Normans

Norman Cantor argues the possibility that the Black Death and other forms of diseases may have arrived from outer space due to the unsustainable conditions on primeval earth. Cantor supports this claim through Hoyle and Wickramasinghe’s theory which contradicts the widely accepted fact that plague outbreaks, formed on earth, were first introduced by fleas and rats. The author intends to expose the inconsistencies of the appearance of Black Plague throughout history. Although the theory seems to…

Stress in teens has increased over the years, many teens suffer from social anxiety. Norman B. Anderson, stated that most teens have the same stress level as adults. We often don’t notice when a teenager is under stress because they do not know how to properly express it. Anderson believes we need more education health assistance for teenagers. I believe the adults today, do not know how to approach teenage boys and girls. Exercises, team building activities, therapeutic films, and therapeutic…

Norman Doidge did a remarkable job on his book, “The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity". This is definitely one of the best books I ever read. Once I picked it up it was hard to put down. It left an impact on the way I look at psychology at a whole, and I have a greater appreciation to the field. I always looked at psychology as a “pseudoscience” and that there is no real treatment. Before reading this book I did not know anything…

dimensions of personality are known as the big five. These traits include openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. These traits can easily be remembered by using the acronym OCEAN. Personality psychologist, Warren T. Norman, helped develop this five-factor model. Some of my personality test results that I do not agree with are that I am somewhat conventional and that I tend to become anxious and nervous. Although I like feeling accepted by others, I do not…

Wilton Norman Chamberlain has been said to be the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. Giant like statue Wilt stood at 7’1”and weighed in at 275lbs as a rookie in 1959. Wilts parents Olivia Johnson and William Chamberlain had nine total children, Wilt Chamberlain being born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on August 21st 1936. Chamberlains Mother worked as a homemaker and domestic worker while his father was good with his hands working as an welder. Chamberlain himself contributed to…

Prior to World War One Norman Angell, in his book The Great Illusion, puts forward that war between nations benefits no nation, and ultimately only weakens them, and thus war would become more unlikely when these nations realized this. Of course Angell wasn’t arguing that war…

following the year 1066, the year of the Norman Conquest of England. Purists often concern…

gave up and whose victories were well known. He had an aggressive and arrogant personality, but his motives were never self-centered. In 1066 A.D. “both Tostig and Harald Hardrada invaded England to unseat King Harold, but both attacks failed” (n.p, Norman Conquest of England, The History Guy). This shows how magnificent his strength was when armies attacked him and failed. Tostig was Harold’s brother, so the attack was a test of his morals. After the victory, Harold and his men marched at…

for help in a store is something I can never manage, and speaking out in class is always a nightmare. I would like to cease my social anxiety in order to comfortably communicate with those around me. This can effectively be done by methods used in Norman Doidge’s book, the Brain that Changes Itself, such as Exposure and Response Prevention, Cognitive Therapy,…

goals in life and Norman Ollestad in Crazy for the Storm shows how determination can be the difference between life and death when it comes to challenges and achieving goals. During the survival memoir Norman experiences many challenges in his young teenage life but one challenge in particular changes Norman’s life drastically. In the book Crazy for the Storm Norman Ollestad is a young teenage boy growing up in southern California and the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s. Norman doesn’t always…