Our Identity is shaped by our relationships Good morning/afternoon everyone‚ my name is Jessica Holmes and I’m coming from the VCAA education department. I’m here today to talk to you about how‚ “our identity is shaped by our relationships”. When I say relationships‚ I don’t just mean boyfriend/girlfriend relationship‚ I’m also talking about family‚ friends and other relationships. I’m talking about identity since it’s your context writing theme for year 12. Our family is huge in determining
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Culture is the software of mind Culture originally refers to an anthropological term underlying values‚ beliefs and a code of practice that makes a community what it is. The customs of society‚ the self-image of its members‚ the things that make it different from other societies‚ are its culture.Culture is the collective behavior of people that are part of a society.Culture includes deeply held values‚ beliefs and assumptions‚ symbols‚ heroes‚ and rituals. Culture is powerfully subjective and
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In the minds of Mystic River In "Mystic River" by Dennis Lehane‚ Jimmy‚ Dave‚ and Sean become mentally trapped by past issues which causes them to lose hope in themselves and question their own knowledge . Dave remembers being sexually abused as a child by two unknown men‚ which haunts him‚ even in adult life. Having to go through such a traumatic experience at a young age leaves him psychologically scarred for the rest of his life. Having gone through this the victium can go in many directions;
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Marcos Gender has a strong influence of how we view our culture‚ throughout my research I came across the Hispanic culture and how they view their family. In their everyday life they view male’s superior to women. Hispanic women are supposed to be nurturing and show respect to men‚ while men on the other hand should show respect but it isn’t an expectation. They tend to objectify women to only being able to do household duties unlike men who not only provide but care for their family. Even
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Over the years psychologists have categorized many models of success. We are going to focus on three models of success. In Jonah Lehrers article "The Secret of Self-Control" he describes the principals of high and low delayers. High delayers are more successful‚ have higher SAT scores‚ have better self control‚ and can focus on long term goals. Low delayers on the other hand take longer to succeed‚ have lower SAT scores‚ struggle with self control‚ have trouble paying attention‚ and have problems
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Our Decisions Determine Our Destiny Our whole life is based on the decisions we make‚ whether it is big decisions like if we choose to go to college‚ get married‚ or have kids‚ or even smaller decisions such as if we decide to turn left or right on a walk. All of these decisions that we make in life can change our future‚ and of course we all want to make the right decisions so that we have a good future. God is so wonderful that he equipped us with moral law‚ which provides ways to tell the difference
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Zhang Thesis Paper Nov 12‚ 2014 Concealed Carry Right Should be limited Because of the establishment of concealed carry legislation by all states over the years‚ it has been increasingly possible for almost every American citizen to carry concealed weapons in public places. As unfortunate and horrifying gun violence tragedies like the Newtown School Shooting and Sandy Hook school shooting repeatedly occur‚ whether citizens should have the right to carry a conceal handgun in public has created a massive
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The Mind Body Problem Many theories have been challenged throughout the history of psychology. Mind vs. Body is one of the most important issues that has formed the basic foundation in this field today. One of the central questions in psychology and philosophy concerns the mind-body problem: Is the mind part of the body‚ or the body part of the mind? If they are distinct‚ then how do they interact? And which of the two is in charge? (McLeod‚ 2007). Philosophers have examined the relationship between
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concept that the brain switches between two processes called the focused mode‚ attained by putting attention into something‚ and diffuse mode‚ attained by relaxing attention and letting the mind wander (12). In short‚ the focused mode is used to “concentrate on something that’s already tightly connected in [one’s] mind‚ often because [they] are familiar and comfortable with the underlying concepts‚” whereas the diffuse-mode tries to connect new concepts to what has already been established in one’s brain
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Our own attitudes‚ values and behaviour could impact on our work with children and young people as we are not neutral beings and even on a sub-conscious level me may be intimating information that impacts negatively on some children or young people. We need to be clear on our own attitudes‚ values and behaviour and identify how we can work on our own mindset if need be. For instance the language we use can have loaded meanings‚ in the way we choose to describe things or people. For instance referring
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