others who find it very difficult to yield it to others. They feel that they are right in their judgement but they don’t want to be different. So they behave in ways that are inconsistent with their private held beliefs. In such situations they have the tendency to alter their perception of the situation so that conformity appears to be justified. This was supported in a study by Buchler and Griffin (1994). They divided the subjects into group. They were given a story to read in which a stranger
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Swimming pools: Similar to the short story‚ The Swimmer‚ my neighborhood has many swimming pools. Like the setting in the story‚ they seem to form a snake-like‚ “quasi-subterranean stream that curved across the country” (Norton 2‚ 1234). My swimming pool is physically similar to many of the pools in the story as it is located in the backyard‚ fenced up‚ and contains water. Physical differences include the gradual slope into the deep end‚ a diving board‚ as well as multi-colored underwater lighting
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I noted that Greece has always been a beautiful country that many people want to visit‚ but I asked‚ “Has it always been glamorous?” I believe there were many reasons why individuals should not have moved to ancient Greece during 430-429 BC. Four themes were used to support how war and diseases affect this civilization; the themes used were geography‚ science and technology‚ history‚ and culture. Generally‚ I would not have recommended someone move to ancient Greece because the Peloponnesian War
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Why people shouldn’t lie? Sometimes people for their own benefit may do anything‚ including lie. But what is actually lies‚ and why people lie to their relatives? Why instead of truth they choose lies? One of the main reasons can be anxiety. Anxiety of getting in trouble and being abused. Fear that no one will understand your problem. Understand how you feel and what you think. Most of the times people are just getting confused in what others will think. When
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To get money should be the reason for why do people. We work in exchange to earn money‚ which is the factor to acquire what we need in daily lives. Although people have a right to choose whether they want to live either with sufficiency economy or extravagant economy‚ they do have to work hard in a different way. For those whose lives lie on the philosophy of sufficiency economy‚ they will have to work to survive even though they do not need money. People need to buy food‚ clothes and other necessarily
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3 May 2012 Why People Hate Musicals There are many different reasons why people could hate musicals. Maybe they had a bad time at the theatre once and that scarred their outlook on musicals forever. Many people think that musicals are “gay” and they don’t want to see guys “prancing” around on stage. Some people cannot stand the fact that people are singing instead of talking. Whatever their reason for disliking musicals is‚ they’re wrong. I’m only joking. Everyone has the right to his or
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Why take the time to think for yourself when you can simply step back and adapt to the generic thoughts of those around you? Even in instances where standing up for what you believe is as simple as saying yes or no‚ many find themselves going with the answer that is most accepted. This It doesn’t matter if the facts clearly justify one side of an argument or decision‚ if the general public disagrees people feel as though they must take a passive approach and simply give in in an attempt to avoid
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Taking Risks What I Already Known/What I Want to Know While reading Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air‚ I began to wonder why individuals take extreme risks. Over the course of this novel‚ a team of highly trained mountain climbers attempts to climb Mount Everest in 1996. Several die‚ get injured‚ and go missing. Death becomes very familiar to the team of climbers. In the book‚ Hall and Hansen get stranded‚ Hansen runs out of supplemental oxygen and cannot continue; Fischer also gets stranded‚ Hansen
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WHY PEOPLE KEEP PETS Today owning a pet is a widespread phenomenon and is also becoming a trend in our society. Pets always have something to offer whether it is companionship or protection. Some people even have pets just for the sake of it. As stated in the dictionary‚ pets are a domesticated or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure. The reason why people keep pets is pets can improve your health‚ a source of exercise and provides companionship. There are many benefits from
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victim. Becomes involved. Why People Bully: Cultural Causes – Unrealistic for people not to be influenced by violence in our culture. Institutional Causes – If there is no rule enforcing no bullying then it makes the bullying more likely to occur. Social Issues – Some people think that bullying others is funny or even being the class clown. The negative behavior causes people to bully more because they think “hey why not? Everybody else is doing it! it must
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