Cheyenne Pruett Ms. Mitchell College Composition October 8‚ 2013 Ophelia? Thomas G. Plummer‚ in his essay “Diagnosing and Treating the Ophelia Syndrome” argues that the system we use for teaching today takes away students ability to think for themselves. Plummer proves his argument with loads of examples of students conforming to others to take the easy way out. In Plummers essay he points out ways to treat this syndrome and stop all ignorant people from ruining the minds of other
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The description of the Bubonic Plague was part of the structure of the novel the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio. The story leads into a group of seven young women and three young men who fled from Plague ridden Florence for a villa outside of the city walls. The Decameron describes in detail the physical‚ psychological and social effects of the Bubonic Plague had on the part of Europe. Boccaccio describes the activities within the day‚ and gives introduction and conclusions to each story. It includes
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Abstract It will be assessed whether working memory capacity (WMC) facilitates the use of emotion regulation strategies. A preceding study has shown that those with higher WMC successfully self-enhance in order to reduce negative affect compared to those with low WMC (Schmeichel & Demaree‚ 2010). To expand this literature‚ the present study will investigate if WMC facilitates the use of two different emotion regulating strategies. In the first part of the study‚ participants will be grouped based
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between emotion and reason. The chapters ‘Mercury’‚ ‘Sulfur’ and ‘Titanium’ are narratives‚ and each chapter demonstrates one prime emotion; jealousy‚ anger and fear respectively. It is up to the protagonist in each chapter to overcome their emotion in order to listen to reason. Through his narratives‚ Levi’s characters prove that emotions limit logical judgment‚ where success in survival is stemmed from the ability to ignore emotions and listen to reason. Experts in the field of emotion‚ logic
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Managing emotions after restructuring processes 1. Introduction Sometimes it is unavoidable for a company to make decisions that cause toxic emotions among the employees‚ for example job-cuttings during restructuring processes. Such decisions‚ despite of being necessary‚ can trigger fear and anger on employees ’ side. Without handling such situations appropriately and recognizing the existence of toxic emotions‚ the organization is often not able to realize the planned gains and manage the
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figures and the resulting sense of attachment security provides for the learning of constructive emotion regulation strategies concerning accessibility to and display of emotions (Mikulincer & Shaver‚ 2012). Mikulincer and Shaver (2012) provide the example that interactions with emotionally accessible and responsive others provide a context in which a child can learn that acknowledgment and display of emotions is an important step toward restoring emotional balance‚ and that it is useful and socially
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problem-focused coping on the one hand and emotion-focused coping on the other. Problem-focused coping is directed at altering the problem causing the distress. It involves efforts to change the troubled person–environment relationship. Emotion-focused coping they define as coping that is directed at regulating the emotional response to the problem. Emotion-focused coping is aimed at reducing or managing the distress that is associated with‚ or caused by‚ the situation. Emotion-focused coping can be grouped
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emphasize her main point. Parker’s essay serves as an attack on human emotion. While using connotative language‚ Parker illustrates her life experiences in order to connect to the reader. Parker’s experiences in a life of poverty create harsh imagery for readers‚ which causes the reader to feel many emotions. This enables the reader to examine his or her thoughts and beliefs about the poor and diminish stereotypes. Of the many emotions‚ readers often feel a strong sense of guilt.
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John A. Evans Instructor: Wilson English: 101-039 02/06/2013 Does music affect the emotional state of a person? Have you ever walked into a room where music was playing while in a bad mood or emotional state‚ only to find you are humming along or singing to the music that is playing? Music affects the way we feel‚ and it can alter the current state of our emotional well-being just by listening to it. Often in everyday life‚ people overlook the importance that sounds make in our lives. With
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Colors have been bringing emotions out of humans since before we can remember. In an article on color psychology‚ the author states‚ “the impact that colors have on our brains is used to manipulate our decision making by multiple facets of society.” It’s always been a question if it really does make humans feel a certain way or if it just seems that way because that’s how we’ve been taught. Colors have been proven to evoke emotions because many studies have been made to show that it does‚ scientists
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