The acts of torture performed on the inmates at Abu Ghraib were both cruel and inhumane. But what if the reason the guards tortured the inmates was due to the result of obedience from their superiors. The cause of the torture of the prisoners at Abu Ghraib could have stemmed from situational factors instead of the will of a few aggressive soldiers. Authority figures that use persuasive methods can be very influential. There are many circumstantial possibilities as to why the guards treated the
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Academic and Communication Skills B Online marketing- the benefits and perils of social media Presented by: Tsitsi Chido Mbudzi (4307275) Introduction Methodology Background information Findings Analysis Conclusion Recommendation Overall conclusion Authorization: This report is authorized by Madam Norizan Tan‚ who is the Managing director of Blissful enterprises‚ a local retail outlet. The purpose statement: The purpose of
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Stanley Kauffmann ’s play "The More the Merrier" begins with the two main characters Emily Stringer and Raphael Thumbs professing their love to each other and agreeing to marry. They were so enamored to one another that Raphael wanted the wedding to take place immediately that night or the following day but to which Emily countered because it was so soon. She still had to shop for a trousseau and the banns (declarations made in church) that take three weeks to complete. Raphael then expressed his
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Obedience to Authority As a child growing up‚ everyone was told “respect your elders” or “listen and obey”. As children grow into teenagers‚ they start pushing the boundaries to see who they really need to obey. Throughout adulthood‚ though people have fewer and fewer authority figures as the years go by‚ everyone must obey someone. Though we all have someone to obey‚ when does the respectful obedience cross the line into dangerous territory? Obedience becomes dangerous when it becomes physically
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In the poem “Lost Poem” written by Stanley Moss is explaining a tragic time he had with his brother. He goes on to explain how he it had sadden him and hurt him on the inside. The many different events that he stated in the poem makes him remember all the good times that they have had. He tells us that they shared the same mom and when he died it pained him. In line 5 “His death pained me” stood out to be the theme of the poem because it shows the writers emotion for his brother. There were hard
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on what is the correct thing to do in this situation. There are three types of social influence - conformity - compliance - obedience Conformity Conformity involves developing attitudes‚ opinions‚ and behaviors to match the attitudes of a specific group. Most people conform to the standard values‚ also called norms‚ of many groups without stress and often without even knowing
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needed help recovering from her brother’s tragedy‚ she asked for help from Jesus Christ‚ who represents religious leaders (“Raising of Lazarus”). Her actions represent the actions of Bethany Hamilton from Soul Surfer and Stanley Tack from “The Miracle Years of Little Fork.” Stanley Tack and Bethany Hamilton are the same in the way they react to life-altering tragedies because they both sought out religious leaders and succeeded in finding emotional refuge instead of falling into depression.
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Anthony Ambrose ENG 111 9/2/14 The Perks and Perils of Being a Storm trooper in the 501st Legion Storm troopers are the bad guys that do the bad things. They do things like guard the Emperor‚ capture the princess‚ and look for the lost blue prints to the super weapon known as the Death Star from the Star Wars movie franchise. In real life the Storm troopers of the 501st legion are actually good guys that do extremely good things including raising several million dollars
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food studies has made it possible to theorize the concept of tiffin; in the light of such theories this paper attempts to interpret the various tropes implicated in the tiffin-box that has been fictionalized in two film-narratives of 2011 and 2013 – Stanley Ka Dabba and The Lunchbox. Tiffin in India has been an eighteenth-century outgrowth of colonial administration that resulted from the necessity to adapt to a work culture demanding a revision of the rituals and patterns of eating in the tropical climate
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The 1960 film Spartacus‚ directed by Stanley Kubrick’s illustrates the retelling of the story of a slave that had led a revolt. This revolt turned into a major war known as the Third Servile War between the superior powers of the Roman Republic. Kubrick’s version of the film precisely portrays the story of Spartacus‚ but there are elements that embellish the conception of slavery to appeal to an American audience in the 1960s. These embellishments would include the contrast between the characterization
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