Troublemaker a Memoir by Bill Zimmerman Bill Zimmerman was born in 1940 to Jewish Immigrants on Chicago’s west side. In his memoir Troublemaker, he tells the story of himself, a man dealing with education, family commitments, and his broad involvement in the anti-Vietnam war movement. Zimmerman witnessed racism in the Mississippi Delta and, and spent … Read more
The research question to be answered in this report is the following: How can I use interpersonal communication research principles to improve my communication? The three main ideas I am going to discuss are listening habits and skills, nonverbal cues, and resolving communication problems. In the conclusion, I evaluate my course learning and ways that … Read more
Some people are naturals at chasing a goal, but they do not know how to maintain hold of it. This is Shakespeare’s critique of Machiavelli, using Richard III as his example. King Richard III. was not next in line to acquire kingship in England, but through certain Machiavellian actions, such as appearing religious, marriage and … Read more
The early twentieth century was a ferocious time, though we can’t immediately think of a time in American history that has been peaceful. Upton Sinclair, in his novel, The Jungle, an expose of the meatpacking industry, became an enormous bestseller translated into seventeen languages within weeks of its publication in 1906. But while The Jungle … Read more
The largest structural dilemma facing the library was integration. Integration is the process of organizing employees on what their job responsibilities are and how to coordinate all those responsibilities with a diverse group of people. The organization had clearly defined efforts on who was responsible for what particular job, but the real issue came as … Read more
The Gilded Age, the period from 1870 to around 1900, got its name from Mark Twain, who thought the era was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath (Mintz, McNeil). When most people picture the Gilded Age, they refer to Mark Twain’s view of an imbalanced, corrupt society. Many think that the Gilded Age was … Read more
Imagine a world where skin color means nothing and all races are treated equally. In this world, there is not one exception to the worldwide equality. Today, America claims to be equal yet the establishment of affirmative action programs across the country actually does the opposite. It is creating separate racial groups that are defined … Read more
During the early 1900’s, in the times of World War I, Spain had been under the rule of Miguel Primo de Rivera. Primo de Rivera went into power on September 13, 1923, and his dictatorship lasted for seven years, until his death in 1930. (Shlomo 65) And, in 1931, Spain “attempted to establish a parliamentary … Read more
Lab Report 3: Daphnia, Human and Crayfish Cardiac Activity Introduction An electrocardiogram, abbreviated as ECG in this report, is a visual representation of an organism’s atrial and ventricular depolarization and repolarization. Previous research has shown that although there is variability in the amplitude and shape of the waves of ECG, dependent on the subject’s health, … Read more
The Poisonwood Bible contains many themes throughout the novel. It is interesting to see how the characters react towards certain themes, especially the theme regarding justice and injustice in the Congo as well as globally. Justice can be defined by many as the quality of being just or righteous. Most of the Price family reacts … Read more
Music has accompanied the human existence since the beginning of time, it has been used to shape culture and society, to give us entertainment and to even give emotion such as fear and excitement, it is an essential part of human life. People may not realize it but music is used in everyday life, everything … Read more
The life and the crimes of Jerome “Jerry” Brudos is one of the most haunting and most controversial psychopaths and murder in American history. Known for his crimes on young women while living with his wife and children, he was given the name “The Lust Killer” because of his fetish for women’s shoes as well … Read more
Today, poverty is prevalent throughout the world with 80% of humanity living on less than $10 a day. However, this isn’t the first time poverty is seen so frequently in society. During the Renaissance, approximately 50% of Europe’s population lived at a subsistence level with 80% of Europeans facing possible starvation in times of peril. … Read more
When analysing Spain, this century is most notorious with the countries establishment as a superior nation. Yet it’s debate whether this truly occurred, as historians like JH Elliot have stated “Spanish society drove itself forward” others disagree, like Solsten, speculating that “The sixteenth century was a period of unremitting decline”. This 100-year time span presents … Read more
Poetry is arguably the most ethereal and incomprehensible form of art. Creating not just an image or story, but an entire concept through mere words strung together in rhythm is a feat unparalleled by any other. Those who have mastered this are praised among the most ingenious of any time period. Walt Whitman proved his … Read more
What is the value of the 2011 film 50/50? Despite leading a profoundly healthy lifestyle, which includes no smoking, no drinking, no drugs and not even possessing a driver’s license to partake in what he considers the associated perilous activity, twenty-seven-year-old Seattle Public Radio journalist Adam Lerner, in the 2011 film, 50/50, is diagnosed with … Read more
The effort to analyze and expand on existing knowledge on the decision-making behaviour of police officers has been assessed and documented in many different studies, however Bonner reveals six themes related to officer arrest decision-making and the influence of working rules that are regulated by precise frameworks. When police and citizens endure and encounter each … Read more
Gender roles have changed with the times; women have worked to strip themselves of the house wife ideal too become independent working women. Though the way we see women now didn’t just happen overnight, it came from years and years of challenging gender ideals. That’s why to truly understand genders roles of women in modern … Read more
Drowning: She slams the door shut, shaking the house with pure madness. My parents step out of the house, and take their big argument outside. I walked over to the window and watched their lousy arguing. It always ends up in the same place. One either gets kicked out of the house or someone leaves … Read more
Phase One: Describe a Practice Problem A Description of the Practice Need Schools and Prisons in America are two of the highest populated institutions in America, those two facets originated the School to Prison pipeline. The School to Prison pipeline mainly impacts marginalized youth in oppressed neighborhoods. With the development of new policies and practices … Read more
The book Founding Fathers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis demonstrated or portrayed the overview of the early American years to the post-revolutionary era. To emphasize, the book Founding Fathers mainly focuses on the main or background perspective of our true founding fathers. To add, the author Joseph J. Ellis does a great job … Read more
Reflection Paper on Hotel Rwanda The 1990s marked a time of turbulence and unrest in Rwandan history. During April-July 1994, over 800,000 Tutsi people were killed relentlessly at the hands of the Hutu militant group “Interhamwe,” whose name translates to “Those Who Attack Together” (History. com, 2009). Based on true events, Terry George’s Hotel Rwanda … Read more
In Cold Blood In the year 1959 in River Valley Farm, located in Holcomb Kansas. The residents of that farm, the Clutter’s, are a hardworking family who have achieved the American Dream. Herb, the father, is a Methodist whose hardworking skills have made him a popular man throughout the town. Herb’s wife, Bonnie, who is … Read more
Today, many students like myself all over the America have walked down the hectic aisles of high school and have sat in some of the largest lecture halls in college. As kids, we were somewhat taught that going to school and getting an education would be the key to our success and thought that if … Read more
The Lenni Lenape always dressed for the season. Always dressed for the icy cold winters and the sticky hot summers. In the hot summers women wore a short wrap around skirt, and the men wore the men would wear light cloth such as breechclout and leggings tied to a belt. In the cold the men … Read more
Court packing is that act of stacking the courts with members of your own party in order to ensure that the vote of the court will always be in your favor. Encouraged by the triumphs of his first term in office, FDR became over zealous and aggressively campaigned for his power oriented court packing plan, … Read more
Career and College Research Paper Careers are an important part of our everyday lives as an adult and it’s important to know what career is the absolute best to choose as a high school student. The career I have chosen is a ceramic artist or pottery designer and the reason I have chosen this career, … Read more
Critics often describe Captain Ahab and Heathcliff as monomaniacal characters. Monomaniacal is a term defined by a psychosis of thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas. Monomaniacal characters often obsess over a single goal, directing all their actions to accomplish it. Each character has their own backstory that develops their specific obsessions. Ahab, … Read more
In the play Joker in the Pack by Charles Cohen, the lead character, Mitch Parker, is alienated by everyone in his life. The play leads us to believe that Mitch’s Father frequently bullies him and puts him down and makes him feel unworthy. Mitch’s friends also alienate him as they constantly tease him and physical … Read more
We only see what we are shown but not what the soldiers know. The theme “People in power lie to persuade civilians to do their their dirty work without them knowing the true aftermath of war”, is seen evidently throughout the four texts I have chosen. The song Hero of War by Rise Against, the … Read more
When it comes to extreme situations in many different countries such as Iraq, Syria, or even our own country. To examples we have seen that military force is vital factor in the world today. Military force has been used many times, such as bombing Hiroshima during world war II that had killed over 129,000 people. … Read more
Digestion is a process in which the food that we eat is broken down into tiny nutrients to be taken in by the body. Within the human digestive system, chemical and physical reactions occur that allow for the digestion and the absorption of proteins into the bloodstream. The purpose of this paper is to show … Read more
Many cultural values are transmitted and discovered within myths, especially in the story, The Odyssey written by Homer. The Odyssey continues from the events of the The IIliad, focusing on Odysseus after the Trojan War and his long journey back home to Ithaca, to his wife Penelope and his son, Telemachus. Throughout the ten year … Read more
As a retail worker, I notice many parents that come into my store to shop for themselves, however, a majority of parents bring their children along with them. I have never taken into account child and parent interaction in a retail store, which is why I have decided to observe a child and parent in … Read more
Not only from woman to woman, but from poet to poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning felt a connection of reverence and utmost admiration with self-titled George Sand. Barrett Browning went to the lengths of seemingly serenading Sand in her two poems “To George Sand: A Desire” and “To George Sand: A Recognition. ” In “To George … Read more
What is a tragic hero? When we hear this phrase most of us think about Shakespeare, and the characters he illustrated in his plays, but are tragic heroes only in fictional plays or are there some actual tragic heroes in history? Well, how can you classify a tragic hero? They must have the following characteristics: … Read more
In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Hursten the main character, Janie, has trouble finding her true love. Though Janie marries two different husbands whose character are completely divergent, she has yet to find someone who makes her happy even though she doesn’t know the true meaning of love. Janie’s grandma wanted … Read more
The name of the play I watched was called Metamorphoses. It was located in the University Theatre in California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA. The writer of this play was Mary Zimmerman and was directed by Mary Herman. The actors who participated in this play were Gerson, Amber, Yesenia, Jonathan, Alex, Marilyn, Nikolai, … Read more
The phrase bloody sunday is used all across the world on some sundays where people have a unwanted project, or an important dead line the next day. It is the dreaded cram sessions that no one looks forward to. But where did the phrase “bloody sunday” originate from? The first Bloody Sunday took place in … Read more
II. The decline of the Ghaznavids and rise of the Seljuk empire, 1040-1200 it was a new dynasty that was no longer run by a caliphate or family member of a religious background it was run by the sultan. The relationship of the sultan and the caliph relationship started when the Turks entered Islam. The … Read more
Looking in through a window at someone else living their life. That is what it feels like to be an outsider in society. People are excluded and forced to observe others while they watch, like a benched player on the sidelines of a game. The experience of being an outsider is universal but not permanent, … Read more
In today’s society it is common to overlook major issues occurring abroad for the sake of comfort. Therefore, it should come to no surprise that problems occurring in our own backyards are purposely overlooked as well. One of these unsavory occurrences is that of animal neglect. Animal abuse and neglect comes in many forms, one … Read more
The Harlem Renaissance An Annotated Bibliography “The Harlem Renaissance. ” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 2002, http://www. pbs. org/wnet/jimcrow/ stories_events_harlem. html. Accessed 10 March 2017. Lasting from 1917 through 1935, the Harlem Renaissance was a period of artistic, cultural and social prosperity for the Black community during the post-World War I Era. The neighborhood of Harlem … Read more
Trade as well as religion has always been a part of world history. However when you put the two side by side, it is often questioned whether trade is encouraged or advocated in a specific religion or not. Within the time period of 600 CE to about 1500,Islam and Christianity were able to be the … Read more
There have been many times in human history were empires have crumbled because they lost their way. Whether it is because of corruption in politics, ideological views or religion, society has had its’ share of setbacks. Over time, new civilizations have sprung up out of the ashes of old ones, and sometimes these new civilizations … Read more
Child safety officers must communicate with individuals and families in crisis; good communication skills are essential to achieve the best possible outcomes within a range of challenging circumstances. Interpersonal skills of listening, questioning and feedback are crucial when working as a child safety officer as they allow the officer to clarify, gain knowledge and understand. … Read more
The 1992 comedic play ‘Cosi’, written by Australian prolific writer, Louis Nowra, is a play set in 1971 at a mental institution situated in Melbourne. The central protagonist, Lewis Riley, a young inexperienced director, endeavours to direct the inmates in a performance of Mozart’s opera, ‘Cosi Fan Tutte. ‘ Throughout ‘Cosi’, Nowra displays characters that … Read more
Anonymous Hackers: Internet Heroes or Villains We live in the time of the World Wide Web and it brings the biggest changes ever. The effects from this powerful invention, the Internet, has made the world flat and the opportunities huge. Every big change can have an affect on people, it could be positive or negative. … Read more
Often times, who one surrounds themselves with, even for a short period of time affect a person’s life for years to come. In Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger captures the story of Holden Caulfield, who throughout his travels to New York, is compelled by his thoughts of characters who are never introduced … Read more
Many Articles assessed in our class argue that money does make people happier, until they reach a certain income when the benefit levels out. I address three articles that address this concern in different ways: Chapter five in The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt, “A Formula for Happiness” by Arthur C. Brooks, and “High income … Read more
In the short story, “Los Vendidos” by Luis Valdez stereotypes and racism take the main stage. The story takes place in a shop called “Honest Sancho’s Used Mexican Lot” where Mexicans are sold very much like used cars, implying they are property. A woman named Miss. Jimenez, a secretary from Governor Reagan’s office comes to … Read more
Recovery: The Process of Changing Views Recovery, in this day and age, appears in the news almost every week, and thus society continually sees stories about survivors of tragic accidents-humanity celebrates the ability to cling to life-and the ever popular tales of celebrities struggling with devastating addictions, which the public praises even minimal improvements. Recovery, … Read more
Medicalization is the process in which non-medical issues are redefined in terms of illnesses or disorders and treated with the assistance of biomedicine. As medicalization evolves, medical intervention is used to alleviate the undesired symptoms of human life, which often leads to pharmaceutical companies developing and advertising medications to assist in treating medicalized illnesses. As … Read more
This literary writing will attempt to examine the impact of domestic violence (DV) in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community (LGBT) and demonstrate the plethora of disparities that impact this community in the DV arena. Domestic violence is statistically more prominent in a homosexual relationship than in a heterosexual (cisgender) relationship (White & Goldberg, 2006). … Read more
For years, pink has always been for girls and blue has always been for boys. Parents and family members never really gave their kids a choice in what was given to them. Whether it be color wise or toy wise. Girls grew up receiving frilly, pink dolls and pretend cleaning sets. Boys, on the other … Read more
I awoke on the morning of January 8th, 2018, to temporarily panic before I realized where I was. I was on vacation at Disney World, Florida. I opened my eyes to find the rest of my family still asleep on their various beds in our hotel room at the Caribbean Beach Resort. I sighed in … Read more
Patient-centered health care is the dominant model in health service delivery. Within this framework, patient satisfaction has emerged as an important indicator of the quality of patient care (Brown, Stewart, McCracken, et al, 1986). The significance of patient satisfaction is further emphasized by evidence that satisfied patients are more likely to adhere to treatment, benefit … Read more
Technology- the house, the robots in the attic, the robot mice. In both stories we died and they are saying that no one would notice if we all died. In both stories the sun rose nearing the end of both the poem and the story – significance: it means that even if we die it … Read more
Many people tend to say that a car is the one who wins the races. And the lists always range down from Mustangs to Ferraris, Evos to subarus. From the racetrack to a drag strip a driver must be capable to tune his car and modify it to surpass the required limits to be able … Read more
Terrorist Attack On the 1972 Munich Olympics More than ever before terrorism is affecting the world in various ways. Terrorism is prevailing in the world and is consuming it, making every country, every individual feel as though they could be a victim of it, or be subjected to terrorism in some way throughout their lifetime. … Read more
A hero is someone who did something ordinary in an extraordinary way; through thousands of years of reading about heroes in Greek mythology or, seeing Oprah donate five hundred million dollars to a school in Africa. Heroes have helped and inspired people to do unbelievable things. Heroes are usually very selfless and always have a … Read more
Edgar Allan Poe was a brilliant author who wrote with a dark interest. His poems and short stories have been intriguing readers for many years, and still continue to open new perspectives to writing. “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, and “The Pit and the Pendulum” are only three of his … Read more
Introduction As the new school year approaches feelings of anticipation and nervousness begin to set in. This will be the first year I will be teaching fifth grade and a literacy block. Teaching a new group of students each year is challenging because you have to understand and adapt to how your students learn very … Read more
When the word golf first comes to mind one may associate it with Tiger Woods, Older men, country clubs, and maybe a green jacket. The simple idea is that it’s played on a course and the objective is to hit the small white ball into the hole in as little tries as possible. But there’s … Read more
Many immigrants from different parts of the world move to the United States to find the American Dream. They move to find liberty, rights, opportunity, equality. They often look for a life here, because their life in their country was not going well for them. Some often move so their children can grow up and … Read more
In chapter seven, Nozick introduces and defends what he calls the entitlement theory. The theory is about distributive justice. It states that it is possible for the people to acquire some permanent full owned rights in some parts of the world (Nozick 151). The idea presented is that from the fact that one has the … Read more
Our different identities define who we are and shape how we experience the world. Some identities you are born into and others are shaped by life experiences. Identities may give you a leg up in the world or just the opposite; you have to prove yourself twice as hard. I am a white, cisgender, upper … Read more
When I was a young lad, I was fascinated by the Greek myths. I especially loved the fabulous accounts of the gods told by Herodotus who could tell the amazing tales in a way that brought them almost to life. However, as I grew older, I began to see the world through more critical eyes … Read more
Theory in itself has intrinsic value in political thought but a theory is only as strong as the case made for it and the explanation thereof. Even the most beautifully constructed theory that lacks sufficient evidence or specificity is useless in practice because a theory is worthless if it cannot be used in reality. The … Read more
Esophageal benign stricture is the pathological stricture caused by any disease in esophageal antrum. In addition, the external pressure of the mucosal ring and the mediastinal tissue can also cause esophageal stricture. Benign stricture of the esophagus (BSE) can severely reduce quality of life and cause major complications such as aspiration, weight loss and malnutrition … Read more
As part of the Therapeutic Recreation (TR) for Special Population course, I was tasks to simulate four disabilities to experience a range of disability simulations, develop empathy and appreciation for the lived experience of individuals with a disability, to reflect on my own pre-existing values and belief systems regarding individuals with a disability, and to … Read more
Introduction In the substitution reactions, the leaving group from the substrate is replaced with the nucleophile. Because of the nucleophile it is called nucleophilic substitution. The lone pair of electrons, present on the nucleophile is used to create a new bond with the carbon atom, from which the leaving group was separated. There are two … Read more
Music is the world’s great uniter. A song can do more than words ever could. John Philip Sousa showed this clearly throughout his life. When one is gifted with such talent as he was, they cannot ignore it. Music changed Sousa’s life forever. Music brought many opportunities and experiences into Sousa’s life, and his legacy … Read more
One of the most crucial things in the understanding of a country or civilization is to learn about their religion. Religion is not just another concept, it is the way of life for an entire race of people. This is especially true with countries whose religions originated in their country and had been around for … Read more
Growing up I never thought l’d have the strength, determination, and commitment to dance en pointe, yet here I am today, proving myself wrong. It all began when my parents put me in my first ballet class at age four. Even at such a young age, I loved every minute of dance class and knew … Read more
Just thinking about that warm, June day, still brings tears to my eyes. I have always loved my life the way it was; waking up, eating breakfast, going to school, learning, leaving school, go to dance until late, come back home and do homework, and then go to sleep. This was my daily routine. I … Read more
Have you ever wondered how trains and railroads changed life in America? History argues over the impact of railroads. History claims that the contribution of railroads was crucial in American development. Others, such as Robert Fogel, maintain that the impact of railroad transportation was not as crucial in the development in America (Early American Railroads). … Read more
Galileo Galilei was an astronomer in the 17th century. Galileo has played a key role in philosophy and science. Because Galileo observed that space was much bigger than thought by astronomers before him, he is very important to modern science today. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. Some important historical … Read more
European Imperialism and the colonial expansion of the 19th and 20th centuries were met with a great deal of criticism. Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness offers a vivid description of the brutality and exploitation that imperialism manufactured. Through the narration Marlow’s journey up the Congo River and into the heart of Africa, Conrad reveals his … Read more
Our perception of androgyny is linked to gender recognition. One of the most prominent ways that we can understand or identify gender is through clothing, as this is one of the largest visual clues. The following research looks at what impact androgynous fashion has on achieving gender equality. Throughout history gender has had a large … Read more
British New Wave Cinema made its appearance during the late 1950’s in the world of European cinema representing Britain as a nation in a socio-political aspect during a time where Britain was divided and defined by social class. Some of the issues portrayed in British new wave cinema are issues such as the economic state … Read more
In Barbara Ehrenreich’s book, Nickel-and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, she investigates whether welfare reform programs are appropriate in aiding women in poverty and that these institutions will affect their economic and social mobility in the future. Ehrenreich initiated her research in June 1998, in the form of participant observation. Her experiment was … Read more
When I hear the word racism, negative thoughts begin to arise in my head. This topic seems to be a difficult topic to discuss especially with my African American peers. When this word begins to spill out of my mouth makes me feel uneasy. I don’t not like to create hostile words or actions because … Read more
The Devil’s Highway is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a national best seller written by Luis Alberto Urrea. The novel is based on a true story and tragedy that occurred in May 2001. This tragedy is in regards to the Yuma-14 and their attempt to cross the Mexican border into the southern region of Arizona. … Read more
The aim of the article ‘Is bowling workload a risk factor for injury to Australian junior cricket fast bowlers? ‘ was to investigate the risk factors of the workload of bowling to junior fast bowler and then to suitably evaluate the guidelines of the current bowling workload (Dennis et al. , 2005). To investigate the … Read more
Dana thinks that being in the antebellum South feels more like home to her then her real home does. I think this is because she is becoming increasing disconnected to her life in 1976. Whenever Dana is home she is always staying inside because she is afraid she will be sent back to Rufus at … Read more
For most people, there is a bubble in which they feel safe. There is a bubble that surrounds them and their loved ones and inside that bubble, nothing terrible can happen. For me, that bubble is Camp Seafarer for Girls– well, it is most of the time. I’ll get tell you that story later, first, … Read more
Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 in Freiberg, Czech Republic. He was a neurologist who began to study medicine at the University of Vienna in 1873. Freud got his medical degree in 1881 and after graduating, he immediately began to study the human knowledge. After schooling in Paris, he got married and had six children … Read more
Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation focuses on the Freedmen’s Bureau established in 1865 and lasting till 1872, and will discuss “What role did the Freedmen’s Bureau play in the South during the Reconstruction era of the United States? ” | will examine the programs established to aid freedmen in the South during the … Read more
Germany’s economy was at an rapid downpour. “In 1913 the government was spending approximately 20. 5 marks per resident”. Many families could not even afford a loaf of bread, which cost 250 marks in January 1923, cost over 200 thousand marks in November of 1923. Germany did not pay its reparations, in January 1923 French … Read more
Classical music is boring. That sentiment may be most closely associated with the unappreciative philistine or perhaps someone who has simply never developed a taste for classical music. However boredom with the classical forms of music must have been widespread amongst some of the nineteenth century’s most prominent musicians and composers. Tired of the conventional … Read more
The Victorian Era time period for England was a time of great growth and prosperity for society. Queen Victoria was in reign during this time period, coining the term Victorian Era. During this time, England found large technological advance along with many changes among the societal views, especially due to a shift in labor from … Read more
Bo Burnham’s Bo Burhnham: Make Happy is a live comedy show that through goes through the struggles of his own life and the lives of his fans. As Burhamn’s show explores the many facets of our lives it shows how they all seem to be coming up short in one way or another. It opens … Read more
In American Constitutional thought, it is generally regarded that the Judicial Branch and the courts should be independent from political sway. The Legislative and Executive branches were designed to represent the will of the people at the time, but the third branch is to remain isolated. Blatantly activist judges are generally regarded as unacceptable. It’s … Read more
Studies have shown that most people define success as how well they are doing in life, but what is the true meaning of success and how do people become prosperous? Success is the final result of one’s achievement. The reason why one chooses to do a task. People want to be successful because they don’t … Read more
The purpose of this paper is to use the habituation technique in young infants to evaluate one hypothesis derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. I will compare 5-months olds in a task that involves possible and impossible outcomes. Piaget’s theory specifies the cognitive competencies of children of this age. 1a. In the sensorimotor stage, … Read more
The Sublime Lending Fiasco that occurred in the United States was an, unfortunately, catastrophic example of how the misuse of money and power along, with a lack of ethical consciousness, can lead to a nation wide crisis that affects a unsettling large amount of innocent people. The mortgage investors involved in this fiasco are a … Read more
In the year 1960, Jane Goodall, a young, naive and optimistic secretarial school graduate, was sent to Gombe Stream Research Center located in East Africa in the country of Tanzania off of Kungwe Bay by fossil-hunter Louis Leakey where she would spend the next thirty years observing pan troglodytes, or chimpanzees, in their natural habitat … Read more
It’s not apparent and upfront, and you don’t see black men beaten and bloody, chained together walking down busy streets. You don’t see black women in fields with their young babies wrapped in their bosom, as they pick cotton until their finger tips are bloody and numb. Slavery dates back to biblical times. Land was … Read more
Today Canada prides itself with how multicultural and diverse it is, taking a look at the 20th century shows that it has not always been that way, and that there have been many obstacles to overcome. The mistreatment of Japanese-Canadians during their internment, denying the 376 passengers of the Komagata Maru food or water for … Read more