Shock

The prevention of the Asian Carp in the United States has been long standing battle. While first introduced as a food-fish and now for sport, Asian Carp is now viewed as an invasive species. In the summer of 2007 the U.S. Department of the Interior invoked the Lacey Act. In 2012, Congress implemented the “Stop Invasive Species Act”. This act charges the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to increase the speed of their strategies of controlling the invasion. Urgency is required due to the fact that the…

the front door of their home, and he is alive and well. At this sight, Louise Mallard dies of heart disease, as pronounced by the doctors. It can be argued that Louise Mallard’s passing was brought on by the exciting shock on her weak heart caused by her husband’s coming home. While shock was the…

In the book Story of an Hour, the use of limited narrative allows for us to see and understand what was going on the mind of Louise, while giving hints as to what is going on in the minds of the other characters in relation to Louise and enabling us to come up with a logical conclusion as to how the actions or words of the characters causes the main character to react or behave. In Story of an Hour we see that Louise “…wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms”. In this…

The man 's facial expression is one of the most noticeable features of this advertisement. He appears to be smiling and proud due to his facial expression, not saddened by the corpse of a woman (“Domestic Abuse is the New Black (Shock Advertising)). The proud and happy face of the man can suggest to the viewer that he is not ashamed of this woman’s unfortunate demise. Due to the fact the woman is incapacitated and the inability to see her face because the man is holding the tie…

administer electric shocks to the learner, the electric shocks were not real and therefore did not cause real pain to the learner, but the teacher was not aware of this. The teacher asked questions about a word association task and the learner would, purposely, answer incorrectly, leading to an electric shock. As the answers continue to be answered incorrectly, the voltage of the shocks increased to the highest level which was 450 volts. Most participants administered the shocks due to external…

dollars to be a part of the study. He told the participants that they would randomly be assigned the position of either ‘learner’ or ‘teacher’. During the experiment, the teacher was taken into a room with an experimenter in a lab coat and an electric shock generator ranging from 15 volts to 450 volts. The teacher was told to ask the learner questions…

The Ideology of Obedience Hitler once said, “Make Germany great again,” not knowing that these words would influence Nazi soldiers to commit one of the biggest genocides in history. Germany, Africa, Cambodia, Guatemala and many other countries have experienced genocides that have marked their country’s history. Genocides occur due to the hatred or despise toward another group of people. Obedience plays a huge role in existence and making of a genocide. These genocides mainly occur because…

“For Women in America, Equality is Still an Illusion,” Jessica Valenti uses hypophora, personal stories, and statistics to inspire readers to combat the misogyny that continues to face women in America. Valenti often utilizes hypophora to increase shock value and emphasise surprising points. For example, when talking about the frequent murders that target women in America, she asks, “A leading cause of death for pregnant women? Murder by a partner.” The reader is expected to find the high…

She is a fellow student from my class, who is from a Muslim background, and she immigrated to Canada from Kosovo two years ago. Moving to a new country she encountered many obstacles, but mostly experienced language/communication barrier and culture shock. Uprooting your life and moving to a new country can be scary and lonely notion. However, for Besarta moving to Canada from Kosovo was because of her husband who resides there. She met her husband through her sister’s husband. But if given a…

In “Of Studies”, Francis Bacon explores the benefits and consequences associated with studies and to what degree they should be used. He claims that “histories make men wise”, which in the context of the Rwandan genocide, seems to mean learning and making an effort to understand the tragedies that occurred there (Bacon 10). To study the historical implications of an event so widely interpreted has the potential to challenge existing opinions about global society and the implications of such a…