Object relations theory

One swing of your hand and the ball slowly rolls towards the pin, and strike, all pins down. Online sports games like bowling on Wii or Xbox 360 Kinect has improved processing speed, attention span, and spatial skills among older adults. Video games, internet-based devices and other technologies are changing our traditional ways of living, making our lives more convenient and comfortable. In fact, technology is the biggest drive in our lives that controls our ways of thinking, learning, and…

This report analyses the communication activities of The Waterview Connection – a motorway section in west and central Auckland. The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has had to keep communication open and flowing between themselves and various publics. Summary of communication activities Firstly, NZTA had to identify key publics and inform them of the project. Residents and landowners within the vicinity were seen as integral to the project as their homes could be affected. On the day of the…

“Excellent public relations is managerial, strategic, symmetrical, diverse and ethical.” - (Grunig, Grunig & Dozier 2002, p.3 306) This discussion will analyse the relationship between persuasion and Grunig’s Excellence theory with reference to power and resource difference. This conversation will focus on the symmetrical worldview which is based on normative approach to public relations practice. Symmetry is the mutual agreement or balance between two parties to achieve mutual benefit, desired…

I find prosecutions and penalties as one of the most important concerns raised in the report as the issue is that currently we do not have any credible threat of prosecutions for violations of the Labour Relations Act, they are rare and many cases get dismissed or accommodated (C.M. Mitchell., J.C. Murray, pg. 107, 110). This is proven as from the years of 2004-2014 the OLRB had thousands of unfair labour practice complaints filed, but from 10 years only 29 applications were given consent to…

Throughout his article he critiques A. F. K. Organski’s theory of power transition, Mearsheimer’s the balance of power, and then at the end presents a revised version of the two that uses are few set variables that work to answer the question of where a state lies according to the rise of power. When examining the power transition theory, Yang notes, each variable should be related in some way otherwise the outcome becomes less of a theory and…

For the past decade, brand journalism has been taking over newspapers, websites, and last but, not less important social media. Before digging into the good, the bad and the ugly of these new marketing and journalism fusions, let’s explain exactly what brand journalism is. So imagine a journalist, he spent a couple of weeks researching, writing, and polishing the best article possible about how organic food is the best option for a healthier life. Then his editor comes out asking for someone…

I am Zipo Mangaliso, a recent BA Hons Journalism graduate from Staffordshire University applying for the Media and Communication intern role at Kick It Out. As a passionate football follower from a young age I have been aware of the work of Kick It Out and the importance of promoting equality in football. I am an individual who truly knows the impact sport; in particularly football can play in removing discrimination and prejudice in society. I come from South Africa a country deep-rooted in…

Globalization, in its modern form, came to Bangladesh in the 1980s with the expansions of the garment industry. Reaz and Jewel Garments, the first garment-exporting firm, was established in 1977, at a time when Bangladesh’s total export comprised of about 6.3 percent of its GDP (Ahmed et al., 2014; Rashind, 2006). In the 1980s, the South Korean firm Daewoo played an important role in the industry’s takeoff when it partnered with Desh Garments. Since the end of the MFA in 2005, clothing exports…

American Exceptionalism: A Double-Edged Sword Seymour M. Lipset American Exceptionalism: A Double-Edged Sword is a well-known piece of work that has significantly contributed to the study of American politics. Although the concept of American exceptionalism has been introduced since the beginning of Alexander de Tocqueville’s time, Seymour M. Lipset takes this research further by analyzing American exceptionalism with greater depth. As a scholar with great reputation, Seymour M. Lipset…

International relations or IR was created to study and understand relations among states and know the cause of conflict between states so that it could prevent war from happening. International relations try to make foreign relations better so that war may be altered. Foreign relations include trade between nations and how they interact with one another. International relations has different theories. Theories such as realism and liberalism are the principal…