Ryan Powers Dr. Benita Dilley CATA 235: Small Group Communication March 21‚ 2006 Book: Janis‚ Irving L. Groupthink. Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 1982 Executive Summary: In this book Janis writes about the group phenomena known as groupthink. He breaks down the some of the reasons why groupthink occurs and gives theories‚ implications‚ and applications of groupthink. Also‚ he connects his findings on groupthink to political fiascoes and demonstrates that groupthink is the leading cause behind these mishaps
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What factors must be considered when making moral decisions? There are a variety of factors‚ which need to be considered when making moral decisions. Everyday we have to make decisions‚ some are hard and some are easy. When we are talking about moral decisions we are talking about what actions are right and what are wrong. Morality is about actions and the consequences made by actions‚ motives and our human nature. There are different ways in looking at making moral decisions‚ 2 main ethical
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What do you consider to be the most important factor contributing to globalisation? Globalisation is the widening‚ deepening and speeding up of global interconnection‚ and growth of the Earth. It can also be described as growth on a global or worldwide scale. For example the growth of economies‚ power within a country and also down to a company in that country. There are many factors contributing to globalisation; however there are three main sections‚ split up between political‚ economic and cultural
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What have been the most important findings in SLA research on instructed/classroom second language learning in recent years? What have been their main influences on ELT? With the growth of our global village and with our seemingly permanent state of interconnectedness the need for a worldwide common tongue is paramount for many people; more often than not that common tongue is English. People have sought to learn such lingua franca for millennia‚ yet the study of how people acquire this ’second
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of technology improving how we think‚ or is it negatively impacting it? Are we getting “smarter” with the rise of this technology? This highly debated topic brings up many differing arguments. Clive Thompson in “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better” argues that technology makes us smarter by extending our memory and augmenting our abilities. I argue that this view is dependent on the way that you define the word smarter. What makes a person smarter:
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Lessing’s article‚ “Group Minds”‚ she tries to emphasize that people need to be cautious about group compulsion. The article was to demonstrate how human beings will go against their own belief in order to please the group. The aspiration to fit into a group is something humans tend to need moreover want. Many feel the need to belong to a group in order to avoid the emptiness they feel. When people are in a group‚ they have the tendency to have the same thought process and think the same as the majority
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What do you think makes a good brand? How do you recognize a good brand? Good is a very difficult word used as a description. There are few things that define a successful brand and the most important thing is the relationship that it establishes with its consumers and stakeholders and when that relationship is held and maintained consistently over a period of time‚ makes a successful brand. Now that relationship could be emotional‚ could be rational‚ could be problem solving relationship but as
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Why people keep pets? We know that a lot of people keep pets‚ but if we ask why they do‚ we would be bombarded with many answers. It teaches us about selflessness. Owning a pet teaches discipline and responsibility to a child. We can learn how to share our time‚ savings‚ and companionship with a being that is solely reliant on them. Depending on whether you have a feline friend or a canine companion‚ cats and dogs can increase your sense of security. How so? Dogs can augment personal security when
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Part 1: Using the data in the table provided on pages 20 and 21‚ what can you say about relationships people have with their neighbours and immediate community? By: Looking at the information ICM provided about relationship between neighbours‚ it is evident that there is a huge difference between the quantities of good neighbouring relationships in different age groups‚ for example‚ from the total number‚ 47358‚ only 1031‚ which means 18%
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What are some goals that you think are important for Squad Leaders to strive for? Please give at least five goals. I believe that one goal squad leaders should strive for is maintaining their Character. The squad leader should be able to balance a team while keeping who they are alive. Things can get rough and our actions can sometimes be impaired by what is happening around us‚ but the squad leader should always bounce back keeping their character intact. This is so the Director and Teammates
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