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    In the excerpt from Christopher Browning’s “Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 1010 in Poland”‚ Browning told us of the elite killing squad of less than 500 men‚ that killed around 83‚000 Jews. (215) Not just men‚ ordinary men‚ like the ones you see every day. Most of the men were involved in white collar jobs‚ just trying to support their family when they were chosen for the group. What caused these men to commit outrageous acts against humanity? Can anyone be brainwashed to execute deeds like

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    Ordinary Men Christopher Browning describes how the Reserve Police Battalion 101‚ like the rest of German society‚ was immersed in a flood of racist and anti-Semitic propaganda. Browning describes how the Order Police provided indoctrination both in basic training and as an ongoing practice within each unit. Many of the members were not prepared for the killing of Jews. The author examines the reasons some of the police members did not shoot. The physiological effect of isolation‚ rejection‚ and

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    Ordinary Thinking: Ordinary thinking is associative thinking…the mind is allowed to move anywhere. Contemplation: Thinking becomes contemplation when it moves not through accociation‚ but is directed. You work on a particular problem and you bracket out all associations. For example‚ science is based on contemplation…any logical thinking is contemplation. Contemplation is logical and rational. Concentration: Concentration is staying at one point‚ not allowing your mind to move at all…it

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    the best nation on the planet‚ but we can not assume our lawmakers and representatives are always going to do what is right or just. Even with the modern conveniences‚ technology‚ and public services we enjoy today‚ there will be circumstances when ordinary citizens have to take an active role in order to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe. Also‚ we can not take for granted our under-staffed and under-funded law enforcement agencies will always respond quickly enough to protect us in time from

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    for the positive outcome of the situation. By choosing to tackle the source of the contention and confront the opposing person in a controlled manner‚ one can overcome the hardships and tension caused by the feud. However‚ the award-winning film “Ordinary People” depicts a family of three‚ Conrad‚ Beth‚ and Calvin Jerrett‚ whose actions convey their lack of understanding of the significance of this concept. Following the unfortunate outcome of a boating incident‚ the Jarrett family is grievously

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    In the movie‚ Ordinary People‚ the Jarrett family struggles with Buck’s death as their s struggling with survivor’s guilt. The living son‚ Conrad‚ spends months in a hospital recovering from attempt at suicide and sees a psychiatrist‚ Dr. Berger‚ in attempt to recover from the boating tragedy. Conrad and his father‚ Calvin both want to talk about the death of Buck‚ but the mother‚ Beth‚ wants to avoid all conversation with his name involved. Though they have difficulty with this event the family

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    sounds like an ordinary country song but once the lyrics are read and analyzed listeners realize that it is nothing but. Ordinary country songs would be praising the small towns that the artist grew up in and displaying it in a good light but Mugraves’ song describes rural towns as boring and explains how fake the residents are‚ “Mamas hooked on Mary Kay/ Brothers hooked on Mary Jane/ And Daddies hooked on Mary two doors down”. In comparison Holcomb at first sight looks like an ordinary small town “with

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    Ordinary People Conflict management is the process of limiting the negative aspects of conflict while increasing the positive aspects of conflict. The aim of conflict management is to enhance learning and group outcomes‚ including effectiveness or performance in organizational setting. People use conflict management to better express what they are feeling and to help the other person or people to better understand what is going or what is wrong. Some steps people often use for conflict management

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    In the movie‚ Ordinary People‚ the Jarrett family face quite intense conflicts throughout their everyday lives after a son‚ and brother‚ of the family dies in a boating incident. The family’s overall dysfunction results from each person’s unhealthy way of grieving and not letting out their emotions and sorrow. Instances in which the family’s dysfunction was shown include: at the breakfast table‚ in the family’s backyard‚ when putting up the Christmas tree‚ at the mall‚ and when the mother‚ Beth‚

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    Juwan Torres Seventh Grade October 30‚ 2010 I went to sleep last night‚ expecting an ordinary day today. However‚ instead of the usual routine‚ my day turned out to be more surprising then I had expected. Normaly I wake up and eat breakfast‚ watch television‚ or use the computer‚ and eat snacks all day. My day turned out to be going to the stores‚ going to the library‚ and eating pizza. When I go to the store I usually

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