Trend. Fad. Blind leading the blind. Mainstream. A lot of names that mean one thing: conformity. Many people, including myself, aim to go against and question these ideals. These people in our society are usually titled nonconformists. The nonconformists that I see are just obsessed with being apart from the norm and tend to question and criticize anything popular and counteract it. I’ve also noticed they admire other people’s individuality or style and try to model it for themselves, because it is different from the current norm. These people want to be unique from popular trends, but decide to mirror what they admire in another person that is seen as distinct instead of following their own minds and hearts without second guessing. They also change just for the sake of change or to purposely try to become a nonconformist. As the American columnist and author, Bill Vaughn, once said, ″If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it’s another nonconformist who doesn’t conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.” [unique_solution]Vaughn mentions this “standard” of nonconformity which is…

THE ORIGIN AND IMPACTS OF TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE             Even up to today, gold has remained to be among the most valuable commodities and the most sought after the rocks in the history of human beings. There are high chances that everyone knows of somebody who has some flashy gold jewelry, or maybe a weird relative who buries gold ornaments in his or her backyard. The sheen and durability features of gold make it have many uses, from coinage to decorations. Just the same was the gold in middle Ages, causing thousands of people to traverse through the most barren land on Earth regularly, Sahara desert, with an aim of acquiring it. This paper focuses on the origin of trans-Saharan trade and its impacts across the areas it took place. As mentioned above, gold has been sought from century to century because of its value. After the fall of famous Rome Empire, power which initially dwelt in western world shifted to the east, to Byzantine Empire which was initially Eastern Roman Empire. At its capacity, it took charge over large areas…

Therapeutic Recreation Population and Issue The population considered is a group of veterans aged above sixty-five years and have served in the military service for at least thirty years. The group has a challenge of dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and requires immediate help to be assimilated back to society. Programme: Massage therapy for veterans Therapeutic massage has a primary goal of providing relaxation and comfort. Veterans need a calm and comfortable environment that does not involve the remembrance of the traumatic experiences of war as they undergo the assimilation process. The comfortable environment allows the veteran undergoing the activity to perceive life differently. Areas of Concern Veterans are a difficult-to-deal-with type of people and need a thorough introduction to the whole functionality of the massage program. The therapist needs to discuss understanding the problem at hand before starting the massage program. Also, the therapist should be flexible and be able to adapt to the client’s needs. Involving the client in setting the expectations enables the client to feel as having full control of the massage session. Lastly, the…

The Trail of Tears Introduction According to Stern (371), the Trail of Tears refers to a sequence of forcible relocations of Native American populations from their Southeastern United States ancestral homes to the western regions, and particularly the western side of the Mississippi River, which was designated as the Indian Territory. The forcible relocations were conducted by various government authorities after the passage and enactment of the 1830 Indian Removal Act.  The Native American populations that were forced to relocate suffered from the exposure to starvation and disease in the course of travelling to their novel and designated reserves, and, as a result, a number of them died prior to arriving at their destinations. Amongst the Native American communities that were forcibly relocated included the members of the Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Muscogee, Ho-Chunk and Ponca nations. The term, “Trail of Tears” is mainly derived from the description of a number of the Native American tribes such as the 1838 relocation of the infamous Cherokee tribe. The forced journey was termed the “Trail of Tears” mostly as a result of its…

Text Comparison on Tracks and Into the Wild What were Robyn and Chris seeking on their respective journeys? What do they discover? In her memoirs, Tracks, Robyn is seeking to find herself by stripping off every social crutch in her life. This is noticeable in her explanation that her trip’s purpose was to enable her to be alone so as to test, push and clog her brain from its unnecessary remains, not to be safeguarded but to be effectually stripped of the social crutches, as well as not to be impeded by the external interferences. To attain this, Robyn effectively sheds the increasingly acquisitive load of the consumer-style western cultures. This can be observed when she walks on her path naked and fails to take etiquette into consideration. However, she wears her hat due to the hot sun even as she ignores the menstrual blood and makes use of leaves f or toilet purposes. To all these, she remarks that she was amazed at how fast and undeniably the feeling of the significance of the various social customs had fallen…

Donald Trump’s Re-election             Winning the ticket to the white house is always a tough struggle. Donald Trump may appear to enjoy an added advantage since he will be fighting for a second chance rather than winning the first trust. On the contrary, however, being at the throne has given his critics a lot to talk about. It seems that Trump will have the toughest of the fights if at all he manages to win his party’s ticket to run for the post. Trump’s contest begins right from the Republican Party. There seems to emerge a group of Republicans who share different opinions concerning his current leadership. The fact that trump leads through instilling fear champions for the building of a border wall and gives the wrong interpretation on the reason behind building the wall are among reasons the journey back to the White House in 2020 will be difficult. There is fear behind submitting to Trump’s power. During the 2016 politics, many people ignored Trumps claims as mere politics, but over time the reality has finally set in. It…

tricking and tripping   What do you think about the approach to the study • Do you think the research method used in the study was an appropriate one? If yes, give reasons and if no, give reasons and suggest a different methods of research you think the research should have used • What does each of the papers teach you about conduction research in different areas of the world and with different population subjects • Do you have any critique of the paper? • What do you like most in the paper these questions need to be answered in the essay. just talk about article and her research. The article is called Tricking and Tripping: Fieldwork on prostitution In The Era Of AIDS by Claire E. Sterk[unique_solution] tricking and tripping   What do you think about the approach to the study • Do you think the research method used in the study was an appropriate one? If yes, give reasons and if no, give reasons and suggest a different methods of research you think the research should have used…

The rate of Homicide in the USA and Canada Introduction Notably, there is an elevated variation in homicide cases between Canada and United which is much inclined to various major factors such as gun violence, illegal immigration, elevated drug abuse and trafficking among other factors. By definition, homicide is the killing of an individual by another and it only requires the volitional act to another personal for it to be termed as a homicide. Homicide can be divided into various overlapping legal categories including manslaughter, murder, war, capital punishment and justifiable murder.  In the United States, the homicide rate in 2016 was 11.8 per 100,000 and in that of Canada in the same year was 1.69 per 100,000 population (Paliwal et al. 2016). This is a considerably large deviation between the two countries a factor that shows there is a systematic gap in the United States compared to Canada. The major objective of this paper is to explore the some of the major reason why the homicide rate in the US is so high compared to Canada through the analysis…

Tuesdays with Morrie review So what is really the meaning and the purpose of life? One of the crucial things Professor Morrie Schwartz passed to his former student Mitch Albom in regard to life was: “once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” In this “Tuesdays with Morrie,” we get to understand life, death and everything taking place there between the two. Morrie had a chance to walk that final bridge between the two and narrates the trip. “Tuesdays with Morrie” is a very creative and a firsthand bibliography narrating the tale of friendship between one old professor, Morrie and his former student, Mitch. Back in the 70’s is when this student takes a like to this energetic sociology professor when he attended Brandeis University. Mitch took every class of Morrie and soon the two becomes great friends. In every Tuesday the two great friends could meet and have a talk about life until Morrie graduates and becomes totally engrossed in the world full of vanity. 20 years down the line, now the award-winning sportswriter, Mitch realizes…

Total Quality Management and Human Resource Management             Total Quality Management (TQM) has been the most preferred management technique by several organizations in the past few decades. The application of TQM is based on improving quality management, customer satisfaction, improving competitiveness, increasing productivity as well as lowering the cost of production. Human Resource Management (HRM), on the other hand, is founded on human relationships. Organizations utilize HRM to improve group awareness, allow employees to showcase their potential as well as to advocate for culture change in the workplace. Generally, HRM and TQM operate in collaboration to ensure the success of a workplace. TQM and HRM have remained to be important topics in researches associated with management and organizations have been keen to embrace the two techniques. Human resource management is used as a tool to enhance the achievement of the objectives of total quality management in an organization. The impact of implementing TQM challenging to evaluate and thus, its relationship with HRM is not supported with a lot of academic evidence. Researchers who have engaged in research the relationship end…