Miscellaneous Essays
Mind sports
Mind sports It seems almost like an oxymoron to combine the words mind and sport especially when the "sport" under consideration is chess. It is difficult to picture the game as a sport when the most physical activity it seems to require is moving the pieces across the board. Recently, though, the Olympic committee voted chess legal for competition in "The Games." This acknowledgment of chess as a sport by such a high council requires us to rethink our view of chess and athletics. Alt...
Michel foucault and the cultiv
Michel foucault and the cultiv Michel Foucault: The Cultivation of the Self Michel Foucault (1926-1984) spent much of the later part of his studies on the idea of the care of the self and cultivation of the self. He defined such care as using one�s own reason to ascertain who one is and how he can be his best. Foucault takes several perspectives on this theme, from medical to phenomenological, to develop his focus on finding out who one is, the goal of the care of the self. Human�s ...
Michelangelo
Michelangelo Michelangelo was pessimistic in his poetry and an optimist in his artwork. Michelangelo's artwork consisted of paintings and sculptures that showed humanity in it's natural state. Michelangelo's poetry was pessimistic in his response to Strazzi even though he was complementing him. Michelangelo's sculpture brought out his optimism. Michelangelo was optimistic in completing The Tomb of Pope Julius II and persevered through it's many revisions trying to complete his vision. Sculpt...
Microsoft the company
Microsoft the company Microsoft: THE COMPANY The thought of forming a company which supplies its customers with software, was a great idea--especially coming from a college dropout. Bill Gates, along with high-school friend Paul Allen, formed a software company in 1975. From the beginning, Microsoft had a tremendous potential to become a very successful corporation. Beginning with a revenue of sixteen thousand dollars, and three employees, Microsoft developed into a huge "money makin...
Microwaves
Microwaves You might remember the heroic role that newly-invented radar played in the Second World War. People hailed it then as "Our Miracle Ally". But even in its earliest years, as it was helping win the war, radar proved to be more than an expert enemy locator. Radar technicians, doodling away in their idle moments, found that they could focus a radar beam on a marshmallow and toast it. They also popped popcorn with it. Such was the beginning of microwave cooking. The very same ene...
Middle Adulthood
Middle Adulthood The Dictionary of Social Work roughly defines middle adulthood as the period between forty-five and sixty-four years of age. There are four main tasks in this stage. They include meeting intimacy and family needs, satisfying achievement needs, taking care of elderly parents, and coping with end of life issues. Erikson identifies the need for achievement during midlife, which fits into his stage of generativity vs. stagnation. Success in adulthood is defined by feelings o...
Mentoring
Mentoring Becoming a mentor can have a tremendous impact on the life of a youngster. Children need someone to look up to that doesn�t necessarily need be a part of their immediate family. Sometimes they have no siblings, or maybe their siblings or parents are busy. Perhaps they have no grandparents to do things with. These children are the ones that spend their afternoons in crowded after school programs where they may not get the attention the crave. This may lead to isolation and opposit...
Mergers
Mergers What is your opinion of a merger? If you say and think a merger is a bad thing then you are not alone. Recently, �mergers were given a big thumbs down in a poll given to Americans and Canadians.� The definition of a merger is �a combination of two or more businesses to form a single firm.� The cons of mergers greatly outnumber the pros because as companies get larger and larger, people lose jobs, monopolies form, and consumers pay higher prices, resulting in a less com...
Mesopotamie
Mesopotamie L'Architecture Plusieurs de pluies passes avait pratiquement d�truit ce ancien village, mais quelques avait survivre pendant ce long temps. Puis maintenant on peut l'�tudie leurs ruines et apprendre a pro pose de leur maisons, ziggourats, leur architecture. L'architecture m�sopotamien n'�tait pas maintenir bien au cause des briques de boue que les m�sopotamien ont utilis� pour fabriquer leur b�timents. Encore il ya des grandes lignes des b�timents qui avait...
Methods of therapy
Methods of therapy METHODS OF THERAPY Therapy, from a psychologist's viewpoint, has many different meanings. It can be physical or psychological, or even both. In this paper, several different aspects of therapy will be discussed. First the word therapy will be defined more clearly, and then psychotherapy and how it differs from other interactions yet is also similar. Next therapy will be examined from the Psychodynamic, Cognitive and Humanistic-Existential points of view, as well ...
Methods
Methods Hypothesis and Theory There is a negative relationship between support for abortion and the importance of religion, while controlling party affiliation. Among males, there is a negative relationship between support for abortion and the importance of religion. Among females, there is a negative relationship between support for abortion and the importance of religion. A person�s religious background greatly influences whether or not they support abortion. When rel...
Michael Collins Biography Figh
Michael Collins Biography Figh Fighting Spirit It was in County Cork, Ireland, 1890 when 75 year old "Michael Collins" watched his wife bring into the world his 8th child, "Michael Collins junior." "Michael" was the youngest of 8 siblings and in the short 6 years "Michael" new his father he and his siblings were strongly influenced and encouraged by him to become involved in poetry, reading, and other curriculum activities. As Michael grew older he became increasingly involved in sports...
Men and women
Men and women The men and the women in my family are quite different in their ways of looking at things. The men in my family place value on what something can do. The women place value on what something looks like. The men are interested in acquiring things that will serve a physical purpose. When shopping, men look for things like features, performance, durability, and remote controls. The women tend to look for things that are described with words like "cute," "pretty," and "matches ...
Men are From Mars, Women are f
Men are From Mars, Women are f "MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN COMMUNICATION" Men and women typically use different discourse strategies in communication, and, in general, women's linguistic behavior is disadvantageous compared to men's. This paper will attempt to demonstrate this fact, through the many stereotypes observed in Western society, which influence our perceptions, and may lead to actual gender differences. Despite these assumptions, it ha...
Men fear death
Men fear death �Men fear death, as if unquestionably the greatest evil, and yet no man knows that it may not be the greatest good�. (William Mitford). The speaker really nails one of the most highly controversial topics since the modern human walked this earth, what comes with death? Religions usually talk of some sort of an afterlife, be it reincarnation, or a concept of heaven or hell. They see death as a type of rebirth and look highly upon the end of their life on earth. Others see d...
Men, what are we
Men, what are we Men, what are we? Men, is described as a mammal, a vertebrates. Rabbit, cow, are also mammals but they follow a rule. They exist with the ecosystem in a unique balance, food web that is determined from producers to 1st order consumer, to 2nd . 1st orders being the herbivore like rabbit. 2nd the predators, fox. Because of the food web the population of a species are well balanced. They now how and when to stop, in growth of a population. But men deny the term mammal. We...
Meniscal Injuries
Meniscal Injuries The meniscus is one of the most commonly injured structures in the knee. Meniscal injuries can occur in any age group, but causes are somewhat different for each age group. In younger people, the meniscus is fairly tough and rubbery, and tears usually occur as a result of a fairly forceful twisting injury. In the younger age group, meniscal tears are more likely to be caused by athletic activity (Sutton, 1999). In older people, the meniscus grows weaker with age. Th...
Mental Training sports
Mental Training-sports Motivate Yourself! Metal preparedness is almost as important as physical training. To be mentally trained most closely means to be psychologically ready for the physical act of. Mental training includes several steps which include aquainting ones self with the event, setting a goal, finding out secret techniques or discovering the �trade secrets�, harnessing your inner psyche (Id) by having time set aside to discover it, monitor performance, visualize ones self ...
Medieval Weapons
Medieval Weapons Medieval Weapons Weapons are the tools of today and the death of tomorrow. At one time all weapons were tools. They were a means of survival among a harsh planet and cruel animals. The age of knights changed the true meaning of these tools forever. They now possessed the power of life and the power of death. Europe was an ever-growing bushel of civilizations. These civilizations were always under threat from other growing civilizations. At this point too...
Medieval battle tactics
Medieval battle tactics MEDIEVAL TACTICS Medieval tactics were essential for an attack or siege of a castle. Many tactics and strategies helped develop much-improved version of an attacking artifact, like weapons and sieging machinery. The knights of Medieval England which were the cavalry, improved as the years went by, but never actually had any tactics or strategies. The usual knight would just go out there and fight. The knights were the counter offensive against a small siege...
Meditation
Meditation Meditation is a private devotion or mental exercise consisting of a number of techniques of concentration, contemplation, and abstraction to heighten spiritual awareness. It has also been defined as, �Consciously directing your attention to alter your state of consciousness.� Meditation has been practiced around the world since the ancient times. It was used back then and still used today for spiritual growth (becoming more conscious). Meditation is mostly concerned about ...
Memoirs of Frank McCourt¡¦s Childhood
Memoirs of Frank McCourt��s Childhood What is the meaning of life? I always asked myself this very same question every day because I often wonder what is the reason for my existence in this world. I have never learned to appreciate all the things I enjoy in life, such as health, friendship, and love. I have always taken them for granted. I have constantly wanted more out of life as though I am not satisfied with what I have. I even wonder why my life is so dull when I haven��t e...
Memory, Expanding Your Mind
Memory, Expanding Your Mind How to Improve Memory Memory is defined as the accuracy and ease with which a person can retain and recall past experiences (Webster's Dictionary 611). It is often thought of as a capacity, such as a cup, that could be full or empty. A more common comparison is one to a computer. Some minds, like computers, can have more "software", being able to save and recall more experiences, information, and memories than others can. And like a computer, minds can be upg...
Men and women 2
Men and women 2 Men and Women Whoever said men and women are equal must be blind. Women have always taken a back seat to men in American society. This occurrence is not only found in the United States, but in other countries as well. It's safe to say that the Declaration of Independence started it, and it has continued to the present. There is one set of standards that apply to men, and another set of standards that apply to women. This is evident in the home, workplace, and societ...
Media Mergers
Media Mergers Merging Media Corporations are in recent days becoming ever more controversial for the fact they control a massive amount of information reaching the public. With the recent merging of ABC and Disney, concern has grown about whether the information from all the news programs and magazines might not be telling the whole story all of the time. Picture this: An ocean full of small fish, all competing at the same level. All of a sudden a larger fish swallows up a few of the sm...