Précis 7 – Describe cognitive dissonance and describe how it is influenced by culture. Cognitive Dissonance Theory is a theory of attitude change proposing that inconsistency exists among our attitudes‚ or between our attitudes and behavior‚ we experience an unpleasant state of arousal called cognitive dissonance‚ which we will be motivated to reduce or eliminate. (Bordens & Horowitz 2001) This is a theory‚ which has been transformed over many decades. Cognitive Dissonance varies between
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Describe when your own expectations influenced your attributions about another person. The person in which my personal expectations influenced my attributions goes by the name of David Buster. Mr. Buster was a director with my current employer when he hired me as a supervisor. I worked for David for two years before he retired and I moved on to my current position as manager. He offered me my first opportunity in management when I had no managerial experience‚ and prepared me to be the executive
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Americans‚ ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what can you do for your country." This was followed up by‚ "My fellow citizens of the world‚ ask not what America will do for you‚ but what together we can do for the freedom of man." Exactly 44 years after Kennedy’s Inaugural address‚ it might be worthwhile to revisit the implications of this statement. Can it be said that it is quite the liberal glorification that we are often led to believe that it is? Perhaps not. How might one‚ for example
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painted like clowns‚ it was pure coincidence that we were the classes.I can remember how much fun that day was to us; we would look forward to it for at least a month. Keep in mind‚ that’s an adequate amount of time considering the attention span of an 11-year-old prepubescent boy. Yet I remember even deeper the fun me and those boys had‚ not necessarily on that day but further into the past and future as it would unfold. Although I have no pictures to show these memories‚ they are still as sharp
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Anthony Stroman Dr. Ardaiolo GNED 102 March 8‚ 2007 Michael Smith and his Learning of the Earth Culture Michael Valentine Smith is a fictional character in the novel Stranger in a Strange Land. Smith is a very interesting person because he was brought to Earth‚ from Mars‚ and because of the way he was conceived. Michael Smith is an American that grew up thinking as a Martian. Smith was brought to Earth after the spaceship named the Envoy tried to reach Mars. The spaceship Champion went
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Globe is a three-dimensional scale model of Earth (terrestrial globe or geographical globe) or other spheroid celestial body such as a planet‚ star‚ or moon. Some terrestrial globes include relief to show mountains and other features on the Earth`s surface. The word "globe" comes from the Latin word globus‚ meaning round mass or sphere. It may also refer to a spherical representation of the celestial sphere‚ showing the apparent positions of the stars and constellations in the sky (celestial globe)
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I am from a city called Pune. Pune is a metrapolis located in the state of Maharashtra. With a population of approximately seven million‚ the city has its fair share of problems associated with overpopulation; such as: pollution‚ traffic jams and shortage of real estate to name a few. If I were to change one thing about Pune‚ it would be the excess population of our city. Over the past decade‚ the population of Pune has nearly doubled. This rise in population has resulted in a dramatic increase
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Task 1: Describe what your role‚ responsibilities and boundaries would be as a teacher in terms of the teaching/training cycle. The role of teacher is that of facilitator of learning their role may include‚ leading discussions whilst enabling and engaging students to discuss and participate with ideas. Roles‚ responsibilities and boundaries are evolving qualities within the teacher which are assessed and reflected upon using the teaching/training cycle. The teaching/training cycle can be broken
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This Land is Your Land‚ Incomplete The poem “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie is originally a seven stanza poem that is often cut short in the recorded versions known to many. The poem’s main element is imagery of America’s landmarks to exorcise an emotion out of the reader. The first four stanzas have a much more celebratory tone compared to the final three. The last three stanzas are cut out‚ so as to not dampen the joyful tone of the song. The tone of the work takes a more serious
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Describe what your role‚ responsibilities and boundaries would be as a teacher in terms of the teaching/training cycle. Defining the role of teacher is difficult as any definitions will be influenced by our previous experiences‚ therefore becoming subjective. The definition will not only be based on our experiences but is also interdependent on our abilities‚ age‚ culture and expectations. One could argue that there is a very close link between the qualities used to describe the role of teacher
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