The Observer

communication between the modern creator and the observer. The interaction that is able to take place between the two is such an important part in experiencing art as it allows the viewers to critique the work of the creator but it also allows the two to come closer to each other which allows the viewer to better understand the content and the creator to learn how he/she can impact the viewers. As well as the communication between the creator and the observer, YouTube also has a very dedicated…

Legislative gridlock is the inability of government to pass significant legislation. Many observers of politics consider gridlock, or legislative stalemate, an important failing of the American system of separate institutions sharing power and weak political parties passing new laws is difficult because the two chambers, each constructed so differently, must come to absolute agreement before a new law is enacted. Republicans and Democrats in Congress seem to constantly disagree with each other…

the story from the first person. London’s eyewitness article provides a lot of details, uses subjective experiences and personal stories of the individuals who experienced the event. So, I think he is more a subjective participant than an objective observer. Back in 1900s, it was important to give a lot of…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Stephen Chobosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the main characters reflect similar traits in their intrapersonal relationships that would plant them in a wallflower garden. The Great Gatsby is the story of Nick Carraway’s journey throughout his time as a citizen of West Egg, a location that enables Nick to discover that he does not belong, as he is a simple man and the type of people living there are the opposite of simple. The Perks of Being a…

It's no secret that Vladimir Putin is not huge fan of President Obama, but he made sure to document his dislike for the President by writing a message for him along the landing strip of a Russian controlled airport in Syria. According to the Observer News, Putin isn't the only Russian who dislikes Obama. Apparently, the entire Russian population has come up with a nasty term for the United State's President, which has been printed on flyers, bumper stickers, and most recently, the airport…

The need to assess the verbal and social interaction of Thomas following a small phonic interventions group was noted as the priority of the second observation. Therefore a detailed narrative observation was chosen to enable the evaluation of Thomas with regards to interaction both verbally and nonverbal; during child initiated activities within the morning session. It was also intended to highlight any improvement in language acquisition and understanding, in both first and second language,…

Art is based on influences and creative works, having the ability to visualize outside influences while manipulating them in the artist’s own imagination is truly stunning. Henri Matisse along with Pablo Picasso are few of many that could use that outside “influence” and depict it in a beautiful and subtle way. African sculptures and tribal masks caused a vast effect on both artists, and so each artist adopted the use of this non-Western art form in different ways. African art was introduced to…

Throughout this week, we read two articles. They are “What is this thing called Science?---Science as knowledge derived from the facts of experience” by Alan Chalmers and “Philosophy of Educational Research-- Quantitative and Qualitative Research: False Dualism” by Richard Pring respectively. From the first reading, the message that the author wanted to argue is that science is not exactly fact, and this is a common way that people identify science. They tend to think that facts are obtained…

Introduction Legally pedestrians in the United States always have the “right of way” when interacting with vehicle traffic, and therefore factors like location should not impact pedestrian safety. We wanted to observe if there are any location-based norms of pedestrian-driver interactions and assess whether these differences suggest different allocations of road sharing between pedestrians and drivers. A 2005 paper by Kameda, Takezawa, and Hastie, examines an adaptationist approach to social…

they were home for the season, which could have altered our results. Seeing the kids in their natural state proved very helpful, since there were no barriers or interference. Nonetheless, we incorporated a diverse number of observers or inter-rater reliability to keep observer bias at a…