Essays About Emotions

The overall sense of wellbeing: Horseback riding provides a great combination of cardiovascular and muscle-strengthening exercise. As previously discussed, participating in regular exercise offers several psychological benefits. Increased self-confidence: The concept of being able to control a larger animal than ourselves enhances our self-assurance. Acquiring a new skill also boosts our sense of value. Decreased […]

The middle school years (grades 7 and 8) are known to be the tough years. These are the years when the uneven pace of girls’ and boys’ physical, cognitive and emotional development is most noticeable. Girls are ahead of boys on all counts, and both suffer. Educators debate whether separating boys and girls during these […]

Integrative Reflection Paper I think that all modules, including the discussion on interpersonal skills, career development, emotional maturity, leadership skills, and service and commitement provided by the course (PERSEF1) are meaningful, but there is one module that I think has influenced a lot in my personal development and effectiveness — which is career development. In […]

My “primary’ personal thinking style as shown in my circumplex is The Humanistic-Encouraging Style. This style means that I am “accepting of myself, and accept others for who they are without question or criticism” (Human 2010). Humanistic-Encouraging individuals believe they can “assist others in fulfilling their potential by providing a supportive climate that inspires self-improvement” […]

Games can generate intense psychological situations, such as being in the bottom of the ninth inning with a full count and bases loaded, tied game. Another scenario is being on the eighteenth hole of a golf match, where sinking a ten-foot putt could guarantee victory. Lastly, in a championship game that’s tied, a penalty kick […]

Wally Lamb’s novel She’s Come Undone explores the theme of self-discovery and its significance in one’s life. Throughout the book, Dolores experiences multiple revelations that shift her perspective. These realizations help her understand that her failed relationships are not solely her fault and acknowledge her own worthiness of love and ability to survive independently. One […]

Menopause can happen at any point from 35 to 60 years old, with low levels of estrogen raising the chances of heart disease and osteoporosis. Indications that menopause is nearing include slightly longer or shorter periods, or a sudden cessation without prior notice. Physical changes that occur before menopause include experiencing hot flushes, where one […]

John M. Coetzee Born: 9 February 1940, Cape Town, South Africa Residence at the time of the award: South Africa Prize motivation: “who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider” Language: English Biographical John Maxwell Coetzee was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on 9 February 1940, the elder of two children. […]

JM Coetzee’s ‘Disgrace’ is a novel that chronicles the fall from grace of its protagonist, David Lurie. The misfortunes he suffers are varied and sometimes disturbing. But, although David’s experiences of disgrace could be interpreted as being only that of a middle aged white South African who is refusing to grow old gracefully, the idea […]

There are a number of stories and accounts that indicates that the slave trade is something that is not only inhumane, but also something that breeds an abhorrent culture based upon deceit and villainy. There are many examples of this being the case in the stories captured by Marcus Rediker. This is a culmination of […]

William Shakespeare penned down his most touching 29th sonnet, entitled, “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”. This sonnet holds the subject matter of love. More particularly, this poem praises love. In the first quatrain, the author is in a state of melancholy and is treated as an outcast. In the second quatrain, he […]

Both “Parting with a View” by Wistawa Szymborska and “Disgrace” by Carol Ann Duffy use the places which have been havens of tranquility in their previous lives to illustrate the changes which have taken place and symbolise their present emotions. In the poem “Disgrace” Duffy uses the house, that used to be her home, to […]

J.M. Coetzee’s ‘Disgrace’ literates Lurie’s attempt and failure of the seduction of a schoolgirl, Melanie. This is a campus novel about the first flirtation between a university lecturer and a student. The aptly named novel suggests the possible overall outcome of having a relationship with a student. ‘Disgrace’ is written from a third person in […]

The occasion for this paper was twofold. One had to do with the fact that I happened to read Bernhard Schlink’s Der Vorleser (The Reader) (1995) and J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace (1999) in close proximity to each other. This, in itself, is not particularly remarkable because the novels themselves were published within a few years […]

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on 7th May, 1840 Vyatka region in Russia. He was the second of the six children, had five brothers and one sister. Ilya Chaikovsky, his father, was a mining business executive in Votkinsk. Aleksandra Assier, his mother, was of French and Russian ancestry. At age of five, Tchaikovsky was able […]

All of these events as a whole created a time of “rebellion, lawlessness, and foreign exploitation” (Andrea, 345) that plagued the Qing regime until the Revolution of 1911.Around 1839, Lin Zexu, an official of Emperor Daoguang, was sent to Guangzhou to morally persuade the people of China to stop the use and sale of opium. […]

The Tories’ defeat in the 1906 election was attributed to several factors, including the tariff reform act and the Boer War which occurred between 1899 and 1902 in South Africa under the leadership of Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. The war was primarily motivated by a desire to acquire South Africa’s inexpensive raw materials, particularly gold, […]

How to Retain Pulchritude While Lost In the Woods Many people panic when they realize they are lost and focus solely on survival, forgetting the Importance of their appearance. They emerge from the solitude of the wilderness alive but completely disheveled, bearing no regard to their unkempt hair or dirty and tattered clothing. If you […]

Secondly, the Internal ND external factors will be analyzed. In addition, based on the situational analysis, the SOOT analysis will be formed in the third chapter. Furthermore, the identified factors will be compared to each other In order to classify new potential strategies. In the last two stages, new strategies will be formulated and implemented […]

“The Lost Boy” which is the follow up sequel to “A child called ‘it’” written by Dave Pelzer, tells the heart breaking story of a boy who just wants to be loved. He has been abused for years by his alcoholic mother and now, finally gets the chance to break free of her torture. This […]

The book, The Lost Boy, is the second biography by David Pelzer and was published in 1997. Dave Pelzer, the courageous offer of this awe-inspiring book, wrote this biography to continue his life story after his abusive childhood. He recapped all the trials and tribulations of being a foster child, coping with the prejudices, and […]

During the last three months we have been studying three short stories, The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs. Lamb to the slaughter by Rould Dohl and Lost Hearts by M. R. James. The three stories have some different themes but are similar in many ways. The themes of, The Monkey’s Paw, are greediness, guilt […]