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    NEUROTRANSMITTERS AND AGGRESSION LARISSA BATISTA PSY 407 SUMMARY According to various scientific research studies conducted over the past three decades suggest that central neurotransmitters play a key role in the modulation of aggression in all mammalian species including humans. Specific neurotransmitters systems involved in aggression include serotonin‚ dopamine‚ norepinephrine‚ GABA‚ and neuropeptides such as vasopressin and oxytocin. Neurotransmitters not only

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    Imagine being sentenced to death‚ solely because one person doesn’t like you. Throughout The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller has portrayed many personal rivalries. A very important role that is shown everywhere during the witch hunt is jealousy. The towns people of Salem have taken advantage of the witch hunt‚ in order to manifest their grudges held towards one another. For instance‚ Abigail has a grudge against Elizabeth because she has fired Abigail after discovering John’s affair with her. Abigail

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    heightened aggression. Yet‚ no previous research has examined whether desensitization explains the association between game exposure and aggression. For this reason‚ Engelhardt‚ Bartholow‚ Kerr‚ Bushman (2011) examined this association through an empirical experiment. After participants played a violent or a non-violent game‚ acute desensitization was examined using the amplitude of the P300 component of the event-related brain potential elicited by photographs showing real violence. Aggression was measured

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    In the beginning of ‘The Scarlet Ibis’‚ the narrator has struggled to approach his concern for his brother‚ Doodle‚ a physically challenged individual as jealousy conquers his judgement and eventually ends up regretting the decisions he made. The narrator states‚ “I began to make plans to kill him by smothering him with a pillow”(486) When doodle was born‚ the narrator was neglected by his family which made him envious. The narrator shows extreme hatred towards Doodle for all the attention he receives

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    for acts of violence and aggression and how they are permitted and given meaning through their association with the masculine ideals of toughness‚ heroism and sacrifice. As part of this a number of violent sports will be brought into the context of the essay. Also within the essay will include why these relate to the masculine ideals of toughness‚ heroism and sacrifice. It is important that this is discussed for a better understanding of the effects of violence and aggression within the sporting world

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    A Scientific Explanation: Why Do Bats Fly At Night? We have always known bats for being nocturnal‚ but do we exactly know why? Without the aid of science‚ our ancestors solved this mystery through means that were available during their time. As they were both artistic and expressive‚ they spent most of their time coming up with stories‚ which are now what we know as legends. One of which was the story “Why Bats Fly at Night” which was adapted from Rosario Singh’s story “Bakit sa Gabi Lumilipad

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    From an evolutionary viewpoint‚ aggression can be suitable in a number of situations‚ for animals (Archer‚ 1988)‚ and human beings (Buss & Shackelford‚ 1997). The utility of aggression was to assign individuals over their accessible home range so as to secure the most advantageous utilization of a region and its nutrients (Lorenz‚ 1966). Such a functional perspective on aggression has been abdicated‚ with modern consensus that neither humans

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    Jealousy – its presence‚ its impact‚ its existence in society – is closely connected to numerous negative images and emotions. From fear to rage‚ envy sheds light on changes in not only relationships‚ but also internal morality. In Nella Larsen’s Passing‚ the potential interpretation of positive images surrounding Clare’s physical attributes as sexual attraction should be comprehended as jealousy.   As the novella unfolds‚ the author reveals various characteristics that the protagonist simply cannot

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    Statement of Explanation – “The night that never happened” I am composing a creative piece in the form of a short story. The intended audience are adults who are unable to empathise with asylum seekers. I am agreeing with the prompt that ‘It is often the vulnerable and powerless‚ who are unable to avoid the effects of conflict.’ I will draw on ideas from the memoir “The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Sharif” such as the setting and not to mention using a Najaf-like character who has similar history (dealing

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    Infidelity is unforgivable whether or not. In the article‚ “Is infidelity always bad” by Ananzi Men‚ he has doubt on infidelity is always bad or not. Many people have marriages and are still tend to lie to their wives or husbands. Why are they willing to forsake all others and don’t tell the true to their partners? One point I found significant in the reading was when the author stated that‚ “Whist many people have monogamous marriages and ‘forsake all others’‚ affaires are also a fact of life”.

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