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    terms of motivated behaviour such that they appear to be purposeful and directed toward a goal. The hypothalamus is a brain structure located deep within the brain that‚ although small in size less than 1% of the brains total mass‚ is largely responsible for and controls a wide variety of human behaviour including motivation‚ eating‚ sexual activity and emotion. However in trying to understand this role it is important to first investigate the fundamental reasons and causes behind motivated behaviour

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    Ethical Considerations in Motivated Learning Team Paper PSYCH/635 Ethical Considerations in Motivated Learning Motivation is important when it comes to learning. Once the child is given that push to learn something that may be of value to them‚ the motivation to learn will continue as time goes on. “Students have differing perceptions of the value‚ or perceived information‚ of learning” (Schunk‚ 2012). Some students gravitate to what my spark their interest‚ such as

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    OUR ENGINEERS ARE JUST NOT MOTIVATED Situation: You are a consultant to the manager of mechanical engineering for a large company(8‚000 employees‚Rupess 700 crores annual sales) that manufactures industrial equipment. The manager had been in this position for six months‚ having moved from a similar position in a much smaller company. Manager: I just can’t seem to get these guys to perform. They are all extremely competent‚ but they just don’t seem to be willing to exert the kind of effort that we

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    Marshall in 1947 was motivated mainly by the altruistic desire to help the economic recovery of Europe. The European Recovery Programme‚ more commonly known as the Marshall Plan‚ was the American foreign policy masterminded by US Secretary of State George C. Marshall. Its aim was to provide financial support to war-torn Europe‚ following the conclusion of World War II in 1945. The interpretations that I will be analysing argue whether the Marshall Plan was mainly motivated by the altruistic desire

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    Sight and Blindness in King Lear In King Lear‚ the recurring images of sight and blindness associated with the characters of Lear and Gloucester illustrate the theme of self-knowledge and consciousness that exist in the play. These classic tropes are inverted in King Lear‚ producing a situation in which those with healthy eyes are ignorant of what is going on around them‚ and those without vision appear to "see" the clearest. While Lear’s "blindness" is one which is metaphorical‚ the blindness of Gloucester

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    before and he faced the dangerous crossing of the Atlantic. He had specific reasons for his motivation‚ he accomplished much and he dealt with those who doubted him in several ways. Generally scholars will say that the explorers of the new world were motivated by “God‚ Gold‚ and Glory.” Columbus himself wanted to get rich and prove that he was correct in regards to his views on world geography. The main way he was trying to get rich was by locating a faster route to the spice islands located in Asia. This

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    In Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ figurative blindness possesses beauty‚ in that it allows the “blind” individual to construct their own unique world‚ all of which is created through the distinct perception of various experiences‚ not necessarily the actual sequence and nature of events. Blindness is essentially a‚ “social construction” (Batman‚ ThisAmericanLife)‚ in that society has created this disability‚ whether it be physical or mental‚ demonstrating the notion that beliefs and opinions towards

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    Monroe’s Motivated Sequence Speech In this 3 - minute speech‚ you need to promote a product or an idea to your audience. You must use Monroe’s Motivated Sequence to organize your materials. Some research is required to support your claims. Use this sheet as your guide to organize your thoughts and as your notes to present. Turn this in after your presentation. Attention: Please use a hypothetical scenario‚ a story‚ a question‚ a quote‚ or other ways to get the audience’s attention. Have you

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    The Use of Blindness in Oedipus Rex Authors often use blindness both metaphorically and literally to describe their characters. In Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles begins the play with literally blind Thebans suffering from a plague that their metaphorically blind king has brought upon them. Oedipus‚ being the king‚ is trying to help his blind Thebans. In doing this‚ he blindly curses the murderer of the late King Laius for bringing this plague‚ not knowing that the murderer is himself. When

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    In literature‚ blindness serves a general significant meaning of the absence of knowledge and insight. It serves this same purpose in Sophocles’ classic tragedy‚ Oedipus Rex. In this piece‚ blindness manifests itself in three ways: intellectual blindness‚ which is the refusal or inability to accept knowledge; physical blindness‚ which is being without the physical sense of sight; and metaphorical blindness‚ which is what blindness symbolizes or means for each character affected by it. In all aspects

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