guards. The prisoners likewise would be rebellious due to the fact that prisoners are people who broke the laws in the first place. There are several weaknesses in the way that Zimbardo designed his study experiment. One was that his sample didn’t successfully represent the population. There were a total of twenty four participants‚ of which were generally white male college students from the middle class. The second weakness in Zimbardo’s experiment was that it was influenced
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controlled all of the industry and agriculture. Yet‚ under such strict government control‚ the Soviet Union ended in collapse in the year 1991. The main contributing factor towards the downfall of the USSR was the poor state of the economy‚ which in turn triggered the second main factor‚ the mistakes of the party leaders in their attempts to make changes. Vladimir Lenin was the man who led the Bolsheviks (the All-Russian Communist Party) during the early stages of the USSR’s development‚ but he was never
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in the 1930s was iconic. We look back at this era and we can admire the delicacy of this generation. It’s beautiful. The 1930s was a tough time in America whereas the Great Depression‚ a long and severe recession in an economy or market‚ was a major impact on daily living. Even though this major obstacle was there in full force‚ the trends that this era took on were the beginning of something new. This fashion outlook included men and women both of the higher and lower classes. The 1930s brought
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researchers used it to talk and share data with one another. Today‚ we seem to use the internet for almost everything we do like pay bills‚ shop‚ and even find love. In 1962 we had the birth of ARPAnet scientist and military experts were especially concerned about what could happen if a Soviet attack on the nation’s telephone system might happen . In 1970‚ a computer scientist Vinton Cerf had begun developing a way for all of the computers on all of the world’s mini- networks to communicate with
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What Led To the Flashover Occurring? A flashover is probably the most significant thing to occur during a structure fire. As the fire burns‚ combustible gases are produced by the early stages of the fire growth process and the particles are not completely consumed. The gases rise‚ as discussed below‚ and form a superheated gas layer at the ceiling. In a typical structure fire the gas layer at the ceiling can reach temperatures near the 1‚500 degree Fahrenheit mark. If enough oxygen is present in
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Empire existed alongside the Romans with many comparable achievements in influence and scale. While the fall of the Romans is documented fairly well‚ certainly a result of being split into two separate entities with separate records. However; the collapse‚ or rather‚ disappearance of the Sassanid Empire is quite a bit more difficult to determine. How did such a prominent power as the Sassanid Empire disappear in such an abrupt manner? Many scholars have attempted to address this question‚ with a good
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give many interpretations. In this essay‚ I will try to recognise the key factors that led the outbreak of the Great War in 1914 and try to identify the most significant of these causes. Many historians‚ such as Martel‚ believe that it was the attitudes and views of the time that would make the outbreak of war in 1914 inevitable. The fact that everybody at the time thought that were superior to everybody else led to confidence on a national level. Everyone expected to win any future war‚ and war was
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Based on the articles provided‚ I believe that the Daubert standard is the best for Florida simply because judges are more involved in the case itself. I feel that the Daubert standard requires expert testimony to be more specific about the language that is used and the explanation provided by the expert. The Daubert standard analyzes the science and application of the expert’s testimony. Since the Daubert standard is highly based on the expert testimony being reliable‚ vigorous cross-examination
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1930s Fashion I. What affected the fashion world in the 1930s? A. The great depression made a big impact on the fashion world for women. 1. This caused the fashionable women to disappear. 2. Made women limit themselves in fashion a) Reused clothes instead of buying new clothes b) Tried mending and patching before deciding on whether or not to buy new clothes c) Many more women were seen sewing their own clothes II. What were some clothing items that were worn by women
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journey to contemporary people to understand fully about it. However‚ it can be described briefly that “historical mankind has been mesmerized by the narrative of progress and civilization as codified by the first great agrarian kingdoms” (Scott 2011‚ p.2). By replacing hunters-gatherers and nomadic lifestyles with society of agriculture‚ people witnessed the flourish of many early civilizations in Europe‚ Asia such as Mesopotamian civilization‚ Ancient Egypt‚ Ancient Greece‚ China dynasties‚ etc. Besides
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