Donnie Trumpet's The Social Experiment

In The Perils of Obedience, Stanley Milgram introduces us to his experimental studies on the conflict between one’s own conscience and obedience to authority. From these experiments, Milgram discovered that a lot of people will obey a figure in authority; irrespective of the task given - even if it goes against their own moral belief and values. Milgram’s decision to conduct these experiments was to investigate the role of Adolf Eichmann (who played a major part in the Holocaust) and ascertain if his actions were based on the fact that he was just following orders; as most Germans accused of being guilty for war crimes commonly explained that they were only being obedient to persons in higher authority.

Coming from a country where poverty and less opportunity are the present every day I saw in a lot of kids and youths with talents and aspirations for their lives and their future, and these aspirations could disappear when time goes by and they can’t be reached. We in our country don’t have the support to develop our talents and came true our dreams or goals for our future. Most of the time we are like stars in the sky that can bright, because there is no a chance to show that we can.

Chuck Berg is a professor of film and media studies at the University of Kansas as well as a jazz critic, his articles has been published in the magazines; include DownBeat, JazzTimes, Jazz Educators, Journal American Music and others. Berg has written liner notes in the albums of jazz musicians, for example Coleman Hawkins, Jay McShann, Dave Liebman, Fred Hersch, Lee Ritenour, and others. The Encyclopedia of Orson Welles that published in 2003 was his latest book.

Former President John F. Kennedy said, “Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” Leadership is a quality found in many characters of writer. In Neal Shusterman’s Unwind, Connor is a main character that found direction and became a great leader. Unwind is a story that takes place in future America. The unwinding process takes place from the ages of thirteen to eighteen. During this time, kids are able to be unwound and harvested for their body parts. Kids will not die but they will live in a divided state. Connor is one of the main characters in Unwind. From the moment Connor was introduced, he was a ticking time bomb that could explode at anytime. As the story progressed, however, he learned to control these emotions,

The book “Radioactive Boy Scout” is a true story about a boy named David Hahn that attended a Michigan high school. His goal was to set out and build a fast breeder reactor in his garden shed. He educated himself in these things by reading popular mechanics and the golden book of chemistry experiments. Whatever he could not get from laboratory suppliers, universities, hospitals, and nuclear agencies, he made himself. David collected household smoke detectors and extracted americium-24. He also got assembled gas mantle covers and pulverized them to get radioactive thorium and took the Geiger counter in to an antique shop where he found a clock with a phial of radium paint left in it. With a little bit of things he had

The title of the book "Running on empty", by Peter G. Peterson tells what really happens behind the scenes of both Democratic party and Republican party, and how in their own way they are bankrupting our future. "Running on Empy" provides a cogent look at americans political, and physical deterioration describing the financial crisis in the United States. Having hands on experience with this several political and govenment views Mr. Peterson discuss how our country is totally in debt and how we as americans can rebuild our future. Being a republican Peterson calls out mistakes made by both parties being equally irresponsible and presenting nonpartisan solutions. As a Democrate I believe that the democratic party focuses more on everyone being equally happy and healthy and ignores the fact that they could help the financial crisis by decreasing some of the social programs they 've created that help people in our society. I truly believe that some of the programs that were created by the democrats have cost our citizems an exponential amt of money, with minimal improvement to our society. Also , a lot of these elected programs have handicapped our society. I personally believe that if you teach a person to fish , they will always eat. But, if you just feed people the fish you 've caught , it promotes laziness and the people will eventually starve. My take on this comparison is that the democrats only supply the fish to the less unfortunate and the Republicans teach the less

In his speech called “This is Water”, David Wallace talks about liberal art education. He mentions that liberal art education gives one human value, instead of the materialistic one. It enriches the students’ knowledge not only with knowledge about their major but also teaches them how to think. Wallace told, that students have no idea what the day to day adult life is. People wake up, go to work, then come back home and do this routine automatically almost every day. In the speech, he warns against intelligence, as he thinks when one concentrates on intelligence, s/he feels stupid and on the verge of being found out. He describes the intellectual environment as a prison and the people in that environment have no idea that they are locked

I think that in the book The Wave by Todd Strasser David realizes what the wave has done to him is change him mentally and physically, and Laurie learns the powers of the wave and what it can do to people.

In “Monster Culture”, Steve Cohen develops an idea that “monsters” are essential to society. In fact, they construct what is “normal”, “rational”, and “civilized”. Specifically, “monsters” are foundational to how we view ourselves. “Monsters” contain all the traits deemed unacceptable and odd. It can be concluded that every outlier is a “monster”. In “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”, Karen Russell tells the story of a pack of wolf girls who are transitioning into young ladies. Russell delves into society’s need for conformity, gender roles, and change. The story is told from the point of view of the middle wolf girl, Claudette, and follows her on her journey from wolf to woman. In relation to Steve Cohen’s idea of monster culture, Claudette’s journey applies to Thesis IV “The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference” and part of Thesis I “The Monster’s Body is a Cultural Body”. Claudette is torn between two worlds and she has to learn how to successfully “move between the two cultures”. Through Cohen’s theses, Karen Russell uses character development and dialogue to depict the inner and outer battle of societal femininity and individualized femininity and the decision of accepting either side. The presence of “monsters” are essential for this acceptance.

In “Monster Culture”, Jeffery Cohen develops an idea that “monsters” are essential to society. In fact, they construct what is “normal”, “rational”, and “civilized”. Specifically, “monsters” are foundational to how we view ourselves. “Monsters” contain all the traits deemed unacceptable and odd. It can be concluded that every outlier is a “monster”. In St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, Karen Russell tells the story of a pack of wolf girls who are transitioning into young ladies. Russell delves into society’s need for conformity, gender roles, and change. The story is told from the point of view of the middle wolf girl, Claudette, and follows her on her journey from wolf to woman. In relation to Jeffery Cohen’s idea of monster culture, Claudette’s journey applies to Thesis IV “The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference” and part of Thesis I “The Monster’s Body is a Cultural Body”. Claudette is torn between two worlds and she has to learn how to successfully “move between the two cultures”. Through Cohen’s theses, Karen Russell uses character development and dialogue to depict the inner and outer battle of societal femininity and individualized femininity and the decision of accepting either side. The presence of “monsters” are essential for this acceptance.

Fact makes knowledge, but exercise makes brilliance. Just as a dancer must employ extreme effort and time in order to ever acquire the measure of perfection demanded, so must a thinker practice his method in order to truly rise to the culmination of his facility. Therefore, utilizing and stimulating the mind in study proves the brightness of a man, for by deciphering the different puzzles of life, he has made theory into reality. In Chaim Potok’s masterful narrative, The Chosen, he contemplates the genius of man through three different individuals, perspectives, and personalities: the remarkable yet restless mind of Danny, the cold intellect of Reb Saunders, and the astuteness of Reuven. In each character, Potok discusses the joys and also the difficulties of possessing so great a mind, for though it can make the most complex of things simple, it can also make the simplest of things, such as conversation, complex. Notwithstanding, the three persons, Danny, Reb Saunders, and Reuven, each

Ray Bradbury proves his brilliancy in writing in his famous short-story, The Fog Horn. He uses profound imagery and details in his description leaving every reader breathless in suspense. Additionally, Bradbury includes his own worldview of the nature of man in this story. Through Bradbury’s The Fog Horn, readers understand the brokenness of man.

A norm is defined as expectations, or rules of behavior that reflect and enforce behavior.(Henslin, 2009) When people are in public settings we expect individuals to behave in a certain way. For example when standing in line to see a show or to purchase an item we expect everyone to stand in a single file line. We expect individuals to wait their turn as they proceed to the front of the line. Another expectation or norm is we expect individuals to have dinning etiquette when eating in restaurants. We expect people to dine using the proper utensils. I thought about this example as I was pondering for an observation to perform. I decided that I would take a chance and visit a well respected restaurant in my area and break the norm

For the soundscape of Proof by David Auburn having two different city soundscapes for past interactions with her father and the present would help clarify each time from one another. For Catherine’s present having the city sound lose luster and become worn with time would help convey her emotion of being tired and give the sister, Clair a better argument. Her interactions with her father would be more vibrant and full of life.

To be a fly on the wall during someone’s most intimate, private conversations can be quite exciting to some. In John Cheever’s “The Enormous Radio”, we learn what it’s like to be just that. Set on the twelfth floor of an apartment building in 1940s New York, the story is in third-person form narrated by an unnamed narrator. Jim and Irene Wescott are a middle-class married couple, with two young children. Mr. Wescott buys his wife an expensive radio as a gift to make her happy.