172 participants was divided into three conditions in order to test the hypothesis. Results were found to be statistically significant with those in the teeth and control condition reporting a slightly higher rating than those who inhibited their smile (lips condition)‚ supporting the hypothesis. The results did indicate a trend supporting the notions of the hypothesis‚ demonstrating that facilitated mechanisms may contribute to response. The findings of this study lend support to the facial feedback
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pushing two bags of groceries in an old baby pram grinned at the young man and hailed him: ’Hey‚ beautiful!’ The young man gave her a half-‐smile and raised his hand in a wave. She passed on her way‚ thinking: He’s in love. He had that look about him. He was dressed in a light
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persistent drought and dams were dry and ’windmills stalled.’ The most interesting thing about the description here is that she compares her mother’s smile to the stalled windmill and the dry dam. One gets the impression that even though the mother was smiling it lacked the warmth of a genuine smile. We are also made to understand that such a smile almost always came when she had done something wrong. She continues to tell us that her mother smiling at their faults was a ploy to keep them from being
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just the cherry on top. You may think that your life sucks‚ or the whole world is against you until by the Will of God someone restores your faith in humanity. That one stranger who just brightens your day‚ and keeps you going. Just one smile‚ it takes one smile to turn a complete strangers day around. That person might not know your life story‚ or where you have been‚ or what you’ve been through. Just the power of a simple act of kindness can turn a horrible day around. In high school‚ I once
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and attentively to every detail that Mezie gave.Mezie’s boss was the topic of the family rendezvous that day. Mezie’s kids came up an idea‚ it was the “smiling strategy”. The smiling strategy entailed that Mezie did everything for his boss with a smile. This of course wasn’t going to be easy knowing the kind of boss that he had. Notwithstanding he embraced the advice of his family. Discussing his problem with his family in the rendezvous alleviated his pain.
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some had already decided they were having a bad day. My perkiness probably threatened that. When we arrived at my daughter’s school‚ I stopped to hold the door open for the other parents dropping their children off‚ also saying “good morning” with a smile. This time I got a lot of great responses‚ some ask me if I was a new teacher!! With my daughter at school it was time to head downtown to see how much kindness I could spread. When I got off the bus I made sure to look the driver in the eye and tell
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mind a day of relaxation is a day at the salon where you walk in and seem to be all smiles‚ even with knowing that there is the most numbing smell and the extensive and prolonged filing that the nail artists seems to do. So my day began when I walk through the door of the salon I receive a warm welcoming from the usual employees. It seems as if I could be having a bad day and then having someone greet you with a smile can turn your frown upside down‚ just as fast as the moon sets and the sun starts
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Compare and Contrast the disturbing behavior In The Wasp Factory and A Streetcar Named Desire Disturbing behavior is clearly shown throughout both The Wasp Factory and A Streetcar Named Desire with representations of how the outside world effects and distorts the human mind through characters Blanche‚ Stella and Stanley in A Streetcar… and Frank‚ Eric and their father in The Wasp Factory. I aim to explore and compare the two depictions of the disturbed mind by finding similar themes within
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Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) in 2005-it came nowhere near the excellence in comparison with the Original. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) have similarities involving the plot‚ in the sense that both movies seemed to tell the same story. But the two movies also have some major differences that make and break the film; the plot‚ theme and acting were those key differences. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) had a confusing chain
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the flowers accept death with open arms and a smile. This poem by Henry King praises flowers for not only their humble lifestyles but also for their acceptance of death. Henry King uses the literary device of personification‚ a strong and effective way to give the flowers a voice‚ and to help the reader grasp and understand the poem. He also uses that literary device to humble the reader in order to better understand the way that the flower smiles in the face of death‚ and to help us make a
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