The psychology of sustainable behaviour Human behavior underlies almost all environmental problems‚ such as air and water pollution‚ climate change‚ deforestation‚ and loss of biodiversity. Research in psychology offers clues as to why people engage in unsustainable behaviors despite their concern about the broader consequences. At the same time‚ the research also explains why people go out of their way to behave sustainably‚ and how it is possible to motivate and empower sustainable actions
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Tradition of the Dynasties After feasting and much noodle-slurping‚ the birthday grab begins. The tradition of the birthday grab comes from dynastic times. On the first birthday‚ a set of items are placed before the birthday child so that the child may pick whatever he or she fancies. Whatever item the child picks and successfully gives to his or her parents may be an indication of the child’s future career. I have just read you an interesting example of some Chinese rites of passage traditions
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The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Last night‚ I finished reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. Ok‚ I know you can’t believe I only read it now‚ everyone already said that to me‚ and looked at me in that weird way as if I was living on Mars for the last few years. But well‚ I only got to read it now‚ and I totally loved it. A friend of mine told me a few days ago when I started reading "The Alchemist" that it was the kind of book that would either change your life or change your conception of
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Sharapanjara Sharapanjara is a Kannada film released in the year 1971. It was directed by Puttanna Kanagal‚ who was known for his women-centric films. The film met with a huge box office success and it garnered immense popularity throughout Karnataka. The film was about a woman who suffers from hysteria and the reaction of her family and society towards her condition. The film effectively portrays the failure of the Indian society to understand what a mental illness is. The woman even after she
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Understanding through The arts Leonardo Z. Legaspi. O. P. * Discussion of the type (Non-fiction) Essay – it explains the impression or point of view of the author. Formal Essay – it has a serious and important topic. This essay (Understanding through the arts) is the foreword to a special issue of Unitas‚ a U.S.T. journal dealing with the subject of the search for national identity through the arts. * Explanation or synopsis We are today going through a crucial but exciting
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BUS103 ORGANISATION BEHAVIOUR ASSIGNMENT 2 – GROUP-BASED ASSIGNMENT JANUARY 2011 SEMESTER GROUP MEMBERS: SONG ZHENYING JESLYN‚ PI NO. Y1073186 LIEW TAT ONN DEREK‚ PI NO M1115287. YEOW KIAN CHING PRINCE‚ PI NO. N1115682 Question 1a Attitude represents our own evaluation on how we feel about something that can be positive or negative. The main components of attitude are affect‚ behaviour and cognition. These three components are interlinked together
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Kelly Carter Checkpoint: Eastern Religious Philosophy Quotes Jason Chang 05/25/2011 The first quotation that I would like to discuss is Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha was a great figure because one day on a trip to the city‚ he discovered that many people with in the city were suffering. He wanted to know why people had suffered that way they did so he chose to leave his life of luxury‚ abandon his family and live in the woods as one of them for several years. When doing he so he
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were all healed of the fever‚ some wounds were inside the heart and would mend slowly. Epilogue What this quote means is that they have endured the least of their worries because they now have to deal with the fact that their relatives are gone. They have to go on without the people that loved them the most. They will get over the fact that they died‚ but it will take some time. To me this quote means that the physical pain is over‚ and now you have to deal with the emotional pain It’s hard to believe
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Norderstedt Germany: GRIN Verlag Kansal‚ B.B Lava S. (2012) [online] What is a matrix organizational structure. Available at: http://www.ehow.com/facts_6778670_matrix-organization-structure_.html [accessed 9/12/12] Machin S Martin J. (2005) Organizational Behaviour and Management (3rd edition) Essex: Thomson Learning McKenna E Mullins L. J. (2008) Essential of Organizational Behavior (2nd Edition) Essex: Pearson Education Limited. Naylor J. (2004) Management (2nd edition) Essex: Pearson Education Limited. Nelson
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their double end on a single day” (Creon) This quote was important because this was the basis for the drama of Antigone. This quote was from Creon referring to Polyneices. He was saying that since Polyneices went against Thebes‚ that Polyneices will not get buried. If this piece of the book was not said‚ this drama would not be a drama. 2. “Curse you! Find the love for your outlet down there. No women while I live shall govern me.” (Creon) This quote reflects Creon’s hubris. At this point of the
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