Overview of the Clip about Jim Performing a Prank on Dwight in The Office

1271 Words3 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Impacts of physical violence on women essays

1. Introduction
Workplace related injuries tend to have far reaching repercussions. The concept of safety is rarely considered as a strong contributor in elimination of workplace related injuries. The culture of space is one that involves creation of space that enables individuals to feel and be comfortable, welcome, and safe. This means that there is no discrimination on grounds of biological sex or sexual orientation, cultural background, age, physical or mental ability, race, or gender. This work explores the clip where Jim performs a prank on Dwight in the film The Office. This scene shows unsafe working environment. This report provides a brief overview of the clip, synthesis of the clip in relation to safe space with recommendations given at the end of the analysis.
2. Summary
The film clip starts with Jim explaining how he sends Dwight faxes pranks from the future Dwight (Dwight himself from the future). Dwight sees a colleague holding a cup of coffee and he dashes through the office and strikes the cup out of that colleague as the colleague was about to take a sip from the cup. The coffee is spilt on the floor but Dwight does not offer any explanation for his action.
Dwight is then seen siting opposite Jim where they are engaged in a brief question and answer session. Dwight pulls a drawer to pull out his stapler only to find that his stapler has been put in yellow jello. A colleague interrupts as Dwight shows outrage and another female colleague giggles away. After a small conversation, Jim pulls out a pair of scissors moves to where Dwight is seated on an inflated balloon and stabs the balloon sending Dwight crumbling down. This is followed by another table prank where Dwight’s table is exchanged for cartons and Dwight...

... middle of paper ...

... Journal of Public Health 97.9 (2007): 1625-31. ProQuest. Web. 26 May 2014.
Gordon-Larsen P, McMurray RG, Popkin BM. “Determinants of adolescent physical activity and inactivity patterns.” Pediatrics. 2000;105:E83
Hutter, Jim. "Keep Safe in a Small Space." ISHN 45.12 (2011): 30. ProQuest. Web. 26 May 2014.
Raworth, Kate. A Safe and Just Space for Humanity. London: Oxfam. 2012. PDF File.
Rockström, Johan, and Louise Karlberg. "The Quadruple Squeeze: Defining the Safe Operating Space for Freshwater use to Achieve a Triply Green Revolution in the Anthropocene." Ambio 39.3 (2010): 257-65. ProQuest. Web. 26 May 2014.
Rockstrom et al. “A Safe Operating Space for Humanity.” Nature 461.24 (2009): 472-475. PDF File.
Sallis JF, Bauman A, Pratt M. Environmental and policy interventions to promote physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 15 (1998): 379–397.

Show More
Related

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - Lasting Effects

    1605 Words  | 4 Pages

    Greer, M. E. (2001, October). 90 Years of Progress in Safety. Professional Safety, 46(10), 20-25. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=5367632&site=ehost-live&scope=site

    Read More

  • The Globalisation of Obesity

    3548 Words  | 8 Pages

    J.F. Sallis (1993) “Epidemiology of Physical Activity and Fitness in Adolescents”, in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Vol.33. no.4-5, 403-408.

    Read More

  • Public Health Intervention: Increasing Physical Activity in an Eastern Kentucky Community

    1603 Words  | 4 Pages

    Obesity is a growing trend that is affecting individuals significantly in the U.S. and throughout the world. “As of 2013, Kentucky ranks 42 in the U.S. for obesity and over the past year the rate of obesity has risen from 30.4 percent to 31.3 percent among its population.”1 Many factors contribute to the rate of obesity in Kentucky, but, in my opinion, the most significant contributing factor to this trend is physical inactivity. I am a resident of a very rural and underdeveloped community in Eastern Kentucky, where a significant portion of the population lives with a triage of comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and hypertension). I feel that these disease states that plague individuals could be improved significantly with a life style intervention of increasing physical activity. Several barriers that decrease physical activity for our community must be overcome to improve the health of our community, among the most significant of these barriers includes the built environment due to lack of infrastructure, poverty from lack of jobs, and a negative cultural perception on exercise. I would like to lobby to school board members of Johnson Central High School to allow public access of local community members to use school facilities during non-school hours to increase physical activity to improve the health of its community.

    Read More

  • A Social Ecological Approach to Rising Levels of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents in the United States

    2208 Words  | 5 Pages

    Related to this threat, the chance of developing serious health conditions exists; these include orthopedic complications, hypertension, heart disease, and type two diabetes among others . An associated behavior linked to overweight and obesity in children is a lack of physical activity. Participation in physical activity as a child is important because it often leads to an active adult lifestyle. Physical activity may have beneficial effects on not just body weight, but overall health. Ultimately, if overweight and obese children grow into overweight and obese adults, they are at risk for a shortened life due to this disease and/or related ailments. Understanding risk factors and potential interventions for childhood overweight and obesity serves as a start to address...

    Read More

  • Food Insecurity and the Low Income Family

    1476 Words  | 3 Pages

    Katel, Peter. “Straining the Safety Net.” CQ Researcher 31 July 2009: 645-68. Web. 25 Nov. 2013.

    Read More

  • Five Key Behaviors for Enhancing Patient Safety

    1072 Words  | 3 Pages

    Creating a Culture of Safety. A culture of safety includes psychological safety, active leadership, transparency, and fairness. As a health care professional, I can create a culture of safety by having a positive attitude and creating an environment within the team that feeds off that optimistic and encouraging behavior. In addition, I can contribute to a culture of safety by using effective communication, the “Fairness Algorithm” to differentiate between system error and unsafe behaviors, and by being respectful and approachable to all my fellow coworkers and patients.

    Read More

  • Childhood Obesity in America

    2217 Words  | 5 Pages

    ...on: Creating School Environments And Policies To Promote Healthy Eating And Physical Activity." Milbank Quarterly 87.1 (2009): 71-100. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Feb. 2014

    Read More

  • Persuasive Essay On Rape

    883 Words  | 2 Pages

    What needs to be understood by the modern day student is that when it comes to personal safety measures, they want it available to them while at the same time taking as little precautions as possible to assure it, in other words doing the minimum amount of work needed to assure it. So the

    Read More

  • The Cataster: A Fictional Narrative

    2418 Words  | 5 Pages

    In a fit of frustration Percy hit the toaster with a closed fist, causing it to fly off the counter and onto the floor. Upon striking the tile, the toaster made a small noise of indignation and released its captive. The toast was beyond burnt, but at least it was out.

    Read More

  • Persuasive Essay On Public Health

    1253 Words  | 3 Pages

    We have all heard the saying, “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. This saying appears to be nothing more than a silly children’s rhyme. However, if we think about it, we still remember it and this silly little rhyme encouraged us to eat fruit. As we reflect back on our childhood many of us can recall our parents encouraging us to eat our vegetables and to go outside and play. Why did they do this? Because it was and is an essential part of our healthy growth. In present day, where technology and fast food are far more prevalent, children are receiving far less encouragement to be healthy. In order to live a healthy lifestyle children and adolescents need to spend, “60 minutes or more being physically active ("Physical Activity Guidelines

    Read More

  • paper

    604 Words  | 2 Pages

    (n.d.). Recommendations to increase physical activity in communities. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 22(4S), 67-72. Retrieved from http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/pa-ajpm-recs.pdf

    Read More

  • Sport Education and Deliverance in Brazil

    2026 Words  | 5 Pages

    Malta, D. C., & da Silva, J. B. (2012). Policies to promote physical activity in brazil. The

    Read More

  • Persuasive Essay On Appropriate Behavior

    1522 Words  | 4 Pages

    cabinet, retrieved a hunting rifle, loaded it, pointed it out the window of their home, and shot the

    Read More

  • Childhood Fitness

    1913 Words  | 4 Pages

    In today’s society, too many children spend excessive time indoors watching television and playing video games. Children are becoming couch potatoes more and more each day. Childhood is the worst time to develop unhealthy habits. This type of behavior is the basis for an unhealthy, inactive lifestyle. Young kids need to get outside in the fresh air and stay active. In this day and age, there is no excuse for obesity in children. Although certain medical disorders can cause obesity, less than 1 percent of all obesity is caused by physical problems (obesity 1). Obesity in childhood and adolescence can be related primarily to lack of exercise and laziness. The parents of these young ones should be intelligent and responsible enough to see the positive effects of physical activity and sports. Athletics often gets children active and physically fit without them even knowing it. They are too busy having fun and competing to realize they are exercising.

    Read More

  • Water Shortage in India: Problems and Solutions

    985 Words  | 2 Pages

    Rogers, Peter. 2008. "Facing the Freshwater CRISIS. (Cover story)." Scientific American 299, no. 2: 46-53. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed November 4, 2010).

    Read More

More about Overview of the Clip about Jim Performing a Prank on Dwight in The Office

Open Document