...CHANGING PERSPECTIVES PSY/220 KATRENA TAYLOR 7/24/11 WRITTEN BY GARY ELLIOTT The scenario that is in the text is something that we see all too often out in society. We as people think that we should have control over what is going on around us at all times. The way we view something is what we have seen in the past, or have experienced ourselves. I have been guilty of this very thing; everyone has a different perspective on the same situations. People that have religion see things different than people that don’t. Most people just see the situation from their perspective on the outside and they don’t take the time to ask questions or try to see the other side. After reading the following scenario, I would say that the first analogy of the situation fits well. You see that sort of situation all the time, whether you are at the grocery store or at Wal-Mart. I actually witnessed a situation like this once at a store called Game stops. These kids were so bad that they were running around knocking over the displays, the mother was patiently waiting in line to purchase the games that she bought. One of the guys that worked there had to stop the kids from destroying the store, while the mother paid no mind to what was going on. Where I live there are a lot of homeless people constantly walking around and asking for anything mainly money. These are the same people that are telling you that their car broke down and the just need a little gas to get home. Most of these homeless...
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...The article, This Bud May Be for the Belgians, discusses InBev’s buyout of Budweiser. Discuss the value of the brand from a consumer perspective. Some of you may not be beer drinkers, or drink any alcohol, but you are still a part of a culture where beer drinking is an identifiable lifestyle component, so you should be able to provide some perspective. Some things to consider are Budweiser’s targeted blue-collar market segment, its country of origin, and our nationalistic “pride of ownership.” Switch perspectives a bit, and consider how international consumers might value the quintessential American beer. Do you think that coming from the US enhances the value to overseas customers? Why or why not? (Blenkinsop & Geller, 2014) In replying to other classmates, discuss the consumer perspective, thinking about your own exposure to Budweiser’s products and promotions. Include your thoughts on the value of any of the AB brands. Even though I am not a beer drinking but during socializing events majority of my friends and the people I have observed prefer international beer (i.e. Russian, German etc). During the initial stages of the InBev buyout of Budweiser the response was not that great Hence, the AB InBev buyout adopted to understand and address factors hindering Budweiser’s growth in the US as well as build or introduce the brand in other markets helped them achieve strong in-market performance globally. In addition, the brand is now successfully developing a universal...
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...Responses 2014-2015 1. In my opinion, my Theory of Knowledge course was exceptional. We learned methodically, starting with building blocks. This method was effective, as it allowed us to fully understand the course’s assignment in the future. Furthermore, learning the basics first allowed us to constantly improve our skills in forming knowledge questions and knowledge claims for our presentation and final essays. This course exceeded my expectations because it allowed me to think beyond the events and consider why they happened. This was hard because I had to train my brain to think differently. However, it was worth it because I grew as a learner and an individual. I think it was important that I knew nothing of the subject prior to this course. This put me in the learner’s seat and allowed me to understand better the things I did not know. A piece of advice I would pass on to future TOK students is, “Think outside the box.” Also, “You will probably fail once or twice but you’ll get there.” 2. I – Emotions are as reliable as reason. II – Areas of knowledge are not applied; they are organized clusters of knowledge. III – No area of knowledge is inferior to another, especially the arts and the religious knowledge systems. 3. - I know bits and pieces of knowledge as I am of the opinion that we can never know the whole story. - I can say I know myself pretty well. I believe my background and experiences shape the way I think. Therefore, my pursuit and interpretation...
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...that I became so gratefully aware of on my trip to the Art Institute of Chicago. Although the entire institute is exquisite in form, the room that held not only one, but four of Hubert Robert’s massive paintings was my favorite. Immediately entering the room it becomes apparent that “The Old Temple” is the focal point, sitting at what many would call eye level, where the emphasis of the room rested so subtly on its shoulders. And big shoulders they were, with a height of 255 cm and a width that complemented at 223.2 cm. At this point, becoming even more relevant as the painting engulfed us further, was the size of the ever-beautiful frame. It suited the painting perfectly in which the value was effected. After this, noticing the elements of art was simple. The painting was made with oil on canvas, and truly helps with the variety of color. What is meant by this, is that it truly feels like the composition takes us to the time of development, however, reasons for this could be due to techniques used in the creation of the artwork. The most notable and visually appealing element to “The Old Temple,” was the use of linear perspective, where the lines move throughout space vanishing at a single point, which most significantly is called the vanishing point. This is so well shown through the long arch which is supported by numerous pillars on each side, yet with closer investigation, it is found that a second set of lines create linear perspective near the ground, pulling your attention...
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...Psychology Experiment Essay It is inevitable to stop people from creating their own perspectives, but is it possible to change those perspectives or not? The issue that we deiced to study tries to answer the question: Do you believe only what you want to believe? My group and I realized that during this time, especially with the presidential debates, it was important to find an answer to this question. We wanted to prove whether people react to new information in a biased manner, when it conflicts with their previous beliefs. In other words, are all people programmed to be narrow minded? To look further into this topic, we developed an experiment that will try to prove that people are prejudice towards new information. We believe that if people read something that contradicts their original beliefs on a topic, then they will defend their position regardless of the factual information presented because people develop personal biases towards what they want to believe in. In order to prove that people believe only what they want to believe, we have devised a survey which forces people to react in their biased manner. We decided that in order to receive strong reactions from people we needed to choose a controversial topic. During the course of our experiment we will interview 60 people. Of the 60 people 30 of them will be given the article that states marijuana is not a gate way drug. The other 30 people will be given the article that states marijuana is a gate way drug. Of...
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...or personal circumstances, people form their own opinions. Some may be for welfare; other may be against the program. I am very interested in hearing the different stances on welfare and how certain groups of people feel about it. After thinking about the multiple perspectives on this topic, I narrowed it down to three perspectives. The first being the more liberal view, the second view from welfare recipients, and the third from libertarians. As we may know, welfare has been found to be a very debatable topic. Welfare has been around for many decades now and was created to aid those who had little to no income. Many believe that people abuse welfare by not looking for jobs, not marrying to have greater benefits, and purposely having more children to extend their aid. Eligibility for welfare is based on many factors. It is based on income, family size and medical issue or situations, etc. I thought it would be a good idea to compare two different political parties viewpoint on welfare. Someone with a more liberal mindset is going to have a totally different view and perspective than a libertarians view on welfare. I figured it would be resourceful to compare two opposing views. With the perspective from a welfare recipient, it will be a lot more insightful and interesting to receive a point of view from someone who is involved with the program. Hearing a point of view from someone who is in that situation will result in a more personal view from experience. ...
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...When I think of myself and my leadership styles the words that come to mind are” leads by example.” There may be many different perspectives when it comes to describing my leadership depending on whom you ask however being “the example” is what I pride myself on. Reflecting on what we have learned in class so far; I have begun to evaluate my leadership style with a new set of eyes. Knowing my color temperament (orange) has helped me realize why I see things a certain way and has clarified some of the perspectives of other temperaments I have worked with. My troops would probably describe me as an assertive NCO, someone who leads by example, loyal, holds high standards, technical expert, role model, caring and very detailed. My followership is an easy topic to cover. I like to get the job done regardless how much work or time the task requires. My supervisor gives minimal to no feedback (mainly positive) so I evaluate my followership as competent, creative, supportive, forward thinking, multi-tasked, and diligent. When I think about our lessons and my everyday leadership, I now know I use the Direction, Discipline, and Recognition (DDR). I am very direct with my troops when it comes to feedback. They are always aware of what I expect from them, what they can expect from me, and what goals will help them succeed. I discipline substandard behavior when required and love to reward and recognize outstanding performers. I think my leadership style is very effective...
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...Reality? Reality can be defined as many different things, “The state of things as they are or appear to be rather than as one might wish them to be, the quality or state of being actual or true, totality of all things possessing actuality, existence or essence”(thefreedictionary),“ A real event/entity or state of affairs, something that is neither derivative nor dependent but exists necessarily” (Merriam-Webster), “The world or the state of things as they actually exist as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them”(Google) These definitons all have a common factor of the idea of something being true or real, but how can you tell if it is or is not? Everyone has a different perspective or view on life, some persepctives are clear and some are not. There are many theories on perspectives and reality, but ultimately the choice of what to believe is yours. There are many modern movies that challenge the idea of reality, one in specific is titled Inception. The basic plot of science fiction film Inception tells the story of Dom Cobb and his business partner Arthur who perform illegal corporate espionage by entering the subconscious mind of their targets by using a “dream within a dream” strategy including many “dream levels” to obtain valuable information on their subjects. This strategy of entering minds can also change a person’s reality and perspecitve by enabeling Cobb to plant an idea into the person’s mind changing the outcome of what may or may not have happend...
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...harvesting options, brand reputation, competitive analysis, managerial risk tolerance, and consumer preferences contribute to a considerable framing bias. Additionally, we have failed to consider the decision of when/how to harvest the Riesling grapes from the perspectives of the various parties involved, including but not limited to other owners, your families, company shareholders, competitors, employees, retailers, and your own. These perspectives are essential in formulating the appropriate problem from which to solve your dilemma. If short-term profit maximization is your goal, with no regard for any of the considerations listed above (a non-exhaustive list), then your best alternative is not to harvest any of your Riesling grapes before the storm. Your Expected Monetary Value for this option is $3.27/bottle; you could expect revenues of $39,240. The highest expected revenue given the “No Harvest” decision is $67,200 ($8.00/bottle), and the lowest is $24,000 ($2.00/bottle). Given Freemark Abbey’s aspirations to compete with Chateau Lafite-Rothschild products, however, it would be short-sighted to ignore the impact of a sub-standard product on the brand reputation. In order to quantify and include the company’s long-term goals in my advice, we will need to converse in greater detail. Finally, I advise Freemark Abbey to investigate other methods to reduce its exposure to nature’s whims by investigating advances in science and technology that could increase the probabilities of consistent...
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...books and theory but from my own personal experience as an entrepreneur. Starting a business from scratch (or 3 in my case!) can be a daunting task and can break a lot of people, but something one must never forget is that despite the final outcome there is always something to gain. And while financial rewards are the primary goal for almost every entrepreneur, gains do not always come in such form. Sometimes knowledge and information are your rewards and one must gather them and treasure them and the smart individual will use them to grow into a better, stronger leader. This will allow you to not make the same mistake twice and find the best way to reach your goal. And that is precisely what I have tried to do during my experience as an entrepreneur in order to prepare myself for whatever challenge life has in store for me. Undoubtedly I would love to say that I have been successful in every single one of my business ventures, but this is unfortunately not true. This is why I would like to focus my research effort on the strengths and weaknesses of small businesses when compared to their larger counterparts, but placing more emphasis on their weaknesses and what they can do to minimize them. And if being an entrepreneur have taught me the importance of leadership and self-sufficiency, working as a manager in the retail industry have taught me how crucial synergy and cooperation are. I recognize the importance of being a team player and that my experience will only benefit...
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...might the team face because of diversity? Advantages: In my opinion having the diversity in a team has many advantages such as, differences in prospective, ideas, and opinions. Instead of looking at the problem with just one prospective other member can suggest different or easier way to solve it, because of his/her knowledge from different race, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, education, background, etc. The best result comes from people with diverse points of view, who can collaborate, share different prospective, and take action. Moreover, diversity increases the creativity and gives birth to new inventions. Furthermore, it improves or increase our ability how to effectively communicate with a person with different cultures or background. (107 words) Challenges: Team will be faced with challenges such as, who is responsible of preforming which task, and/or job duties, etc. Who will decide the responsibility of the task, which they’re capable of performing. When it comes to class assignments or deadlines, there will be disagreements, challenges to meet everyone’s schedule, staying on track and staying on schedule. If the team is unorganized it will face many other challenges, which will delay the class projects or papers. (185 words) 3. How might factors such as diversity, attitude, learning, and work styles affect team building? Each person has his/her own perspective. However, a great team leader can...
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...individual rights are not absolute because there must be a balance of our rights with the public good to prevent chaos. Without these limits are society could do whatever they please and I am pretty sure that won’t turn out good since it would conflict with other peoples rights too. The people should be able to stop the government when we feel like the government is leading us to tyranny but the government should also take the time to find our actions reasonable. For example, if someone calls a false alarm of a fire in a public crowded building then yes they should be arrested even having the right of the 1st amendment because people can get hurt in the evacuation. If a person is speaking their opinion, even though you have a different perspective you should still respect and understand where their coming from. If government officials forced people to evacuate from their homes then they would be violating the peoples 4th amendment rights. People should be able to choose if it is necessary to evacuate the area their in. For example, if people feel it is unreasonable to evacuate because it does not affect their area then they should have the right to stay if they please. If the person is warned to evacuate but chooses to stay then by all means that is their choice and the government must respect how they choose to handle the situation since they are aware of the possible danger. If the press accessed a disaster area and published a story in a national newspaper about the event then...
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...this painting you view quickly from the right to the left and can almost feel the inevitable execution. There is also a line in the sand separating the light from the dark. Seems to be imply between the good of the Spaniards who are about to be executed, from the evil hooded men who are shooting. I believe that there is an implied line between the end of the gun and the man with his arms up. It is giving an action that you can almost feel the gunshot from the barrel executing the man. Especially how when looking from right to left it goes from dark to light, like the gun has been fired. B.)Shape-The geometric shape of the lantern stands out to me right away. Its rectangular shape and the triangle shape of the light which it creates draw my eye in this painting. It seems to paint a positive light on the people that are about to be executed. There are many more geometric shapes in this painting than organic. The organic shapes that I see are the rounded hill in the background and the contours that are created in the sand. These two in the painting are good examples of biomorphic shapes. C.)Mass-The mass is implied here and is created by the forms of the captives. They seem to go in all directions here with their arms and the way each is bent. It really creates urgency that they are about to be shot. There is no actual mass in this painting as this is seen in 3-dimensional art. It is the physical bulk of a solid body of material. You can only consider the paint and the...
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...Project My Personal Ethics Statement: It is my belief that being aware of and sensitive to the needs of an individual creates the greatest good for all involved. An individual is just that … an individual with ideas, points of view and beliefs individualized by one person. When the individual is recognized within a group, then the group is completed by its individual perspectives. It’s easy to overlook the needs of others when I only think of myself and not the group. It’s easier to be selfish and only think of what I want and need; from my singular perspective my opinions are the only ones that matter. But when I act with enlighten self-interest and apply forethought to any given situation, I have found that I am able to see the situation more clearly. Taking into account how others view the same situation allows me to see other perspectives and therefore other solutions. I am able to see that my point of view is just as important as anyone else’s, but so is theirs. I am able to empathize more freely and my ego is kept in balance with the situation. Because of this empathy and balance, I feel that many situations can be resolved with positive and productive efforts simply by listening and consciously attempting to see the situation from another point of view. Understanding that other people have the same desire to be heard and understood is what open communication is all about. Lack of forethought to the consequences of not considering the perspective of others...
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...Ubaidur Khan Ms. Walters ENG3U 4/17/2016 Eurocentrism; It’s all a Matter of Perspective When it boils down to it, everything in literature is a matter of perspective. If you were to read a book implying a conspiracy about the crises in Palestine and pinning all the blame on Canada, would you believe it? It’s quite likely - because when you read a book, you begin to see things from the perspective of the author, or, the perspective the author wants you to see things through. The author’s passages and vivid imagery would figuratively allow you to see, hear, and feel things from a perspective that ultimately influences your views, beliefs, and values. Eurocentrism is the practice of viewing things from a European perspective and it’s effects are usually subconscious in a way that those affected don’t realize they’re affected. So to what extent exactly does literature force us to consider the long term effects of eurocentrism? Now, as they have taught the next generations, which compose themselves of their own children and immigrated families, these traditions get passed on to them, and so on. However, the key point here is that they aren’t passed on as ‘eurocentric beliefs’, rather, they are passed on as ‘normal’ beliefs and traditions. Literature certainly allows us to consider the long-term effects of eurocentrism to a great extent, and it does this by modelling everyday examples where eurocentrism takes place in a way that allows us to see where and when eurocentrism takes...
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