the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association‚ looks at the positive effects of video game play. I’ve already written about the 5 reasons I’m buying my kids a Wii U this holiday season. In a way‚ this post offers 4 more reasons‚ emphasizing some of the positive impact that comes from gaming. As you’ll read below‚ I have some reservations about the paper‚ but I also think there’s a lot of good information in it. The research paper‚ by Isabela Granic‚ Adam Lobel‚ and Rutger C.
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There has been no specific empirical study of the rhetoric of Obama’s speeches when speaking about foreign policy or the military intervention in Libya. The purpose for this proposal is to address whether the U.S. invasion of Libya under the Obama administration have the same ideological justifications as did the Bush Administration in going into Iraq and Afghanistan. This addresses both the lack of empirical evidence in the field of U.S. foreign policy and the weakness in the sampling strategy of
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gave an unforgettable speech. This speech helped establish civil rights for people of color. The speech I am referring to is "I Have a Dream". In "I Have a Dream" by Dr. Martin luther King eloquently discusses segregation and injustices against African Americans. Kings speech uses rhetoric to captivate the audience’s attention on that August day. The first example of King’s rhetoric is in the form of ethos. Dr. Martin Luther King analogizes president Lincoln in his speech‚ “Five score years ago
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You have been invited to give a speech to the Australian Speaking Society on the topic ‘great speeches – the secret of success.’ Write the transcript for the speech including references to at least three speeches set for study. *** Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ an American essayist‚ lecturer and poet of the mid-19th century once said: “Speech is power: speech is to persuade‚ to convert‚ to compel‚” and how correct is he even today. Speeches are an essential form of communication in our society as it has
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on the absolute ruin of self that one faces through Socrates words. Straight from his introduction with‚ “Good evening‚ gentleman. I’m plastered‚” (Symposium 213 A) it appears‚ as this speech will be a random comedic interlude to distract from the ideas of the form that had just come about in the end of The Speech of Diotima. However‚ there is an underlying sense of tragedy and the ruin of self behind Alcibiades stories. Alcibiades is completely transformed by Socrates words‚ “If I were to describe
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Hello and good evening family‚ friends‚ fellow students‚ teachers and faculty. I want to thank you all for gathering here today to help us take part in the graduation and celebration of the Class of 2018’s achievements and accomplishments. On behalf of this year’s seniors‚ I believe that we’ve learned a lot throughout our 13 years of education‚ which accounts to 2‚340 days‚ or 17‚550 hours. Although not all of us showed up every day‚ especially towards the ending where our senioritis really started
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Why Students Should or Should Not Wear Uniforms By Patricia Bell‚ eHow Contributor School uniforms have been a topic of discussion and debate between parents and administrators. There are different opinions of the effect that school uniforms have on children’s social acceptance‚ comfort and behavior and the cost to the parents. 1. Insight * Children who cannot afford the latest fashion are sometimes ridiculed by their peers. Cliques can develop based on students’ clothing styles‚ and
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Vince Francis C. Calapan December 26‚ 2014 4-Fermionic Condensate Childhood Experience I can’t say that my childhood experience was so happy‚ wanna know why? Because some terrible incident happened in my childhood life. I was born on January 29‚ 1999‚ it was the feast day of St. Francis de Sales but later changed every January 24. It was the start of my childhood life and my childhood experience. I was the only son of Ervin and Jesusa Calapan‚ I was raised in a simple life‚ my father
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FOOD AND US Introduction Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for our body. It is usually of plant or animal origin‚ and contains essential nutrients‚ such as carbohydrates‚ fats‚ proteins‚ vitamins‚ or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism’s cells in an effort to produce energy‚ maintain life‚ or stimulate growth. Historically‚ people secured food through two methods: hunting and gathering‚ and agriculture. Today‚ most of
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or “instinctive” are often cultural • Mother/infant bond “human nature”? • In Northeastern Brazil where poverty is predominant‚ mothers give minimum care to infants. Wildboy of Aveyon • Found and brought into human contact • Learned some speech • Could not adjust adequately to human society after being isolated from it for so long Contemporary Anthropologists • Do not agree on a definition of culture • Some definitions stress the materialist side of culture and others stress the
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