Loudness

Chinese philosopher, Zhuang Zhou, once said “So it is said, for him who understands Heavenly joy, life is the working of Heaven; death is the transformation of things. In stillness, he and the yin share a single Virtue; in motion, he and the yang share a single flow.” The idea of Yin and Yang is very influential in the Chinese culture, representing the balance between good and bad. Through Amy Tan’s Joy Luck Club, the author demonstrates the long, conflicting journey that young Chinese women…

Reflective Journal 2: Japanese culture Introduction I have been to many countries, experienced many cultures, and enjoyed different lifestyles. I had fun riding elephant in Thailand, viewing beautifully organized city on the London Eye, and eating world’s most delicious chicken rice in Singapore. There are many more wonderful regions I've been to and I can talk about this all day. However, there is one specific country I am and always in love with. It is the country of the rising sun, Japan. All…

Music is considered an universal language, able to be a double-edged sword when it comes to mental wellness from children to elderly alike. Children are exposed to much music, averaging 21 hours a week. As a result, music has a profound impact on childrens’s mental wellness, yet the worrying trend is that they might not be equipped to deal with its influence, with severe consequences in later life (e.g. suicide). Fig. 1 Primary school students playing musical instrments in a performing arts…

Ways of Knowing All professions endeavor to develop a body of knowledge that guides and defines their particular profession, nursing as a profession is no exception. Florence Nightingale is seen as the founder of modern nursing, in that she developed high standards for the care of her patients, including their environment. Nightingale initiated formal education for nurses and advocated for social reform. Knowledge in nursing may have changed over time; Nevertheless, the central tenets and…

Genevieve is also the author of the published short story titled “The End” and poem titled “My Fire and Ice.” In her free time, she plays soccer and volleyball. A long time ago, deep beneath the deep blue sea, there was a beautiful cream-coloured shell that lived with her two coral-coloured starfish parents. Shell was happy, but she always felt as if something were missing, as if she were different than everyone else. Unfortunately, different was not a good thing at her school. All different…

He turned a little sideways in his chair to drink his mug of coffee. At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away. A young woman who was perhaps his secretary, and who was sitting with her back to Winston, was listening to him and seemed to be eagerly agreeing with everything that he said. From time to time Winston caught some such remark as 'I think you're so right, I do so agree with you', uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice.…