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  • Using the Concepts of the Knowing Self and the Situated Self, in Which You Critically Reflect on How Your Background Has Influenced You as a Learner.

    Using the Concepts of the Knowing Self and the Situated Self, in Which You Critically Reflect on How Your Background Has Influenced You as a Learner.

    In this essay I will briefly outline my understanding of the concepts of the situated and knowing self. I will then reflect on how my background has influenced me as a learner and in doing this I apply the concepts to my discussion. My understanding of the concept of the situated self is that it is the aspect of the self that involves cultural and social background and the surroundings of the self. The situated

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    Essay Length: 489 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 19, 2010 By: Tommy
  • How Social Influences Affect one's Actions

    How Social Influences Affect one's Actions

    How Social Influences Affect One’s Actions Have you ever wondered why people make certain decisions? Do they think it’s morally the right thing to do, or is something or someone influencing them to make these decisions? My purpose in writing this paper is to show how social influences affect people’s decision to act in a certain way. Conformity, compliance, and obedience are all forms of social influences that affect how people act. Aronson defines conformity

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    Essay Length: 649 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 23, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Influence Theories

    Influence Theories

    Influence Theories Cognitive Dissonance Theory The Key Points: • People seek consistency in their lives. • People are sensitive to contradictions and inconsistencies. • Dissonance (discomfort, guilt, doubt) fosters attitude change. The Rules of Consistency People Expect Consistency: “My behavior is consistent with my self- concept” Inconsistencies Create Dissonance -- Uncomfortable and tense experiences -- Stress-like physiology -- If dissonance was a pill, would you buy it? Dissonance fosters the desire for consistency -- Dissonance

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    Essay Length: 686 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Influence of the Media on Teenage Anorexia

    The Influence of the Media on Teenage Anorexia

    The Influence of the Media on Teenage Anorexia Acknowledgements Firstly I would like to thank the Lord my God for His love and guidance in everything that I do including writing this dissertation. I would like to thank my family and friends for supporting me through the last three years of hard work. I want to thank my Dad who has always drummed it into my head since I was a little girl, that

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    Essay Length: 9,913 Words / 40 Pages
    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Musical Influences

    Musical Influences

    Song Interpretation The song I chose for this paper is Ice Box by Omarion ft. Timbaland. He is a 23-year-old male born Omari Grandberry in Los Angeles California. The Genre of this song is R&B and the Idiom is Soul. To be completely honest I don’t understand a lot of the instruments used in this song because Timbaland (the producer of the song) uses Hip-Hop drum instruments and beat-making machines to make his beats.

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    Essay Length: 955 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • People Influence Me

    People Influence Me

    Everyone starts out their life headed in their own direction. After time passes, other people influence us and lead us either in the right direction or lead us down a road of destruction. There are many people who have influenced us in our lives and the direction of our lives are going. Some lead us in a good way, and others lead us toward a long, hard way. A few people have guided me astray

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    Submitted: April 26, 2010 By: Artur
  • How Did Mass Media Influence Adolescents and Children in the Last Ten Years?

    How Did Mass Media Influence Adolescents and Children in the Last Ten Years?

    1. Introduction Until the mid of the last century most adolescents spend their free time together with adults and monitor the behavior and activities of this social group. Therefore adolescents get the abilities they need in society to get well-integrated. Until that time parents, brothers, sisters and relatives were the most important examples for adolescents and children. After the Increasing of technology and globalization mostly everything changed. New Media were created and they not only

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    Essay Length: 2,063 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 28, 2010 By: Janna
  • Media Bias and Its Public Influence

    Media Bias and Its Public Influence

    Do today’s media hold a biased opinion? Political figure heads of modern day America have argued the subject of a biased liberal media for decades. The notion of the media being predominantly liberal is not unheard of because since publicly broadcasted news media first became common, the Republican Party was not yet one to rival the Democrats. The core argument presented is the possibility of a liberal media manipulating the American public and thus influencing

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    Essay Length: 1,758 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: April 29, 2010 By: Artur
  • What Was Keynes’ Theory and How Did He Influence the World Economy in the 19th Century?

    What Was Keynes’ Theory and How Did He Influence the World Economy in the 19th Century?

    What was Keynes’ theory and how did he influence the world| economy in the 19th century? Before the 1930s the US economy had been ruled by the forces of supply and demand and with as little government interference as possible and it seemed if everything went smooth. But in reality the system favorite the middle- and the upper-class, so about half of the American population did not participate in the economic growth. Wealth and purchasing

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    Essay Length: 753 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 3, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Experimental Report of Factors Influencing the Rate of a Chemical Reaction

    Experimental Report of Factors Influencing the Rate of a Chemical Reaction

    Factors Influencing Rate of Reaction Aim To investigate several effects believed to influence rate of reaction, concentration of a substance and temperature, and observe the effects. Hypothesis Concentration and temperature will both increase the rate of reaction in accordance with collision theory. Introduction The reaction rate or rate of reaction for a reactant or product in any given reaction can be defined as the speed with which a reaction occurs. For example, the oxidation of

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    Essay Length: 814 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Edward
  • How Does My Environment Influence My Characteristi

    How Does My Environment Influence My Characteristi

    How Does my Environment Influence my Characteristi question : How does my environment influence my characteristics? Since I live right in the heart of San Bernardino, California. The weather is always beautiful . Which lgives me an opportunity to what I love most which is to enjoy the outdoors. I have a perfect size swimming pool for my 10 year old daughter and her friends to play in when summer comes around. I am always

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    Essay Length: 438 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Opinion on Social Influences

    Opinion on Social Influences

    A social influence that I believe to be particularly prevalent to our society today is the use of commercial advertising in television. Commercials affect a person more than they realize. Most thirty minute television shows are really only about half the length due to the number of commercial shown during them. Many commercials have hidden messages in them that can lure you into doing something or buying something that you may not have voluntarily. And

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    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: David
  • Martin Bucer: Influence on the Christian Reformation

    Martin Bucer: Influence on the Christian Reformation

    Martin Bucer: Influence on the Christian Reformation Martin Bucer is considered the most influential leaders of the German reformation. He was born in Schlettstadt, Alsace on November 11, 1491. He was born Martin Kuhhorn. His name has been written in several different ways including Martinus Buccer, Martinus Bucerus, and Martin Butzer. Martin Bucer lived a fulfilling life with the ultimate goal of reforming against the Roman Catholic Church which can be seen by his influential

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    Essay Length: 1,008 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 7, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Thomas Hobbes’ Influences

    Thomas Hobbes’ Influences

    Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Europe was rattled by political instability. The reformation of old ideas began along with the development of new ones. Rumor of democracy began to flow and new political institutions began to arise. Thomas Hobbes, most well known for his writings on the human psyche and the social contract, was trying to discover the form or pattern in human behavior that all live by, and what things go through our

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    Submitted: May 9, 2010 By: Bred
  • Asian Financial Crisis

    Asian Financial Crisis

    In the summer of 1997, an economic and currency crisis rocked the Asian markets. One by one, Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Korea and Japan saw their economies crash in the wake of heavy foreign investment. An economic boom had made the region an attractive investment opportunity for much of the 1990s. By 1997, however, domestic production and development had stalled, and foreign investors grew nervous. A divestment run on the Thai baht

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Body Language: A Look at Asian Cultures

    Body Language: A Look at Asian Cultures

    Body Language: A Look at Asian Cultures Body language is indeed a powerful and useful form of communication with many forms and interpretations. How one uses body language, and how another interprets it, is one of the most intriguing parts of any society. The communication patterns of Asian languages serve to reinforce traditional cultural values and beliefs. Consistent with the primary value of preserving harmony and face in human relationships, Asian languages utilize communication patterns

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: Top
  • Factors That Influence Pro-Social Behaviour

    Factors That Influence Pro-Social Behaviour

    Essay – factors that influence pro-social behaviour What is pro-social behaviour? It is the voluntary actions that are intended to help or benefit another individual or group of individuals. This definition refers to the consequences of a person’s actions, motivations and their behaviour; behaviours which include a broad range of activities: sharing, comforting, rescuing, and helping. But there are a many different factors that influence this behaviour, that affect one's decision to give, share, and

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    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Kevin
  • How My Position as a Military Leader Influences the Values of Our Young Soldiers

    How My Position as a Military Leader Influences the Values of Our Young Soldiers

    Running head: HOW MY POSITION INFLUENCES VALUES How my Position as a Military Leader Influences the Values of Our Young Soldiers Abstract The Kirkpatrick Signature Series is the first college level course I have taken in over 20 years. The main topic being; what is the proper role for the citizen or the individual in society? During the course, I compared my involvement with soldiers and how, through direct or indirect measures, I influence their

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    Essay Length: 1,107 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Top
  • East Asian Civilization

    East Asian Civilization

    The Civil Service Examination System of Imperial China served as a qualification system for scholars who wanted to become officials in the Chinese government. Many young men spent their entire lives studying the Four Books, the Five Classics, and memorizing Chinese characters in order to attempt to pass these examinations. The book, China's Examination Hell, written by Ichisada Miyazaki and translated by Conrad Schirokauer, describes the lengthy, and often rigorous process of taking Civil Service

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    Essay Length: 671 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Edward
  • Tv & It’s Influence

    Tv & It’s Influence

    What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. The last of these is a major source of violence. In many peoples' living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic

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    Essay Length: 1,608 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Media Influences on Anti Social Behaviour

    Media Influences on Anti Social Behaviour

    Psychology Media influences on Anti social behaviour Jordan Jones Outline 2 or more explanations of media influences on anti social behaviour The media consists of magazines, newspapers, television, internet, music, films etc. the media can have a big influence on the way in which people behave. Some people are influenced by what they hear and see. There are 4 ways in which media can influence our behaviour: 1. Through imitation 2. Cognitive Priming 3. Disinhibition

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    Essay Length: 496 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Anna
  • Movie of Influence

    Movie of Influence

    A movie that has influenced me. We all know that racism still exists in this country, unfortunately, and my father is one example still living. I have always hated the fact that he thinks so low of people who are just of different color, and I hate that he tried instilling his same beliefs in his children. Of course, when I became a teenager and I did not agree with my parents I just had

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    Submitted: May 15, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Government Spending Influences Economy

    Government Spending Influences Economy

    Government Spending Influences Economy Introduction There are quite a few of explanations as to why an increase in government spending might not have the expected effect on an economy. Aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves “enable us to study how output and prices are determined in both the short run and in the long run… which provide the framework in which we can study the role the government can play in stabilizing the economy through

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    Essay Length: 331 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Vika
  • One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Summary and Psychological Influence

    One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest: Summary and Psychological Influence

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest takes place in a mental institution in the Pacific Northwest. Chief Bromden, or Chief Broom, narrates the novel. Chief is large half-Indian who has been on the ward for 10 years and has led everyone to believe he is deaf and dumb. We immediately discover his paranoia, and learn he also suffers from hallucinations, including the Combine (a government-like assembly that controls society) and a mysterious fog that fills

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    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Fonta
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    How to Win Friends and Influence People Introduction Empathy is a simplistic idea that we all declare we understand, but really we do not. Dale Carnegie would not only agree with my opening line he would also move to describe my use of the word but as negative and condescending and suggest the use of the word however instead. How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic non-fiction book describing ways to better

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    Essay Length: 2,661 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: May 19, 2010 By: regina

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