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can’t help this though and it causes one of the main problems in Detrimental Significance is loneliness, lots of people throughout all ages in this society don't look at the world in such a happy manner. Luckily we force teaching on how to see if a person is lonely, how to help them, and how to be happy yourself, which is above all the most important thing in the…

Why is humility an important characteristic of consensus organizers? Humility is important in consensus organizing because it allows the purpose to be known more. The focus should be on the end goal and not on a person. Having humility in the consensus organizing allows more effort to be put into what matters, the completion of the goal. What competencies do you think you need to be an effective consensus organizer? Why? I think that I would need to be diverse. Even though I am just working…

I mean that feeling someone gives you filled with happiness and positivity. I believe that the people that describe me as a happy person do not see the reason on why I am this way. Being happy is not a bad thing at all. However, the word itself is misled. Rather than just labeling me as “happy,” I would prefer for people to understand my personality. I am a happy person because I am blessed.…

instead use it to spread the truth and love. Secondly I learned another interesting lesson it states that, from a young age we are trained by our parents, teachers, our leaders in religion to live by a set of rules, be it our first language, our first school or the first set of values our parents instil in us. As children we have no say over these rules. We are rewarded when we do good and punished when we break the norm or the rules. This subsequently leads to generations of adults who are…

Cults use the psychological methods normative social influence, groupthink and foot-in-the-door to manipulate individuals and control their thoughts as seen in the cults Jonestown and The Branch Davidians. Cults are defined as an ideology of religious worship and adherence directed toward a particular figure or object. Cults are everywhere. Some are normal and widely accepted. Others are isolationist and hide from investigation. Some cause great suffering while others appear very helpful and…

When looking at an individual and deciphering if he/she can be classified as a gifted person, there are several criteria that one needs to take into consideration. For identification purposes, educators and other professionals no longer solely look at one’s fixed intelligence but other aspects that when stimulated and nurtured can grow a person’s talents whether cognitive, intuitive/creative, or motor/sensory expressions. “Growth of intelligence depends on the interaction between our…

self-purpose perceptions, manipulative perceptions, societal perceptions, and intelligence perceptions, no matter the background one may come from. In modern times, the way people portray themselves on social media often differs from their true character in person, illustrating how outward perception of others and oneself can lead to a desire for popularity or superiority. “Good Country People” proves relevant to one's understanding of how people can manipulate others. Today, scam artists serve…

really know who we really are as humans in this world? We will be faced with a great number of challenges in life, where we are forced to be stronger and must learn to make it through. There will be many people trying to get in our way of success. The first thing we must do is find ourselves. If we truly know who we are, there will not be anyone who can stand in front of us and limit our capabilities of who we are. Having a sense of identity consists of knowing our occupations, social…

Although everyone has a different level of toleration, fear is something everyone has. Many things can cause fear, including imagination. People see imagination as something joyful or magical. This is mainly the case, but every now and then imagination can be a bad thing and can overcome reality. Imagination can create illusions that lead to a life of paranoia and anxiety as well as a life of happiness. These illusions can affect the way we think and act, making it seem as though we are in that…

As a sociologist in training, I have observed that race and ethnicity is what most people look at in a person they are dating or marrying. For example, a filipino person wants to date or marry another filipino. there are also some other preferences such as age, height, body type, and intelligence or education level but for some people it does not really matter. It may be because of the person’s personality. Chow’s , Lee and Bean’s and Feliciano’s readings prove that racial preference is highest…