Allen Stanford

Psychologist Stanley Milgram performed his obedience experiment, which would later be repeated, at Yale University in the 1960’s. Milgram’s experiment was based on examining the control that those in authority had over people’s actions, and how far that authority can push a person. Most people listen and obey those put in authority over them. Obedience is defined as “a change in behavior in response to the commands of others”. Although obedience is less common than conformity and compliance in…

On 10/25/17, at 1900 hours, in Durango 8 located at 3225 W. Gibson Ln Phoenix AZ 85009, Inmate Rubio, Daniel T391297 informed Officer Mossman B3777 that he was the victim of an alleged PREA violation while he was housed in Durango 9. Officer Mossman immediately removed Inmate Rubio from the housing unit for his safety and notified a supervisor. Inmate Rubio was taken to the Durango Medical Clinic by Officer Encinas B3226 where he was evaluated by RN Anthony 1247H. Inmate Rubio was cleared to…

The infamous Night Doctors of the 19th century (and late 18th century) haunted the lives of African Americans, snatching innocent minds and bodies away from their rightful owners. Night Doctors are widely known for their history in body-snatching, which was simply the act of kidnapping and killing innocent blacks (mostly blacks) off the streets for the use of medical experimentation. For dozens of years, scientists, and even just the modern, everyday population have debated on the subject of…

Zen and the Art of Grade Motivation by Liz Mandrel Summary Liz Mandrel writes “Zen and the Art of Grade Motivator”. In this article, the former high-school teacher gives an account of her trial of testing a non-grading system and its effects on the students and their ambition to learn and gain knowledge without the pressure of getting good grades. She observes how the elimination of grades can be effective for students. Contemplating the importance of grades in maintaining the quality of…

Morality is defined as a human’s values of good or bad behavior and right and wrongs. Like in Lord of the Flies, with Jack once a choir boy who turned into a crazy dictator. The Sandford Prisoner with the change in behavior with the normal people who were given power. And the Milgram experiment with people who were given the power. When put into intense situations, humans go through stages until their morality has changed to adapt to the problems that occur around them because humans want to…

their actions.” In the movie, it is stated that Dawson had previously disobeyed orders and gave food to a hungry Marine, and because he did so, he received a lower report. Phillip G. Zimbardo writes something related to this in his article, “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” where he lists some rules and one of them happened to be, “Failure to obey any of the rules may result in punishment.” Dawson had already experienced his part of the…

Human Experimentation – Position Paper II. Background (paragraph form) Human experimentation is anything done to an individual to learn how it will affect the subject. Its main objective is the acquisition of new scientific knowledge. The poor, prisoners, mentally ill, and soldiers are some of the most common people to be experimented on throughout history. One of the most horrific examples of human experimentation are Unit 731, where the Japanese Army amputated and dissected parts of the body…

IQ or intelligence quotient is said by some to be one of the best ways to measure a person’s intellectual capability. Similarly, in the short story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes, a mentally challenged man named Charlie Gordon undergoes a surgery to triple his IQ of 68 to 204. As the story progresses, Charlie slowly but surely starts to become smarter and gains more self-awareness for his surroundings, making him angry and often frustrated with his doctors. At the peak of his…

The first design of the simulation exercise involve all of the students participating in a dollar game. In order for the dollar game to be exercised correctly, students have to follow the five rules of the game. The game has two specific players: the dollar card sign holders and the blank card holders. The dollar sign card holders must negotiate with the blank card holders in order to collect the $8 kitty since dollar sign card holder cannot collect the money without the blank card holders.…

As the world become more intertwined and complicated, competitions inevitably exist in almost every aspect of life. From the fear of being picked last in a gym class to the fear of being the last person to get a promotion at your firm, it seems to be inherit as a human being to dislike sitting in the last place. Kuziemko et al’s “Last-Place Aversion: Evidence and redistributive implications” suggests that people are generally last place averse and would more likely to gamble as long as there is…