How does the power of the human imagination influence artists and designers in producing fantastic, dreamlike creation? Have you ever imagined you slept in an ‘over-sized’ shirt, as a bed you usually sleep on? Have you ever dreamt about dressing into a hot air balloon or have you ever thought that you saw a strange […]
Family: The Foundation of a Strong Society “We the people of the Unites States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” (The Preamble to the American Constitution). Of the […]
Assignment #4 For Assignment #4, you may choose one of the following activities, either the “Understanding Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)” or the “Television Aggression” assignment. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO BOTH, ONLY ONE. You are more than welcome to do both assignments; however, you will only receive a grade for the one you […]
Causes and Effects of Child Abuse Child Abuse and Domestic Violence, 2009 Listen Causes of Child Abuse Child abuse is primarily a problem within families. Even though abuse by nonfamily members does occur, most victims are abused by one or more of their parents. For this reason, much of the research into the causes of […]
Policy Making and Modelling in a Complex World The work of policy makers will continue to remain unreliable unless they become conversant with uncertainties and complexities that define the way different social, political, and economic variables interrelate. Complexity refers to interrelated elements and factors, but depicts significant variations in the way they function or […]
Prompt: Delinquency and violence among youth is commonplace in America. In order to determine where a majority of this problem resides, we need to determine the factors that contribute to delinquent behavior. What data source would you use to understand the delinquency and violence among youth (i.e., UCR, self report, development studies, observation, etc.)? In your […]
Erik Erosion’s Ideas about psychosocial development are highly regarded and are d spin on Sigmund Fraud’s stages of development. While Freud mainly thought the ego was something the id controlled, Erikson saw it as a positive force that creates a sense of self. Our ego is what helps us adapt to different situations because no […]
Many of us go through life skimming the surface of our identities. That is, we don’t truly dig deeply into our thoughts, feelings, desires and dreams. Part of the problem is that we’re always on the go. When to-do lists keep swelling, self-exploration takes a backseat. How can it not, when we barely find time […]
Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation in Education As life goes on, I am starting to learn more and more about what motivates me step forward and can be successful in education; I recognize that when I plan or want to do something, I have a motivation for that specific thing. In other words, when I do […]
Transformational leadership is a contemporary approach which affects and influences followers and subordinate’s beliefs and values to achieve organizational success and growth. It mainly focuses upon the human resource and how an effective leader can change his subordinates’ beliefs towards the organization and how to achieve success through values like integrity, justice and equality. It […]