Memory is an important cognitive process that guides our behaviours; it is often relied heavily upon to solve small matters in everyday life and huge issues in legal systems. But is this process actually reliable? A study by Bartlett suggests that this may not be so – reconstructive memory‚ the theory that memory is not exact or precise but must be pieced together by our experiences‚ can be distorted by the culture we are brought up in. Additionally‚ Loftus and Palmer have concluded with findings
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TO WHAT EXTENT IS NATIONALISM A POSITIVE FORCE?Nationalism has been viewed as both a positive and a negative force‚ and both positions have been demonstrated today and throughout history. It is the biggest social and political force of the world. It unifies people and makes them stronger. It can lead to a stable economy‚ patriotism and even ultranationalism. But‚ one could argue that all these things‚ especially ultranationalism have had bad consequences such as crimes against humanity‚ fascism and
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do rationalize their options to commit to a crime. When an individual weighs the outcomes of their potential actions‚ they are ultimately choosing the result of the rest of their lives. Those that are rational‚ have the mental capabilities to decide what is right and wrong. Most criminals are motivated by their uncontrollable environments. If a child grows up in a neighborhood that is crime ridden‚ their chances of getting out are bleek. They grow up witnessing drug deals‚
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The battle of Somme was a tiresome attrition battle. For approximately five months the British‚ French and German armies engaged in what was called “one of the bloodiest (battles) of World War One”. Located in Northern France. During this battle the British were unsuccessful; their strategies were incompetent to the harsh conditions of the stalemate. Thus‚ making the battle of Somme a complete failure to the Triple Entente. Many historians argue that the Germans had caused more significant amount
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“Does art need to be pretty?” Art does not need to be pretty; art needs to be visually stimulating and attract attention to the viewer. People need to want to look at the art work. Aesthetics of the painting are not the only way to make people attracted to art. Art can appeal to ones emotions or curiosity . Bacon and Matisse used very different styles to be visually stimulating. Matisse paintings were very abstract and peculiar‚ whereas Bacons paintings were full of bright colors and patterns. Both
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An economic system is an organized approach to producing and distributing goods and services. It is an organize way to answer the three economic questions of what‚ how and to whom to produce. Although every country must have an economic system to answer these three economic questions‚ their method of producing and distributing largely depends on the country’s historical experience‚ form of government‚ objectives and ideologies. To some people‚ government intervention in the economy are consider significant
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The Reconstruction era that occurred in the United States after the Civil War could have been determined successful or un-successful depending on how you look at the situation. For example‚ if you look at the Reconstruction Era in terms of slavery and rights‚ then I argue the said time era was successful. Because the results that followed after the Reconstruction era produced the “Reconstruction” Amendments. The 13th Amendment established the abolishment of slavery in the United States. In addition
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when Rome placed an unbearable conditions on the Carthaginians and destroyed their fleet‚ why did Rome go into a third war we ask? Rome knew that Carthage will always be a thorn in their side if they dont wipe it from the face of the earth‚ and that’s what they did. Clearly Rome’s reason for war was not related to "casus belli"‚ they did not fight a just war. The Punic war was inevitable‚ it had to happen because Carthage and Rome were like two giants‚ they both controled a vast area of the world‚ and
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disturbing; some saw it as a great victory and progress for the country while others felt disturbed and uneasy with the changes it brought. Despite the disturbing parts of the war‚ it ended a myriad of years of British rule for the colonies and created what is now the United States of America. There remain to be a good amount of debates on whether or not the Revolution was inevitable‚ such as John Adams’ letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1818‚ which I will talk about along with some background on the war
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Response The Alchemist is a very convincing and exhilarating book that tells us about following our dreams and taking them to the very end. This novel tells us to leave our boring‚ everyday lives‚ risk everything we have‚ and pursue our “personal legends.” It emphasizes and elucidates the fact that most people in this world want to be told that all their dreams and desires are to come true sooner or later‚ but Coelho states that in order for them to actually come true we have to struggle and strive
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