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    First let me discuss intelligence; Intelligence can’t be pinned down to one central skill it is considered a very broad term. Spearman defines intelligence as well defined tests that correlate to give a measure of intelligence‚ a well known and widely used test is the intelligence quotient or IQ test (Eysenck 1971‚ p.53). On the other hand IQ according to Ashley Montague doesn’t measure intelligence; the make up of intelligence has no definitive term. Different circumstances form the abilities we

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    Why do people conform and obey? Psychology Essay 4 Essay: Why do people conform and obey? In psychological terms‚ conformity refers to an individual`s urge to follow the rules or behaviours of a social group to which he belongs. Psychologists have put forward many theories to find out why people conform and obey and have completed studies to confirm their ideas. In this essay I will explain why people conform and obey. An important experiment demonstrating under which circumstances people

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    Stevie Wonder Stevie wonder is a very famous jazz/soul musician. He was born six weeks early on May thirteenth of nineteen-fifty. He had to spend his first fifty-two days of life in an incubator and because he was born early he had a problem with his eyes called Retinopathy of prematurity. While Wonder was in the incubator‚ the doctors accidentally gave him too much oxygen. After the incident it left him blind for the rest of his life. Young Stevie would now face life in an unusual way but he never

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    Do people get what they deserve in this world? I do not believe that they do. In some cases they do‚ but mostly people don’t get what they deserve. I have 3 reasons for believing this. Firstly‚ innocent children all around the world suffer in ways that are terrible. For example‚ thousands of children in Africa don’t have enough food or water to live‚ schools or medicine. They are born‚ and then suffer and sometimes die. Other children live in war zones‚ like in Palestine or Israel‚ India‚ Pakistan

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    Do heroes really exist? Kids strongly believe so. They think that Batman‚ Hulk‚ Flash or Wonder Woman are real people; furthermore‚ children want to become like them and save the world from the evil character just like in the comics. Besides‚ infants want to have superpowers and wear as their heroes; they like to perform maneuvers and feel like a character. However‚ when kids grow up‚ they realize that their favorite role model never existed. Nevertheless‚ I can say that my super heroine really

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    Overview of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge In An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge the will of a person to want to live is strongest when it is the time of their death. When Peyton was asked to aid the confederates at Owl Creek Bridge‚ he had no fear of death and of the penalty. Until he was captured and prepared to be executed‚ then he realized how much he yearned to live. In his fantasy he escaped and ran for miles‚ barefoot‚ to return home to his wife. That his wife was everything to him‚ and

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    Discuss the claim that some areas of knowledge are discovered and others are invented What is the difference between invention and discovery? An invention is when an object or an idea or even a method is created and it didn’t exist where as a discovery is defined as to learn more about something which was already present but not known. Usually invention is something that it is material an object for example whereas discovery is more of a natural process and is therefore in the human nature.

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    Why Do People Keep Pets

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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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    Why do poor people vote?

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    Do poor people in South Africa vote for food parcels? Apparently not. WIT’S University Research shows that most people understand clearly that government grants and aid such food parcels are their constitutional rights from any government in power. Most people tested under formal test conditions in which the same questions are asked in different formats several times‚ said that their political choices are clear and not dependent on food parcels or grants. They also indicated their political choices

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    Why Do People Join Gangs

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    gang?” People join gangs for many reasons. Some of these reason include‚ a sense of “family”‚ protection‚ family tradition‚ or simply to look cool‚ but there are four primary reasons that describe most gang members: Poverty- Most gangs exist because of one reason‚ money. By committing countless crimes of theft and drugs‚ gangs can make large amounts of money. Some people with money problems may turn to crime if they can’t make enough with a job. This partly explains why some gangs exist in

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