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    not developed by basic reading and writing skills. And kids need to be writing by hand more often because‚ when they wright by hand there brain is absorbing more info than if they were typing on the computer. If teaching cursive is eliminated from schools‚ children will miss out on having there brain learn something new. The world is becoming more and more technology dependent. Cursive should be taught in schools not on computers. Because cursive writing requires a very different skill of writing

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    Introduction The health-care industry has taken a more business type approach when it comes to caring for patients. In order for this method to succeed‚ patient safety and satisfaction must be their number one priority. A way for them to achieve this is to implant a radio-frequency identification device (RFID) on each patient. RFIDs are “smart labels” or “intelligent barcodes” that are used to transfer data from a tag attached to an object or a person (Sewell and Thede‚ 2010‚ p. 370). The purpose

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    Revised Behavior Explanations Patricia Landeros Psychology 100 TTh 11:00-12:15PM April 7‚ 2011 BEHAVIOR EXPLANATION # 1 1. Behavior Observation/Description (5pts) One hot September day at around one o’clock‚ my boyfriend‚ Jonathan and I were strolling around the city of Downey‚ searching for a delicious place to have lunch. We then made the decision to grub at In n’ Out. As we walked down Firestone‚ I noticed an elderly man attempting to illegally cross the street. I was beginning to

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    We Talk about When We Talk About Love Literary Analysis Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love” uses past relationships and experiences to exemplify the true meaning of love. Nick‚ the narrator‚ sits back and observes the feedback from Mel who is confused and lost. The way Mel and his friends try to figure out what love truly means becomes far more perplexed from when the sun is shining brightly to when it goes down and the conversation reaches silence. The sun is shining

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    Why were we created? I believe we were created to stand out and be different. As DR. Seuss said WHY FIT IN WHEN YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT. The quote by DR. Seuss means that you must always be yourself. You should not change who you are for anyone else. Everyone is unique in their own way. We were all born to stand out in our unique way. It’s very easy to fit in so we do what everyone else does and gets what everyone else gets. Standing out like someone has a standout performance. The definition

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    Should we always tell the truth? Have you already told a lie to somebody? Everybody has already lied to someone. After that‚ most of the time people have felt guilty or bad if they expressed their own opinion. But sometimes‚ people don’t tell the truth just to avoid hurting others because they act like that for the good of others. However‚ always telling the truth is necessary for us in everyday life in order to feel good about ourselves‚ to be trusted by everybody and to be able to support our

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    Explanations for forgetting. One possible explanation for forgetting is retrieval failure sometimes known as decay theory. According to this theory‚ a memory trace is created every time a new theory is formed. Decay theory suggests that over time‚ these memory traces begin to fade and disappear. If information is not retrieved and rehearsed‚ it will eventually be lost. One problem with this theory‚ however‚ is that research has demonstrated that even memories which have not been rehearsed or

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    Explanations of conformity Why do we conform? Deutsch and Gerrard 1955 decided that there were 2 possible reasons why you would conform. They suggested that it was either due to Normative social influence or due to informational social influence. Normative social influence Need: - Humans have basic need to we want to feel accepted‚ approved and liked and as a member of a group How it leads to conformity: - in order to gain acceptance by others‚ we often conform to the

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    News & Research. Retrieved November 2‚ 2011‚ from www.psychologicalscience.org: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/0301/prescol.html Cherry‚ K. (2006). Explanations for Forgetting: Reasons Why We Forget. Retrieved November 2‚ 2010‚ from About.com Psychology: http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/tp/explanations-for-forgetting.htm Gerrig‚ Richard‚ J.‚ & Zimbardo‚ P. G. (2002). Glossary of Psychological Terms. Retrieved October 27‚ 2011‚ from American Psychological Association:

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    There are many sociological explanations for female inequality in society. Inequality is where something/ someone is seen as not equal compared to something else. For example men have more opportunities than women in life‚ suggesting females suffer huge inequality in many factors of life. Firstly‚ Anne Oakley speaks about how women suffer inequalities in the work place. Oakley notes that after the industrial revolution in Britain acts were passed to limit women working; in 1851 one in four married

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