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¶ … Personal Belief
This I believe: when a person sings or smiles while singing -- which can be done -- that person is going to raise her level of happiness and make others happier. Scientific research verifies the idea that smiling lowers the blood pressure, relieves stress and makes humans more appealing to others, among other benefits. Research also shows that singing in a choir is a way to change one's mood and gives a comfortably warm feeling with a sense of close emotional involvement with other people in the choir. Singing alone is beneficial for many reasons but the actual scientific benefit is in the production of endorphins that occurs when a person sings out in a strong song. Endorphins interact with receptors in one's brain and that takes away the sense of pain.
I believe in smiling and singing because I have had first-hand experiences with those actions. When they are self-directed they can be powerful mood changers. For example, I was alone the other day and had been procrastinating doing my assignments. I was feeling some tension because my grades and my success is important albeit sometimes...
I smiled at the fact that I was a bit flat but since no one heard me I didn't care. Music has been an important part of my life since I was in youth choir in our church, up through adult choir and singing in college.
ETHOS: We do tend to believe people for whom we have respect. The choir director for our youth choir in church was actually a professor of music, and he could be a bit impatient (he hated it when the last word of a hymn ended with an "R" and we held the "R" out… 'rrrrrrr"), but he was really good at teaching us. He said many times that music can made a sad day glad, and make a dark dreary day alive and bright with "human sunshine." I believed him then and I do to this day, not just because he was an expert in music, but because he had charisma as well, and he could create…
Personal Belief and Experiences Quizzes, tests, presentations, books reports, scantrons, number two pencils, stress, all-nighters, parents quizzing their children, tutors, among other things are all words that the general public associates with tests; but, to delve deeper into the dreaded word "assessment" there are pros and cons that help society realize the importance of assessments in school. Assessments are imperative to curriculum teaching and are an essential component because students can gather
" In all likelihood, theistic religions will eventually be replaced with more inclusive and real world-oriented social and moral values and thereby eliminate the most pervasive source of international war and societal conflicts. Nevertheless, especially in the short-term, it could be very difficult to overcome the degree to which religion has become entrenched within societies and the minds of individuals. By the time children are indoctrinated with religious beliefs and the
In one culture that may mean a single omnipotent consciousness that is aware of human thoughts and behavior and that responds to our wishes and prayers. In another culture, the concept of "God" may refer to something entirely different, such as a multitude of different Gods such as those of the Ancient Greeks. The only way for two individuals with different specific beliefs that are inconsistent with one another
Man sought to alter the disposition of these gods in his own favor by means of magic and prayer. The idea of God in the religions taught at present is a sublimation of the old concept of the gods. Its anthropomorphic character is shown, for instance, by the fact that men appeal to their Divine Being in prayers and plead for the fulfillment of their wishes." Even though it seemed
Personal Ethics and Values I believe that strong personal values more than anything else hold the key to happiness and success. The top three values that are the most important to me include caring about others, family unity and a good work ethic. As a wife, mother and a grandmother, my time spent with my family means more to me than anything else in the world. I consider my family to
Similar to Gestalt therapy, I also did not incorporate existentialist thinking into my theory. However, similar to Jungian analytical psychology and Gestalt therapy, I view this type of therapy as very philosophical in its' nature and application. Therapy methods that are very philosophical in their application do not appeal to me because they do not seem to adequately address the "real-life" problems, and instead seek vague answers that can be