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The Impulse Society The first chapter of The Impulse Society discussed a number of things relating to how the market was working and how people just wanted more and more things to feel better about themselves. The first idea that was discussed was about the feeling people get when using little clever gadgets that Apple has put into their iPhones. The idea is that people like to feel like they are accomplishing a lot by simply pushing a button or two when in reality it is as simple as it gets.…

Together but alone which mean people exist in the room, but they actually not talking together and they are busy on their phone. Many people have addictive in their phone and usually not aware around them, which mean they usually do not have friends or talk a lot and usually they being shy when sitting with another person even though they know each other. For example, someone prefers to text on the phone and has a better skill then speak with others. Actually, when he/she sits with parent or…

Personally, I feel like race is a difficult subject to talk about. I never want to step on anyone’s toes, and I feel as if I don’t have the right to talk about race. I have never experienced a disadvantage because of the color of my skin, but I am aware that I am held at different standards because I am white. I realize that racism is an issue that many people deal with on a daily basis. Therefore, I try to be aware of my biases and try learn more about myself. The presentation and the film…

Communication in close relationships works when people take time to listen to each other without judgement or interruption, feel valued and supported, and show they care about another’s ideas and feelings. The idea of confirming communication is being able to share you value someone either through a touch, personal acknowledgment, or recognition (339). In contrast, disconfirming communication indicates that someone is not important or has no value to us (339). Typical examples of this behavior…

Pam Houston’s short story, “How to Talk to a Hunter” effectively shows a female narrator’s experience with dating a hunter by writing directly to the readers in second person point-of-view and trying to teach readers how to do something, such as talk to a hunter. Using second person point-of-view, shows that the narrator feels that her issues with dating a hunter need to be addressed and other people should know about the issues that come with dating a hunter. By using second person point-of…

How can I become a better student in American college? Since I came to America and studied at Arizona State University, it’s already have been posted for 6 months. But I still have lots of things that confused me during the class. I don’t know how to be a nice study because I don’t know how to follow my professor sometimes on the class, and I feel really hard to ask some questions or answer some question to my professors. As we know, if a student always keep thinking during the class time, this…

This chapter really interested me. When thinking of soldiers marching through enemies land, a person might habitually think of the ammunition, food, personal belongings, what each personnel carries on each mission. For example on page 5, the author states, “As a medic, Rat Kiley carried a canvas satchel filled with morphine and plasma and malaria tablets and surgical tape and comic books and all things a medic must carry…” What is least on the persons mind is the non-war type materials the…

charts. When looking at children’s view points of “Gangbusters” one can look at radio historian Jim Harmon’s interpretation of the show. In his book, The Great Radio Heroes, Harmon discusses the excitement…

The Manager Identity As humans, we learn to write and read the way our teachers tell us, but we also learn how to adapt in other settings. We are taught about language, “’Language’ is a misleading term; it too often suggests ‘grammar’.” (Gee, Wardle & Downs, 483), what Gee is saying is that we can speak with perfect grammar but still have spoken wrong, “If I enter my neighborhood bar and say to my tattooed drinking buddy, as I sit down, ‘May I have a match please?’ my grammar is perfect, but…

The focus on the importance of word-of-mouth advertising was a major strength as provided by Jonah Berger. Throughout his book, Berger constantly tied in how STEPPS tied into and is relevant to word-of-mouth advertising. Contagious Why Things Catch on written by Jonah Berger main argument is focused on introducing ideas that would make a product or idea flourish, or simply about “what makes things popular.” A product or idea is able to flourish because it is remarkable, something worth talking…