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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Power is the most influential thing that many people wish to have. Some Government believe that once they have power‚ they will have everything under control in their hands. Moreover‚ in order to maintain that power forever they will have to do everything to keep people under control. Just like a book called 1984 by Orwell illustrated all kind of things that the power influenced people in Oceania like how they treated people‚ controlled psychology and actions of the citizens. These are how government
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Today in society people tend to do inconsiderate‚ disrespectful and dangerous behaviors. Society tend to have dishonorable behavior‚ but people can change and have an honorable behavior. Therefore‚ it is necessary to be conscious about society’s bad behaviors such as domestic violence and irresponsible parenting and how people can start implementing good behaviors. First of all‚ domestic violence is caused by consuming alcohol and drugs‚ but can also be overstress that can cause people to make dangerous
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According to the information collected by the USSR‚ during World War II‚ over 11 million people were killed‚ and countless people lost their rights and freedom for over four years. More than 20 countries were involved in this bloody war. The Nazi’s merciless actions towards the Jewish people captivated the attention of the whole world. The Nazis took the lives of more than six million Jews‚ including newborn babies and children. This was obviously a cruel operation. However‚ according to Anne Frank
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they passed away peacefully or gruesomely‚ it still has a detrimental impact on the people surrounding them. Death occurs on a daily basis‚ but people who deliberately take the lives of others should face an equivalent punishment as a consequence for their actions. Thus‚ it would be necessary to have a capital punishment system‚ in other words death penalty in all states.. Although all life is sacred and very few people deserve the death penalty‚ all states should be allowed to execute criminals because
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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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Prisons are places where people give up their freedom‚ privacy‚ control and sometimes even their dignity. Losing your minds in prison is a common occurrence due to the restriction of movement and isolation that many prisoners experience. There are many people around them but they feel alone because they are away from their friends and family. If they are in prison for a lesser crime or a crime committed out of necessity then they feel alone in their ideals because they consider themselves a “regular”
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