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July-August 2015
Student Writings from IEI
WRITING TWO
About the Building Next Door
English Language
Changed My Life
By: Doris Martinez Martinez (Honduras)
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My Life
By: Yasir Othman (Saudi Arabia)
I had my son 3 years ago. Me and my family
are happy. I like to play with my son every day. My
son is happy every day. My son goes to the doctor
every day. He is happy here in America. When I go
to the store, I buy candy because my son likes candy
and milk. Also, he likes chocolate.
The Park
By: Awad Alayesh (Saudi Arabia)
The grandparents are walking in the park. A
man is painting. A mother and baby are looking at
flowers. He is looking at the insects. There are
people looking at a sign. He is looking at deer.
Ducks are swimming in the water. A bird is on top of
the house. They are talking about the park. It is
open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WRITING THREE
My Favorite Holiday
My Favorite Relative
By: Phuong "Jana" Nguyen (Vietnam)
I have a wonderful and beautiful sister. Her
name is Ahn. She is 21 years old. She lives in
Taiwan. She is a secretary in my uncle's restaurant.
She works on her computer and her phone everyday.
She is very beautiful. She is 162 cm tall. She has
long hair and black eyes.
My sister is very kind. She is very helpful
and friendly with everyone. She likes listening to
music. She also dances and sings K-pop.
My Favorite Relative
By: Yousef Albalawl (Saudi Arabia)
A Scary Time
By: Ali Almousa (Saudi Arabia)
I like to walk every week around my
neighborhood. One day I was walking and listening
to music when I saw a big dog. It was looking at me.
Then it was following me. I walked faster and faster
and the dog walked faster and faster. I was afraid
and yelled, "Help me! Help me!" I saw a car. The
woman was driving. I tried to go to her car for help. I
said, "I am afraid of the dog! I am tired because I was
running". The woman helped me.
WRITING FOUR
Contrasting Being Married and Single
By: Daisuke Ishizuka (Japan)
Are you married or single? Some people believe being married makes you happy and gives you
something which cant transcend money. On the other hand, some people believe being single is quite comfortable,
and they are able to live it up. There are many differences between married life and single life including dining,
leisure, and cost.
First, the dining style and experience are greatly different between being married and single. Everyone
has a meal every day, and almost all people have a meal three times a day, which is the most important thing of
human life. If you are married, you can order many kinds of foods and share them with your spouse. In addition to
that, you can share your day that happened. Those make our food more pleasant and enjoyable. On the other
hand, if you are single, your food item is limited, and you can eat a little at a time. Also, when you cant reach
anyone, you have to eat alone without talking, and it is quite lonely.
Second, we generally have leisure times which differ in both lifestyles. Leisure time brings us a preferable
rest, so it is valuable for everyone. In case of marriage, they enjoy lots of things without attention. Playing sports,
traveling abroad, and watching movies are examples of this. You can always talk to your favorite person anytime.
However, a single man/woman cant. If they get time for leisure and want to spend it with someone, they have to
search for a friend whose schedule is matched. If you find a friend, you may put up with the plan, which includes a
part you dont want to do, and if you cant, you have to enjoy the leisure by yourself.
For another thing, the cost of both life styles varies greatly. Which lifestyle requires more money? A
married couple costs double the amount of a single couple. Food, trips, and other things are so. It costs a lot in the
case of marriage, but it makes their life satisfied by the amount spent. In contrast, a single life often costs less than
a couples, but sometimes costs a lot by price per person. When traveling alone with lodging, it usually costs more
money.
In conclusion, there are a variety of gaps between being married and single, particularly, dining, leisure,
and cost. If you want to be happy in your life, you will choose the option naturally.
Success
By: Eman Alghoribi (Saudi Arabia)
Many people want to achieve success in life, but do you think it is easy? It is hard because we are wired to
look for quick fixes and easy ways to keep form failing. It is good idea when we plan to have success with our life
and studying.
We all want to achieve success, so we can live a comfortable life that has freedom or a beautiful house.
However, learning how to balance your life will help you to be successful. Last year, after I graduated from
university, I stayed in the home without working or anything I love. That is bad because my life was boring. When I
planed my life, it was entirely different. One of the nicest things was when I came to US to study. Now, my feeling is
different because my plan changed, and now I feel successful.
School can be one of the most difficult things to deal with to be successful. There are many ways to be
successful in school. When a teacher is giving a lesson, take notes, and if you do not understand something, ask a
question. I think the more questions you ask, the smarter you will get. Also, it is good if you start studying at least a
few days before a test. I think making schedule is also important to be successful.
In conclusion, without change and success, the word would be the same. You should be successful in your
life and your studying. Think about how you could improve your life.
Travel
By: Yousef Alanazi (Saudi Arabia)
There is more than one reason that lets you choose travel by airplane or travel by car. If you want to travel,
you will face more than one thing you have to look at before making a decision. One of them is how you want to
travel, by airplane or by car, and what is the best between them. As any decision, you will think about the positives
and negatives of it. In my opinion, regardless of cost, travel by airplane is the best way to have comfort, safety, and
the best use of your time.
To begin with, travel could be more enjoyable if you are traveling by something that is more comfortable.
While you travel by airplane, you will have a seat with a screen that has many kinds of movies and games.
Moreover, the hostess will ask you if you want to enjoy a meal or a drink. Also, you do not have to do anything
unless it is enjoyable for your time. On the other hand, if you travel by car, you will lose all this because travel by
car needs more focus, ability, and some papers like registration, license, and insurance. In the same way, travel by
car needs to follow some rules, and you should respect those such as the speed limit.
In addition, people care about safety more than anything else, even though they spend a lot of money on it.
Travel by airplane has more safety than travel by car according to many studies. As we know, many people are
killed by car accidents. That means if you travel by car, you are more likely to have an accident. In contrast, travel
by airplane is safer according to many studies and airplane history. For example, according to the CNN website,
from 1946 we had just 11 to 21 airplane accidents per year compared to thousands of car accidents.
Last of all, traveling by car will spend more of your time compared to traveling by airplane. If you travel by
car, you will waste more of your time on many reasons like traffic, stopping for gasoline, bad weather, and if you get
stopped by a police car. In contrast, as any one knows, there is no stop with travel by airplane until you arrive to
your destination. Also, you do not have to take care of anything. Furthermore, you can enjoy anything like eating a
meal or drinking some juice without any stop, and you will save your time while you enjoy your trip.
In the end, people prefer many ways to travel between cities and countries, but you should choose the one
that has more positive things such as comfort, safety, and saving time. In my opinion, the best thing is you can
travel while you sleep when you travel by airplane.
What Is Beauty?
By: Sarah Alkhatam (Saudi Arabia)
Are you beautiful? This is a question that is hard to answer because there are different opinions about what
is beautiful. I can see myself beautiful while some people might disagree. Beauty is a quality that people, places,
or things have that makes them very attractive to look at (Longman English Dictionary). Some people find beauty
in art, nature, or people.
First, some people find beauty in art such as in paintings, music or poems. It is beautiful to them because it
gives them joy and pleasure. When you sing song or anything great for people that makes you feel very well. Also, I
think all of people like listening to a kind of music. For example, classical music, pop music, or anything of music.
When you listen to something, you can feel relaxed anytime and anywhere you want.
Secondly, the beauty of nature is one of the most important elements in life reflected in our life, in terms of
psychological things and the desire to continue life. Moreover, if we maintain our picturesque nature, we can have
freedom of negative things and work to increase lifes beauty. Some people like the beauty of nature. The nature is
important in the life to see how to grow trees, flowers, and other things.
Finally, the beauty of people is inner and apparent. In the inner beauty, we can see actions to other
people and good behavior with them in terms of humility. Also, in outer beauty we see peoples appearance such
as cleanliness, good clothes, and interests in personality.
In conclusion, everyone like the beauty from art, nature, and people to get inspiration to be a wonderful
person. Thats everything of beauty important in the life for humans to do something, and it makes us feel amazing
and great.
boyfriends or girlfriends. Also, there was usually somebody who did his or her homework or gave him or her a
snack.
However, why is it so? Scientists say the reason is easy. If our brain looks at a person with a pretty
appearance, we think that she or he is balanced with the nature and with herself or himself. Also, we would like to
spend time or work with these people instead of others. I used to always think that physical beauty comes from the
inner beauty. Actually I still believe it, but I know there are some exceptions. To illustrate, a few weeks ago there
was a beauty queen in our showroom, and my colleagues and I were very surprised about her behavior. Although
she obviously had a beautiful body, that was it. She wasnt kind, wasnt lovely, and wasnt polite. Thats why we
thought that she musnt be a well-balanced girl with a nice soul.
Summing it up, everybody has different meanings of beauty. No doubt that pretty people are preferred
more than others in some situations, but this is not everything. After their lucky beginning, they have to prove their
talent at their workplace, and they have the same problems as the others in their private zone.
Your Time
By: Zokhid Vakhobov (Uzbekistan)
Which is more enjoyable for you, school time or vacation time? This is a question that may be easy to answer.
I think many people choose vacation time to have fun. However, all periods have a good side. The advantages and
disadvantages of school and vacation time include the schedule, activities, and responsibility.
First of all, the schedule will be completely different. During the school time, the school has a law and rules for
itself, and everyone must follow them. For instance, we must be on time for the school, we must do homework, et
cetera. I do not know in the USA, but in my country, some students do not follow the schedule because some
schedules are a little strange. I disagree with IEIs schedule, because most of the places have vacation during the
summer, but in the IEI it is the opposite. In my opinion, it is not good because most people cannot catch any
information during the summer unlike other times. Summer time is hot, so thats why scientists recommend not
having school during that time. Moreover, we know school time activities are different than another time. Some
students like that time, and some others do not. During the school time, we cannot do things we want to. I think
students do not want activities, tests, or quizzes. However, school time does have fun activities too. For example,
you can go to lunch with your classmates and go to travel after class with your classmates. These activities are fun
for me to spend a good time with my classmates. In addition, if I discuss responsibility, you should be more
responsible during your school time. You should do everything on time. You should wake up at the same time
everyday. Furthermore, you should spend time to do your homework. I know some schools have rules about
uniform. If you study at a school like that, you should follow that rule too. For me, it is good for my health to be
responsible for everything, so I try to be good every time. That is good for our future to be responsible for
everything.
Second, vacation time is the favored time for everyone. We can do what we want. We do not have a schedule
during the vacation. We can wake up at what time we want everyday. It is good to spend time on everything. On the
other hand, it is not good for our health. Because, anytime, if we want this to be implemented, it is impossible
because life has its own law and rules. We should follow them too. Why did I say, it is not good for our health?
Let us imagine, if we wake up at whatever time, during the day we will have pain in our head, and our body will not
be fresh. Furthermore, the activities are different than another time. We can go any place to travel. However, that
time we are not with classmates, but we are with different friends, so every time different activities happen. For one
thing, I cannot say we do not have responsibility
for anything. We must be responsible for lifes
rules like we cannot live without food. We can do
anything we want during the vacation.
In the end, we are born and we die, but in
the between time we cannot do everything we
want because life is short. Our time is in our own
hands, so we should spend it on good things
every time in school and vacation time too.
WRITING FIVE
Changing the Gun Laws in the U.S.A.
By: Koichi Imafuku (Japan)
I think there should be a change in the gun laws in the U.S.A. This month a man assaulted
several soldiers by gun in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The man went to the army school and shot a gun.
We can buy a gun in the mall market and use a gun easily. The gun laws should be changed
because of the following things.
First, we can buy a gun too easily. If we have to take a license we cannot have a gun easily. If we
can buy a gun only in specific shops, a man purchasing a gun illegally cannot purchase weapons.
Second, if we cannot buy a gun it will contribute to a decrease in crime. For example, in Japan,
we cannot buy a gun and hold any weapons outside. As a result, the crime in Japan is much less than the
crime in the U.S.A.
As another issue, if we cannot buy a gun we cannot defend ourselves from people who already
have a gun. This may be correct; however, if we do not change the gun laws we cannot change the world.
There should be a change in the gun laws in the U.S.A. in spite of causing several problems.
In contrast, it is clear that social media has made our lives more difficult for the following reasons.
People are spending too much time on social media. For example, if you use social media every day and
you are used to using it all the time, you are wasting your time. Now most people cannot sit without
having their phones. If you go anywhere you will see most people holding their phones, for instance while
they are at a restaurant, at work, and at home. Another reason is social media makes us busy. Using
social media adds to todays busy-ness. Children use social media even though they have homework
they should be doing. Also, when we are at work sometimes we ignore our work and as a result are less
productive. So, this situation makes us busier to catch up with the things that we have to do. Moreover,
knowing about and learning harmful things from many of these programs is easy to access. In fact, social
media has a lot of injurious items; for example, clips that are prohibitive, bad words, and violent,
aggressive scenes. So, if we use social media we might learn something but not in a good way. It is
better to learn the difference between good and bad from our parents and not by being on social media
sites.
To summarize, I think social media does not make our lives more suitable. If we want to spend
our time, we can spend it on something better such as, doing homework or completing important projects.
However, we can use social media only to get what we need to make our lives better.
Telling a Lie
By: Hussain Koraisha (Saudi Arabia)
People who lie often can not remember what they said and as a result change their story and are
caught in their lie! Most people lie to please other people like Did you like my gift? or Am I getting fat ?.
In this situation people to lie these are considered white lies. There are some other more situations in life
that cause people to lie such as to influence others and to prove a point.
Some people tell lies to influence others to condescend to their side, and support the lie. For
example, if you are in school and the teacher is asking you to show him your homework or he will report it
to the principal. This situation makes students try to influence the teacher by asking him to give another
chance. On the other hand, that may cause people not to believe you anymore. I am not upset that you
lied to me, I am upset that from now on I cannot believe you. ( Friedrich Nietzsche, Google). For
instance, if you tell a lies to your teacher to influence them all the time, they will not believe you anymore
even if you are telling the truth.
Some adamant people might easily resort to lying to prove their point. This adamant class of
people can also get quite creative when it comes to lying. For example, a car dealer sometimes lies to the
buyer to sell a car even if it is not in good condition. In addition, one of the most common situations in
proving a point is with marriage. Sometimes it is going to end in a divorce. For instance, if the husband
spends too much money on something strange and it is not worth it, the wife may start to blame him for
the loss of that money; however, he wants to be right. So they can never agree and if that continues to
occur, that might result in their divorce.
It is clear that there are some factors such as influencing others, and proving a point that cause
people to lie or tell a white lie. But, remember tell the truth! Do not get caught in a lie.
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WRITING SIX
Merging Special Needs Students with Normal Students
By: Othman Almishari (Saudi Arabia)
If you want to know to what extent a community is developing, just take a quick look at its special
needs services. It is an enormous issue in the United States. We cannot stress enough to catch public
attention to concentrate on the obstacles that face the special needs movement. The purpose of merging
special needs children is to melt all of the differences between the special needs children and the normal
children. Under any circumstances we must repeal any kind of rules that support the separation between
them. However, in this research paper we are going to discuss the most essential points. All of the points
are under umbrella of the special needs child right to be merged with normal children in the school and in
the classroom, convincing the community to approve this concept, making normal students feel positive
about this project, and some effective methods which can help in the classroom. Therefore, all these
points focus in one field to achieve one goal that deserves to be discussed by us several times until those
children get their rights.
appeal to the public to support them, or we can do like what the parents in the Boston College did, when
they started the online petition. The last lesson which we have learned from the Boston College story, that
we should create a parents council. And it should arrange a periodic meeting that includes the child
himself, his family, his classmates, and his neighbors.
To prove this concept, the connection between the special needs children and the community;
there is a public library, which involves the special needs children as workers. It was an awesome
experiment when the children are given very simple jobs to do, such as cleaning the old books, and
returning the books to their shelf. In addition, those children have made a lot of friends with those whom
attend that library. That is one of the most effective ways to impact the community (Peoples Carelnc).
was from the normal students. Even the cheerleading was a variety of them. In that report, they
interviewed several normal students and all of them were feeling positively about this project. In addition,
one of the normal students said that she loved it very much, and this project brought so much energy
(WPBF 25 News).
Conclusion
As we have probably realized, it is a pretty salient issue. It is not just for those who might be a
special needs child`s parent. It is for all of us because it affects the civil rights. We cannot treat some of
our children like some people who have a stigma. We have to create the best environment for them. This
is not a secondary issue, this is a primary issue, and this is our priority. In addition, there are some main
elements under the umbrella of merging the special needs children, which are convincing the community
to approve this concept, making normal students feeling positive about this project, and some effective
approaches, which can help in the classroom. However, there is an idiom that says do not look down at
someone unless you are helping him. Therefore, that is the perfect time to go ahead and encourage
people who are around us to practice what we have suggested. I strongly support that idea, and I believe
it is worth fighting for, until it becomes realistic.
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botox treatment, their facial muscles do not move very well, this show less emotional activity in their
brains.
If we want to summarize the financial benefits from smiling, we can say that smiling increases
productivity. Research has shown that smiling while you work rise energy levels. Also, smiling
encourages feelings of trust. Also, smiling makes you be successful.
Laughing or smiling protects your heart; therefore, smiling and laughing improve the functions of
blood vessels, this lead to increase blood flow. This will protect you from heart attack and other types of
cariodovascular problems.(Mcghee).
Smiling makes you more relaxed. I think that a great exercise we can do is smiling each day for
two minutes or more like you want. It helps your body to relax, and relieves physical tension, and stress.
Also it will keep your muscles relaxed for 45 minutes after (Mcghee).
Smiling helps you to stay emotionally healthy. We can explain this statement by saying that
smiling makes you feel good. This feeling will remain with you after smiling disappears. Those feelings
allow you to avoid bad feelings and make you positive, and optimistic, through difficult situations,
disappointments, and loss. On the other hand, smiling encourages you to seek other sources for hope
and happiness. (Mcghee).
The feelings of smiling change how you see the world. Allow you to see the world from other side.
Also, change your perspective, you will see the situation in more real. You will be more flexible, and you
will avoid feeling overwhelmed.(Jarrett).
Smiling Depression
Do you think all the people are happy? According to the National Institute of Mental Health,
approximately 10% of the United States population is suffering from depression. A lot of people are
suffering from smiling depression and they do not know. Smiling depression is when the person appear
happy to others when internally he or she is suffering from depression symptoms. This smiling keeps the
depression feelings deep so he cannot realize that he has depression. They use external faade to hide
their sadness. This causes problems in sleeping, and a lack of enjoyment in pleasurable
activities.(Labeaune).
In conclusion, science has studied the advantages of smiling. I think they have known a lot but
still more do not show for us. We just need to smile or laugh, and make other people smile too. I believe
that smiling is the key for happiness or maybe the beginning of peaceful world.
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From another view point, gambling is educational. In spite of the fact that most people believe
gambling is not ethical and is rather harmful for human development, we can learn a lot from it. In my
experience, through gambling, I have learned a lot: self-control, logical thinking, consideration toward
others. Because these skills are needed to win a game in the casino, I always try to be conscious of them
whenever I play a game. These skills are also necessary to work in the society, but some people lack in
them. For example, it is often the case with gambling that luck determines the result of a game no matter
how much efforts the player makes. This kind of matter often happens in business. An experienced
person who is not good at self-control would lose his/her temper to be unable to manage the situation. In
contrast, a person who has enough experience of gambling would be able to handle their emotion and to
cope with the problem. Gambling is a good opportunity for young people to acquire social skills.
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politicians hesitate to decide to build casinos. This is one of the reasons why casinos have not become
popular politics for improving economy all over the world.
Conclusion
Considering the above, it is obvious that a casino can be a savior of the community. The
government should seriously consider installing casinos into its community for its bright future.
Casinos and their surroundings would create enough jobs for the unemployed. The employed can also
obtain skills of the job. The community would never suffer from high unemployment rate. Next, Casinos
attract tourists and their money. The government gains money from tourists wallets legally. Thanks to
these two effects, the government can expect steady income from gambling industry. Last but not least,
we can learn various social skills through playing casino games. On the contrary, the negative effects are
not so much serious as to give us up launching casinos.
I can assert that casinos save a community which it is found difficult to sustain by themselves.
The government and politicians should try to change citizens stereotype about gambling and to remove
the barriers by connotation, which the U.S. Government is good at. After eliminating the stereotype,
people would notice how beneficial casinos are for them.
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Anyone who creates a company wants to succeed and must gather a number of resources to
reach the goal. One of the most difficult tasks is to shape the workforce. It is even more when it should
be qualified, diverse and creative for the purpose of achieving constant innovation such as Companies
like Google, Microsoft, IBM. Thus, innovation allows the company to put the best price possible for its
products and services because these organizations have not only excellent products but a unique
experience delivered by their team. Chovolhary announces, Fast company magazine annually lists the
worlds 50 most innovate companies. and it is interesting that the list is not just based on revenue growth
and profit margins, but also on progressive business models and ethos of creativity. However, to make
the team deliver an innovative idea, it is necessary to achieve special statuses in his integrants minds,
making them feel not only part of a business but a professional objective. As a result, it ceases to be an
objective and becomes a life choice, getting motivation, and, therefore, happiness. Just a happy person
can create something new, just a person who has achieved his main goal or is in the way to his goal.
Nevertheless, to wonder about personal goals is something completely new for the business.
Organizational change is certain, but unfortunately, people tend to resist it (Barnes and Calif).
So, the first step is to understand the need to innovate through human resources and accept the
risk to undertake the complex process. Then, one of the main goals will be happy and motivated
employees, by providing uncommon benefits, compensation, regular training and workshops, but most of
all, it is important to open a working environment where open, direct and casual conversations occur
regularly. This new workforce is a driver for innovation. We are being guided by amazing ideas like
Google, which makes all its human resource decisions based on scientific data (Chovolhary).
In this new era, important companies have had different ideas. They have been adapting to
changes, developing new strategies for improving or increasing contributions between organizations and
society. Indeed, they have realized that a business is developed by people. They are the main raw
material, and they are the cells. For this reason we have to begin reviewing each person who works for
us, each cell. We must know if they are here just for money or because they feel indentified with our
mission. Also, it is important to know if she or he has a plan in his or her life, a detailed career map. Then,
the company and the employee initiate a synchronization process. One of the keys to have satisfied
teams is an organization that is concerned about employees individual goals because they will find a
developer environment at work (Pratt). At this moment, we are speaking about one goal driven by
employees and management. As a result, the employees believe that they belong to the company. In this
instance, it is important to speak with the new person during the first months. In this time, she or he is
able to learn easier. Indeed, he needs to get used to the new environment and the new people working
together. So, observation and analysis are required (Mayhew).
Once we have made the first step, that is the most tedious because it is about accepting new
forms of administration, new procedures in new contexts. Now, we are focused on coaching not only our
work force but also our competitive advantage. Due to shortened product life cycles and hyper
communication, innovation is a sure way to preserve a company's competitive advantage. So, the
employees must find new ways of doing things through an effective organizational culture (Chovolhary).
Consequently, they will be able to think and speak clearer. So, the idea is that they should feel
comfortable to share any information they have in mind not only with their coworkers but all the company.
For this reason, we need one of the most difficult skills that any company might have. It is called
an open environment, free people to speak or I could say organizational culture based on Open
Communication. It is important to know employees' thoughts. Companies like FACEBOOK break down
barriers among employees by supporting social activities outside of their days jobs (Chovolhary). In some
cases we need experiences rather than material goods because the relationships give us humanity (Mac
Bain). The money is essential always. The payment is important for the employees, but we should give
them something special, unique, that helps us to improve our communication. It is the time, the social
activities, and the moments that we share with our coworkers. So, the main purpose is to know each
other carefully, completely. Through these types of activities, people let us see their feelings, their mind,
and the relationship gets strength. It creates confidence. Nevertheless, the employees must have the
desire to establish communication. Indeed, they should be able to negotiate and make deals,
understanding priorities and being tolerant. On the other hand, the management must listen and get back
with a response, always. Even to explain why the idea was not implemented, being creative and
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responding to employee needs (Barnes and Calif). Thus, it will generate conversations and connections
among the different levels. So, all the company will speak the same language and share the same goal.
Once you achieve an excellent communication, you can improve by giving feedback and sharing
information in order to improve everyones knowledge. The employees need to feel they are doing
something important for the company. They need their bosss feedback, for example it is important to
make group and individual meetings at least one time per week, surveys about organizational culture, and
basically an environment of open communication. So, they feel comfortable to speak about any issue
whenever they want to. In other words, innovators have to be confident, and confidence can be brought
by giving them a problem they have to define by research, direct observation, autonomy and
empowerment. For example, General Electric employees should generate creative ideas, take risks, learn
from success and failure, challenge bureaucracy, collaborate, listen and be humble (Chovolhary).
To achieve all the skills outlined above people need a suitable environment; many people say
their job is their second home. Well, it could be if the company is innovative. As Mc Bain says The
furnishings can be chosen to help promote the feeling that you want to transmit. For example, you can
design a space for promoting easy conversation. Furniture is important too, and the management must
understand and accept this new concept of business. Daily lives are important, experiences and the
environment in general; things like listening to music, eating vegetables and doing exercise influence your
mood, your mind, and your ability to create something new. Sadly, it seems secondary for most of the
people, and they think they dont have enough time to do it. However, a company can change the
employees mood through paying attention to these strategies. You cannot schedule innovation.
Suddenly, it occurs. Casual connections are what the environment tries. For example, Samsung provides
stress reducing special music selected by a psychologist (Chovolhary). The activities cannot be
monotonous, prosy. People need variety, movement, but keeping the same values, principles and vision
(Hackett).
Even if you are a smart person working in the perfect place, you need others. You need contrast
and complement. You need coworkers, people with opposite ideas to get new ones, but it must be called
a team instead of a group. For this reason, the company has to create a culture of collaboration, where
people are ready to help their coworkers and contribute in the success of the project (Pratt). This is the
main idea, achieve the goal and learn in the process, being always disposed to listen, learn and
collaborate. Moreover, letting employees and the union know early the need for change in work, rules,
policies, activities or something else eliminates surprises and builds the team (Barnes and Calif). So,
nothing can be hidden in a relationship of trust and nobody has the whole truth. The idea is to find the
answers together. Indeed, it is the only way to learn in a company. In addition to receiving training, the
person must share the new information and expand his knowledge. In this manner, the company gives
and gets at the same time. So, we give career development for our campaign works, and we receive
success. Your employees need special talents with the costumer; they must have a good interpersonal
relationship and excellent communication. Even if your company sells only products, the service comes
after selling the product (Mayhew). The employees need to have motivation, something that joins them to
the company. One of these things can be the goal, feeling identified. Also the company should provide
opportunities for employment and emotional growth (Hackett).
The person who creates the goal and the company is the only person that can transmit the idea,
the dream. Actually, he or she is the most important example. Consequently, his personality and all his
actions become crucial. He should focus on few and clear activities and make them perfect, always telling
the truth. The process begins with him, with the leader because he is the first person that tries to connect
his personals goals with the company. So, he must be sure about what makes him really happy, inside
and outside the job and work on it. Therefore, a good leader knows his feelings before knowing others`
feelings and has the ability to sit on every side of the table or problem by stressing discretion,
confidentiality and patience. In addition, he has the ability to connect with strangers instantly and to
manage trust (Executive leadership). Moreover, there are main points a leader has to review frequently.
Being present, and working together for the greater good are activities he cannot avoid. As a result, he
will develop, implement and monitor them. So, if you are a good manager, it is because you know
everyones role is crucial to the success of the organization. Also, it is important to avoid the use of words
that perpetuate the notion of a divide between labor and management. Instead, a qualified leader earns
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respect not only with hierarchy but also an excellent behavior achieved by consistency. Nothing hurts the
relationship more than favoritism shown by a supervisor (Barnes and Calif).
Only the manager can spread the mission to the employees because they are the first customer.
The company has internal and external costumers. Both need quality service. The first costumer is the
employee. So, part of the quality can be given by keeping a great environment to work. Therefore, the
employees give results through the good service, satisfying the external costumer (Hackett). The
manager sells the brand to his employees, so that they can sell it to the customer. Consequently, if
employees are not effectively trained and satisfied, it is impossible to get customers attention. Also, the
leader decides the culture he wants to create by organizing the environment where he can put together
three important items; an atmosphere of listening, empathy and trust. Although the last one is chancy
because a business involves money, it is the most important for building creativity and proactivity.
The place and the feelings are important; the activities that the employees develop must be
according to their personality. When the employees are encouraged, it gives consistency and reliability
across the brand (Hackett). They are the image of the company, and they show you the type of leader the
team has. If they are happy and wise, it is because their environment and relationships are suitable.
Surely, happiness is not in the pursuit of success but in the daily lives of the path chosen and
relationships with people around us (Mc Bain). So, the leader is responsible for creating the best place
and empathy as soon as possible when he decides to share his dream, his goal with other people and
build the company. However, some of them have not understood the main idea, their main goal and
actually the most important activity they must do, to be focused on their people through an environment of
open communication and trust. Indeed, a suitable leader values and rewards his employees. According to
Chovolhary when employees are warmly greeted by their managers, productivity increases.
Consequently, all of these activities finally lead to efficiency and financial success. Even if it takes a long
term, the results will give you continuity on the market, something that you can achieve only by
implementing innovation.
One of the most difficult challenges a leader has is to find the value added to his product or
service. Nevertheless, it becomes easy if he wants to do it, and he really understands how to make the
difference because the globalization has changed the world and the business. Today, the customer has
many possibilities to choose, and the products and services are supposed to follow many rules or
standards. So, it seems like all the products are the same for us. Well, the difference is who sell us this. It
is he people and the services they give us. During and after buying the product is what allows us to know
the company and its manager. It is the experience that we have when we are getting something, and the
relationship the employees have with the customer. Consequently, we feel the employee knows what he
is doing. It means he has knowledge about the product. Furthermore, he gives you confidence and an
excellent attention because he is working for his own dream. He feels identified with the organizations
goals, and he has clear objectives there. Actually, the employee is happy. Building a company is about
finding people who have your same dream and achieve the goal together.
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The Collectivity
Collectivity is the concept which emphasis a groups interest more than an individuals. So,
people in a collectivity society are more likely to follow current tendencies instead of expressing their own
individuality. The plastic surgery boom seems to be supported by this concept. Imagine the next situation.
At the starting point, a few people got plastic surgery for some reasons. Their changed appearance might
be connected to success in society. When other people see this, they could believe plastic surgery is a
new trend, which could bring some opportunity. They may start to get the same kinds of plastic surgery
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even if it doesn't fit for them. They may have an expectation of opportunity throughout the trend like the
original someone (Kim S 23).
Personal problem
According to the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, There are many side effects
accompanied by plastic surgery (Plastic Surgery). It mainly includes physical problems. After the plastic
surgery people feel pain and discomfort, so they need painkillers for several days. Sometimes serious
bleeding could occur, so people should get blood transfusions. Penicillin or extra surgeries could be
required when problems are caused by viruses. Also, scars are common side effects. You may get scars
under the surgery, but in some case it remains forever (Plastic Surgery). There are many people who
suffer from unexpected scars. Implants are necessary for some surgeries. However, if the implant cannot
maintain its original shape or is broken, you will need extra surgery to exchange or remove it. A skin graft
or flap causes further surgery when the part of surgery is damaged by a blood supply problem (Plastic
Surgery). Plastic surgery may kill patients in spite of the fact it is a very common procedure (Kim A). A
Korean journalist refers to The Korea Consumer Agency statistic that says 130 people were killed by
plastic surgery in 2012 in South Korea (We).
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Not only can physical side effects occur but also psychological problems can be caused. Plastic
surgery affects people's mental health negatively. It is common for people to lose identity after getting
plastic surgery. Fleming refers to psychologist and author Vivian Diller, who said that when patients get
plastic surgery, they usually feel like they have a defective identity due to their external change. How their
eyes or nose look like could be a factor with which people categorize themselves. For the people who lost
their original appearance, it is hard to characterize themselves (Fleming). They cannot find connection
between the new face and their original face. When they see their changing appearance, it takes a long
time to accept it (Fleming). She also introduces the idea of a sociologist who said that the psychological
problems by the changed appearance cannot be expected because of its drastic trait (Fleming). Some
people may say that changed appearance could change the personality and identity easily. However,
peoples identity that is associated to appearance is developed when they are teenagers. If people get
some changes with their appearance, it will be necessary to modify some of their mind. If the changes are
notable, a large amount of time will be necessary (Fleming).
Psychological problems are caused by plastic surgery often because people who want to get
plastic surgery have a vastly different situation from others who don't think about the plastic surgery.
Ladegaard cities Kvalem, who said one common thing people who would like to get plastic surgery have
is that they have low self-esteem. Also, when they decide to get plastic surgery, they have the
expectation that plastic surgery may get rid of their other problems, not only change their body parts
(Ladegaard). Because of this fundamental difference, which means they have a low self-image before
getting plastic surgery, if their surgery fails or they cannot get the result they expected, it will be easy to
connect to psychological problems like depression, anxiety, and personality disorders (Iverson). Also,
people who have gotten plastic surgery could have mental problems when they become older. When
people are about to get plastic surgery, they should think about there could be not only a satisfying result,
but also a different result than they expected (Fleming).
Social problem
First, plastic surgery may incur some social costs. People use a large amount of money for
plastic surgery. According to The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for Statistical Data, 10.7
billion dollars was spent on cosmetic procedures in 2010 in the U.S. In addition to this, indirect cost could
occur. For example, extra medical costs caused by side effects may happen. Not only money but time
could be a different type of social cost. People take a vacation or spend time to search and estimate the
cost of plastic surgery. It is a social cost which we can save if the plastic surgery is reduced. Another
social problem is that there are many similar faces. There are typical styles most people who get plastic
surgery want. Double eyelids, a sharp face line, straight nose, slim body are the ideal styles they have
been pursuing (Chang) While walking down the street, it is not difficult to find several people who have a
similar face, even though they are not a sibling or relative (Chang). Besides, when you see a photo of the
participants for Miss Korea, they all look very similar (Sumitra). It sounds funny, but it is a serious social
problem. Stein refers Scott who said people don't have the opinion that the body is something I got
naturally and cannot change any more (Stein 46). In this environment, people give up their natural face to
get someone elses face. It means people lost their uniqueness which can distinguish them from others.
In addition, successful results of plastic surgery motivate others to get more plastic surgery. Time, where
a doctors experience is introduced, says that a podiatry developed the Cinderella procedure that is a kind
of plastic surgery to make toes shorter. The starting point was that a doctor had one patient who had had
an abnormally long toe. When she got this surgery successfully, she told others around her. The doctor
couldn't expect that the clinic began having more people (Stein 46). Like this someones satisfying
experience could affect o others positively. This situation is easy to find in South Korea. People in South
Korea tend to obsess with plastic surgery, so they make positive news about plastic surgery (Sumitra).
Personal opinions could be more credible with the media. The reality program I mentioned always shows
successful results of general people. This positive news and experiences could lead others to plastic
surgery and that may cause negative results they didn't expect.
of people's minds. To avoid the problem from incogitant plastic surgery, we need to change people's
minds and social atmosphere. Your mind decides your beauty is the main motor of the reality program
'Lets Beauty'. It sounds like internal beauty is more important than external beauty. However, the
program gives the people who have got discrimination with their ugly appearance the chance to get
plastic surgery so that they can change all of their body parts. The program showed a woman who was
treated cruelly by her husband because of her ugly appearance. It isnt right that she went to the hospital
to fix her appearance instead of her aggressive husband changing his thinking. It is a situation in which
people who have the ugly appearance have to get all the risk caused from plastic surgery. It looks like the
society blames them and makes them fix their appearance by themselves. The media has social
responsibilities in which they should let people know about how plastic surgery has many risks and help
people change their mindset instead of helping them by encouraging plastic surgery.
It is important to think about how your life is valuable and what can make it valuable. It should
become a purpose to make people notice where the most important value exists in their life that should
be delightful and enjoyable rather than thinking about how they look (Challenging Korea). Do not only
think about external beauty or how to make oneself look better. There are many things in which we could
be interested in. The Grand Narrative, which is an Internet magazine that focuses on Korean feminism,
sexuality, and popular culture said it could not be easy and take a lone time to bring some changes to the
society. In spite of the fact that the majorities in the society think appearance is the most valuable, if
people try to change the mind one by one, the society can be changed (Challenging Korea). In addition,
they recommended the next action. There are several individuals stories in which people either fight with
their negative body image or become stressed adapting to the standard beauty image created by the
majority, although this image is pretty far from a natural standard of beauty. Collecting these kinds of
private experiences and asking what kind of beauty they desire could lead us to redefine beauty which
focused on health. To solve this problem, it could be one of the methods for people to boost together and
love not an artificially made standard beauty but their original appearances (Challenging Korea).
To Educate People Innate and Natural Beauty Are the Most Attractive in This World
According to a research result operated by a beauty magazine, 25% of mothers who have
daughters aged between 12 to 16-year-old have recommended getting plastic surgery to their children
(Kim A). Teenagers tend to accept their parents opinions in South Korea. The parents responsibility
should be emphasized instead of pulling their children to plastic surgery. They should understand what
the benefits and the problems are. One education critic says the customary education system leads
students to think that they don't want to be different from others but to be same as others. Plastic surgery
is also caused by this trait that tends to make people uniform. It is important to change the educational
system from that standard idea to one that can accept numerous viewpoints. It is essential for teachers to
help students notice that the aspect they were originally endowed with are the most marvelous and to
help them make a positive mindset about their appearance (Kim A). Also, in spite of the fact that they are
happy with their appearance being changed, it is important to realize the fact that their original genetics
cannot be changed (Sumitra).
their job interview. If the big firm started to hire people without concerning attendances appearance, other
companies could follow the new manner when they hire people (Kim S 31). The government should
control our society in many ways to avoid plastic surgery and reduce the problem caused by plastic
surgery.
Conclusion
The idea of females needing to be beautiful combined with the social characteristic including
collectivity, intense competitions, adoration to k-pop stars and so on has been overspread in South Korea.
It causes appearance obsession even though it is difficult to find out from the people who keep their
natural appearance (Challenging Korea). To overcome this gap between real and ideal, many people
choose the way of changing appearance through plastic surgery. However, plastic surgery accompanies
physical and psychological side effects. The physical side effects abuse ones personal life. Some
psychological problems like people losing their identity affects negatively in personal and social life. Also,
plastic surgery is connected to some social costs that our society is forced to cover. To solve the variety
of problems from plastic surgery, it is indispensable to motivate people to make a positive mindset about
their natural body image. Simultaneously, it is crucial to inspire society to recognize that we should
respect individuals appearances. Famous pop star Lady Gaga quotes, You have to be unique, and
different, and shine in your own way. I hope Korean society will admit to peoples own appearance to
overcome the perfect appearance and plastic surgery obsession.
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Sometimes when education system are completely binding of the political system, like the U.S.
where the states are submitted to national law and state law, and it is hard to incorporate both and take
the advantages of both. Concerned with education management, the public school mandatory age ends
at 18, though the support government. The pressure in public school is mined with excessive bureaucracy
in the way that students need to choose either to get greater knowledge or skills. For instance, the SAT
test, that influence college admission, it is compel teachers to teach the test rather than spark knowledge,
and it change the students attention in just the one dimensional manner (Rogan). Schooling their selves
is not equal because they dont follow the common core standards in all the country, affecting school
learning and climate. According to Peter Dewitt (10 Critical Issues Facing Education), 46 states have
adopted the common core standards, except some few states.
The education system in the U.S. needs urgent reform on actually educational curriculum. The
current curriculum is out of date and does not include the new challenges of globalization such as
teaching new skills like financial literacy and entrepreneurship education in K-12 curriculum (Geber).
Another huge issue in current curriculum is concerned about the future of the students after school, as
claimed by the writer, It is clear what it means to be prepared for tomorrow's economy. Already, threequarters of the fastest-growing occupations require education beyond a high school diploma, with
science, technology, and engineering careers prominent on the list. However, our schools aren't
preparing enough of our students for that reality (U.S. Department of Education). After finish the school,
some students, require additional or remedial courses. Good teachers are required in public schools.
Hiring qualified teachers in math and paying a good salary will attract talented mathematicians to teach in
high poverty schools and motivates kids who live in safe communities to get better education in public
schools (Klein). In most of the country the education system has been walking in parallel with housing
education. However, in the U.S. the responsibility of education ends at the gate of the school, even
though parents have important roles in supporting their childrens learning. Claiming on the idea that
parents need to be empowered with tools to measure that their children are well served in school, and at
the same time, the teachers deserve respect (Rogan).
The education in the U.S. is faced by two converse sides, one related to students and others with
teachers. According to Rogan, American colleges are very expensive for too many students who
graduate the school and want to continue his study, but on the other hand the teachers income is lower
in public schools than in private. The writer said, When the best teachers have two choices to either take
employment at private schools which offer the best income, or serve in poorer school districts that cannot
afford to reward their talents, the consequence is a growing equality-opportunity gap (Rogan). This
situation is contributing to the decrease of quality education in public schools. Another cultural issue is
linked to the disparity of socioeconomic groups of people, making two different stories in education. For
instance, 10 percent of wealthy children receive the best education all over the world. And they have still
kept getting better education contrary the other group (Strauss). This gap between socioeconomic groups
is making the U.S. education is failing because the percentage of students that can afford better
education is lower.
To deal with these problems, the government of the U.S. develops some programs to help correct
the current educational system. Two famous programs like the Obama Administration and the No
Children Left Behind are trying to support education of most of the people in the U.S and improve the
education for low-income students; it works like some kinds of educational reform. These programs are
focused on different points of view. The writer claims that these two programs are completely different
and are not harmonized on each other: Every few years, along comes a new idea to save American
schools, be it enforcing standards, opening charter schools, providing vouchers for private education, or
paying teachers based on their performance. Most recently, two federal programs have sought to remake
the U.S. education system: No Child Left Behind, a 2001 law that sought to use standards and
accountability to push all students to proficiency by 2014, and Race to the Top, an Obama administration
initiative that has tried to incentivize change by offering competitive grants to states pursuing reform
agendas (Metha). The Obama administration program is an ambitious agenda for educational policy that
calls more responsibility for schools that serves low-income students, providing more innovative ways to
measure and evaluate the quality, according with Council on Foreign Relations. The same idea is
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supported by Rebecca Strauss, when she states Reversing the long-term trend toward education
inequality would be an impressive feat for the Obama administration, which has tried to intelligently
reform federal programs that serve low-income students. The problem of program the Obama
administration is concerned about the way that they distribute the funding priorities. No Child Left Behind
is a program similar in accountability, but it introduced two broad policy changes. First, it required that
states test their students for proficiency in reading and math by 2014, and second, it imposed sanctions
on schools that did not reach this objective (Malkus). Nat Malkus asserts that, to make significant
pressure on schools is permitting states to build their own responsibility systems. The program No Child
Left Behind ordered that all states must carry out annual student evaluation and report the rates of
proficiency by groups, and to define its own proficiency levels, this approach allowed each state to build
its own assessments system. However, these proficiency levels are considered important keys because
they define the admissible model of performance, but since the 50 states implemented distinct proficiency
models, therefore indicators of performance based on proficiency level doesnt reflect the accuracy
(Malkus). In this way, all the states need to adopt or develop just only one method of assessment.
Disproportional funding is looked as the core of problem in education system of U.S. Even
though, in the world, the United States is classified as the fourth country that spends most money per
student in primary and secondary education and by far more on college education; these funds are not
distributed proportional. Most of developed countries spend more resources per students in lower-income
school than in higher-income ones, but it is contrary in the United States, where are providing more
revenues for K-12 public schools because local system of taxes (Council on Foreign Relations). Over the
time, the investment lacuna in college has increased substantial, for example, in 1967, the difference in
annual spending per student among the most selective colleges was $13,500, and in 2006, it was around
$80,000 six times more than in 1967 (Council on Foreign Relations). Furthermore, the teachers
compensation is conduct by antiquity due the inconceivable policies of benefits. For instance, in New
York City, who retired at age 55 and earns an annual pension of more than $60,000 to benefits for herself
and her family.
Therefore, the cost of living increases, even though the pension is not obligate to New York State
or local taxes (Klein). Teachers, dean and students should receive some award like extra money as
incentive of doing well their work, and those who dont perform well ought to be suspended or fired, and
the same rule must be used to replace the schools that are not follow and perform well (Klein). The
challenge of gives incentive for good teachers and punish the bad behaviors of teachers and schools can
bring new responsibility for academy. For instance, in New York, some large high schools closed, and
replaced by new minor high schools because the rates of graduations were under 40 percent, and as a
result of this measure, studies conclude that the new schools have started produce fantastic and better
results than previous ones. Moreover, in New York City, is right now testing new approach designated the
Generation School, which uses teacher or worker time in different way and thus add the extension of the
school day to better achieve the best performance. The city also implemented new education program
named the New American Academy, where four teachers are conjointly responsible for teaching 60 kids,
and they assist those kids from kindergarten through the fifth grade, for example. With this approach, and
based on performance, the teachers are classified as master, partner, associate, and apprentice, and
they get good wages and are promoted from one level to another (Klein). This measure can incentive will
open some kind of completion inside of school, and the stakeholders will be called to give more and more
on their schools.
To solve some of the U.S. education system, according to Townsend How Should We Rebuild
the U.S. Education System? The U.S. has chosen to unify two most important aspects: what gets
taught, and how kids get assessed. On the other hand, a country like Finland has unified two different
aspects: how schools get funded and how teachers get trained (Townsend). The writer suggests
creating a council of education workers to define national guidelines in order for children to master basics
skills for this day and age because the program No Child Left Behind doesnt focus on education quality.
The writer advice schools to embrace learner centered policies based on student, where children assume
the control over their studying experiences, and developing a strong curriculum to focus entirely in real
world problems, and change the function of the teacher to be facilitator instead of sage on the stage
(Townsend). Another opinion to save U.S. Education is the possibility of extra-curricular programs that
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will run out of school time to help students develop different type of skills in academic, social, and later in
professional career life (Townsend). Extra-curricular workers would receive pedagogy professional
improvement, opportunities for degree accomplishment, and internship programs to support tutor or
adviser between workers. Finally, the writer claims I would encourage cross-curriculum connections and
a shared responsibility in academic achievement among teachers, colleagues, coaches, and mentors
(Townsend).
The education system in U.S. is falling day after day due some problems such as political,
economic and cultural that are connected each other. The main issue is political situation that is
influencing the cultural and economic environment. Thus, the low-income families are private to get good
education in public schools because these schools are not supported by excellent teachers than in private
schools. The U.S. government needs to think about reform the curricula to be in concordance with
globalization issue. Urgent reform in the educational systems can help save the good education that the
U.S. was and keep them on the high level of world raking.
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According to Emirates news, Saudi Arabia, with a population of around 30 million, has one of the highest
divorce rates in the world. Other Gulf oil producers are suffering from a similar problem, which officials
have blamed on mixed marriages and other factors.
Activists at the time saw the divorce proceedings as a test case that could pave the way for
introducing a minimum age for marriage (Alshari, p. 1). Sadly, Saudi Arabia is not the only country
sidelining the rights of children; child marriages continue in numerous countries, despite the clear
evidence that such marriages have severe adverse physical, emotional, psychological, intellectual and
sexual implications for the children involved. According to some statistics provided by the justice ministry,
the number of divorces and marriages in Saudi Arabia between 2006 and 2007 fell by 1.8 percent and 3.2
percent respectively. However, children do not have responsibility and ability to make family, so that may
cause divorce.
According to Khalid ALShayea, around 60 percent of the divorces in Saudi Arabia took place in the
first year of marriage and the divorce rate in Saudi Arabia increased by 35 percent in 2011 according to a
recent social affairs ministrys study, making the kingdoms figure higher than the world average of
between 18 to 22 percent. Also, divorce because they are living expenses obligatory for husbands to
spend on their wives and provide her according to his salary. Husband is responsible for meeting the
wifes need of food and accommodation. But some husbands feel angry with their wives immediately /
that will cause divorce.
Lancer, in Emotions after Divorce, writes, separation and divorce is an emotional process, not just
physical and legal event. There is still an emotional bond between spouses, even if it is acrimonious. Are
still ambivalent feelings generally. During the first six months of detachment, ladies are more inclined to
hard side effects of discouragement, weakness, dejection, a sleeping disorder, memory challenges, and
expanded substance misuse. Studies demonstrate that men feel void, blameworthy, on edge,
discouraged, profound misfortune, and solid reliance of which they were unconscious (Lancer). Emotion
of wives is not game; we should fix the problem without getting divorce between couples. Also, emotion
makes a steady condition of disequilibrium; especially where their kids are included. On the off chance
that one guardian by nearing and going, the family can't rearrange to set up new parts and limits with
respect to cash, living space, family obligations, dating, and child rearing. In fact, children will follow their
parents steps, that may affect their future when they have marriage. The decision to end a relationship
can be traumatic, chaotic, and filled with contradictory emotions. For instance, grief and sorrow, being
tragic when a marriage by closures is normal. In spite of the fact that it's agonizing, sadness is a solid
enthusiastic reaction to the loss of an imperative relationship. We are hardwired to feel it, and it wouldn't
be sensible to expect something else. While distress and misery can be difficult to handle, a great many
people do comprehend and acknowledge the unavoidability of these emotions (Pauline H, p. 1-2).
Divorce will hurt by emotional one of the couples; also their children will have troubles when their parents
get divorce. In edition, intense anger after divorce is popular affect and may be by expressing your hurt,
fear or frustration through anger.
Table 1 This picture shows High Rates of Divorce Saudi Arabia
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In the end, how is it important to stop this bad habit to protect all couples and their children to live
in successful by live. Preventing a divorce can be a tricky thing to do as it is a journey fraught with
dangers, and navigating your way through troubled seas of arguments, hurt feelings, broken hearts and
the countless small by argue of married life seems overwhelming to the point of desperation for many
men and women. At the first point, stop the hostility; the first barrier is the hostility that develops within
problematic marriages. Both people have hit a point where they will not back down as they feel hard by
do not want to lose the argument to save face and to prove a point that is probably not really the issue at
hand. The problem is that everyone seems to be keeping score and wanting to be right, wanting to win,
which is a poisonous attitude in a relationship where you are supposed to be working together and
understanding each other on a level of intimacy that only lovers can reach. Only when the hostility is gone
will you be able to talk properly (Fargo, p. 2-3). You should be carful before you be in problems to have
better marriage without divorce.
In fact, we can stop divorce by clarify what you need to change; make a rundown of all the negative
remarks that your life partner has made to you that now, with knowledge of the past, you can see were
endeavors to stop a separation. Rundown every one of the objections, reactions and irate remarks you
can review that you presumably see now spoke the truth foundations for the present separation
endeavor. The all the more viably you can recognize where in growing up you may have discovered that
oversight; all the more adequately you will have the capacity to relinquish the error and supplant that
propensity with a far superior one (Heitler, p. 1). Making a plan is phenomenal way to stop divorce
because you try to fix your own problem by yourself. The last way to stop divorce is cleaning up all the old
hurts, figure out what feelings of hatred and hurt emotions your mate conveys that may have been
elements that prompted petitioning for a separation. Work out by a rundown of the considerable number
of minutes that your ex reviews with displeasure or intensity. Make your own particular briefing as well.
Then experience every thing on the rundown together, one by one, That implies each of you needs to
search for your own part in the misconception, misperceptions, botches and so forth. Nobody gets the
opportunity to remark on what the other did that was hazardous. Simply mean to comprehend what you
did that accidentally added to the issue. Apologize for it. At that point make sense of what you can do
later on or any other way to keep any rehashes. Oversights are for learning. On the off chance that your
marriage is rough now, most likely you haven't been doing what's necessary by acquiring from your mixups (Heitler, p. 2). According to Saudi Ministry of Justice, the figures may be shocking, but they are
official. The number of divorce cases registered in the first six months of 2015 was 33,954. There were
11,817 marriages.
Table 2 shows highest divorce rates in Arab countries.
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To clean up all the old hurts can be a huge factor in the odds of success in stopping a divorce.
Also, to listen to your Partner will save marriage because husbands and wives need to listen to each
other. Whatever point a marriage separates, it is regularly the case that both sides have issues that
should be managed. This is the place marriage by directing turns out to be imperatively vital. An individual
accepting marriage treatment will probably just result in a fleeting arrangement on the grounds that both
individuals need help so as to make sense of an approach to patch the relationship. Here and there,
basically listening to the next individual can help you comprehend what isn't right with the relationship,
and you may even hear a few suggestions on the best way to spare a marriage from separation (Tasker,
P. 3). At the point when one can't help contradicting an accomplice's sentiment, it is important to approve
their emotions. These emotions will just change, if after they are acknowledged. Whatever, it is an
uneasiness when driving on the turnpike, stress over a companion, or resentment regarding boisterous
music in an eatery, one needs to acknowledge the way his or her accomplice feels.
In conclusion, divorce is a necessary issue that we should stop before the numbers go up more
than now. Also, we need to let couples have a successful life without divorcing to save their social life,
emotion, and their childrens future. All causes of divorce is simple to change such as living expenses,
and child marriage. The effects of divorce are emotional for both of children and wives; are also feel like
on edge and discouraged. Also, we need to know how important it is to avoid these horrible statistics by
listen to each other and ending child marriage. If people stop divorcing, we will have a better an easy life.
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In spite of all of this, I really love Boyota, and Im not talking about EVERYBODY who lives there.
But this thinking of being clever and not caring for everyone else, is what is making Boyotas public
places to get really annoying.
Summarizing, if I could choose one thing to ban, Id choose the behavior of most people at
Boyota, because they are making the city be unlivable for the rest.
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illustrates, Japanese traditional custom lead to stable social security system and stable society where
older people can sustain their lives without worrying about money.
In addition, Japanese custom is relevant to high skills in manufacture. To some extent, the salary
is decided based on how long employees work for the company in Japan. This aging salary system is
important factor to improve employees skill and experience in Japanese company. Moreover, Japanese
companies guarantee long time employment about 40 years. This is why every employees can
concentrate on developing their skill and have loyalty for his or her company. For example, it is not rare
case that grandfather, father and he belong to same companies such as Toyota, Nissan, and Honda in
Japan. Above-mentioned, Japanese custom enables Japan to become one of the biggest economic
countries in the world.
In conclusion, Japanese custom is the fantastic virtue, which encourage Japan to become
wonderful country.
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