Stanley Cohen

The presence of danger or irritability plays a huge impact on the reactions of every individual. According to Stanley Milgram in his novel the “The Perils of Obedience”, he states that authority figures can cause signs of tension and turn people into “lethal intrustuments in the hands of unscrupulous authority” (184). Also in Chapter 4 of Lauren Slaters novel, “Obedience Skinners Box”, states that humans rely on their social cues and see what others to do in reaction to someone in danger by…

1. Explain and discuss the background events and ideas which led to Milgram’s research. Stanley Milgram (1963) was a American social psychologist who carried out the destructive obedience experiment at Yale University in 1963. He was very interested in how far people would go in a situation where it meant hurting another person under an authority figures orders. If an authority figure affected obedience levels in everyday American men. This idea came about after Adolf Eichmann's trial in…

played by Kim Hunter. Stella’s husband, Stanley, played by Marlon Brando, is not too fond of Blanche and throughout the plot, he and Blanche argue constantly. The main difference in the movie when contrasting with the play was in regards to Blanche and Stanley’s relationship being portrayed differently in the film. Blanche and Stanley continuously bickered throughout the play. In the play, Blanche is portrayed as an innocent, helpless women, and Stanley always trying to mess with her head.…

This 1981 American classic horror film directed by Brian De Palma. The protagonist of this story Jack is a film sound man from Philadelphia. When recording sound for a low-cost horror film, he accidentally recorded the evidence of a murder of a presidential candidate and got involved in a bizarre political conspiracy. Palma is known as "the Hitchcock of the United States" and "the Master of contemporary Suspense Film". He is also considered as “part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking”[…

Behind Closed Doors From the outside looking in, most people look to have normal lives. Normal as in what society dictates as normal. But if you really knew what went on behind closed doors, you might be appalled. Shirley Jackson, writer, wife, and mother, knew just that. Jackson lived a life with many experiences from childhood to adulthood that would influence her writing style and the content of which she wrote. From an early age, Jackson learned that things are not always as they appear.…

Letter of Intent: First of all, I would like to say thank you to every member on the 2015-2016 E-board for the hard work and dedication you put into the association. Reflecting back on this year, we were able to perform at a level that other student’s organizations only hope to and for that I can say that I am proud to have served with all of you. My goal since the first day that I set foot on Temple’s campus has been to be the most competitive Pre-PT student that I could be. The…

For my community builder I decided that I wanted to interview someone from Freshman Class Council. This is when I reached out to the president, Darren Johnson Jr. to set up an interview. The reason I wanted to interview him and the Freshman Class Council in general was, that they do so much for the freshman class and that impressed me from the day I got on campus. Through my interview I found out a lot of information about what Freshman Class Council is and what they do. On September, 27 I got…

In John Daniels’ article titled, The Congo Question and the “Belgian Solution” the argument is made for the best way to administer the Belgians newly acquired colony, known as the Congo Free State, after its recent annexation from King Leopold II in 1908. The article was written after nearly ten years of ever increasing humanitarian outcries against the atrocities committed by King Leopold II. The “Congo question” for Daniels and the Western world was how best to reform and govern the colony in…

1St position: President After serving as the meeting facilitator for this previous term, I am interested in serving as NHS President because serving the community has always been an integral part of my identity and something that I genuinely enjoy doing. NHS has proven to be influential, and its credibility and scope will continue to bring more individuals to appreciate service. As someone who enjoys community service and recognizes its value, I would like to lead this organization in…

Shirley Jackson’s short stories “The Lottery” and “The Possibility of Evil” explore bad memories and relationships Shirley had from childhood until late adulthood. Shirley grew up with her mother and father in the city of Burlingame, California. Shirley’s parents maintained an upper middle class status. Her mother put a lot of pressure on Shirley to fit in but Shirley would rather just read a book then hangout with other friends. Shirley enjoyed living in California and was very upset when her…