Leisure

According to the American Institute of Stress, “ Stress is a highly personalized phenomenon and can vary widely even in identical situations for different reasons”(stress.org 1). No one in this world is completely stress free. Everybody is the victim of stress once in a life. There are several different kinds of stress that distress our daily life. Some of them even cause very serious destruction to our personal well being, physical and mental health. There are many ins and outs that cause…

Boredom is a state of being where a person is left without anything in particular to do. Several articles prove that boredom is a painful experience that can cause many unhealthy events in a lifetime, but other articles state boredom may also help boost creativity, relieve stress, and discover new interest. One has to decide to embrace boredom as an opportunity at that moment or view boredom at a dismal state of being. People have to make a choice on how they spend this empty time full of…

Sportswear is a cloth that people are wear for casual outdoor such as sport activities. The cloth’s design is casually style, it let people feel comfortable when they wearing. People are mostly wear for informal activities, but also acceptable for business or social occasions. At the early of twenty-first century, sportswear is describe of comfortable attire because that sportswear’s design at that time are loosely on clothing and mainly developed for sport use. (Warner) When people think about…

Plan and Prepare for a Vacation Planning and preparing for a vacation may appear to be complicated, but it is actually easy if people follow the basic steps. A vacation is when people leave their normal routine to take a rest from their day to day life. Sometimes people take their vacation in the same place where they live or they travel. People should follow three steps in order to plan and prepare for a vacation. First step is preparation for the journey, people should book their tickets…

November 20th 1990, was the day I started my life at Oak Ridge. The justice system deemed me and my friend Prash to be criminally insane and had sent me to this prison for criminals who are deemed mentally unstable. I took a life of another because my friend Prash told me that person was a terrorist who conspire to harm me. This “Criminal Insane Building” sounds like a frightening place, my lawyer told me it is the only maximum-security health care centre in Ontario and that they would take…

Leisure sector is one of the most important and growing sector in UK and in the rest of the world. In term of Tourism, it is normally something related to the free time and what an individual chooses to do in that time. Going out, having dinner in a restaurant, hanging with friends in pubs, shopping or simply travelling around the world, are considered leisure activities. However, Leisure facilities and activities have been provided by three sectors: commercial, public and voluntary. Briefly,…

In this paper I’m going to give my definition of leisure. Secondly, I will give my perspective of leisure and how I feel society views leisure. Lastly, I will discuss what I think the benefits and consequences of leisure are. My definition of leisure is the good life, in which one contemplatively seeks the wisdom of life free of the necessity to labor. Leisure is the understanding of life, peace, questioning everything to become better, to have wisdom, to think, to be free of work. Time spent…

author Charles Brightbill illustrates, the ability for man to distinctly control his environment through work and the enjoyment of leisure separates him from all other species. Since the beginning of time, the relationship between work and leisure has been in constant flux, adapting with each new school of thought or major societal change. While the concept of leisure originated in biblical texts proclaiming the importance of rest and the need for a Sabbath, its role in society as an indicator…

Work/ Leisure Balance 1. Who in the case study did you most identify with, who do you least identify with? Despite the fact that it is almost impossible to leave my job duties behind after the school work day ends, I sustain that I am most like Becket. As him, I make my work with enthusiasm, responsibility, and professionalism. As Becket, I do my best to leave as much as I can behind the school’s doors, to have time to enjoy my family life and have enough time for my college’s assignments…

In regards to the 25 leisure activities, it was quite easy for me to list them. In fact, these are activities that I participate on a regular basis and enjoying doing it with the family and friends. Leisure is good in many ways. For example, I do a variety of recreation activities to achieve refreshment and enjoyment such as walking, jogging, tennis, meditation and reading books. In addition, I like to take a responsible risk and try new things. For example, I tried ATV riding and enjoy the…