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Art does not convey reality. As much as it captivates us, it's fabricated and inauthentic. And yet, those stipulations are what make art so enjoyable. Every character, story or image suspends us from the real world. They offer an escape from the guidelines of our existence that ground us. And in doing so, they take our expectations for a ride. In particular, the medium of film has limitless potential. It builds audience investment and leaves lasting impressions that few other arts can. And above…

Well-Being Assessment Task 1. Explain why GDP/capita is thought to be a suitable measure for comparing human well-being across countries. GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product which means, "the total value of goods produced, and services provided in a country during one year". GDP per capita is a suitable measure for comparing human well-being across countries because the GDP indicates the society's standard of living. The higher the GDP the higher society's overall well-being will be. But this…

What is international trade? International trade is when two countries exchange goods, services and capital. Trading on a global scale has not always been as successful and steadfast as it is today. However, the advancement in technology has greatly increased the possibilities of trade between countries. An example would be the internet, the internet is a perfect example of how a business can trade internationally; by putting the whole business online it enables anyone in the world to observe…

The story of the Holocaust cannot be told in one simple way, there are many complex individual stories that make up the more complete Holocaust. Museums thus struggle with the issue of trying to decide how to represent the Holocaust and encounter the dilemma of trying to decide what information to include and what to omit. Los Angeles is a prime example of this struggle because they have two Holocaust museums, only a few miles apart, which have completely different backgrounds and motives,…

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services produces within a country in a given period of time (Mankiw,2015). It looks at how the economy is doing. Author N. Gregory Mankiw uses an example of judging a person by seeing how a person lives. What kind of home he/she has, how much money is he/she making? This is similar to what GDP does for the economy. It judges how well the economy is doing. GDP is divided into four…

From the beginning of the movie where Fletcher watches Andrew in practice and invites him to join his jazz band to the end where Andrew plays one of the best solos of Whiplash, the film is focused mainly on the confrontation between a driven student and a demanding perfectionist instructor, who both share the same dream but have different ways of achieving it. Terence Fletcher doesn’t hesitate to use his own technique of racial, religious, and gay slurs, throwing chairs, and playing degrading…

“His tempo is off,” Sara mutters quietly to herself. It is minutes away until Sara herself will be in the same position as the boy with the off tempo. Sara is worried. She is afraid that with all her nerves of performing in front of the massive crowd, her shakes and trembles will hinder her performance, or even worse, destroy her performance. “I will be alright,” Sara says softly, “I am simply here once more to share the world my music.” Sara pauses for a moment. “My emotions.” As Sara looks…

War is a term that immediately indicates an issue; the one that reflects the political miscommunication between political parties. But when war is mentioned is this the only concern that comes to mind? The battlefield doesn’t only symbolize the issues of the government, but the struggles of the people. The reality is, no matter how strong we might be and how hard we might try to avoid its influence, none is able to escape the battlefield and its staggering moments. Whether you’re a child or an…

Thomas Watson, former chairman of IBM said, “Nothing so conclusively proves a man’s ability to lead others, as what he does from day to day to lead himself.” In my current position, the best things I can do to strengthen and improve the teaching profession are to teach to the best of my abilities, be a professional, maintain a positive attitude, keep my focus student-centered, and influence other teachers to do the same. One of my fellow teachers, Mrs. Pam Parris, and her exceptional…

their grades from their midterms and final exams to determine the change in academic success. They used the same measure of positivity of fantasies, and asked the participants to rate their thoughts as in study 1. They measured study effort at time 2 (December) by asking how many hours did the students use to prepare for the midterm and final. Finally they used the improvement in course grades from midterm to final. They subtracted the midterm grade from the final grade. The researchers…