To discuss why people help others we must consider whether people are by nature selfless or selfish. The dominant view today in psychology is of universal egoism; that we are fundamentally selfish‚ and that altruism (helping motivated by the wish to benefit another person) an impossibility.<br><br>One form of universal egoism is Piliavin et al’s "arousal: cost-reward" model‚ whereby faced with a potential helping situation we weigh the probable costs and rewards of alternative courses of action‚
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Languages are‚ of course‚ one of the prime tools of cultural expression. So it should not surprise us to discover that the decline of indigenous cultures is also having a serious effect on the languages of the world. Indeed‚ an indigenous language disappears every two weeks. It is estimated that by the end of the 21st century‚ 5‚500 of the current 6‚000 languages now spoken will simply be as dead as Ancient Greek and Latin. Behind each language is a culture‚ the expressive richness of a living tongue
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died because of the effects and the hallucinations. In my opinion‚ drugs are very harmful. Not only are they a threat to your body‚ but they are also a major cause of families being torn apart. Addicting drugs like Methamphetamines are the reason why many drug users find themselves years later with no money‚ no career‚ no friends and abandoned by their own families. Your willing to spend your last dime on Methamphetamines‚ forsaking every other financial duty‚ you’d be willing to do things way out
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People have said‚ “The only creature to love someone more than it loves itself‚ is a dog.” The love doesn’t stop there; cats‚ hamsters‚ rabbits‚ and many other animals have unconditional love towards you. From 1970 to 2010‚ the number of cats and dogs in households has risen from 67 million to an estimated 164 million. Of these statistics‚ there are 78.2 million dogs and 86.4 million cats owned nationwide (humansociety). Why do so many people keep pets? There are numerous reasons for why people choose
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experience that happens between two people. So why do people fall in love? Professor Arthur Aron from State University of New York at Stonybrook has been exploring the dynamics of what happens when two people are falling in love: Q: What motivates people to seek out love? A: Our primary motivation as human beings is to expand the self and to increase our abilities and our effectiveness. One of the ways we accomplish this is through our relationships with other people. We have learned in our research
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Why do you think people take drugs? Do you know anyone with an addiction-prone personality? What does the medical literature indicate about addictive personalities? I think people take drugs because there trying to escape or forget about something in their lives. And when they take drugs they don’t have to worry about anything that is bothering them. They also don’t have to face anything that is bothering them because there not ready or don’t wont to so they get high. Medical literature indicates
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As with any aspect of human behaviour‚ I think it is very difficult to assess why people break the law. Although this process may be difficult‚ it is not without merit. In this paper I will discuss my personal opinion on crime causation and how my life experiences have shaped these views. I believe this process is important because one must always be aware of their attitudes and biases when critically examining social phenomena. I believe that there are three levels in one’s life that can increase
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influenced the local people‚ shown from different perspectives‚ in the former years and still nowadays as a form of propaganda focusing mainly on the German and Nazi background. Before going deeper into he topic of propaganda we ask our self what propaganda actually is. It is a form of information‚ which is especially of a biased or ambiguous nature‚ used to publicize a political source or point of view. There are various forms of propaganda‚ for example the bandwagon‚ which is when people tend to believe
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Why should people move to Mars? People should not move to a death planet. You should mostly stay here on Earth. Never go to a different planet. These are some ideas then you should not move to Mars. First‚ going to Mars is an insane death wish. There are so many ways that people can get killed on Mars. Unlike Earth‚ Mars is unsafe. You can’t breathe fresh air in Mars ‚because it’s air it’s toxic. That will also get you killed. Second‚ one small mistake can lead to injury or death. Thatś scary
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Why People seek higher Education History has shown that education help people get out of poverty. This is true for many countries where higher educators are highly valued. Education also promotes pride especially for parents‚ it is a way of showing faces with relatives‚ friends and neighbors‚ but more importantly an education builds wealth‚ gets promoted and self-esteem. One reason for seeking higher education is building a wealth. For example‚ I came from poor family. My father always said
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