The Impressions

Microaggressions are the slight insults and offensive comments or actions against a nondominant group. There are verbal and non-verbal microagressions. Those aggressions could be unintentional or made unconsciously. My first experience as the recipient of microaggression was the same week I arrived into the United States. The landlord of the house where I used to live asked me to go to the store to choose decorations for the house. On the way to the store he was driving very slow similar to a…

The textbook has many examples of domestic violence and abuse, specifically in chapter 15 it does a great job in explaining the many factors that influence this behavior. The text does a good job of explaining how the abuse occurs on a physical, sexual, psychological, and economic level to control a partner or child (Gladding, 2015). I think it is very important to look at all these aspects and evaluate, which are more severe on a case by case basis. I was also very interested in the…

Journal #3 After taking the inventory my Mom received a high context score of 29 and a low context score of 38 with a difference of nine. I received a high context score of 32 and a low context score of 39 with a difference of seven. We are very similar in our low context scores and pretty similar in our high context scores. After discussing our results and what they mean, we decided that we definitely are more direct when talking and we aren't as likely to pick up on things like emotional tone…

My personal assumption when it comes to the factors that might influence large sections of a society to be willing to commit mass executions against another part of society would be possibly due to hatred instilled in them at a young age resulting from their differences, they feel threatened by this other part of society, they feel superior to this other part of society in some way or they have been taught to believe executions are a just way of handling their differences. For example, mankind…

How do you know it’s not a column, letter, or editorial? Give proof. First off, I know it is not a column because it is not a recurring piece of writing that has been included in a newspaper or article, this is an original writing. It is not a letter because it does not include “dear ___” at the beginning nor does it have a conclusion such as “sincerely”. Finally this is not an editorial because the article isn’t stating someone's opinion of what they think, they are giving facts, it's not a one…

Throughout the classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, the reader learns how first impressions can be created within the first seconds you meet a person. Austen explains how first impressions are hard to forget, but unless the person being judged changes the impression they made, then it will stick to and define them for life. The reader acknowledges the growing relationship between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy that becomes strained when Lydia decided to go off and marry a man she did not…

Impression management skills are very apparent in Private Practice, a TV show in which doctors co-collaborate in a private practice called Ocean Wellness. Violet Turner is a psychiatrist who interacts with patients ranging from kids to criminals. On the occasion when her patient is a pedophile, she exercises impression management skills and attempts to eliminate any judgments in order to do her job. In the second scene, Dr. Turner interacts with a psychiatric patient introducing Goffman’s front…

#1: Hume separates the perceptions of the mind into two categories: Ideas and Impressions. C1: The author uses this step to introduce the concept of ideas and impressions, both of which form the foundation of our knowledge. #2: Impressions are more lively than ideas and impressions are when we hear, or see, or feel, or love, or hate, or desire, or will. C2: The author uses this step to define the term impressions. #3: Ideas are when we think or look back on our…

Who wears the pants in “Macbeth”? In the play “Macbeth” they tell us what the roles are of men and women, how Lady Macbeth is a man, and how Macbeth is really a women. Men are supposed to be strong and be providers while women should take orders and do chores. Men and women have certain roles they should assume in their household to keep it running smoothly. Men are supposed to be powerful, courageous, give orders, and never ask for help. In addition, men do not want to look weak, so they are…

Each one of the tests were very different, from how they were formatted to what their purpose is and what my results ended up being. All of the tests took place online, The first one I took was from free-iqtest.net. There was no time limit on answering the questions, it consisted of only about twenty questions, which when reflected on were not very difficult. I was able to complete the test in about fifteen minuets, because it was not timed I felt fairly confident that I had done well and my…