Emberson et al (2010) designed an experiment to determine why overheard phone calls pose more of a distraction than a conversation between physically present individuals and concluded that the unpredictability of the overheard speech contributes to the listener’s distractedness. They hypothesized that the depletion of the listener’s attention would negatively impact their performance on a task. In experiment 1‚ they tested the participants’ performances on two kinds of tasks (visual monitoring and
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ago” smirks Derrick as he leaves the table heading towards the kitchen. “Chance will be a fine thing‚” I say half-heartedly. “…Although for a laugh‚” I call out‚ “should make for an interesting selfie!” I hear him chuckle. I need the bathroom so I make my way up the stairs. Derrick calls up asking me about wanting swede (so I thought) and I call back‚ “Yep‚ that’s fine.” Now‚ hand on heart‚ I can honestly say‚ what my eyes witnessed next had never even crossed my mind‚ — least not with this guy…
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It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner‚ “Z’naya‚” my mother yelled up the stairs “it’s for you. It’s Aaron he sounds upset.” as i come downstairs to pick up the phone i was not happy. We had just got into an argument and he hung up on me. Not only that i was tired the baby was crying so much. I looked for a peaceful quiet night at home. I didn’t feel like another stupid argument with bipolar Aaron. Thirty minutes later‚ however‚ Aaron black dodge durango swung into our driveway
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The poem‚ “Monologue for an Onion” written by Sue Kim‚ the onion is a metaphor and is the whole poem is written about it and based off of it. The basic main viewpoint of the poem is about the feelings and thoughts that onion experiences when being handle by the person or more specifically when it is being cut. The poem revolves around the whole idea of how the onion feels and thinks as the person cuts away at it and how it reflects on the actions of the person and the person themselves. Sue Kim’s
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The Real Inspector Hound: A discourse of postmodernism In this essay we will try to explain why The Real Inspector Hound is a Postmodernist play. To do this First we must decide on what Postmodernism actually is. As many critics have written many definitions on this subject overlapping and contradicting each other it is hard to find a single definition of postmodernism. So first to embark on this journey‚ we are going to find and state a single definition of postmodernism and afterwards we shall
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The hunter waits. She is patient‚ silent‚ controlled; a perfectly tuned instrument of death. She uses the shadows to hide from the eyes of her enemies‚ her pelt melting into oblivion. It is a perfect night for a kill; for the moon is hidden away in its own veil of darkness and the stars are too cold and distant to shed their light onto the mountain side below. Yet‚ she does not flex her claws against the earth in anticipation‚ nor feel the rush of blood roaring in her ears. She is calm‚ silent
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It’s been a week and I haven’t heard from Vic. I must’ve really pissed him off. The day after the grad party I woke up dizzy‚ groggy‚ and with faint memory of where I was or why I was there. Matty (bless his soul)‚ was kind enough to remind me of the actions following the present time. He even showed me the video of me (drunk) sassing both him and Vic. Matty being the comical soul he is‚ took it lightly; whereas Vic stormed off and I haven’t heard from him. There’s two problems with me not hearing
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Erica takes two pills and goes to search for Aiden. She runs to call AMBER. ERICA Hello‚ Amber? This is Erica. I’m so sorry‚ but I am not able to make it to the conference today. I’m super ill. AMBER You’ve got to be freaking kiddie me. You should have been here two hours ago. It’s always
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It is a day like any other day. The glowing warmth of the sun is hidden behind fluffy grey clouds‚ the warmth is barley touching the ground. Children are running from place to place‚ chasing after one another. I could almost say‚ that there’s nothing special today‚ but that would be lie. Today is the day of my sisters wedding! The excitement and anticipation has been drenching our small village for weeks. The chance to celebrate anything is very seldom‚ and a wedding‚ a wedding is the greatest celebration
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Critical Assessment of judgement in Inspector of Taxes v. Kiernan Inspector of Taxes v. Kiernan (hereinafter referred to as Kiernan) is a Supreme Court case which‚ at first glance‚ would appear to deal with a rather innocuous question‚ can “pigs” be referred to as “cattle”? The question of whether pigs can be included within the confines of the the term cattle might seem both banal and quite absurd‚ but the judgement on this question has had repercussions for many subsquent cases since this matter
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