move. However‚ people almost believe that it does. He asked subjects to estimate how far the light moved. They established their own individual norms for the judgment— 2 to 6 inches. Next‚ groups of subjects were put in the dark room‚ 2 or 3 people at a time‚ and asked to agree on a judgment. People who usually made an estimate like 6 inches soon made smaller judgments like 4 inches. Those who saw less movement‚ such as 2 inches‚ soon increased their judgments to about 4 inches. People changed to more
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from? If this action is regarded as such a negative‚ dishonest act then why do people lie in the first place? How and why do people initially learn how to
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METHOD Assignment 1 : OBSERVATION Title : Why do People Smoke? Table Of Contents Objectives Introduction Hypothesis Research Methology Findings Survey Results Conclusion Objectives Why do people smoke? I choose this topic because smokers among people are getting worse nowadays and I am trying to find out the cause why do people like to smoke. Introduction Nowadays it would be unheard of for people not to smoke. Smoking is a part of everyday life‚ although
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Opposites Do Infact Attract Siddhartha‚ the celebrated book by swiss author Hermann Hesse‚ is acclaimed for its spiritual story arc. Nonetheless‚ it is also a minefield for symbolic themes such as the recurring water imagery and the omnipresent circle motif. The most important theme however‚ is unity‚ as Siddhartha realizes it is the answer to his search for nirvana. Unity is explored in many ways throughout the whole book‚ but one way in particular stands out: the idea that opposites
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Pygmalion Effect: Good People Doing Bad Things “Mother of two kills man who earlier hurt children.” Reports like these are seen every day. These headlines often leave people thinking‚ “Why do good people sometimes do bad things?” This question has everyone from scientists to citizens wondering. The Pygmalion and Golem effects help answer this. These self-fulfilling prophecies tell why people do certain things to meet the standards of others. When faced with pressure‚ their reputation on the line
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WHY DO PEOPLE CYBERBULLY? Cyberbullying happens for many of the same reasons as any other type of bullying‚ but it may be even more appealing because it can be done anonymously. Stopbullying.gov describes two kinds of people who are likely to bully: those who are popular and those who are on the social fringes. Popular kids or teens may bully because: * They see it as a way to stay popular. * Hurting others makes them feel powerful. Kids or teens who are less socially successful may bully
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Why do People Travel? With the development of society‚ the tourism industry has become one of the industries with the strongest momentum and largest scale in the world economy. As for China‚ it appears to be one of the mainstays of China’s future development and the first choice of relaxation to many people. Miscellaneous choices of travelling packages‚ such as luxury tour and expedition tour‚ indicate that the purposes of travelling differ among people. From my perspective‚ this ongoing trend
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Dear Reader‚ The main point of my paper is to show the underlining reasons as to why people confirm to different forms of government structures‚ democracy and authoritarian‚ based on their economic background. I attempt to do this by working backwards‚ first I show why they would revolt or protest‚ and then I extrapolate the reasons why they followed the regime in the first place. Before reading my paper‚ my readers probably think that each class supports the government for money and survival.
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Why do people migrate? Thousands of people over the world leave their homeland every year to journey to he United States‚ a country that offers them better opprotunities than thei countries of origin. Why do these people leave their native country? There are many different reasons why particular immigrants emigrate to the United States. Economic‚ personal or political reasons may have convinced these people to immigrate to the United States. The common understandings of why immigrants come to
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One of the hardest things we do in life is to overcome grief ourselves‚ or try to help our friends and loved ones as they grieve. The act of grieving is very personal‚ and many times we feel helpless when we see someone close to us suffer through it. Sometimes just being there for the person is enough. The quiet that occurs following the funeral is often overwhelming and unbearable for a grieving person. After the visiting family is gone‚ the flowers‚ cards and phone calls have stopped‚ grieving
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