Yierfan Abula ENG 111 M&W Professor Hoke 11/21/2014 Obedience and the Authority If a person in a position of authority ordered you to deliver a 400-volt electrical shock to another person‚ would you follow orders? Most people‚ I think‚ would answer this question with an absolute No. However‚ Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of the obedience experiments during the 1960s demonstrated surprising results. These experiments offer a powerful and disturbing look
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book Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffman‚ the cover typically illustrates a character from the first story‚ shock-headed Peter. “Just look at him! There he stands‚ With his nasty hair and hands. See! his nails are never cut; They are grimed as black as soot; And the sloven‚ I declare‚ Never once has combed his hair; Anything to me is sweeter Than to see Shock-headed Peter.” (Hoffman‚ 3) Shock-headed Peter has been popular and influential through many generations‚ so much that it has been spoofed‚ parodied
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authority figure. To carry out the experiment‚ Milgram designed a shock generator- a large electronic device with 30 switches labeled with voltage levels from 30 volts increasing at 15-volt intervals to 450 volts. These switches were labeled in groups that described their level of shock: slight shock‚ moderate shock‚ severe shock‚ etc. This machine was actually a simulated shock generator‚ and no one actually received any shocks. The subjects of this study were 40 males between the ages of 20 and
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teacher/subject is seated in front of a shock generator labeled with terms like “Slight Shock‚” “Moderate Shock” and “Danger: Sever Shock.” The final two switches are labeled simply with a menacing “XXX.” The teacher/subject is to ask the learner a series of word pairing questions and when answered incorrectly‚ the learner will receive a “shock” delivered by the teacher. The learner will in fact receive no shock but this fact is hidden from the subject. The shock levels starts at 30 volts and increasing
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then mixed with competent E. coli cells followed by heat shock and the streaking of transformed cells on two different types of agar plate (LB and LB+ampicillin). The extracted plasmid DNA is important as it contains ampicillin-resistant gene. As such‚ E. coli cells that have taken up this plasmid DNA will be resistant to ampicillin and survive‚ hence growth of colonies will be observed on the agar plates. One of the rationales behind heat shock method is to create pores‚ allowing uptake of plasmid
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contains a lot of fictional elements‚ it powerfully conveyed enough of the essence of the true story for its writer‚ George Bellak‚ to receive Honorable Mention in the American Psychological Association’s media awards for 1977. . . . . . Milgram’s "shock machine" still exists. It can be found at the Archives of the History of American Psychology at the University of Akron. For a number of years‚ beginning in 1992‚ it was part of a traveling psychology exhibit created by the American Psychological
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inflation. Shocks by their very nature are unexpected and therefore the monetary authority can only adjust policy accordingly in hindsight. For example the Bank of England can only change the base rate once a month hence there will always be a time difference between when the economy experiences the shock and when the Bank can react. In theory however‚ the central bank (CB) does have considerable control over inflation. To begin with‚ consider a temporary unexpected positive inflationary shock. (I chose
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the significance of human communication is brought to light. In the first half of the film‚ the characters do not meet which intensifies the communication concept of Culture Shock. Many forms of intercultural and inter-relational communication are imbedded in the progression of the characters’ experiences with Culture Shock. Beyond simply being in a foreign place‚ Bob and Charlotte have made the transition from a Low Context culture to a High Context Culture (America to Japan). High context cultures
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In today’s environment‚ clear and precise information is needed to conduct business in another country. The importance of minimizing culture shock and optimizing successful communication is equally as important. In comparison to traditional guidelines‚ intercultural guidelines to interact international carries a significant value as well. This can be a determining factor that can result in companies receiving business contracts. To ensure employees are trained adequately a business should prepare
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Into A Different Culture Culture shock is a problem people face every day‚ especially when people travel to another country or when people move from one country to another with having two different cultures. Almost everyone experiences culture shock when they come to a completely new environment. Culture shock is basically having the idea that everything is different to the person: the language‚ the food‚ the plumbing‚ and the people. The experience of culture shock comes from the person not knowing
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