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    Social influence It refers to our need to be right. Sometimes‚ an individual does not know what is the correct behaviour for the particular circumstances. In these cases‚ the individual will look to and copy the behaviour of others (e.g. modeling). The behaviour of others provides information on what is the correct thing to do in this situation. There are three types of social influence - conformity - compliance

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    Allison Funk Mrs. Tinberg 4th Period 29 February 2024 The Perils of Indifference As you get locked into the Ghettos to be loaded on train cars for a long trip to Germany with occasional stops to get one or two buckets of food and water‚ a train filled bugs and things no one wants to be around‚ and finally what feels like a journey with no end you wait in boredom for a change. When they get there‚ unloading takes what feels like years and you often get by clubs. You look up and see a sign that reads

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    Obedience to Parents

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    psychological‚ and in many instances‚ religious‚ moral‚ and spiritual. Our indebtedness to our parents is so immense that it is not possible to repay it fully. In lieu of this‚ it becomes obligatory for us to show the utmost kindness‚ respect‚ and obedience to our parents. The position of parents‚ and the mutual obligations and responsibilities‚ have been addressed in Islam in great detail. The Qur’anic commandments‚ as well as the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (sawaws) guide us in this matter. The parent-child

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    The Perils and Promises of Praise In her article‚ “The Perils and Promises of Praise‚” Carol Dweck provides a lot of research to prove her claims that student praised for being wise‚ which according to Carol many educators belief that it will build confidence and further motivate students’ to learn‚ is untrue‚ whereas students praised for effort (works-hard ) get a boost in their performance. Indeed‚ the author has a reasonable point‚ I strongly agreed with her assessment that by giving students’

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    Throughout civilization‚ humans have used conformity and obedience to be accepted in society. They do this in order to be praised by superiors for following orders. This can happen with anything in their lives‚ from working‚ religion‚ and even at school. However‚ there is a darker side. Many of the greatest atrocities of human civilization have occurred because of the desire to be obedient and conform. Even if it means that they must violate their own values‚ they will do so in order to maintain

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    The Essence of Obedience

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    Alisha Thomas C. Sturm English 102 February 20‚2009 The Essence of obedience The fidelity of ones faith becomes the premise to justify the changing of ones conscience. In many cases people act rationally in pursuit of the “benefits” they pursue from being part of a religious group. There is a term coined for this type of thought process‚ “parochial altruism”-they combine a parochial act (the attacker killing members from other groups) with altruism (the attacker sacrificing themselves

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    Blind Obedience

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    Blind Obedience While sitting in church on Sunday going through the same motions of every Sunday‚ my son leans over to ask‚ "Why do we have to stand up for this prayer?" My response "because we are supposed to". Reading "The Children ’s Story" by James Clavell‚ made me think a little more about this question that I had no answer for. A person needs to be able to explain why he does what he does. Children are innocent and unknowing; they are like a blank piece of paper waiting to be filled

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    House of Obedience

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    The Bait-al-taa or House of Obedience is a provision in Islam law which gives husbands the right to demand obedience from their wives. If a woman leaves her husband’s home without his permission he has the right to force her to come back. The husband can claim “nushaz” or disobedience and order her to come back with a qadi (judgement.) Once the woman returns she stays either at her husband’s home or in another living area (House of Obedience) which provides the woman with essential necessities. Divorce

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    Sharenting is the recurrent use of social media to post photos or news of one’s children. Adrienne LaFrance‚ the editor of TheAtlantic.com‚ wrote an article called “The Perils of Sharenting‚” which goes in depth into this subject. The article reveals the dangers that comes with parents posting innocent photos and news online about their children. Her purpose for writing this is to spread awareness regarding the terrors of sharenting; such as: stolen identities‚ digital kidnapping‚ and pedophiles

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    Milgram Obedience Review

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    "Obedience is as basic an element in the structure of social life as one can point to. Some system of authority is a requirement of all communal living‚ and it is only the person dwelling in isolation who is not forced to respond‚ with defiance or submission‚ to the commands of others. For many people‚ obedience is a deeply ingrained behavior tendency‚ indeed a potent impulse overriding training in ethics‚ sympathy‚ and moral conduct. The dilemma inherent in submission to authority is ancient

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