Personal care

Hurdling Obstacles Challenges, obstacles, and the unplanned struggles that pop up throughout our lives. As we go through our everyday lives obstacles and challenges will be presented. However, there are a few ways we respond: one, give up because we think it's “too hard”, or two, persevering to conquer what's in the way. When presented with a long lasting obstacle that we have to choose to overcome everyday--shutting down and shutting up or preserving and proving it/them wrong. For myself, I…

“That kid had an obsession with English.” The word obsession is mostly used in a negative context, like “that guy was obsessed with drugs,” or “she is obsessed with gambling” as one hears the use of this word with a negative action it changes people personal definition of the word. If one would look in most dictionaries, when they give the example of the word in a sentence it is always use the native context. Being obsessed with something or someone can be damaging to people’s daily life and…

Sunny days, sweepin’ the clouds away. On our way to where the air is sweet.” The general population strives to be happy; to find that place in our everyday lives where the air is sweet. One of the ways we do this is by taking our happiness and sharing it with our friends. Humans feed off each other’s happiness, giving love and receiving it. We’re all sharing a map; we are all looking for Sesame Street. However, there are people in our lives that don’t participate and can certainly not tell us…

The day to day life of anyone is significantly insignificant when compared to the world, but how I see it, the world is insignificantly significant to my day to day life. How I have lived my life is the recurring theme of meshing many ideas together to create a well balanced, complex opinion that is coherent yet complicated. My outlook on life has changed significantly within the last 4 years of my life, and because of this, I have become a more rounded person. But the hot question: what are my…

Freedom vs Safety, a battle that will never fully resolve. There is an umpteen amount of reasons each item is exceptional, and is viewed as important to a variety of people. Freedom is the power to be unrestrained and unhindered. We see numerous situations in the world, as we know it where freedom is denied and the thought of safety being promised in return is nevertheless denied as well. North Korea being an example to that, dictated by the un wrenching government powers, are the people of…

Proper decision making is a necessity for survival whether it is a matter of life and death, saving one’s reputation, or saving oneself from unredeemable embarrassment. In the short stories “Just Lather, That’s All”, “The Dinner Party”, and “The First Day”, the theme of grace under pressure is demonstrated in attempt to make the right decision that benefits everybody. This is prominent through the protagonist’s internal conflicts, given situations, and the circumstances. By having control, the…

In the book “The Road to Character” David Brooks goes on a personal journey to find what makes life truly fulfilling. He stresses that in today’s society, happiness is measured by the success one obtains in their chosen career, which he calls resume virtues. He argues that ultimately superficial successes don’t make you happy, but rather true happiness lies from within. Discovering the radical honesty of one’s own weaknesses can help bring forward your inner light which he calls eulogy virtues…

those are good indications of the right career path. If a person can view a job as a calling versus a job it can bring a sense of duty and purpose. It is also important to not do a job that may compromise moral values, it would cause tension in the personal life. Integrity is also a major factor when finding a purpose, because you want to be proud of achievements, as long as they do not compromise integrity. Paul Kalanithi, author of When Breath Becomes Air, writes an inspiring…

Money Doesn’t Always Buy Happiness Today in our day and age, there has been one topic that comes up that has been a controversy for people all over the world: money. Scientist have studied that, “Money does buys happiness, but it buys less than most people think,” (Dunn, Gilbert, Wilson, 2011, pg. 115). Some people believe that the more money that they have, the happier they will be. Others believe that money is the epitome of unhappiness because it can cause a barrier between them and those…

Q 1- Explain: • Who is Watson? Thomas John Watson was a businessman who created International Business Machine Corporation (IBM) which was the leading manufacturer in the world. • What is Watson? Watson is a supercomputer that has artificial intelligence (AI) and analytical software for maximum performance which has a question answering machine. • Where is Watson? • What does Watson do? Watson is the foundation for businesses which gather services and competences that a machine learning,…