Explanation

In class, Professor Gerschick explained that theories are systematic attempts to make sense of a particular event or social phenomena that occurs in a given social setting. Depending on the given theorist, each had an individualistic approach to a particular phenomenon and their purpose was to lay out a way to interpret the facet of that social life (Kivisto). Each theory has a goal and that is to explain, predict and/or to understand the phenomena being explained (Gershcick). In order for a…

Lloyd on Lemmy Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman remembers Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister. The following Lemmy tribute was written by Lloyd Kaufman: writer, director, producer, co-founder and president of TROMA Entertainment for Girls and Corpses Magazine. December 30th, 2015 was my saddest birthday. It was my 70th birthday and I was with the Guna Indians in very remote San Blas Islands when the news of Lemmy Kilmister’s death reached me. The loss of Motörhead legend Lemmy, on December 28th, 2015, had a…

Despite the misunderstanding about race and ethnicity, many Sociologist has formed many different perspectives of them both. These theories helped others have a view of them from different perspectives. I find the Conflict Theory to me more clearly at justifying the relevance of both race and ethnicity. There are what’s called racial groups, minority groups, race, ethnic groups, all these are a vital part of a culture. Now to put in the perspective of the Conflict Theory I will be explaining the…

The speaker did well on speaking clearly, made a good eye contact, and most importantly was he had a good transition throughout his speech. Firstly, he spoke very clearly through his speech because I can hear each of the single words that he spoke. It was important that the audience hear what he is talking about. Secondly, he made a good eye contact to the audience. He did not just focus on reading his note cards. He interact and made eye contact to the most of the audience. Lastly, I think in…

Perspective taking is a critical skill for children, along with parents to have as it allows for an individual to better understand and further interact with others around him/her. This skill allows for individuals to further separate their own feelings and opinions/thoughts from a situation at hand in order to tackle situations with less bias. Ross Thompson, from the University of California at Davis, emphasizes that perspective taking helps children make sense of their own and others’…

In their essay "Body Image & the Media" authors, Ballaro and Wagner explore how the media has portrayed the perfect body. Over time the body has changed quite a bit, from being thick and curvy to now fragile. Women started out being the center of the media attention on imagery then it eventually turns to having both women and men. People were doing extreme diets and workouts in trying to achieve the perfect body and from that it started to cause disorders. From the disturbances, people were…

A quote by Ali Harris explains compromise is the main key to a healthy relationship. The quote says “Compromise is what binds people together. Compromise is sharing and conciliatory, it is loving and unselfish”. Ali Harris emphasizes the importance of compromise and its importance in a relationship by specifying that it is what binds people together. Throughout the novel in The Lovers Dictionary written by David Leviathan, the narrator seems to most likely disagree with the quote, and just in…

On activity 1.8 I helped my group members understand the handshake problem, which we first experimented with in a class activity. At first some of my group members wanted to just count the amount of people there were and multiply it by the amount of handshakes that each person would perform if they shook hands with every person. I realized the problem with using this method is that some handshakes would be performed twice, we wanted the amount of handshakes if each person shook hands with every…

Does the society believe that animals should have rights? Society believes that animals are not like humans so the animals get treated inhumanely, but they are wrong. Studies have shown that animals are more like humans than previously thought and that they are more aware. The way society treats animals is inhumane because animals can feel pain, have similar characteristics to humans, and are self-aware. The way society treats animal is inhumane and should change because they can feel pain. In…

On Thursday, October 22, 2015, I took part in the National FFA Convention. Keynote speaker, Rick Rigsby, spoke about the impact of wise teachers and parents, and how with that knowledge, the students of the FFA, could make a difference. Rigsby is the president of Rick Rigsby Communications and founder of Rick Rigsby Ministries in Dallas, Texas. He is a popular speaker at colleges and public schools, and speaks before top corporations on Wall Street. Rick’s speech was held at the Bankers Life…