thinking and experiences of regret Introduction Counterfactual thinking is the cognitive process in which individuals can simulate alternative realities‚ to think about how things could have turned out differently‚ with statements such as ‘what if’ and ‘if only’. Counterfactuals can be either upward‚ in which alternative realities are improved‚ or downward‚ in which alternative realities are worsened. Reflecting on previous outcomes can make individuals experience regret and this review will focus
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It was a beautiful day in March‚ sunny and clear skies with the slightest breeze that was just enough to keep you from burning up. It was what felt like just another day of school. And once school was out‚ me and my friend‚ Miranda‚ where going to go to my house and hang out for a little while like usual‚ before her dad would get off work at 5pm. Since I was the one with a car I of course would take her home before 5pm. We were glad to be out of school so we could go hang out and relax our
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Something Precious I have earned recently that sometimes we lose something to gain something. I have experienced a hurt that was so deep that it was my belief that it would never end. I recently was blessed to have a brand new grandchild a girl. This little girl could not have come at a better time in my life. Brianna Scott was born on November 30. 2010 at 8:14 pm. This could not have been better timing. Three years ago one of my grandsons’s hung himself and now lives in a vegetative state. I
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English 101/50232 June 18‚ 2012 Something Beautiful Written By: It’s easy to see why before there was science native tribes of the northern hemisphere believed the aurora borealis to be supernatural. Most cultures thought the lights to be spirits of the dead; warriors still joined in battled long after the wars they fought in over‚ and ancestors reaching out from the heavens trying to communicate with the living. In ancient times most people were afraid of the lights. Children would be brought
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A1: Language of a Public Figure (i) A study of Barack Obama Plan: Intro: Introduce the subject of your essay Explain the context of your transcripts; Briefly summarise the similarities and differences Section 1-Rapport How does Obama establish Rapport Compare the two transcripts Evaluate success Section 2-Structure How does Obama use structure Compare the two transcripts Evaluate success Section 3-Language How does Obama use language techniques for effect. Compare the two transcripts
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The Social Contract Theory: You Forgot Something The social contract was an idea first introduced by Socrates‚ who used it as a third and final argument for reasoning with the Athenian government. Socrates believed that society rests on an agreement in which each of us gains enormous benefits‚ and in return we agree to support the institutions and practices that make those benefits possible. This “social contract” would later be the basis of morality after being further developed by Thomas Hobbes
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Clytaemnestra’s Composure and Orestes’ Regrets The justification scenes in Agamemnon and the Libation Bearers show that both Clytaemnestra and Orestes are able admit their decision of committing murder‚ but‚ while Clytaemnestra is able to maintain her composure‚ Orestes worries himself to the point of insanity‚ and he ends up regretting the whole thing. Clytaemnestra plans to kill Agamemnon from the moment he returns home. When he arrives‚ she treats him like a king‚ but‚ when he is not on his
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most people cringe. If you can imagine someone kicking in the door to your home‚ tying up yourself and your family‚ dragging them to a vehicle for transportation‚ and then sold to the highest bidder in some land you know nothing about. Even worse‚ your family was sold to another person whom‚ unbeknown to you‚ lives miles away. After being sold‚ you are forced into severe manual labor‚ being harshly punished for any miniscule mistake‚ with you existence as a slave ending when you either die‚ or are freed
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Batman: a Fictional Hero “Something Terrible” is a masterpiece by Dean Trippe which tells about his own trauma when he was a child. He overcame the darkness in his heart through the world of fiction and the help of one of the most well-known superheroes in the world‚ Batman. In the story‚ his life was terribly ruined by a teenager who threatened and raped him‚ which is shown in page 4‚ panel 1 and 2. Even
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