Novelty

English is my native language. Southern English is my dialect. I traveled all over the world, many times over and I have many observations on languages. I grew up in Northern California, son of father from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a mother from Graceville, Florida. Though English was my natural language, but needless to say, I was surrounded by a large variety of dialects. I always said yes sir, yes ma’am to any adult. If called by an adult, I was to answer with “Sir/Ma’am”. I had…

and an environmental catastrophe. Howitt and Leonard indicated that Katrina was a crisis because: - The response to the situation revealed weakness of the system and poor level of preparedness by the local, state and federal authorities. - The novelty of situation and its unusually large scale. - The effects resulting from…

Most people are familiar with the Venus flytrap. Small and ominous-looking, the plants are commonly sold as novelties, and many a curious child (or adult) has triggered its ..……. (baneful, sinister, doomful, malevolent) traps with a pencil to see its amazingly rapid response. However, carnivory in plants is not limited to the famous Venus flytrap. In fact, there are more than 600 carnivorous plant species, and the ability to catch and digest ………(dupe, prey, victim, quest) has evolved…

many sources in my speech. The argument was very strong because I cited many experts that suggested the same thing; schools should start later in the day because adolescents tends to sleep late. This time, all the sources were there, as well as the novelty. This is an important public health issues that has been ignored for decades. However, there was a problem in my delivery. Although, I had practiced for a long time, I was unable to deliver the speech the way I wanted it to be delivered. I…

The general purpose of this speech was to draw attention to our societal isolation, and how we don’t do enough to promote positive mental health. Mr. Junger talks about the horrors of war, and the toll it takes on veterans. He talks about PTSD and the mental health of these veterans. He then talks about how these veterans return to the U.S., and find themselves isolated and alone. He uses examples of how bad veteran suicide is here, and contrasts that with the Navajo warriors and Israeli…

In addition, studies show that patterns of attention to novelty stimuli are not straightforward, especially during infancy (Mather, 2013, para.2). The moderate-discrepancy hypothesis seeks to understand the relationship between familiar and novel stimuli. This theory also suggests that moderate stimulation is…

There are sometimes when you are told something and the first reaction is to deny it. You have peacefully believed one thing and living comfortably and that is why you do not wish to listen to something that could change that. When watching the “Story of Stuff” video, it scares me to see how I have been a piece in the cog of the machine. What I mean is that I am exactly what she describes. I am a consumer that does not see the whole picture, but rather just the role that I am suppose to see. I…

Military in. In the article,“Why Women Do Not Belong in the U.S Infantry.”, Serrano expresses that if they allowed women to serve in combat during her service in the military, anyone including herself would have jumped at the opportunity because of the novelty, excitement, and challenge; but, her views have changed with the experience and knowledge she has gained. Everyone needs to accept the fact that women are different, not only physically, but all around. It will only destroy the mission of…

This sleep deprivation study titled Maternal sleep deprivation at different stages of pregnancy impairs the emotional and cognitive functions, and suppresses hippocampal long-term potentiation in the offspring rats was conducted by six researchers known as Peng, Y., Wang, W., Tan, T., He, W., Dong, Z., Wang, Y., & Han H. They proceeded with this study by obtaining male and female Sprague–Dawley rats from Chongqing Medical University Animal Care Centre. Next, they took these rats to the…

wit, humor, and pointed cynicism. Parker demonstrates the dominance of a man in a relationship. The opening two lines of the poem express the differences of a man’s faith to a woman by the a/a rhyme scheme: Woman wants monogamy; Man delights in novelty Love is woman's moon and sun; Man has other forms of fun. (1-4) The audience learn the differences between a man and a woman after reading the comparison present in the lines above. The a/a rhyme scheme illustrates the humorous but…