The author of the article “How to Influence People” is Dr Jeremy Dean‚ a psychologist. The article was posted on one of his websites‚ PsyBlog. In that article‚ he claims that it is vital for us to understand the three universal human goals in order to influence others effectively. The three goals are goal of affiliation‚ goal of accuracy and goal of maintaining positive self-concept. He describes the six common techniques of influence: liking‚ social proof‚ consistency‚ scarcity‚ authority and reciprocity
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Magazine article: Haelle‚ T. (2015‚ January 20). Five Things to Know About The Disneyland Measles Outbreak. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2015/01/20/five-things-to-know-about-the-disneyland-measles-outbreak/#1e0012df273c. In this magazine article “Five Things To Know About The Disneyland Measles Outbreak” it talks about a recent outbreak that happened in Disneyland in Southern California‚ and what are the possible reasons for the outbreak. The outbreak occurred because there
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Article Rebuttal BCOM/275 Article Rebuttal In January‚ the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the United States government stated that in December‚ 2012 “The number of unemployed‚ 12.2 million‚ was little changed‚ and the 7.8 percent unemployment rate has been at‚ or near‚ that level since September [2012]”. (Loyd‚ 2013) I have always found these statistics somewhat suspect and misleading as they do not take into consideration those that stopped looking for jobs‚ fell off the unemployment
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What motivates parents to enter their children in beauty pageants? This article answers that question by describing Achievement By Proxy Disorder‚ or ABPD‚ and how parental motivation changes from wanting to see their child succeed on their own to demanding their child to win competitions for the parents’ satisfaction. The article also answers the question as to how parents of pageant contestants treat their children through interviews with pageant parents and observations of reality tv shows by
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Using this article by Stanley J. Ulijaszek and Hayley Lofink‚ I will be able to talk about the different factors that play a role in obesity such as environmental‚ genetic‚ energy balance‚ and the changing trends from different perspectives. With the environmental factor‚ I will be able to associate obesity with the food security in our modern society that causes pressure for food intake. Then‚ I will continue on to discuss how people in the United States are blind to portion control and how to get
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In the article called Bedouin‚ the author explains in depth the Bedouin culture‚ resources‚ and geography‚ it explains the history and other lifestyles of the Bedouins too. Linda Alchin’s article Inuit tribe‚ explains the culture‚ geography‚ and resources of the Inuit tribe and also the Inuit tribe’s traditions and history. Infoplease‚ on the other hand‚ has all information needed for both the Inuit and the Bedouins. Both tribes had a very big difference in their location‚ which caused different
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background of Brazil’s economic growth’ letting us know the accordance of deplorable actions and the affluence of the government. Such massive amount of land could be foreseen anot easy to control(projects.aljazeera.com/2015/07/slavery-brazil/). Another article describes a voyage into the North of Brazil‚ a perfect location to exploit workers. People of the poorest villages in the northeast of the country like Monsenhor Gil fall victims to the deceiving of promised work.
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Others may believe that lying is required in life; they are not considering the consequences that come behind it. Lying is never acceptable because it avoids stress and keeps trust with others. First‚ being honest avoids stress. For example‚ in the article entitled “Brad Blanton: Honestly‚ Tell the Truth” Blanton states “You have to remember what you told each person. You have to think about what the person’s reaction might be‚ and you start manipulating information to control the outcome” (Ballinger
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I agree with “Tortures Terrible Toll” article that we should not treat any person even prisoners with torture. Not only as mentioned in the essay that torture might not be effective‚ but also the inhumane and degrading treatment of torture will reflect the country’s moral standing. I agree with the idea mentioned in the article that all people are created equal with inalienable rights. But some people think that we have to revenge from terrorists by torture. I am not against loss of any terrorist’s
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As human beings we are often reluctant to let go of our anger and unwilling to forgive others. This becomes especially true in the case of loved ones or family members. The poem‚ “How Do We Forgive Our Fathers?‚” written by Dick Lourie‚ addresses the different dilemmas associated with a child forgiving his/her father. In his six-stanza poem‚ the poet discusses how a child should forgive their father for traumatic events imposed on the child. This includes reasons for forgiveness‚ appropriate time
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