Why do people laugh? Someone makes a strange sound or behaves in a peculiar manner so everyone around expels air out of their lungs at a rapid rate. Why? In an article for NBC News‚ Robert Provine‚ professor of neurobiology & psychology at the University of Maryland‚ states from an evolutionary perspective‚ “We believe laughter evolved from the panting behavior of our ancient primate ancestors (1999).” He further explains that people and apes laugh under the same circumstances‚ such as while playing
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Why good people do bad things? “Doing bad is easy but doing well is not”. Yes‚ that saying is the most concrete explanation why good people do bad things. Good people do bad things with good intentions. We‚ humans‚ are all sinful by nature. No one of us can behave perfectly and sinless. But we have the capacity to avoid temptations and to distinguish what’s right from wrong. Good intentions cause most of the world’s great evils. There are many things that happened in the past that can construe
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Why do people cheat‚ I believe people cheat because they don’t feel a connection anymore to their relationship. They have lost the feel of what was once there and started looking for that feeling in other place versus in their relationship. The most common place for cheating to occur is at the workplace according to ABC news. Which is really true‚ think about it if you are such a “workaholic” the closest person your going to work with is that female or male employee ‚ So you build a connection with
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Why do people still go to the cinema? In this modern age we have computers‚ which contain the Internet. The Internet theoretically has endless capabilities and in this modern day people can get hold of any type of media they want whether that be music‚ TV shows‚ movies and games; even movies that have not been released. So with all of this in everyone’s grasp people can watch or listen to what ever they want to do thanks to streaming websites or websites that contain torrent downloads where you can
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The problems in dysfunctional families can contribute to the reasons why children join a gang. The dysfunctional part of dysfunctional families can be exhibited in many ways. It could be that either parent or neither parent is in a child’s life at all. Or it could be that one or both parents are working multiple jobs to make ends meet which in turn leaves a child alone a lot. Other dysfunctional problems could be physical‚ sexual or mental abuse within the family. Often times‚ if a gang member is
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if you do not know it for certainty‚ and if you know it for a certainty‚ then ask yourself‚ ’Why should I tell it?’ Johann K. Lavater A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way. John Tudor Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality. Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)‚ Lady Windermere’s Fan‚ 1892‚ Act III Why do we talk about other people? Oscar Wilde’s statement "Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality" shows something of the reason we talk about other people. Gossip
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Why do people support space exploration Marc A. Thompson Ashford University English Composition II ENG 122 Rosalinda Ortiz October 15‚ 2014 Why do people support space exploration Why do people support space exploration. Man has to look to the stars‚ to find new resources that he needs to build new society’s on other Worlds. The expansion of the human race is paramount for man’s survival. Why do people support the exploration of space. First‚ we need to go over a little bit of history of space
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Objective Explain the reasons why people live in hazardous areas. Discuss vulnerability as a function of demographic and socio‑economic factors‚ and of a community’s preparedness and ability to deal with a hazard event when it occurs. Explain the reasons for some sectors of a population being more vulnerable than others. A Distinction A hazard / Hazard event / Disaster Hazard -is a perceived natural event which threatens both life and property Disaster - is the realisation of this hazard
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controversial topic as it is seen by some people as unethical and should be illegal. The reason for this is because the right to die is assisted suicide. 2 of the most common methods of carrying this out are drugs and injection(Methods of Euthanasia). There are some huge pros and cons to the right to die. People should have the right to die under certain circumstances. One of the conditions for having the right to die should be if you have a terminal Illness. One reason why I believe this is because they
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The reason why people buy into conspiracy theories is a result of people having a sense of powerlessness and uncertainty‚ they can be caused by rational thinking‚ and people spend too much time on the internet and find exaggerated information that can possibly be false. Large numbers of disastrous events have been caused by conspiracy theories. For example‚ the Red Scare was caused by people thinking that Communists were out to get them. Conspiracy theories are everywhere and can cause usually rational
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