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    quickly in the field of communication through social media. Many people document every aspect of their lives on these social media sites for the world to acknowledge. Our population believes that this has made our society more sociable but in reality we are glued to our smartphones and there is hardly any human interaction anymore. Instead, there is a mass indulgence in vices such as greed, pride, and vanity due to fame and wealth that have arisen due to social media. In the Politics, Aristotle…

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    The importance of Ivan’s associates’ response to Ivan’s death lies in the fact that it demonstrates how little Ivan must have impacted these men’s lives for them to care so little about his death, and actually deem his death to more of a social burden than a tragedy. These coworkers of Ivan’s were credited to be his closest friends, however none of the men found much grief over Ivan’s death, nor did they wish to go out of their way to pay respects to Ivan and his family after his death.…

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    This study found the gain-loss theory of attraction is applicable and holds true when social media is used as the initial judgment platform. Subjects significantly rated their likeness of confederates who had a negative profile higher than those with a positive one after meeting them in person. The implications of this are critical in today’s world for many reasons. First, this study undermines the entire online dating industry, which is heavily scrutinized as it is. These services claim to be…

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    Prof. Greg Walton talked about how feeling important and relevant can help a student with their social and in turn professional…

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    drastically increases non-verbal, and verbal social behavior (Berry, Borgi, Francia, Alleva, & Cirulli, 2013). He notes that the increase stays noticeable for up to one month after therapy. However, other studies show that it takes fourteen sessions with the child to show lasting affects of the pet assisted therapy (Fung and & Seung-ming Leung, 2014). The affects of the fourteen sessions of therapy with the therapy dog prove to be higher increases of social behavior, recalling memories,…

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    Haney, the author of this article, is a doctor of social psychology, meaning he has a very clear understanding on the topic and he can complete the research needed to express in the article. The purpose of this genre is to inform, again he is more informing the general population of professionals in the…

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    Alien Abduction Analysis

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    provided them, they will choose to either let Earth join them or destroy Earth, so I wanted to be sure I provided them with the most knowledge I could. I decided to inform them on isolation because isolation occurring is very common and luckily I had access to many resources when I was abducted. To inform them more about isolation I talked about “A Rose for Emily”, “”Trifles”, and “The Facebook Sonnet” because they…

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    The high societal importance placed on social adeptness, the gateway to any sought after position, is often quite a large obstacle for those who never to those who never fully developed a gift for mingling with others. Unless an individual actively seeks help, regularly receive false prescriptions, such as social anxiety, ADHD, or simple unwillingness to participate in group activities. These erroneous labels can engender pessimistic attitudes and life outlooks in young adults and children. Not…

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    Emotional Poverty

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    Is poverty just about the lack of money? No, it is possible to experience emotional poverty as well. Emotional poverty happens when a person lacks of social participation, where it is an important part of the standard of living. It means to have family or friends for support in times of crises. Mr Ong Hock Soon is a living example of how social participation is important for us. Despite losing contact with his children for many years, he always looks forward to attend the Senior Activity…

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    Yegor believes that he is better off alone doing what he love, hunting, than being tied down to a wife he married only when under the influence of alcohol. Pelegea expresses her love for him but he is not willing to come back to her because of her social class. "The Bishop" tells the tale of a man plagued by false relations that ultimately leave him lonesome in a time where loved ones are most needed. The Bishop is apart…

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