interested in how group pressure influenced an individual’s thoughts and actions while Stanley Milgram (1963) wanted to know if subjects were willing and able to compromise their morality and empathy towards others while under orders from an authoritative figure. Philip…
The Need of the Hour: Love and Support During Times of Rising Issues Christopher Paul Curtis’ novel, “The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963”, showcases characters who are exposed to a variety of challenges. The showcased family, the Watsons, are exposed to the hardships of internal conflict and racism. The assistance and love for each other positively affects more than one of them in the end. The events that take place in this fictional story give voice to noteworthy real-world matters such as…
Martin Luther king jnr( man of the year 1963) The famous land on the western hemisphere has always been a dream to many. At first, it all started in Europe during the era of agrarian revolution. The new land owning policies by different European governments proved to be unwelcomed by many citizens. Many fleets then set off to the new lands in America. Europeans came into America and colonized the native Indians. They brought with them the skills to till and produce from the fertile lands…
4 Little Girls Directed and produced in 1997 by Spike Lee, 4 Little Girls is a heartrending American historical documentary film that examines the murder of four black-American girls on September 15 1963 bombing that took place in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. This movie gained a lot of popularity and was even nominated for an Academy Award in the "Best Documentary" category. The events of the bombing also inspired a song released in 1964 called "Birmingham…
African American Civil Rights protestors. The media used pictures of police officers using water cannons, police dogs, etc. to attack African Americans that were not armed. The first case of this type of treatment starts in Birmingham, Alabama on May 3, 1963. There is a picture of a 17 year old African American male being attacked by a police k-9 dog and they officer snatching the young man by the shirt that was posted in the New York Times. There was a difference in how the national press…
The young adulthood period in the lifespan is characterized by a complex interplay of roles and identity crises. The goal of this paper is to summarize research findings on the central themes and salient challenges of young adulthood such as cognitive, personality and relationship development associated with Erikson’s sixth stage of Psychosocial development, Intimacy versus Isolation. Conceptual frameworks and ideas of solutions are presented in lieu of challenges offered. Findings demonstrating…
life. The basic rules preserved by Vitruvius, which were used latter as a foundation of architectural practice, stated that ‘Architecture consist of Order. . . and of Arrangement. . . and of Proportion and Symmetry and Décor and Distribution’.(Murray 1963, p.5) These words, followed…
The United States was founded on equality for all who wish to join the movement of self-independence, but history has told a different story for all women. In a modern world where women face a wage gap between 21-35 percent compared to men throughout the United States, this has become a problem that is socially unacceptable (Hill, 2016). The ability for self-independence has been drastically lowered and economic competition becomes more difficult. Though this epidemic has been a constant battle…
“in pursuing what clings closer to reality, truth and therefore not regulating life by opinion,” (Plato 1963) one can acquire a multitude of benefits, which he explains to be “first office and rule of the state, a wife from any family you choose from, giving away your children's hand in marriage to anyone you please, and the dealings and partnerships with any individual you choose” (Plato 1963). Glaucon asserts that all of the aforementioned, sought after luxuries and profits are achieved…
makes the learning process of using the system also the design process shorter. Sketchpad can be helpful for architects and civil engineers. The ability to selectively erase the previously drawn sketches is advantageous in designing plans (Sutherland, 1963) and give the designer the possibility of making mistakes or changing the plan without the necessity of changing the whole drawing. By the same token, this feature can help them to design a new plan based on a previous one with the minimum of…