The social science experiment I conducted involved me violating a social norm and observing the reactions I would get for doing something considered “not normal” by societal standards. I monitored the reactions of five different groups throughout the experiment to get the best results. I rode the elevator five times but instead of standing the “normal” way which is facing the door an unspoken social norm I stood the wrong way. I stood backwards facing the back instead of the door. I got various reactions
Premium Sociology
V for Vendetta vs. 1984 comparison Intermediate prompt: Discuss some of the similarities of how the totalitarian style of government depicted in the film V for Vendetta and Big Brother in George Orwell’s novel 1984 use the media to control the population. *Norsefire‚ the political party that reigns over England after a nuclear holocaust attempts to control the population through propaganda in the media. In the movie it seems as though everyone has a television in their home and there is only one
Premium Nineteen Eighty-Four
English III Section G 6/5/2012 Final Paper Women in the Odyssey and A Midsummer Night’s Dream Throughout history‚ women have usually been seen as weak and without power. However‚ women such as Helena‚ Hermia‚ Titania‚ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Helen‚ Circe‚ and Penelope in The Odyssey are not weak. Instead‚ they are very powerful but in different ways. The women of The Odyssey and A Midsummer Night’s Dream threaten male power but in different ways. In The Odyssey‚ Helen is a
Free Odysseus Odyssey Trojan War
Contents Introduction p‚ 2 Management Decisions p‚ 2-3 Strategic p‚ 2 Tactical p‚ 2 Operational p‚ 2 Structured and unstructured p‚ 3 The decision Making process p‚ 3-4 Normative Model p‚ 3 Descriptive Model p‚ 3‚ 4 Factors Affecting Decision Making p‚ 5 Internal Factors External Factors Conclusion p‚ 6 Recommendations p‚ 6 Reference List p‚ 7 Appendix 1 p‚ 8 Appendix 2 p‚ 9 Introduction Paragon is a decentralized organisation as it has relatively few layers of
Premium Decision making Decision theory
Groupware and Decision Joanna Marie M. Ramirez Aljon C. Rarang ANAROS ARNE de SILVA HCI Professor: Elizabeth St. Ana Groupware and Decision What is groupware? The Time/Space Matrix Classification by Function Email and bulletin boards Structured message systems Video conferences and communication Argumentation tools Meeting rooms Typical meeting room Issues for cooperation shared Applications and Artefacts Shared work surfaces
Premium Decision support system
there are many decisions which have to be made. One such decision opportunity arose about one week ago. The question was what to do with a major cable which is in the way of a guard rail that the Department of Transportation is installing. In this paper‚ the decision on what to do with this cable will be solved using a decision tree. The discussion will include the major factors involved in making the decision and also show how the final decision was made. Decision tree The decision tree is an effective
Premium Decision tree Tree Cost accounting
derived from several events‚ such as the Mabo Decision which was the long battle that lead to the recognition of Aboriginal land rights. Other events also contributed‚ such as the long process of reconciling the relationships between ATSI peoples and Australians‚ the Bringing Them Home Report which helped lead to the Apology. All of these events are important in Aboriginal culture as they all inspired change in the Australian community. The Mabo Decision was the goal to overturn the idea of Terra Nullius
Premium Indigenous Australians Australia United States
wrong and not effective on some animals. People should be against animal testing because it is an issue of animal cruelty‚ it is also selfishness‚ since it makes animals suffer and it is a violation towards animal rights. Animal testing is bad because it deals with the issue of animal cruelty. It is often argued that these tests cause a lot of pain to the animals and the condition in which they are held captive for experimentation is not at all safe nor healthy for the animals. It also causes
Premium Animal rights Animal welfare Experiment
Tracey Lindsey Week 1-Case Analysis Managerial Decision Making January 8‚ 2012 1. Define the decision problem. The decision problem is not having a location for the user’s conference due to Hurricane Katrina. 2. As part of defining the decision problem‚ the following questions should be addressed: o What is the general nature of the problem? The general nature of the problem is not having a location due to Katrina and having to make last minute adjustments on whether to continue
Premium Decision making Hurricane Katrina Risk
YCJA Good … and Bad? If you were a young offender of a misdemeanor would it be harsh for the judge to treat them as if they were an adult? Would you think by giving them equal consequences it could make their whole future more challenging? The YCJA (youth criminal justice act) is positive legislation that must be upheld but should be amended when it comes to violent crimes. This act allows for youth offenders who are less mature to not be exposed and have a second chance for a bright future
Free Crime