Reciprocity

In today’s media, there are several movies that inaccurately portray disabilities, such as autism, for comedic value or dramatic effect. However, there are some films that attempt to accurately depict disabilities, such as the 2009 film, Adam. In the movie, Adam is an awkward but intelligent man with Asperger syndrome, a subcategory of autism. According to Lerner and Johns (2015), “Asperger’s syndrome is characterized by a reluctance to accept change; an inflexibility of thought; and…

“The Problem is Palestinian Rejectionism,” by Yosef Kuperwasser and Shalom Lipner and “Israel’s Bunker Mentality,” by Ronald Krebs attempt to dissect and solve one of the most complex geopolitical conflicts in recent human history, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yosef Kuperwasser and Shalom Lipner discuss that the one thing that’s stopping this conflict from being resolved is Palestinian reluctance to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. On the other hand, Ronald Krebs argues that it’s in…

Conservatives”, tackles the problem of polarization in the world in a very interesting way. Haidt looks at the ideology of liberals and conservatives through the lens of morality. In doing so he is able to define it by five factors care/harm, fairness/reciprocity, group/loyalty, authority/respect, and purity/sanctity. He finds they are about equal in care and fairness with liberals valuing it a bit more. Conservatives are way higher then liberals on the other three factors. Haidt concludes…

Life-Death Struggle in Hegel’s Dialectic Hegel’s dialectic of the life and death struggle elaborates on a social phenomenon commonly observed in communal life and throughout history. The life and death struggle is a fight for recognition experienced by individuals in a state of desire. In this state, self-consciousness becomes more aware of the external world and views the other as an object - an external reality. The complication here is that recognition, by nature, is reciprocal. Therefore,…

“Marketing is food, not medicine.” (Archer). I came across this phrase while doing research on the term “marketing”. The phrase seems inconsequential, but it emphasizes the importance of marketing to a business; newly- established businesses might have the wrong perspective and think of marketing as a “medicine”- an ingredient which is only needed when the business is running low on customers. A great businessman will make constant use of marketing to ensure a standard level of customers of the…

Understanding the interrelationship of the Trinity is vital in order to truly appreciate the work of the Trinity in our lives. By looking at the unique nature of the Triune God we are able to focus our attention on Him and begin to realize our “potential” and purpose in Him. The Triune God is the perfection of both diversity and unity simultaneously. With that said, as humans we can’t fully understand those terms, but use them as a sort of expression in order to assist us in our personal journey…

He keeps Pai away from the menace of a psychic breakdown. It is the specific reciprocity between Pai and Nair that defines their bond as a guru-disciple relationship. The author who calls himself a sadhaka also indicates at this connection of Hindu tradition in an interview with Asha Kaushik, “The Serpent and the Rope is a novel of…

in them, for example through training and development. Meyer and Allen (1991) argue that “this moral obligation arises either through the process of socialization within the society or the organization”. In either case it is based on a norm of reciprocity, in other words if the employee receives a benefit, it places him or…

Jada Page Mrs. Hannon American History Honors II 16 February 2018 Imperialism: A Necessary Evil Imperialism. Something that wasn’t even thought of when America was first was created but was one of the most transforming points of our nation. Imperialism is expanding a country's power and culture to other countries. It really is taking over a country. Although, this would make us a superpower for decades to come. Imperialism would transform trade, military, and cultural superiority.…

Similarly, Albert Camus’ presents his character of Meursault as someone who is distant and out of touch with everybody else. This is illuminated through the narrator’s statement: “I felt the urge to reassure him that I was like everybody else, just like everybody else” after the attorney allegedly didn’t understand him. The repetition of the fragment “like everybody else” implies that the narrator, Meursault is re-assuring himself that he is able to be a fully functioning member of society.…