Leisure

Death has been a point of human curiosity since the dawn of time. Philosophers, religious figures, and everyday men have pondered what occurs to the human soul after death. Death also can create a wide range of emotions in both the person dying and those who are close to the dying, as portrayed by Dylan Thomas in his poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” and Emily Dickinson in her poem “479.” In both works, each author uses vivid imagery and a specific stanza structure to question the…

hyperactivity. And the following symptoms (a) often fidgets with or taps hands or feet or squirms in seat (not being able to stand still), (c) often runs about or climbs in situations where it is inappropriate, (d) often unable to play or engage in leisure activities quietly (he is always talking or singing at loud), (e) is often “on the go”, acting as if “driven by a motor” (not able to stop bouncing ), (f) often talks excessively, (h) often has difficulty waiting his or her turn, (i) often…

As mentioned, the case study previously mentioned, provides a transformative experience for tourists, specifically surfers. This is because the surfers already have a preconceived notion of how the surfing experience will be. There are numerous beaches around Australia, but the tourists in the case study have specifically chosen the Gold Coast as it provides surfing compeitions and tournaments and this can cause a memorable experience for the tourist. In addition to the transformative experience…

According to, the American Psychiatric Association, there are three types of mood episodes that follow bipolar. These moods include Manic, Major Depressive and Hypomanic episodes. People with bipolar tend to experience periods of unusually intense emotions, changing in sleep patterns, activity levels and unusual behaviors (National Institute of Mental Health, 2013). These mood events are different from the moods and behaviors from an individual not suffering from a mental illness. People…

laptop for almost all homework in college; I use it for leisure. I use it for just about everything, including communicating with family and friends. In addition, my cell phone has many of the same apps that my laptop can run, including D2L, Twitter, and many other web-based programs. The aforementioned television is also a technology I use quite frequently, I watch programs like ESPN, CNN, Food Network, HGN, and many others, mostly for leisure, but some for genuine information. All of this…

Within Modern society there is a large trend towards consumerism and a wasteful behaviour of spending and reckless advancement in technology only for leisure purposes. David Suzuki in his essay titled “It Always Costs,” not only lays out the facts about the damage that reckless advancement has on Earth, but also outlines some methods of testing and caution that should be put into practice for the benefit of humanity. Witnessing the recklessness of the human race through detrimental untested…

became engrossed in a monotonous everyday routine so much that they hardly have time to spend their leisure time with passion. Furthermore, it would be boring to live without being uninspired or devoted to something. Currently, there are a lot of different types of hobbies: from candle making to Parkour, from hunting to LEGO building, from home brewing to Sudoku solving, etc. Nevertheless, there are leisure activities that are more classical and known by anyone, namely, reading and painting.…

electronic shopping. With a change like this there is less interaction while buying goods at the supermarket to almost no interaction when making purchases online. It is also stated that “the technological transformation of leisure” has caused social capital to decrease because more leisure time is devoted to watching television, thus further separating the individual from group interaction. Putman refutes the possibility that new forms of engagement such as AARP are replacing traditional forms…

15 is an expression used to describe an arbitrary amount of weight students put on in their first year of post secondary studies, usually due to unhealthy eating and poor exercise habits. Students say they struggle finding a balance between work, leisure, and maintaining healthy habits, leading to a lack of exercise, and poor nutrition. These complaints are clearly caused by a lack of intrinsic motivation and a growing status quo of complacency, rather than actual time constraints. Despite the…

The late 1800’s and the early 1900’s was a time when poverty and growth was at a record high for the American people. America was growing and becoming a force to be reckoned with; but at the same time, some American’s were struggling to make ends meet. Throughout 1877, until the last third of the 19th century farmers and sharecroppers were not profiting from their crops. The deflation of crops made it almost impossible for farmers to own land. Those that didn’t own land became sharecroppers…