Activism by method

Prior to the Scientific Revolution, the only way people accepted ideas about the universe was because it had been passed down based on authority. The people with authority only told you what they wanted you to hear and kept the stories from their past families. As the reading states, “ If only the concerns of the powerful provide the interpretation of historical significance, then much of history will be left out.” The Scientific Revolution brought on a new attitude, because people became more…

positive thought patterns and behaviors. Overall, I felt that the study was an effective foray into studying the effectiveness of forgiveness therapy, which was well defined, with extensive attention given to related empirical research on the topic. Methods for selecting pairs of subjects for comparison were logical. The battery of assessment tools was extensive and provided a well-rounded picture of the overall well-being of the subjects throughout the study. Although the attentiveness of…

Intro: Does color affect memorization? Many advertisements you may see on tv use bright colors instead of dark ones but why? Well for this project I will conduct an experiment figuring out whether color can affect one’s memory. And I predict that color does affect one’s memory because if “warmer” colors stand out compared to “cooler” colors then it would be easier for the human brain to remember. And based on research one way that color can affect memorization is that if a word is printed in…

increase the internal consistency (as cited in Peterson, et al., 2001). Whereas, the critical incident technique collects job information from different methods (Peterson, et al., 2001). Methods such as observation and interviews are conducted to study behaviors that occur during job activity (Hughes, Williamson, & Lloyd, 2007; Flanagan, 1954). These methods provide immediate outlooks of human behavior, which aids in a more authentic experience (as cited in Hughes, Williamson, & Lloyd,…

All these explanations are plausible and insightful in analyzing the paradox in China. However, one factor that is not normally stressed is politics: whether the quality of government influences people’s happiness and whether the implementation and enforcement provide more satisfaction to the general public are open to interpretation. Derek Bok illustrates how political factors impact happiness in the United States and discusses potential policies that can be implemented to promote happiness…

There are many famous and influential mathematicians that have done many wondrous and extraordinary things, some of these range it Einstein, newton and to pascal. But one interesting one in particular is Pythagoras. Pythagoras is one of the many famous mathematicians that has lived on the earth. What he did in math helped shape math to what it is today. Some things he did was learn math and science as much as he could, create the useful Pythagoreanism, and help progress the advancement of…

Each of the dictionary definitions and those found in literature searches show similarities such as the identification of a sympathetic response to another person or groups of persons requiring care. (Dictionary.com 2015, Sweet et al. 2015, Boscarino et al. 2004, Schutz 2009, Huggard 2003) Dissimilarities were also identified by reflecting differences that either illustrated a slight bias in support of the research being conducted or by mitigating the description by omitting characteristics of…

While the experiment was indeed fascinating to watch, several strengths and weaknesses existed in the research. In the beginning of the episode, Adam and Jamie went to Stanford University to look for a suitable measure for pain tolerance. They were introduced to four standard measures of pain, including extreme heat, capsaicin injection, electricity, and cold pressor test by Dr. Chu, who specialize in pain. After testing out themselves, the hosts of the show chose the cold pressor test (Rees,…

Chiyane Peterson Throughout the world today, many may say that we are blind to the real world. What does this actually mean? Some may ask and some may have the answer. There are many different stories of how we are in a dream world; or being blinded by the government . Rather than living what our true lives hold for us. Countless remarks have been said about this all over the web and in time in conversation with one another.However, The Divided Line and Myth of the Cave both have relation to…

Annotated Bibliography Baker, A. M., Donthu, N., & Kumar, V. (2016). Investigating how word-of-mouth conversations about brands influence purchase and retransmissin intentions. Journal of Marketing Research, 53(2), 225-239. doi:10.1509/jmr.14.0099 In this article, the authors point out the valence, channel, and social tie strength of a word of mouth conversation. They go throughout their paper explaining in detail about word of mouth. Furthermore, the article includes a set of data that was…