Enjoying Nature
Posted by caglelibby | Filed under gen
Don’t make the mistake and take nature for granted. Visit a city such as New York, which doesn’t have much open ground, and you will appreciate the open nature that adorns some areas of the country.
Take a hike on trails through uninhabited parts of the country. Many national parks allow you to go on hikes on pre-made trails through the countryside. You will be able to experience a view of nature that isn’t available as often as it was at one time. The hike may give you the opportunity to witness some wild animals in their natural habitat. Camp officials are available to act as tour guides during these hiking trips to help you get the most out of your experience.
Camping is another option to for you to enjoy nature. Coming together with family and friends to stay in the forest, away from technology, is a way to bring everyone together. Families use large recreational vehicles to travel across the country and stay in wilderness areas. Many national parks have set up designated areas for camping but require registration and a permit to use these areas throughout the season.
Nature may not be around forever for us to enjoy, so take advantage of it while you can.
Tags: nature
Shawshank Redemption as a Classic Film
Posted by caglelibby | Filed under gen
Filmed in 1994, “The Shawshank Redemption” is an American movie that stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Set in a prison during the late 1940s, this movie is a look into the strength of a man who is forced to endure unpleasant events while being an inmate.
The opening of “The Shawshank Redemption” finds the main character, Andy, convicted of double murder, even though evidence is clearly lacking. He is sent to prison to serve two life sentences. It is here where the story develops as the character’s life changes.
Andy has to deal with corrupt wardens, guards, and dangerous inmates each day as he tries to manage his life as a convicted felon. The friendship between Andy and “Red,” Freeman’s character, is what helps Andy through the sentence and to the story’s climactic ending. The final act of “The Shawshank Redemption” lets fans know that the preservation for life will help the characters get through anything.
While nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1994, the movie did not win any due to the emergence of two other widely acclaimed films, in “Pulp Fiction” and “Forrest Gump,” during the same year. Since that time, “The Shawshank Redemption” has received major play through DVD sales and television replays.
“The Shawshank Redemption” is a classic film that deserves a spot in any moviegoer’s collection.
Cohen Achieved Something
Posted by caglelibby | Filed under gen
According to American sociologist Albert Cohen’s subcultures theory, he emphasises that people commit crime, especially property crime which include street robbery, theft and burglary. This is often to do with low education qualifications and young males have difficulties in achieving success because of blocked opportunities for them experience in the society. Therefore, they are likely to form a delinquent subculture; this is when the norms and values of the society has been turned upside down. In western society, an individual’s success or failures is highly likely to be judged based on material achievement. The successful person can reach high status in the society. However, only few working class youth have the opportunity to achieve this kind of status. Because most of them drop out school education at early age and they are likely to end up doing steady non-skills jobs with little opportunity for better working position.
Cohen also pointed out that working class boy’s status is low, and as a result they will develop a conflict that leads them experience shame and ‘status frustration’, in which sense this might motivate them to form a subculture that allows them to gain status through illegitimate activities. Therefore the successful theft can gain respect from other members of his group, at the same time, by committing crime, it offers them the chance to hit back at the wider society which has denied many working class boys the opportunity to become successful. In terms of this subculture, if a person can achieve something that he wants; therefore he can be successful, at least in the eyes of others. Building on this idea, where Cohen had emphasised the importance of schooling. However, Cloward and Ohlin suggests that deviant behaviour is depends on people’s access to illegitimate opportunities. If a person lives in a criminal environment, mixing with adults who can teach him how to commit crime, he is likely to be tempted. The chances to commit crime is depends on where you live, who you are being friends with, if you are not accepted in society, you’re likely to find alternative way to overcome rejection. Thus, Cloward and Ohlin specifies that it’s this differential illegitimate opportunities available to members of the low class, rather than individual motivation.
