The Wayside

The actual results of Milgram’s study are indeed astonishing. A troubling amount of participants threw every semblance of human morality to the wayside as they shocked an innocent citizen far past confident levels of safety. Those who did were deemed deplorable exceptions of humanity by people who could never imagine themselves doing such a thing, even though the scientific community realized that Milgram’s “teachers” were no outliers. However, Milgram’s motivation for the study lead him to…

The readings this week are “Poetry is not a Luxury” by Audrey Lorde and James T. Stewart’s “The Development of the Black Revolutionary War”. In the text, Audrey Lorde discusses poetry. Not poetry in terms of rhyming words or specific stanzas, as white literature frames it, but poetry as a mode of communicating and accessing our emotions. Stewart discusses the revolution of black arts. Not in general terms but in a way that African-Americans saw themselves and clearly understood that this new…

The overuse of social media causes the family to tear apart. “Even events as simple as a family dinner are going by the wayside because both parents and children alike are overly concerned with their TV shows, cell phones and social media accounts” (Kelly). Many families spend too much time on social media. Even if they sit together, everyone gives attention to his/her smartphone, laptop or computer. They barely talk. It makes families far away from each other even if they live together.…

Jon Wiener’s How We Forgot the Cold War is an engaging tour of American monuments dedicated to the failed remembrance of the Cold War. Through a five-part study guiding the reader through different eras of remembrance, Wiener gives detailed accounts of monuments, memorials, and museums dedicated to the official memory of the Cold War. Conservative thought dominated for much of the book. Through the decades, conservative politicians fought to disseminate their belief of the conflict as a triumph…

Macau is sometimes referred to the “Macau Laundry Service” and this laundry service has proven to be especially attractive to corrupt Chinese officials (Osnos). These corrupt government officials typically spend a lot of money, however, the money isn’t theirs to spend. On one account a party of two party officials lost a staggering $12 million in Macau casinos (Osnos). Unfortunately, this kind of behavior is typical of many party officials. On average it is estimated that officials might spend…

The leaders of the French Revolution valued Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity above all else and held this to be true throughout the revolution. However, they would soon follow down the path of the Bourbon Monarchy, the oppressive monarchs of their country and their most hated enemy. From the Tennis Court Oath to the reign of Napoleon, the revolutionary peoples and their leaders demanded a more just and equal society. It was because this goal that the French people allowed their leaders to twist…

This is rather unfortunate since only societies “chosen victims” tend to be protected by this rule and any slight, intentional or other, can cause logic and reason to be tossed to the wayside in order to shelter their delicate egos. In Schwartz’ example, “a roomful of even relatively evolved people will react with discomfort to an off-color joke about people of color,” (para. 2) yet they will ignore others as they interact with their…

How Fairy Tales Shape Children’s Perspectives Children in cultures all over the world are brought up with stories—myths, fables, and fairy tales. Many of these stories, such as those of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, are cross-cultural; they occur in many traditions. However, these classic tales are more than simply entertainment for the young. Many child psychology experts have made the connection between fairy tales and children’s emotional and mental development. In his class work, The Uses…

Final Assignment: Compose a Reflection Paper My life has been impacted by what I learn in my class on psychology and counselling. Counselling psychology is something I learn that speciality within professional psychology that maintains a focus on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span. The speciality pays particular attention to emotional, social, vocational, educational, health related, developmental, and organizational concerns. I was giving insight…

I went to the same elementary school from kindergarten to 5th grade in Central Arkansas, and I am sad to say that I remember almost nothing about social studies during my time in elementary school. On one hand, my memory is pretty bad when it comes to my own personal memories from childhood, but on the other hand, I can distinctly remember a variety of lessons in science, math and English/language arts throughout my time in elementary school. I even called my mom (who was a borderline helicopter…