Final Paper: “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” By: Anne Fadiman Meghan Maloney 26 April 2013 To understand the struggles that the Hmong people face living in America it is important to understand where they come from and what they have gone through. The majority of the Hmong people originate from the mountainous country of Laos. The mountains created isolation from the neighboring cultures and cultivated a clan identity. They were part of a society where everyone worked together
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being ultimately being spun by abigail williams. Mary warren then becomes part of the court that condemns witches. At first she seems to enjoy the power it gives her. Mary was a very easily swayed character or for lack or better words‚ spineless. You can assume that she began her role in the witchcraft accusations because she was bored and tired of having no power as a woman and a servant. She begins to feel bad for her part in the whole affair when John Proctor makes her admit that she was lying
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Denton English 1A 14 October 2012 Never Marry a Mexican Clemencia said‚ “So‚ no. I’ve never married and never will. Not because I couldn’t‚ but because I’m too romantic for marriage. Marriage has failed me‚ you could say. Not a man exists who hasn’t disappointed me‚ whom I could trust to love the way I’ve loved. It’s because I believe too much in marriage that I don’t. Better to not marry than to live a lie” (69). In the short story “Never Marry a Mexican” by Sandra Cisneros‚ a young woman
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physical ailment. According to Fadiman (1997)‚ “…the noise of the door had been so profoundly frightening that her soul had fled her body and become lost. They recognized the resulting symptoms as qaug dab peg‚ which means ‘the spirit catches you and you fall down’”(p.20). To the Lee family‚ Lia’s condition was as revered as it was frightening. While a person with qaug dab peg was traditionally held in high esteem in the Hmong culture‚ it was also terrifying enough that the Lee’s rushed Lia to the
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Social influences on Behavior Psychology 300 May 26‚ 2013 Social influences on Behavior In psychology there have been countless experiments on social behavioral patterns in different sized groups to better assess how individuals will react in a situation with social pressure. These experiments prove a variety of different reactions‚ from minimal change to extreme changes in social behavior. These results also varied on group size and the subjective information of the study. All of these studies
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Final Paper What I will be covering in my paper is how communication was the biggest role in what happened to Lia. If Lia’s parents better understood the doctors it could have prevented a lot of things. But however‚ if the American Doctors knew about the Hmong people’s culture‚ language and the Lee’s thoughts on what was going on with Lia it also could have been prevented a lot. The Lee’s thought the reason why Lia was sick was because her sister slammed the door too loud and it caused her soul
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Studies of social influence are most known for their demonstration and explanation of dramatic psychological phenomena that often occur in direct response to overt social forces (Cialdini and Goldstein‚ 2004). Some of the most memorable and influential studies in the field of psychology depict individuals near hysteria at the sight of an individual in a lab coat as shown by Milgrams (1974) work on obedience and authority (Cialdini and Goldstein‚ 2004). This is also depicted in Asch’s (1956) line-judgement
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innovation. For example‚ it canincrease customers’ satisfaction by offering “ refill for refreshment ” just like whatMcDonald doing. It offered Tom Yam fried chicken last time‚ but it was not doingwell. In this case‚ they should create a buddle set-meal like Curry Noodles+Tom Yamfried chicken+soft drink at lower price to increase market share. Moreover‚ with thehigh customer loyalty‚ Marrybrown can have new distribution channel to earn more profit. A convenient outlet location will bring many
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Social Influences can be seen in conformity‚ obedience to authority and group behavior. At a college‚ one could see that their dress code composes of blue jeans and t-shirts‚ whereas those in the New York Wall Street normally wear dress suits. When groups of people come together they form social groups which lead to social influences. Autonomic Mimicry An example of autonomic mimicry is‚ researchers noticed that when a chimp would yawn another one would yawn from just watching. The same thing is
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Jeremy‚ 6/4/13 I’m going to start off by saying that you‚ you baby‚ are my one and only. I honestly do not know where I’d be without you today. You’ve picked me up at my weakest moments‚ and have accepted me at the worst times. You‚ and even your family has helped me when I didn’t know which way to turn‚ and you’ve showed me which paths to go down when you knew I was heading into the wrong direction‚ and that’s something I am so thankful for. In the beginning‚ I never‚ ever would have thought
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