...Perception is a very powerful thing many people rely heavily on other people’s perceptions of them. I myself rely on the fact that people find me to be knowledgeable as well as someone that is easy to talk to in order to do my job well. This paper will help me to understand how perception works through doing an analysis of what three observers declared were their perceptions of a photograph. In this paper, I will explain the steps of the perception process; as well as provide descriptions of my observers as well as explanations as to how their backgrounds may have affected their perceptions. Finally I will look into my observer’s perceptions by analyzing their thoughts. There are three steps in the perception process in this section I will discuss those steps. Step one is selection: which is defined as focusing more on one group of things than another. We do this because our brain is so overloaded with information everyday that it is forced to only focus on certain things. The second step is organization: which can be defined as putting our thoughts about things that seem to fit together, together in order to remember them better. This happens in a moment as soon as we see something our brain automatically assigns it to an area of our brain that holds similar knowledge. The third and final step is interpretation: which can be defined as determining the meaning of certain events or interactions. This step is where we give meaning to what we have...
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...speak more than women. This fact is the result of men´s competitiveness in conversation either with females or with their own pairs, they use irregular language, they are less grammatical and also less emotional so more factual but on the other hand females are more emotional, they lack of credibility or power, they are grammatical, also in the sense of meaning they are less precise because of the use of back channels like: yeah, really? All these authors also should consider the biological traits that each of these genders has as individuals. Due to their condition women´s tend to speak less direct than men because they connect all the time also they tend to talk emotionally, but on the other side according to Yule (2014) both female and male biological conditions are different for instance men have longer vocal tracts which making voices sound lower and rapid vibration that at the same time allows them to have higher sounds speaking clear and straight. They sound...
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...understood in terms of how they relate to the economic system. They therefore see the education system as an institution which reproduces the class system and provides the economy with a suitable workforce. The labour force needs professional and managerial workers, as well as skilled and unskilled manual workers. According to Marxists, the role of the education system is to provide workers for every part of the economy. Support for this Marxist view comes from Bowls and Gintis who highlight a strong correspondence between what is learnt in schools and what is required in workers for the Capitalist system. For example, they found that in school the pupils who succeed the most are obedient and unquestioning, rather than independent and inquisitive. Bowles and Gintis believe that these qualities are valued in workers as they will accept the authority of their employers, and not question their orders. This idea is backed up by a study they conducted ‘schooling in capitalist America’. The hidden curriculum is said to teach motivation to pupils by trying to encourage achieving good grades. This is then used when the pupils leave school as they are motivated to work hard to attain a wage. It also teaches people to accept the heirachy. It does this by teaching the pupils about authority and power relationships. This then leads to the pupils believing that they should follow the instructions of a person with more authority for them such as the police. Also, the hidden curriculum teaches...
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...for example, do we view stockbrokers on Wall Street the same now as we did before the Oscar winning film ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ was produced? Or do we assume that every secret agent is just like James Bond? Michael Wilson, producer of Skyfall and screenwriter of many of the 007 films, says: ‘the film character of James Bond is always dependent on the actor who plays him and the time at which the film is made because Bond always lives in the contemporary time the films are made.’ The representation of characters in films is vital to how we view a film and whether we take an instant like or dislike to the character. Firstly the representation of James Bond in the 1962 film Dr.No, played by Sean Connery. The Bond figure back then was a very distinct, masculine character. A role model for all men nationally, everyone wanted to be like James Bond. A stunningly slick individual who always appears in an immaculate tux. Hair swept back at all times, never appears untidy or scruffy, but above all, a genuine ‘heart...
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...Blackfish is a documentary that tells the story of Tilikum, a "notoriously aggressive" orca who has been linked to the deaths of three individuals while being kept in captivity. The film, told largely by five former SeaWorld trainers, uses highly emotional footage to portray Tilikum as an animal that has been negatively impacted by his life at SeaWorld. Blackfish is advertised as a documentary but, in reality, is little more than propaganda, and rather than providing impartial and balanced information, the film uses inaccurate and deceptive facts in a clear example of how bias is used in the media to portray a certain view to the audience. The film misrepresents the orca species as a whole by saying that "they're amazingly friendly and understanding and intuitively want to be your companion." This implies that killer whales are naturally amicable and respectful to humans. Blackfish shows footage of an orca interacting with a dog to justify this statement, but does not explain that the orca shown in that video was an abandoned juvenile named Luna who had been living in Nootka Sound for five years, where he was constantly exposed to human presence and activity. The interactions with Luna that are shown in the film are not an accurate representation of the average, well-adjusted, pod-dwelling orca. This footage is shown out of context and makes the false claim that killer whales, as a whole, are more wary of human presence and generally keep to themselves in natural conditions...
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...During my internal medicine rotation in my final year of medical school, I decided that that is what I would enjoy doing all my life. I vividly remember an incident where a young male patient admitted for recurrent episodes of acute abdominal pain and diarrhea, but the etiology was unclear even after extensive investigations. It turned out to be an unusual presentation of a genetic condition called hereditary angioedema. I was commended by the faculty members for my active involvement and thorough research on the subject. I am naturally inquisitive and this is the thing I love about medicine the most. You can never learn everything. It will always surprise you with a new case that will teach you something you never knew before. Medicine is the door to human...
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...Info on Pembroke Welsh Corgis from Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America Legend has it that the Pembroke Welsh Corgi is an "enchanted" dog, and certainly this must be true! 'Tis said he was used by the fairies and elves of Wales to pull fairy coaches, work fairy cattle, and serve as a steed for the fairy warriors. Even today those people with keen eyes and understanding hearts may see the marks of the "fairy saddle" in the coat over the shoulders. Pembrokes have been used by the Welsh as herding dogs, family companions, and guardians of the farm. They continue today to be workers and companions for their owners. It is believed that their ancestry dates back to at least the tenth century. It is unknown whether they are descended from the Vallhunds (Swedish cattle dogs possibly brought to Pembrokeshire by the Vikings) or from the ancestors of the present-day Schipperkes and Pomeranians that were brought to Wales by Flemish weavers. In the 1920's Corgis were recognized as pure-bred dogs in the United Kingdom. In 1934 the Pembroke and Cardigan Corgis were recognized by the English Kennel Club as separate breeds. American Kennel Club recognition of the two distinct breeds also occurred in that same year. Pembrokes are sensitive and intelligent dogs. They are easily trained as long as training is done with gentle handling and without severe physical correction. They are healthy and long-lived dogs and are excellent companions for either rural or urban families. So You...
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...images. It cannot be doubted that the media profoundly influence people's attitudes and outlooks. They convey a whole variety of information which individuals would not otherwise acquire. Newspapers, books, television, radio, films, recorded music and popular magazines (Giddens, 1989, p.79) bring individuals into close contact with experiences of which we 'would otherwise have little awareness' (Giddens, 1989, p. 79). There are very few societies, in current times, even among the more traditional cultures, which remain completely untouched by the mass media. Electronic communication is accessible even to those who are completely illiterate, or in isolated areas of the world. According to Juredini and Poole, gender usually refers to the 'behavioural and attitudinal characteristics' as well as roles that are learned and derived from a 'particular cultural milieu' (2000, p.171). An important source of gender information in a consumer society is television. Despite some notable exceptions, for example 'Sesame Street', most television shows continue to portray males and females in stereotypical gender roles (Sigorelli, 1990, citied in Newman, 2000, p. 136). In a recent study of television...
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...Holocaust brought for those children a kind of displacement, hiding themselves against inequalities in the world, fear of death and loses their families. 2- It can be shown that during World War II Jewish children had a wish and request will to survive Hitler’s holocaust by hiding in the most dangerous and unforgivable places. I have read a lot of books and article on these issues and children would do anything to survive and that means “ANYTHING”. Those children actually slept at night in sewage systems, or if by chance some good and nice people who helped to hide children although the places were not very nice and clean to be, yet they lived to see liberation and freedom. Places such as underground repositories or simply changing their (identities) names or even religions and live with families that were not their own families. All of these stories about the Jew’s children to be very heartbreaking. Do research to find the depths of what these children would do to live, where they would hide and even the outside help that they received to accomplish such importance. 2-Nazi did separate Jewish children from non-Jewish children in school, society and even at work. Jewish children were not allowed to work or go any were public and not Jews people were at place. They had to go to some especial schools were only Jewish children allowed to attend. The Nazis did gather all the Jews including children and youth were send to the concentration camps. Some children had experience to lose their...
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... A Woman’s Journey from Subservience to Freedom Are male and female minds created equal? Charlotte Perkins Gilman shows us the ideals towards women, held by society in the late 1800’s. Her story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”, written in the first person point of view, takes us on a journey through the mind of the narrator. The narrator secretly writes in a diary and as we read through her diary entries, we are able to see that during this time in history, women were seen as weak, meek and humble. They were expected to be subservient to men and unequal to their male counterparts in all aspects. Men are seen as being superior to women and godlike. As we read the diary we are looking into her mind, we see how she thinks and how she is expected to think. We meet her as a subservient woman who obeys and believes in her husband. By the end of the journey she has freed herself mentally and shows us that men can be weak. “The Yellow Wallpaper”, is a story of a woman’s mental journey to freedom. From the very beginning of the story the narrator gives us insight into her mind. In today’s times we would view her ability to wonder and question as creative. During these times, her inquisitive mind was seen as an illness. The narrator and her husband are off to a summer getaway. The summer getaway was really a “cure” prescribed for the narrator due to her supposed nervous disorder. It is very normal to wonder and speculate what the getaway home will look like....
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...“What do you do when you’re not sure?” Doubt is a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something – distrust. The movie “Doubt” measures up to the definition. It provokes questions on morality without allowing the viewer to be entirely sure of what is exactly going on. It makes you wonder if you should empathize with the characters and their hopelessness to find truth and certainty, or if there is a completely different story beyond what the viewer sees. This inquisitive story hinges on suspicions of a kindhearted priest, Father Flynn, fostered by a stern nun, Sister Aloysius, who serves as principal of a catholic elementary school in the Bronx. Trouble begins to stir as Sister Aloysius accepts Donald Miller, their first black male student. The film revolves around two main characters, Father Flynn and Sister Aloysius, as well as supporting characters, Sister James. Sister Aloysius, principal of the St. Nicholas school, is a rational nun who is more devoted to discipline and stability, than her faith. Father Flynn, a compassionate priest, is plagued with guilt and doubt within his personal life. Sister James, a young first year eighth grade teacher, is always hopeful and innocent. The film takes place during the social transitional time of 1964, just one year following the death of President John F. Kennedy. During this time period, there were a lot of social and political changes occurring. One major change that occurs is the highly controversial...
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...“Behind the Fair Façade” Representations of Femininity in Three Walt Disney Animated Features Bachelor Thesis Bethany Schouten, 3278972 Media en Cultuurwetenschappen Genderstudies Supervisor: Domitilla Olivieri May 31st, 2011 “Behind the Fair Façade” Representations of Femininity in Three Walt Disney Animated Features Bachelor thesis by Bethany Schouten, 3278972 Index Introduction 3 Methodological and theoretical Framework 4 Corpus 9 The Research: SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 11 The Research: THE LITTLE MERMAID 18 The Research: THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG 24 Findings and Interpretation 31 Identity Formation 35 Conclusion 38 Literature 41 Media 43 Introduction The Walt Disney Company’s cultural products have been a great influence on popular culture since the 1930s and an inspiration for generations all over the world ever since. For many, including myself, the Princes, Princesses and fantastical creatures of Disney’s animated fairy tales have become symbols of their youth. Seeing the films gives rise to a feeling of nostalgia, they become a memento of one’s childhood world. But what kind of world is this? What kind of realities do Disney’s fantastical representations construct? In my thesis, I will analyze a specific element of Disney films: gender roles constructed through the representation of femininity in their animated...
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...Flossmann et al. (2007) study the center identity of representative achievement/accomplishment and established that identity began from youth and instructive impact. Comparative research did by Osborne Groves (2005) concentrating on female representative in US and UK saw that female job performance in US has an injurious implication contrasted with its partner while UK female worker are more threat in the effect identity qualities. As opposed to that, Mueller and Plug (2006) watched the BFFP show factors has a little level of enthusiastic unfaltering quality of transparency related emphatically to male worker's performance though female employees are more excellent for receptiveness and honesty. Subsequently, in light of the clarification gave by various researchers and researchers on BFFP demonstrate, it can be outlined that neuroticism contrarily impacts representative job performance while extraversion emphatically impacts worker performance and ultimately, powerless hint exists in scruples, pleasantness and Openness to encounter impacts worker performance. 2.6 Saudi Arabia Organisational Culture Culture as characterized by Cooke and Szumal (1993) as the proceeding with convictions and common behavioristicprospectsin an association and in this manner organizational culture as per Heskett and Kotter (1992) as the range that is extending...
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...adolescence which is a very challenging time for many. Sexual education should clarify the issues involved with the topic and not confuse people. Sexual education is needed everywhere...
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...Liberty University “Infant Baptism” A research paper submitted to Professor Seth Johnson In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For THEO 350-D07 Liberty University Online By Jeffrey Robinson L21932989 Lynchburg, Virginia April 24, 2012 I did not come to the saving knowledge of the Lord until I was twenty-four years old. By this time I had two small children that were four years old and two months old. My wife was born and raised in the church. She wanted to get the children baptized. I did not know what that meant. So being the inquisitive new covert that I was, I went to the pastor and asked what the meaning of the infant baptism was. He explained that it was just an outward sign that I was going to raise my children in the church and the ways of Christ. I thought that was a great idea. Until this class, I did not know that there was any other reason than the one explained to me by my pastor nineteen years ago. The topic just never came up. Since I believe that this is the true reason I had my children baptized, this paper will try to argue that infant baptism is not for salvation purposes. I believe in true faith. I also believe that baptism can be an empty ritual. Through research and prayer, God has been teaching me about the church and the communal nature of faith. I have learned that a person’s view of the meaning of the sacraments, the Church, covenant theology, individualism, and God’s grace have a great deal to do with...
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