May-Lee Chai’s “Saving Sourdi,” 181-94 Background / Back-Story Places and events alluded to (you may wish to look up the following terms): Cambodia (183-84) Angkor Wat (194) the Naga (194) Phnom Penh Pol Pot the Khmer Rouge—1975-1979 Choeung Ek “the Killing Fields” Consider numerous references throughout the story to bones, fields, barbed wire Consider the images in Nea’s two dreams: 186, 191 Plot Sequence: The scenes are mostly chronological with a peripheral flashback
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Social Learning Theory (SLT) suggests that children learn aggressive behaviour by observing others acting aggressively. They also learn under what situations people are likely to be rewarded for their aggressive behaviour or punished (this is known as vicarious reinforcement). As a result, they learn how to perform aggressive acts when appropriate (i.e. when rewards will follow), and will learn not to perform aggressive acts when they will be punished for it. For social learning to take place
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stories both have the main characters having to battle internal conflicts versus themselves. Some of the literary techniques used in these two stories are conflict, exposition, first-person point of view and resolution. Both of the main characters face conflicts of the individual verses self. The decisions they make not only affects them but also everyone around them. The decision we make in life when trying to overcome an internal self-conflict could change our lives, the lives of our family and those
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In Chapter 3, Gerring and Thacker explore conflict mediation. The authors suggest that a successful form of government must develop a process that institutionalized conflict, incorporate input from diverse groups and competing interests. Additionally, this form of conflict mediation has an apparent concern with “ethnic struggles” that stem from a diverse set of ethnic groups as they pose an increased level of difficulty as consensus needed to reach a decision is harder to reach. Garrett and Thacker
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Now looking back in retrospect, it has raised my understanding of the conflict perspective on how it applies to our current society based on power distribution and marginalization. Furthermore, according to the conflict theory, Kendal (2013), states that “groups in society are engaged in a continuous power struggle for scarce resources” (pg. 12). When dealing with the homeless population in Tarrant County – specifically, the East Lancaster Avenue area, it is observable to see how the homeless arena/community
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others and when people don't understand others it can lead to hostility. People's hostility toward others is a way to protect oneself from pain and failure. The idea of man's hostility toward other is developed in a Separate Peace as the primary conflict is centered around Gene, one of the main characters, and his inner battles with feelings such as jealousy, paranoia, and his inability to understand his friendship with Finny. Competition is further demonstrated with the occurrence of World War
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Integrated Summary In the past, human decisions, such as political conflicts, were considered to be the most reasonable explanation for the collapse of civilizations. Another possible reason that attributed to the collapse would be geological catastrophe. Collapse of civilizations has been discussed in the articles after their well-known prospect in the past. Changes in climate, however, are now regarded as the main relevance to the collapse of civilizations with the improvement of technology of
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Joseph Conrad himself was a sea man. He went to sea and later joined an English merchant ship, becoming master mariner. Later on, in 1894 he began his career as a novelist. He is famous for his “Heart of Darkness”. “Typhoon” is possibly based upon one of his own experiences as a sea man. One of the most highlighting parts of this novella is the use of nautical language. Conrad is really the master of English language. Short Summary The story is about a ship facing the extreme weather along with
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JOURNAL #1-Scenario 3 A party in the residence hall is already a highly tense situation, made only more difficult to deal with the unexpected presence of another resident assistant at the party. Although the situation might be difficult to approach, as it involves not only one’s residents, but one’s colleagues, it is absolutely necessary that one should follow protocol and perform her duties as instructed. If I were put in a situation where a fellow RA was at a student dorm party, I would choose
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What is Gestalt Therapy? http://www.westhartfordcounselingcenter.com/gestalt.html Gestalt therapy is a type of therapy used to deepen our awareness of ourselves and our feelings in a less intellectual manner than the more traditional forms of therapy. "Gestalt" means the whole; it implies wholeness. In any experience or interaction there are feelings in the foreground and in the background. The idea in Gestalt therapy is that all of us have had to repress or supress aspects of ourselves
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