...Immigration Experience Dear Aunt Mia, Today is November 12, 1912 and the day is gloomy. I miss you dearly and don’t know when I will be able to send this letter. Who knows how many more days of smelling the ocean and the stench of poverty I can stomach. Father could not afford a second class ticket, so we are secluded to the deck. The first few nights it rained heavily, not to mention the cold from the open air. I fear many of us might catch an illness, and fear for the little ones on this voyage. There is nothing to protect us from the harsh ocean air, whipping our hair around and slapping out face. Sleep is very uncomfortable, we had to supply our own blankets, which are damp from the ocean air. The hard floor has really not taken well to mother, she is much pain. We receive very little water and food, definitely not enough to survive on. Many wondering if we will parents watch as their children parish from hunger. A few desperate souls attacked kitchen workers and they paid the ultimate price for trying to take food to feed their families. Father never dare cross a crew member, he knows the punishment would result in a beating and even being thrown overboard. As I gaze around our ship, we are almost elbow to elbow and I can’t wait to hit land. Tomorrow is my 14th birthday, and I hope to see the great Statue of Liberty as my present. Mother said going to America will give us a better life, and that we will be back to our home in a few years. Observing around...
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...The Zimbardo Prison Experiment Ryan Iden IPFW The Zimbardo Prison Experiment Professor Philip Zimbardo was a professor at Stanford University and he wanted to do an experiment on how students “inmates” would react to the power of the guards and how they would respond to being a prisoner for 14 days. This prison was a mock prison in the basement of Stanford University and the experiment only lasted 6 days because the voluntary students started to get stressed out and feeling demoralized by the guards. The guards were starting to act aggressive and abusive to the students. The guards would strip them of their clothes, yell at them and make them submit to their authority. The guards and the inmates were actually starting to act as though they were in prison. This experiment to me is not unethical. The students volunteered and they also knew that this was just an experiment. I do agree that some of the guard’s motives were a little too extreme for the experiment, but al-in all the students knew what they were getting into. Some people would say that this is to extreme putting these students through all the stress and torment just for an experiment. If this was real I would say yes that this is unethical. The issue that was the most problematic to was the fact that the professor actually wanted to do this experiment and did not stop the guards from treating the students the way they did. When the prisoners started to get stressed out they should have stopped the experiment...
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...kids that were placed in a jouvinille detention center. The same results were displayed. These experiements are especially valuable to the this area of research because even in an environment where aggressive behavior is the norm, the violent films still make a difference in the behavior of the boys. Research has also demonstated that not only do violent vilms alter the way one acts, but the way they think as well. The media helps to determine our beliefs and values therefore affecting the way people act and think. If exposed to more violence, one may become desensitized to it. For example, in an experiemtent using college men, it was found that the men shown a clip of a violent sex scene were more open to psychical aggression towards women than those who were shown a non violent sex scene (Malamuth & Check, 1981). A second example can be found in an experiment where if children were shown a violent video as opposed to a non violent video beforehand, they were slower to call an adult over to break up a violent fight between two of their own classmates. The video made them more psychologically tolerant to aggressive behavior (Drabman & Thomas, 1997). Even though they do not show causation, cross sectional studies can also help show a correlation between the amount of violent media viewed and aggressiveness shown or thought by adolescants. When combined with the data from the experiements howver, these studies help to lead to the overall conclusion of the research. For example, in...
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...a wide expanse of water I find it appropriate for it to be built in this scenario because it is not possible to build a beam bridge * Cable stayed bridge- this is a versatile bridge because it can be suitable for short and long spans 1. The community of drakensburg has been struggling with a problem of primary kids and residencies having trouble to cross to the other side of the river to go to school therefore the municipality has issued a tender for companies to pitch. Research The department of transport has dumped large quantity of stones that can be used for the concrete. The stones will help to make the bridge stronger and it will therefore cost the company less money as it will not be required to buy stones Experiement What ive experiemented is that the river has a large quantity of water hich means that we will have three options to choose from in terms of bridges as ive already mentioned them above Modelling Research Designe brief I am going to design a bridge that can accommodate a large number of people meaning that it is going to be strong but it will cost less therefore it will save us money but Is going to be strong. As ive said before that the department of transport dropped a huge quantity of stones in the river the stones will help us when we doing the concrete that is why the bridge is going to cost less because the stones are not man made the are natural mountains stones . Specifications The bridge is going to be used to cross to...
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...0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | Devil’s Ivy | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | Dieffenbachia | 4.1 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 | English Ivy | 1.8 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | Geranium | 1.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.4 | Rubber Plant | 4.9 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 4.3 | Weeping Fig | 3.3 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Zebra Plant | 4.2 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 3.2 | LAB 1 Journal 1. Transpiration is when water from plants is evaporated into the atmosphere. It usually happens when, during photosynthesis, the plant's stomata is open so that Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen can pass through. When transpiration occurs, not only is the water cycle being executed, but also it pulls water up from the roots into the plant leaves, supplies needed materials for photosynthesis and even cools the leaf 2. my experiement is exposing plants to more or less light, so my experiemental control a plant that had normal lighting conditions. 3. we use heather,fan and lamp..No because for zebra plant i used lamp and it dicreased. 4. yes it increased. 5. arrowhead was 3.6 and i used with fan and it became 7.5 but celous was 0.9 but with fan it was 6.0... because they're different plants that evolved in different conditions 6. The rate of transpiration would be prevented due to the petroleum jelly covering and blocking the stomata thus stopping water loss through them. 7. Transpiration is the property that allows a vascular plant to move water from the roots up the stems to the leaves, carrying nutrients with...
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...in the group that only drank water. 5. Controlled variables: In an experiment, it is important to keep all other variables as constant as possible so ensure that it is the independent variable that is affecting the result, and not other variables that could be affecting the result. In this experiment, the controlled variables were the similar composition of diets and the living conditions (same size cage, lighting, shavings in cage, etc) 6. Control group: The control group is what the experimental group is compared to. The control group does not receive the experimental conditions. In this study, the control group was the group of mice that was given water 7. Data: The raw data/observations gathered from the experiment. From this experiement, the data that was gathered was average...
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...I am a huge fan of Michael J. Fox, and have studied his career in acting and in the medical field trying to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. After retiring from acting, Fox pursued a doctorate of medicine degree so he could research and experiement with meds and possible cures for the disease. Shortly after becoming an activist he started the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Since 1991, when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (a degenerative brain disorder that affects movement), actor Michael J. Fox has been a vocal advocate for stem cell research. His foundation has donated more than $205 million to help fund Parkinson's research. Fox and his foundation are hoping that scientists will one day be able to coax stem cells into producing dopamine, a chemical in the body that is deficient in patients with Parkinson's disease. Fox focuses on other drug and treatment options; adult stem-cell research continues to show promise of helping individuals with a variety of medical issues. Writing in National Right to Life News, Dr. David Prentice, senior fellow for life sciences at the Family Research Council, says that adult stem cells remain the only type of stem cell used successfully to treat human patients. They are the one and only gold standard for clinical treatments with stem cells. Prentice explained that adult stem cells have many notable advantages over embryonic stem cells. They can be isolated from numerous tissues, including bone marrow, muscle, fat, and umbilical cord...
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...Day. 2:45-3:15 Silent Reading. 3:15-3:45 Homework, Practice Spelling Test, Timed Reading Testing. 3:45-4:10 Snack, Bathroom, Water Break. 4:10-4:55 Art Project inside Classroom with black construction paper and chalk; Halloween Night! 4:55-5:00 Bathroom, Water. 5:00-5:30 “Our Flag” Worksheet & “After School at Jakes’s House” Worksheet. 5:30-6:00 Free-play, Clean-up, Blocks, Legos, “Just Dance” and Puzzles. Wednesday 10/28/2015 2:30-2:45 Bathroom, Water, Set up Classroom for the Day. 2:45-3:15 Silent reading 3:15-3:45 Homwork, Practice Spelling Test, Timed reading testing. 3:45-4:10 Snack, Bathroom, & Water Break. 4:10-4:55 Outdoor Activity: Kickball; Explain the rules and play! 4:55-5:00 Bathroom 5:-5:30 Science Experiement; Pepsi & Mento chemical reaction. 5:30-6:00 Bathroom, Water, Clean up, Legos, “Just Dance” and Puzzles! Thursday...
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...“Disciplined Entrepreneurship” Synthesis Donald Skull wrote the article “Disciplined Entrepreneurship” to describe the key steps to take when considering an entrepreneurial investment. He discusses the risks that a person needs to take when in these circumstances as well as the precautions that are necessary for success. Skull describes in detail about how an entrepreneur should “formulate a working hypothesis…assemble resources…and design and run experiments.” I thought that Skull’s explanation of deal killers and big bets was really interesting. Sometimes peope forget that even though the bell-curve, which represents supply and demand, applies to all areas of business. However, entrepreneurship is a whole different ball game. It’s interesting how with this business approach it is really hit or miss, with great risks involved. He talks about deal killers and how sometimes they are obvious, in cases such as the real estate. There could be a nearby plant that releases a great deal of pollution into a nearby river, which can easily ruin an investment. But on the other hand, there are deal killers that an individual or even a group would never pick up on, as with the deep-pocketed rival. The Government is a good example of something that can create a deal killer without any warning of its involvement. Skull basically explains how an entrepreneur should be on the lookout for these. He also briefly advises about how someone should be aware of the “big bet” that they are putting...
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...load given above: A determination of flexural stress yields: When rectangular it is Where; δ = Deflection (mm) E = Coefficient of Elasticity L = Span (mm) I = Inertia Factor Mb = Moment of flexure (Nmm) F1 = Load occasioned by weight Wb = Resistance to flexure (mm3) of Load Device (N) σb = Flexural Stress (N/mm2) F = Load of occasioned by additional weight (N) 1.3 Objectives * To investigate the relationship between load, span, width, height and deflection of a beam placed on two bearers and affected by a concentrated load at the center. * To ascertain the coefficient of elasticity for steel brass and aluminium 2.0 METHODOLOGY 2.1 Procedure - Experiement 1A * Investigate the relationship between load and deflection. 1) Set the bearers so that a span of 600 mm is obtained. The interval between each groove on the shafts of the apparatus is 100 mm. 2) Place a test specimen with dimensions of 4 x 25 mm, on the bearers and mount the load device in the center of the test specimen. 3) Set the testing device so that the top of the gauge is centered on the upper plane of the load device. Lower the gauge so that its small hand is at about 10 and set the gauge to zero by twisting its outer ring. 4) Load the weights as shown in the table below and read off the deflection. 1 revolution of the large hand of the gauge corresponds to 1 mm deflection. 5) Plot loading, N versus...
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...feelings of others, which in later life makes them more likely to live in racially diverse communities, maintain friendships with people of different races and able to function more effectively in an increasingly diverse workplace.• An oxymoron, this term refers to disabled students, mainly those with mental disabilities. This term does not refer to high-achieving students, or highly intelligent students. "Exceptional" in the term is a nice way of saying any of the following: retarded, handicapped, helmet-wearing, parapalegic, disturbed, etc. One should not, however, be mislead into thinking that persons who simply have a physical handicap are automatically stupid.•Learns thing quickly, mature for their age, prefer older playmater, and experiement to solve problems the best approach for an instructor to take is to address a variety of learning styles with their teaching plan. It is also helpful to encourage students to understand their preferred leaning style. By the time students reach the college level it is often assumed that they have figured out the best and most productive way to study to retain information. Of course, this is not a correct assumption. Teachers should make students aware of the various learning styles and encourage them to consider their preferred style as they complete their studies. Cannon School instills academic excellence and personal responsibility, inspires athletic and artistic accomplishment, and promotes a respect for diversity within a challenging...
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...Juvenile delinquency Raising children is no easy task. Especially if you are a single parent such as myself. My daughter is 16 years old and at risk. It is hard to play the role of both parents, but through various activities and sports after school helps to reduce the number of juvenile delinquents. Children need structure and rules. There are a couple of options in my home, The first option in my home is that my teens get involved in after school sports or an activity that will keep them busy. This gives them a chance to become part of a winning team with a support system to learn from and experience new things with. In addition, self esteem is another enrichment that comes from being a part of a team, it gives the kids a sense of self worth. Not only do they feel better and have a better image about themselves but they are part of a group and fit in. These activities are competitive and promote a positive image and thus attract peers and friends with similar qualities. My daughter is involved with soccer and the track team at Huntington Beach high school. With these two activities she has just enough time to eat do homework and then off to bed. If my kids choose not to become involved its okay, because option 2 comes into play . A list of choirs that should keep them busy until the next school year or two. Which incidently my kids hate. Without question I rarely have any problems with them electively choosing option 1. ...
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...Diffusion All these effects are due to diffusion. Diffusion is the movement of one type of gas molecules through another. Perfume through air, manure through air, food through air, copper sulphate through water and so on. Lets think about the diffusion of perfume. The molecules of air in the room and the molecules of perfume in the spray are all moving around quickly and randomly (in all directions). The molecules of perfume collide with other molecules of their own type and also with molecules air. It is very unlikely for any one perfume molecule to be able to move across the room without hitting another molecule of one type or the other but they will eventually get there after many collisions. This slow erratic progress is called diffusion. It is rather like a drunken man staggering across a field through a crowds of excited soccer supporters. They will eventually make it to the other side but it will take a long time. Diffusion can be demonstrated in the laboratory by two or threes simple experiments. Take a bottle of perfume, remove the stopper and then hold it a few centimetres away from your friend's nose – after a second or two (but not instantly) they will be able to smell the perfume although their nose is not touching the bottle. The perfume molecules have diffused through the air to their nose! (Make sure that they always sniff gently. You never know how unpleasant the smell may be!) The next two use two dangerous chemicals and so should only be...
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...Deindividuation can be caused by being anonymous (therefore unaccountable), for example in a crowd or when wearing a mark. Anonymity can dimish awareness of your own individuality, instead being merely part of a large group. Deindividuation can also be caused by an altered consciousness due to drugs or alcholol . Zimbardo conveys same conditions may lead to an increase in prosocial behavior such as in religious gatherings. Research by Mullen shows the effects of faceless crowds leading to individuation. whereby the anaylisis of newspaper cutting, lynchings in the US between 1988-1949 showed that the more people in a mob, the greater the savaergy with which they killed their victims. Whereas Zimbardos research carried out series of experiements that lead to the development of individuation theory. Which led to the suggestion of anonymity being a key componenemt of deinidividuatuon process increasing aggression. Rehm investigated if wearing uniform when part of a sports team increases aggressiveness. German children being randomly assigned in either a group wearing unform with an orange shirt or no uniform (plain clothes). Findings showed those whom wore orange shirts played more...
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...Burrhus Frederic (B. F.) Skinner was born on March 20th 1904 to a lawyer father and housewife mother. As a young student Skinner’s ambitions were in the field of writing. Psychology wasn’t of interest for Skinner until after his graduation from Hamilton College. At age 24 Skinner enrolled at Harvard University in the Psychology department. It was during his time at Harvard that Skinner first created his operant behavior model. In 1936 Skinner married Yvonne Blue and started his first teaching job at the University of Minnesota. Skinner had two daughters with Yvonne and moved two more times for teaching jobs over the next 10 years. His next move was to Indiana to become Chair of the Psychology Department Indiana University. In 1947 he was invited to teach at Harvard and accepted a position to start teaching in 1948. Skinner remained at Harvard until his death in 1990. During his career B. F. Skinner published close to 200 articles and more than 20 books (Cherry, n.d). He has won numerous awards for his work and was voted the most influential psychologist of the 20th century. Clearly B.F. Skinner was an outstanding individual in the world of psychology, even though it was not his first career choice. Skinner originally went to school to become an author and that was his first love. I suppose the world of psychology is grateful for his initial failure in literature. Unlike most, before his time, in the field of psychology Skinner was a behaviorist first and foremost. It is my...
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