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    House of Obedience

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    The Bait-al-taa or House of Obedience is a provision in Islam law which gives husbands the right to demand obedience from their wives. If a woman leaves her husband’s home without his permission he has the right to force her to come back. The husband can claim “nushaz” or disobedience and order her to come back with a qadi (judgement.) Once the woman returns she stays either at her husband’s home or in another living area (House of Obedience) which provides the woman with essential necessities. Divorce

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    October 9‚ 2014 Self- reliance Versus Conformity Think about self-reliance‚ or in other words‚ independent thoughts and why it is important for one’s identity. The consequence of an individual standing up against societal norms or an individual conforming to the norms of his or her society represent the overarching theme in both TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD By Harper Lee and THE LOTTERY By Shirley Jackson. These authors may have used different kinds of literary techniques to impart their messages in the

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    or Hindrance Self-esteem is defined as confidence in one’s own worth. It plays an important role from the playground to the business world‚ the confidence one possess can affect their life forever whether good or bad. It’s no secret that low self-esteem is very much real and an apparent issue in the today’s youth‚ but there is a debate on how it affects children. I found how it affects some youth by taking a survey amongst my friends. There are many negative effects of low self-esteem which lead

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    Conformity

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    to abort a fetus‚ there are several risks that follow. I understand that it is every women’s right to have an abortion and there are many reasons as to why she would want one but in my opinion‚ abortions are risky measures to take because of the effects that abortions have on a woman’s body‚ mentally and psychologically. Therefore‚ choosing between an abortion and following through with the pregnancy can easily be narrowed down to deciding between these two options if the risks of abortions are taken

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    Conformity Essay

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    Describing a study on conformity Conformity is a form of social influence which involves a change in a belief or behaviour in order to fit in with a particular group. This change is in response to real (involving the physical presence of others) or imagined (involving the pressure of social norms / expectations) group pressure. SHERIF Muzafer Sherif (1935) conducted a lab experiment study on conformity in 1935. Sherif conducted this study by putting participants in a dark room and told them

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    The Perils Of Obedience

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    controversial experiments that had to deal with obedience. Zimbardo conducted an experiment in a mock prison that showed the roles of the guards and prisoners. Milgram conducted an experiment that tested how much pain a teacher would inflict on someone else at the command of an experimenter. The experiments that they conducted have been called wrong and unethical. Although the experiments vary from each other‚ they both changed the way the world looks at obedience and Authority. Zimbardo wrote the Article

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    Blind Obedience

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    Blind Obedience While sitting in church on Sunday going through the same motions of every Sunday‚ my son leans over to ask‚ "Why do we have to stand up for this prayer?" My response "because we are supposed to". Reading "The Children ’s Story" by James Clavell‚ made me think a little more about this question that I had no answer for. A person needs to be able to explain why he does what he does. Children are innocent and unknowing; they are like a blank piece of paper waiting to be filled

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    Describe and discuss two factors that Milgram found effect obedience? Refer to empirical evidence in your answer Milgram’s original study into obedience came under to a lot of scrutiny because of both mythological and ethical problems. This meant that the validity of Milgram’s study was put into question. Following the study were further investigations to see what might change and explain the results that Milgram found‚ both by Milgram himself and other psychologists. Variations to his study throw

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    Conformity

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    YUDEXYS PENALVER 12/20/2012 ABSTRACT #2-Polyuria PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is to identify polyuria in recipients that have under gone renal transplant and have experience excessive urine output. METHOD: A 57-year-old male patient with hypertension and hyperglycemia was referred to our hospital because of a diagnosis regarding his left adrenal tumor. Because the levels of urinary metanephrine and normetanephrine were elevated‚ and 131I-MIBG scintigraphy showed intense uptake in the

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    Obedience to Authority: A Brief Summary of Milgram’s Research and Current Research’s Position on Milgram’s Findings Introduction Throughout history people have followed directives given by other people‚ such as ‘do this’‚ ‘follow these rules’‚ ‘listen to me’‚ and ‘do as I say’. In fact‚ governments have rules‚ laws and norms of their society so that people will obey the laws and behave in a civilized manner. How is it then that individual’s will go against and contest their own values and morals

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