class experiment was how attractiveness affected the sentence length of a crime. This is important since it directly affects the lives of defendants in court room situations. Judges should be aware of this potential bias as they are deciding ruling. Sigall and Ostrove, conducted a study focusing on the same topic. The independent variable was the level of attractiveness with the crime committed. The dependent variable was how long the sentence was that the participant determined. “An…
For as long as one can remember, Philosophers have always tried to answer of what the meaning of life is, or if there is even meaning, but eventually gave up on it because too many factors are implied in answering such a question. In his article, The Meanings of the Questions of Life, John Wisdom challenges the question by presenting some of the factors that might lead some people to think that it is pointless to ask what the meaning of life is before presenting his own opinion that states that…
the reader's attention with his rhyme scheme, previously discussed, he begins the heart of his lesson stating, “since we are parts of the world, we, too are chargeable.”(531). The period at the end of the sentence is one of significance; within this passage it marks the end of the first sentence. Ovid often utilizes enjambment to create emphasis on a certain idea. By avoiding terminal punctuation until the sixth line, Pythagoras is able to introduce his ideas over multiple lines, reinforcing the…
For my Individual Assignment, I decided to look at two individuals perspectives on their disability. I watched two Ted Talks, One by Maysoon Zayid Called “I got 99 problems.. And palsy is just one”filmed on December 2013. As well as a Ted Talk by Aimee Mullins called “The Opportunity Of Adversity”. Both of these individuals had a very different approach to how they viewed themselves with there disability. As Maysoon’s approach was portrayed in a very comedic light. As she discussed her…
Questions 1. How does Mairs organize her essay? What connects the different parts to each other? Mairs organizes her essay in a narrative. There is no chronological order, as far as the reader can be aware. She retells different parts of her life, specifically stories of her experience with multiple sclerosis. This has a couple of purposes; it helps us learn of a life of multiple sclerosis through her experiences and how she personally deals with the disease. For example, she retells a small…
In today’s global economy, businesses are looking for ways to have worthwhile conversations at all levels. Valuable communication is vital when part of a company’s business takes place half the world away. It is through that communication that some of the most important decisions are made for the entire business. The best way to ensure that the communication is advantageous is to set up basic framework for all communication. There has to be standards set in place that all parties within the…
phonological questions is a good way to distinguish an accent in different part of United State. There are not a lot of syntax questions in Josh Katz dialect quiz. Syntax is, “the way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences” (Syntax, n.d). Syntax is a set of rules in a language. It dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought. Looking through the quiz, there are rarely any syntax questions, especially…
Vocabulary (Vocabulary Enricher): 1. Explain to students that they will learn some harder vocabulary from chapter 5 by looking at a word and a photo that describes given word at a PowerPoint presented on the teacher’s iPad. 2. Ask the students to read a word silently and try to guess the meaning by determining what is on the picture. • Reluctant - feeling or showing doubt about doing something : not willing or eager to do something (page 41) • Weathervane - an object that is usually put on…
Display Rules are described as the unwritten instructions that direct people in controlling their emotional expressions, depending on the situation. Emotional expressions can be expressed (verbally and facially) or regulated. Expressing emotions means to show true feelings regarding something, while controlling emotions are related to limiting expression of true feelings as a result of the condition surrounding the child. Previous findings have found that children are better in controlling their…
Jacoby shows he understand that his opinion may sound irrational to them by speculating his audiences’ thought about flogging. He wrote “‘Too degrading,’ some will say, ‘too brutal.’” to show his understanding, it is natural for people to think flogging people-even criminals is brutal, and this is a point people would like to speak out without hesitation because it may make them sounds merciful and justice. Somehow, Jacoby still insists his point, display that the problem may even worse than…