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.. earch paper. Either myself and/or my friends would be active participants in the persuasion process. The basic premise of the cognitive-dissonance theory is that when two pieces of information do not follow each other we will experience some form of psychological tension, which we will attempt to reduce in some way. Often times, according…

Selfish Ambition? The question What makes us who we are? has perplexed many scholars, scientists, and theorists over the years. This is a question that we still may have not found an answer to. There are theories that people are born good, evil, and as blank slates, but it is hard to prove any of…

The extraordinary film The 400 Blows (Francois Truffaut, 1959) skillfully uses cinematic devices appropriately within the context of the theme. Part of the underlying theme of this movie as explained by Truffaut himself is, “.. to portray a child as honestly as possible..”(Writing About Film, 1982). It is the scenes in this movie that are…

In the two articles Social Change Among the Amish, and The McDonaldization of Society we can clearly understand the difference between a Gemeinschaft and a Gesellschaft. The term Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft is used by Ferdinand Tonnies to analyze the two major terms in society. A Gemeinschaft is otherwise known as a “intimate community.” It is…

Hypochondriasis is a mental illness wherein an individual is preoccupied with the fear of having or the idea of having a serious disease. It involves the misunderstanding of bodily symptoms. The sensations of most hypochondriacs are intense and disturbing, leading to incorrectly connecting the symptoms to a serious disease. It said that hypochondria is caused…

A vast amount of research has been done on the subject of eating disorders and their causes. Many eating disorders have been proven to emerge during adolescence and often serve as the foundations to more serious problems like anorexia and bulimia. This essay will explore the development of eating disorders in adolescent girls. It will…

According to C. Wright Mills, the Sociological Imagination is a way of understanding human behavior by applying personal experiences to social structures and the merging of these two. Social Imagination involves personal troubles and social issues. Issues affect large groups of people and come from the structure of society. Social structure is a pattern of…

Aiden was observed twice in the same week, totalling 10 hours. It was observed in his home with the presence of his mum and younger sister. For Aiden’s physical development, he was able to demonstrate confident gross and fine motor abilities throughout his physical movements walking and running on his own. He is also able…

About 50% of young girls lose interest in STEM by the age of 8. This is an alarming number. However, what’s worse is women only make up about 15-25% of the current trained workers in STEM careers and the gap is expanding. What can we do to solve this problem? Without women in STEAM careers,…

In this time and age suicide has been one of the essential reason that ought to be stressed over. Young person cases in suicide had been increment step by step. They don’t think admirably when they feel discouraged and uneasiness, that is the reason they submitted suicide since they surmise that is the best way…