Old English. Circa 500A.D. Beowulf: First version=Codex Cotton Vitelliusfire‚ so passed down orally Lacunae=holes from moths First word of poem is Hwaet=O.E. for a greeting: hey‚ listen up! Whale’s way=the sea Comitatus=latin=duty of follower to hand everything won to the king who then distributes the wealth based on merit Grendel=large‚ condemned by God; descendant of Cain‚ “one against all‚” wont pay Wergild=price paid to family of the enemy you killed in battle; a matter of honor. Witan=council
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The Stanford Prison Experiment Psychological studies are relatively new as far as the history of scientific research is concerned. As with anything‚ the rules for these experiments have evolved and become what they are today only through past circumstances. There are some main experiments in past psychological history‚ which became a true turning point and reasons for ethical guidelines to be placed. These experiments include the medical atrocities during WWII‚ the Tuskegee syphilis project‚
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Having read world renown Psychology Professor Emeritus Philip Zimbardo biography‚ watched videos of his lectures and beginning to read his award-winning book “The Lucifer Effect”. I feel that he shows bias towards society‚ the environment‚ and situation‚ he speaks about how people are not born evil or bad‚ that society‚ how a person up-brining or environment and the situation are to blame‚ although a person those bear some responsibility‚ Zimbardo makes it clear that it is not the individual fault
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Philip George Zimbardo is an American contemporary social psychologist and was a professor of psychology at Stanford University. Zimbardo is best known for his Stanford Prison Experiment where he wanted to explore the idea of power of anonymity which enables the tendency of violent behaviours regardless of if‚ they are overall good people. Therefore‚ he held an experiment with 24 “good apples” (Zimbardo 52) in a role-playing exercise that simulated prison life. He wanted to test how promptly a person
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heroes‚ many critics and casual readers alike rally unquestionably behind characters that portray honesty‚ courage‚ wit‚ and self-reliance. How can a reader truly assess a character’s qualities if the narration is told in a first person perspective? Philip Marlowe‚ a “hard-boiled private detective” created by Raymond Chandler in his first novel (Yearley par 15)‚ The Big Sleep‚ displays many of said admirable qualities. His story is also told in first person. One can only assess Marlowe’s personality
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Ethan Allen‚ an American Hero Born on January 21st of 1738 in Connecticut‚ Ethan Allen was destined to be a hero. Allen not only helped to make Vermont a state‚ but he also captured Ft. Ticonderoga‚ and attempted to capture Montreal. This true American performed many amazing deeds in his 51 years‚ and even today‚ he is a known piece of our country’s history. Allen‚ a tall‚ broad-shouldered man always had a love for Vermont which had been know then as the “Hampshire Grants”. After returning
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Philip Zimbardo‚ born in 1933 in New York (USA) is a psychologist and investigator‚ who focus in social psychology. His best known work is the Stanford´s Prison experiment‚ searching for an explanation for the violence in the USA prisons. He wanted to know if this behaviour is due to the personalities of the guards (i.e. dispositional) or due to the prison environment and structure (i.e. situational). He later gave class in some of the best universities of the world; Yale‚ NYU and Columbia. His also
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depicting‚ naturally‚ the hunt. Famous French Horn Players | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_5799771_famous-french-horn-players.html#ixzz2RsdIC8vS http://www.hornsociety.org/ihs-people/past-greats/28-people/past-greats/122-brain In 1933 Philip Farkas‚ before he finished high school‚ became the first horn player for the Kansas City Philharmonic. Farkas founded the International Horn Society and wrote what is considered the "Bible" of horn technique‚ "The Art of French Horn Playing: A Treatise
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Per the textbook‚ conformity is defined as people’s tendencies to behave consistently with social norms. Many people want to feel as though they belong to the in-group‚ so they are unwilling to stand against the majority opinion. Several famous studies have looked at different aspects of conformity and how subjects respond to certain situations. The results of the Milgram‚ Asch‚ and Zimbardo studies can teach us to avoid abuses of power in the future. The first study discussed was conducted by
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Professor Philip Zimbardo‚ leader of the Stanford prison experiment considered three questions before initiating one of the most significant experiments to human phycology. He asked; ‘What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does the situation outside of you come to control your behaviour? Or do the things inside you such as your attitudes‚ your values and your morality etc. allow you to rise above a negative environment? The experiment was intended to last two weeks‚ but was terminated
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