Quotes from Jack Kerouacs On the Road

On the Road  is a stream of consciousness novel written by Jack Kerouac. It is considered a seminal novel of the Beat Generation, famed for their informal style, and these are some of the most famous quotes from this philosophically chronicled journey. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Ch. 1 I was beginning to get the bug like Dean. He was simply a youth tremendously excited with life, and though he was a con-man, he was only conning because he wanted so much to live and to get involved with people who would otherwise pay no attention to him. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 1 They danced down the streets like dingledodies, and I shambled after as Ive been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones that never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn... Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 1 Besides, all my New York friends were in the negative, nightmare position of putting down society and giving their tired bookish or political or psychoanalytical reasons, but Dean just raced in society, eager for bread and love. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 1 Somewhere along the line I knew thered be girls, visions, everything; somewhere along the line the pearl would be handed to me. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 3 And as I sat there listening to that sound of the night which bop has come to represent for all of us, I thought of my friends from one end of the country to the other and how they were really all in the same vast backyard doing something so frantic and rushing-about. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 3 I woke up as the sun was reddening; and that was the one distinct time in my life, the strangest moment of all, when I didnt know who I was—I was far away from home, haunted and tired with travel, in a cheap hotel room Id never seen, hearing the hiss of steam outside, and the creak of the old wood of the hotel, and footsteps upstairs, and all the sad sounds, and I looked at the cracked high ceiling and really didnt know who I was for about fifteen strange seconds. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 7 The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 9 They were like the man with the dungeon stone and gloom, rising from the underground, the sordid hipsters of America, a new beat generation that I was slowly joining. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 9 We fumed and screamed in our mountain nook, mad drunken Americans in the mighty land. We were on the roof of America and all we could do was yell, I guess—across the night... Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 10 Boys and girls in America have such a sad time together; sophistication demands that they submit to sex immediately without proper preliminary talk. Not courting talk—real straight talk about souls, for life is holy and every moment is precious. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 12 A pain stabbed my heart, as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 13 LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New  York gets god-awful cold in the winter but theres a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in some streets. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 13 The stars bent over the little roof; smoke poked from the stovepipe chimney. I smelled mashed beans and chili. The old man growled... A California home; I hid in the grapevines, digging it all. I felt like a million dollars; I was adventuring in the crazy American night. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 13 We turned at a dozen paces, for love is a duel, and looked at each other for the last time. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 1, Ch. 13 Isnt it true that you start your life a sweet child, believing in everything under your fathers roof? Then comes the day of the Laodiceans, when you know you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, and with the visage of a gruesome, grieving ghost you go shuddering through nightmare life. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 3 Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night? Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 4 The one thing that we yearn for in our living days, that makes us sigh and groan and undergo sweet nauseas of all kinds, is the remembrance of some lost bliss that was probably experienced in the womb and can only be reproduced (though we hate to admit it) in death. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 4 I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running from one falling star to another till I drop. This is the night, what it does to you. I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 4 I want to be like him. Hes never hung-up, he goes every direction, he lets it all out, he knows time, he has nothing to do but rock back and forth. Man, hes the end! You see, if you go like him all the time youll finally get it. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 5 Life is life, and kind is kind. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 6 We were all delighted, we all realized we were leaving confusion and nonsense behind and performing our one noble function of the time, move. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 6 Why think about that when all the golden lands ahead of you and all kinds of unforeseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad youre alive to see? Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 8 What is that feeling when youre driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing?—its the too-huge world vaulting us, and its good-by. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 9 It seemed like a matter of minutes when we began rolling in the foothills before Oakland and suddenly reached a height and saw stretched out ahead of us the fabulous white city of San Francisco on her eleven mystic hills with the blue Pacific and its advancing wall of potato-patch fog beyond, and smoke and goldenness of the late afternoon of time. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 10 And for just a moment I had reached the point of ecstasy that I always wanted to reach, which was the complete step across chronological time into timeless shadows, and wonderment in the bleakness of the mortal realm, and the sensation of death kicking at my heels to move on, with a phantom dogging its own heels... Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 10 I realized that I had died and been reborn numberless times but just didnt remember because the transitions from life to death and back are so ghostly easy, a magical action for naught, like falling asleep and waking up again a million times, the utter casualness and deep ignorance of it. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 1 At lilac evening I walked with every muscle aching among the lights of 27th and Welton in the Denver colored section, wishing I were a Negro, feeling that the best the white world had offered was not enough ecstasy for me, not enough life, joy, kicks, darkness, music, not enough night. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 1 Then a complete silence fell over everybody; where once Dean would have talked his way out, he now fell silent himself, but standing in front of everybody, ragged and broken and idiotic, right under the lightbulbs, his bony mad face covered with sweat and throbbing veins... Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 4 Holy flowers floating in the air, were all these tired faces in the dawn of Jazz America. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 5 Our final excited joy in talking and living to the blank tranced end of all innumerable riotous angelic particulars that had been lurking in our souls all our lives. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 5 They have worries, theyre counting the miles, theyre thinking about where to sleep tonight, how much money for gas, the weather, how theyll get there—and all the time theyll get there anyway, you see. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 5 Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 5 Our battered suitcases were were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 5 You dont die enough to cry. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 10 Once there was Louis Armstrong blowing his beautiful top in the muds of New Orleans; before him the mad musicians who had paraded on official days and broke up their Sousa marches into ragtime. Then there was swing, and Roy Eldridge, vigorous and virile, blasting the horn for everything it had in waves of power and logic and subtlety—leaning into it with glittering eyes and a lovely smile and sending it out broadcast to rock the jazz world. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 10 Here were the children of the American bop night. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 10 Every now and then a clear harmonic cry gave new suggestions of a tune that would someday be the only tune in the world and would raise mens souls to joy. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 11 Her great dark eyes surveyed me with emptiness and a kind of chagrin that reached back generations and generations in her blood from not having done what was crying to be done—whatever it was, and everybody knows what it was. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 3, Ch. 11 What difference does it make after all?—anonymity in the world of men is better than fame in heaven, for whats heaven? whats earth? All in the mind. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 4, Ch. 1 Whats your road, man?—holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. Its an anywhere road for anybody anyhow. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 4, Ch. 2 Here was a young kid like Dean had been; his blood boiled too much for him to bear; his nose opened up; no native strange saintliness to save him from the iron fate. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 4, Ch. 4 We were already almost out of America and yet definitely in it and in the middle of where its maddest. Hotrods blew by. San Antonio, ah-haa! Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 4, Ch. 5 Behind us lay the whole of America and everything Dean and I had previously known about life, and life on the road. We had finally found the magic land at the end of the road and we never dreamed the extent of the magic. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 4, Ch. 5 In myriad pricklings of heavenly radiation I had to struggle to see Deans figure, and he looked like God. Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 5 I was standing on the hot road underneath an arc-lamp with the summer moths smashing into it when I heard the sound of footsteps from the darkness beyond, and lo, a tall old man with flowing white hair came clomping by with a pack on his back, and when he saw me as he passed, he said, Go moan for man, and clomped on back to his dark. Did this mean that I should at last go on my pilgrimmage on foot on the dark roads around America? Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 5 So in America when the sun goes down and I sit on the old broken-down river pier watching the long, long skies over New Jersey and sense all that raw land that rolls in one unbelievable huge bulge over to the West Coast, and all that road going, and all the people dreaming in the immensity of it... and tonight the starsll be out, and dont you know that God is Pooh Bear?

Sport and Aggressive Behavior - 2594 Words

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Birth Control and Abortion free essay sample

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We will write a custom essay sample on Birth Control and Abortion or any similar topic specifically for you Do Not WasteYour Time HIRE WRITER Only 13.90 / page Abortion is a permit solution in terminating a pregnancy it can also be damage a female in many different ways not only physically but mentally as well. Abortions are a way to terminate pregnancies but they should not be used as a type of birth control. There are many pros and cons of both situation and everyone women should look into their options Birth Control comes in many forms for both men and women. The most common for the two would be condoms and birth control pills. Women can also seek other methods like diaphragms, Depo-Provera shots, Norplant’s, Nuvarings, or even a birth control patch however; the most powerful form of birth control would be absence (Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 2007). All these methods are proven effective but may cause some side effects in some people. Birth Control Method| Common Side Effects| Depo-ProveraLess than 1 out of 100 women a year will become pregnant by taken the shot when directed. Cost: $35 – 75Injected into the arm and last for 3 months. * Irregular bleeding especially within the first year. * Change in sex drive. * Change in appetite or weight gain. * Headaches * Nausea * Sore breast| Norplant’s (Implants)Less than 1 out of 100 women a year may become pregnant. Cost: $400-800Inserted into the arm and last for 3yrs. | * Change in sex drive. * Irregular bleeding within 6 to 12 months. * Discoloring or scarri ng where the implant was placed. * Rarely, an infection in the implant location. * Sore breast * Weight gain| Birth Control PillsFew as 1 in 100 women will become pregnant in a year if they use the pill effectively. Cost: $15-50 per monthMust take pill every day at same time to be most effective. | * Bleeding between periods. * Breast tenderness. * Nausea and/or vomiting| Condoms 2 out of 100 women may still become pregnant after using a condom correctlyCost: $1 eachCan be used by men. This device also prevent against sexual transmitted diseases. Female condoms are also available. | * Most common complaint is people are allergic to the latex which condoms are made from. * Condoms do break which forms no protection. | These are just a few of the outlined cost and complications that have been associated with different forms of birth control. Although, many have a great success record absence is the only method that is truly 100% effective. However, if women and men both actively participate in using contraceptives then they may avoid STD’s (with the use of condoms), and unwanted or unplanned pregnancies. Abortion is a medical procedure for any expecting mother to elect to have about her own body. The procedure can be performed up until the mother is in her second trimester. When a child is in the first trimester they weigh on average a 1/2 ounce and estimated to be 3 inches long (Just mommies, 2003-2012). During the first trimester the child also has a heartbeat that can be heard with ultrasonic devices. When a mother reached her second trimester the child is still growing developing more specific features. By the end of the second trimester the child will have developed all major organs (Just mommies, 2003-2012). Many people consider the abortion procedure to be immoral and wrong because it involves taking the life of an unborn child who has already developing in the womb. Over 7% of women just their reason for seeking an abortion because they were a victim of rape or incest and health concerns for the mother or baby (M, 2012). Many women who opt for this procedure may find themselves suffering from guilt or depression afterwards resulting in a life altering experience. For individual who don’t want to have children they have different types of birth control that can to prevent pregnancy. Birth control can come in a pill, patch, shot, surgical, internal, or abstinence. Birth control is not only for women but men as well. Men can use condoms to help protect them from getting women pregnant as well as protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases. Men can also have a vasectomy which can cause them not to be able to produce children at all. Women have a similar procedure but it is called a tubal litigation. This prevents the woman from producing an egg and being fertilized. Each form of birth control comes with some type of side effect and it is best that the individual chooses what is comfortable for them. The side effects can vary depending on the individual and how their body adapts to the medication. Some women like to look at abortion as a type of birth control. 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Birth control and abortions can help with decision making when it comes to having or not having children. Some individuals look at abortions and are totally against it and other may use it as a form of birth control. Women start out as teenagers using birth control to prevent early pregnancy or pregnancy at all. Both of these methods come with side effects and it should be strictly the individual’s choice to use either one.

Relationship Between Real Interest Rates -Myassignmenthelp.Com

Question: Discuss About The Relationship Between Real Interest Rates? Answer: Introducation In Australia, the RBA uses interest rate as a monetary policy tool. More precisely, the monetary authority utilizes the tool to influence the level of aggregate demand and economic activity within the country. Thus, lowering the interest rate level in the country would act as an expansionary monetary policy that boosts the level of aggregate activity in the economy. Specifically, a low interest rate regime will bring about an increase in the level of investment spending and business investment in Australia. Fundamentally, this is due to the fact that low rates of interest would enable banks to lend more funds to firms and individuals, thereby facilitating an increase in the level of investment in the country. Firstly, low interest rates make it cheaper for businesses and individuals to borrow from commercial banks. In turn, this stimulates the level of household spending and business investments in the country. Since businesses can easily borrow funds at a low cost, they are able to invest more and expand their enterprises. Likewise, households have a cheap access to funds, and can therefore easily borrow money to purchase products from businesses. In turn, this boosts the level of demand for services and goods, forcing businesses to invest more funds to meet the increased demand. Mainly, it occurs because individuals have access to loans, and can, therefore, increase their level of spending. In this regard, lowering the level of interest rates in the country will go a long way in increasing the level of business investment in the country. Effects of Lower Interest Rates on Aggregate Demand Curve, price level and real GDP It is imperative to point out that lowering the level of interest rates in the country will result in a positive shift of the aggregate demand curve. More precisely, the AD curve will shift to the right. Mainly, one can attribute this to the fact that the reduction in interest rates will cause an increase in the level of borrowing from commercial banks since it is cheaper. In turn, it brings about an increase in the level of spending in the country as households and firms have more money to spend (Kliesen, 2011). In turn, this raises the level of aggregate demand in the country, causing a shift of the AD curve upwards towards the right as shown in the diagram below. In the same manner, it follows that an increase in the level of aggregate demand due to a reduction in the interest rate level would result in an increase in the level of real GDP in the country. As such, a fall in interest rates in the country results in an increase in the level of aggregate economic activity (Leduc and Rudebusch, (2014). Mainly, this is because people have more funds for both investments and expenditure. Besides, credit is easily available to businesses and households, and new services and products can be demanded and purchased in the market (Wolfe, 2017). In turn, this brings about an increase in the rate of economic growth of the country and, hence, a rise in the real GDP of the economy. Ordinarily, a fall in the general interest rates stimulates economic growth in the country, thereby raising the real GDP of the country. Hence, the real GDP curve shifts from left to right, indicating an economic growth in the country following a fall in the level of interest rates (Hansen and Shehadri, 2013). From the diagram above, an increase in the total demand from AD1 to AD2 leads to a rise in the countrys real GDP from Y1 to Y2 (Pettinger, 2016). On the other hand, low interest rates may significantly influence the price level in the country. As noted earlier, low interest rate levels will result in an increase in the level of spending among households and firms in the country. Thus, individuals increase their demand for services and goods within the country. Therefore, a sustained rise in the demand for commodities in the country will create an upward pressure on the price of goods and services, forcing them to rise. In this regard, the lower interest rate regime in the country will result in a sustained increase in the price of goods and services, which may then cause inflationary pressures if sustained. For instance, in the diagram below, an increase in the total demand from DD1 to DD2 following a reduction in the interest rate level will cause a rise in the price level of the good from P1 to P2. Reference List Folger, J. (2016). What is the relationship between inflation and interest rates?. [Online] Investopedia. Available at: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/12/inflation-interest-rate-relationship.asp [Accessed 09 October 2017]. Hansemn, B., and Seshadri, A. (2013). Uncovering the Relationship between Real Interest Rates and Economic Growth. [Online] University of Michigan Retirement Research Centre. Available at: https://www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu/publications/papers/pdf/wp303.pdf [Accessed 09 October 2017]. Kliesen, K. (2011). Low Interest Rates Have Benefits and Costs. [Online] Federal Reserve Bank of st. Louis. Available at: https://www.stlouisfed.org/Publications/Inside-The-Vault/Spring-2011/Low-Interest-Rates-Have-Benefits-and-Costs [Accessed 09 October 2017]. Leduc, S., and Rudebusch, G. (2014). Does Slower Growth Imply Lower Interest Rates?. [Online] Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco. Available at: https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/publications/economic-letter/2014/november/interest-rates-economic-growth-monetary-policy/ [Accessed 09 October 2017]. Pettinger, T. (2016). Effect of lower interest rates. [Online] Economics Help. Available at: https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/3417/interest-rates/effect-of-lower-interest-rates/ [Accessed 09 October 2017]. Wolfe, M. (2017). 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Claudius And Prince "Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose themselves to the opinion of the many, who have the majesty of the state to defend them." - Nicolo Machiavelli, from The Prince Italian political theorist Nicolo Machiavelli speculated that the strongest leaders are ones who are able to carefully balance appearances to his benefit, strategically using them to strengthen his regime. If Machiavelli was indeed correct, then Claudius, from Shakespeare's Hamlet, starts off as an ideal Machiavellian prince. However, as the play develops, Claudius' loses his previously immovable command and composure, largely due to his concern over the potential threat posed by his stepson, Hamlet. At the beginning of the play, Claudius appears to have complete control over Elsinore, as evidenced by his imposing speech to the court: Therefore our sometime sister, now our queen, Th' imperial jointress to this warlike state, Have we (as ?twere with a defeated joy, With an auspicious and a dropping eye, With mirth in funeral and dirge in marriage, In equal scale weighing delight and dole) Taken to wife... [1.2: 8-14] In this scene, Claudius, who has only recently taken the throne after the death of his brother, addresses some pressing issues. Seeking to create a strong early impression, Claudius uses his words very carefully, taking great pains to both mourn his late brother and celebrate his marriage. Furthermore, with the words"imperial jointress to this warlike state" he justifies the potentially controversial union by making it appear like a benefit to the entire kingdom. Claudius is clearly a shrewd politician, for he deliberately emphasizes the contrast between his marriage and Hamlet's death, using phrases such as"defeated joy" and "with an auspicious and a dropping eye." The benefits to such an approach are obvious : on one hand Claudius appeals to popular sentiment by remembering his popular brother, and on the other hand, with his celebration of his marriage, the King proves that he is ready to move on and attack his new role with vigor. The oxymoronic phrases "mirth in funeral" and "dirge in marriage" recall Machiavelli's words, for Claudius demonstrates his ability to express whatever emotions make him look wise and just, showing that he is in command of Denmark, despite his limited experience as king. Claudius fortifies his majestic appearance by taking decisive and positive action. When faced with the threat of Fortinbras, he immediately takes diplomatic measures, sending Cornelius and Voltemand to protect Denmark's borders and create an alliance with Norway. Later, Laertes asks for permission to return to France. Knowing the value of the advice of Laertes' father, Polonius, Claudius gives his consent in a jovial manner, thus strengthening his position with the courtiers. The King even senses the troubled state of Hamlet, and rather than letting things run their course, Claudius immediately sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as spies. Most importantly, in every decision he makes, Claudius appears confident, maintaining a balanced temperament in the public eye. Yet underneath this smooth facade lies a man who is concerned above all about Hamlet. A full two months after the death of his father, Hamlet continues to mourn, thereby keeping Old Hamlet's death in the public spotlight. Claudius, of course, would much rather forget about the incident, for that would not only decrease the likelihood of his being discovered but also help lighten his overburdened conscience. Unfortunately, Hamlet will not let him nor the public forget. Furthermore, Claudius realizes that Hamlet has a justified claim to the throne that could destabilize the King's regime. In an attempt to alleviate the situation, Claudius stresses Hamlet's role as his successor, not potential replacement. Nevertheless, the threat of Hamlet remains, and Claudius becomes extremely concerned with it. "That do I long to hear!" [2.2: 53] refers not to news of Fortinbras but to the cause of Hamlet's perceived lunacy. This exclamation is also the first time that we have seen Claudius stray from his even-tempered public appearance, as he reveals a bit of emotion where Hamlet is concerned. The effect of Hamlet on the King reaches a climax during The Murder of Gonzago, during which the King's composure breaks down completely. Hamlet's plan to confirm Claudius' guilt succeeds brilliantly: when the murder in the play pours poison into Gonzago's ear, telling the audience that the plot is based on true events, Claudius suddenly rises, shouting "Give me some light. Away!" [3.2: 295] Gone is the calm that had begun to make Claudius a successful leader, replaced by a sudden outburst of emotion in

The Sindhu (Indus) River

The Sindhu (Indus) River The Sindhu River, also commonly referred to as the Indus River, is a major waterway in South Asia. One of the longest rivers in the world, the Sindhu has a total length of over 2,000 miles and runs south from the Kailash Mountain in Tibet all the way to the Arabian Sea in Karachi, Pakistan. It is the longest river in Pakistan, also passing through northwestern India, in addition to the Tibetan region of China and Pakistan. The Sindhu is a large part of the river system of the  Punjab, which means land of five rivers. Those five rivers- the Jhelum, Chenab,  Ravi,  Beas, and  Sutlej- eventually flow into the Indus. History of the Sindhu River The Indus Valley is located on the fertile floodplains along the river. This region was home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, which was one of the oldest known civilizations. Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of religious practices starting in about 5500 BCE, and farming began by around 4000 BCE. Towns and cities grew up in the area by about 2500 BCE, and the civilization was at its peak between 2500 and 2000 BCE, coinciding with the civilizations of the Babylonians and Egyptians.   When at its peak, the Indus Valley Civilization boasted houses with wells and bathrooms,  underground drainage systems,  a fully developed writing system,  impressive architecture, and a well-planned urban center. Two major cities,  Harappa  and  Mohenjo-Daro, have been excavated and explored. Remains including elegant jewelry, weights, and other items. Many items have writing on them, but to date, the writing has not been translated. The Indus Valley Civilization began to decline around 1800 BCE. Trade ceased, and some cities were abandoned. Reasons for this decline are unclear, but some theories include flood or drought. Around 1500 BCE, invasions by the Aryans began to erode what was left of the Indus Valley Civilization. The Aryan people settled in their place, and their language and culture have helped to shape the language and culture of todays India and Pakistan. Hindu religious practices may also have their roots in Aryan beliefs. The Sindhu Rivers Significance Today Today, the Sindhu River serves as a key water supply to  Pakistan  and is central to the country’s economy. In addition to drinking water, the river enables and sustains the country’s agriculture.   Fish from the river provide a major source of food to communities along the river’s banks. The Sindhu River is also used as a major transportation route for commerce. Physical Attributes of the Sindhu River The Sindhu River follows a complex path from its origin at 18,000 feet in the Himalayas near Lake Mapam. It flows northwest for roughly 200 miles before crossing into the disputed territory of Kashmir in India and then into Pakistan. It eventually exits the mountainous region and flows into the sandy plains of the Punjab, where its most significant tributaries feed the river. During July, August, and September when the river floods, the Sindhu stretches to several miles wide in the plains. The snow-fed Sindhu River system is subject to flash floods, too. While the river moves quickly through the mountain passes, it moves very slowly through the plains, depositing silt and raising the level of these sandy plains.

Facilitate your personal development Essay Example | Topics and Well Written Essays - 1000 words

Facilitate your personal development - Essay Example 1. CONSISTENCY Consistency is a very important element to maintain our output while working. One can only do it by periodically checking of his or her performance. For example, we can maintain a diary from the moment we start our work. Say every week, we check our performance whether it is increasing or decreasing. If decreasing, what is the reason behind it? We are our best judge. No one knows you better than you yourself. So you are you best teacher. One easy way of accomplishing tasks can be done by breaking it into smaller segments. By checking ourselves time to time we can ensure and maintain our optimum performance. Use hand written task checklists in which each step has to be ticked off to ensure consistency in method of task completion. (Gurcheik, 2012) Having a white board in the work area with all relevant work information is a one good method of maintaining your consistency. Another way to check yourself would be to ask your supervisor as how is your performance, whether t here is improvement or not. If not what are the areas where you need to improve. 2. TRAINING No one is perfect; we all know it and we should always accept it. In order to train oneself, the person needs to know his or her strengths and weaknesses first. Doing SWOT analysis (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity & Threats) of oneself is very helpful in this situation. Once we do that we will realize our weaknesses we need to find out how to overcome these. All employees with duty for performance management must receive training to help them manage performance effectively. This should include information on the objectives of performance management, how it will operate and what their role will be. Employees will also need training in how to set their objectives and training in other aspects of the system. (Garger, 1999) We can always take help from our colleagues or our seniors. Being honest with our own self will always be helpful in improving ourselves. We need to start concentrating on ou r weaknesses and gradually overcoming these. 3. RECORD KEEPING As discussed in the first topic of consistency, one needs to maintain a diary to keep a check on the evaluation, in the similar fashion we also need to record our improvement. Unless and until we know the progress we will not be able to judge our improvement. It is very important to understand and know whether our training is actually helping us improve or not. A small example can be, whether we being able to meet our daily targets or we are exceeding our targets. (Gurcheik, 2012) 4. KEEPING EXPECTATION HIGH Each and every company has a performance management process. We all know it. This is no secret. But we need to make sure that we are confident in ourselves that we have the capability to improve. As it is said self motivation is the best motivation. The company will eventually lay down the process for you, but we need to be ready with a positive attitude towards it. As quoted, â€Å"Everything that is â€Å"rewardi ng† about working for a particular employer or everything an employee gets as a result of their employment† (Davis, 2007). This statement is very true because at the end of the day it is a mutual understanding between the employee and the employer. The company wants us to perform and this is their way to help ourselves improve and perform better. Let us be positive about it. (Boyett & Jimmy, 2000) If