In chapter 4, the author talks about interests. Interests are different than skills because you can be interested in something and not have the skills to do it or vice versa. If you do not have a skill, it can be developed in order for you to pursue an interest you have. There are six themes of interests. They are realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. Realistic themed people use their physical skills. They may enjoy outdoor and hands-on activities. They are practical, constructive, concrete thinkers, and observant. Investigative themed people are motivated by analyzing. They enjoy to conduct research and make observations. They are intellectual, theoretical, independent, and task-oriented. Artistic people
are motivated by expressing their creativity. They have unique ideas and like to express their individuality. They are flexible, intuitive, musical, and non-conforming. Social themed people are motivated by helping others. They enjoy relationship-based and supportive environments. They are cooperative, friendly, helpful, and understanding. Enterprising themed people are motivating by influencing others. They like managing people and projects. They are resilient, influential, assertive, and competitive. Conventional themed people are motivated by organizing information. They like structured, organized work environments. They are efficient, patient, systematic, and conscientious. The author explains Holland’s hexagon. The themes that are adjacent to each other are related. Interests can help brainstorm ideas for a possible career choice.
In the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, many elements of fiction are used to convey subject of themes represented throughout the story, such as disguises. Throughout the story the use of characterization, detail, and allusions represents the presence evil in the modern world. Oates used these elements to capture evil that illustrates the theme that ‘Looks can be deceiving’.
Gaines creates a great imbalance of power between Jefferson, Grant and Sheriff Guidry. The power imbalance between these three influences the theme of “A Lesson Before Dying”. The theme of this book is to defy labels and judgement. Sheriff Guidry has ultimate power over both men simply because he is an authoritative figure. Guidry thinks that Jefferson should die the way he is: animalistic and naive. When Jefferson and Grant shed their metaphorical skins of the conflicted teacher and dumb criminal, Guidry worries that the power has shifted. The two men began denying the labels society has stuck on them, and they were conspiring to make a change.” You’re a human being Jefferson, you’re a man.” (Gaines 83). This quote suggests that Jefferson
The individuality of a person consists of the qualities that make them different from others, simply stated by the Collins English Dictionary. These qualities are usually noticed on a physical basis because society emphasises on surface appearance. Because of this, individuality is lost. The pursuit of personal happiness can be diminished, just in the hope to meet the ‘norms’ around us. The idea of individuality becoming obsolete has been a common theme in literature, as authors and directors criticise the society around them. The Handmaid's Tale, written by Margaret Atwood, Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley, Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer and a Black Mirror Episode, Nosedive, directed by Charlie Brooker are all examples of this.
Application of career theories to my own life allows for analyzing past and future career decisions. Holland’s Theory of Careers states that one’s vocation is an expression of self, personality, and way of life. There is an indisputable and fundamental difference in the quality of life one experiences if they choose a career one truly enjoys, versus choosing a career one detests. A true testament to the validity of Holland’s theory, my job/career choices reflect my interests, as well as the evolution of my personality (internal self). My first job as a fine jewelry specialist and second job as a make-up artist echo my love of the fashion world. As I matured and became less fascinated by presumed “glamour” careers, I became captivated by physical fitness, nutrition, and medicine; I received my national fitness trainer certificate so that I may become a personal trainer. Nevertheless, my career decisions do not fit uniformly into merely one career theory.
Worldview is how you view the world around you and your place in it. Obviously a worldview is shaped and expanded over the course of a lifetime by many different influences. It is important to really examine your worldview and support it using many viewpoints. This paper will be made up of three parts all incorporating my worldview. In the first part I will explain my worldview in detail. In the second part I will be comparing my worldview to another. Finally, in the third part I will use my worldview to support my stance on an ethical dilemma of abortion.
In addition to my academic interest, I also draw, paint, and sculpt in my free time and have taken classes dedicated to this interest. While most might not feel as if that sets them apart, I have used my creativity and abilities in the fine arts to my advantage. My creative edge allows me to carry out creative solutions to problems and labs in class that most others might not realize as a solution. Because of art, I have developed the mindset of analyzing problems by looking at the bigger picture and not only looking at the problem in real life but theoretically.
What Yo-Yo Ma essay is trying elaborate on is that he believes we to fight for the arts and how it should integrate into the mixture, and that the arts are also a very important factor and there should be a balance between science, technology, engineering, math, and the arts. – an “Equilibrium” (YO-YO MA, Yo-Yo Ma, page 259). Yo-Yo Ma states in the essay that there are certain skills that are taught to the people who are involved in the arts that would also benefit those students who are involved in any of the STEM majors. The, set of skills being “collaboration,
While 2011 ESPN Films Presents documentary The Fab Five (initially part of Volume I of the “30 for 30” series but instead becoming the first release of their offshoot project), is not officially a “30 for 30”, its production and release functioned in much of the same way. Similar to 2009 “30 for 30” The U which aired after ESPN’s Heisman presentation (and became their most viewed documentary) and 2010’s Pony Exce$$ (which took The U’s spot) that premiered on the last day of the college football regular season, The Fab Five was presented two days before the start of March Madness and became the channel’s most watched documentary. Although Bill Simmons and Connor Schell “steadfastly assert that 30 for 30 is a historical and creative endeavor that is unmotivated by ratings or revenues”, it’s clear that The Fab Five and ESPN documentaries that preceded it were “very deliberately scheduled to capitalize on and enhance ESPN’s other programming”, and even utilized the “flow” of other channels for their own gain (as CBS and Turner Sports hold the TV rights for March Madness).
Because each art discipline appeals to different senses and expresses itself through different media, each adds a special richness to the learning environment. Arts help people Learn to identify, appreciate, and participate in the traditional and non-traditional art forms of their own communities and the communities of others. Art teaches us how to be imaginative, creative, and reflective. Different art forms help us develop the verbal and nonverbal abilities necessary for lifelong learning. The intellectual demands of the arts help us develop problem-solving abilities and such powerful thinking skills as analyzing and evaluating. Numerous studies point toward a consistent and positive comparison between concrete education in the arts and student achievement in other subjects. A program in arts education would engage students in a process that helps them develop the self-esteem, self-discipline, cooperation, and self-motivation necessary for success in life. Most important, the arts should be experienced and studied for their own true value.
Artistic: Artistic people have high imagination and creativity; they have high writing, musical, and artistic abilities. They tend to see themselves as expressive, original, and independent.
In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility there is a theme that runs along with males in the novel. The first born sons are forced to deal with the promotions and abilities that come along with the laws of primogeniture, yet even with all they get they do not lead an altogether happy life. The men that are "first-born" are in fact too swayed by the power and obligation that comes with their estates. In the novel the first sons are viewed in a negative light, yet the second-born sons have less responsibility to be what society wants them to be and are allowed to be his own. Although Edward Ferrars, is a firstborn, his mother disinherits him because of his lack of focus and ability to be all she wants him to be; as John Dashwood remarks "Robert will now to all intents and purposes be considered as the eldest son." We know that Colonel Brandon is a second son because he has an older brother who married his old sweetheart, Eliza, many years before the novel's plot begins. And whereas these characters are the heroes of the novel, all the eldest sons are cast in a negative light, including John Dashwood, Robert Ferrars, and Colonel Brandon's older brother. In Austen's day, the eldest sons were the ones who inherited all the family property according to the laws of male primogeniture. However, in spite of these inheritance laws, it is the second sons who ultimately find happiness in the novel; thus they make content lives for them...
Every person has something that makes them unique, something that defines them. I have many talents such as my athletic ability in track and field, but what defines me most is my artistic talents. Drawing has been my favorite hobby since elementary school. I took art classes for six years and continued to develop skill as I grew to love art. There were endless nights that I would just spend all my free time tied up in my room drawing any and everything. There are many of my drawings and my artwork on my walls, and all over the house. In a way, my artistic talent influences a lot of aspects of my life. My artistic ability persuaded me to chose civil engineering as the major I want to pursue in college, as well as in the future. I believe
Today most art education programs are made up of four components. One of these components is art aesthetics. Aesthetics is the study of the nature of a piece of artwork. It analyzes the work by asking specific questions regarding the artist and the piece. The viewer becomes the judge in a sense. It tries to discover what the artwork might be representing. They could also ask what type of emotion the artist was trying to convey in their work. The viewer also takes part in analyzing the physical aspects and characteristics of the work. It focuses on the use of color, sequence and synchrony of an artwork. It notes the artist’s craftsmanship, artistic ability and proficiency in technique (Hoffman 1999).
Themes plays a very important part of any short story, poem, drama or any other kind of literary work and though each literary work may be different, there can be a common theme between them that can truly make the work great. One common theme in “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, “Batter my heart, three-personed God” by John Donne and the drama Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, is the fact that someone or something is searching for someone else and goes to fairly extreme measures to find them, as well as there being a change in a character. In, “The Most Dangerous Game”, Zaroff is searching for Rainsford in what Zaroff calls his game of hunting humans instead of animals. In “Batter
Subjects like creation of art, music, dance, sporting activity and literature should be made fundamental part of every school’s pre-K to 12th grade curriculum because it expands and amplify the knowledge of the students and the students have a better intellection. According to Smith (2009), “Involvement in the arts is associated with gains in math, reading, cognitive ability, critical thinking, and verbal skill”. Arts will help the student hone their skills in different learning categories. One of the aspect of art is creativity and this makes the student do better by widely thinking. The verbal skill they develop through art is based on how they creative they get involving arts in their subject. Also Henry (2002) argued, “Schoolchildren