enjoyed theater as a leisure activity because theater allowed the audience to experience and express emotions. A few plays in ancient Greece that people enjoyed were Oedipus and Philoctetes, which both incorporated feelings of grief and compassion. These emotions became an escape for the audience to enjoy and watch as a leisure activity if they had a busy lifestyle. Come watch these plays soon at one of the amazing…

My free time is mostly leisure activities but not all free time is leisure time. My leisure time can also be in my other activities such as going to church and at university as I am able to meet friends and learn more things. My leisure activities are usually casual leisure activities (Mackenzie & O'Toole, 2011). Casual leisure activities are usually are activities to pass the time such as spectator sports (Mackenzie & O'Toole, 2011). When playing video games, my leisure activity would be…

Locking in Knowledge Have you ever had a moment when an idea just clicks in? Knowledge is the key that unlocks a broader mind. This essay discusses how the mind locks information with the use of the liberal arts and the sense of leisure. Authors like Newman and Pieper express ways humans should interact these concepts in their daily lifestyles or habits. Pieper writes, “And there, in turn, we are not so very far from the ethical notion that everything man does naturally, and without effort is…

On the other hand, the leisure benefits including get the spiritual function and well-being, release pressure, close relationships with families and friends, integrative thoughts from the movements, self-protection, self-restoration, personal transformation, cooperation with other…

live without pleasure. His revolutionary idea states, “You can give men food and leisure and amusements and good conditions of work, and still they will remain unsatisfied. You can deny them all these things, and they will not complain so long as they feel that they have something to die for.” This means that something worth dying for ranks higher than pleasure. To most people, this seems impossible. Nevertheless, leisure, amusements, and great jobs do not acquire happiness and satisfaction, but…

of 1995. According to the Guardian’s Sarah Allen & Katie Butler, leisure travelers are nowadays living in the “experience economy”. There is a huge change in consumer behavior from buying things to doing things, and the big sign they say is seen in the leisure travelling industry: Official tourism figures show the number of trips taken for fun or to visit family and friends has increased sharply since 2010 (The Guardian,…

immigrants from southern and eastern Europe who were arriving in large numbers at the time. Therefore, the gap between the wealthy and the poor was vast. Differences and similarities between these two classes can be illustrated through their housing and leisure time. To begin with, when it comes to the housing of the wealthy individuals and the other half, the differences were massive. In spite of the different physical entities of their homes, both the rich and the poor had to work for shelter.…

What defines leisure time may differ from person to person and also from community to community. A person may prefer Broadway as their relaxation, while some else relaxes by watching car races. Whatever the choice one makes, America has a myriad of variety for societies to escape from day to day life. This was not always the case in America. Up until the early nineteenth century, America was strictly guided by certain values. American culture at this time felt a formal set of leisure activities…

of the spouse feeling the effects of burnout, emotional fatigue, anger and resentment (Beauregard & Noreau). This summary will highlight three areas of life that (SCI) may impact significantly. These areas include leisure, domestic tasks and family responsibilities, and sexuality. Leisure The impact…

“One way in which leisure is believed to make a contribution to people’s well being, is by helping them to maintain or improve their physical and mental health by reducing tension and stress. There is a clear and consistent relationship between ‘positive attitudes to an engagement in leisure and psychological and physical health” (Trenberth, L., & Dewe, P. 2002, 60). That being said the importance of leisure is that it allows individuals to cope with their stress…