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real elements of fulfilment in life, such as status, sex, intellect and creativity, however were too incompetent to attain them (School of Life, 2014). As a result, the Christian tradition made suffering tolerable by constructing it as God’s will (Magnus, 2016). This belief led Nietzsche to write in his work, the Twilight of the Idols (1888) that there had been “two great narcotics in European civilisation: Christianity and alcohol.” (School of Life,…

Paper1 To be placed in the role of a general over a battlefield and to combat the opposing general; this is the essence of Chess. Chess is a noble two player strategy game with a reasonable skill floor yet an infinitely high skill cap. This depth leads to a highly captivating game, one where ”An outsider looking on casually might find the intensity incomprehensible. But anyone who has played the game a few times understands how it be engrossing in the extreme”(Shenk 6). The goal of Chess is to…

In similarity to most aspects of ancient Roman society, the process of political appointments were based on longstanding tradition, or at least the impression of tradition. With an importance stressed on the individual, rather that political affiliations, the way that a Roman would prepare himself for office was with the building of his public reputation. Much of the identity for the elite Roman man was based on deep rooted ideals of honor and masculinity, but these were arguably not the most…

Work life and family life are the two important fields that a working person gives priority. Presently these two lives have become important for a woman because of educational opportunities, increasing cost of living and ample employment prospects. To accomplish the balance of two sides there should be less interference from one domain into other. Work life balance can be explained as maintaining equilibrium between house-hold and job related activities. Work life balance is the balancing act of…

Improvised explosive device (IED) attacks in Iraq produced up to 80% of U.S. casualties. Mine resistant and ambush protected vehicles (MRAPs), fielded to route clearance units prior to the war, were designed to protect occupants from IEDs. However, a protracted conflict between the requirements based Defense Acquisition System and the politically charged “moral imperative” to reduce causalities, delayed further MRAP fielding for nearly 3-years. This delay resulted in 1,600 preventable U.S.…

Dropping out of high school is a serious problem in the United States, one that social workers can help to solve. According to the 2015 Ed.gov article, “U.S. High School Graduation Rate Hits New Record High,” more students are graduating than “ever before” with a graduation rate that hit 81 percent in 2012-13. Despite the fact that the amount of dropouts is increasing, it is still an issue that can be further improved through efforts to spot at-risk students early and help them with any problems…

experiences and the three understandings permeate my worldview. For anti-Black racism (A-BR) I am Funke when I worry about my Black brothers and sisters who are targets of systems who perceive their bodies as scary. In anti-Black racism (AB-R) I am Magnus every time I question my experiences, doubt my abilities, and tear down others that share my Blackness in different shades and colour ranges by perpetuating White supremacy. Lastly, as Kuwee’s anti-Black racism (A-B-R) I am also managing my…

The optimum length of a muscle to deliver maximum tension is slightly greater than the resting length of the muscle. This can be related back to the discussion earlier. Many people do not squat deep enough because the length of their muscles is allowing them to push back up with less effort, due to the length-tension relationship. However, this is how injuries to joints and ligaments can occur. It is much harder to fully squat because fewer cross bridges are making contact within the muscle, so…

Rome is the capital of Italy, which is a peninsula. The Latins were the first people to reside in Rome during 1000 BC. Then in 616 BC, the Etruscans took over and helped started Roman culture. Rome started off as a Republic, but slowly transitioned into an empire. Among the emperors of Rome, Octavian Caesar was the greatest emperor Rome ever had. Rome created mankind’s first republican government that was ran by elected officials. It all started with the overthrowing of a monarch king, Lucius…

Pietas is an ideal that has changed much over time. Much of the foundation for this concept began around the time of the Roman Empire, where pietas constituted primarily of duty to Rome itself. As the Roman Empire fell and different powers emerged, though, the original ideals of pietas shifted. For example, people began to define pietas within the realms of individuality instead of communally. Pietas also shifted from merely a governmental standard to a religious ideal as Church authority rose.…