Tendency

The cultural group that I chose would be latin Americans. Latin America generally includes those parts of the Americas where Spanish, French or Portuguese prevail: Mexico, most of Central America, and South America. There is also an important Latin American cultural presence in the United States. The increase in immigration due to more convenient methods of transportation and communication means that modern societies will have to deal with new realities.The new realities that they will have…

standardly defined, as well. And, according to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, good is represented as “of a favorable character or tendency.” Using this definition, evil is “The absence of a favorable character or tendency.” (Though it should be noted that this definition raises more problems still, as each person’s morals and ideals are reflected in what they see as favorable tendencies; this, in turn, reflects what they see as good, which will then dictate their perception of…

Full Nest I on the other hand, the expense decrease slowly in Full Nest II and Full Nest III due to children becoming independent and self-supporting condition. Full Nest I: The youngest child in the family is six or below. The family have tendency to spend money on baby foods, medicine, diapers, doctor visit, toy, school admissions and fees and so on. At this stage the expense increase gradually due to child care. Full Nest II: When the youngest child in the family is six or above, it…

However, no matter how much the boat rows upstream, it will be caught in the current and continuously swept away, unable to reach its destination. Fitzgerald is revealing that the tenacious pursuit of long lost dreams is more than just any human tendency, but a hopeless cause. Just as Gatsby sought after that green light and all that it stood for, his love for Daisy Buchanan that once was, people continuously dwell on past opportunities missed, love lost, mistakes made in anger, among a…

underlying actualizing tendency which aims to develop in ways that maintain or enhance the organism and move it toward a certain dependency. The actualizing tendency is positive, indicator and present in all living things. It involves not only the tendency to meet what Maslow’s basic needs that is air, food, water but also more generalized activities. The thought of this tendency is the reason the theory holds all creative motivations as well as pleasure seeking tendencies. Each individual has a…

The Permissive parenting style is a ‘no discipline’ approach. This style of parenting usually involves emotional warmth but a reluctance to enforce rules. They use reasoning or manipulation to get what they want but they avoid using evident power (Dewar, 2010). Parents that exercise the Permissive style are indulgent and passive and believe that the way to demonstrate love is to give into their children’s wishes. They invoke phrases such as, “sure, you can stay up late if you want to,” and “you…

loose atmosphere of the hospital which provides the patients for more freedom to pursue individual interests such as playing cards. To the disgust of the Big Nurse, the altered atmosphere of the hospital seems to entirely play into the new rebellious tendency of the…

found people have larger amounts of optimism, self-esteem as well as empathy, and in addition compassion and it relies on upon the individual inclination to forgive. No external factor influences the forgiveness. Individuals who are forgiving have a tendency to have supportive relationships and are all the more socially associated with the world around (Maio et al,…

In “Rationalist Explanations for War,” James Fearon argues that due to war’s costly nature and states’ risk-averse, or at least risk-neutral, tendencies, there should always exist some possible prewar agreement between two disputing states that both parties would prefer to achieve over committing to war. While seeking to reveal his main claim that war is caused by information problems, commitment problems, and issue indivisibilities, Fearon critiques five traditional Neorealist explanations of…

are not a moral matter, but rather an evolutionary tactic of humanity used for survival. Why do humans lie? Evidence points toward evolutionary development. Jean Piaget, in his 1932 theory of moral development, states that “the tendency to tell lies is a natural tendency...spontaneous and universal" (Steffens). Young children commonly lie to their…