Object: Buddha Overview of the Object The term ‘Budha’ simplifies the ‘enlightened one.’ This is the most significant surviving representation of Buddha after his death. It is not just about the portraits we see today but dates back to hundreds of years ago. By the time Buddhism reached China, it has continued to play the most significant role in devotional practices. Physical Appearance, Colors, and Description Some of the unique features include the fact that it is defined by an impressive stature, pose, and dress. The key features also reflect vital human characteristics. On various occasions, gestures can differ depending on the situation at the time. However, the Buddha, in general, brings out a clear reflection of the various conventional features that render it unique and brings in the sense of attachment to all believers of Buddhism. Its physical appearance depicts the symbols of radiance; the halo around its head, for instance, or sometimes the entire body. The radiance of Buddha is also depicted by the flame at the top of the head, accompanied by a gold-covered surface.

Chris Anderson, a long-serving Ted talks host, draws on his experience about what makes a great talk in the video titled, ‘Ted’s secret to great public speaking’. He stresses the importance of focusing on a single idea when giving a speech or talk. He then proceeds to give guidelines on how to project the idea effectively in order to make a great speech. The most helpful ideas by the speaker were; to make use of the power of language, to stir the audience’s curiosity and to ensure other ideas are connected to your primary idea. The ability to link the ideas together forms the basis of a good speech. The speaker emphasizes the importance of using the power of language. Realistically, when explaining some concepts it is likely to use complex words that the audience does not understand. I concur with the idea because perfect execution of the power of language helps the audience to get up to speed with your concepts (Barkhuizen 26). However, this can only be effective when the speaker correctly identifies their type of audience. Taking advantage of the power of language helps to influence the decisions made by the audience with regard to the issues…

Chapter Two Schools should be more responsive to diverse students’ educational needs, which should be the case since minority people in the community contribute to a significant population. Statistics Canada estimates that one in five people is a member of a visible minority. Schools failing to be more interesting, engaging, and responsive to ethnically diverse students can be seen as a form of discrimination since many students do not have their interests being considered in their learning institutions. Educational leaders need to employ active actions to ensure that ethnically diverse students in their institutions are accounted for when coming up with policies. According to (Gay, 2002), the quality of education for diverse students can be improved when instructional programs that consider their cultural heritage are implemented in schools, which means that the students’ diverse cultural heritages should be executed in schools to be more inclusive to diverse students. Teachers who are responsive to their students’ educational needs and implement culturally responsive teaching are likely to address their diverse students’ needs, which effectively improve their teaching skills and help them get through to their students (Bonner et al., 2018). It is therefore clear that it is necessary for schools to be…

Topic Chosen The subject matter of the essay is cognitive dissonance. This phenomenon may be defined as the condition under which a subject is induced to entertain inconsistent thoughts or attitudes with respect to a given topic. Externally and artificially imposed dissonance might be expected to have a cooling effect upon subjects’ willingness to enter into relationships with peers with whom they encountered pointed disagreement (McLeod, 2018). Source The peer-reviewed source article for this analysis is cited in an up-to-date APA-styled bibliography as follows: Vaidis, D. C., & Oberle, D. (2014). Approaching opponents and leaving supporters: Adjusting physical proximity to reduce cognitive dissonance. Social Behavior and Personality 42(7): 1091-1098. Problem Investigated The exact problem investigated dealt with how individuals might use physical distance from or proximity to peers as an indicator of their level of comfort with relationships to which they were forcibly introduced. The theory of cognitive dissonance asserts that the mental agitation that results from a shift of opinion from one’s initial stance results in a certain unease. This unease, in turn, influences how these individuals approach the prospect of face-to-face meetings with other individuals who can be expected beforehand either to agree or to disagree with their…

Question 1 Focalization is the restriction of the narration based on the perspective, knowledge, and experiences of the narrator. In some instances, the focus of the narration is dictated by the characters and other entities within the world where the narrated story is occurring. It defines the perspective with which the narration progresses and links to the feelings and opinions expressed. Fixed internal focalization combines the fact that a singular focus is established and that the focus is on a character within the narrative. This is maintained throughout the story. In Atwood’s Footnote to the Amnesty report on Torture, the man who cleans the floor indemnifies himself from the gruesome activities by taking the perspective of a worker just carrying out his duty to make a living (Vendler et al. 70). He’s glad to have this job because there are few others. He isn’t a torturer, he only cleans the floor: every morning the same vomit, The same shed teeth, the same piss and liquid shit, the same panic.

In the past seventy years, the Chinese population has rapidly grown and become the highest in the world. This trend started in 1949 due to the post-war baby boom, higher life expectancy, and the pro-natalist policies of the Communist Party (Howden and Yang, 2015). From 1950 to 1979, the Chinese population grew from 554,419,273 to 986,132,202, with the average annual growth rate of 1.97% (Howden and Yang, 2015; Macrotrends, 2020). In 1979, the government implemented the one-child policy to curb this rapid growth because it started to put enormous strain on the economy and the environment. It caused pollution and accelerated depletion of non-renewable natural resources. Nevertheless, the policy failed to fulfill its purpose, and the population grew another half billion, amounting to 1,439,323,776 in 2020, although the annual increase from 2019 was only 0.39% (Macrotrends, 2020). The high number of Chinese population creates such environmental problems as pollution resulting from coal combustion, water depletion and pollution, air pollution, and deforestation.

Solidarity is considered the most human value. It means standing with one another through tough or good times. The shared feeling or action, especially with common interests, is considered solidarity. It is a representation of the basis of other human values, including companionship, honor, loyalty, or friendship. There are various factors that can prompt individuals or groups to act in solidarity. Some of these include love for one another or shared disdain of certain situations, establishments, or prevailing aspects of the society. People can show solidarity by acting together to champion for their rights or to counter some undesirable establishments in society. Wilkins Donegal is an Ugandan-based Indian professor who has committed his efforts towards the support of equal rights for women. Wilkins has come up with a foundation in Africa where he offers training for women in various empowerment projects. Apart from offering training, he is providing monetary incentives to needy women so that they can be self-sufficient. According to Wilkins, women empowerment is a positive step towards solving poverty, which has gripped various societies in Africa. Women in Africa for a long time have been subject to uneven societal prejudices that favor male dominance. This has so far…

Introduction There are various elective healthcare options available today, which people approach for different purposes. However, dynamism is the single most crucial factor in the competitive section, especially regarding marketing. Changes occur across various regions and sectors, with all efforts geared towards enhancing the effectiveness of the selling strategies used. Most patients who opt for elective care are well-informed and often exercise particular caution. Discretionary decisions for these elective procedures are, therefore, weighed against pricing, benefits, and convenience. Moreover, the economic rivalry in the field of elective healthcare services has been increasing dramatically, differing in intensity over the last few decades. Only a couple of years ago, such services were limited to the few practitioners with excellent credentials. Today, the same products have become a territorial battlefield for the non-surgical, surgical, and minimally invasive kinds of healthcare treatments. Therefore, the market of elective services grows rapidly, suggesting challenges to marketing strategies due to increased competition and broad choice available to consumers.

National security and military strategies denote guidelines established by countries with the intent to promote their safety and wellbeing. These strategies inform countries’ defense and offense approaches to ensure prompt and effective mitigation against immediate and future threats. National security and military strategies comprise policies that are unique to countries. They constitute written or verbal positions communicated either directly or indirectly by Heads of States and reflect a nation’s national ideologies, goals, and global influence. These strategies continue to shape the global landscape concerning hegemony and resource allocations, thus, affecting international relations, foreign policy, and regional and global stability. Owing to their national importance, it is arguable that national security and military strategies are public documents that ought to be accessible to the public for scrutiny. However, due to concerns over American and Israeli aggression, the Islamic Republic of Iran adopts a classified approach to its strategies, leaving analysts and researchers to construct these guidelines from a mosaic of information available on the subject matter. Such secrecy regarding matters of national and public interests often promotes distrust among nations, which contributes to tensions that require policy interventions to avert conflicts. This paper proffers an assessment of Iran’s national security and…

The intricacy of organizational management demands a leader’s creative imagination. Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of a leader is a strenuous task. Organizational politics and undefined standards inhibit the successful assessment of leadership positions. Various leadership scholastic resources are accessible today, ranging from articles, books, personal coaching, podcasts, workshops, and seminars that contain various methods used in leadership appraisal. All the leadership education, training, and approaches available concur or differ in one way or concerning measuring leadership efficiency. The former assertion is caused by the disparity in methodologies, teaching angles, and opinions linked to secular and biblical approaches. This paper concentrates on focus, purpose, and end goal to examine both similarities and differences between the secular and biblical approaches for measuring leadership efficacy. The study explores both secular and biblical approaches portraying varying and homogeneous aspects. Biblical perspectives differ gravely with the secular conceptions about leadership as the latter operates on worldly philosophies and not divinity.