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    About 37,461 deaths because one was walking while on a phone so, realize it could be anyone. Clyde Haberman is a writer for The New York Times and has been working for over 4o years. On March 17, 2018, Haberman writes “Do Not Read This Editorial While Walking” to express to young adults that deaths occur from one being on a phone while walking. Due to these deaths some states are making it illegal to walk while on a phone. Haberman wants to inform the readers that this action is dangerous and…

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    CSI Effect

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    When we look at the CSI effect also, known as the CSI syndrome it leaves us to wonder what impact does it have on our legal system and its decision- making process. The CSI effect is a socially constructed phenomenon by which exposure to crime media distorts the viewers’ expectations of justice. It is a media effect. It takes its namesake from the popular CBS crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. It also combines a science and technology effect. Constant exposure to crime dramas that…

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    time of need. The reasoning behind this is explained by a social-psychological phenomenon known as the 'bystander effect'. The bystander effect refers to cases in which a presence of people deters individuals from providing assistance to a 'victim' in a time of need: the more people there are, the less likely they are to offer help. Possibly the most infamous case of the bystander effect was the 1964 murder of Catherine 'Kitty' Genovese. On March 13th, 1964, Kitty Genovese was stabbed on the…

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    Overview The Earth goes through many natural changes like sea levels slightly changing, earthquakes, and tornadoes. Global warming has greatly increased and became one of biggest contributors to the changes on the Earth. Immediately I decided I wanted to learn more about global warming. Global warming has changed climate a lot since when I was younger. Right now it is December 18th and we have no snow. I think this is the first winter that we have had no snow; usually there is so much that we…

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    In the previous chapters of Outliers, Gladwell establishes that in order to be successful we must put in the requisite time and effort. In addition we must have determination and a willingness to take advantage of our “accumulative advantages”. “The Trouble with Geniuses” expands on this premise by linking hard work and opportunity with the threshold idea, that in order to be successful in life we just have to be good enough. We must learn how to use “practical intelligence” and savvy in order…

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    I took three individual personality tests to discover if they are credible and correct to how they relate to me. The three personality tests were the IPIP NEO, 16 Personalities Test, and the Colour Quiz. Before taking these personality tests, I believe that they do not work. I have actually taken a few personality tests while I was taking therapy lessons for my depression and anxiety issues. It seemed like the questions I had answered portrayed how I felt during the time. What mood set I was…

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    The Misinformation Effect

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    The Misinformation Effect: A Fact Sheet The misinformation effect (ME) can be defined as the change in people’s memories of an incident, after they are presented with false or misleading information about that incident (Gordon & Shapiro, 2012). For example, after watching a video of a woman shopping for green vegetables at a supermarket, it is easy to remember those vegetables. However, once misleading information such as, two other green vegetables are added to the original a list of…

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    the gradual increase of Earth’s temperature over time, through the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the rising carbon level in the atmosphere, trapping radiation, and heating the Earth. Humans are depending on fossil fuels that release these emissions. Though we have increasingly started depending on renewable resources that don’t release these harmful gases into the atmosphere, we can already see the effects today and if this doesn’t stop now the planet will be destroyed. The human…

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    The Bystander Effect On March 13, 1964, a woman named Kitty Genovese was murdered in front of her apartment complex in New York. Multiple bystanders witnessed parts of the event but failed to offer any assistance (Latane and Darley). Later, exaggerated media accounts after her death generated wide spread outrage and speculation. This incident led to the first modern research conducted by Latane and Darley on the root causes of what is now known today as the “bystander effect”. Phycologists now…

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    website titled, ‘Gang rape raises questions about bystanders ' role’ and it deals with the issues and meaning of the bystander effect. The article discusses a situation where a girl was at a school dance and she was being gang raped, and instead of people helping her, people instead took pictures and videos and some even joined in. To give some background, the bystander effect is a social psychological phenomenon that refers to cases in which individuals do not offer any means of help to a…

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