Philip Pullman

In the novel The Big Sleep the narrator shows the corruption that surfaces in Los Angeles and the modern world in general. Reveals issues that include wealth and class, exploitation and corruption play out in The Big Sleep. “Sean McCann has argued that hard-boiled fiction is fundamentally a parable about the economic crisis of the day (i.e the Depression and the New Deal). Specifically he argues: The Big Sleep is an allegory of economic predation in which the vernacular energy of the white preys…

Even though Zimbardo's prison experiment is 46 years old it, the findings were so punctual that it is still talked about today. Zimbardo lead the experiment in 1971 with Craig Haney and Curtis banks. The experiment was conducted in the basement of the psychology building, which they converted into a small prison block.. The Experiment was originally scheduled to be conducted for a 2 week period but due to the results Zimbardo was getting they cut the project at just 6 days. Somewhere of about 75…

One of the most influential studies in history that violates present-day ethical guidelines would have to be, The Stanford Prison Experiment. Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University conducted an experiment to examine the behaviors and roles of college students within a mock prison setting in 1971. Zimbardo’s purpose of his Stanford Prison Experiment was to observe the impact of situational influences on behavior. Studies had previously shown that individuals put within the prison system are…

understand human behavior which is a vital part of our knowledge. Whether we view evil in theological or psychological terms, evil is still looked at as a deep question and a significantly important global issue. The Psychology of evil is talked about in Philip Zimbardo’s…

I’ll admit, I found this book very difficult to read, but not because of the vocabulary words or because it was a medium-sized book that from a distance can look long-winded to many people. It was very difficult to read the Lucifer Effects, by Philip Zimbardo because it made me angry, annoyed and mostly horrified. I wasn’t angry at the author, I was angry at humanity and how far they can get twisted in ideals, religion or just turning plain evil. I know that evil is out there, most people know…

Stanford Prison Experiment displayed unethical conduct that would not take place in today’s society and displayed the conforming of roles. First taking place in the 1970’s, the film “The Stanford Prison Experiment” involved a psychologist by the name of Philip Zimbardo who conducted the study. He went on to gather twenty four “healthy” college…

Power is the ability to manipulate and control what one desires; it is convincing someone to do something without asking authority, but it also has a positive connotation with favourable characteristics to support it. Shakespeare uses these characteristics to contrast between the moral and the corrupt. However in “King Lear” there is a prominent aspect of power that corrupts the characters foreshadowing their death. Goneril and Regan are corrupted by the power given by their father Lear and…

TOTAL INSTITUTIONS Umass Boston has similar characteristics as those seen in Zimbardo and Asylum. Goffman in his book, he talks of 'the Asylum ' as a mental institution which is like a prison and 'total ' in its aim to shape, define and repress their peoples’ self. It portrays some similarity with Boston where most people adopt behaviors that their peers have. People of different cultures converge there but end up having similar behaviors. Another similarity is that most higher learning…

Throughout William Shakespeare’s sonnets, there are many highs and lows in his love life. Shakespeare encounters jealousy, heartbreak, utter bliss, and everything in between. All of the first 126 sonnets are addressed to a man. This man is Shakespeare’s rival poet, but also his younger, extremely handsome lover. However, this lover is not faithful and gives Shakespeare as much grief as he does pleasure. The poem I chose to analyze is Sonnet 71. The organization of the sonnet and the meaning…

The Stanford Prison Experiment was a research developed by Philip zimbardo. The experimental prison was held at Stanford University in a basement where no sunlight Or contact to the outside world was available. This experiment went down in history as one of the most Best-known psychology experiments ever developed. The Psychologist selected 24 college students to undergo the experiment. 12 students were randomly chosen to be prisoners and the other 12 word guards. The 12 that were prisoners…