Cultivation theory

Barbara Frederickson's take on love is truly compelling. Rather than summarizing love in the cliche-like fashion that Americans have grown accustomed to, Frederickson takes an entirely new spin on love and its relation to the human biology. There are no loose statements; each idea has a specific set of reasons for being introduced into the passage as well as experimental evidence to emphasize that the ideas are not hypothetical, but proven. Frederickson's findings could serve to be invaluable in…

Attacking the Status Quo Descartes’ Dualism and Material Realism Since Rene Descartes alienated reality into two separate realms, of mind and matter, many philosophers have endeavored to rationalize the capacity of human consciousness within Cartesian dualism. Science, or more precisely quantum physics, have introduced persuasive reasons to be skeptical of a dualistic philosophy as being conceivable. In order for the realms of mind and matter to interact, physics claims that an exchange of…

predictions of a theory, and even if that was possible, the more confirmations or rejection that arise from empirical experimentation are not definitive and prone to bias. This model allows the scientists more of an opportunity to look for predictions that will be confirmed in an effort to support a desired outcome. Popper's solution is to select predictions that are least likely to be confirmed, and then attempt to falsify a theory. Failure to falsify a theory serves as endorsement of the…

“In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story” (Cronkite). Machismo is a spectrum with various levels. There are both positive and negative sides to the gamut of machismo. In Chronicles of a Death Foretold, the narrator goes back to the town where Santiago is brutally murdered by the Vicario brothers, in search for truth about guilt or innocence. Bayardo San Roman, Angela’s ex-husband, returns Angela for losing her virginity before marriage. The Vicario brothers murder Santiago to…

Science is what I live for. science is my life. I thought every thing could be explained through science or logic. But it could not explain one of the biggest incident in my life. It can't explain Amelia. Eisenstein.It was Eisenstein whose work built an interest for physics in me. I fell in love with his work, with his discoveries and inventions. I wanted to be like him.To Be a physicist. That is why i went to Germany for higher education at the age of 18. Usually people find hard or…

Reference”, Putnam tries to establish a point against what he calls the traditional theory meaning. According to his analysis, there are two fundamental and unchallanged assumptions behind the theory of meaning. What he intends to do with his science-fiction example -known as Twin Earth Thought Experiment- is to construct a concievable scenario where he can drive counter-intuitive points against the traditional meaning theory. After a brief summary of Putnam's thought experiment, I will discuss…

a greater understanding of knowledge. The author's purpose was not to teach physics, but rather use physics to tell a story. The author achieved this by writing about space travel and outer planet communication, as well, as adding in formulas and theories throughout the book. The novel is about two sister planets Urras and Anarres who are hostile with one another. Urras is the most civilized of the planets due to its government system and large economy. Anarres, however, has no government…

Aldous Huxley, in his novel Ends and Means, wrote that “technological progress has merely provided us with the means for going backwards”. Huxley, in his defense, did not have at his disposal the vast technological advancements available to us today. Technology, or scientific advancement, was first born when our early ancestors first thought of a better way to do something fundamental by thinking it through and applying his knowledge garnered to observation and experience. Whether it was how to…

approaches (theory) can be used to explain why a behavior has happened, how and the consequences of that behavior. Examples of such theories are the social cognitive perspective and the humanistic perspective. This essay focuses on the main concepts of these two theories, how they differ and their limitations when applied. The Social Cognitive Perspective The Social Cognitive Theory started in the 1960s as Social Learning Theory. It later developed in to Social Cognitive Theory in 1986. This…

According to the IOP, Institute of Physics (2014), “A misconception can be defined as a view that does not fully coincide with the scientific view” (Hutchinz, 2014). It is said that Isaac Newton’s laws are there as a guideline to help with the understanding of science and to steer clear of misconceptions when it comes to the concept ‘force’. This concept is very difficult to teach. Misconceptions occur because people lack the ability to believe in the implications of these laws and to…