IF WE THINK GLOBALLY‚ DO WE OPPRESS LOCALLY? Our society is experiencing nowadays a budgetary crisis that prompts it for early solutions. This awful situation is affecting many countries which are trying to withdraw to early times. Nevertheless‚ things don´t seem to keep very well. Might it be because of thinking globally and therefore oppressing locally? I will try to give my opinion using some examples drawn from our culture‚ starting from the highest level of it. In order to solve the crisis
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Manipulation of the mind is a very unique and skill that not that many people can perfect and use it correctly. Is it a skill used for good or for the bad? In our current era‚ there are many examples of how villainous this skill can be used. A good example would be Loki‚ the main villain in the very well-known movie‚ “Avengers”. He is one that some people could call a mastermind. He uses his evil persona to play mind tricks with all of the heroes that are trying to stop his plans. He studies and
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CHAPTER ATLAS PGS. 282-289 KEY TOPIC LOCATION DESCRIPTION WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? Great Rift Valley From Ethiopia to Mozambique Valleys with steep rifts on each side As it continues to shift‚ East Africa will become an island. Mt. Kilimanjaro Tanzania Snow-capped; near the equator; The highest mountain‚ Mt. Kilimanjaro’s name comes from Swahili & means shiny mt. Africa’s highest mountain Lake Victoria Surrounded by Tanzania‚ Kenya
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Like a Freak? Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner is a book with the self-proclaimed purpose of engaging their readers to “retrain their brains.” They say that to think like a Freak is to think more productively‚ more creatively‚ and more rationally. The authors of this book were effective in accomplishing their purpose by engaging readers with various examples of interest and out-of-the-box thinking methods. In Chapter One‚ titled “What Does It Mean to Think Like a Freak
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In C.W Mills’ article‚ “The Promise”‚ the main idea that I believe Mills wanted to address is that we should all use our sociological imaginations to see problems that we are facing as individuals which can be connected to the social/economic problems within the entire society. “Sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society” (Mills 1959‚ 3). What this basically means is that people look at their own personal problems as social
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Dualism; Mind v Body Throughout the history of philosophy one of the strongest thesis’s in Descartes time as a philosopher was the idea of dualism. What is dualism? In short it is the theory that the mind and body are two separate substances. Although Descartes has his own arguments and support as to why dualism is true. The idea of dualism has been debated for centuries; it is basically on what one’s beliefs are if they think it is true or false. Descartes explanation of dualism was in his second
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"Think globally‚ act locally" urges people to consider the health of the entire planet and to take action in their own communities and cities. Long before governments began enforcing environmental laws‚ individuals were coming together to protect habitats and the organisms that live within them. These efforts are referred to as grassroots efforts. They occur on a local level and are primarily run by volunteers and helpers. The original phrase "Think global‚ act local" has been attributed to Scots
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In their third book‚ Think Like A Freak‚ authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner are back with their unorthodox writing style to divulge the secrets to “thinking like a freak”. Levitt and Dubner‚ authors of the international best sellers Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics‚ have developed a new paperback toolkit towards thinking differently in order to solve ones problems. The secrets to “thinking like a freak” are reveled by distinctive themes inside creative anecdotes that challenge the norms
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Ryan Powers Dr. Benita Dilley CATA 235: Small Group Communication March 21‚ 2006 Book: Janis‚ Irving L. Groupthink. Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 1982 Executive Summary: In this book Janis writes about the group phenomena known as groupthink. He breaks down the some of the reasons why groupthink occurs and gives theories‚ implications‚ and applications of groupthink. Also‚ he connects his findings on groupthink to political fiascoes and demonstrates that groupthink is the leading cause behind these mishaps
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Various Ways to Prevent Group-think * Foster open climate for discussion ① Seating Arrangement Seating arrangement is important in creating an open atmosphere for discussion. Most organizations are hierarchical so that it is usually hard for subordinates to express their ideas directly to their heads. If members of an organization seat in orderly manner by their positions‚ there should be an invisible wall‚ which prevents from expressing their ideas. Thus‚ the climate is rather formal
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