First Things First Essays

Design activism has been a subject of great interest for the past century. It was set forth in the “The First Things First” manifesto written by Ken Garland in 1964. This document reacts against the consumerist culture and challenges designers to use their skills to ameliorate environmental, social and culture life. Since then, design has been addressing political, social and cultural issues. In my essay, I focus on feminist design in particular. It is only very recently that women’s voices have

to each other, I was able to relate the most with habits 1: Being Proactive, 2: Beginning with an end in mind, 3: Putting first things first, 4: Thinking win-win, and 5: Seek first to understand, then be understood. Habit one is being proactive means taking the initiative to do things and not waiting for it to happen on its own. We should not spend time trying to control things that we cannot control; instead, focusing on what we can control. An example of being proactive would be when I was waiting

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989, is a business and self-help book. Covey presents an approach to being effective in attaining goals by aligning oneself to what he calls "true north" principles of a character ethic that he presents as universal and timeless. The book first introduces the concept of the paradigm shift and helps the reader understand that different perspectives exist, i.e. that two people can see the same thing and yet differ with each other. On

habits build off each other? The book, “7 highly effective habits for teens” explains different habits that you should break,or make to make your teen years more successful. The 7 habits build of each other to make you become a better person. The first habit that you should follow is being proactive and becoming the force for your mind. This habit is important because you need to know to take responsibility for your life, as well as your actions. The text states that, “Take responsibility for your

Seven Secrets for Self-Motivation The thing people need to know to have a great pace in their lives is self-motivation. The seven secrets of self-motivation can lead you down paths you may not feel comfortable with, but it can be the best life changing thing for you. In his essay “Seven secrets for self-motivation”, Victor M. Parachin does effectively discuss appropriate views on what it takes and what it means to win. The article “Seven secrets for self-motivation” consists of seven self-motivations

Numerous children are stranded on an island due to a plane crash and are fighting to stay alive and be rescued. In the following paragraphs, it's explained how Jacks savage ways and oblivious mind set creates his disbelieving behavior as to why he doesn't care about being rescued. In The Lord Of The Flies, William Golding creates a psychological allegory through the development of Jack character and the symbolism of fire to uncover the fact that as people disregard logic and their needs in order

Life is a journey full of choices and obstacles. People build their lives around the kinds of choices they make and the obstacles they do or do not overcome. Stereotypes, social judgement, racism, and sexual barriers are a few examples of the kinds of obstacles society provides; however, one of the most difficult obstacles can often be oneself. Creator of The Daily Motivator, a motivational website, Ralph Marston believes that even though life contains difficult obstacles one should never allow themself

The manifesto “ First thing first “ by Ken Garland in 1964 and published in (2000) into a document that was signed by thirty-three visual communicator. Calling for graphic designers to make a change of priorities, proposing for more useful, lasting, democratic form of communication. A mind- shift from product marketing toward the exploration and production of new kind of meaning. The “Ten footnotes to a manifesto” by Micheal Bierut (2007) is a critical analysis by a British graphic designer. As a

come. This event happened to many people in World War II, many Jewish people were taken away from their homes and put in Concentration Camps. Not only Jews were taken, people of their descent were taken too. Throughout reading Night, “First They Came,” and Terrible Things a theme has been repeated in the texts: People tend to ignore what does not involve them. In these books all had a similar universal theme. In Night, a character, Moshie the Beadle, was a sole survivor of a Nazi attack telling people

Imagine that you are in a crisis, you cannot only just grab what you can carry but what is of utmost importance to you…what would you carry with you? In the short story “The Things They Carried” we follow US Soldiers in the Vietnam war who are trekking through the jungle. The story touches on different characters and things of importance that they carry on their person for comfort, need and those without monetary value but sentimental value. I carry a picture of my sons 1st school picture, its

that implied between the lines and operated by the analysis of important events in the novel. All of that things make just trying to predict what will Agatha's stories talk about so difficult. Also, because they rely on the element of surprise in writing so that make you doubt of all the characters and end to be a neglected character in the novel is the real cause of the events. About my first impression I thought that it will be a murder story in a big family, their men are fighting for the money

The first thing people judge when meeting someone is their looks, it’s the first thing we look at. In the novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, we are introduced by a scientist named Victor Frankenstein and his adventures of creating life. An Englishman named Robert Walton finds Victor Frankenstein and lets him come on to his ship. Victor was a scientist that succeeded in creating life however, the being he creates doesn’t meet Victor’s standards when it comes to appearance. Victor rejects

The poem “First they came” by Martin Neimoller and the allegory "Terrible Things” by Eve Bunting express a similar theme of inaction although the authors’ used different modes to get their message across. Throught the allegory “Terrible things” it tells us how one animal gets taken away one by one but they thought nothing of it and they tried to justify why the other animals were getting taken away. In the allegory page 8, it says, “Those squirrels were greedy,” Big Rabbit said. “Always storing away

The soldiers during the war carried many things, most of them from back home. The first chapter of The Things They Carried starts out the book by showing how the things the soldiers carried. It also went into depth about the feelings and emotions they carried. After all, they were human, they carried feelings such as fear, grief, love, dignity, and terror. The things they carried reflected their personality, and what mattered in their lives back home. Their thoughts, emotions, and actions changed

Revenge have always been off missguided thoughts. If you were put in an situation where a person harm you or did you wrong. What would be your first instinct? Most people would determine how to get back on the person or vengeance. It is in human nature to find the best way to get revenge. When people finally achieve there revenge it most likely won’t deliver any satisfaction. Revenge have always affected people actions, people suffering, and decisions afterwards. Revenge is the action of imposing

FLIPPED Can first impressions be wrong? In the novel “Flipped” by Wendelin Van Draanen. The main character is Juli Baker. In the beginning Juli falls in love with Bryce. Juli grows in the end by discovering first impressions can be deceiving. On page 11, Juli said , “The first day I met Bryce Loski, I Flipped. Honestly , one look at him and I became a lunatic. It’s his eyes, something about his eyes. Those dazzling blue eyes.” Juli stated all of this when she first met Bryce Loski. Pg 12. Juli

and broken promises, to name a few. Although Canada is celebrating 150 years, the Aanishinaabe people have been here for over 130,000 years. In order to celebrate Canada 150, I think that you should understand the full history of Canada first. George Santayana said that, “If we don't understand history, we are doomed to repeat it”. This is a powerful quote that stood out to me, and I believe it is relevant to our own country.

After chasing down Romeo the Nurse tells Juliet, “His name is Romeo, Romeo Montague. He’s the only son of your great enemy.” (I,v,143) There are many things wrong with the Nurse getting Romeo’s name for Juliet. First off, Juliet was already planning on being with Paris and most likely becoming his wife. The Nurse was well aware of this, but still helped Juliet figure out who Romeo was at the party. Secondly, she is going against Lady

that things can always get better So I believe that Carrie Ryan uses tone, inner thinking, and first person view to create mood and create a theme that life will have ups and downs. Just like everyone has a unique way of talking, this story is written with a distinct tone as well. But it helps create the mood and ultimately the theme. This story is written with a distinct tone. It sounds glum throughout

The Metis people are descendants of First Nation women and European men. Many Metis were rejected by both the European and first nation people, because they were not completely one or the other nationality. This resulted in the Metis seeking acceptance from one and other, which allowed them to feel more connected with each other. Even though Metis are part European they were born in Canada, being born in Canada could give them a feeling of Canadian nationalism. Even though some may feel connected