How, exactly, does one's upbringing affect the moral balance between good and evil? In East of Eden, written by John Steinbeck, the biblical story of Cain and Abel is involved, forming the foundation of constant battles between good and evil. Moreover, by analyzing the childhood of individuals, the truth behind ones moral intuition can easily be determined. John Steinbeck…
Parallel Journeys was a book that I bought several years ago while attending the Belfer II Conference at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. At the time, I was in the process of trying to develop a syllabus for a Holocaust Literature elective course at my high school; and, after speaking with many Mandel Fellows, I decided to purchase certain books (at their recommendations) to review as possible inclusions for my course. As we know, time tends to be something precious and fleeting, and this particular book remained on my shelf as a "want to read." Eventually, I read Parallel Journeys, reviewed the book for the Mandel Fellowship Program, and now offer my perspective as a rural North Carolina high school teacher.…
consideration of what the Holocaust was, what it meant, and what its legacy is and will be.…
From this lecture, I learned more than I thought I would. I knew some things from the holocaust since I took German in high school, and have covered the holocaust in other classes I’ve attended. However, hearing a personal story from someone who experienced the holocaust first hand was eye opening. I know my attitude towards the situation would be more hostile than what the Bornstein family was. Overall, I can say the event and watching the film has given me more of an understanding of the whole situation between the Nazi’s and the…
"I Stand Here Ironing" was written in the first person so that we could see Emily the way…
Opener: Many people don’t realize the pain and suffering that mentally disabled went through during the holocaust. They practically thought that they mentally ill was unworthy of living so they thought they only thing they could do was kill them. People don’t realize how much this impacted many horrific disasters that happened throughout the holocaust but several people didn’t seem to care but then there was others that actually did care what was going on and they thought what the doctors was doing was wrong and wanted to put a stop to it. No one really had a clue what was really going on so they didn’t get to see how much pain the mentally ill was in.…
Twins are commonly used to study the effects of nature versus nurture. Ones immediate surroundings define who they become later on in life. The environment plays a huge role in the development of humanity through cultivating personality, character, beliefs, and many different aspects in a person’s life. Different environmental influences provide for a variety of people. In terms of the literary selection Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the author’s view on Nature vs. Nurture is that the development of an individual revolves around nature.…
How relatively recent and ongoing fundamental change in the way many psychologists view human behavior in its broadest sense. How many people believe with the idea that they might be the product of their genes rather than the choices they have made in their lives. Are people product of their genes or the choices made in there lives ?…
1. According to the pedigree, is Huntington’s disease inherited as a dominant or as a recessive trait? Explain how you made your conclusion using evidence from the pedigree and the principles of genetics.…
The Twin Experiments was conducted by Josef Mengele, during World War 2 in Auschwitz. Dr. Mengle was a medical researcher who was fascinated with twins in specific. From the three thousand children that would be pulled from the masses of people upon arriving only about 200 survived. Age didn't matter, yet most were children, and if they were really young their mother would be allowed to stay with them. The twins recieved "special" treatmeant as they were allowed to keep their hair and clothes.…
But, the one that was interesting the most was about Ethnicity/Inclusion/Marginalization. Ethnicity is the type of race an individual which may include the following: White, black, Latino, and Mexican. Marginalization is preventing an individual or individuals to move up in life, such as getting promoted to the next rank in the military or becoming a manager at a job due to their race or abilities. Inclusion is the involvement of being in a group. The Ethnicity part was hard to overlook in the Ethnicity, Inclusion, and Marginalization lesson because I didn’t want to hurt a person’s feelings by asking what race they are or making assumption of what race they…
A few in particular I remember more vividly because of the impact surrounding the story. My uncle Steven Johnson talked with me about being respectful towards women no matter what. He named countless things from opening the door for them to treating them with absolute respect, treat them you would your own mother are his exact words. My uncle had been married to his wife for 34 years and he shared with me all the things that had to happen for the relationship to last and all the things that happen in a marriage. Afterward my older cousin Nick talked to me about time management, and how significant it will be when I grow older and eventually go to college and then out into the “real word” as he put…
The 3rd grade teacher’s use of the discrimination experiment really taught me a lot about racism and discrimination and opened my eyes to many things. First, I couldn’t believe that the 3rd graders were so aware of racism and discrimination. Those children knew that people of different color were looked down upon, called stupid, etc. I never imagined that a young, innocent child could be so hatful. Once the students began the experiment, it was crazy to see how their attitudes towards one another shifter. Simply because the students were different, they were treated like a lesser being. I got frustrated when the lady from the correctional facility got upset for being discriminated against. At one point she said she felt like she was being treated unreasonably and that it was outrageous. After she said that, I really thought about what it would have been like to be a minority back then. I cant imagine what it would be like to be judged, hated, looked down upon, etc. It made me aware of the fact that blacks and other minorities were suppressed for so long partially because if they tried to stand up for themselves they were seen as defiant and awful for going against what the white man wanted them to do. One thing I loved about a class divided was the fact that the white teacher found it so important to tech to her students. As a future teacher, I think the lesson she taught her students was probably one of the most important ones they ever learned. It makes me realize that as a teacher I need to be aware of these issues and try to teach my students to not discriminate, which will allow them to be better individuals. The only thing that I didn’t like about A Class Divided was that the experiment could not be used in today’s…
Twins are important for studies of nature vs. nurture theories in psychology because they are one of the few ways to study and see results due to their shared genetics. There are studies that have been done on this topic, however not that many since it is a long term experiment and in some cases it was done without even the twins or their parents and families knowing about it happening. There are multiple existing coincidental examples and planned studies that were done in which it is shown that twins were influenced in both genetic and environmental ways. It is however hard to completely choose one side based on these studies because it seems that the answer is that both aspects are necessary and make us who we are, which is also what most scientists and psychologists agree on.…
TOPIC: How does A Lesson before dying explore the idea that in confronting something in their culture, people confront something in themselves?…