Risk perception

societal expectations that have plagued both women throughout their lives. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie struggles to assimilate into varying societies from Eatonville to The Muck. In all of these situations, Janie is harmed by her husbands’ perceptions of her. By treating Janie as a paragon of women, Janie is unable to be a member of society as she wishes, concealed from the men who desire her and the women who envy her. Janie’s husbands are symbolic of human nature when faced with…

The Allegory of the Cave is a hypothesis of a conversation between Socrates and Glaucon concerning human perception as shown by Plato. This theory contains objects, persons, and activities that are equated with meanings different from the theory itself. Plato’s allegory tells a tale of two universes. On one hand, we have a cave which is very dark inside because there is little light inside it which makes it really difficult to find out the objects in the way. The masses in this cave are…

according on our instinct, so unconsciously. In contrast sense perception doesn’t require a justification, but we often are looking for a justification when we experience something. Other than reason, is sense perception the first and not teachable thing we learn when we are small. With reason we have to learn it first. So the difference between them is that a reason has to rely on something, so it requires a justification, while sense perception doesn’t need any justification. Reason isn’t…

1. It seems to me that the Descartes main purpose of doubting everything is a way of showing how flawed Skepticism is and how you can defeat it on its own grounds. 2. Descartes’s presents different stages of doubt, this includes: Perceptual beliefs: Could be illusions, hallucinations, or dreams. Memories: The past may have been different than you remember. Calculations: You may have made an error in your calculations. Beliefs concerning math or logic: You may have a feeling of certainty when…

A Good Story is an Effective Story “High School is like a spork: it's a crappy spoon and a crappy fork, so in the end it's just plain useless.” - John Mayer. A story is more appealing to the audience and the reader when something is being described in detail like the John Mayer quote about high school and sporks. Also, when using literary elements, that pulls the reader in because they want to know what is being said or talked about. It puts a picture into the reader’s minds. Stories that…

least one thing that is certain, even if this one thing is that nothing is certain. Descartes reasons that his sensory concept of an object cannot be trusted, so there must be another source ­­ God, malignant demon, or Descartes himself ­­ of his perception of an object. For, if he rejects his possession of both senses and body, and simultaneously claims existence is defined by body and senses,…

themselves to other people, they look at certain qualities and skills that the others may possess. When examining these qualities and skills, they can only experience their perception of the comparison. The perception of the comparison is either negative or positive based on skills or qualities they lack. When the perception of the comparison is negative, emotions like envy develop. Envy is that common emotion they may experience towards the other person (Jordan & Chalder, 2013). Social…

Introduction Asymmetry is one of the most unusual and interesting errors of human reproduction. Subtle, asymmetric variation of the contra lateral structures of the head and face occur commonly in the general population in the absence of any local lesion or condition. [1] Some of these changes, however, may slowly but steadily progress and exhibit asymmetrical development. These changes usually do not follow any particular relationship with time or modifying circumstances such as trauma and…

The human brain is able to instinctively collect and recall information in a very particular way, however, some troubles seem to lie in how well the brain mismanages this information. In “Your Brain Lies to You,” Authors Dr. Samuel Wang and Dr. Sandra Aamodt, both established neuroscientists, use their knowledge to explain the specific ways the human brain stores memories and data. However, they also present their conclusion on how the brain can also mislead us to blindly believe information…

Clayton Gutzmore Communication Theory SPC 3210 4/19/16 Communication Theory has been about the many ways we can communicate with each other. Over a dozen theories have been explored in this class to understand how can one send and receive messages with one another. One factor that I like to talk about is retention. This leg of the communication animal is something I believe we haven't fleshed out in this class. I always did wonder why we are able to remember certain things but find it…