Charles Dickens Biography Charles John Huffman Dickens was born in 1812 in England, Hampshire, and died fifty-eight years later at Gad’s Hill. He was the second born out of eight children to John and Elizabeth Dickens. The earliest critical moment of Charles Dickens’s life occurred at a tender age of twelve years. Charles Dicken’s father was facing financial issues at the time and, due to bankruptcy, had been imprisoned at Marshalsea prison. Charles was consequently withdrawn from school and had to work at a shoe polish warehouse to help the family. His experience at the warehouse left profound implications for both his psychological and social life. It was at this stage that he had firsthand experience with poverty, and he, as a result, grew to become one of the most influential voices in his age. He, however, went back to school a few months later after his father was released from prison. Charles Dickens began writing essays and short stories with his first short story being, A Dinner at Poplar Walk. This publishing also featured in a December edition of…
The Quest of World Literature; Dracula Vs. Apocalypse Now Introduction Apocalypse Now is a war film produced in the year 1986 in Vietnam. Its critical protagonist is the U.S army captain Willard Benjamin. The central conflict of the film is Willard’s struggle against the hypocrisies and the horrors of war and the darkness that is within himself. However, even though he is faced with numerous challenges, he has to strive hard enough to complete his mission and kill Kurtz Colonel as well. The rising action of the movie is evident when Willard works his way through upriver to Kurtz, the climax, on the other hand, the height of the film is achieved when nature through Willard, terminates Kurtz (Killian, 37). After ending Kurtz, Willard grabs an opportunity to become a godlike figure by replacing the Colonel. Produced in another decade and time is Dracula, which was constructed in 1992. Dracula was set in the late 19th century, and it is full of dark, horrific, and gothic scenes. Dracula was set in Eastern Europe and England. The major conflict within the…
Evolution of the modern psychology Psychology plays a very critical role in making individuals believe in particular ideas or perceptions. In light of this, many philosophers came up with different theories that attempts to convince the masses about various concerns and beliefs in the societies. Some of the major concerns in the society include the formation of the earth and all that it contains and the relationship between the other objects and the people. Also, it is a concern among people about the existence of God and whether humans are immortal or the concern of life after death. While examining theories from various philosophers including Democritus, Aristotle, Plato, Protagoras, Achilles and Socrates among others, this paper suggests that psychology has evolved through the years to its current state (Smith, 2000). Notably, the philosophers agreed that “man is the measure of everything else” and that individuals have the ability to defend their arguments or ideas. As such, the evolution of the modern psychology takes in to account of various great theories including the Democritus’ atomic theory and theory of knowledge,…
Modern Chinese Literature For many years, the Chinese women have held certain practices, beliefs and perceptions about their culture and the way to treat other personalities in the society. In the story “When I was in Xia Village,” Ding Ling demonstrates that the women feared men and held high respect about masculinity. Although the connection and the culture have a considerable amount of good teaching and practices, the overall culture needs some reform, especially on the areas of organizing marriages. This paper explains the need for improvement in the Chinese cultures while citing the actions by Zhenzhen, one of the most critical players in the Ding Ling’s story. As observed from the Ding’s authorship, the father to Zhenzhen organizes Zhenzhen’s marriage without consulting her. It is noteworthy that modernity requires that persons entering into marriage have an agreement between themselves without being coerced by anyone. Notably, many people discussed much concerning Zhenzhen relating to her conducts right from her birth, through her movement to Japan, and later she comes back to China. While noting that Zhenzhen had loved Dabao…
4 Tips to Get Started In Creative Writing While you are in college at one point, you will have to face the challenge of writing a creative paper. Creative writing is a type of writing where you will have to use your mind creatively and come up with either poetry, fiction writing, and many more. You can do creative writing because you like it, or it is an assignment. If you enjoy writing and want to take it to the next level, consider taking online writing courses to sharpen your skills. However, when you have to do a creative writing assignment, and you don’t know how to get started, you can experience a writer block. To get you started, here are some tips for you. Know Your Target Before you start writing, you need to know who your audiences are. When writing, ensure that you keep this in your mind. You should consider things such as plot, what do you want your readers to get, why you are writing. So, identify your audience first. Practice Writing If you want to be good at writing,…
Journalism Courses To have the right information and news in society, the need for good journalists is inevitable. This course helps the aspirants to have a complete insight into the field and present the facts to the people from various segments. Due to increased demand of journalists, those who have completed this course are much in demand. Field of specialization Some of its specialized areas are Professional journalism Sports journalism Science journalism Investigative journalism New journalism Gonzo journalism Celebrity or people journalism Convergence journalism Ambush journalism Advocacy journalism Citizen journalism Social news Participatory media Community journalism Environmental journalism Fashion journalism Innovation journalism Online journalism Parachute journalism Service journalism Trade journalism Video journalism Enterprise journalism Content The study of this field includes some or all of these- Fundamental of journalism Media laws and Indian constitution Basic audio and visual media Introduction to advertising and public relations Objective The foremost aim of this course in journalism is that the performance of media should be up to the mark. They should perform better than the best in all respects. The media group are…
Conversion of YouTube Video to MP3 Files Some websites or software and browser extension can help in stripping out the audio part of any YouTube video. It also helps in converting it to MP3 files. If you have this converter tool, you can easily listen to the audio portion of the video offline. Is downloading legal? Is this downloading legal? is another question arising in the mind of the person downloading the same? One can easily download and convert own personal YouTube videos, as well as various public domain and non-copyrighted videos. One also needs to find out what is tubidy? Various YouTube to MP3 File converter: YouTube MP3 is a website that is quick to work on and also a convenient one. You need to copypaste the URL of the YouTube video that you wish to convert. You need to add the link, click on the download button option, and the file conversion starts. You can also convert the other video while one is being downloaded. Gen YouTube is a user-friendly website that helps the users to convert YouTube…
The article “The Worldwide Distribution and Characteristics of Existential Counsellors and Psychotherapists” was written by Edgar A. Correia, Mick Cooper, and Lucia Berdondini and published in January 2014. The authors reveal that while the existential therapy approach has been growing globally in recent years, there is no evidence to support this claim. The authors in this paper, therefore, make attempts to map out existential psychotherapy institutes, practitioners, principle centers of training, and the principle societies that existential counselors and psychotherapists are affiliated with. The study was conducted in two steps. The authors first did a systematic online search to identify existential institutes around the world and found 128 institutions in 42 nations. Second, the researchers conducted an online questionnaire survey that was aimed at identifying the characteristics of existential practitioners. From 48 counties, 1264 existential practitionerswho passed the inclusion/exclusion criteria responded to the online questionnaire survey. This article majorly contributes to the topic concerning the geographical distribution and features of existential psychotherapists and counselors. The data extracted by the authors reveals the global spread of existential therapy approach and makes…
Literature Review:Nursing Falls frequently occur in elderly patients living in nursing homes, with about two falls occurring in every nursing home bed-years. Though most of the falls are benevolent and injury-free, 10 to 25 percent lead to hospital admission or fractures. Therefore, primary care providers for nursing home residents should focus on reducing both fall rates and the rate of fall-related morbidity in the long-term care facilities. Various interventions have been proven to be effective in decreasing the rates of falls in community-dwelling elderly patients. However, some fall prevention programs are not supported by adequate evidence. There are various studies conducted on the issue of preventing falls in nursing homes, and the results of the studies are varied. The major components of these intervention programs include environmental assessment, assistive device evaluation, and modification, medication changes, gait analysis and training, exercise program, blood pressure evaluation, staff education, and hip protector use. Numerous studies support the use of environmental assessment and intervention in decreasing falls in nursing homes and indicates a link between particular medication and falls. However, there are no studies…
Central Theme Hill. Central Theme Marketing has changed, transitioning from the age of creativity to the age of product and image competition, and now positioning. In Ries and Trout’s (2000) definition of positioning, they emphasize the importance of capturing a slot in the prospect’s mind and making them associate a market niche with a company. The authors give an example of Coca Cola, which has positioned itself as the best cola and thus making any other brand second to it. The authors’ main point is that communication today is misunderstood. Firms still invest millions in advertisements, hoping to gain a competitive advantage over a well-positioned organization, yet this strategy often fails. Similarly, investment in research and design sounds quite a plan but is less effective if a corporation is not perceived differently by the customers. Ries and Trout (2000) argue that the focus should shift from the product to the consumer. Therefore, changes made on the product do not have a significant impact on the sales compared to strategic alteration in packaging, brand, prices, and name. The current society is…