By: Veronica Medina
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By: smilesandponytails
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Filed under Homework Help by on Nov 20th, 2010.
Overall cinema is not the exact reflection of society. It is exaggerated a lot in cinema. Some examples include the stunt scenes performed by Hero beating the entire villain gang single handedly. This is completely unrealistic. Similarly, the songs and duets are imaginary to the core. If two persons love, then the song sequence will be in some foreign nation but in real, nothing of this sort takes place.
Ultimately Cinema falls into three categories targeting Low income group, Middle income group and High income group. Consider a middle income group in our society. There are a lot of issues that arise in their daily lives. Normally, the man of the family goes to a job, earns and runs the entire family in most cases. There are a lot of issues here but no film shows the real picture of running a family but instead all films target the youth and 90% of the movies are based on love stories.
Cinema is business. A producer spends crores in making a film and expects huge returns from the cinema. So, if cinema reflects society fully, no film will become a box office hit. Take for example all real life stories of Gandhi, Periyar etc. They are a big flop considering box office. Cinema is commercialization and there is a small reflection of society in films where the characters are for real in society. All Characters in cinema are society based and they are generalized.
So, it would be apt to conclude that Society is a reflection of cinema as most of the films are targeted at the youth who visit cinema theatres regularly and portray their film heroes in real life. Cinema is just a generalization of the society with big exaggerations and Cinema is basically a story, some real but exaggerated to meet the expectations of the audience.
By: Chella Durai
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Filed under Arts And Entertainment by on Nov 20th, 2010.
why is it that almost everything in life, leans to the extremes of either ends?
By: no name now.
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Filed under Other - Society & Culture by on Nov 20th, 2010.
In the world today, people are influenced by what they see and hear. Specifically, dress and appearance have become a major emphasis and concern in society today. Thus, when celebrities decide either for or against having liposuction or plastic surgery, their decisions can impact others. This article will discuss some celebrities who have had the procedure and how that affects everyone else.
Britney Spears, after having her second child received an abdominoplasty, otherwise known as a tummy tuck. This procedure makes the abdomen more firm. Those who generally choose this surgery have either just been through a pregnancy or have extra sagging skin from weight loss. Rather than resorting to healthy eating and exercise, this procedure can be a quick and efficient way to shed a few extra pounds.
Especially after pregnancy, women are often extremely self conscious about their appearance. If Britney Spears needs extra help to look her best after being pregnant, naturally more woman are apt to feel the same. In recent years the term “mommy-makeover” has become more common. This is a double procedure of ****** augmentation and a tummy tuck after having given birth.
Many other celebrities are rumored to have undergone liposuction including Kelly Osbourne, Debbie Gibson, Jessica Simpson and Gene Simmons. Some celebrities undergo liposuction multiple times and put their health at risk. They want fast, effective results to have the perfect appearance for the big screen or record album cover.
Celebrity magazines can be harmful and misleading. Because of digital image manipulation, the images can be altered to be far from the truth. Thus, misrepresentations of celebrity’s liposuction procedures can be displayed. As a result, this can affect people’s view of the procedure–whether for better or worse. This could happen in the line at the grocery store or at the beauty salon.
Get the facts straight before making conclusions. Learn to be comfortable with the person you are, rather than going to the celebrities for every move you make. Be independent and be smart.
Because of the tabloids, people may be more inclined to have the surgery simply if they see a celebrity has had it done. However, thoughtful care should be placed into the idea of having liposuction. Be sure you have done all you can: eating healthy and exercising diligently. It is important not to let your views or actions be swayed by those who supposedly hold the “social power” in society–the celebrities.
By: Christian Heftel
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Filed under Womens Interests by on Nov 20th, 2010.
Yes, your pre-schooler can learn math; and you are capable of teaching it. Most importantly, the future of our society may depend on your success with your child. (You and every other pre-school parent.) Does that seem like too much of a burden to place on you? First, let me assure you that I will be doing my best to make sure you have the skills you need over the days, weeks, and months to come. And the good news is that you actually already have most of the skills you need.
This article started out to be about 10 tips to help your pre-school child with math; and I will write that article next. But, I decided I must first explain why I believe that it is parents of pre-schoolers who are going to fix the horrid state of today’s mathematics education. The failure rate for 1st year Algebra is around 50%, and this may very well affect your child if we don’t fix things first. Many methods have been tried over the past 40 years, but nothing has impacted this failure rate. I believe that the reason nothing has worked to fix the failure rate can be found in some recent research. Over the past 20 years, because of new technology allowing for new and better brain scans, we are learning more everyday about how the brain functions and how we learn. According to David Sousa, “How The Brain Learns Math,” the critical period or prime time for children to learn arithmetic and logic is ages 1 to 4. Ages 1 to 4! Children aren’t even in school then.
Many years ago, Piaget negatively impacted mathematics education by saying that children were incapable of doing abstract thinking until the upper elementary years. As a result of that mis-information, parents of pre-schoolers have spent all of their time and energy working with their children on walking, talking, and language with virtually no time spent on math. (Counting is actually a language skill. Learning one, two, three is the same skill as learning a, b, c.) Likewise, early elementary teachers are really only teaching the simpler math skills. I firmly believe that the major reason our kids are failing math is because the necessary math foundation and necessary positive reinforcement never happened because we didn’t know it needed to be done in the pre-school years.
This is where you and all the other parents of pre-schoolers come in. Parents have always done an incredible job of helping and teaching pre-schoolers, by reinforcing persistence, by instilling in your children the importance of learning to read and write, and in general laying the foundation for your children to be successful in language and reading and writing. Entire families celebrate every new accomplishment, every new word, every new sentence. Maybe most importantly, you instill in your child the idea that he/she is smart enough and capable of learning; and they never doubt their own ability to learn. Children enter school so excited to learn to read and to learn to write. And they have the fundamentals already in place. Elementary teachers can then take that enthusiasm and run with it.
Unfortunately, this is not the case with math. We teach our young children to count, and that is just about all. Children may be able to count, they but have no comprehension of what numbers mean. We don’t work on number comparisons, estimation skills, logic, geometry, etc.; and, yes, the foundations for these things can and should be introduced and reinforced during the pre-school years. We wait until kids are in school and then dump multiplication, division, fractions, percents, etc., on them with no basic foundation in place. Children very quickly feel overwhelmed. They do not feel that they are smart enough. In fact, they very quickly decide they can’t learn math, and they stop trying. Instilling during the pre-school years an interest in math just the same way we do for language will make a positive difference for the future.
Things are not going to change overnight, and it will take the efforts of quite literally the entire society to make the necessary changes. It will require informing parents of the things they need to know. It will require a major philosophy change in the school system; it will require major financial and philosophical backing by the government, and all of society needs to understand why this is important. This isn’t going to be easy, but it can happen–even if we have to do it one child at a time.
You are your child’s first and most important teacher! Never forget that; and never doubt it.
By: Shirley Slick
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There are currently more than 2 million Americans who are incarcerated in our country’s prison system. Of that, about 650,000 are released annually. This population will be faced with the challenges involved in reintegrating themselves back into society. The task is daunting and can be filled with disappointments, confusion, and a host of other emotions. Unfortunately, many who are released are unable to successfully make the transition to freedom and find themselves back behind bars; hence the high recidivism rate.
Based on both extensive professional and personal experience, I have identified several things that newly released prisoners need to know to increase the likelihood that they will stay free and succeed in life. This advice is designed to help not only ex-prisoners, but their families and the support programs that work with them.
1. Anything is possible, but a common sense time-table and plan are vital.
Ex-prisoners come home and have a number of lofty aspirations. Whether it’s starting their own business, graduating from school, reconnecting with family, traveling, or becoming a millionaire, a realistic timetable and plan are vital. The prison experience often generates a sense of urgency in those who go through it. While understandable, the mindset that accompanies the newly released prisoner is often counterproductive to achieving his or her goals and objectives.
Ex-prisoners need to have short-, medium-, and long-term objectives that contribute to the realization of their goals. Small steps that generated results, as opposed to big ones that may end in frustration, are preferable. Help is available in developing timetables and plans through local mentoring programs, colleges, business development programs and other non-profit organizations.
2. The doorway back into prison is controlled by the prisoner. The probation and parole officers are not you enemy.
An ex-prisoner’s freedom is completely determined by what he or she does. No one else is responsible for what happens to them. In this way, power is in the hands of the ex-prisoner. Parole and probation officers are bound by rules and regulations. The only way that the ex-prisoner is returned to prison is if he or she violates any of the terms and conditions of his/her release. Whether or not “the rules” seem small or not, they must be scrupulously obeyed.
Those who are newly released from incarceration often view their parole and probation officers as their enemies whose sole purpose is to send them back to prison. This is not the case. These officers are not responsible for the actions taken by ex-prisoners; rather, they respond. In many instances, ex-prisoners do not take advantage of the assistance and services available through their probation and parole officers. Of course, there are differences between and among these officers; not all may offer the same level of support. However, the ex-prisoner will never know if there is help available unless he or she asks.
3. It takes a number of adjustments over time for ex-prisoners to re-establish themselves. Setbacks are a natural part of this process.
Ex-prisoners existed in prison, while life on the outside continued to go on without them. When they return to society, they often feel out of step. Their families, friends, and neighborhoods have changed. Technology is different, old and familiar stores have gone out of business, replaced by new and unfamiliar chains. Nothing is as it was before the prison experience. Whether it’s boarding the bus with bus fare that was valid several years ago, or discovering that an old girlfriend is involved with his friend, frustration and a sense of disorientation are inevitable. They are part of the adjustment process that every ex-prisoner must go through on the way to transitioning to free society.
Ex-prisoners need to take their time and get used to being free. This may take a few weeks, if not months. This time of adjustment is needed before they make any new and serious commitments. The first few weeks and months outside of prison are not the time to become involved in business ventures with old friends, get married, assume major financial obligations (such as buying a new car or house), or undertake other major life decisions. Rather, this is the time to reflect, focus on making a successful transition, and close the gap between prison and where he/she is currently.
4. Being grounded spiritually is a good thing.
It is my personal opinion that being spiritually grounded is helpful, especially for those coming out of prison. For one, it allows the ex-prisoner to become a part of a supportive community. Moreover, it can plug the ex-prisoner into a set of regular, stable, and positive events and activities that can help promote accountability. Most faith traditions encourage their adherents to be better people who are considerate, thoughtful, reflective, and law-abiding. In times of challenge or trouble, the ex-prisoner has a source of strength, guidance and refuge to which to turn. This can make a positive development in the ex-prisoner’s life.
5. Set up an accountability plan and stick with it.
If ex-prisoners do not set up markers to gauge process, slippage is possible, if not inevitable. Even those with the best of intentions can end up back in prison in the absence of a concrete plan that will put checks and balances in place. In contrast, accountability can and should prevent recidivism and other undesirable outcomes.
There are several ways to establish accountability. First, internal accountability involves selecting two meetings/events that the ex-prisoner attends weekly. These could be Bible studies, reading a book in the library, etc. that are done consistently. They are time alone for the ex-prisoner. Second, external accountability involves time commitments to others. These could be regular meetings/events with one or two people. Meeting for coffee, prayer, movies, and other positive activities with stable people is beneficial. When the ex-prisoner finds himself or herself missing these weekly appointments, then it is a good indication that he or she is off-track and needs to re-focus. When a person is first released from prison, it seems like he or she has unlimited time. Once jobs, families, and other commitments are added, free time available time diminishes, and can crowd out scheduled accountability time.
Making the transition from inmate to free citizen is challenging but not impossible. Taking these five points into consideration will smooth the process.
By: Andre Norman
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By: Katherine M
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Filed under History by on Nov 20th, 2010.
“I’ve had a lonely life.” This is a statement made by Dr. Aiden W. Tozer not long before he died in 1963, aged 66. The truth is he “kept almost everyone he knew at a personal distance” all his life.[1] It is only by tracing back his heritage that we gain but a glimpse of why he was so distant.
He grew up in the tough mountain territory of Pennsylvania in the foothills of the Alleghenies. His father Jacob was a hard working, uncompromising man, completely estranged to sentimentalism. Although he was always very thankful of his heritage, Aiden shouldered a huge burden for the family from about the age of ten, after a fire tragically burned down the family home. Educationally, the McGuffey Readers played a huge role in the Tozer children’s education giving strong, Christian-based, moral direction. The fire that significantly interrupted much of the family dynamic the Tozer’s had, was later seen as something that brought good, but only after some major pain of adjustment. The fire marked the end of an era and Aiden was never a boy again.[2]
Some books are refreshingly spritely in their representation of truth, and Lyle Dorsett’s portrayal of the 20th Century prophet, Aiden Wilson Tozer, a.k.a. A.W. Tozer, is abundant in its accuracy and thoroughly researched.[3] This article is based upon, and summarises, Dorsett’s book.
The “Society of the Burning Heart,” and “meeting God in adoring silence” were always what captivated Dr. Tozer. He quintessentially loved his Lord Jesus Christ, first and foremost in his life. Wrapping the mysticism of God with inerrancy of the biblical Word regarding the theology of the Godhead, Tozer was as spiritually fervent and complete a minister anyone could find. Attracted to Christianity when he heard Matthew 11:28-30 preached, he was burdened and weary for Christ and he found an early encourager to invest spiritually from his soon-to-be mother-in-law, a Spirit-filled zealot for worship.[4] This released within him a call of God that would endure faithfully for the next forty five years.
Even though he was called and very soon responded, he and his new wife Ada were caught seriously short by World War I, with Aiden being conscripted in bizarre circumstances that would have proved to be a major test of his calledness. This part of the story is truly bewildering — an inspiration of faithfulness.[5]
His ordination on 18 August, 1920 was marked for the reason that he did not celebrate with others afterward; he sought “his Saviour in the secret place” preferring to be alone to pray and seek God’s face.[6] His Prayer of a Minor Prophet[7] reflects his ardent desire to follow his ‘awful, wonderful, entrancing’ God. He prays for protection against the “curse of compromise, of imitation, of professionalism.” He said in it, “I am a prophet, not a promoter, not a religious manager.” He asked for God instead to “drive [him] to the place of prayer.” [8]
Notwithstanding the assertion he was one of the most highly regarded pastors of the 20th Century it’s ironic that Tozer was “no example of how to do pastoral work.”[9] Yet he was a tower for all ministers, youth, and college-aged people he mentored. His teaching and preaching ministry were said to be of the highest class. Young people saw him as an authoritative figure because he lacked ambition and never pushed his own barrow; he was dignified to an inch.
One of the toughest critics of his own ‘profession,’ he made his share of enemies both in ministry and beyond. He seriously lamented the decay he saw in the then modern-day church and its compromise regarding biblical principles. Dr. Tozer attributed the ‘personality boys’ penchant for spiritual compromise as ‘nervousness,’ and too subject to the world.
Tozer’s strong points were many. First, he was an anointed lover of the Godhead. He loved Jesus Christ more than anything or anyone. He worshipped him in truth and spent as much as five or six hours a day (his entire morning six days a week) praying and reading the Bible. He was also quite fiercely ecumenical provided other denominations and leaders supported biblical inerrancy and didn’t compromise biblical ideals for worldly ones.
He was a voracious reader, powering through more books and authors in a week than some people would in a lifetime. He also read very broadly into the sciences, history, poetry, philosophy, the arts, and ethics, as well as the early Church Fathers, influences in Church history, and theologians. Second-hand bookstores and libraries were frequent haunts. He took literally the wonder of Psalm 8 and believed strongly in learning all he could about creation. The clich
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