Essays on Reflective essays

Research Question: At what times of the day did I walk the most steps? Description I chose the two variables steps and time over 7 days, where each petal of a flower represents a single hour in one day (e.g 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM). I did this so that visualisation of each hour every day would be very clear to viewers. I made changes to the petals by altering the “distanceOffset” value (changing the length of the petals) according…...

Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis is a novel that offers much insight into the culture of mid-20th century Crete where the novel was set. Along with the culture of this era, this novel demonstrated many of the philosophical beliefs of different portions of the populations of Cretans at this time. Through the interactive oral presentation, understanding of the context and culture as well as the literary value of the novel has been enhanced considerably. During the interactive oral, the…...

War of the worlds was a radio drama anthology series performed and written by a theatre group called Mercury Theatre. Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City by Orson Welles and John Houseman. The war of the worlds was the first broadcasting radio that caused chaos and havoc though out the country. The war of the worlds was broadcasted on CBS for the first hour it was broadcasted as a news bulletin saying that there was…...

This essay will be explanations of spiritual mentoring, reflecting off my mentoring and or being mentored. These will be broken down into three parts that defines and explains spiritual mentoring, contemplate on mentors in my life, and I will discuss people that I am mentoring now. This paper will start with the definitions and explanations of spiritual mentoring. Talking about spiritual mentoring and friendship, the Bible contains quite a few examples of spiritual mentoring. One example of this mentoring would…...

Modern society has become increasingly dependent on mobile phones. It is not the ‘plain’ mobile phones that are changing our daily lifestyles, but what are known as smart phones. Smart phones are the next generation of newly developed phones that can practically do everything that you can wish for. Businesses have benefited from this device . The smart phone also entertains us in various ways. The handheld device allows us to watch movies, listen to music and even play games.…...

In this essay I am going to critically reflect on how an Occupational Therapist (OT) would use grading and adapting to increase the therapeutic gain for clients when using groups and creative activities. I am going look at these two skills as they focus on client centeredness and intervention. College of Occupational Therapist (COT 2010; Atkinson and Wells 2003) stated that as a therapist one has to have a continuing duty to respect and hold the autonomy of a client,…...

A discussion of shopaholics and support groups.1. Shopaholics found their compulsion to spend by creating false identities to obtain more creditcards. They often hide bank statements from their spouses and try in any way possible to conceal their abuse. In some extreme cases shopaholics has even turned prostituted in order to finance their spending. 2. The group Walletwatch was made by Lawrence Michaels who is a Shopaholic. He spends thou-sands of pounds on albums he don't like and clothes which…...

This paper explores the principles of scientific management, focusing on the concept's inevitability and its irreversibility.'The increasing application of Scientific Management principles of work organisations to services is, despite its limitations, inevitable and irreversible'. Discuss. I Introduction From the outset of this essay it is necessary to define the basic principles of Scientific Management in order for the statement to be fully understood and why if at all such a practice is 'inevitable' and indeed 'irreversible' within a service industry…...

A relationship is either healthy or unhealthy. The only way to determine whether your relationship is healthy or not, is to step out of your own relationship and think about it. Healthy and unhealthy relationships have many different qualities. A healthy relationship is one with mutual respect for one another, trust, honestly, support during good and bad times, fairness, separate identities, and good communication. However, when these qualities are not present and qualities such as disrespectful, control, or abusive behavior…...

Turning up I would detest when people would know apart against for a individual 's race or skin colour. I believed that those people were awful and that non many people thought the same manner about race. After larning about racial stratification I have come to recognize merely how racist and prejudiced our societies are. At a immature age we are taught what society viewed as being a individuals race, the colour of their tegument. We are taught that different…...

While there a vast amount of literature of the importance of change and suggesting ways to approach it, there is very little empirical evidence to support the different theories (Guimaraes and Armstrong, 1998). In this assignment the research of a number of key authors will be reviewed in order to establish the usefulness of the information in understanding the management of change. Three key areas will be critically analysed; Culture and Commitment, Leadership and Downsizing. The objective is to illustrate…...

The discussion that took place between the OD consultant and Robert Denton related to the organization issues is considered to be ineffective for the OD practitioner, why, because he/she was not provided with much information by the plant manager. This did not tell much to the OD practitioner and since there is not much information hence there is no way the OD practitioner can help the manager understand what wrong with the organization. The plant manager himself could not find…...

Over this semester, I have been learning about more writing techniques to use for essays. I am trying to get all the skills I can to prepare me for other prompts from now until college. I have learned a fair amount of new things that can help to make my writing better. Now I look to apply these methods to what is given to me and I hope to succeed in my written works. How has your writing improved this…...

At the root of marketing is a simple exchange between a business and customer. Marketing became a mainstream business practice with the development of technology and infrastructure which brought on an increase in competition amongst businesses. Today consumers are well informed and no longer obligated to simply purchase a product in order to fulfil a need. With this, the power has shifted from businesses to the customer. (more…)...

The European Union, with a population of over 500 million people in 27 European countries and a combined economy that generated a GDP of $ 18. 39 trillion in 2008, presents a perfect opportunity for an American MNC planning to expand into foreign markets (IMF, 2009). Multinational companies (MNC’s) operate optimally in markets where they have a comparative advantage. Large populations with high levels of disposal income and liberalized economic systems, encourage trade and expansion (Smith, 2007). Financial transactions conducted…...

In this essay I will describe the fundamentals of GDP, unemployment rate, inflation rate, and interest rate. Also I will be explaining how some common occurrences such as buying groceries, massive layoffs, and a decrease in taxes affect the government, businesses, and even you. Lets start with GDP. What is GDP you ask? GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product and represents the total market value, in dollars, of goods and services. There are 4 main components that affect GDP; consumption,…...

This paper describes a significant learning family interaction that occurred when I was working in a community placement as a student nurse. I would be reflecting on that family interaction and use the “One Question Question” approach and analyse how this would contribute to your learning needs and nursing practice. Critical or significant interactions can be defined as situations that make an impression or have a special meaning to an individual. The analysis of such incidents, a useful reflective technique…...

I have dead the CAP Student Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy and understand Its implications. Also declare, if this is a practical skills assessment, that a Client/eliminative Consent Form has been read and signed by both parties, and where applicable parental consent has been obtained. 6th January, 2014. Today I reflect on a conflict that happened recently at work and at times can be an on-going issue within my workplace. Christmas/New Year is the busiest time of the year In…...

Compensation Management             The amount of compensation an employee receives for his or her services to a firm is a very sensitive issue because it is a reflection of what the employee is worth to the firm. Compensation even is one of the major motivators for employees; and it is motivation that leads to increased productivity. A firm can choose to compensate its employees based of length of tenure and seniority or based on ability and productivity. Both systems have…...

Born to Win "Winners and Losers" Each human being is born as something new, something that never existed before. He is born with what he needs to win at life. Each person in his own way can see, hear, touch, taste, and think for himself. Each has his own unique potentials -- his capabilities and limitations. Each can be a significant, thinking, aware, and creatively productive person in his own right – a winner. The words "winner" and "loser" have…...

Part B ii) Critical Reflective account Reflective thinking and practice have become increasingly common concepts in education in recent times (Bruster & Peterson, 2012). The modern classroom environment requires that teachers encompass more than just teaching skills and strategies, but also ethical codes in which to engage with pupils in their classes (Larrivee, 2000). Being a reflective practitioner involves teachers challenging preconceived assumptions, using reflection to solve problems and question existing practices (Larrivee, 2000). A critical incident is something which…...

September 7, 2018 Our instructor, Thomas, discussed the values of happiness with us, along with the difference between subjective and objective thought. He emphasized that happiness falls within the category of subjectivity. In other words, the definition of happiness varies from person to person. As an exercise, we took a quiz by Dr. Ed Diener online. This quiz tries to measure a person's happiness to the closest degree: September 9, 2018 Today we took the same happiness quiz as last…...

Reflective Essay Within this reflective essay, having kept a diary it was easy to reflect on my journey in the first year of university. It has been a welcoming journey with lots of things that were new to me and things that were challenging looking through my reflective diary I can see that things were very difficult at the start but with lecture slides and additional reading material it was a gradual learning process which has broadened my knowledge. This…...

Garfat (1998), describes being self-aware as a constant process, requiring that CYC's are open to checking in, paying attention to what's happening within, and what this might means. Garfat and Charles (2007), explain how it wasn't long ago "self" was used in a more superficial way, and more emphasis is now placed on "self" being an essential element. They say "who am I?" is paramount in CYC's reflecting on how they're perceived, and what they might want to learn about…...

The weaknesses we see in Tamura and the other soldiers not only have a great impact on their unfortunate outcome, but are also a result of a weakness within the Japanese Army itself. The awful fate of these soldiers, at the hands of their own command, is infuriating. Shohei's story holds powerful, and several dangerous implications of what war is like and what it's effects can be on those who fight in them. I would like to start by talking…...

Too often we aim for perfection and berate ourselves when we fall short. Some of us avoid that humiliation by simply giving up. I don’t want you to give up. I want you to aim high, certainly, but don’t stop simply because you didn’t achieve perfection. There are two points I will make tonight. Firstly, perfection for us mere mortals is by its very nature impossible to achieve. Secondly, to achieve perfection is not actually a desirable thing. Firstly, why…...

Both organic and inorganic foods pose health risks for consumers. While organic foods are often marketed as being naturally grown and inorganic foods being grown with the use of chemicals and pesticides, both types can pose health risks to the humans that consume them. Due to the varying conditions in which organic foods are grown, they can often contain amounts of chemicals and pesticides. For example, many organic farms neighbor inorganic farms where chemicals and pesticides can be easily transferred…...

Creativity is the specific process of using the mind to produce new concepts and ideas to do certain things. The concepts and ideas should be highly suitable to its purpose and original in its form to be considered creative. Creativity is the force that drives individuals to generate something innovative, formulate thoughts, and to try theories which were never done before (Creativity 2006). Creativity mainly comes from the person’s faculty.  And every person’s mind is different from each other. This…...

1. Have you ever kept a food journal before? If so, why? I have done a food once when I was in high school. It was my sophomore year in health class. My teacher wanted us to learn about what kind of food we eat. So she made us do it for one weekend. She wanted us to share what we ate and how everyone ate differently. Some people ate healthier and some did not. She made us look at…...

This paper will reflect how I define personality, some key personality features that define me, whether other’s view me differently than I view myself, reflect if my personality features are consistent or if they change with a particular situation, describe any personality tests I may have taken and my reaction to the analysis, and finally my thoughts on what would make a personality valid or not. How would you define personality? Personality is the qualities and traits that reflect a…...

All of us, no matter what our station in life, have dreams. These dreams may be vibrant and alive, pulsating in our entire being; or they may be dead, perhaps worn down by the weight of the years and the affairs of daily life. For the people who nourish great, expansive dreams in their heart, each day is full of meaning and direction. But for those who have let their dreams fade, life, no matter how pleasurable it may be,…...

After watching inception twice I am still confused as to what was real and what was not. I have come to the conclusion that the entire movie was Cobb dreaming. I believe this because Cobb's totem used to be his wife's totem. He only retrieved the totem when they were stuck in limbo. He said never to let anyone else feel the weight of your totem. Meaning that he himself has no way of knowing the actual weight or feel…...

“Reflection is not just a thoughtful practice, but a learning experience” (Jarvis 1992) This is a reflection on an incident that occurred during a shift on the labour ward. I have chosen Gibbs model of reflection (1988) to guide my reflective process. (Gibbs 1998) (Appendix I). Gibbs model (1998) goes through six important points to aid the reflective process, including description of incident, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and finally action plan. The advantage of Gibbs’s six-stage model is that it allows you to learn from experiences and make changes for your future practice. Description The incident involves…...

FIRO-B is a totally different assessment from Myers-Briggs because the purpose of Myers-Briggs is for our personal characteristics, the internal side; the purpose of FIRO-B is for our interpersonal aspect, the external side. Because of this assessment, I am able to rethink how I get along with people and how I deal with my relationship. Even though I did not get any high point for these results, there are still some aspects I want to share my perspective. It is…...

Before walking in this course, I had it stuck in my head that intervening in a research paper was bad. I learned that it was ok to insert myself into the essay. I could intervene and put a couple of my own perspectives into the essay. In high school, it was prohibited to use your own perspectives and words into the essay. The only major thing I had to consider is having the content and my perspective balanced so that…...

Sylvia Plath is the author of the poem “Mirror”, written in the early 1960s. Plath had a history of severe depression due to her father's death when she was a child and her failed attempts of suicide throughout her life. Many of her poems reflect her emotions, whether they are sad, angry or depressing, and “Mirror” is one of those poems. “Mirror” deals with the topic of a woman's self-consciousness and her vanity in a way that is unusual, yet…...

The Harvard Business Everest Leadership and Team Simulation allow participants to understand and appreciate underlying management concepts which form the basis of any well functioning organisation. Specifically, the simulation required students to work in cohesive teams, display important leadership qualities and to communicate effectively in order to make successful decisions. The Everest task involves the cooperation and cohesion of random individuals through their placement in a team. These teams consisted of five members, where each individual was assigned specific role…...

I am a nursing student from Australian Catholic University. This role play is about the vital signs. Now, I am going to write a reflective write about the video of my role play of TPR which is a part of assignment and done by me and my other two friends. Firstly, in my video when I play a nurse role, first of all I asked about the patient’s condition such as how are you today. I also make the eye…...

On our subject, Hospice Accommodation, our teacher was telling us about our final project which is conducting a seminar. We are tasked on Housekeeping Department. At first, I thought it was just a piece of cake, but I was wrong, it was the total opposite. It was really difficult to organize a seminar. Most especially if you are a first timer of doing such things. To make it easier, we divided the tasks to our group mates; I was assigned…...

“As important as methods may be, the most practical thing we can achieve in any kind of work is insight into what is happening inside us as we do it. The more familiar we are with our inner terrain, the more sure footed our [work] – and living- becomes.” P. J. Palmer (cited in Skovholt, T. M., 2001). The pursuit for self-awareness or self-understanding is a chief factor of valuable reflective practice. Counsellors need not only to be conscious of…...