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In Morley Callaghan’s, “All the Years of Her Life”, Alfred is a very dishonest young man. Alfred’s dishonesty is shown one night when Sam Carr, his boss, accuses Alfred of stealing products from his drug store. Sam Carr asked politely if Alfred could stay for a few minutes before leaving. Alfred was worried because he never had any prior conflict with his boss and on top of that, he had stolen items from the store. Sam Carr confronted Alfred with confidence and asked if he could return the items…

threat for all. The legend of the golem, like that of Pygmalion, has also spawned distinguished progeny, the most famous of which is Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus(1818). In the drama taken for study Eliza outsmarts her mentor Higgins and becomes…

Professor Henry Higgins is a professor of phonetics who deeply cares studying about the scientific and logic aspects of things, has no feelings for others or himself other than when and has no manners. He does not at all care about other feelings, has no manners and will say whatever he wants to no matter what. Under Myer Briggs, he is an ENTJ as he posses the trait of extroversion, intuition, thinking and judging. An extroverted person is outgoing, talkative, can easily talk with strangers, and…

Higgins et al (1986) study demonstrates the effects of this discrepancy in individuals. Researchers investigated this discrepancy among different aspects of anxiety and depression. They studied a group of students in order to discover if the discrepancy between actual and ideal/ought selves is low or high. They measured dejection and agitation before and after priming one of these 'selves' with the use of several questionnaires and scales. Results showed that when one tries to prime the ideal…

Introduction Based on the Greek mythology, Pygmalion outlines the deep social intrigues within the society regarding the aspect of class and social stratification. Professor Higgins, a specialist in phonetics makes a bet with Pickering that he (Higgins) is capable of training Eliza Doolittle (described as a Covent Garden flower girl) and transforms her linguistic ability so that she would be able to speak as a duchess (Shaw, 1916). While the “linguistic experiment” eventually becomes successful,…

Introduction In the United States of America alone, millions of abortions take hold yearly. There was an estimated 1.21 million abortions in 2008.Approximately 40% of women who get abortions are minors (U.S. Abortion Statistics). Many teenagers have sexual intercourse and do not entirely know how to prevent getting pregnant. Sadly, only 40% of the teenagers who have abortions do not consult with their parents before having the procedure done. 39 of 50 states have made the law in which both…

good leader. Kerr and Schriesheim (1974), Yukl and Falbe (1990), Higgins, Judge, and Ferris (2003), and Judge, Piccolo, and Ilies (2004) discuss similar but different perspectives on the leader reward and punishment behavior reported on by Podsakoff, Bommer, Podsakoff, and MacKenzie (2006). Through Kerr et al. (1997), and Piccolo et al. (2004) perspective on Consideration and Initiating Structure, and Yukl et al. (1990), and Higgins et al. (2003) study of influence tactics, the…

The Belle of Amherst Emily Dickinson, best known as The Belle of Amherst, has become one of America’s most renowned poets to date. Having redefined the meaning of poetry, her poems are now studied by students all around the world and is renowned as some of the greatest American poetry to come out of her time. Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10 1830, to her parents Edward and Emily Dickinson. Emily and her two other siblings, William and Lavinia, received a top…

Reviewing key assumptions of trauma-informed approaches One must review the key assumptions of trauma-informed approaches to achieve the goal of this literature review, which is to explore the extent to which trauma-informed approaches have improved children’s experiences within learning contexts. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggested four key assumptions in a trauma-informed approach (Substance Abuse…

Everyone knows or has heard of “that family” who dresses up their dog in clothes and talks to them as if it they were a real child. The connection between pet and owner all relies on how the owner treats the animal. The emotional attention that many owners feel towards their pets may depend on the breed type of dog involved, but the way the any animal feels about their owners will differentiate from one species to another (Physiology Today - The Bond Between Pet And Owner). If you had a pig,…