Essays on praise

This essay "In Praise of Idleness" focuses on the viewpoint of Russell: When an individual articulates that he is only a thinking machine, individuals like Bertrand Russell arrive at the horizon of this Planet Earth. He hails laziness and that according to me, is rubbish. ... According to Russell, in such conditions, an individual need not work and such an individual must spend from his earnings, and should not save, as saving money leads to unemployment, and spent money generates employment. The...

In Ian Frazier's 'In Praise of Margins', the author mainly talks about his life as a child, and how he had 'margins' where together with his friends he would do different things. These marginal activities according to Ian, to older people, can be viewed as a waste of time.... From this research it is clear that Ian Frazier provides different examples of himself while still a kid, engaging in various marginal activities. He and his friends spent most of their time in their margins, which were the...

This paper under the title "In Praise of Bureaucracy" focuses on the fact that bureaucracy is a system of government whereby organizational departments are managed by career officials following rigid procedures in a hierarchical distribution of authority. ... Many organizations apply bureaucratic structures to enhance information flow and effective running of the business. Notably, democracy, on the other hand, is a system of government whereby people are the ultimate holders of power and they bestow...

From the paper "The Perils & Promises of Praise" it is clear that Dweck is making a very important point. She is putting the teacher in charge of the learning process once again. She is giving hope to struggling, less gifted students in suggesting and proving that intelligence can be grown by dedicated effort and not giving up.... Psychologists like Frederick Herzberg and B.F Skinner showed the value of Praise as providing positive reinforcement in experiments with people and animals and getting...

But the depletion in the number of dung beetles is more problematic because due to their extinction the process of rolling up and burying of feces would decline. There are a total of 238 species of... nvertebrates including the spiders and the dung beetles that are disappearing from the face of this earth and especially in the region of United States (Begley 2008). Their disappearance would not emotionally move the general population but once they disappear, the negative Praise The Humble Dung Beetle...

The paper "The Effects of Praise on Children" highlights that there is a great contention among authors on this controversial topic Kohn is opposed to Praise whereas Strain and Joseph support it. Praises make children quite dependent on adults for commendation to take on a particular behavior.... This paper expounds on the effects of Praise on children from a psychological standpoint. That is the outcome of Praise on children; especially the influence it has on their behavior, either negative or...

In the paper 'In Praise for Big Women' the author discusses women's fighting the long lost battle to get a perfect figure for times immemorial. We simply are not happy with what we have so even if we get what we want at a particular time, our need would change after we get what we desired.... The author states that the question that pops up is 'why do women go to such extremes such as plastic surgeries, liposuction, and starvation'? The researchers give many reasons for which an important one is...

"In Praise of Blame by George Sher" paper focuses on the book in which the author talks about blame, about why we hold someone or something responsible for whatever has gone wrong in our lives. He discusses the reasons why we may or may not blame a particular thing as to how it affected important.... Sher also talks about other early, well-discussed theories about how blame is related to character, principle, responsibility, and reactive attitudes. But, he does not agree with the Humean theory of...

In Praise of Blame George Sher talks about blame, about why we hold someone or something responsible for whatever has gone wrong in our lives. He discusses several reasons about why we may or may not blame a particular thing as to how it has affected important or even petty matters.... In Praise of Blame George Sher talks about blame, about why we hold someone or something responsible for whatever has gone wrong in our lives. He discusses several reasons about why we may or may not blame a particular...

The paper "Praise and Reprimands to Boys and Girls" highlights that the findings of the research project, examined in this paper, conclude that there is differential teacher response to students across the pupil gender at the secondary level of education.... Several studies have been made aiming to try and establish the rate of response to students by their teachers in all levels of education. This paper seeks to review the findings made by one such research conducted by Frank Merrett and Kevin Wheldall...

In his book, the Praise of low voter turnout, Krauthammer Charles identifies some of the challenges American faces as renowned democratic country. It appreciates the democratic space in America and supposes that in the same sense of democracy, Americans are suppose to register increased voter turn out in their election.... The writer expresses dismay in that America unlike other democratic nations are not showing the zeal for turning up during election dates and that this trend is not consistent...

This essay discusses the issue that the number of students that graduate from high school each year with a diploma that is no good for them continues to rise. This leniency has caused many students to become dependent on the niceness of their teachers.... While education is an important endeavor for many students, most kids don't put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at stake. If students continue to get grades based on how nice they instead of how well they are able to...

The article develops the idea that praising children is harmful. Robin Grille's article "Rewards and Praise: The poisoned carrot" and Alfie Kohn's issue "Five reasons for stop saying 'good job'" led to this conclusion. The authors believe kids should receive both positive and negative reinforcement.... Alfie Kohn's article is about positive reinforcement or Praise. The article does not condone negative reinforcement like time out or physical punishments. Kohn believes that praising children tends...

The paper "A Word That Means Praise to the Lord" discusses that one word jumped out from the stiff, old paper tucked in the pages of the book in hand. 'Alleluia.' A word that means 'Praise to the Lord' and a word used countless times in hymns of Praise.... The other words, written in old-style calligraphy, were foreign, possibly Latin, and didn't have any close English resemblance. 'Alleluia' and the idea of Praise to God, the manuscript could be an example of the recorded music of its time. Considering...

This is the "Summary of in Praise of the F Word" essay. Mary Sherry expounds on the nature of the educational system and the criteria by which high school diplomas are useless. ... The main point of concern for Sherry is that high school graduates are under-baked to fit into the real world expectations of graduates. Furthermore, Sherry unveils the basic grammar and writing for adult literacy programs with the hearing of various heartfelt confessions of graduates who have undergone through the high...

This essay "Praise Belongs to God, Lord of the Worlds" discusses the Islam belief in Allah requires Muslims to Praise Allah and glorify Him only. Both the Quran verse and the Hadith saying of Muhammed teaches man to acknowledge Allah as the One true God, and creator of all the earth.... This acknowledgment is very significant to believers as this is an act of showing humility before God who owns everything. As man is created by Allah, it is but just right for a man to bend down on their knees and...

The article "In Praise of the Urban Sandbox by Jeff Ferzoco" clears up video games that demonstrate many aspects of urban planning - socioeconomic, environmental, sustainability, and resource availability - enhance human creativity and skills in managing the issues tied with their work.... Most computer and video games have always been viewed purely as a source of entertainment. However, Ferzoco (2011) provides another interesting perspective about them and how they can be of help to urban planners....

The book “The Geography of Bliss” as written by Eric Weiner, it investigates and expresses Weiner's view of the Swiss people, their behavioral habits, and lifestyle. The author personally relates his experiences and investigations in the narrative. Weiner makes an... This piece of literature seeks to look at the Swiss source of happiness. While on safari with his girlfriend, he comes across a Swiss couple and their perfectionist The writer takes his time to go to Geneva and learn a little more about...

The book ‘Let us Now Praise Famous Men' came up out of an assignment to James Agee who did the text and Walker Evans who did the photos, to produce a magazine article on the conditions among white sharecroppers families in the US South during dust prowl. The subject of the... The book starts with dozens of Evans's uncaptioned pictures, each image getting its own page, before introducing Agee's writing as Book. Walker (1903-1975), is an exceptional American artist who invented a vital American mage...

Using the 'Broken Column' (Self-portrait) by Fridah Kahlo as the yardstick, the following essay will conduct an analysis on two texts; 'against meat' and 'Praise of self-deception.' The writer would focus on the ways of understanding the world as pictured in analyzed articles.... Since the periods in history when Greek philosophers like Plato and Socrates made bold moves to question the understanding of their world, man has made significant strides in understanding the world he lives in. A man has...

The paper "Praise and Regular Monitoring of Knowledge to Test Individual Progress in Learning English" offer public recognition of the student's outstanding abilities and appraisal to achieve his positive reinforcement, tests on a weekly basis, using of checklists and the scoring rubrics drills.... Many individuals seeking to learn English to address divergent needs. This essay highlights the divergence between the earliest and subsequent language learning and offers suggestions on how an educator...

onversely, some of the articles that have been reviewed Section/# Praise and Motivation Defend the viewpoint that Praise reduces intrinsic motivation.... It can be argued from the readings that have been provided that excessive Praise necessarily reduces the motivation of the recipient child.... This is due to a complex number of psychological factors; however, it can most basically be understood as a function of the fact that the Praise is gratuitous; i....

The paper "Key Issues in Promoting Children Learning and Development" states that Praise helps children learn and develop but it is not the only way to reinforce good behavior.... When the teachers Praise their pupils, they become specific and show that they are paying attention to the child's growth.... Most teachers were quick to Praise the children.... However, through practice, I have noted that Praise is important in promoting learning and development of children at their early stages of growth and development....

Similarly, A Dose of Positive Reinforcement Can Go a Long Way by Nelson; is another article that focus on the fundamentals of employee motivation, but from a different approach of applying Praise and recognition as the main tools for realizing employee motivation.... However, while Praise and recognition are powerful tools used for employee motivation, the essential elements that must be applied to reinforce these tools include sincerity, specification and personalization of Praise, so that the tools become fully effective in inspiring the employees (Nelson, 2013)....

This paper ''Defining Words for Worship'' 'Praise' refers to individual or public acknowledgement of the wonderful acts of God.... In addition, Psalm 1222, says that human beings went to Jerusalem during festivals to Praise the lord.... Praise refers to 'giving thanks' in Psalm 105.... Chronicles 30:22 is an example of how the word 'Praise has been used in the new testament.... The Levites ate the peace offering sacrifices while offering Praise to the lord at the sanctuary....

The poem the rape of Lucrece by Joel Fineman is a post-structural poem analysed to deconstruct the traditional poetics of Praise like the sonnets of Shakespeare (Fineman 7).... The Praise of Collatine is paradoxical; it creates circumstances running the praised woman and the integrity of the rhetoric of Praise itself.... The poem has been highlighted intrinsically to show the The Rape of Lucrece The poem the rape of Lucrece by Joel Fineman is a post-structural poem analysed to deconstruct the traditional poetics of Praise like the sonnets of Shakespeare (Fineman 7)....

As the paper "Defining Words for Worship" outlines, 'Praise' refers to an individual or public acknowledgment of the wonderful acts of God.... Psalm 1222, says that human beings went to Jerusalem during festivals to Praise the Lord.... Praise refers to 'giving thanks' in Psalm 105.... efining Words for Worship Table of Contents Praise 2 Serve 3 Bow Down 4 Clap 6 Shout 7 Sing 8 Honor 9 Praise 11 Serve 12 Bibliography 14 Defining Words for Worship Praise “Praise' refers to individual or public acknowledgement of the wonderful acts of God....

Kraus points out that Psalms 8 belongs to a group of songs of Praise and has been broadly dubbed the song of all creation.... The song of Praise that is found in this Psalm is entirely formed by the addressing of Yahweh in the Psalm in the second person.... Goldingay identifies Psalms 8 is being the Psalter's first Praise song although he recognizes the fact that both is subject and form are largely untypical.... In the Psalm, there is neither an invitation to Praise as this is the only Praise Psalm that happens to be entirely addressed to God, nor does the Psalter give any reason to Praise in a because clause....

Job Satisfaction, Compensation and Praise Name University Professor Job Satisfaction, Compensation and Praise Introduction The workplace has evolved into various characteristics that no longer fits well to previous definition as a place where one goes to work with the company resources, fellow employees and the managers.... Praising Employees Many companies or their executives have to be realistic in order to provide Praise that is well-deserved....

After initially reading the poem, one would be obliged to surmise that the poem was simply based on a description of a wreath being given to someone, who the author indicated as a guide of his life, as a token of Praise.... Upon closer evaluation, it couldn't be hard to guess that God is acknowledged by Hebert as “Of Praise deserved/ Unto Thee I give”.... Therefore, the key purpose of the poem was to give honor and Praise to God, who is worthy of being glorified through the garland. ...

6), for Praise to be considered effective, it should be done according to the students' performance that is attributed to genuine behavior.... 6) believes that Praise is ‘not necessarily a good thing'.... 6), “Praise is far more effective if it is infrequent, credible, contingent, specific and genuine”.... Generally, William (2005) believes that timely feedback is more effective than Praise (pp.... On the other hand Popham (2008) believes that a teacher should provide appropriate Praise and recognition when a student displays appropriate behavior....

The note will also mention the Praise in terms of marks that could be given to the group if they stay silent in the class and concentrate on their task (Lavay, French, & Henderson, 2006).... There could be a number of Praise to students who completed their homework on time.... - Why are Praise and other forms of positive acknowledgement so infrequent in many classrooms?... here are numerous reasons behind the infrequency of Praise or reward in the classroom....

The paper "Behavior Management in Classroom" highlights that strict teachers are more likely to give Praise twice in a week in terms of academics and will consider social behavior to be praised less.... There are numerous reasons behind the infrequency of Praise or reward in the classroom.... Most notably, as per the research by Brophy (1981), it was found out that the infrequency of Praise in the classroom is due to the difference in teaching the stylistics of a teacher....

When redirecting is used as a form of discipline, it works similarly to positive reinforcement,in that an expected behavior is rewarded with Praise or positive comments.... Often it is through Praise and redirecting negative actions, that positive attitudes develop.... The assumption is that Praise and positive comments help to alleviate a negative attitude toward the desired behavior, while other means of discipline can lead to an even more hostile or negative attitude....

The three feedback methods are as follows: Praise Teachers should tell the students what they did well.... Praise makes the students aware of what behaviors are appreciated by the teacher and what is qualified as a praiseworthy performance.... Praise has an intrinsic motivating effect on the students because all students want to be praised.... Criticism This is the opposite of Praise but has a similar effect on students' motivation as medals have....

The church is the Body of Christ that consists of Baptized whereas the local church is the place where a group of believers assemble each week for, worship, Praise, fellowship and Christian Education.... Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with Praise.... This verse in the Bible explains how one ought to Praise God which is a fundamental part of worship; it shows submission and thanks giving to God.... Christian worship came about as a result of Jewish worship, Jesus was a Jew and when He went to the synagogue together with His followers, they would sing and Praise during the Jewish festivals....

Through the concomitant element that she mentions, such as foolishness and forgetfulness, youthfulness can be prolonged while keeping Literature Critique “The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus.... The Praise of Folly is an article written by Desiderius Erasmus.... The Praise of folly....

Shakespeare ends the eulogy to the young man and youth in general by stating that as long as man inhabits the earth, and has the capacity to read this sonnet, the young man will live on in these words of Praise that the poet has written for him.... Another interpretation possible is that Shakespeare has written these words and this sonnet in Praise of Youth.... Shakespeare admires the part of life that is called our youth and therefore he is all in Praise of it....

By giving them this point, we Praise their uniqueness and worth to the people.... We should reveal compassion for others giving Praise to their side and treat them like we want ourselves to be treated.... Environmentalists Praise nature, giving value to the ban on cutting the rainforests....

We Praise a woman working from 9 to 5 pm.... Why do we Praise?... We can just consider it as a routine thing, but we pause to Praise because we know it is not her gender role to work.... This essay "Gendering Is Done from Birth" discusses a quote that stands out as that 'gendering is done from birth'....

African oral traditions are in the forms of songs, folktales, myths, Praise poetry, epics, and legends.... African oral traditions are in the forms of songs, folktales, myths, Praise poetry, epics, and legends.... Oral artistic traditions are deeply ingrained in African societies, even during and after colonization times....

One of the pitfalls that may affect the deficiency of the team is 'disproportionate Praise and publicity'.... Although Praise and rewards are an effective mechanism to boost team members' morale, these may have an adverse effect when used inappropriately.... bull; Use the creativity of the individual team members to solve problems innovatively• Use an appropriate amount of Praise and rewards to measure member performance and growth....

More than fifty percent of the respondents asserted that they attend worship more than once in a week and are attracted by the Praise music in Church.... Discussions From the findings, music during worship is necessary since worship starts with a vocal Praise and helps the worshippers enter presence with God through exalting him (Stringer, 2005).... Music during worship facilitates revelation since Christians believe that revelation that is both natural through human experience and also supernatural through Praise and worship (Smith, 2004)....

Rewards or Praise connoted positive reinforcement.... One, the teacher may use a simple Praise tactic such as smiling with the student when he/she remains quiet in the seat or openly praising the behavior when it occurs.... Development and Diversity Developmental theories such as behaviorist theories, cognitive theories, and social learning theory are some of the standards which have shaped the teaching and learning environment of today....

erbal Praise ... erbal Praise ... Additionally, use verbal Praise to encourage students.... Praise can be an effective tool used with a group of students because of the potential influence of group pressure to inspire learners.... When I notice a certain group following my direction, I would Praise the group in front of other groups.... I would also want students to Praise each other because this is a skill, which will assist them in the building of constructive relationships with each other....

Thus madrigal singers took a turn with renaissance sonnets as they began singing love songs from the traditional songs of Praise.... The most plausible reason that be deduced is to this is that renaissance sonnets fit the well-crafted composition of madrigals not to mention that the loftiness of the theme of love nears the loftiness of Praise.... Madrigals were traditionally sung for secular purposes but eventually evolved to also sing celebrated love sonnets of renaissance literature due to the loftiness of its words and purpose that equal to Praise....

For most of the literature in the book, it is safe to say that they are worthy or Praise apart from a few areas that require critique.... One area worthy of Praise is the fact that they have managed to address an area that churches have not been able to address yet they emphasize on reading the Bible but do not show their followers how to do it.... That is one thing that is worth of Praise of the authors and their book.... Another thing worth of Praise is how they bring out the narratives from the Old Testament....

His main argument would eventually point out that in hours of much studying, learning, and deliberations, many bible students graduated on to be recognized as official Pastors ready to preach and teach scripture but still had not learned to tune themselves to the vibes and divine powers of the holy spirit to lead worship and Praise within the church.... The ordeal in which Christ has accomplished our redemption from sin and evil bringing us into ever lasting life gives us the authority to give thanks and Praise in heavenly worship....

The importance of Praise as a motivator was emphasized in the study by Crow & Crow (1968), ''reward in the form of success is a powerful incentive for activating an individual to continue a satisfying performance.... Reward in the form of Praise gives an individual a lift and acts as a powerful incentive.... ' One of the most powerful motivators is Praise that is well-administered.... For Praise to be more effective, it must be based upon careful evaluation and given with sincerity....

Article: Increasing the Teacher Rate of Behaviour Specific Praise and its Effect on a Child with Aggressive Behaviour Problems Moffat (2011) investigated effectiveness of behavior specific Praise (BSP) by teacher to improve the children behavior.... Numerous studies suggest that behavior specific Praise (BSP) by teacher is helpful in reducing antisocial behavior of the students.... Mona would reprimand Tich for any unacceptable behaviors but would never Praise Tich for any pro-social behaviors....