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    In today’s society‚ the Monomyth Archetype is prevalent in various forms such as television‚ films‚ books‚ and real life. Joseph Campbell founded the Monomyth Archetype theory‚ it involves a hero or heroine transcending the three main stages: separation‚ struggle or initiation‚ and return and reintegration. More specifically‚ this theory is predominant in the short genre‚ "The Step Not Taken"‚ by Paul D’Angelo. In the first stage‚ the protagonist is confronted with a journey of whether to provide

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    harassed or even raped‚ should the bystanders who did nothing to help just as guilty as the one committing the crime? Is the bystander effect still valid if bystanders witnessed the assault first hand? Or are they more likely to intervene? In 1964‚ Kitty Genovese was raped‚ robbed‚ and murdered in her building. Multiple neighbors heard her struggles and cries; yet her shouts and cries were ignored. “…One man‚ according to the 1964 New York Times article that broke the story‚ answered‚ "I didn’t want to

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    Many people argue that human are naturally cruel while some say no one is born with cruelty in them. After reading “The Perils of Obedience”‚ The Kitty Genovese Case”‚ and Darley and Latane’s experiments‚ I realized that humans acts based upon the situation and people around them in a case of emergency. Humans sometimes get confused on whether they should care about the crises or others will take care of it. “The Perils of Obedience” was an experiment done by Stanley Milgram concentrating on the

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    decision. Some say that those who see evil being done‚ but do nothing to stop it are just as evil as those actually committing the sin in the first place and I believe that Dante would agree. An extreme‚ real-world case would be the murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964‚ who was raped and killed in full view of a New York City apartment‚ of which the residents failed to do anything to help her. None of those neighbors raped her or physically killed her. They technically didn’t break any law or rule. But

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    make me think of this‚ my favorite cartoon character‚ her name is Hello Kitty. I believe that everyone knows her; maybe now you are surrounding by her. But‚ did you know that Kitty was modeling for the Dior brand in Vogue? Have you ever heard about that Bill .Gettys once willing to pay 56 billion dollars to take over Hello Kitty’s ownership? Today‚ I’m goanna to tell you more about this pop cat. Hello kitty‚ name kitty white‚ was born on November 1st 1974‚ in London. She weighs the same as

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    an important tool for improving individual and public reaction to emergencies or crisis. Rather than waiting for things to happen‚ people should make things happen which directly impacts others destiny and the destiny of those around them. The Genovese murder sparked much research with findings indicating the lack of involvement of bystanders is not just a symptom of an uncaring society (172). Social scientists found that it is a complex set of psychological factors. In Barkin’s essay she points

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    Week 9 Week 9 Application: Diffusion of Responsibility Pro-Social Behavior Conceptually‚ pro-social behavior includes behavior intended to benefit others‚ including behaviors such as helping‚ comforting‚ sharing‚ cooperating‚ reassuring‚ defending‚ and showing concern (Fiske‚ 2012‚ pg. 342). Pro-social behavior is intended to help another individual or group‚ but not benefit the self. Pro-social behavior reflects four types of social motivation‚ which reflects our core social motives (Fiske

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    but not helping. There are many reasons why individuals do not respond: diffusion of responsibility‚ not noticing or unsure if it is an emergency‚ and not wanting to be liable if the person still dies are a few. The Study Upon hearing of the Genovese murder John Darley and Bibb Latane conducted research and set up a study to determine why so many people failed to help before it was too late. Their study set three groups of students in sound proof booths. Group one believed that there was one

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    Corinne Loya CCVC * Question 1 Needs Grading | | | What does the author mean when she says that being an only daughter in a family of six sons "explains everything"? Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Being and only daughter in the story ment she was just a daughter she was a nobody.She was consider the 7th son and always by herself. | | | Response Feedback: | [None Given] | | | | | * Question 2 Needs Grading | | | What advantages does the author

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    not? Posted on March 13‚ 2011 by ezaiser| 1 Comment By Erica Zaiser Understanding when and why people intervene to help others‚ or when they don’t‚ is at the heart of social psychology. All students of psychology study the famous case of Kitty Genovese‚ whose screams while being attacked failed to elicit help from the nearly 40 bystanders. Most research on bystander intervention has found that the size of the group greatly impacts the likelihood of intervention. Too big of a group and everybody

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