Positive liberty

Project Summary The practicum experience consisted of one large project pursuant of a professional track. The majority of the project revolved around support services, provided in the form of one-on-one anonymous chat sessions and through moderating group discussions among the site’s users. Throughout the 21 week internship, activities that allowed the observation and practice of conflict resolution skills, techniques and theory in a professional setting were engaged. The practicum project…

When someone yawns, other people yawn after. It becomes contagious, but many people wonder if smiling becomes contagious too. People smile all of the time. They smile for various reasons too. Joy spreads when other people are happy or joyful. When you smile at someone, they will smile back. There are two types of smiles. One type of smile is the genuine smile. It is our normal everyday smile. We use this smile when we are happy, when someone makes us laugh, or when someone is having fun.…

Roberto Clemente once said, "If you have the chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this Earth." Mr. Clemente points out that helping others is the necessity of life; it fulfills the needs of others. Not only does volunteering make you feel physically and mentally happier, however, it creates a pool of volunteering groups. By volunteering, you can make you world a more humble place. One thing…

The speech I have chosen is Kate Winslet's Golden Globe acceptance speech. Winslet won the award in the ceremony of 2009 for her performance in the film "Revolutionary Road." An acceptance speech is, as the name indicates, an speech to express gratitude for an award. Its objective is to sincerely convey one's appreciation for the recognition of one's hard work. In this particular speech, an emotional and teary-eyed Winslet effectively delivers her acceptance by utilizing the correct format of…

Summary In the introduction from the book," Leading With Passion", John Murphy states that every individual carries a fire within, if shared can light up others inner souls and can help them to get passionate and inspire other people and according to John Murphy, passionate and inspired people feel motivated, fearless and confident about their life. Paraphrasing In the introduction from the bok, "Leading With Passion," John Murphy states that when a match is burned it can light up the other…

Developing unity is possibly the greatest challenge a commander has with multi-national operations. If a commander is successful in developing unity, unity can also be the greatest strength. In order for a multi-national commander to achieve success and develop unity, he needs to understand the different cultures within his organization, to develop a set of shared values, and show commitment in a shared cause. The first step to success in multi-national operations is cultural understanding.…

Having power on earth keeps the world safe and happier. If people weren’t assigned by others who have power over them, our society today would be uncontrollable. The world would be chaos, crime would erupt the streets, people would fear for their lives. In order to have a safer environment for people we need a mayor and employers to provide laws on what is right and wrong. Giving these people the power can keep our environment safe from crime. An example from the literature book “Antigone”…

behavior and an influencer, describes to his audience the positive changes from and how-tos around behavior influence. In his Ted Talk, he uses the example of Jane: a mother of four, living in the Nairobi slum of Kenya. A survivor of incest, and a mother by the age thirteen, Jane left her home to find work. Sadly, work for young girls in this area is limited to sex trade and prostitution. Jane is now a mother of four, she is tested positive for HIV. Grenny tells her story, a woman with…

Though they may be terrifying, disasters can fade from the sorrow when they are over. In the article, “Disaster On the Mountain”, Lauren Tarshis explains what it is like to suffer from an avalanche, how you can prevent avalanche predicaments, and an avalanche survivor's story. Specifically, Stroud and Repetto’s struggles from the avalanche they triggered. The article is showing that there are ways to prevent negative outcomes. Also, in another article written by Lauren Tarshis, “The Evil…

The first interesting quote, “the selfless work of these entertainers… amounting to the astounding total of eighty-eight million” discuss the risky job of entertaining soldiers in order to boost morale, lessen fatigue as well as decrease anxiety. Some of these routines were performed with ear shot of grueling combat. These groups became known as the “singing army” and are interesting due to the fact that these artistes put themselves in harm’s way to help alleviate soldiers. The second…