Jersey Shore

County. Some studies found that those who felt they are superior to other tend to prefer the reality genre (Reiss and Wiltz). People that scored high in levels of neuroticism also tend to prefer this genre, mainly with shows like The Real World, Jersey Shore, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and other shows that follow real world people and show aspects of their everyday life (Sim, Woong, Bryant). The leading theory as to why those that score high neuroticism are attracted to such a genre of…

Morality refers to the concept of proper human action in terms of "right and wrong," also mentioned as “good and evil. According to Hobbes (1994:11), morality is expounded as a set of rules and beliefs which are absolute guides for human behaviour. According to Hare (1981:27), “Morality is structure of assumption and verdicts based on cultural, religious, and opinions, by which humans regulate whether given actions, are right or wrong.” Moral values and graciousness, in the past, were prominent…

For my old person paper I interviewed Marilyn G. Alexander. She was born on July 29th, 1931. Marilyn and her sister Virginia were the daughters of Charles and Violet Green. She grew up in Mount Vernon, New York where she spent the first 20 years of her life. Eventually, she married Lawrence Alexander and then moved to Hoffman Estates, Illinois. They had four kids; Linda, Bill, Tom, and Sue. Marilyn is currently the Grandmother of eight and the great Grandmother of five. During our interview I…

The Article, “Hungry Venezuelans Flee in Boats to Escape Economic Collapse” by Nicholas Casey, where he writes about how the economic collapse in Venezuela caused many families to forget all about their life there and how this forced them to flee their land. This can be compared to the time June’s mother Suyuan Woo had to leave China during the height of World War II. It was during those times that the economy was severely affected which forced people to do drastic decisions which they normally…

Love handles, thunder thighs, and bingo wings. While on paper these words are just that-words. However, they take on a more powerful and damaging meaning when a woman applies these words to describe her body. For centuries women have been judged on their appearance. From the Victorian Era to women of today, society has always decided what real beauty is. Today, the media’s portrayal of what the “ideal woman” should be is constantly changing. More often than not, this “ideal woman” is…

water and it was definitely not a pleasurable one. It took many years for me to be comfortable with swimming and even some training lessons to get good. Now, I look forward to going swimming, enjoying a hot tub, or even catching some waves by the Jersey shore. This allowed me to believe that stepping outside my comfort zone is very important for my personal development and can often lead to great things. I have definitely tried to live by that motto and have a few examples to share. In…

Chrzan states that the belief of college years are a time when out-of-control actions are accepted and have been reproduced by the media in movies such as, Animal House and shows such as, Jersey Shore and Greek, The Real World (7-8). Not only are professional movies made to showcase the “college-life,” real-life students find the need to post that they partying. There was a senior graduation trip to Cancun this past summer and the seniors who…

“Hamilton also became the esteemed leader of one of the two great political parties of the time.”(Hamilton.org) During Hamilton 's tenure as Treasury Secretary, political factions began to emerge. These became the Republicans, Now called the Democratic - Republican Party, which was led by James Madison and William Branch Giles, and included Thomas Jefferson, and the Federalists led by Hamilton and his many friends. Hamilton established a daily newspaper, at the time known as the New York Evening…

As a kid it was obvious I loved the basketball games to try and win a jersey or go on rollercoasters along with the head banging bumper cars which were one of my favorites. As years went by and I started to get into my teenage years the island of Wildwood started to become a little crazy at least that’s how my mother would…

Wave and Wind Energy in the United States According to the text book, wave power is related to wind power since waves arise from winds blowing over the ocean. Wave Power is the production of energy from the ocean surface waves. As the waves hit the turbine on the sea surface, it becomes generated to electricity and gets transported to a wave energy convertor. Turbines can be housed on the shoreline as well. The production of wave energy comes with consequences. Getting your energy source from…