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    The term “norm” is defined as the principles or rules of social life that people are expected to observe. The reason of “attending college” becomes a norm is people assume one will go to college after he or she graduates from high schools‚ at least that is what people observe in present. When I was at the age of 7‚ I was told that

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    For my social norm violation I decided to order Burger King’s and Wendy’s food at McDonald’s. I chose to break this social norm because‚ here in America‚ the majority of people know what type of food each fast food chain offers. For example‚ everyone knows that a Big Mac is from McDonald’s and a Whopper is from Burger King. I wanted to see the reaction I would get from the McDonald’s employees if I tried to order a Whopper and a baconator. So‚ I went to the McDonald’s on Weber at a time when it wasn’t

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    Definitions What Does Authentic Assessment Look Like? How is Authentic Assessment Similar to/Different from       Traditional Assessment? * Traditional Assessment * Authentic Assessment * Authentic Assessment Complements Traditional Assessment * Defining Attributes of Authentic and Traditional Assessment * Teaching to the Test Alternative Names for Authentic Assessment Definitions A form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate

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    As I read this book The Social Animal Conformity drew me in and intrigued me‚ I was able to understand why so many people conform to social norms. As humans –being have a desire to go along with the standards of a group of people‚ so we can be accepted as an in-group person and not rejected as an out-group undesirable person. No one wants to be an outsider‚ we all long to be accepted in a group. Sometimes‚ we go against or better judgment to be received into these coteries. This deep need to belong

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    Group norms can affect the development of a team When individuals are in groups there are forces at work that shape their behavior. All individuals have their own separate traits‚ way of thinking and doing tasks‚ however when they are contributing together as a team they enviably start to exhibit different behaviors which are based on the group norms. For example a team member may not be a brave outspoken individual on their own but when in a group may exhibit more aggressive outspoken tones feeling

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    success” were the norm in those days. The Sophist stated‚ “All values and standards are relative‚” and one of the main questions that you should ask yourself is‚ “Will performing this action be advantageous to me?” These are the criterion the many individuals‚ including presidents‚ follow these days. As a result‚ we have extremely corrupt individuals as presidents all over the globe. Having stated this point‚ now let’s analyze in general‚ what is a good president on Socrates’s norms? Perhaps‚ an exceptional

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    Legal Drinking Age Specific Purpose: To argue in favor of lowering the minimum legal drinking age in the United States. Thesis Statement: I will discuss 1) the current legal drinking age‚ 2) the effect that this drinking age has upon American social norms‚ and 3) the potential benefits of a lower drinking age. I. INTRODUCTION A. Hook: Alcohol is ever-present in today’s American society. Television viewers are constantly bombarded with advertisements promoting its consumption. Social events rarely take

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    Human nature and its relationship with social norms is a curious thing. By nature‚ humans are helpful‚ friendly creatures that look for the good in things. Strangely enough‚ when crossed with social norms‚ human nature is sometimes distorted and people assume the worst of situations. This has become an ongoing issue and is only becoming more and more prevalent. If we begin to focus on the things that make us similar to others instead of what makes us better‚ or smarter‚ or different than others‚

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    Far Eastern University Sampaloc‚ Manila (A Project in SPED6) Submitted by: Nicole Pouline N. Camson EFR2-2 Submitted to: Ms. Karen Montemayor Specific Strategies for Gross Motor Assessment There are several reasons for assessing the gross motor competence of young children. The identification of a discrepancy between age-expected performance and actual performance is the first step in determining

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    In order to ask the reader to question Victorian social norms Abbott employs the use of estrangement. He achieves this through his depiction of Flatland: it may be geologically and aesthetically different as a 2-Dimensional landscape‚ but the social norms and customs of the residents are parallel to that of the Victorians. Khanna describes: ‘The other world proposed in such fiction not only stretches the imagination of what is possible in social organisation‚ but also makes us see our present society

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