traditional modes of representation and express the new sensibilities of their time. The horrors of the First World War saw the prevailing assumptions about society reassessed such as Sigmund Freud questioned the rationality of mankind. Edward James "Ted" Hughes‚ OM (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet and children’s writer. Critics routinely rank him as one of the best poets of his generation. Hughes was British Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death. Hughes was married to American
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Grit is the strength of character and is seen differently by everybody such as how Dr. Duckworth sees it and myself. Dr. Duckworth states in her interview with “Ted Talk” that it’s how much passion a person has‚ how much stamina they have in achieving their long term goal. Unlike Dr. Duckworth I believe that a person’s mindset plays a major part in grit and I also believe you have to be optimistic and have the resilience to be a gritty person. Dr.Duckworth’s article on grit discusses the importance
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I first watched a Ted Talk called “A father daughter dance in prison” by Angela Patton. In this Ted Talk‚ Angela told a story about how she formed an organization called “Camp Diva”. This organization helps fathers and daughters stay connected in each other’s lives. She believed that in preparation for growing up and their own woman-hood‚ they needed the opportunity to have a way to invite their fathers into their lives on their own terms. Girls in her camp decided to have a dance. Once the dance
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Participatory Culture In the Ted talk video by Henry Jenkins he discusses how the younger generations are actively participating online. Jenkins talks about how they use Web 2.0 platforms‚ such as YouTube‚ Facebook and Twitter. How teenagers use these online websites to communicate and interact with each other is also known as participatory culture. Jenkins started looking into participatory culture before the internet. Along with the features of participatory culture‚ one other thing Jenkins highlights
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In Tim Porter’s TED Talk‚ he explains how society has this “Man Box” where we define the standards for being a man. Within this box‚ standards such as showing no feelings‚ constantly being strong‚ and remaining in charge are expected characteristics of a real man. In addition‚ this “Man Box” has guidelines for how a man should treat a women. Women are viewed as objects‚ less-valued‚ and weak. It is expected of a man to treat a women this way‚ and if he does not‚ then he is seen as not as manly as
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Explain Utilitarianism Utilitarianism was developed in the 18th century by Hutcheson‚ who used the phrase ‘the greatest good for the greatest number’ to describe his theory. Hutcheson’s idea‚ seeks to find a rational means of assessing how best to put this promotion of happiness into practice. It is split into two types; Act Utilitarianism‚ this is the earliest form in which what is deemed right is based on the assessment of results of a particular action‚ and Rule Utilitarianism which allows
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son’s company required more collateral‚ and the only solution was by using Bundy’s house as collateral. Bundy was told to sign the document of guarantee and mortgage and he was not given the opportunity to consider or to seek legal help. Five months later the bank foreclosed on the house when the money was not repaid. The court found that there was a relationship of trust and confidence between Bundy and the bank manager giving rise to a presumption of undue influence. As a result‚ the mortgage and guarantee
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2:3 Research the following theories of development; explain how the theories and frameworks influence current practice. Theories of development are: 1. Cognitive (e.g. Piaget). 2. Psychoanalytic (e.g. Freud). 3. Humanist (e.g. Maslow). 4. Social learning ( e.g. Bandura). 5. Operant conditioning (e.g. skinner). 6. Behaviourist (e.g. Watson). Frameworks to support development are: 1. Social pedagogy. Theories of development are very important as these theories and frameworks can heavily
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In her Ted Talk‚ Maryn McKenna illustrates the danger that humanity was in before the rise of antibiotics‚ and the future risks that will arise if further intervention on antibiotic resistance is not done. She describes that in the past‚ before penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming‚ infections were the primary cause of death and most people did not live past the age of forty. Once antibiotics were discovered‚ they functioned as a panacea‚ saving people from injuries and infections and allowed
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Seven (Student) Chapter 7 – Treatment Theory and Practice Student Instructions: Read Chapter 7 pages 163– 191‚ answer the following questions and submit them to your instructor. 1. What is theory? A theory is part of an explanation- a statement about the relationship between two classes of phenomena that permits us to better understand our environment‚ that helps to explain events by organizing them in the world so
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