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    experiment conducted by psychologist Philip Zimbardo. Even Murray has noted some noticeable effects of deception in research. He recalls subjects that were trembling, having trouble talking with clenched teeth, having their face drained of color, and stuttering when speaking (Murray 350). Murray discusses how the debriefing is superficial and how psychologists are not trained to look for anxiety. Furthermore, the concept of deception is also felt by the psychologist themselves. Most social…

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    should stop getting such good grades if you ever want a boyfriend.” He looked me squarely in the eyes, unlaughing, as he said it. He continued, referencing the graded test in my hand, “Smart girls scare guys off.” It was when I started to retaliate, stuttering over disbelief and his questionable inductive leap, that he said it: “Oh, so you’re a feminist.” Now he was laughing; I was the joke. I was initially taken aback, but quickly realized that his was not an isolated opinion. If I could…

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    conversation with someone, talking on the phone, or when I need to ask an employee at the store a question about where I can find something or if they can find me a different size in a shoe or in a shirt. When ever I’m in those situations where I start stuttering these people look at me like I’m crazy, like I do not know how to talk. I have even had some people act like they didn’t hear what I said and walk away. There would even be times when I was in high school some of my teacher would never…

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    Shakespeare’s love for his wife and his love for Anne. On the contrary, Havisham begins with the oxymoron “Beloved sweetheart bastard”. The abrupt plosive alliteration of “beloved” and “bastard” interlaced with the soft sibilance of “sweetheart” creates a stuttering effect, implying how the passionate love she had for her fiance has abruptly changed to deep hatred. “Not a day since” indicates how her…

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    Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X syndrome or simply Fragile X is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability. Cause(s) of the disorder Fragile X syndrome occurs because the mutated gene (FMR1) cannot produce enough of a protein known as Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein or FMRP that is needed by the body's cells, particularly cells in the brain, to develop and function normally. Those with Fragile X will either have the CGG code repeat about 55 to 200, which is known as a…

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    investigate their response . Mk ultra is a mind controlled laboratory procedure where this group of people by the name illuminati bash celebrities into having more than one personality. These celebrities have mood changes at random times and start stuttering and saying random things such as ‘’bananas’’ celebrity britney spears was convicted into being apart of mlk ultras mind scheme. As prolonged into her music videos their is a schemed story of slavery and it is located in a catholic…

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    reading each study I tried to view each experiement from the researcher’s point of view, but this led me to a dead end of unanswered questions. Matter of fact, if anyone can answer how could Johnson have had such an emotional and burdensome history of stuttering, but turn around and expose other innocent and fragile children to such an experiment? The common bound between all three studies is the fact that all the researchers ignore the fact that researcher should not harm, nor place their…

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    to coax the jury into finding Tom guilty by questioning a societal standard that the men should protect the woman. Eventually, the jury finds Tom Robinson guilty even though his testimony was strong and Mayella’s testimony was full of hesitance, stuttering, and changes to her story. This decision was unprecedented and even shocked Dill, Scout, and Jem. Although Tom was clearly not guilty, the jury still found him guilty to act in accordance with the societal standard that the men should protect…

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    wants a particular affect. In ‘Dulce et decorum Est’ a good example is ‘Gas! Gas! Quick boys!’ where each word is a strong stress syllable, emphasizing the urgency. In ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ the rhythm is varied in the line ‘Only the stuttering rifles rapid rattle’ where the rhythm of the line perfectly imitates the rattling sound of the guns. In both poems the effect of form and structure is heightened by the poetic devices Owen uses. Sound effects are especially…

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    maturity and the development of character through the use of language and the different forms silence. At the beginning of the novel silence represents suffering, punishment and oppression, this is shown through how Kambili is unable to speak without stuttering or coughing this shows that kambillis repression manifests itself in a loss of words as well as the fact that Kambili and her brother, Jaja communicate through their eyes, she believes they speak a special language with their eyes…

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