Grey matter

Reduced prefrontal cortical gray matter value in young adults exposed to corporal punishment is a study done by Akemi Tomoda, Hanako Suzuki, Karen Rabi, Yi-Shin She, Ann Polcari, and Martin H. Teicher. This study was published in March 2009 and had the objective to see how harsh corporal punishment during a persons childhood changes the brain structure and specifically the amount of gray matter volume. They clearly drew guidelines on the differences between harsh corporal punishment (HCP) and corporal punishment (CP). They stated that spanking was an acceptable form of CP as long as it was done with ones hand and did not extend to areas other than the butt, arms, and legs, and did not cause any injury. HCP is classified as anything above that, whether it be using an object, or causing pain and injury from anger. Out of a sample group of 1,455 young adults ages 18-25 they were only able to identify 23 subjects who experienced HCP at least 12 times a year for 2 years, and 22 healthy control subjects. From this study they learned that children who experienced HCP on average, their parents had 2 years less of education, had higher levels of verbal aggression, and the children had about 10 points lower IQ than the control group. While every research articles have pros and…

developed. The brain is very complex, but scientist have discovered many things about the brain; such as brain development in teens to adults. The adult age should be moved up to the age of twenty-five because at twenty-five a person’s brain is fully developed, all the grey matter in the brain is pruned out, and people no longer give into peer pressure. At twenty-five a person’s brain is fully developed. How long does the brain take to mature? According to Tony Cox, “The brain is not fully…

gradation from lightest to darkest, which in most case, is white to black. In such scale, the shades white and black represent two contrasting extremes as they parallel the idea of morality, where white is right and black is wrong. However, the complication arises at the area between the white and black: the grey. The grey area possesses no absolute verdict, for one can be both morally right and wrong. Russian realist Anton Chekhov implements such perception as he colours the story with white,…

gradation from lightest to darkest, which in most case, is white to black. In such scale, the shades white and black represent two contrasting extremes as they parallel the idea of morality, where white is right and black is wrong. However, the complication arises at the area between the white and black: the grey. The grey area possesses no absolute verdict, for one can be both morally right and wrong. Russian realist Anton Chekhov implements such perception as he colours the story with white,…

In the study, college students in the southern part of the United States were shown a color on a computer screen and asked to give their emotional response to each color. The results found that principal hues (e.g., red, blue, green, etc.) were rated 80% positively. The results also showed that achromatic colors (e.g., white, black, and grey) were rated positively only 29.2% of the time. Green was the most positively rated color and participants associated green with nature and soothing…

Dance is an art form consisting of individuals or groups moving in patterns, either practiced or impromptu, to the rhythm of music. Dance and music go hand in hand, allowing the music to set a tone for the dance, creating different styles of dance. Dance is likely to have begun as a ritual to appeal to a culture’s worshipped being or included in ones “rite of passage” (Histoy of Dance, n.d.). Evidence has been found in India showing the existence of dance in the form of paintings made in caves…

control. Gun control has always been a big deal. There are people who believe very strongly about keeping guns, and there are people who believe very strongly about banning them. Everyone has different views, but they are so important because it is such a serious topic.The picture is saying that it is not what the object is doing to cause what it is happening. The people are the reason why things happens. This picture would be for people who want to ban guns because they think guns kill people…

The water is transparent, and its colors are not painted by the sky above, but rather the pebbles underneath. Mostly grey, but I have found the rare creamy orange, or even stony green. There is a fallen tree that had crossed the river, the now exposed roots have become home to a family of squirrels. They often brawl by the riverside, but since I cannot tell any of them apart, I cannot often make bets on the outcome. The one time I tried I may have lost, but I am unsure. Perhaps all the woodland…

left corner to the blank lower right. It proportionately balances this piece through the use of the arches to help guide your eye to focus ono the blank space. Julie Mehretu. Immanence. 2003. Painting. Ink and synthetic polymer on canvas. 70 7/8” x 94 ½ Exhibited at The Project, spring 2005. ArtStor. http://library.artstor.org.ezproxy.uwc.edu/library/iv2.html?parent=true The third piece of Mehretu’s I chose was Immanence. In this piece you can see some chaos, it looks architecturally…

Abducted By:Asia Padua Have you ever felt like you’re being watched over or something is just willing to take over your life?Well i’m quinn, I was 13 years old and this is what happened. Waking up to the sound of my little brother running down the hallway roaring like a dinosaur, as I get off my bed I get ready for school. I walked downstairs to go eat breakfast, as I am making myself breakfast my brother decides to make his own…